The Human Beinz

Nobody But Me We classified this record by The Human Beinz along with the Monkees as a white band pinching our originals. God alone knows why this was made popular on that second Soul scene – its listed as 458 out of the Top 500 Northern Soul recordings by Kev Roberts. Surely this is a … Read more

Melvin Davis

Find A Quiet Place Save It (Never Too Late) 1968 Find A Quiet Place is put in at 419 on Kev Roberts Top 500. His Action label release Save It was played at Manchester’s Blue Note club in 1969.

Bobby Goldsboro – Too Many People

Too Many People What, are we crazy? Bobby Goldsboro a Soul artist? Well now, just this one was identified as a Soul tune by the 70’s Northern Soul scene, and it reaches 396 on Kev Roberts Top 500. It has to be said, in our opinion, it’s just a little bit too cheesy – if … Read more

Joe Hicks

Don’t It Make You Feel Funky That guitar sound on this record from Joe Hicks is distinctly early ‘Beatle’. 387 on Kev Roberts Top 500. In his book Kev says that in the early sixties it was the DJ Worlfman Jack (a huge Beatles fan) who pushed this 45; but it got nowhere. And it … Read more

Jean Standback

I STILL LOVE YOU You can still get I STILL LOVE YOU by Jean Standback on the CD: Dave Godin’s Deep Soul Treasures V1. Jean sounds a little like the early voice of Johnny Taylor on this one. Others:  “If I Ever Needed Love” “Ain’t Nothing In The Streets” (1974)

The Donays

Bad Boy Devil In His Heart 1962 A sort of girly Doo Wop style of the times by The Donays. Devil In His Heart was released in the UK on the Oriole label, same one that also released early Tamla Motown. It was covered by George Harrison on the Beatles second LP: With The Beatles.

Jimmy Fraser

Of Hopes And Dreams And Tombstones Wow a Soul recording by Jimmy Fraser that kicks off with a throwback intro sound of a blues harmonica, then it really lifts off. A politicised Soul message.

George Kirby

What Can I Do From the 1960’s. Rediscovered in the 1980s and brought onto the Northern Scene – Kev Roberts puts this George Kirby track at 344 on his Top 500. Nobody heard much of George Kirkby, but he was on the Andy Williams TV show in America.

The World Column

So Is The Sun And the ‘B’ side of this Northern Dance track by The World Column is a slow ballad with them sort of aiming at a Peter Green Fleetwood mac thing and other stuff by them is sort of psychedelic. Kev Roberts puts So Is The Sun at 314 on his Top 500.

Earl Grant – Hide Nor Hair

Hide Nor Hair A rockin’ Soul track. 1966 and this one by Earl Grant got away from us on the sixties Soul scene. Thankfully became popular on the second Soul scene and is at 310 on Kev Roberts‘ Top 500. Earl Grant was a multi-talented musician, playing keyboards, trumpet and drums as well as having a … Read more