Sinister: other sounds(no B&S)

[Hopkins T]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	plaird [SMTP:plaird at xxx.uk]
> Sent:	Tuesday, January 13, 1998 1:01 AM
> To:	sweet sinister souls
> Subject:	Re: Sinister: other sounds(no B&S)
> 
> WARNING: NO B&S CONTENT
> Plaird wrote:
> > Northern Soul as in Mod revivalists spinning on their
> >head
> 
> Are you sure they were mod revivalists? there was me thinking they were
> soul boys:-)
> They may have (partly) grown out of the mod scene but the soul boys were
> in no sense mod revivalists (in my view).
> 
> > Some singles are equally as good as the all
> >time Motown greats but relatively unknown.
> 
> The best northen is better than the best Motown, having the kind of
> intensity that the saccharine Motown 'all-time greats' (with a very small
> number of honourable exceptions) never got near.
> 
> >buying Northern Soul records, like most other genres, involves wading
> >through loads of crap. There are loads of vinyl or CD compilations on
> >loads of labels, the best being the likes of Kent or Goldmine/Soul
> Supply.
> 
> There's never been a better time (at least since the heydays of the early
> seventies) for buying good quality northern soul records. The quality of
> the Kent compilations is pretty consistent and most Kent stuff is worth a
> dice buy. Beware Goldmine/Soul Supply though. While some of their stuff is
> fine, there ais way too much weak material and there seem to be too many
> rehashes of obvious old track listings. Also, they seem to have less luck
> in locating good quality master tapes than Kent, so the sound sometimes
> suffers. My advice is always to listen before you buy...
> And talking of buying, i you do fancy Goldmine discs, Polar Bear records
> in Leeds used to have a seemingly endless supply of their CDs at very
> reasonable prices. 
> 
> 
> >aving only around 20 or so Northern Soul comp LPs/CDs means I'm only
> > small fan, and I prefer Sixties Soul. I'd recommend you look out
> >or anything by Mary Love, Jackie Day or Vernon Garrett.
> >he earlier Kent compilations ("For Dancers Only" and the like) are a
> >good bet and there are good budget CDs about. Look out for a CD called
> >18 Northern Soul Floorshakers' which you might even be able to pick
> >up in those nasty 2.99 racks in your local Newsagent/petrol station!
> 
> That's excellent advice. And the bit that follows is better:
> 
> >avoid anything
> >which says 'some tracks may be re-recorded etc.'
> 
> ah, sage words.
> 
> For my part, my favourite soul section is the deep stuff, slower and more
> emotional, just beautiful. Buy 'Dave Godin's Deep Soul Treasures' (Kent),
> kill for a copy of the Betty Lavette Lp on Charly, and go from there.
> That's my tip.
> 
> Sorry about the lack of B&S.
> 
> Cheerio
> 
> tim
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