April Stevens – Wanting You

Wanting You (1967) Whatever happened to Nino ? I guess April Stevens went solo on this, but there he is on the label, Nino Tempo, April’s brother and often duet partner, arranging and conducting this recording, which became a Northern Soul hit in the seventies. Of course, it was totally ignored on the first Soul … Read more

Edward Hamilton and the Arabians

Baby Don’t You Weep Standing at the bus station and singing a lament this time by Edward Hamilton and the Arabians … always gets it in the heart… that’s Soul. So good it gets into Kev Roberts top 500 at position 160. Another from this early sixties group: I’m Gonna Love You

Adam’s Apples

Don’t Take It Out On This World What? play a record by a white pop sounding group? I remember those days in or around 1968/9 when a pal from Stockport brought this record by Adam’s Apples into the Blue Note Club. It got a couple of plays that night, then faded out, but was played … Read more

The Younghearts

A Little Togetherness A theme for the idea of The Northern Soul way of bonding (maybe amphetamines also helped?). But The Younghearts were also known as The Tempos, and then there was another Tempos: See The Tempos.

The Tempos

Countdown (Here I Come) Countdown by The Tempos lives up to its name: Rapid Northern Soul ‘guided missile’ of heaving beat: on the Canterbury label USA – Soul City UK and on that re-release the flip side was: A Little Togetherness – The Tempos – a different Tempos or AKA The Younghearts.

Linda Lewis – You Turned My Bitter Into Sweet

You Turned My Bitter Into Sweet This track by Linda Lewis was a cover of the original by MARY LOVE. She made many copies of Soul originals. She changed her name from Linda Ann Fredericks to Linda Lewis as a nod to Barbara Lewis whose song Baby I’m Yours Linda Lewis covered. he track You … Read more

The Poppies

There’s A Pain In My Heart (1966) This track by The Poppies makes it to 102 on Top 500 (Kev Roberts) Dorothy Moore was the lead singer in this group.

The Beach Boys

I Get Around Oh YES The Beach Boys were big on the Mod scene in Manchester. Brian Wilson was a hero to many. At The Brazennose Street Twisted Wheel especially The Beach Boys music and Surf music in general had a large following. Beach Boys Twisted Wheel Play List: I Get Around , Wouldn’t It … Read more

Nolan Porter

If I Could Only Be Sure This track by Nolan Porter ends up at 91 on the Top 500 of Northern Soul. It was released in the UK in 1967 but nobody picked up on it. Then in 1972 he released: Keep On Keeping On (1971) A THUMPING DANCER: And this gets to be Nolan (NF) … Read more

Eddie Foster

I Never Knew (1967) This track by Eddie Foster Starts almost the same yet more upbeat than The Impressions You’ve Been Cheating. Gets up to 87 on the Kev Roberts boo The Northern Soul Top 500.