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Here, Ronnie Walker sings his monster Blackpool Mecca anthem "You Got To Try Harder". Ronnie was the early songwriting partner of Philadelphia legend Vince Montana, and my dear old friend Val Shiveley, one of Philadelphia's oldest record dealers, traced Ronnie for me, back in 1998. Prior to that moment no-one had ever tracked him down. He had an earlier Northern Soul smash called "You're The One", on Phillips Records, but it was this song, "You Got To Try Harder", with its perfectly pitched, clear as a bell falsetto, that really epitomised those mid Sixties nights in the Highland Room at Blackpool Mecca. This song was yet another legendary Northern Soul smash that we filmed for "The Strange World Of Northern Soul". It was first recorded in 1974 and then we recut it in 1998 for the massive documentary. We searched for Ronnie for ages and kept looking until we tracked him down for this performance and I am so glad that we did. If you ever went to Blackpool Mecca or Wigan Casino, then this is the thing for you! We believe this will go down in history as the greatest Northern Soul DVD collection of all time. Enjoy this song along with other like "Out on the Floor" by Dobie Gray, "Personally" by Bobby Paris, "I Have Faith in You" by Edwin Starr plus many many more fabulous Northern Soul classics!