DESCRIPTION:
ORIGINAL and it’s a Manship Mint!! first press, so darn hard to acquire especially in this unsurpassable condition.
Let’s pop back to my personal experience of “Wombat” as a Northern Soul 45 that entered my life like a Juggernaut loaded with house bricks crashing into my granny’s front room one school holiday morning whilst “Housewife’s Choice” was merrily playing Perry Como “Magic Moments”
Back to 1972 and the Catacombs, were have a quick oldies spot of 15 minutes playing just a single minute of each song, without pause and with no DJ introduction…that low ceiling shuddered, the condensation dripped like an Asian shower and the place went MAD!!
Bobby Hebb’s – Love, Love, Love followed by Frankie Valli – You’re Ready Now then Rufus Lumley I’m Standing … 15 solid oldies ratcheted the place up into fever pitch… I have no idea who the DJ was but he had the place kickin’ …he then pulled off a stroke of genius.. just as we were expecting Johnny Wyatt’s _ This Thing Called Love .. without warning a totally new sound with a rattling drum intro, a thrumming Bass guitar rhythm broke the steaming atmosphere.. a strange echoing vocal pierced the air.. then magnificent change of pace and wailing horns joined in.. then back to that intro, more horns..
the guy next to me shouted “What The Fuck is this??
Not a single dancer stopped dancing.. THIS WAS NORTHERN SOUL!!
At it’s most electric I’ve never witnessed that inventive way to introduce a new tune and keep the club adrenaline pumping, he followed it with Ben Aiken - Sat-is-fied …
Some Northern Soul “Magic Moments” just stick with you forever, the very best of times, the very best of DJing techniques lifted that string of records into a state euphoria I never witnessed since….
Smart DJing… here’s a smart immaculate previously unplayed 100% authentic original..
Current bid: £ 12.00 @ http://www.raresoulman.co.uk/auction/11753/im-gettin-on-life

2017 PG7 available now only whilst stock last.. @ http://www.raresoulman.co.uk/d/247855/MANSHIPS_COLLECTORS_GUIDE_edition_7


SEPTEMBER 2016 RELEASE Pre-ordering is essential only 1000 being made! 1000 full colour label scans, albums, picture covers. * approx 1000 pages fully 300 pages larger than edition 6. all in Artist order - A-side + B-side + Label + Cat # + value.


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Wombat - I'm Gettin' On Life - Gemni