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Put Your Arms Around Me - Written in 1911

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The Ben E King version is excellent - big tune at Burnley Bank Hall Miners in the early 80s.

Re-issued on CD - Vinyl copies are originals - brilliant album btw !!!

Wasn't it played off a budget LP with a pink cover with geometric shapes (Detroit Sounds ???) - seem to think Nathan Jones was also on it .

What a great set !!! Long time since I've seen a list as good as this !! I salute you !!

The Rolling Stones "It's All Over Now" written by Bobby & Shirley Womack & first recorded by The Valentinos must be one of the most successful cover tunes - it was Mick & the boys first number one !!!

PM'd you

One of the last "traditional" Northern tunes played by CC at The Mecca & what a corker of a record it is !!! Does it ever get played these days or is everybody still talking about the girl across the street ?

Is it the "unreleased" one on the Anthology CD https://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/11554946/The-Motown-Anthology/Product.html

......................... when these new releases become scarce in a few years time - that is when people will be bothered. A bit like the 70s when you could buy Ujima, Bill Brandon, Corey Blake etc. for less than a quid as new releases.

Bobby Womack ????

Bob Sinclair & Two Step in one post !!! That would be a poser for Room 101. It's called Two Step because of the distance you go from your chair..... in case you get a little tired !!!

Two Step is music that should be played on a radio show, on your sound system at home or maybe in the car. It was never intended to be danced to !!!

So sad - thankyou for the music Mel - "She'll Come Running Back" is one of THE records for me - RIP sir.

"This Thing Called Love" - Cottage

Brenda Holloway should have been huge - such a better singer than Diva Diana !!! & Lorraine Chandler - what a talent !!!!

https://acerecords.co.uk/the-complete-ty-karim-los-angeles-soul-goddess

Yes I'm Ready - Barbara Mason I'm In A Different World - Four Tops Games People Play - Detroit Spinners Let The Music Play - Barry White Walking In The Rain - Love Unlimited Armed & Extremely Dangerous - First Choice I Guess I'll Always Love You - Isley Brothers Step By Step - Joe Simon I'm Gonna Make You Love Me - Diana Ross & The Supremes & The Temptations Angel - Aretha Franklin I'm Doin' Fine Now - New York City How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Al Green You Don't Have To Go - Chi Lites Free - Deniece Williams Tell Me What You Want - Jimmy Ruffin

The Highland Room ceased playing rare & Northern Soul at least 2 years before these records were played !!!!

The problem with all this is that everything "good, bad or indifferent" always gravitates to Wigan Casino. It was a club which lasted 8 years in a scene which spans over 40 years. My take is that Wigan 73-74 was still heavily influenced by The Torch & Blackpool Mecca - the "golden" era for Northern Soul IMHO. 1975-1979 the scene had then ceased to be underground & "the beat" took over - lots of what I thought unacceptable tunes being played. Last 2 years of Wigan Richard managed to drag it back from "the abyss" & some great records were indeed played there.

It's all just soul music to me - too many tags put on the music. Lots of fantastic soul music being released today - why is there a need of a 30 year void before it is appreciated !!