K's NORTHERN SOUL UPDATE - Northern Soul: The 150 Greatest Floorshakers in the World... Ever! (Updated Improved Remastered Expanded Super Deluxe Edition) (6CD) (2024)

K's NORTHERN SOUL UPDATE

VA - Northern Soul: The 150 Greatest Floorshakers in the World... Ever! (Updated Improved Remastered Expanded Super Deluxe Edition) [2024] (6x CDs)

I decided to revisit my Northern Soul compilation of all-time greats and expand it to 150 of the absolute best of the best, cream of the crop Northern Soul floorfillers, the tracks that most 'soulers' would want to hear and dance to at a party or an all-nighter.

These are the songs which rate highly in virtually every Northern Soul poll online, and would be an absolute blast to play in the order I've compiled them.

I've also attempted to make it as authentic as possible by beginning with what most consider to be the greatest Northern Soul track ever released; 'Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)' by Frank Wilson, in its original 1965 7" single 45 mono recording and ending the set with the three songs that became known as the '3 before 8'.

 Northern Soul is a music and dance movement that emerged in Northern England and the English Midlands in the late 1960s from the British mod scene, based on a particular style of Black American soul music, especially from the mid-1960s, with a heavy beat and fast tempo (100 bpm and above) or American soul music from northern cities such as Detroit, Chicago and others.

The northern soul movement generally eschews Motown or Motown-influenced music that has had significant mainstream commercial success. The recordings most prized by enthusiasts of the genre are usually by lesser-known artists, released only in limited numbers, often by American labels such as Vee-Jay Records, Chess Records, Brunswick Records, Ric-Tic, Gordy Records, Golden World Records (Detroit), Mirwood Records (Los Angeles), Shout Records and Okeh.

Northern Soul is associated with particular dance styles and fashions that grew out of the underground rhythm and soul scene of the late 1960s at venues such as the Twisted Wheel in Manchester. This scene and the associated dances and fashions quickly spread to other UK dancehalls and nightclubs like the Wigan Casino, Blackpool Mecca (the Highland Room), and Golden Torch (Stoke-on-Trent).

As the favoured beat became more uptempo and frantic in the early 1970s, northern soul dancing became more athletic, somewhat resembling the later dance styles of disco and break dancing. Featuring spins, flips, karate kicks and backdrops, club dancing styles were often inspired by the stage performances of touring American soul acts such as Little Anthony and the Imperials and Jackie Wilson.

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, popular northern soul records generally dated from the mid-1960s. This meant that the movement was sustained (and "new" recordings added to playlists) by prominent DJs discovering rare and previously overlooked records. Later on, certain clubs and DJs began to move away from the 1960s Motown sound and began to play newer releases with a more contemporary sound.

Young people from all over the UK regularly attended Wigan Casino to hear the latest northern soul artists and to dance. There were long queues to get in. The second dance floor, Mr M's, stayed open until 6 am and played oldies songs from a variety of DJs including Dave Evison and Steve Whittle. All-nighters generally ended with three songs that became known as the '3 before 8': "Time Will Pass You By" by Tobi Legend, "Long After Tonight Is All Over" by Jimmy Radcliffe, and "I'm on My Way" by Dean Parrish.

Wigan Casino's 500th all-nighter was held on Saturday 16 May 1981, from midnight to 8 am. Over the eight years it was open, it reputedly had over one million people through its doors.

Wigan Council owned the building and wanted to extend the nearby Civic Centre, but short of funding, it never went ahead. The club closed on 6 December 1981; that final night of Wigan Casino in its Northern soul state was DJ'd by Russ Winstanley, and the '3 before 8' were played three times consecutively at the end of the night. The crowd refused to leave; according to Winstanley, to "break this spell of hysteria", he picked a 7" at random from his box and played that. This final Wigan Casino song became one of the most famous Northern soul songs of all time, Frank Wilson's "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)".

What is the most expensive Northern Soul record ever sold?

Frank Wilson - "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" (SOUL*35019, US 7-inch 45 rpm in plain sleeve, 1965). One of two known copies of this Northern soul classic fetched over £100,000 in 2020, according to the Harborough Mail. Northern soul is a highly collectible area, based around obscure American soul singles.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_soul

Keep on Burning: The Story of Northern Soul (2012)

A fascinating and in-depth documentary on the original 1970s Northern Soul scene:

https://youtu.be/lxKrIS3n_F0?si=OvyutgxK6dHfv_-I

The Story of Northern Soul:

https://underground-england.com/the-story-of-subculture-northern-soul/

So, after considerable and extensive online research, plus my own recollections and memories, here is my personal compilation of what I consider to be the 150 best and most important tracks from the original Northern Soul era.

Many tracks have been replaced with better sounding versions, with a fair few replacements taken from the original master tapes.

This 6CD set contains many rare and extremely hard to find tracks, with a number featured in their original mono form. All tracks are the 100% original studio recordings. No later re-recordings, remixes, 'stereo enhanced' or live versions here!

Compiled as always using the very latest and highest quality digital remasters, with a considerable number of tracks sourced from the original master tapes for superior sound quality and ready for an all-nighter dance party of a lifetime!

As a very SPECIAL BONUS I have added mkv video files:

The excellent BBC4 documentary: Northern Soul - Living for the Weekend - BBC4 (2014) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04bf1lf

and the Blu-ray of the original motion picture: Northern Soul - The Film - Blu-ray (2014) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Soul_(film)

So, without further ado, here is over 6 and a half hours of... Northern Soul: The 150 Greatest Floorshakers in the World... Ever!

KTF!

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Track lists

CD01

01 Frank Wilson - Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) (Original 1965 7" Mono Single Version) 2:33

02 Dobie Gray - Out on the Floor 2:53

03 Yvonne Baker - You Didn't Say a Word 2:39

04 Al Wilson - The Snake 3:30

05 Gloria Jones - Tainted Love (Original 1965 7" Mono Single Version) 2:10

06 The Epitome of Sound - You Don't Love Me 2:39

07 James Fountain - Seven Day Lover 3:08

08 Garnet Mimms - Looking for You 2:24

09 Frankie Beverly & the Butlers - If That's What You Wanted 2:34

10 Leon Haywood - Baby Reconsider (Original 1967 Fat Fish 7" Mono Single Version) 2:23

11 Chuck Wood - Seven Days Too Long 2:18

12 Billy Butler - Right Track 2:25

13 The Salvadors - Stick by Me, Baby 2:19

14 The Tomangoes - I Really Love You 2:05

15 Tony Clarke - Landslide 2:13

16 Larry Williams and Johnny Watson - Too Late 2:25

17 Dena Barnes - If You Ever Walked Out of My Life 2:24

18 Laura Greene - Moonlight, Music and You 2:29

19 The Originals - Suspicion 3:04

20 Gloria Lynne - You Don't Have to Be a Tower of Strength (Original 1961 7" Mono Single Version) 2:13

21 Judy Street - What 2:14

22 Barbara McNair - You're Gonna Love My Baby 2:57

23 Archie Bell & the Drells - Here I Go Again 2:06

24 R. Dean Taylor - There's a Ghost in My House (Original 1967 7" Mono Single Version) 2:26

25 The Fascinations - Girls Are Out to Get You 2:06

CD02

26 The Elgins - Heaven Must Have Sent You (Original 1966 7" Mono Single Version) 2:33

27 Dobie Gray - The "In" Crowd 2:51

28 Rose Batiste - Hit and Run 2:14

29 Fontella Bass - Rescue Me 2:52

30 The Flirtations - Nothing But a Heartache (Original 1968 7" Mono Single Version) 2:42

31 Moses Smith - The Girl Across the Street (Original 1968 7" Mono Single Version) 3:04

32 Dana Valery - You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies 2:13

33 Barbara Randolph - I Got a Feeling 3:07

34 Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons - The Night (Original 1972 7" Single Version) 3:17

35 Bobby Hebb - Love, Love, Love 2:52

36 Barbara Acklin - Am I the Same Girl 3:03

37 Robert Knight - Love on a Mountain Top 2:29

38 Freda Payne - Band of Gold 2:54

39 Tami Lynn - I'm Gonna Run Away from You (Original 1965 Atlantic Records 7" Mono Single Version) 2:48

40 Linda Jones - I Just Can't Live My Life (Without You Babe) 2:29

41 The Vel-Vets - I Got to Find Me Somebody 2:19

42 Eloise Laws - Love Factory 3:23

43 Marvin Gaye - This Love Starved Heart of Mine (It's Killing Me) 2:40

44 The Dells - Run for Cover 3:02

45 J.J. Barnes - Our Love Is in the Pocket 2:43

46 Doris Troy - I'll Do Anything 2:38

47 Rita and the Tiaras - Gone With the Wind Is My Love 3:09

48 Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up (Original 1971 7" Single Edit) 2:45

49 Willie Tee - Walking Up a One Way Street 2:42

50 Rubin - You've Been Away 1:54

CD03

51 Mel Britt - She'll Come Running Back 2:18

52 The Checkerboard Squares - Double Cookin' 2:42

53 The Carstairs - It Really Hurts Me Girl 3:26

54 Jerry Williams - If You Ask Me (Because I Love You) 2:50

55 Don Thomas - Come on Train 3:15

56 The M.V.P.'s - Turnin' My Heartbeat Up 2:16

57 Sandi Sheldon - You're Gonna Make Me Love You 2:54

58 Patti & the Emblems - I'm Gonna Love You a Long, Long Time 2:14

59 Little Anthony and the Imperials - Better Use Your Head 2:49

60 Anthony Galla - In Love 2:33

61 The Casualeers - Dance, Dance, Dance 2:39

62 Roy Hamilton - Crackin' Up Over You 2:17

63 Connie Clarke - My Sugar Baby 2:43

64 The Voices of East Harlem - Cashing In 2:20

65 Ruby Andrews - Just Loving You 2:49

66 The Vibrations - 'Cause You're Mine 2:12

67 Bobby Paris - Night Owl 2:22

68 The Contours - Just a Little Misunderstanding 2:41

69 Julian Covey and the Machine - A Little Bit Hurt 2:19

70 Dee Dee Sharp - What Kind of Lady 2:48

71 Dean Courtney - I'll Always Need You 2:08

72 Alexander Patton - A Lil Lovin' Sometimes 2:22

73 Nolan Chance - Just Like the Weather 2:36

74 Luther Ingram - Exus Trek 2:36

75 Eddie Holman - I Surrender 2:04

CD04

76 Eddie Foster - I Never Knew 2:27

77 Shirley Ellis - Soul Time 2:39

78 Kim Weston - Helpless (Original 1966 7" Mono Single Version) 2:37

79 Lou Pride - I'm Com'un Home in the Morn'un 3:23

80 The Impressions - You've Been Cheatin' 2:35

81 P.P. Arnold - Everything's Gonna Be Alright 3:13

82 The Pointer Sisters - Send Him Back 2:34

83 Nolan Porter - If I Could Only Be Sure 3:21

84 Frankie Valli - You're Ready Now 2:17

85 Hoagy Lands - The Next in Line 2:31

86 The Sapphires - Gotta Have Your Love 2:14

87 Lynne Randell - Stranger in My Arms 2:32

88 Darrell Banks - Open the Door to Your Heart 2:32

89 Bob Relf - Blowing My Mind to Pieces 1:49

90 The Velvet Satins - Nothing Can Compare to You 1:52

91 Timebox - Beggin' 2:49

92 The Yum Yums - Gonna Be a Big Thing 2:27

93 Freddie Chavez - They'll Never Know Why 2:51

94 Timi Yuro - It'll Never Be Over for Me 2:55

95 The Marvelettes - I'll Keep Holding On (Original 1965 7" Mono Single Version) 2:27

96 Wayne Gibson - Under My Thumb 3:09

97 Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon - Breakin' Down the Walls of Heartache 2:36

98 The Apollas - Mr. Creator 2:38

99 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell - Ain't No Mountain High Enough (Original 1967 7" Mono Single Version) 2:29

100 Stevie Wonder - Uptight (Everything's Alright) (Original 1965 7" Mono Single Version) 2:53

CD05

101 Terry Callier - Ordinary Joe 4:13

102 Luther Ingram - Oh Baby Don't You Weep 3:04

103 George Kirby - What Can I Do 2:51

104 Bunny Sigler - Girl Don't Make Me Wait 2:20

105 Jackie Day - Before It's Too Late 2:33

106 The Contours - Baby Hit and Run 3:02

107 Major Lance - You Don't Want Me No More 2:13

108 Chubby Checker - You Just Don't Know (What You Did to Me) 2:28

109 Bobby Sheen - Dr. Love 2:21

110 Lou Johnson - Unsatisfied 2:33

111 Alice Clark - You Hit Me (Right Where It Hurt Me) 2:50

112 Brenda Holloway - Think It Over (Before You Break My Heart) (Original 1966 7" Single Version) 3:06

113 Marlena Shaw - Let's Wade in the Water 3:26

114 Spiral Starecase - More Today Than Yesterday (Original 1969 7" Mono Single Version) 2:49

115 The Sapphires - The Slow Fizz 2:25

116 Little Ann - What Should I Do 2:10

117 Debbie Dean - Why Am I Lovin' You (Original 1968 7" Mono Single Version) 2:46

118 Honey Cone - It's Better to Have Loved and Lost 2:46

119 The Embers - Watch Out Girl 2:28

120 Rose Valentine - I've Gotta Know Right Now 2:27

121 Mamie Galore - It Ain't Necessary (Original 1966 7" Mono Single Version) 2:15

122 Brenda Holloway - Just Look What You've Done (Original 1967 7" Mono Single Version) 2:54

123 Kim Weston - You Can Do It 3:04

124 Alfreda Brockington - Your Love Has Got Me Chained and Bound 2:34

125 Eddie Floyd - Big Bird 2:58

CD06

126 Earl Jackson - Soul Self Satisfaction 2:24

127 The Spellbinders - Help Me (Get Myself Back Together Again) 2:23

128 The Younghearts - A Little Togetherness 2:56

129 Evie Sands - Picture Me Gone 3:16

130 Tammi Terrell - All I Do Is Think About You 2:59

131 Etta James - Seven Day Fool 2:59

132 The Velvelettes - These Things Will Keep Me Loving You 2:26

133 Frances Nero - Keep on Loving Me (Original 1966 7" Mono Single Version) 2:35

134 Chris Clark - I Want to Go Back There Again (Original 1967 V.I.P. 7" Mono Single Version) 2:41

135 The Ivories - Please Stay 2:29

136 Christine Cooper - Heartaches Away My Boy 2:40

137 Gloria Jones - Come Go with Me 1:51

138 Mary Love - Lay This Burden Down 2:35

139 The Blossoms - That's When the Tears Start 2:21

140 Honey & the Bees - Love Addict 2:43

141 The Poets - She Blew a Good Thing 2:45

142 Joy Lovejoy - In Orbit 2:22

143 Donnie Elbert - A Little Piece of Leather 2:41

144 Maxine Brown - It's Torture 2:32

145 Betty Everett - Getting Mighty Crowded 2:07

146 The Javells feat. Nosmo King - Goodbye Nothing to Say 2:45

147 Ray Pollard - The Drifter 2:59

148 Tobi Legend - Time Will Pass You By 3:03

149 Jimmy Radcliffe - Long After Tonight Is All Over 2:38

150 Dean Parrish - I'm on My Way 2:42

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