Soulfinger

The Guardian had an article today about how young people don't go out. They apparently go to the gym instead. I guess it depends on which young people the journalist chooses to ask.

Soul Train was compulsory listening in the mid 70's. Andy regularly had good Northern guests on too. He used to DJ at the Village in Stretford as well. I chatted to him about music a few times when I used to bump into him at the cricket at OT. Nice fella.

Fabulous! Really enjoyed that. Happy memories of going to Expansion to buy something specific and leaving with half a dozen that Dean had talked me into.

Some of them were allocated to CDTOP releases CDTOP 387 Mary Wells The One Who Really Loves You / Two Lovers CDTOP 392 Johnny Copeland It's Me - Classic Texas Soul CDTOP 467 Wilson Pickett ‎Wilson Pickett Sings Bobby Womack Cheers John

Nope. Genuinely pleased. Unbothered by the delay. Life's too short.😀

I guess I am one of the last to get their order filled. Twenty-odd 45's ordered. Two months later they turned up. All present and correct and all in the stated condition. Couldn't be happier!

Thanks for posting those. They brought back some great and some not so great memories. Maybe I'm biased but a bit harsh on Edwin at the Ritz.

I'm still running as much as my crocked knee permits and volunteering at Parkrun. The 65-70 age category is seriously competitive. I go to the gym and swim every morning Mon - Fri. Plenty of walking and cycling too. Walking football sadly folded. The funding was aimed at getting unfit people to start exercising but it mostly got people who were already pretty active so they pulled it. I keep meaning to find another one to go to...

Does She Have a Friend? or I Can Take Care of Myself - hard to separate those two for me.

RIP Duke. That's a really defined an end of an era for me. The Tops were the first act I saw live. Manchester Odeon early 70's. The memory of it is as fresh today as if it were yesterday. I also memorably saw them when they toured with an empty stool on the stage after Lawrence had died. Levi's voice up front and the Tops harmonies were peerless. Bless them all!

Looks an excellent introduction to HDH post Motown work. I have the fabulous 14 CD box set: Holland-Dozier-Holland Complete 45s Collection so it's not aimed at me.

Come See About Me and He's All I Got should be there. Supremes & Four Tops - A Taste of Honey is probably out of scope, but it's a personal favourite.

Thanks for flagging this. I remember listening when it was first broadcast. It probably wasn't aimed at people who've lived and breathed soul music all their lives, but I think it was an excellent introduction for people looking for more in depth knowledge. CP talked to lots of the right people. Nice to hear the reference to the talents of Carol Anderson. To be fair, overall, not much has really changed. CP Lee was a great bloke who used to live near us in the late 70's. He'd been a regular at the Wheel and was a big pal of Roger Eagle. He had a terrific record collection, pretty much entirely albums with lots of soul stuff. We saw him perform live lots as lead singer of Alberto y lost trios Paranoias and The Charlie Parkas. He took his role as a chronicler of the Manchester music scene very seriously and ended up as a professor at Salford Uni.

On Facebook, Pete Smith has used AI to create a northern soul style tune called One Ball Wonder - about a man with one testicle. Not much to choose between them...

I seem to recollect people in the States line dancing to Don Covay's It's Better To Have. I remember thinking at the time "that'll never catch on here".😒