Soulstu

Brown Dog records CEO: "Hey Larry, I've got a great idea for the label design - it's kinda literal, but what the hell.."

What they all said!... just one thing: In the past I've bought a few that I thought were original first issues but turned out to be second issues. For example Mitch Ryder - You Get Your Kicks on New Voice from Johnny Manship. Turned out to be a '68 re-release, not the '66 original (which was a B side). Didn't do my research. Same with Carl Carlton - Why Don't they Leave Us Alone - was re-released 4 years later in '72 - that's the one I ended up with without realising. ...and watch out for OKeh's with small '45's - with a few exceptions these are 70's legitimate represses. At least they're not bootlegs so that's good enough for me. SoulfulKindaMusic is pretty good for label discographies (and artist discographies) so you can see which was issued first. Good luck pal, nothing beats the thrill!

ooooh Steve - that's just a jukebox!... As a DJ you've been hired to play the great records in your box - as a punter I want to hear what the DJ has got....hopefully something a bit different and unexpected - they're the best nights

Pow Wow's great - it's the drums, man, just listen to the drums - northern - awesome!

I'm Shakin' - Little Willie John? I often think about the sound and feel of records that got me into northern soul in the first place and this is pretty far away from that. It gets played quite a bit at some of the places I go. Great Rnb record, make no mistake, but for me, not northern.... IMO ...too early, too bluesy - file along with John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Reed etc.

That's right, Herbie Flowers got paid double due to playing 2 x basses!

Delicious Junction. I'm size 8, bought a pair of size 8s online for about £80. They arrived next day. They're rock solid, fit perfect, feel great, took a couple of soul nights to bed in - have never gone 'slobby'...great for dancing, obviously. Saving up for a pair of burgundy ones now.

That's a fantastic clip!...Brian at his peak - just before it all went a little awry. Brian Wilson threw out the rulebook when recording in the mid 60s (Pet Sounds and Smile) and became a massive innovator - he pretty much ditched the band as studio musicians and used top session guys (The Wrecking Crew - Hal Blaine on drums, Carol Kay etc..) He used bass harmonicas, theremins, harpsichords ,cellos, you name it - all to get the 'texture' right. Electric and upright bass played together would have been purely for texture and a 'different' sound. With Smile, given free reign by Capitol, he pretty much went mad (literally!) writing and recording small sections of exquisite music....just gave up in the end as stitching all the little bits together proved too much. I'd recommend getting the Smile sessions box set if you want to hear more of that - stunning! I wouldn't say two basses used like that was a common technique - however, I'm certain Phil Spector will have done that. By the mid 60s electric bass ruled the roost in pop and soul. Some soul records that used big orchestras still had upright basses, and certainly some of the earlier doo woo inspired tracks. Hopefully someone will give us some good examples of upright bass tracks...and even dual bass?

Strange, ain't got Show place, but my One-Der-Fuls all sound wonderful! sorry, that's not answered your question has it. It's on my wants list though so I'd be interested to know.

I'll give you a grand for it…that is a 'grand' gesture with 2 fingers, mind

Lots of stuff by Tammi Terrell - I get very sad when I think of how young she was when she left us. Beautiful voice, beautiful woman - so much potentially great music lost.

Come on Derek, I bet you still like the title track - what a riff!!!! ! (don't tell anybody though!) Did you have it on Mooncrest?

Yep bought mine from Syd Booths as well - all pressings and reissues. First 'proper' one for me was Marsha Brody - Right Combination on Hot shot - rubbish!

Me having whinged about the A-side, I reckon it's worth 13 quid for 'Opelia' the B-side however - a great surf instrumental! (If you like that kind of thing)...and I do. It sounds like it could have come off the last Allah-Lahs album.

Bloody hell - Muriel Day, Tim Tam, Wombat, The Snapper by the Montons (????)!!!!!!! Somebody remind me, why did I get into northern soul?!!!

As I've mentioned before in a thread way back when, Karmello Brooks - Tell Me Baby - lovely little vocal growl when the verse comes back in after the instrumental break. Turns a great record into a stunning record.

Anybody?

Dave, just substitute 'crap' for 'pants' (That's got to be the most ridiculous thing I've ever posted)

I hate these threads!!!!…yet another of my so called originals goes in the bin!

That's the kind of waffling we like Geoff!...a few great facts chucked in there!

....then there's people like me - 50, with a few hundred records bought in the late 70s early 80s....followed by the early Kent LPs After getting over the thrill of the first northern compilations on CD (and having a bit more spare cash recently) I have been buying original vinyl for the past year... the thrill has come back big time!... I only wish I'd carried on buying back in the day. I'm not trying to build a cock-waving collection of 'big lads', just a nice bunch of proper northern records that I can pop on to the deck and marvel at how wonderful they sound!

Lonely Girl - Miss Madeline (One-der-ful) - would love to hear that out.

Ouch - goes downhill fast that one!