Amsterdam Russ

Would you be digitising your 45s straight to the iPod or on to a computer first? If the latter, then I'm afraid there is a problem. When transferring a file from your computer to the iPod, you are in fact making a copy of the original. This means that the iPod files are reissues. As we all know, the Soul Police frown upon 2nd issues, repressings, call them what you will. Not convinced that the ones on your iPod are reissues? Consider - when you transfer the file to your iPod, you have the song on this device and the original on your hard drive. Admittedly it's very hard to tell them apart, especially as no matrix numbers are to be found in the run-out grooves of either, and John Manship has yet to publish his digital bootlegs and repressings guide, but the Soul Police can always tell. It's almost like bootlegging your own 45s, but bootlegging them for yourself! And that will never do!! Having said that, forward looking and more technologically minded soulies - particularly those who are a bit business savvy - will soon start swapping, buying and selling these files. Eventually this will lead to the development of the Northern Soul ODO market - Original Digital Only.

Are you sure? My copy begins with the slow organ intro that leads into the drum roll.

I've had three funeral songs picked out for a good while. There's no Northern, but to me they are very 'soulful' in their own way. I want people to cry lots when I die. So, my choices are designed to stir the emotions in the employees of the funeral home who will probably be the only people in attendance. 1. Lullaby (Nana) - Manuel De Falla (Spanish composer). Sung by Soprano Marilyn Horne, this beautifully poignant and emotionally moving song comes with a large helping of mournful melancholy that is guaranteed to get them in the 'mood'. 2. Greensleeves - Coleman Hawkins. An odd choice for a funeral? Give it a listen and you'll see where I'm coming from. Saxophone legend Hawkins turns an overplayed oldie into a thing of beauty, one that cannot help but touch the soul. Coming straight after 'Lullaby', even the hardest of hearts will have melted and lips will begin to tremble. They'll be missing me about now. 3. The Lord's Prayer - Mahalia Jackson. Specifically, her live performance from the Newport Jazz Festival 1958. About 30 seconds into this track, mourners will be moved from the carefully manipulated sadness to uncontrollable spiritual overflow. Hankies will be out now and (hopefully) some wailing will accompany the weeping. At this point they are in the palm of my hand and, being so deeply moved, will realise the depth of their loss and recall for as long as they live what a great guy I really was.

The Angelenos - Lori (Highland). Only arrived in the post this afternoon, but reckon I've played it eight or nine time already - and uploaded it to YouTube. Not only is it one of those tracks that creeps up on you, but it's got Mexican/Mariachi-style horns - and that always does it for me! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVDWcHf4sNA&feature=colike

Wanted: The Implements - Ole Man Soul Pt1/2 Looking for a copy of this on the green Loma label only. Must be a minimum of EX condition on both sides including labels. PM's please...

The seller has now added a 60 second snippet.

Thank you, Pete.

The seller has figured that out now!

You know when something really makes you laugh and then for some reason you can't control it or stop - that's me now. Priceless, absolutely priceless :lol:

Yes, but 'Wigan' features in this threat seven times and 'Casino' eight times. Sorry, make that eight and nine times respectively

Does the fact that a 45 might have been played only once or twice at the Wigan Casino make it 'forgotten'? I don't think so. Anyone got the comprehensive list of every track played at every venue, large and small, national, local and parochial, across all the years? Of course not. So, the question is then: forgotten by whom? Seems the answer is only old timers who went to clubs that existed for a few short years and closed their doors - how long ago? Let's have some criteria to define 'forgotten' before the usual statements of "When I was at the [insert name of decades dead venue here]..." Which is usually followed by the lonesome cry along the lines of: "...it's not like the old days..."

I gave away 20-30 'duffers' at the last Amsterdam Soul Club. Hans and Harry from fingerpoppinsoul were there and took a good few away with them. The 45s had been lying neglected indoors for some years, so have gone to a better home that the one they were in.

I'm sorry, but I couldn't help reaching for the calculator! At an average of 4 minutes each that would be 394,470 songs. Or 525,960 if they were 3 minute tracks. Or 631,152 songs at two and a half minutes each. And I'll bet I'm not alone in wanting to work that out

Excellent article - well put together and a very good read. Billboard is an essential archive for anyone looking to do a bit of info digging on artists, labels and the music industry as a whole. It's been a great source of information for me about Loma Records. I have to admit to missing the item on the Billy Storm sales, but that just goes to show what a real treasure trove it is. Keep looking and you're sure to find out something else you didn't know. Through the Google Books archive of Billboard, I came across a number of Loma trade ads, which I've subsequently been able to track down physical copies of. Without a doubt, it's one of the greatest musical resources on the web.

Is playing a boot ever acceptable? As long as the boot has some sole, who cares?

A guaranteed chin stroker if ever there was one.

The Hesitations - Love is everywhere Got a Brazilian release of this with picture sleeve last week and like the song a lot. Quite getting into Born Free as well...

I've often secretly wondered whether Larry Laster was not in fact Chuck Jackson. The vocal style and range of both are very similar...

Northern Soul came to life as a youth cult: a 'scene' made up of like-minded people with shared musical tastes. Now it is a 'mature scene' of occasionally like-mined people who still have a love for aspects of the same music. Many have become cantankerous with age and set in their ways. For these people the 'scene' is no longer alive. Instead it is a thing of nostalgic beauty, full of warmth and happy memories that allow them to revisit their youth over and over again. For others, the 'scene' has never stopped being alive. For them it is a scene that, even 40 years later, continues to develop. Northern Soul is and always has been a cultural phenomenon, not a musical one. This is because Northern Soul does not exist as a musical form and never has done. No artist or group ever set out in the 60s to record a 'Northern Soul' song. Apart from a handful of spurious tailor-made recordings the same is true for the 70s. The question of "what is Northern Soul music' thus cannot be answered. Instead, the question should be "what sort of music is played and listened to by people on the Northern Soul Scene?" That would give you a much more sensible answer. It would also reduce the possibilities for the type of fractious opinions that this type of discussion always creates.

Have to say, I took it for granted that it was a girl singing.

And not forgetting Herb & Doris, of course.

The Marvellos - Something's burnin'? I'd say issues are more common than promos.

Ah, I see the problem. It's a glitch in the formatting. There should be a space and line break between the F and Love. F represents the category = Funk. Love represents the first word of the following song title on the line underneath, which should read: Love (Your pain goes deep).

Well, it's a shame that the tracks couldn't be identified. They aren't the first to remain anonymous on here and they certainly won't be the last. Maybe someone will eventually recognise one or both of the recordings and be able to put a name, face, title or label to them, especially as they're freely accessible through YouTube. I'd much rather they were 'claimed' than sit anonymously and unacknowledged in a dusty record box...

Here you go. It's a rather plodding tune. I've always imagined it to have an association with Eeyore or perhaps Don Quixote's donkey... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sonSotqI-I