Lou Johnson - Unsatisfied

[ns0710]

Asked by Melody Maker whether there were African-American artists who deserved more recognition, Dionne [Warwick] replied, "Well, I can think of a guy like Lou Johnson. He has so much talent... His 'Always Something There to Remind Me' was fifty million times better than Sandie Shaw's [#1 UK] version... Then there was 'Message to Martha.' Burt wrote that specially for Lou. But the disc had only been out two days when Adam Faith covered it. His record was awful—and I'd tell him that, too."

[thebestdiscointown]

Nice to see all this Northern soul on youtube and this one a qulity Dancer

Dj Superb! Hemel

[zantepete]

quality sound,there were not many as good as this.loads came close.

pete from hemel ktf

[zantepete]

awesome sound,brings back great memories of my youth.

thanks for posting.

pete from hemel ktf

[deanosoul]

big tune lou go man love it ktf andy dean

[graywayne]

god bless you lou

[soulgirl666]

Stompin tune!

[dennygail]

Lou........ You look and sound like I remember you, It was so good to talk to you last night, hope to hear from you soon. Love you, Denise

[JurassicJok]

Wow!!! and Lou (75yrs old) can still hack out those vocals after he first cut this record in 1965 and it still holds its own on the dance floor " An all time Northern Soul Classic" and a Night Owl Anthem. Jok Evans

[JurassicJok]

PPS Sorry got it wrong 44 years a go not 54. Jok Evans

[JurassicJok]

PS it had such an impact on me when I first it heard at Robs house that its as clear as yesterday. Jok Evans

[JurassicJok]

Wow!!! and Lou can still hack out those vocals after he first cut this record in 1965 and still holds its own on the dance floor " An all time Northern Soul Classic" and a Night Owl Anthem. First heard this arround 1968 when a mate of mine "Rob Gillis" found it in a junk shop in Attercliffe, Sheffield. and had its first airing at Mexborough Disc A GoGo. Jok Evans

[TallFastLoud]

That little dance he does is almost as cool as the song...

[TallFastLoud]

yes.

[allthereds]

first time hearing this wow so controlled and exciting understand paying big for a must have record understand the 3am playtime just trying to get you kiddies wound down and to hard earned bed

[allwayssoul]

oh yes! takes me back to wigan,mecca and morecambe nighters. sigh!!!!

[recordman64]

I have to make a correction on this..."Unsatisfied" was NOT Lou's Big Top debut! It came out on the last incarnation of Big Top, when the label was distributed by Amy/Mala/Bell, around '65-'66. He had one or two other singles on Big Top with A/M/B distribution, including his take on "Walk On By".

"Magic Potion" came along earlier, when Big Top was still an independent label. Big Top closed temporarily, then was reactivated for a short run (500 number series) under the regime of ABC-Paramount.

[alison952]

Oh what about Park Avenue?

[alison952]

This is my favourite northern soul song (gives me goosebumps) but this is the first time I've seen the man!!!!

[stevenfgraham]

This brings me back to the mecca days in the 70s when we use to dance (sort of ) to these fantastic tunes on a saturday night memories are nice.

[jamesrachael]

Brilliant-can anybody post Always something there to remind me?

[doetim]

I second that request! Please, Please!

[doddlesock]

remember paying £10 for this on british (london)i was earning 16 quid a week at the time,had the bug real bad

[stevie65000]

Thanks IanLevine you are a Starr this is brilliant i lost my 45 copy of this it actually cost me a bit in the 70s.

[Mancuso64]

Thanks for putting this up, it's one of my favourite records of all time.

[57Will]

I love this song! Have heard a couple of earlier records by Lou Johnson, and wondered why he didn't have more success than his voice merited. The original recording of this song definitely deserved to be a hit.

[stepfatherofsoul]

"Unsatisfied" is my favorite NS song also, and I love this video. I like the little "I still got it" smile Johnson makes when he hits the high notes in the middle of the tune.

[Soulboy69]

this is sweeeet

[jacqui4elvis]

this is awesome, thank you for posting this video and link x

[wiganjoe]

fuckin ell still stands the hairs on my neck stand up

[expatpedro]

memories keep flooding back every time I hear it ....keep the faith.

[wiganjoe]

wow glad i found this,one of my top songs.danced to it millions of times,well done ian levine

[knobstick]

Got everything you need really, great swinging arrangement, key change in the middle to keep it moving, classic little baritone solo, and a singer with a great voice. Love it!

[proudSomalisis]

lool,great