SOUL COAXING - THE NORRIE PARAMOUR STRINGS

[goodbyemabilou]

Nice ! and Thanks to the giant french composer Michel Polnareff :-)

[MrBoxerdog5]

This took me back when i ran a disco called DAK from 1969 believe it or not we were

Dave and Kieth how corny that sounds now but had a great time using turntables till we broke up in 1975 i got married and i have lost contact with Kieth.But what a great instrumental.

[MissWhisper2Me]

Peggy March's voice is just too harsh and scratchy for this piece....ot's like chalk on a chalk board X 100. Lordy Pete!

[johnnyelectron]

Thank goodness for XM Satellite Radio and XM's channel "Escape 28" programmed by the master of Beautiful Music, Mr. Marlin Taylor who has continued to bring this song to life on the radio for a new generation of fans! Thanks Marlin!

[warpfr1]

GarrardAT6 - thank you very much - would love a copy - sorry for delay - have been ill over Christmas

[warpfr1]

Thank you thank you thank you - even better than the Ramond Le Fevre - the bass has more attack WHY ISNT IMPACT ON CD!!!!!

[GarrardAT6]

@warpfr1 I have ripped my copy of Impact to to MP3...If you look at my video response attached to this one...I also have a the Norrie Paramor 'Soul Coaxing LP...I would happily send you an MP3 of this track :)

[philcurt52]

best version ever

[MissWhisper2Me]

I heard that Peggy March did a cover of this gem--I figured she was a good singer, so I searched until I found it--I wish I HADN'T--it's mortifyingly HORRID!!

[Strondaleva]

I love this version, and particularly the sound of ... well I'm not quite sure what it is. It sounds like a harp-cum-vibrophone. A sound which for some reason my mind seems to asscoiate with 60's spy movies! Possibly a harp hooked up to an amp with a vibrato effect or something? Does anyone know?

[leahgift]

I first heard this song in 1968 and fell in love with it! It was such a wonderful time with such beautiful music. I forgot the name of the song and artist and painfully tried to remember for over 42 years to no avail until today! I turned on the Sirius XM Escape and the song had just begun. This is answered prayer for me! Thank you so much for having it available! I am 42 years ago young again! God Bless you, Norrie and thank you for quickening my heart strings with your strings!

[MrBazzabee]

Dave Swanton on Radio Lancashire uses this music as his signature tune on his show "Sounds Like Saturday Night"....What brilliant music !! and that's coming from a Stranglers fan !!

[alohaomraam]

Same here! Been looking for this song for so many years...only knew the memory!

Thank you!!!

Best music ever!

xxx

[Inquisitor53]

I've not heard this wonderfully upbeat song since '69. I heard it being requested on my car radio & the DJ said they didn't play it anymore. I didn't listen to that radio station anymore either!

Over the years my memory got fuzzy & lost the exact name of the tune. I spent 40+ years hoping I would find it & now I have! Thank you ever so much!

[xwsftassell]

Glad you enjoyed.

[imajeepster]

i love this version too...for years i couldn't even remember the name of the tune and it drove me nuts. How did i find it? from a film soundtrack, looked it up on IMDB and finally found it here on youtube after DECADES!

[kevinomreb]

Me too! Thirty some odd years humming this to record store owners.  Shazam, nothing. Stumbled upon it by miracle!

[mndandy]

Whoa! Surprised old Norrie takes the cake for the pounding rhythm section- I can dig it.....

[xwsftassell]

Yeah. Hat-tip also to the acute culinary skills of the unsung engineer wallah for the expertly flambeed skins & hi-hat, perfectly risen chocolate Fender Precision souffle & the heaven-spun high lemon strings. Recorded in true stereo I would think (anyone know different - please stand and correct me).

[alan49624]

It sounds pleasant enough...nice and easy on the ear. Film like material.

[surfinsouly]

Sorry Djdeitch... just seen your earlier comment!

[surfinsouly]

Has anyone heard the northern soul vocal version by Peggy March ("If you loved me")?

[xwsftassell]

Sure have. I think it's knocking 'round on the YouTube somewhere, at least it was last time I looked.

[Umskiddy]

Yes.Nice version too!

[alex01M9L1]

Thank you...for being able to hear this piece of music again...i haven`t heard it since 1981...and it was already out of print. I have a version in an album called "The Beat Goes On: Living Percussion" from 1969...but i don`t know how to post it lol...

[Earcandy73]

I love this version; somewhat different from Raymond LeFevre's; as far as I'm concerned, both have their good points. Sounds great in stereo also. I wish someone would re-post the Michel Polnareff version in monochrome video. It was up here for a while.

[rhysboro]

wow fantastic

[donpic1943]

Norrie did a piece that was used at the end of the ABC Sunday night news show back in the late 60's/early 70's. I wish you would post it. It was a very slow melody but beautiful. It was like listening to summer rain.

[spot41]

I too love this version of SOUL COAXING. There was a short burst of these STUDIO 2 albums released on CD in the late 90s, unfortunately they missed this album out.

[ThomasMildner]

5 stars!

[gary777777]

Norrie Paramour also produced "Wonderful Land" by The Shadows where strings were also used to great effect.

Thank you for the posting.

[bob18524]

Norrie's version has nicer phrasing than Raymond LeFevre.

[kub73158]

Nice version, but too much strong pounding percussion.

[xwsftassell]

A-HAH-HAH-HAAH!

[northernsmile]

Do it!

[northernsmile]

I remember this on one of those compilation albums EMI released when stereo was a 'new' thing! Great sound - lovin it.

[xwsftassell]

Yeah, that's where it's from: "Impact!"

I much prefer it to the Raymond Lefèvre, it's got more wellie going on in the rhythm section dept. Also, the Fender bass sound is just perfect of its kind and that super-luxy string sound: fab! I've got the Polnareff "Ame Caline" e.p. somewhere which I might put up at some point.

[hal9001]

Impact was one of the first stereo albums my father brought home. I have now transfered it to CD and play it regularly.

Classic is not a big enough word.

[88GTi]

'Impact' Studio 2 Stereo LP....I've got it as well...This track on Impact is a much cleaner and less distorted example than the 7" version here...No offence meant to the uploader!! This great!!! :)

Mine was my Grandfathers and it's the same age as me!

I also have the next one in the series as well...'Ulitmate Stereo Presentation'...It's Superb!!

Converted mine to MP3's about 10 years ago...They have to be my earliest and fondest memories of music!! :)

[posaico]

great version, but still a little better the one of raymond lefvre because the use of the chorus make it more emotional and beautiful

[djdeitch]

Great northern antham,top tune,ktf.

[wufwufwufwuf]

ALLWAYS LOVE THIS,been time that iv listern to it,tx for this one