Soul In The City 1st Anniversary

Dave G just passed on a view of last weeks London do "Soul In The City 1st Anniversary" 5th December 2002 Read on.... Apart from being a great day for Charton supporters i.e. the return 10 years ago to our beloved Valley its also the first anniverary of Soul In The City. Christ is it really a year ago ? We used to meet in a bar in the City of London, get pissed, talk football&Northern Soul .Rob Chadwick was getting divorced&Christmas was fast approaching. We decided to get a few mates together for a Xmas&divorce party . Mac knew a bar which sounded interesting,all the bar maids wore very short kilts! So one evening we found ourselves in McNabs asking the manager if there was any chance of playing a few tapes of Northern. Better than that he had some decks which we could use ! Ok get some flyers printed, Lets have a "do", Djs were Rob, Mac, Paul McKay &myself Dave Greenhill. The first night was a great success&we continued with monthly nights till February until problems with the owners forced us to move to our current venue The Old Blue Last. At that point Rob decided to pack up Djing&we were fortunate enough to recruit Martin Thomson onto the team. As well as our normal monthly nights we also ran a couple of highly successful All - Dayers during the year to cement our place on the London Northern Scene. So to the anniversary night :A fantastic night, lots of the normal London crowd, great atmosphere , loads of rarities&a great oldies set to finish the night from Paul which had the whole place up dancing until nearly an hour after the "official" closing time. Next one is 2/1/03&then the first Thursday of every month. For details phone Dave 0797 1876661 This was spotted on KTF on Friday&no we didnt pay him ! Hi Everyone, Just a quick one to say thanks to Martin and the other guys at Soul In The City last night. It was a really great evening, and Id recommend it to anyone who can get there. There was a friendly atmosphere, and the music was great, a nice mixture of some well-known numbers and loads that were new to me. One of my mates from work came there with me, hes not a soul fan, and I am trying to turn him on to our music. He really enjoyed it and at the end of the evening he was moving around to it. Hopefully another convert. Also hello to Andy, it was nice to speak to him again. Definitely going to the next one on 2 January 2003. Best wishes, Geoff Nice one Dave, Playlists from the nite are in the "read more " section: Martin Thomson Raelettes- all I need is his love (TRC) Trends- not another day (Abc demo) Chandeliers- stop dragging my heart around (Loadstone) Chubby&the Turnpikes- I know the inside story (Capital demo) Bobby Lee Timberlake- You hurt me (Mirwood demo) Clarence Hill- when sonny comes strolling home (Mainstream) Ike and Tina turner- wake up (Sue) Margie Joseph- keep on keeping on (Atlantic demo) Christine Kittrell- Call his name (King) Sandpipers- lonely too long (Giant) Hal frazier- after closing time (Reprise demo) Flirtations- stronger than her love (Festival demo) Sweethearts- Beauty is just skin deep (Kent) Tommy Payton- Mountain of soul pt 1 (Staff) Debonaires- Please come back baby (Soul Click) Sandy Wynns- Ill give that to you (Simco demo) Paul Sindab- you dropped your candy in the sand (Hype) Chants- Baby I dont need your love (UK RCA) Silky Hargreaves- keep loving me like you do (Dearborn demo) Gary Dean- you can say (Young) Tommy Navarro- I cried my life away (De Jac) Hayes Cotton- Love plays funny games (Claire) Lonnett- blue jeans (MS) Sea Shells- Quiet home (Villige) Paul McKay Lula Reed "Take your time" Tangerine DJ Pat&Blenders "Just because" Fast Eddie James Phelps "The look on your face" Apache Kenny Sheppard "What difference does it make" Maxx DJ Joann Garrett "A whole new plan" Chess Gloria Lynne "You dont have to be a tower of strength" Everest Velvet Satins "Nothing can compare to you" General American DJ Sam Dees "Lonely for you baby" SSS Int Kim Weston "Thrill a moment" Gordy Esther Phillips "Just say goodbye" Atlantic Doug Banks "I just kept on dancing" Argo Temptations "The girls alright with me" Gordy DJ Bobby Paris "I walked away" Capitol DJ Channel Three "The sweetest thing" Dakar DJ David&Ruben "I love her so much it hurts me" WB DJ Four Tops "Ask the lonely" Motown DJ Nolan Porter "If I could only be sure" UK Probe DJ Jackie Wilson "Because of you" Brunswick DJ Younghearts "A little togetherness" Canterbury Big Dons Rebellion "It was true" Ethon Denise Lasalle "A love reputation" Chess Patti Austin "Take away the pain stain" Coral Dave Greenhill Inez Foxx I see you my love Symbol Barbara Brown So in love Carnival Kenny Carter Ive gotta get myself together RCA Ketty Lester Please dont cry anymore RCA Little Milton Lets get together Checker Lonzine Cannon Quit while Im ahead Philips Demo Ike&Tina Turner Cant chance a break up Sue Marlina Mars Head&shoulders MGM Eddie Wilson Toast to the lady Tollie Demo Audrey Akins Down came my tears Petal Demo Frank Dell He broke your game wide open Valise Frank Polk Love is dangerous Capitol Pieces of Eight Come back girl A&M Demo Johnnie Bartell&Soul Masters If this isnt love Solid State Demo H.B.Barnum Hurts too much to cry RCA Joe Stampley&Uniques Not too long ago Paula Big Guys Hang my head&cry WB Demo Masters I need your love Crimson Village Sounds These windows Onyx Don&Ron Im so so sorry White Cliff Gale Garnet Ill cry alone RCA Charmaines Eternally Date Demo Otis Smith Let her go Perception Marshall&Chilites Love Bandit Daran Traditions My life with you Barclay Mary Wells Use your head 20th Century & Finally from Mac a top 5 only Ruby Andrews - Just loving you - Zodiac What would I do - Tymes - MGM Love, Love, Love - Bobby Hebb Try a little harder - Fidels Where were you - Epitome of Sound