All Points Bulletin - Lucky Number

Recorded in 1998, one year after Ian Levine first discovered Steve Brookstein after seeing him come second on an ITV talent contest, hosted by Jonathan Ross, this is a version of a song that Ian had already recorded for Motorcity Records with Ronnie McNeir, whose original version can be seen among the videos on the Ian Levine MySpace page. Way back in 1998, after trying a few solo records, plus a duet with Steve's then girlfriend Kate Jackson, who also recorded under the name Venicia Wilson, Ian decided to form a new Northern Soul band around Steve. This band was called All Points Bulletin, and Kate Jackson was also in the band. Ian was making a documentary about Northern Soul, called "The Strange World Of Northern Soul", and the idea was to create a new young fresh Northern Soul band to show that the scene didn't have to be just about thirty year old records. So All Points Bulletin made three songs, "I'm On My Way", "Lucky Number", and "You've Been Away", and filmed two of these songs in a rehearsal room in North Acton, with, curiously enough, Ian Levine's cousin, Daniel Glatman, in the band, before Daniel went on to create Blue. Ian's partner in the documentary, Neil Rushton, got cold feet about All Points Bulletin, so in 1999, when the film reached its final edit, the footage was left on the cutting room floor at first. So here is the priceless video footage of Steve Brookstein almost ten years ago, with his first Northern Soul band, prior to The Four Vandals, singing "Lucky Number".

[@nizviz]

Whilst listening to some old Northern Soul classics I came across this and "I'm on my way", what fantastic cover versions. WTG Steve B.

[@sange62]

What a feel good tune.... makes me smile every time I hear it! Sooooo catchy!!

[@crumpet68]

WHAT A GREAT SONG WAY TO GO STEVE B XX

[@IanLevine]

She didn't even bother to show up at the "Yesterday And Tomorrow" launch, and never even had the courtesy to ring to tell anyone, or even ring afterwards to apologise for letting us all down. That tells me a lot.

[@dizzylizzy111]

I love this guy I'm glad that Steve has gone this way with Northern soul I'm sure he will go a longer way then with Simon Cowell well done Steve and of course the FOUR VANDAL it goes without saying

[@RareMusicDirect]

I always thoguth the X Factor win was "arranged", (will we ever know?) but who cares when it means some soul gets promoted !
Very young and innocent looking band produce a simple catchy sound.

[@bobrofmad]

HELLO JIMMY! GREAT VOCAL!

[@IanLevine]

Yes Steve, but this was over ten years ago.

[@stevebrookstein]

good vocal though and great song!

[@stevebrookstein]

and look at the reliable Kate Jackson in the back ground! Love her but damn she needs a kick up the butt!

[@stevebrookstein]

LMAO ...i sound great shame about the basin hair cut!!!!

[@kenronr]

Finally a great band singing songs you can understand. I would buy this song over anything out there today.