Northern Soul Top 600
301. Traynor, Jay – Up & Over
302. Little Ann – What Should I Do
303. Andrews, Lee & the Hearts – I’ve Had It
304. Jay & the Techniques – Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie
305. Lewis, Tamala – You Won’t Say Nothing
306. Day, Muriel – Nine Times Out of Ten
307. Adventurers – Easy Baby
308. Gems – I’ll Be There
309. Heatherton, Joey – When You Called Me Baby
310. Grant, Earl – Hide Nor Hair
311. Kent, Al – You Got to Pay the Price
312. Bishop, Eddie – Call Me
313. Jones, Johnny & the King Casuals – Purple Haze
314. World Column – So Is the Sun
315. Bryant, Lillie – Meet Me Halfway
316. Servicemen – Need a Helping Hand
317. Embers – Watch Out Girl
318. Courtney, Dean – Love, You Just Can’t Walk Away
319. Cooperettes – Shing a Ling
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Northern Souls Top 600 part 4.
Tracks 301 to350
Tracks 301 to350
How the Northern soul bug got hold of me, smacked me in the face and never let go
1972 England. Age 15
In the begining there were discos and dances at the local youth club village hall. They were places where girls danced around their handbags boys huddled in groups watching. Waiting for the end of the night,
when hopefully the opportunity would arise to walk one of the girls home.
The urge to dance grew, look at the benifits. But boys didn't dance! To hell with it. With considerable help from the girls, the art of dancing, if that's what you call total unco-ordinated movement, was mastered. The sounds of the day Hamilton Bohannon, KC and the Sunshine band, Fatback band etc.
Then a short while after, at a Saturday night disco at the village hall, some newcomers arrived. Baggy high wasteband trousers, full length leather coats,bowling shirts splayed shoes. These guys were cool And they new it, so did the girls. Some of them carried small black boxes, which were handed over to the DJ. What happened next I was totally unprepared for, and the following few hours would change my life forever.
Their appearance forced me into retreat to the back half of the hall. Then in between The Sweet Shawadywady and the Rubettes came a new sound. Although a somewhat familier sound, something along the lines of what my sister had played when I was a child, it was a new exciting sound. The dance floor cleared, and the newcomers took to the floor. Stomping, shuffling, back drops, front drops, spinning, clapping, high kicks, low kicks all in perfect time to the music. The driving beat of the music and wailing vocals seemed to compliment the dancing so well, or was it the other way around? All my senses were going into meltdown.
The tracks being played at the time were Out on the floor - Dobie Gray, The Snake - Al Wilson, Needle in a Haystack - Velvelettes, Tell me it's just a rumour baby - The Isley Brothers.
This music, the dancing, this was for me, I wanted to be like them, and I wanted people to look at me the way I was looking at them.
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Northern Soul Top 600
320. Chandler, Gene – I Can Take Care of Myself
321. Hughes, Fred – Baby Boy
322. Malibus – Gee Baby (I Love You)
323. Jades – I’m Where It’s At (Nite Life)
324. Inspirations – No One Else Can Take Your Place
325. Ward, Clare – Right Direction
326. Chapter Five – You Can’t Mean It
327. Jones, E Rodney – R & B Time (Part 1)
328. Moore, Johnny – Walk Like a Man
329. Sweet Things – I’m In a World of Trouble
330. Henry, Andrea – I Need You Like a Baby
331. Artistics – I’m Gonna Miss You
332. Ivorys – Please Stay
333. Chaumonts – I Need Your Love
334. Little Anthony & the Imperials – Gonna Fix You Good
335. Ad-Libs – Nothing Worse Than Being Alone
336. Nero, Frances – Keep on Loving Me
337. Del-Larks – Job Opening
338. Cook, Jerry – I Hurt On the Other Side
339. Jackson, Chuck – These Chains of Love
340. Varner, Don – Tear Stained Face
341. Valentines – Breakaway
342. Uggams, Leslie – Love is a Good Foundation
343. Triumphs – Walkin’ the Duck
344. Kirby, George – What Can I Do
345. Flame N King & the Bold Ones – Ho Happy Day
346. Navarro, Tommy – I Cried My Life Away
347. Kelly, Paul – Chills & Fever
348. Jones, Tamiko – I’m Spellbound
349. Laskey, Emanuel – I’m a Peace Loving Man
350. Lewis, Barbara – I Remember the Feeling
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