El Northern Soul es una corriente musical y de baile que surgió en el Reino Unido, inicialmente en el norte de Inglaterra, a finales de la década de los sesenta. El Northern Soul principalmente consiste en el particular sonido soul negro con ritmo pronunciado y tempo alto de mediados de los años sesenta de la Tamla Motown. El movimiento Northern Soul, sin embargo, evita relacionarse con el éxito masivo de la música de la Motown o la influenciada por esta. Los discos más preciados por los entusiastas del genero suelen ser los de artistas menos conocidos y que fueron editados originalmente en un número limitado de copias, generalmente por pequeños sellos locales de Estados Unidos tales como Ric-Tic y Golden World (ambas de Detroit), Mirwood (de Los Angeles, California) o Shout y Okeh Records.
El Northern Soul también ha sido asociado con modas y estilos de baile propios de la escena emergente rhythm & soul de finales de los años sesenta, en salas como Twisted Wheel en Manchester. Esta escena (y la moda y bailes asociados a ella) rapidamente se esparcieron a otras salas y clubs nocturnos del resto del Reino Unido como el Catacombs en Wolverhampton, el Highland Rooms en Blackpool Mecca, Golden Torch en Stoke-on-Trent y Wigan Casino. Como el ritmo preferido por la gente cada vez tenía un tempo más elevado y era más frenético a comienzos de los años 1970 los bailes comenzaron a ser más atléticos, mezclando otros estilos de baile derivados de la música disco y el brake dance, incluyendo vueltas, giros, patadas de karate y piruetas. Los pasos de baile fueron comúnmente inspirados por las actuaciones de artistas norteamericanos de soul como Little Anthony & The Imperials y Jackie Wilson.
Actualmente y tras la desaparición de muchos clubs que dieron origen a estas sesiones musicales, el término ha pasado a etiquetar a los temas Soul de los 60 que pueden considerarse como raros, oldies (antiguos) e incluso "Floorstompers" (que podríamos traducir como "rompe pistas -de baile-"). También se le incluyen otros ritmos de la música negra afroamericana como variantes del Reggae tipo Rocksteady y aquellos singles que le ofrecían compañías musicales como BlueBeat con una gran importación de música jamaiquina; variantes que si bien le aportan una característica diferenciadora no suponen una ruptura con la tradición Soul.
Los jóvenes adscritos al movimiento cultural mod en países como España en los últimos años están prestando especial atención a gran parte de la música que se escuchaba en este movimiento, pese a que en otros países como Inglaterra la escena mod y la escena Northern Soul son dos escenas muy diferenciadas.
1. Frank Wilson – Do I Love You (Indeed I Do) (Soul)
2. Dobie Gray– Out On the Floor (Charger)
3. Yvonne Baker – You Didn’t Say a Word (Parkway)
4. Al Wilson – The Snake (Soul City)
5. Jimmy Radcliffe – Long After Tonight is All Over (Musicor)
6. James Fountain – Seven Day Lover (Peachtree)
7. Epitome of Sound – You Don’t Love Me (Sandbag)
8. Garnet Mimms – Looking for You (United Artists)
9. Frankie Beverly & the Butlers – If That’s What You Wanted (Sassy/Gamble)
10. Chuck Wood – Seven Days Too Long (Roulette)
11. Billy Butler – The Right Track (Okeh)
12. Salvadors – Stick by Me Baby (Wise World)
13. Tomangoes – I Really Love You (Washpan)
14. Tobi Legend – Time Will Pass You By (Amy)
15. Tony Clarke – Landslide (Chess)
16. Larry Williams & Johnny Watson – Too Late (Okeh)
17. Dana Valery – You Don’t Know Where Your Interest Lies (Columbia)
18. Willie Tee – Walking Up a One Way Street (Nola)
19. Dena Barnes – If You Ever Walk Out of My Life (Inferno)
20. R. Dean Taylor – There’s a Ghost in My House (V.I.P.)
21. Archie Bell & the Drells – Here I Go Again (Atlantic)
22. Rose Batiste – Hit & Run (Revilot)
23. Judy Street – What (Strider)
24. Gloria Jones – Tainted Love (Champion)
25. Moses Smith – Girl Across the Street (Dionn)
26. Barbara McNair – You’re Gonna Love My Baby (Motown)
27. Rubin – You’ve Been Away (Kapp)
28. Mel Britt – She’ll Come Running Back (FIP)
29. Checkerboard Squares – Double Cookin’ (Villa)
30. Carstairs – It Really Hurts Me Girl (Red Coach)
31. Jerry Williams – If You Ask Me (Calla)
32. Lou Johnson – Unsatisfied (Big Top)
33. JJ Barnes – Our Love is in the Pocket (Revilot)
34. Don Thomas – Come on Train (NUVJ)
35. MVPs – Turnin’ My Heartbeat Up (Buddah)
36. Sandi Sheldon – You’re Gonna Make Me Love You (Okeh)
37. Vel-vets – I Got to Find Me Somebody (20th Century)
38. Patti & the Emblems – I’m Gonna Love You a Long, Long Time (Kapp)
39. Little Anthony & the Imperials – Better Use Your Head (Veep)
40. Casualeers – Dance, Dance, Dance (Roulette)
41. Jack Montgomery – Dearly Beloved (Scepter)
42. Roy Hamilton – Crackin’ Up Over You (RCA Victor)
43. Connie Clark – My Sugar Baby (Joker)
44. Voices If East Harlem – Cashing In (Just Sunshine)
45. Dee Clark – That’s My Girl (Constellation)
46. Bobby Hutton – Lend a Hand (ABC)
47. Ruby Andrews – Just Loving You (Zodiac)
48. Vibrations – Cause You’re Mine (Okeh)
49. Julian Covey – A Little Bit Hurt (Island)
50. Dee Dee Sharp – What Kind of Lady (Gamble)
51. Alexander Patten – A Lil’ Lovin’ Sometimes (Capitol)
52. Chubby Checker – You Just Don’t Know (What You Do to Me) (Parkway)
53. Nolan Chance – Just Like the Weather (Constellation)
54. Bobby Paris – Night Owl (Cameo)
55. Doni Burdick – Bari Track (Sound Impression)
56. Dean Courtney – I’ll Always Need You (RCA Victor)
57. Larry Clinton – She’s Wanted (Dynamo)
58. Lou Ragland – I Travel Alone (Amy)
59. Freddie Chavez – They’ll Never Know Why (Look)
60. Seven Souls – I Still Love You (Okeh)
61. Dean Parrish – I’m On My Way (Laurie)
62. Contours – Baby Hit & Run (Tamla Motown)
63. Darrell Banks – Open the Door to Your Heart (Revilot)
64. Detroit Spinners – I’ll Always Love You (Motown)
65. Tami Lynn – I’m Gonna Run Away from You (Atco)
66. Major Lance – You Don’t Want Me No More (Okeh)
67. Bobby Hebb – Love, Love, Love (Philips)
68. Bob Relf – Blowing My Mind to Pieces (Trans-American)
69. Drifters – You Got to Pay Your Dues (Atlantic)
70. Invitations – Skiing in the Snow (Dynovoice)
71. Poets – She Blew a Good Thing (Symbol)
72. Joy Lovejoy – In Orbit (Chess)
73. Lynne Randell – Stranger in My Arms (Epic)
74. Velvet Satins – Nothing Can Compare to You (General American)
75. Shane Martin – I Need You (Epic)
76. Tams – Hey Girl Don’t Bother Me (ABC Paramount)
77. Lou Pride – I’m Comun’ Home in the Mountain (Suemi)
78. Paul Anka – I Can’t Help Lovin’ You (RCA Victor)
79. Four Perfections – I’m Not Strong Enough (Party Time)
80. Prophets/The Creation – I Got the Fever (Smash/Eric)
81. Coasters – Crazy Baby (Atco)
82. Christine Cooper – Heartaches Away My Boy (Parkway)
83. Impressions – You’ve Been Cheatin’ (ABC Paramount)
84. Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes – Get Out (Landa)
85. Dells – Run for Cover (Chess)
86. Fascinations – Girls are Out to Get You (Mayfield)
87. Eddie Foster – I Never Knew (In)
88. Van Dykes – Save My Love for a Rainy Day (Mala)
89. Pointer Sisters – Send Him Back (Atlantic)
90. Yum Yums – Gonna Be a Big Thing (ABC Paramount)
91. Nolan Porter – If I Could Only Be Sure (ABC)
92. Hoagy Lands – Next Line (Laurie)
93. Lainie Hill – Time Marches On (New Voice) (£300)
94. Bobby Paris – I Walked Away (Capitol)
95. Spyder Turner – I Can’t Make It Anymore (MGM)
96. Frankie Valli – You’re Ready Now (Smash)
97. Earl Wright – Thumb a Ride (Capitol)
98. Sapphires – Gotta Have Your Love (ABC Paramount)
99. Michael & Raymond – Man Without a Woman (RCA Victor)
100. Millie Jackson – My Man is a Sweet Man (Spring)
101. Bobby Freeman – I’ll Never Fall in Love Again (Autumn)
102. Poppies – There’s a Pain in My Heart (Epic)
103. Jackie Edwards – I Feel So Bad (Island)
104. San Remo Golden Strings – Festival Time (Ric-Tic/Gordy)
105. Spellbinders – Help Me (Get Myself Back Together Again) (Columbia)
106. Gloria Jones – Come Go With Me (Uptown)
107. 7th Avenue Aviators/Frankie Karl & the Chevrons – You Should O’ Held On (Congress/Philtown)
108. Marie Knight – That’s No Way to Treat a Girl (Musicor)
109. Edwin Starr – Agent Double O Soul (Ric-Tic)
110. Valentinos – Sweeter Than the Day Before (Chess)
111. Ike & Tina Turner – Dust My Broom (Tangerine)
112. JJ Barnes – Real Humdinger (Ric-Tic)
113. Beverly Ann – You’ve Got Your Mind On Other Things (RCA Victor)
114. Charades – Key to My Happiness (MGM)
115. Billy Woods – Let Me Make You Happy (Sussex)
116. Richard Temple – That Beatin’ Rhythm (Mirwood)
117. Otis Smith – Let Her Go (Perception)
118. Jon & the Wierdest – Can’t Get Over These Memories (Tie)
119. Willie Mitchell – The Champion EP (Hi)
120. Superlatives – I Still Love You (Uptite)
121. Exciters – Reaching for the Best (20th Century)
122. Father’s Angels – Bok to Bach (MGM)
123. Mickie Champion – What Good Am I? (Musette)
124. Barbara Mills – Queen of Fools (Hickory)
125. Mary Love – You Turned My Bitter Into Sweet (Modern)
126. Professionals – That’s Why I Love You (Groove City)
127. Majestics – I Love Her So Much (It Hurts Me) (Linda)
128. Stanley Mitchell – Get It Baby (Dynamo)
129. Morris Chestnut – Too Darn Soulful (Amy)
130. Inez & Charlie Foxx – Tightrope (Dynamo)
131. Johnny Bragg – They’re Talking About Me (Elbejay)
132. Frankie & the Classicals – What Shall I Do? (Calla)
133. King, Solomon/Levi Jackson – This Beautiful Day (Columbia)
134. Mistura, featuring Lloyd Michels – The Flasher (Fusion)
135. Reflections – Like Adam & Eve (Paramount)
136. Darrell Banks – Somebody (Somewhere) Needs You (Revilot)
137. Eloise Laws – Love Factory (Music Merchant)
138. Shakers – One Wonderful Moment (ABC)
139. Jackie Beavers – I Need My Baby (Revilot)
140. Bernie Williams – Ever Again (Bell)
141. De-Lites – Lover (Cuppy)
142. Apollas – Mr Creator (Warner Brothers)
143. Incredibles – There is Nothing Else to Say (Audio Arts)
144. Lenny Curtis – Nothing Can Help You Now (End)
145. Gene Chandler – There Was a Time (Brunswick)
146. Detroit Executives – Cool Off (Pameline)
147. Jimmy James – A Man Like Me (Stateside)
148. Dean Parrish – Determination (Boom)
149. Al Wilson – Help Me (Wand)
150. Bill Black’s Combo – Little Queenie (Hi)
151. David & the Giants – Superlove (Crazy Horse)
152. Johnny Caswell – You Don’t Love Me Anymore (Decca)
153. Holly St James – That’s Not Love (ABC Paramount)
154. Tempos – Countdown (Here I Come) (Canterbury)
155. Ramsey Lewis – Wade in the Water (Chess)
156. Adam’s Apples – Don’t Take It Out on This World (Brunswick)
157. James & Bobby Purify – Shake a Tail Feather (Bell)
158. Little Carl Carlton – Competition Ain’t Nothin’ (Back Beat)
159. Dynamics – Yes I Love You Baby (Top Ten)
160. Edward & the Arabians Hamilton – Baby Don’t You Weep (Mary Jane)
161. Major Harris – Call Me Tomorrow (Okeh)
162. Duke Browner – Crying Over You (Impact)
163. Fuller Brothers – Time’s a Wasting (Soul Clock)
164. Mel Williams – Can It Be Me (Modern)
165. April Stevens – Wanting You (MGM)
166. Jodi Mathis – Don’t You Care Any More (Capitol)
167. Exciters – Blowing Up My Mind (RCA Victor)
168. Doris Troy – I’ll Do Anything (Calla Issue)
169. Luther Ingram – Exus Trek/If It’s All the Same to You (HIB)
170. Invitations – What’s Wrong with Me Baby (Dynovoice)
171. Nancy Wilson – End of Our Love (Capitol)
172. JJ Barnes – Please Let Me In (Ric-Tic)
173. Willie Kendrick – Change Your Ways (RCA Victor)
174. Patti Austin – Take Away the Pain Stain (Coral)
175. Leon Heywood – Baby Reconsider (Fat Fish)
176. Soul Twins – Quick Change Artist (Karen)
177. NF Porter – Keep On Keeping On (Lizard)
178. Lee David – Temptation is Calling My Name (Columbia)
179. Volcanos – (It’s Against) The Laws of Love (Arctic)
180. Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up (Curtom)
181. Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons – The Night (Mowest)
182. Skip Mahoney – Janice (Don’t Be So Blind to Love) (Salsoul)
183. Sam Ward – Sister Lee (Groove City)
184. Art Freeman – Slippin’ Around with You (Fame)
185. Ronnie McNeir – Sitting in My Class/Isn’t She a Pretty Girl (Deto)
186. Tony & Tyrone – Please Operator (Atlantic)
187. Rita Dacosta – Don’t Bring Me Down (Pandora/Mohawk)
188. Vibrating Vibrations – Surprise Party for Baby (Neptune)
189. Jimmy Burns – I Really Love You (Erica)
190. Laura Lee – To Win Your Heart (Ric-Tic)
191. Donnie Elbert – A Little Piece of Leather (Gateway)
192. Earl Van Dyke & the Motown Brass – Six by Six (Soul)
193. Saxie Russell – Psychedelic Soul (Thomas)
194. Kenny Bernard – What Love Brings (Pye)
195. Brenda Holloway – Reconsider (Motown - White Label)
196. Jimmy Thomas – The Beautiful Night (Parlophone)
197. Wayne Gibson – Under My Thumb (Columbia)
198. Anderson Brothers – I Can See Him Loving You (GSF)
199. Towanda Barnes – You Don’t Mean It (A&M)
200. Dottie Cambridge – Cry Your Eyes Out (MGM)
201. Manifesto – A Case of Tyme (Legend)
202. George Carrow – Angel Baby (Don’t You Ever Leave Me) (Columbia)
203. Frankie & Johnny – I’ll Hold You (Decca)
204. Shawn Robinson – My Dear Heart (Minit)
205. Dramatics – Inky Dinky Wang Dang Do (Wingate)
206. Alice Clark – You Hit Me (Right Where It Hurt Me) (Warner Brothers)
207. Johnny ‘Soul’ Clark – (Come On & Be My) Sweet Darlin’ (Soul Hawk)
208. John E Paul – I Wanna Know (Decca)
209. Gil Scott-Heron – The Bottle (Strata East)
210. Eula Cooper – Let Our Love Grow Higher (Super Sound)
211. Contours – Just a Little Misunderstanding (Gordy)
212. Derek & Ray – Interplay (RCA Victor)
213. Arin Demain – Silent Treatment (Blue Star)
214. Flamingos – Boogaloo Party (Philips)
215. Sam Fletcher – I’d Think It Over (Tollie)
216. Marlena Shaw – Let’s Wade in the Water (Chess)
217. Lenis Guess – Just Ask Me (SPQR/LeGrand)
218. Lee Roye – Tears (Nothing But Tears) (Decca)
219. Melba Moore – Magic Touch (Kent Anniversary Special)
220. Little Richie – Just Another Heartache (Sound Stage 7)
221. Rufus Lumley – I’m Standing (Holton)
222. Magnetics – Lady in Green (Bonnie)
223. Cashmeres – Show Stopper (Hem)
224. Mylestones– The Joker (Andre)
225. Prince Phillip Mitchell – I’m So Happy (Atlantic)
226. Tony Middleton – Paris Blues (Amy)
227. Ernest Mosley – Stubborn Heart (La-Cindy)
228. Mr Flood’s Party – Compared to What (GM)
229. Mr Soul/Al Scott – What Happened to Yesterday? (Genuine)
230. Hesitations – I’m Not Built That Way (Kapp)
231. Billy Prophet – What Can I Do? (Sue)
232. Little Joe Roman – When You’re Lonesome (Come On Home) (Tuff)
233. James Bounty – Prove Yourself a Lady (Compass)
234. Johnny Sayles – I Can’t Get Enough (St Lawrence)
235. Sam & Kitty – I’ve Got Something Good (Four Brothers)
236. Bobby Sheen – Something New to Do (Warner Brothers)
237. Spiral Starecase – More Today Than Yesterday (Columbia)
238. Soul Brothers Six – I’ll Be Loving You (Atlantic)
239. Originals – Suspicion/Baby Have Mercy on Me (Motown – acetate)
240. Fantastic Johnny C – Don’t Depend on Me (Phil-LA-of-Soul)
241. Flirtations – Stronger Than Her Love (Festival)
242. Natural Four – I Thought You Were Mine (ABC)
243. Fi-Dels – Try a Little Harder (Keymen)
244. Joe Tex – Under Your Powerful Love (Dial)
245. Skullsnaps – I’m Your Pimp (GSF)
246. Ila Vann – Can’t Help Lovin’ That Man of Mine (Roulette)
247. Carl Douglas – Serving a Sentence of Life (United Artists)
248. Herb Ward – Honest to Goodness (RCA)
249. Johnny Wyatt – This Thing Called Love (Bronco)
250. Doug Banks – I Just Kept on Dancing (Argo)
251. Sapphires – Slow Fizz (ABC)
252. Terry Callier – Look at Me Now (Cadet)
253. Jeanette Harper – Put Me in Your Pocket (20th Century)
254. Jason Knight – Our Love is Getting Stronger (Pye)
255. Tony Hestor – Down in the Dumps (Goldmine)
256. Alfie Davison – Love is a Serious Business (Mercury)
257. Jeanette Williams – All of a Sudden (Back Beat)
258. Jo Armstead – I Feel an Urge Coming On (Giant)
259. JoAnn Courcy – I Got the Power (Twirl)
260. Eddie & Ernie – I Can’t Do It (I Just Can’t Leave You) (Eastern)
261. Betty Boo – Say It Isn’t So (Grapevine)
262. Roscoe Shelton – Running for My Life (Sound Stage 7)
263. Maurice Williams – Being Without You (Deesu)
264. Spencer Wiggins – Let’s Talk It Over (Soul Series)
265. Nomads – Somethin’s Bad (Mo-Groov)
266. Terrible Tom – We Were Made for Each Other (Maverick)
267. James Carr – That’s What I Want to Know (Goldwax)
268. Kelly Garrett – Love’s the Only Answer (Smash)
269. Parliaments – Don’t Be Sore at Me (Revilot)
270. Candi Staton – Now You’ve Got the Upper Hand (Unity)
271. Edmund Jr, Lada – The Larue (Decca)
272. Robbie Lawson – Burning Sensation (Kyser)
273. Collins & Collins – Top of the Stars (A&M)
274. Reparta & the Delrons – Panic (Mala)
275. Benny Troy – I Wanna Give You Tomorrow (De-Lite)
276. Thelma Houston – Baby Mine (Capitol)
277. Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels – Breakout (New Voice)
278. Shirelles – Last Minute Miracle (Scepter)
279. Porgy & the Monarchs – My Heart Cries for You (Musicor)
280. Daybreak – I Need Love (PAP)
281. Eddie Parker – Love You Baby (Ashford)
282. Righteous Brothers Band – Rat Race (Verve)
283. Butlers with Frankie Beverly – Because of My Heart (Rouser)
284. Herb Johnson & the Impacts – I’m So Glad (Toxsan)
285. Jackie Lee – Darkest Days (ABC)
286. Helen Shapiro – Stop & You’ll Always Be There (Columbia)
287. Shalimars – Stop & Take a Look at Yourself (Verve)
288. Louise Lewis Miss LL – Oo Wee I’ll Let It Be You Babe (Skyway)
289. Younghearts – A Little Togetherness (Canterbury)
290. Steve Karmen Band featuring Jimmy Radcliffe – Breakaway (United Artists)
291. Chandlers – Your Love Makes Me Lonely (Col-Soul)
292. Lollipops – Loving Good Feeling (Impact)
293. Linda Lyndell – Bring Your Love Back To Me (Volt)
294. United Four – She’s Putting You On (Harthon)
295. Bobbie Smith – Walk On Into My Heart (American Arts)
296. Bob & Earl Band – My Little Girl (instrumental) (Jay Boy)
297. August & Deneen – We Go Together (ABC)
298. Ben Aiken – Satisfied (Loma)
299. Larry/L Allen – Can’t We Talk It Over (Green Dolphin)
300. Montclairs – Hung Up On Your Love (Paula)
301. Jay Traynor – Up & Over (ABC)
302. Little Ann – What Should I Do (Kent)
303. Lee Andrews & the Hearts – I’ve Had It (Crimson)
304. Jay & the Techniques – Apples, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie (Smash)
305. Tamala Lewis – You Won’t Say Nothing (Marton)
306. Muriel Day – Nine Times Out of Ten (Page One)
307. Adventurers – Easy Baby (Compass)
308. Gems – I’ll Be There (Riverside)
309. Joey Heatherton – When You Called Me Baby (Decca)
310. Earl Grant – Hide Nor Hair (Decca)
311. Al Kent – You Got to Pay the Price (Ric-Tic)
312. Eddie Bishop – Call Me (Paramount)
313. Johnny Jones & the King Casuals – Purple Haze (Brunswick)
314. World Column – So Is the Sun (Tower)
315. Lillie Bryant – Meet Me Halfway (Tay-Ster)
316. Servicemen – Need a Helping Hand (Wind-Hit)
317. Embers – Watch Out Girl (MGM)
318. Dean Courtney – Love, You Just Can’t Walk Away (MGM)
319. Cooperettes – Shing a Ling (Brunswick)
320. Gene Chandler – I Can Take Care of Myself (Constellation)
321. Fred Hughes – Baby Boy (Brunswick)
322. Malibus – Gee Baby (I Love You) (Sure-Shot)
323. Jades – I’m Where It’s At (Nite Life)
324. Inspirations – No One Else Can Take Your Place (Breakthrough)
325. Clare Ward – Right Direction (Verve)
326. Chapter Five – You Can’t Mean It (CBS)
327. E Rodney Jones – R & B Time (Part 1) (Tuff/Karisma)
328. Johnny Moore – Walk Like a Man (Date)
329. Sweet Things – I’m In a World of Trouble (Date)
330. Andrea Henry – I Need You Like a Baby (MGM)
331. Artistics – I’m Gonna Miss You (Brunswick)
332. Ivorys – Please Stay (Despenza/Wand)
333. Chaumonts – I Need Your Love (Caravelle)
334. Little Anthony & the Imperials – Gonna Fix You Good (Veep)
335. Ad-Libs – Nothing Worse Than Being Alone (Share)
336. Frances Nero – Keep on Loving Me (Soul)
337. Del-Larks – Job Opening (Queen City)
338. Jerry Cook – I Hurt On the Other Side (Capitol)
339. Chuck Jackson – These Chains of Love (Are Breaking Me Down) (Wand)
340. Don Varner – Tear Stained Face (Quinvy)
341. Valentines – Breakaway (Sound Stage 7)
342. Leslie Uggams – Love is a Good Foundation (Sonday)
343. Triumphs – Walkin’ the Duck (Verve)
344. George Kirby – What Can I Do (Cadet)
345. Flame N King & the Bold Ones – Ho Happy Day (NYCS)
346. Tommy Navarro – I Cried My Life Away (Dejac)
347. Paul Kelly – Chills & Fever (Lloyd)
348. Tamiko Jones – I’m Spellbound (Golden World)
349. Emanuel Laskey – I’m a Peace Loving Man (Thelma)
350. Barbara Lewis – I Remember the Feeling (Atlantic)
351. Marke (Chris) Jackson – I’ll Never Forget You (Jamie)
352. Ann Perry – That’s the Way He Is (Theoda)
353. Platters – Washed Ashore (On a Lonely Island in the Sea) (Musicor)
354. Instrumental (Ronnie & Robyn) – Sidra’s Theme (Sidra)
355. Newbeats – Run Baby Run (Hickory)
356. Kenny Smith – Lord, What’s Happening to Your People (Goldspot/GAR)
357. Sons of Moses – Soul Symphony (Soft/Coral)
358. Little Hank – Mister Bang Bang Man (Sound Stage 7)
359. Youth Opportunity Programme/Jimmy Fraser – Of Hopes & Dreams & Tombstones (Columbia)
360. Gene & Barbara Acklin Chandler – From the Teacher to the Preacher (Brunswick)
361. Triumphs – I’m Coming to Your Rescue (Okeh)
362. Danny & the Kindred Soul Wagner – I Lost a True Love (Imperial)
363. Will & Will Power Collins – Is There Anything I Can Do? (Bareback)
364. Greg Perry – It Takes Heart (Alfa)
365. Bobby Paris – Per-son-ally (Tetragamatton)
366. Youngblood Smith – You Can Split (Verve)
367. Jimmy Raye – Philly Dog Around the World (KKC)
368. Ray Pollard – The Drifter (United Artists)
369. Willie Mitchell – That Driving Beat (Hi)
370. James Colt – Black Power (Phoof)
371. Furys – I’m Satisfied with You (Keymen)
372. Reggie Garner – Hot Line (Capitol)
373. Jock Mitchell – Not a Chance in a Million (Impact)
374. Howard Guyton – I Watched You Slowly Slip Away (Verve)
375. Millie Jackson – A House for Sale (Spring)
376. Total Eclipses – 6 O’Clock (from LP) (Imperial)
377. Eddie Holman – Where I’m Not Wanted/Hurt (Goldmine)
378. Jackie Lee – Do the Temptation Walk (Mirwood)
379. Pat Lewis – No One to Love (Solid Hit)
380. Betty Everett – Getting Mighty Crowded (Vee Jay)
381. Sandy Wynns – A Touch of Venus (Champion/Doc)
382. Showmen – Our Love Will Grow (Swan)
383. High Keys – Living a Lie (Verve)
384. Velvet Hammer – Happy (Soozi)
385. David & the Giants – Ten Miles High (Crazy Horse)
386. Homer Banks – Hooked by Love (Minit)
387. Joe Hicks – Don’t It Make You Feel Funky (AGC)
388. Mamie Galore – It Ain’t Necessary (St Lawrence)
389. Junior Walker & the All Stars – Tune Up (Soul)
390. Wynder K Frog – Green Door (Island)
391. Roger Hatcher – Sweetest Girl in the World (Excello)
392. Lorraine Chandler – I Can’t Change (RCA Victor)
393. Masqueraders – Do You Love Me Baby? (Wand)
394. Charmaines – Eternally (Date)
395. Vickie Baines – Country Girl (Parkway)
396. Bobby Goldsboro – Too Many People (United Artists)
397. Lou Edwards – Talkin’ ‘Bout Poor Folks (Thinking ‘Bout My Folks) (Columbia)
398. O’Jays – I Dig Your Act (Bell)
399. Empires – You’re On Top Girl (Candi)
400. Gene McDaniels – Walk With a Winner (Liberty)
401. People’s Choice – Savin’ My Lovin’ for You (Palmer)
402. Sheila Anthony – Livin’ in Love (Buttercup)
403. Mickey Lee Lane – Hey Sah-Lo-Ney (Swan)
404. Gladys Knight & the Pips – Just Walk in My Shoes (Soul)
405. Carla Thomas – I’ll Never Stop Loving You (Kent)
406. Edwin Starr – I Have Faith in You (Ric-Tic)
407. Butch Baker – The Fat Man/Bat Man at the Go-Go (St Lawrence)
408. Pookie Hudson – This Gets to Me (Jamie)
409. Baltimore & Ohio Marching Band – Condition Red (Jubilee)
410. Maxine Brown – It’s Torture (Kent)
411. James Barnett – Keep On Talking (Fame)
412. Jimmy Holiday & Clydie King – Ready Willing & Able (Minit)
413. Robert Banks – A Mighty Good Way (Verve)
414. Ambers – Potion of Love (Smash)
415. Carol Anderson – Sad Girl (Fee)
416. Mylestones – Sexy Lady (Hawk Sound)
417. Joe Matthews – Ain’t Nothing You Can Do (Kool Kat)
418. Gene Toones – What More Do You Want (Simco)
419. Melvin Davis – Find a Quiet Place (Wheel City)
420. Du-ettes – Every Beat of My Heart (Mar-V-Lus)
421. Al Kent – Way You Been Acting Lately (Ric-Tic)
422. Imaginations – Strange Neighbourhood (Fraternity)
423. Johnny Maestro – I’m Stepping Out of the Picture (Scepter)
424. Nosmo King/The Javells - Goodbye Nothing to Say (Pye)
425. Supremes – He’s All I Got (Motown)
426. Kiki Dee – On a Magic Carpet Ride (Fontana)
427. Len Jewell – Bettin’ On Love (Fontana/Teri-De)
428. Phil Coulter – A Good Thing Going (Columbia)
429. Cindy Scott – I Love You Baby (Veep)
430. Gene Chandler – Mr Big Shot (Constellation)
431. Cairos – Stop Overlooking Me (Shrine)
432. Buster & Eddie – Can’t Be Still (Class)
433. Eddie Daye & the Four Bars – Guess Who Loves You (Shrine)
434. Patrice Holloway – Love & Desire (Capitol)
435. Clifford Curry – I Can’t Get Hold of Myself (Elf)
436. Little Richard – I Don’t Want to Discuss It (Okeh)
437. Debonairs – Lovin’ You Takes all of My Time (Solid Hit)
438. Marvin Gaye – Love Starved Heart (Tamla)
439. Martha Reeves & the Vandellas – One Way Out (Gordy)
440. Brice Coefield – Ain’t That Right (Omen)
441. Bobby Sheen – Dr Love (Capitol)
442. Gary Lewis & the Playboys – My Heart’s Symphony (Liberty)
443. Burning Bush – Keeps on Burning (Mercury)
444. Ascots – Another Day (Mir-A-Don)
445. Chuck Jackson – Hand It Over (Wand)
446. Bobby Patterson – My Baby’s Coming Back to Me (Jetstar)
447. Bits’N Pieces – Keep on Running Away (Nasco)
448. Holden, Ron – I’ll Forgive & Forget (Challenge)
449. Linda Jones – I Just Can’t Live My Life (Without You Babe) (Warner Brothers)
450. Jewels – We Got Togetherness (MGM)
451. Willie Hutch – The Duck/Love Runs Out (Dunhill)
452. Ann Sexton – You’ve Been Gone Too Long (Impel/Seventy 7)
453. Kim Weston – Helpless (Gordy)
454. Bobby Kline – Say Something Nice to Me (MB)
455. Don Gardner – Cheatin Kind (Sedgrick)
456. Roger Collins – You Sexy Sugar Plum (Fantasy)
457. Commodores – The Zoo (The Human Zoo) (Mowest)
458. Human Beinz – Nobody But Me (Capitol)
459. Jimmy Mack – My World is on Fire (Palmer)
460. Velvelettes – These Things Will Keep Me Loving You (Soul)
461. Chubby Checker – At the Discotheque (Cameo)
462. Johnny Hampton – Not My Girl (Dotty’s)
463. Larry Houston – Let’s Spend Some Time Together (HFMP)
464. Isley Brothers – Tell Me It’s Just a Rumour (Tamla Motown)
465. Maxine Brown – One in a Million (Wand)
466. Barbara Randolph – I Got a Feeling (Soul)
467. Madelaine Bell – Picture Me Gone (Mod)
468. PP Arnold – Everything’s Gonna Be Alright (Immediate)
469. Shirley Ellis – Soul Time (Columbia)
470. Richard ‘Popcorn’ Wylie – Rosemary What Happened (Karen)
471. Joe Tex – Show Me (Dial)
472. Bunny Sigler – Let the Good Times Roll & Feel So Good (Parkway)
473. Sherrys – Put Your Loving Arms Around Me (Hot)
474. Silhouettes – Not Me Baby (Goodway)
475. Marvellettes – I’ll Keep Holding On (Tamla)
476. Al Williams – I Am Nothing (Palmer/La Beat)
477. Thelma Lindsey – Prepared to Love You (Magic City)
478. Toni Basil – Breakaway (A&M)
479. Edwin Starr – My Weakness is You (Gordy)
480. Velours – I’m Gonna Change (MGM)
481. Tymes – What Would I Do? (MGM)
482. Nancy Ames – I Don’t Want to Talk About It (Epic)
483. Ray Merrell – Tears of Joy (Jay Boy)
484. Tony Middleton – To the Ends of the Earth (MGM)
485. Eddie Parker – I’m Gone (Awake)
486. Metros – Since I Found My Baby (RCA Victor)
487. Bettye Swann – Make Me Yours (Money)
488. Herb Ward – Strange Change (Argo)
489. Nabay – Believe It or Not (Impact)
490. Tymes – Here She Comes (Parkway)
491. Bobby Bland – Shoes (Duke)
492. Lester Tipton – This Won’t Change (La Beat)
493. Steinways – My Heart’s Not in It Anymore/You’ve Been Leading Me On (Oliver)
494. Otis Blackwell – Can’t Lose My Head (Smoke)
495. Detroit Spinners – Sweet Thing (Motown)
496. The Fuzz – I’m So Glad (Roulette)
497. Gladys Knight & the Pips – Too Late for You & Me (Motown – unissued)
498. Flower Shoppe – You’ve Come Along Way Baby (Spring)
499. Olympics – Baby Do the Philly Dog (Mirwood)
500. Larry Santos – You Got Me Where You Want Me (Evolution)
Bubbling Under
1. Arnell, Billy – Tough Girl (Holly)
2. Brady & the Concords – Everybody’s Going to a Love In (Chariot)
3. Gee, Marsha – Baby I Need You (Uptown)
4. Wilson, Jackie – I Get the Sweetest Feeling (Brunswick)
5. Lemons, George – Fascinating Girl (Gold Soul)
6. Ridgley, Tommy – My Love is Getting Stronger (International City)
7. Pepp, George – Feeling is Real (Coleman)
8. Jackson, Ollie – Day My Heart Stood Still (Magnum)
9. Owens, Gwen – You’re Wanted (and Needed) (Velgo)
10. Jones, Linda – My Heart Needs a Break (Loma)
11. Wilson, Bob – Suzie’s Serenade (Sound Stage 7)
12. Channel 3 – Sweetest Thing (Dakar)
13. Edwards, Dee All the Way Home (D-Town)
14. Paris – Sleepless Nights (Doc)
15. Four Larks – Groovin’ at the Go-Go (Tower)
16. Coleman, Donna – Your Love’s So Strong (Avin)
17. Parker, Elbie – Please Keep Away from Me (Veep)
18. Sommers, Joanie – Don’t Pity Me (WB)
19. Spellman, Benny – Fortune Teller (Minit)
20. Ellusions – You Didn’t Have to Leave (Lamon)
21. Barnes, JJ – Sweet Sherry (Volt)
22. Flannagan, Steve – I’ve Arrived (Era)
23. Johnson, Marv – I Miss You Baby (Gordy)
24. Leach, John – Put That Woman Down (Lawn)
25. Monday, Danny – Baby Without You (Modern)
26. Holmes, Marvin – You Better Keep Her (Brown Door)
27. Ruffin, Jimmy – He Who Picks a Rose (Motown – acetate)
28. Brooks Brothers – Looking for a Woman (Tay)
29. Chandler, Lorraine – I Can’t Hold On (RCA)
30. Trammps – Hold Back the Night (Buddah)
31. Fiestas – Think Smart (Old Town)
32. Walker, Junior & the All Stars – I Ain’t Going Nowhere (Tamla Motown)
33. Starr, Edwin – Backstreet (Ric-Tic)
34. Callier, Terry – Ordinary Joe (Chess)
35. Dalton Boys – I’ve Been Cheated (VIP)
36. Honeycutt, Johnny – I’m Coming Over (Triode)
37. Twans – I Can’t See Him Again (Dade)
38. Trends – Thanks for a Little Lovin’ (ABC)
39. Womack, Bobby – So Many Sides of You (Beverly Glenn)
40. Sigler, Bunny – Follow Your Heart (Parkway)
41. Wilson, Jackie – I Don’t Want to Lose You (Brunswick)
42. Woods, Danny – You Had Me Fooled (Correc-Tone)
43. Starr, Martha – Love is the Only Solution (Thelma)
44. Belles – Don’t Pretend (Mirwood)
45. International GTOs – I Love You Baby (Rojac)
46. Robins, Jimmy – I Just Can’t Please You (Jerheart)
47. Just Brothers – Carlena (Garrison)
48. Elgins – Heaven Must Have Sent You (VIP)
49. Williams, Larry & Johnny Watson – A Quitter Never Wins (Okeh)
50. Kirton, Lou – Heaven in the Afternoon (Alston)
51. Johnson, Charles – Never Had a Love so Good (Alston)
52. Construction - Hey Little Way Out Girl (Sync 6)
53. Martin, Jay D – By Yourself (Tower)
54. Magnificents – My Heart is Calling (Dee Gee)
55. Vernado, Lynne – Wash & Wear Love (Gator)
56. Vernee, Yvonne – Just Like You Did Me (Sonbert)
57. Mickey Moonshine – Name It You Got It (Decca)
58. Gypsies – It’s a Woman’s World (Old Town)
59. Dillard, Moses – I’ll Pay the Price (Mark IV)
60. Lance, Major – Investigate (Okeh)
61. Devore, Florence – Kiss Me Now (Phi-Dan)
62. Benzine – Village of Tears (Parkway)
63. Jenkins, Norma – Airplane Song (Maltese)
64. Harper, Bud – Wherever You Were (Peacock)
65. Taylor, Little Eddie – I Had a Good Time (Peacock)
66. Mandolph, Margaret – Something Beautiful (Planetary)
67. Parliaments – Heart Trouble (Revilot)
68. Lynn, Barbara – Take Your Love & Run (Jetstream)
69. Regan, Vala – Fireman (Atco)
70. Terrell, Phil – Love Has Passed Me By (Carnival)
71. Brasseur, André – The Kid (Palette)
72. Wonderettes – I Feel Strange (Ruby)
73. Fox, Damon – Packin’ Up (Fairmount)
74. Rita & the Tiaras – Gone with the Wind is My Love (Dore)
75. Mandrill – Never Die (Polydor)
76. Shirelles – Last Minute Miracle (Scepter)
77. Richardson, Donald Lee – You Got Me in the Palm of Your Hand (Soulville)
78. Carter, Jean – Like One (Decca)
79. First Choice – This is the House (Where Love Died) (Scepter)
80. Whispers – Remember Me (Soul Clock)
81. King, Donna – Take Me Home (Hot Line)
82. Hamilton, Edward & the Arabians – I’m Gonna Love You (Mary Jane)
83. Johnson, Jesse – Left Out (Old Town)
84. Yvonne & the Violets – Cross My Heart (Barry)
85. Smith, Marvin – Have More Time (Brunswick)
86. Soul Brothers Six – Thank You Baby For Loving Me (Atlantic)
87. Dean, Debbie – Why Am I Lovin’ You (VIP)
88. Philips, Sandra – World Without Sunshine (Broadway)
89. Petals – You Can’t Close the Windows to Your Heart (Mercury)
90. Williams, Bobby – I’ve Only Got Myself to Blame (Sure-Shot)
91. Jason, Bobby – Wall to Wall Heartaches (Ranwood)
92. Cajun Heart – Got to Find a Way (Warner Brothers)
93. Nobles, Cliff – My Love is Getting Stronger (Atlantic)
94. Isley Brothers – My Love is Your Love (taken from LP) (MFP )
95. Inspirations – Your Wish is My Command (Midas)
96. Sheffield, Charles – It’s Your Voodoo Working (Excello)
97. Ambassadors – Too Much of a Good Thing (Pee-Vee)
98. Powell, William – Heartache Souvenirs (Power House)
99. Treetop, Bobby – Wait ‘Til I Get to Know Ya (Tuff)
100. Silver, Lorraine – Lost Summer Love (Pye)
VA - Collections
1. Out on the Floor (Goldmine/Soul Supply)
2. Wigan Casino Story (Goldmine/Soul Supply)
3. Golden Torch Story (Goldmine/Soul Supply)
4. Big in Wigan (Kent)
5. Jumping at the Go-Go (BMG)
6. Soul Self Satisfaction (Universal)
7. Gettin’ to Me (Kent)
8. This is Northern Soul (Debutante)
9. Soul Time (Sony)
10. Wigan Casino 25th (Goldmine/Soul Supply)
11. Rare, Collectable & Soulful (Kent)
12. Essential Northern Soul Story (Goldmine/Soul Supply)
13. Turning My Heartbeat Up (BMG)
14. Northern Soul Floorshakers (BMG)
15. Shrine, the Rarest Soul Label (Kent)
16. It’s Okeh Up North (Xclusive)
17. Twisted Wheel Story (Goldmine/Soul Supply)
18. Out on the Floor Again (Goldmine/Soul Supply)
19. For Millionaires Only (Goldmine/Soul Supply)
20. Soul Underground (Sequel)
