Andy Smith's Northern Soul

by DJ Andy Smith

Overview

Best known as the touring DJ with trip-hop pioneers Portishead, Andy Smith's previous compilation CDs proved him a mixologist of uncommon skill and taste, dexterous and batsh*t-crazy enough to weave Kate Bush,Ultramagnetic MC's and Three Dog Night into a seamless whole. With the self-explanatory Andy Smith's Northern Soul, he also proves himself a crate-digger par excellence -- born of his regular Northern sets at London's Jazz Cafe, this 26-cut mix bypasses traditional crowd-pleasers to plunge fully into the realm of vintage soul obscurities rarely, if ever, resurrected in the digital era. But Northern purists should also be forewarned that Smith mixes his tracks together in contemporary DJ style -- "I for one would buy a CD of a night at the Casino or the Twisted Wheel and would have marveled at the DJ's selections and announcements," he argues in his liner notes, and assuming the disc is indeed representative of a typical Jazz Cafe set, it's hard to argue with his logic. Highlights include Curtis Lee's "Is She in Your Town?," Bob & Earl's "My Little Girl" and the Charmels' "As Long as I've Got You." ~ Jason Ankeny

Product Details

Release Date:	03/08/2005
Label:	Bgp
UPC:	0029667516518
Rank:	78016

Album Credits

Performance Credits

DJ Andy Smith   Primary Artist
Dottie & Millie   Primary Artist
Roscoe Robinson   Primary Artist
Jimmy Holiday   Primary Artist
The Shirelles   Primary Artist
O.C. Tolbert   Primary Artist
The Olympics   Primary Artist
The Mirettes   Primary Artist
Tina Turner   Primary Artist
Rodger Collins   Primary Artist
Vernon Garrett   Primary Artist
Danny Monday   Primary Artist
The Charmels   Primary Artist
Curtis Lee   Primary Artist
Lee Moses   Primary Artist
Bob & Earl   Primary Artist
Bobby Garrett   Primary Artist
Ike Turner   Primary Artist
James Conwell   Primary Artist
Johnny Williams   Primary Artist
Marie Knight   Primary Artist
Melba Moore   Primary Artist
Jackie Lee   Primary Artist

Technical Credits

Andy Smith   Compilation Producer
Paul Vance   Composer
Dean Rudland   Liner Notes,Coordination
Lolly Vegas   Composer
Rodger Collins   Composer
Jimmy Holiday   Composer
Raven Wildroot   Composer
O.C. Tolbert   Performer
Artie Kornfeld   Composer
Brian Holland   Composer
Sherlie Matthews   Composer
Dave Hamilton   Composer
Curtis Lee   Composer
David Porter   Composer
Ike Turner   Composer
Isaac Hayes   Composer
Lamont Dozier   Composer
Earl Nelson   Composer
Doug Smith   Picture,Animation
Eddie Holland   Composer
Earl Jones   Composer
J. Ford   Composer
Godoy Colbert   Composer
Anthony Bruno   Composer
Vic Millrose   Composer
Harold Thomas   Composer
Dottie & Millie   Performer
Walter Chaney   Composer
Rony Darrell   Composer
Bob Elgin   Composer