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| 1. Magic Potion | |||
| 2. Hide And Go Seek - Part 1 | |||
| 3. That's What I Want To Know | |||
| 4. Ride Your Pony | |||
| 5. No Sad Songs | |||
| 6. My Elusive Dreams | |||
| 7. Shake A Tail Feather | |||
| 8. A Little Bit Of Something (Beats A Whole Lot Of Nothing) | |||
| 9. It's The Beat | |||
| 10. A Quitter Never Wins | |||
| 11. Don't Leave Me | |||
| 12. I Can't Get A Hold Of Myself | |||
| 13. The Cheater | |||
| 14. Look What You've Done To My Heart | |||
| 15. Let Love Come Between Us | |||
| 16. Help Me (Getmyself Back Together Again) | |||
| 17. I NEED YOUR LOVE SO DESPERATELY | |||
| 18. Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache | |||
| 19. Everybody's Goin' To The Love-In | |||
| 20. There's Nothing Else To Say | |||
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180 grams audiophile vinyl / Gatefold Sleeve
About the Artist
Music On Vinyl presents the first installment in this delightful series of 4 Northern Soul compilations. The Northern Soul phenomenon was one of the biggest musical movements of the '70s in the UK. At its height, thousands of party people would descend on the clubs and venues of the scene every weekend for all-night parties, driven by high octane Soul music from the previous decade up to the present day. The 4 volumes of this series trace the history of the scene via 4 of the greatest clubs on the circuit (The Twisted Wheel, Golden Torch, Blackpool Mecca and Wigan Casino). These LP's represent the most definitive, best researched survey of Northern Soul 45's ever released, but nearly impossible (or affordable) to collect separately. This volume features rare dancefloor fillers from the likes of Lou Johnson, James Carr, Lee Dorsey, James & Bobby Purify, Al Green and many others.
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64 of 65 people found the following review helpful
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What an excellent idea to create a northern soul "mecca" around the clubs which gave it birth!. All of these hallowed names now so familiar to those who loved the music and the scene and which are in no small way totally responsible for its success both then and again now.
Born in 1963 I was not considered old enough to go to the all dayers and all nighters of that time. Therefore back then I loved the music but only heard a tiny portion of it and never had the honour of entering the sacred halls themselves; Blackpool Mecca, The Torch, The Twisted Wheel and Wigan Casino. Thanks to Richard Sterling however I have enjoyed the revival and added extensively to my northern soul knowledge and collection. Now with these 4 CD's, this being the first, a further whole cornocopia of GREAT music history is opened up to everyone together with a very concise written history including photographs of old ticket stubs, the DJ's of the day and even the club goers!. The written background of the clubs and the time are clearly well researched and fascinating and most importantly the track inclusion is first rate with a varied mix of hot tracks of the day floor fillers. None of these tracks themselves are fillers however with 25 tracks of class and melody and not one dross track in sight!.
Inexpensive and well worth the investment, this collection will fill a big gap in the history of what it was all about and who were the names of the day for those who were too young to be a part of it then and those who are new to it but still love it now. As an introduction to anyone who really knows nothing but would like to, this set of 4 (will there be any more?) is no better place to start.
Born in 1963 I was not considered old enough to go to the all dayers and all nighters of that time. Therefore back then I loved the music but only heard a tiny portion of it and never had the honour of entering the sacred halls themselves; Blackpool Mecca, The Torch, The Twisted Wheel and Wigan Casino. Thanks to Richard Sterling however I have enjoyed the revival and added extensively to my northern soul knowledge and collection. Now with these 4 CD's, this being the first, a further whole cornocopia of GREAT music history is opened up to everyone together with a very concise written history including photographs of old ticket stubs, the DJ's of the day and even the club goers!. The written background of the clubs and the time are clearly well researched and fascinating and most importantly the track inclusion is first rate with a varied mix of hot tracks of the day floor fillers. None of these tracks themselves are fillers however with 25 tracks of class and melody and not one dross track in sight!.
Inexpensive and well worth the investment, this collection will fill a big gap in the history of what it was all about and who were the names of the day for those who were too young to be a part of it then and those who are new to it but still love it now. As an introduction to anyone who really knows nothing but would like to, this set of 4 (will there be any more?) is no better place to start.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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Having been collecting Northern soul albums for some years now, I am constantly amazed at the sheer number of tracks out there. Here is yet another album full of fantastic dancing tunes, none of which appear on any of my other albums. Superb quality throughout, well worth the ridiculously low asking price. Look out for the other three in the series, basrd around other famous venues.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is the first of four CD's covering the Northern Soul Scene in UK which I was just too young to enjoy first hand, but I've always loved the music. Plenty of hard to come by tracks. Just wish that samples could be heard and that it was available on download like the other three albums. GREAT VALUE for anyone interested in or lucky enough to have been part of the NS Scene.
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this is really good i like all the songs on this album thinking about getting the others in this series music is raw
Published 8 months ago by J. Hammond
Value
What great value for money - bought so many of these as early 70s re-release singles. At this price it is a must have.
Published 9 months ago by Don
the best northern soul ever
Classic soul great songs for soulies old and new. would recommend this to anyone . played at my home all the time great to dance to or just to singalong to fantastic songs. Read more
Published 18 months ago by millie
solid soul
if you're a "northern soul" fan you probably have quite a few of the tracks that feature on the series of cds that comprise the "northern soul story"... Read more
Published on 9 April 2009 by reesy the ear.
The Northern Soul Story Vol 1: The Twisted Wheel
This is the best collection of Northern Soul classics I have heard on one CD. If you are into soul this is the best
Published on 1 Feb 2009 by R. D. Booth
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