Ed Lowe wrote:
>
> Which is precisely the attitude on which the 'avoiding oldies' and
> therefore the policy of playing rare and unheard records at Northern
> nights comes from. What was the point of arguement here again?
Oh! But come on! There's a difference....
I mean - there is sooo much music out there that you surely never need
to play shit rare records just for variety???!!
> Well, first off I'd hold out little hope for your coming around to
> Motown if the Likes of 'Reconsider' didn't impress you at all.
No it didn't actually. Hahaha!!! 'little hope'!! :)
But that
> said, what can a double-comp begin to tell you anyway? The Motown
> organisation was one of the most prolific recording institutions in
> history for a full decade during which it was producing music which
> (stylistically, at least) would be considered Northern Soul, so how can
> you begin to judge it on an hour or two of it's output?
No you're absolutely right of course.
Only I gather that these tunes are some of the faves for example... you
know - it's like the statistical process of extrapolation.
But of course that's bollocks really when push comes to shove (just like
statistics)!!
That's why
> people will simply never agree with you that knowledge isn't important
> in this area -
Oh I didn't mean it's not important - if no one had any knowledge we'd
be done for!
But I meant TASTE is more fundamental!!
No point knowing every tune ever made if you don't have the good taste
to differentiate them - you see what I was getting at?
but to make blanket statements about the rest of
> it is just silly (which is the vast majority of it, btw.- in my case as
> well as yours, just so you don't think I'm being too condescending).
Yeah yeah. OK. I s'pose you're pretty much right - but you say it's true
for you too - yet you make the blanket judgement (do you not) that you
generally like this stuff?
> Also, by way of a Motown reccomendation, you may well like a couple of
> the less rare Eddie Holland singles - I'm especially thinking of
> 'Leaving Here', although 'Candy To Me' is a particular favourite of
> mine.
Cheers! I've been looking for 'leaving here' - heard the who then the
birds and saw some potential in the tune that they'd obviously
slaughtered (!) - I've got the Isley Bros. doing it now - and boy is it
a GREAT track!!!!!!
Also currently like 'Never More'...
> I've got to say that I'd disagree on that one, at least on the times
> I've been. I mean, it's pretty good but it's not a soul night and there
> are plenty of better ones on offer in London - tonight at the River Bar
> for example.
Well it was Matt who said they played some of the best.... So I was
talking about that...
> I find it repetitive and gimmicky, although others seem to like it.
> Just Brothers recorded plenty of good stuff, though, and it's worth
> buying the single for the nice mid-tempo flip side.
Well - I must agree it's not exactly 'soulful' - but decent tune
nonetheless...
> Quite essential. If you can find an old copy of 'Sweeter Than The Day
> Before', definately go for it - covers a lot of very good soul/R&B
> crossover, which you seem to like.
Yep! Thanks for the tips!
> Out of interest, which few tracks? As far as I know there's only one
> Okeh comp out on vinyl (a couple more on CD) 'It's Okeh Up North', and
> I'd say that at least 2/3 of that is absolutely unmissable.
I'm looking at the Okeh Northern Soul comps - 2 vols on CD
I don't remember all the tracks - I listened to one them though and was
60% unimpressed
I ADORE 'Second Class Lover' however - which is reason enough to get
that volume anyway (almost...)!
Also lots of Larry Williams and Little Richard whose RnB stuff is right
up my street - not sure I dig this later stuff so much - but
maybe................. need to get the comps first to listen to
everything...
Alright - nuff said?
Cheers!
Paul
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