NEW NORTHERN SOUL Various Artists (2015)

 

 

Well, what exactly is NEW NORTHERN SOUL?

I don't even know if this technical term actually already exists - if not... then here it is - and what people define as NEW NORTHERN SOUL then.

I made the term up for my purpose now and this is what came out...

It is kind of an "Indie-Pop Organ-Brass-Driven Up-Tempo Dance Thing".

And these are my favourite representatives:

 

NEW NORTHERN SOUL Various Artists (2015)

01 Are You Trying to Be Lonely? - PAUL WELLER & ANDY LEWIS

02 Upfield - BILLY BRAGG

03 Forever Unmasked - NEW STREET ADVENTURE

04 Silver Lining - STIFF LITTLE FINGERS

05 Saint Mary's Steps (Up Tempo Version) - FIRE NEXT TIME

06 Lean On Me (incl The Return Of The Modern Soul Classic) - REDSKINS

07 Wake Up Boo! - THE BOO RADLEYS
08 Move on Up - THE JAM

 

Of course it's not new at all but ahh - come on........

BILLY BRAGG Mr. Love and Justice [Deluxe Edition] The Acoustic & Solo Disc 2 (2008)

 

Right now I am listening to BILLY BRAGG and checked, if I have already posted this scorcher.

Well... Obviously not!

So now is the time and I hope BB doesn't mind.

BILLY BRAGG - Mr. Love and Justice [Deluxe Edition] CD2 (2008)

01 I Keep Faith [Solo Version]

02 I Almost Killed You [Solo Version]

03 M for Me [Solo Version]

04 The Beach Is Free [Solo Version]

05 Sing Their Souls Back Home [Solo Version]

06 You Make Me Brave [Solo Version]

07 Something Happened [Solo Version]

08 Mr. Love and Justice [Solo Version]

09 If You Ever Leave [Solo Version]

10 O Freedom [Solo Version]

11 The Johnny Carcinogenic Show [Solo Version]

12 Farm Boy [Solo Version]

 

M Is For Me (Solo Version)

THE SMITHS IS DEAD (V.A.) (1996)

A few days ago I posted THE DIVINE COMEDY which made me upload this one here as they also appear on this sampler contributing a SMITHS cover.

There are some gems really.

THE SMITHS IS DEAD (1996)

01 The Queen Is Dead - The Boo Radleys

02 Frankly, Mr Shankly - The High Llamas

03 I Know It's Over - The Trash Can Sinatras

04 Never Had No One Ever - Billy Bragg

05 Cemetry Gates - Frank & Walters

06 Bigmouth Strikes Again - Placebo

07 The Boy with a Thorn in His Side - Bis

08 Vicar in a Tutu - Therapy?

09 There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - The Divine Comedy

10 Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others - Supergrass

 

but then again, to be honest, nothing can catch up with the original.

 A doomed endavour...

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - The Divine Comedy

BILLY BRAGG Victim Of Geography (1992)

A compilation of "Talking With The Taxman About Poetry" and "Workers Playtime".
This is "my" BILLY BRAGG!
:-)

BILLY BRAGG - Victim Of Geography (1992)

01 Greetings To A New Brunette

02 The Marriage
03 Ideology
04 Levi Stubbs' Tears
05 Honey I'm A Big Boy Now
06 There Is Power In A Union
07 Help Save The youth Of America
08 Wishing The Days Away
09 The Passion
10 The Warmest Room
11 The Home Front
12 She's Got A New Spell
13 Must I Paint You A Picture
14 Tender Comrade
15 The Price I Pay
16 Little Time Bomb
17 Rotting On Remand
18 Valentine's Day Is Over
19 Life With The Lions
20 The Only One
21 The Short Answer
22 Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards

"I hate the asshole I become everytime I'm with you..."

BILLY BRAGG Upfield (1996)

This song is very Northern Soul and would fit pefectly onto a REDSKINS release.

I usually prefer the early BILLY BRAGG style but good god... Keep The Faith!!!!!!

With wonderful bonus tracks!

BILLY BRAGG - Upfield (1996)

01 Upfield

02 Rule Nor Reason

03 Thatcherites