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Sinister: Northern Soul
by M.CLARK2＠lse.ac.uk 16 Jan '98

16 Jan '98

There's a bit of confusion over what is northern soul, so here's an explanation for whoever may be interested... Popular opinion has northern soul as the description for the thousands of Tamla imitators of the mid to late 60s. The scene, as such, started in London's Soho clubs in the mid 60s, playing mainly Motown. However, as is the way with things in London, the scene was a fad and soon dissipated, largely due to the growing dominance of heavy rock which killed off a lot of the mod scene, and which placed a rather over zealous importance on serious music. At the time, Sgt Pepper shifted the emphasis from singles to albums, live music was thought superior to discos, and an audience for rock - which called soul music idiot dancing music - was catered for by colleges with gig venues. But that was the south. Fans with a feverish passion for soul took the scene to the northern clubs in Stoke, Blackburn, Wigan and Manchester. A cloumnist on Blues and soul magazine, Dave Godwin, noticed this change and christened the movement northern soul. The increasingly popular clubs couldn't survive by playing the same records week in week out. DJs (such as Ian Levine, much later producer of Take That records) clamoured to get the latest imports to keep the punters dancing. The next step was to go to America to buy up stocks of unsold records in warehouses. Countless gems were unearthed, creating the rare and expensive northern single, typically in the sub-Tamla genre. By the turn of the decade, the northern scene became divided as certain DJs diversified to include some funk in their sets. This helped keep the scene fresh, but the, er, funky flavas aren't considered as northern classics with hindsight; the staple diet of northern soul remains naked passion, blind devotion and, most importantly, a danceable beat. Indeed, the 70s saw a host of contemporary floorshakers and heartbreakers make the grade in the clubs. Mods have always been part of the northern scene, with their competitiveness (having the latest import; DJs would even put white card over the record label as it played so no-one could find out what it was and try and buy one), their love of smart fashions and speed to keep them up all night at the Wigan Casino. Most northern soul is American, though there is a stack of British classics, but the scene is British. It is coincidental that the major production bases for northern soul were in the northern cities of America, such as New York, Detroit and Chicago. Southern soul is a different breed, a geopgraphical description for slower, more gospel-influenced soul. Crossovers do exist, of course, including one of the greatest northern numbers ever, Ann Sexton's You've Been Gone Too Long. On a different note - Guy Chadwick once sang "I don't know why I love you, your face is like a foreign food". It's crap and it doesn't even rhyme. Ben ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: See ya
by Keith Watson 16 Jan '98

16 Jan '98

Have a good weekend people, I'm off to the pub. Byee. Keith. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Matador
by Graham LeBron 16 Jan '98

16 Jan '98

Hello all, I think that B&S signing to matador in the US is great. It's a good label for what they're trying to accomplish. Plus, us Americans will now know when their videos will be on MTV. if you get the email updates from matador or check their site regularly, they'll tell you when videos by their artists will be on 120 minutes. I mean when as in the 10th video or second to last, etc, so all you have to do is turn the telly on a few minutes before and keep your hand on the pause button. And they'll be able to book good shows for them in the states and and and... I just think that matador will do them right. Now lots of people will be able to hear them and buy their records but it's not like they're going mainstream. I'm happy. love, gram ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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RE: Sinister: The Belle And Sebastian Screen Saver
by Johnston, John CT 16 Jan '98

16 Jan '98

Yay!!! I have my Screen Saver. Brill! Well Done Chris you are a very clever chap indeed. HoneyPaul - for your records - it took about half an hour to download - thank God work were paying. I hope the Edinburgh servers haven't crumpled under the demand. xx john >---------- >From: Chris Leonard[SMTP:cleonard@MURRAYJ.COM] >Sent: 16 Jan 1998 14:57 >To: 'Sinister' >Subject: Sinister: The Belle And Sebastian Screen Saver > >I can't keep it in any longer. If you have Windows 95 or NT >Workstation you can also have the totally unofficial Belle And Sebastian >screen saver. You are excited, I can tell. > >Here's what to do. Get to http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~calnd/ > >Read all that is written. If that error comes up click "Ignore". Any >problems e-mail me privately at home, don't mail the list. Better >instructions are welcome, as are suggestions for future versions. > >I don't know what pugwash means. But i can imagine. And I am in >Glasgow, so I am cool yes? Hmm, Apparently not. > >Toodleoo >captain crack > > > > > > >----------------------------------------------------------------------- >. This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. >. To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". >. For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see >. http://www.majordomo.net/sinister >. For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net >. We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? >----------------------------------------------------------------------- > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Mayonnaising
by mctag＠mcmail.com 16 Jan '98

16 Jan '98

Hello PLaird wrote >Funny that, but nearly every time I watch MTV there's usually just a pile >of shit on (either that or 'Lucky Man' by The Verve). A pile of shit OR 'Lucky Man'? Chris Leonard wrote: >they were the only two people in the building that didn't have mullets. >Scary thought. I had a mini mullet One of my friend's saw a mullet and said 'ooooh, look - he's got a mutton.' Oh how we laughed. >And I think Neil Hannon is a splendid little chap. He's a little shit. Klas Ericsson wrote >How I made my Penis (working for Notcutts???) Does anyone else find this disturbing? >- - A small socialist revolution then? Isn=B4t this great! Belle And Sebastian >are managing to convert a tory voter with their most political song:-) >Sorry Northy, no offense! Just bloody lay off him, right, or you'll have me to answer to. >Tom Cox... Do you think he does? >wrote in the Guardian >Sarah Martin, a Mancunian I wish I'd known that 8 years ago. Keith 'Laydeez Man' Watson wrote >Nah, a mullet's definitely the long at back short at sides and on top look >sported by cheesy 80's people (was going to say scousers, but removed for >fear of offence). Jockey Slut Mitchell is a posh scouser. That's why he's always telling us to 'calm down'. God I'm funny. Love Tag x ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Happy Days
by Adrian Evans 16 Jan '98

16 Jan '98

Keith Wrote : >Nah, a mullet's definitely the long at back short at sides and on top look >sported by cheesy 80's people (was going to say scousers, but removed for >fear of offence). As sported by such luminaries as Limahl (an anagram of >"Hamill", which is his surname Look In fans) and Paul McCartney, even now! >It's officially the worst haircut in the history of hairdressing. Have to agree....I used to have one....and I used to walk round with fish on my head..That's the country air for you ! I would have said though, that a mullet came about through a lack of visiting your barber, and thus should be officially a non-haircut. Look-in.....well bless my differentials....there's a blast from the past. Keith you are clearly far too old !! -- Adrian. Pity would be no more If we did not make somebody poor And mercy no more could be If all were happy as we. William Blake. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: The Belle And Sebastian Screen Saver
by Chris Leonard 16 Jan '98

16 Jan '98

I can't keep it in any longer. If you have Windows 95 or NT Workstation you can also have the totally unofficial Belle And Sebastian screen saver. You are excited, I can tell. Here's what to do. Get to http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~calnd/ Read all that is written. If that error comes up click "Ignore". Any problems e-mail me privately at home, don't mail the list. Better instructions are welcome, as are suggestions for future versions. I don't know what pugwash means. But i can imagine. And I am in Glasgow, so I am cool yes? Hmm, Apparently not. Toodleoo captain crack ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: Mullets
by Neil Hargreaves 16 Jan '98

16 Jan '98

heh folks.... Has anyone else noted the emergence of the trendy mullet... Its not as bad as the original but it definately has its root in the mulett styleee... Its like a mullet only kind of indie-fied at the front (sort of floppy) and al a bit more scruffy and greasy lookin' at the back... I know this sounds like just someone with long hair but its honestly not... Its not really lond at the sides.... Anyone else noted this or other mulletations.....? luv you all neil H ------------------------------------------------- " if you're chasing the morning, if you're sleeping all day..." ------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sinister: putting it where you shouldn't
by rcoleman＠husky.co.uk 16 Jan '98

16 Jan '98

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RE: Sinister: re: Pastels this sat...
by Nigel Turner 16 Jan '98

16 Jan '98

Andy Dean wrote: >as it happens, will (and anyone else who's popping along), i've made plans to meet up with friends at the wig and something just up the road from the garage (other side of the street, further away from the tube station) before the gig so if you're in there from about 7 onwards . >um, my friends are going to go to the gig upstairs and i was thinking of going to the pastels but leaving before they played They'll be going to the John Sims gig, then? Blimey, never thought they'd get mentioned on here (oh, they didn't did they.... until now). Everybody miss the Pastels and go see John Sims and Airport Girl upstairs instead, coz they're NOW and HAPPENING and stuff. Actually, Airport Girl have been known to cover 'Judy & ...', not to mention a Go Betweens song, and are better than The Pastels, as are John Sims, who sound like a hybrid Stereolab/Silver Apples/Portishead/Arab Strap, (maybe I lied about Arab Strap, but Everett True said so in a review once, so it must be true). Wig and Wotsit at 7 then. Nigel xx ----------------------------------------------------------------------- . This message was brought to you by the Sinister mailing list. . To send to the list please mail "sinister(a)majordomo.net". . For subscribing, unsubscribing and other list information please see . http://www.majordomo.net/sinister . For questions about how the list works mail owner-sinister(a)majordomo.net . We're all happy bunnies humming happy bunny tunes. Aren't we? -----------------------------------------------------------------------

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