Paul-s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5igX3QuzwE#t=120 Clip from this years WORLD championship Northern Soul Competition in Blackpool and quite frankly the lad in brown trousers was robbed!

https://www.dancenorthern.com/dvd.html - "It's fit, it's fun and very, very soulful." - is the catch phrase and marketing. So is it? Is it just me, or is this like a new line-dancing thing? Can anyone explain what it has to do with any scene that was meant to inspire individual spirit, anarchy through individuality and LISTENING to the music yourself and developing accordingly. Shockingly bad and nothing to do with Northern Soul? Or should i just forget that moniker and what it meant and accept it has been hijacked by a bunch off sad, opportunistic, self-appointed, self important, self contained, self - congratulatory, controlling re-emergers? World Northern Soul Dance Championships? Really? What world? Is that because the Blackpool event is so multi-cultural and representative of the World scene? Should it not be The Blackpool Dance Competition? I mean who makes this stuff up? Its all so plastic and weirdly in-bred. For those who say "forget politics and dance" well maybe you were not there in the first place. I got into it as an act of rebellion against the mainstream offerings of the time when i was young and kept that spirit through the 80's and 90's when a lot of Wigan goers had just packed in and a group of dedicated, soulful, anarchistic, caring people kept the scene alive. Developing it in the spirit of discovery that had inspired it in the first place. SO, politics gave 'birth' to the scene, it was an act of rebellion that inspired many of us to nurture it and ourselves within it. Now the phrase "forget politics and dance" seems to cover a multitude of acts such as Dance Dvds and their accompanying guru's, World Championships, Dancing on crap TV and listening to the same 500 records over and over again.......... Politics is a necessary thing, not a dirty word as many proffer in their simplistic arguments for doing what is basically a load of old tat. Thank the soul gods for the small clubs and true people that maintain and nurture the original political spirit of rebellion through their love of music. No DVD's to tell people how to dance, no top 500 hammered to death like nails in a coffin, no World domination through competition and a memory of the astronautical spirit of exploration and discovery that inspired many of us in the first place. So I say "Remember politics and dance"... Just my opinion of course....

One of my favourite all time tunes. Had it once and should never have parted.....

an old classic!

https://www.mixcloud.com/beatsofmusic/paul-sadot-straight-from-the-play-box-2/

Singing about a girl, relationship, and no one understanding them.

Emailed you a clip Jordi...

Only three known copies over the past ten years when Karl Rhodes first played it! He sold his, I found two more and sold one. Now I have my own copy for sale. GIRL - Bobbie Smith vg+ Covered or not this is an extremely rare record. Serious offers. (Remembering that John harris went for £2000 or moe and theres loads of them and its been re-issued! ) paulsadot@hotmail.com PLEASE email if you need a clip...

Old sadot tune!

Just saw his name in the cast list for Kick Ass 2. Is this our "Too Darn Soulful" Morris?

Singer sounds squawky and out of tune……awful.

SOLD!

For Sag War Pester Marco, doubt he will part but worth a try if the offers right and all that!

Had some nice offers and looking at closing this by Monday or sooner.

Thats my own 'Magic Touch' Val!

Cheers Des and yes that Unifics take 8 and take 10 was a fantastic find from you. One of Mickeys favourites and so so soulful. I did a proper Sherlock Holmes over 8 years to get this vg++ copy and believe me its very hard to track down and wasn't peanuts to talk the owner out of... Bid so far is at £750

I don't think it will be to your taste Pete. I may be wrong, but thats my feeling.

I don't know.? If it was posted it up. I don't mind and i will confirm? as I'm just selling and respecting Mr Parkers cover up. Either way its a very rare record, covered or uncovered you will struggle to find one.

Thats the UNIFICS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFIEUgt3VsY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXrfmKukVXg

For sale a vg++ copy of Karl Rhodes long time cover up 'GIRL' by Bobbie Smith. Incredible record and very, very rare. Sold on condition it stays covered up as Karl sold his to another DJ and that needs to be respected. Every time this is played people rush up to check it out and still it has not been found. I just chased around the world to locate this copy. Serious offers only. SOLD! email paulsadot@hotmail.com

Sacred Four Somebody Watching You A DJ must have - as this 45 today’s Northern Soul sound captured perfectly! An intoxicating mix of Gospel, Funk & vocal-group dance that is now setting dancefloor’s alight! One listened and your hooked, one play for the DJ and the club ignites into electric sweaty experience as the group transfer their enthusiasm directly to the audience. This is NOW - and it’s instant ! A few very fine light surface marks - but as you can hear - it’s plays perfectly! Now setting the dancefloors alight! mmmmmm, well its Another DDA classic thats over 6 years old now. Remember getting this of Greg Belson and it becoming an instant classic. Its old and already a classic!

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I played it out non stop for 3 years before i sold it to Flanny. It was a 'Soul or Nothing' tune. I played it at Middleton when i was resident (briefly) . I Got taken off after people complained because i played stuff they didn't know. Same set i was playing Sity and James, Sammy Campbell, Little Melvin & The Boleros, Frank Hutson, Al Danner etc, etc. The promoter didn't have the balls to stick by his dj's . I remember the night i found it in a box, bought it and put it straight on in my set thirty minutes later..