An English mod-revival band combining soul, northern-influenced R&B and beat. Noted for the album Rhythm and Soul. Members mentioned in coverage include Fay Hallam and bassist Martin Blunt (who later co-founded The Charlatans).

Associated with Countdown Records in the mid-1980s; featured on the Acid Jazz compilation '5, 4, 3, 2, 1... The Countdown Records Story' (as noted in DeBaser review).

DeBaser's coverage praises Makin' Time's mix of soul, northern-influenced R&B and beat. The album Rhythm and Soul is highlighted for its energy and songwriting. Martin Blunt's later success with The Charlatans is noted as a postscript to the band's story.

For:Fans of mod revival, northern soul, and 1980s British R&B

 The Makin' Time were a highly flammable mix of soul with northern spasms, rhythm'n'blues, and beat, and they had a deadly groove that literally lifted you and spun you incessantly in a nonstop dance that often led to pogo and occasionally granted you the respite of a cheek-to-cheek dance: across the channel, I think they say super groovy and super catchy.

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