The Exile's Northern Soul Corner

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Derby Tup
Derby Tup
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# FE Soulful 100 Candidate

The Voices of East Harlem - Cashing in

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K5DISsek7I
Northern Exile
Northern Exile
Nov 2021
6:15pm, 25 Nov 2021
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Northern Exile
I've been waiting for that one DT - absolutely top choice!! :-)
Dai Bank
Dai Bank
Nov 2021
3:29pm, 26 Nov 2021
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Dai Bank
Reading the Guardian just now reminded me I hadn't popped in for a while.
I've been trying to link the article as it's about Wigan casino but something keeps me from posting it.
It talks about the fact that black people attended the famous all-nighters and the run at the casino of dance competitions there were book-ended by the first and last being won by dancers who were black.
If someone with a bit more competence than me at the moment could check it out and link it I think it's worth a read.

In any of my top ten selections Curtis Mayfield and "Move on up" has to feature so I offer it up for consideration.
Dai Bank
Dai Bank
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Dai Bank
theguardian.com

Maybe I am not completely useless though why it worked now when it didn't earlier I know not as I clicked in the same way, hey-ho
Northern Exile
Northern Exile
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6:07pm, 26 Nov 2021
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Thanks for that Dai. I'll be happy to add "Move on Up" to the Top 100 list :-)
Northern Exile
Northern Exile
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This was a big 'un at Wigan. First time out here :-)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6vgMTYpdZQ


Tracks like this don't really get played nowadays
Northern Exile
Northern Exile
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6:25pm, 26 Nov 2021
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I'm not a massive fan of the so called "R 'n B" northern soul, but it occurred to me that we've had no examples here yet. Here's a couple that I do like. This first one has got real soul:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbSnQY7FdDM
Derby Tup
Derby Tup
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Derby Tup
Quite bluesy that NE. I like it
Northern Exile
Northern Exile
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This was huge about 20 years back. It was actually "discovered" via a very obscure CD that was issued in the Deep South of the US, then the singles started to surface. Imelda May did a decent cover of it a few years back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZRBCq8vLjg
Northern Exile
Northern Exile
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6:30pm, 26 Nov 2021
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Northern Exile
Just FYI, here's the Imelda May version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGrvkYt39-I

About This Thread

Maintained by Northern Exile
I thought I might indulge of my "other" passion for your entertainment :-)

Feel free to post, but please do try and keep it soulful. No funk or ska please! I maintain an off-line list of all the tracks posted, if you would like a copy please feel free to fmail me.

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