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. In putting together this box set, we have nearly all the biggest all time blockbusters, "Out On The Floor", "Night Owl', "I'm On My Way", "Time Will Pass You By", "Blowing My Mind To Pieces", "Do I Love You", all sung by the original singers. We believe this will go down in history as the greatest Northern Soul DVD collection of all time. Here, Detroit legend Lorraine Chandler sings her Northern Soul anthem from the days of Blackpool Mecca, "I Can't Change". Motor City soul singer, songwriter, and producer Lorraine Chandler was born and raised in Detroit, and together with Jack Ashford, they penned "I'm Gone," a 1966 single for singer Eddie Parker. After collaborating on the O'Jays' "I'll Never Forget You," Ashford convinced Chandler to sign on full-time with his fledgling Pied Piper Productions not only as a writer but also as a performer. Her first single, Ashford and Mike Terry's "What Can I Do," appeared on Jo Armstead's Giant label in 1966, becoming a smash in Detroit and Chicago. RCA then picked up the song for national distribution, soon followed by Chandler's sophomore effort, "I Can't Hold On." RCA also cut a production deal with Pied Piper that resulted in a series of Chandler-authored singles for the likes of the Cavaliers, the Metros, and Willie Kendrick. While in Chicago for an RCA-funded session, she also cut her third solo single, 1967's "I Can't Change." In addition to the RCA deal, Pied Piper negotiated a similar production agreement with Kapp, forcing Chandler to focus virtually of her time and energy behind the scenes. For singer Freddy Butler, she penned the singles "I Fell in Love" and "There Was a Time," and for the Hesitations she authored the pop radio hit "Soul Superman," "Wait a Minute," and "Clap Your Hands." In 1968 she and Ashford attempted to go it alone, founding their own Ashford label. The venture would yield just one single before going bankrupt, but what a single: Eddie Parker's "Love You Baby" was a flop upon its initial release, but enjoyed new life in the 1970s thanks to its massive popularity among the DJs and clubgoers populating Britain's Northern soul revival scene. When Ashford relocated from Detroit to Los Angeles in 1976, Chandler was left in limbo, and did not resurface until 1980, when she co-produced Parker's The Old, the New, the Blues LP, even headlining a pair of duets. In the decades to follow, Chandler was a staple of the Northern soul touring circuit, and indeed I met her when I went with Pat Lewis who was performing alongside Lorraine at Great Yarmouth in 1990. Then, back in early 1999, this was yet another legendary Northern Soul smash that we filmed for "The Strange World Of Northern Soul". This was first recorded in 1967 and then we recut it in 1999 when we were filming our marathon six disc, twenty four hour massive documentary about the entire history of the Northern Soul scene, which contained 131 specially recorded performances of all the classics, and is still available on a six disc box set from Wienerworld. We tracked Lorraine down to make this one and only one-time performance especially for us, for our ground breaking Encyclopedia Britannica of Northern Soul, and I am so glad that we did.
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Greenie from Halifax you still nicked my tape with this on.. Coral Doncaster
singingmuppet 2 years ago
great song!
lorraine chandler all the way!
such an emotive voice
69ways2sunday 3 years ago
I love this soooo much!!!
missydurham 3 years ago
album ~soul ago ago ,rca classics ~i love um all ! go forth and multiply copies the youthare finally getting over the mono-tonic beats of hip-hop here in Oz' So sell them all again ! yur fiend soulfully andy cox.
SOULXCHANGE 3 years ago
My 16 year old nephew Dan has pre-ordered and paid for my copy of this "Fantastic!!" set as an early Christmas present and I couldn't be "More" thrilled and excited!! Thank You For All The Hard Work!!!
ianhow2478 3 years ago