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IanLevine
August 01, 2008

Coming in October 2008, a tremendously exciting project for Northern Soul fans everywhere. We've done a deal with Wienerworld, a major music DVD company, and the same company who originally released our classic documentary "The Strange World Of Northern Soul", and we are now doing the definitive DVD box set. A five disc set of 200 performances called "Northern Soul's Greatest 200 Floorfillers". This uses some songs from "The Strange World Of Northern Soul" which are completely re-edited, so they look fresh and sparkling new. All the previous video effects done in the 1990s are gone forever, consigned to history. Plus loads and loads of never before seen videos, many of which have sat in the can untouched for many many years. Plus some newly recorded tributes to the classics. If you ever went to Blackpool Mecca or Wigan Casino, this is the must-have purchase of the year. This is the legendary and beautiful Evelyn Thomas singing "Doomsday", her second release which was recorded in the summer of 1975 in Chicago, and released in 1976. I discovered Evelyn while holding auditions in 1975 in Chicago, arranged by Danny Leake, who I'd met the year before, in England, with his group, 100% Pure Poison. In February 1976, Evelyn's first record, "Weak Spot" and a song by a young Chicago postman, L.J. Johnson, both charted in the same week, and both acts were flown over to appear on Top Of The Pops, both on the same show. The entire music business was flummoxed as to how two completely unknown young black singers from Chicago, who had never even recorded before, both had hits on entirely different labels in the same week as each other. Evelyn's second release, "Doomday" also hit the charts, debuting its first week at number 41, which in those days was a fair sized hit. It was a further eight years before Evelyn went on to record her classic, the seven million selling "High Energy" My biggest ever hit, made in 1984 for Record Shack Records, which sold seven million worldwide. How they ever went bust after that is a mystery, but I stepped in and rescued the whole catalogue from the liquidator. Evelyn and I recently teamed up again for the first time in twenty long years, and we also filmed some classics, including this Northern Soul smash, which has never had a video for the past thirty two years, till now. Especially for the new super-package on Wienerworld, "Northern Soul's Greatest 200 Floorfillers".

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It is wonderful to have a video for this great track after all this time,this track and "Weak spot" do it for me.

NRG105 (1 year ago) Show Hide

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My all time favourite diva!! This is a classic song and one of Ian's finest moments.
LOVE IT!!!

redchalk (1 year ago) Show Hide

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Evelyn Thomas is a beautiful Lady who Deserves Respect..She has one of the best voices..
I cant wait for her new material to arrive in 2008

Discoboy1974 (1 year ago) Show Hide

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Evelyn Thomas looks beautiful - it was an unforgettable experience for me as a fan to be there in Ian's studio when he filmed her performing all her greatest hits from the 70s and 80s, including my all-time favourites "I Wanna Make It On My Own", "Have A Little Faith In Me" and "No Time To Turn Around". I hope we will see them here soon!

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That's a great track Ian. Do you have Rob Keanes track on Nightmare you did to upload. Would love to hear that again

tahira1 (1 year ago) Show Hide

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Classy effortless vocals.
Evelyn Thomas, is a true Diva let loose to enhance a classic song.
The talented duo rides again and I'm loving it.

Margandy (1 year ago) Show Hide

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Yet another excellent track - looking forward to the DVD set Cheers Ian

IanLevine (1 year ago) Show Hide

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I thought you might like it somehow.

BarbraAlejandro (1 year ago) Show Hide

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Ian- Sooooo Lovin' It!!!!!! This Dvd Set Is Gonna Be FANTASTIC!!!!!!!! Take Care-David

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one and only Evelyn Thomas
thank you for sharing your talent with us!!!

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