Tag: Northern Soul
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Newly rediscovered Northern Soul gem off 7″ – I Heard You Were Ill (So I Brought You Grapes)
I discovered this old Northern Soul gem on ‘Shoot the Piano Player’ records down the charity shop – who knew that Marvin Gaye and Mayer Hawthorne ripped this poor guy off? I ripped it from the original 7″ in glorious original mono just for y’all. Marvin Hawthorne – I Heard You Were Ill (So I…
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The Best Disco in the World (and it didn’t play Disco)
Those B-boys and DJs should look on in awe to the moves and scenes in this 1977 Granada documentary – for in the late 60’s and 70’s at places like Wigan Casino kids were getting down and dancing amazing moves (some of which are seen now as b-boy breakdancing staples) all night without alcohol and…
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Best mix ever?
Well the legend that is Greg Wilson is well known, but with the Music Played In Discotheques mix he had me at Chairmen of the Board and George McCrae’s woefully underloved ‘Rock Your Baby’ showing his true 70’s northern soul credentials! The idea was to use tracks from 1972-75 for the Tate Gallery in Liverpool,…
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Radio Clash 78: Southern Summer, Northern Soul
Heatwave! Well maybe there was a heatwave, it’s gone now but this show was inspired by the longest day of the summer and the hottest June 12th on record in the UK. Dunno where it’s gone now…what that the summer? Wash those Summertime Blues right out of your hair Notes: https://media.blubrry.com/radioclash/www.radioclash.com/show-archive/rc_078.mp3Podcast: Play in new window…
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Radio Clash Show 36: Banana Heatwave!
It’s a distinctly un-British 30 degrees heatwave, I’ve got voicemails not letters from am-er-ic-aaaa, it’s all gone a bit norfern soul, islamophobia in Finchley Road, some press (WHORE!) and a brandy spanking new sparkly Beatles mix #3… what more can you want? (well less DISTORTION cos I recorded this TOO LOUD might be good, but…