First download yesterday's pick. It has all the same songs, but different artists. These are the Northern Soul classic originals. Not to say that none of them weren't done by other people and perhaps before these versions, but these are the versions that were played. Some were (or are) rarer versions. I mean everyone has heard the Rolling Stones and they wrote the song, but the Wayne Gibson version is the Northern Soul hit (I use the term lightly since they weren't hits except at thos Northern Soul clubs. Compare these versions with the covers yesterday and get an idea of what it was like. I do want help to find more of these songs that were covered by others (specifically I do not need more versions of these exact songs - I have enough). Some of these songs, I like the original version better, but for some yesterday's covers were way better. What do you think?
Northern Soul Originals 1
Northern Soul Originals 1
01 Showstoppers - Ain't Nothin but a Houseparty
02 R. Dean Taylor - There's a Ghost in My House
03 The Capitols - Cool Jerk
04 Gil Scott Heron with Brian Jackson - The Bottle
05 Dobie Gray - The In Crowd
06 The Four Tops - I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
07 The Human Beinz - Nobody But Me
08 Freda Payne - Band of Gold
09 Fontella Bass - Rescue Me
10 Otis Clay - The Only Way Is Up
11 The Impressions - You've Been Cheatin'
12 Chairmen Of The Board - Give Me Just A Little More Time
13 The Elgins - Heaven Must Have Sent You
14 The Contours - Just A Little Misunderstanding
15 Wayne Gibson - Under My Thumb
16 Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Nowhere To Run
17 Curtis Mayfield - Move On Up
18 Gloria Jones - Tainted Love
19 Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons - The Night
20 Kim Weston - Helpless
21 Judy Street - What
22 Chuck Wood - Seven Days Too Long
Brilliant, thanks so much!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! It was an interesting exercise and fun to listen to the differences.
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ReplyDeleteClear originals that win are COTB, 4 Tops, Freda, Martha, Curtis, Frankie, Gibson (but not if you had posted the Stones version)...I think the only clear winner covers Soft Cell and Sharon Jones.
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DeleteI do like the Fall and Dexy's versions a lot, too
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