Maark

Written like an eloquent Mr Darcy.......

Take the dancers out of the equation and what are you left with?? DJ's and promoters complaining on SS that their particular do is half or nearly empty and wanting a cull of someone else 's do. In my opinion this scene is primarily about the music and expressing yourself to that music, i.e, dancing. Everything else is secondary.

But our hearing deteriorates with age as does every part of the body, so no two people would hear "exactly" the same thing anyway.

Those that are OVO state that on the flyers anyway? if it don't say OVO can one assume that boot's carvers etc are played? On that basis, people pays their money and take their choice. Maybe there should be a OVO logo that people slap on their flyers, a bit like Abta, Corgi and the like? At the end of the day, it's a (supposedly) free country and if I wanted to start up a night, in direct competition to someone 2 miles up the road and was just going to play cd's, then no one can stop me...... not that I would want to do such a thing, but it would be my freedom of the market to do so.

So if I see a load of miserable looking f*ckers wearing bowler hats, red carnation and ties, dragging hapless dj's from thier Northants beds and culling them to death in the street, I can assume this is the soul police?

Well, at the risk of sounding a total creep Sian ...... you've more than paid me and all the other Rugby regulars by sticking your financial neck on the block for so long in the early years so that we have a great night to attend.

Yeah..... not sure if it was a wise move in retrospect if the place fill up with tourists.... but I just wanted to hear a mention of a current nighter and not just yesteryear and as Rugby is on this Saturday........

She get's a backkie........ lol...... although the Nene Valley is still flooded so I might just have to take the car, complete with radio........

I'm lessening my carbon footprint by biking........

On the Simon Mayo show after 3.30 today (Wednesday) they are going to be talking about Northern Soul...... no other details..... bugger. I'll be on the school run!

Speak for yourself Sister! My ambition in life is to live to 100 years of age and that'll be 2058!

I must have been, nice one Jem. I do believe you have the Sharpettes too? You'll have to give that a spin at the next but one Pembo cos I'll miss the October do .

Many a time in my kitchen Simsy! Lol.

Indian Rope Man...... nice one Trevski, never heard that one before Reminds me (the into at least) of 'I'm a man" by Chicago.

"Pushin too hard" by The Seeds....... there's another. Great dancer., but the only time I heard it out, it cleared the dance floor! As you say Kev , great if your in the Zone.

Ah, the Sharpettes, another fab pyschish tune being tugged towards soul. Or is it the other way round?

I came into Northern Soul from a psych direction and when I first heard Gypsy-Dry Well, I was amazed it was classed as a Soul spin. However, it's a great tune whichever pidgeon hole one cares to bung it into and I'd love to hear it played out.

Ha ha Nice one!

I got a free CD from The Hind Soul night in Wellingborough last week entitled "Motown sings Beatles" Tracklist is; Get Back / Chris Clark Got to get you into my life / The Four Tops " " " " / Diana Ross & The Supremes " " " " / Chris Clark Can't buy me Love / The Supremes Come Together / Glady's Knight and the Pips Yesterday / Florence Ballard " " " / Glady's Knight and the Pips " " " / Smokey Robinson & the Miracles " " " / The Supremes We can work it out / Valerie Simpson I want to hold your hand / The Supremes Michelle / Jonah Jones " " " / The Supremes With a little Help from my Friends / The Undisputed Truth " " " " " / Chris Clark Hey Jude / Smokey Robinson & the Miracles " " " / Diana Ross & The Supremes " " " / Jnr Walker and the All Stars I saw Him standing there / The Supremes Come Together / Diana Ross Let it Be / The Originals The Long & Winding Road / Glady's Knight and the Pips

Wasn't there a big article in The Guardian, or the like in the mid 90's entitled something like 'White men can dance"?

How about 'It's only a Northern song'? The Harvery Averne Dozen do a great version of 'The word' from Rubber Soul. Tabs will have a blue fit if he see's this thread!

I don't know how you make that assumption from the article when there is this line; "That Soul Sound with the Up North Groove" and his reference was the club where it truly began, the legendary Twisted Wheel in Manchester. One can nit pic but generally I though it was a pretty good article but then, what do i know!

PMSL

Northern soul saved me from a very deep and dark place......... Fantastic music, fantastic people despite this forum sometimes giving the opposite impression........

Nice refreshing post Andy!