Paul-s

My Playlist from Dean Andersons TNT Soul Show - 11th January 2018 (which has now mysteriously been taken down 🤔). Quite a lot of gospel in there! · ·

Used to have both, but the Cliff Gober was so badly recorded it needed a very good sound system to manage it. Brilliant track though. I also rate the Spiritual Four version of 'If You Think Your God is Dead'

Appreciated ....thanks

Hello all, I am trying to find a summary description of Amphetamine Blues for a book. Mods will probably move this somewhere else, but to me its a part of the scenes history and intrinsically connected to it its all about soul: despite the clean up of image operations (re-writing of history, or omissions made) that are taking place in various quarters. Anyway, I seem to remember they turn my S--T white on many occasions and they were often called Strychnine Blues. Can anyone point me to any official descriptions etc? Much appreciated Paul-S

I know a few of the people in the video pics, including a very young me at the end with Johnny Cockerel and Jane. Saw Ryder Hunt in there too. I'm always bemused when the information (as in the newspaper) says they are big fans of the music but then they want to try to make a replica of it themselves. But, good luck to him. A bit Levine style pop/soul for me.

For me Greg is the man with the tunes in this genre. He supplied me The Sacred Four and some other great Gospel tunes around 16 years ago, which led to me searching for and finding more stuff: he has a real in-depth knowledge in this area. Here's a couple of mixes I did around 10 years ago. https://www.mixcloud.com/paulsadot/the-rapture/ https://www.mixcloud.com/paulsadot/soul-full-gospel/

The woman, the legend, the soul, the JOAN!! Happy Birthday xx

First time I have looked at that site. Amazing how many brilliant underplayed tunes are on there at OK prices, but not touched by punters.

It was full of nighters and nights in the 80's. The wheat and chaff tourists had gone and it was down to a dedicated group of soulies to keep it going: and GO it did. In addition to the ones you mention, I remember Warrington, Rotherham, KGB, Cleethorpes, Bradford, Blackburn, Morecambe, and loads of nights like the Tracky in Barnsley. It was a great period as far as I experienced. Went a bit dark and quiet after 'Operation Crossbow' (I think that was its name), but bounced back.

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Very sad news. I had some great chats with Carl over the years and always enjoyed his spots. A lovely man.

Thanks mate.

Yes, but he's a nasty bit of (highly lobbied) work...

Hi Gary, I do have Manchester Contact and a London show on DVD, but the writer (who was commissioned and paid by myself) and at that time was a long time friend, used an agent that totally screwed me in terms of sharing any footage with dialogue in it. I was naive in terms of contracts and just signed it, based on him being a friend. They did this because they thought they could cut me out and make money on re-stagings, but, minus the soul of the project, all of them were a bit feeble and the script was cleaned up and it was even staged with the Flying Pickets singing live...😬 It's interesting that no-one has ever thought to interview me about this entire period. Many like to make assumptions that i made loads of money etc. I actually lost my flat in Manchester and was bankrupted by the third tour due to different entities, like the marketing manager, not doing their jobs. It grew massively really fast and it was hard to keep up. I was offered a West End staging but they wanted to use 'live' singers and it was not a play about that. It was about 'vinyl obsession', working class politics, Thatcher, apprenticeships, shit housing, love, loss, drugs, escape, my life. Ultimately it was only meant to be a (short run) tribute to the music and musicians, and people, and scene that enabled me to have moments of pure soulful joy in my teens. But, on the first night as the audience cheered, cried, danced and re-united with old friends, we knew we had a phenomenon on our hands. At that time NO ONE wanted to help...Wigan Council distanced themselves from the image (now they embrace it) and I was ripped off by quite a few well known people on the scene trying to profit from the play. Anyway, one day maybe ill get down to writing about this. It would be nice to hare the DVD but unfortunately I cant. Best Paul

Of course. we are all entitled to our views based on our attendance throughout the decades with no break. Underground, Overground as the Womble's might say.

Everyone being literally everyone? Im confused... No. Thats a very simplistic reply.

Made me really nostalgic mentioning those venues.....what times and full of real out there characters...just finding Sheridan's was a rite of passage...

spot on mate...

Its not just about replicating physical moves taught by someone whose never been on the scene. So creating exact copies of a YouTuber...who dances like a cod Morris dancers impression of Northern Soul dancing. Its never, on the scene i've been on for decades, been about just the way you move to music. Maybe Im alone in this experience...it was always deeper and more connected than that...more complex in an unsaid way.

There is a 4th category I think....a newer one. Emanating from lessons provided by an individual who has never been on the scene and still doesn't feel any need to go to venues despite declaring themselves as a former World Champion and purveyor on Northern Soul Dancing. At aa cost of course. This next summary is of course just my personal opinion: It provides perfect fodder/clients/punters for Goldsoul type companies. They anoint the duff champions and patronise them. One particular champion (some other so called NS dance teachers too) make people believe that you can’t just go to a Northern soul event without knowing some imagined steps and voila !!! A new market of soulless line dancers is born and gaining momentum at a rapid (or rabid) pace, all of whom who have forsaken the route of discovery that provides a solid true in road (listening, meeting people, watching, absorbing, taking time, appreciating the music...a bit of depth). Suddenly it’s just about steps and a total disconnect to the music and scene. In my opinion it robs the scene of 'soul'. $th level.mp4

Yes, on second thoughts its not surprising he's behind it.....