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The classic chicken and the egg Someone asks - What’s Northern Soul ? reply - You know the Motown sound mid 60ts yes Well it’s like that , but different

Without changing the subject to much Car Wash was played at St Ives 1975 If you cut and paste Unbelieveably Played At Wigan it takes you to Soul Source 2009 - let the arguments begin

Knew Chis & Harry back in the day (76) pre DEMOB days - Chris was always the calm one , I remember Harry on the balcony at the Casino with a roll neck top on - I said ain’t you hot which he pulled his jumper up to show a rounders bat in his belt as he was on the hunt for a non payer Last time I saw Chris would be about 88 at the Scrubs he was on remand for allegedly setting fire to something - I still talk to his brother on what’s app - great bloke, now he could tell you some crazy stories

Film is crap however when I heard this tune I had to share - can easily see this getting plays out - if someone cut the chorus line and looped it to make it 1:50 long - Happy to get this as a discovery enjoy - remember where you heard it fist

Djr head to Blackfriars (tube stn) it’s over the river Thames - Tate museum next door - grab a coffee and look out over St Pauls views of London - walk right along the Thames see the bouncy walk bridge - past Shakespeare globe - up to the Golden Hind into Borough Market food market / pubs / Shard - see London Bridge - keep walking right hand side till you get to Tower Bridge Witherspoons on the corner recommend scampi and chips - walk over tower bridge to the Tower of London or Green park tube - afternoon Tea at the Ritz (might have to book) through the park to Buckingham Palace - up the Mall or through the park - to Nelson Column - cross the square diagonal to Covent Garden stop off at the Savoy on the way American Bar in through the front door turn left - Have a sling over ur shoulder bag so you’re hands are free / nothing in ur pockets sticking out - don’t wear expensive jewellery or chains Watch ur phone if ur able ride bikes everywhere / speed limit in most areas now 20 mph Have fun

I remember hearing this at St Ives around 76/77 but know where else - one of those came and gone sounds - always reminded me of James Bond theme

Number stamped plus R I brought this back in 1978 for £5 major St Ives sounds back in 1976/77

RIP big man - you’re music will live on

Back at the Casino record bar area when I first started collecting around 75/76 - although I never knew SS his name along with a major record dealer got the blame for every new pressing , bootleg etc. A new sound would be played by a DJ and bang the following week pressings we’re getting knocked out at £5 a shot - and everyone would go effing SS again or the other guy - the feeling I always got was they weren't welcome, with people mumbling the usual - “if they come down here, there’ll get it”. Looking back I am sure they got the blame for some pressings and bootlegs - that had nothing to do with them - very convenient for other people to pass the blame

Just as a side note the image attached is the closest I could find - I can’t remember a score line in the pills they were solid - the specks on the picture were darker in real life and odd shapes - when walking around with the pills for a few minutes in ur pocket loose and with you’re sweaty hands in you’re pockets - yes it did turn you’re fingers blue

Paul Strychnine Blues - usually called blueys then you would ask were they Stychnine Blues - 50p each - buzz was the word but not great for dancing also if you sat down you kind of couldn’t be bothered to get up - but you were off ur head - I took 6 at Yate once not clever sat at a table all night blocked while people rushed around finding me sleeping tabs or babs to bring me down. they were only sold for about 6 - 8 months great for pub beer heads - Sulphate was in short supply - however when the next batch came through (usually the Welsh connection) thouse Strychnine Blues faded out - we still talk about them today and the thermos flask which was stashed with them buried in a garden somewhere big give away was white foam at the edge of ur mouth Eyes open like really open Approx year 77 - I use to knock them out to the local pub - Hells Angles loved them rumoured to contain rat poison

When people say “what is soul music ? What’s it all about” This sung by RF just about sums it Sung from the heart - 100% Soul - RIP

Great tune - RIP

Back in the 80ts I use to attend the KGB on numerous times - remember arriving at Sheffield station at night and trying to find the club pre Google which was daunting I remember internally sitting on the floor and couldn’t understand why the bloke on the other side kept looking at me , I looked away then looked at him again - it was then I discovered mirrors were on one side sent me paranoid as f&£@ They say never wish for what you want one night they had a 100% Motown night - trust me at 5 in the morning and listening to This old heart of mine for the 10th time ain’t no fun - then you had the long walk back to the station - one of life’s growing up experiences

notice Mike Morton - Which did “these things will keep me loving you” - which was covered up as the blue sharks / Soul Sam 76 ish - St Ives All-nighters

Really nice guy - early 80ts Tommy did a live session at the Fleet All-nighters - prior to introducing him on stage I went over and said Tommy where you from expecting Philly / Atlanta / Detroit but he said Barnsley - so I introduced Tommy Hunt as coming all the way from Barnsley Mr Soul himself Tommy Hunt he gave 100% great guy - RIP Tommy

Every day free on you tube plus 7,000 steps a day, cut out sugar , walk after main meal or split it down into 2 walks a day say 3,500 each - don’t pressure yourself and if you can 20 mins at the start of the day meditate -

I read an article years ago that back when groups were touring due to demand, if they advertised The Four Tops - it could be anyone (within reason) as it wasn’t the Org Four Tops