Camel Niter 07 Nov 03 Review By Shirley
Camel Niter 07 Nov 03 Review By Shirley
Friday 7th November 2003 saw the premiere of a new all-nighter held
at the Camel Club in Huddersfield. This was our first foray into the
world of all-nighter promotion and even though wed previously run
soul nights at the Rider Club and Pavilion we were aware that a soul
night and an all-nighter are two quite different animals - one of
them is a camel for a start ;-)) We hoped we were up to the job of
giving the paying soulies a darn good night so it was with an excited
nervous energy that we arrived at the Camel Club early doors on
Friday evening to set up for what we propose will become a permanent
date on the Northern Soul all-nighter calendar.
The Camel Club is relatively close to the railway & bus stations so,
for those soulies like Col & myself with own transport difficulties,
it is an ideal nighter venue. The club itself is accessed through
Byram Court in Huddersfield so although it is a town centre club its
set apart from the main hub of drunken activity that appeals
to "normal" people. Once in the courtyard the club is entered by
going down a few steps through double glass doors, the "tax" booth is
on the immediate right through these doors. Then its through
another set of double doors into club, here youll find the loos and
a cloakroom to stash bags etc. On first impressions the club appears
a bit on the "bijou" side, but this is quite deceptive as its made
up of several "areas". There is a bar in the main room, but there is
also a bar in the area we had designated for the record bar and chill
out room, in here you can hear the music and see through to the dance
floor, but if youre wanting to cut a deal over a record or just
natter about your latest acquisition then you can do so without
having to shout. On the other hand if youre a dancer then theres
alcoved seating where you can stake a base camp, this surrounds a
great wooden dancefloor where the DJs can peer out at you from the
confines of what can only be described as a cage (this had obviously
been designed with the aforementioned "normal" people in mind as Im
sure its meant to protect precious vinyl from clumsy drunks rather
than keep inquisitive soulies from checking out plays on the decks ;-
))
As this was our inaugural night I knew I wasnt going to get to dance
too much as although I was no longer "stuck" at the door to collect
the "tax" money I had been given the "straightforward" task of
issuing the "Rare Soul Collective " membership cards. We had a well
thought out system to simplify this undertaking, which in
my "capable" hands soon degenerated into hastily writing down
necessary information on new members, this new system then further
disintegrated into the new members hastily writing down their own
details, hmmm!! seemed like a good idea at the time. Ive got to say
trying to read my own scrawl the "day after" is bad enough so
unfamiliar handwriting became a real challenge, if the powers that be
ever want to verify the "Rare Soul Collective" club membership
theyre gonna find some very strange names and some unusual towns if
it comes to that. ;-)))
Col in the mean time was at the decks playing some very nice toons
whilst I was busy buggering up the "well thought out" membership
system. I was also itching to get to the dance floor, instead I
tried to jot down a few plays in the lulls between "buggering up",
this too seemed to be a far too complicated task for me as I either
(A) knew the artist but not the title, (B) knew the title but not the
artist and in some cases © didnt know the toon let alone the title
and the artist. In these instances (of which there seemed to be
many) I thought writing down key words would be useful, hmmm!!!!
again what appeared at the time to be a good idea became yet another
challenge over the next few days of deciphering ;-))
Col was followed on the decks by Alex whos playlist was full of
mainly option © as far as I was concerned. Guy was up next and as
I went to dance to some of his spins his playlist was shorter than
what he actually played. Unfortunately whilst Howard was placing his
vinyl on the decks I was deep in conversation and managed to jot down
nothing!!!!! Eddie played a blinding set but again I managed to take
note of only a few, and by the time Andy and Mick came on I had
abandoned the playlists altogether in favour of the dancefloor,
leaving Howard and Eddie to write down their own plays. Well who
wants to write when they can dance not this girl and thats for
sure ;-))
The night flew by and was over far too quickly for me. I cant wait
for the next nighter to be held at the Camel Club as the whole thing
far exceeded my expectations, the club, the soulies (who had
travelled from near and far), the DJs (who had also travelled from
near and far), the music, (second to none) everything was perfect.
Ive just got to say a big thank you to everyone who made this first
nighter into what can only be described as the absolute Camels
b*****ks in this soulies eyes.
The next planned Rare Soul Collective do at the Camel Club will be on
Friday December 19th, this one will be a "bring a friend" night, a
damn fine idea suggested by Stuart. So to all of you who experienced
the November nighter, bring a friend and to everyone else just bring
yer fine selves along, youll love it I promise ;-)))
PLAYLISTS (music excellent – list info briefer than usual, next time
Ill leave a pen and paper by the decks and let the DJs write their
own playlists)
Colin
5O Farenheit – Just let your heart be your guide
Teddy Pendergrass – We got love
Jimmy Castor – Make me
Four Sonics – Easier said than done
Candace Love – Wonderful night
Alex
Little John – Wait & see
Nomads – Somethings bad
Frank Dell – He broke your game wide open
Mikki Farrow – Set my heart at ease
Lillian Dupree – Hide & seek
Willie Tee – Please dont go
Howard
Four Tops - Wonderful baby
Martha & The Vandellas – Your love makes it all worthwhile
Barbara Jean & The Lyrics – Why werent you there
Darrow Fletcher – Pain gets a little deeper
Debonaires – Heartache in my heart
Barbara Carr – My mama told me
Sammy Ambrose – Welcome to dreamsville
Lou Ragland – Since you said youd be mine
Shitlles – No doubt about it
Artistics – Girl I need you
Perigents – You better move on
Tony Middleton – To the ends of the earth
ZZ Hill – Make me yours
Temptations – I want a love I can see
Guy
Spirits – Pied piper
Irma & The Fascinations – You need love
Barons of Soul – You need love
Butlers – Laugh laugh laugh
Johnny Watson – Aint gonna move
Lord Thunder – Chaos
Implements – Look over shoulder
Hayes Cotton – Black wings
BJ Thomas – Keep it up
Linda Queen – Where can my baby be
Soundmasters – Lonely lonely
Apocryphals – Im losing you
Victors – Not only a girl knows
Eddie
Cody Black – Im slowly moulding
Dottie & Millie – Nothing in this world
De-lites – Lover
Stewart Ames – Angelina
Twans – I cant see him again
Honey & The Bees – Dynamite exploded
Barons of Soul – You need love
Teddy Pendergrass – We got love
Ronnie McNeir – Isnt she a pretty girl
Jimmy Norman – Family tree
Andy
Patrinell Staten – Little love affair
Homer Banks – Sweetie pie
Locations - Mr Diamond Man
Robert Tanner – Sweet memories
Sensations – Demanding man
Danny White – Keep my woman home
Bernard Williams – Focused on you
Volcanos – Laws of love
Gordon Keith – Look ahead
Volumes – Aint gonna give you up
Mick
Unique Blend – Yes Im in love
Little Henry – Way of living c/u
Tranells – Blessed with a love
Primers – How does that grab you
Passions – If you see my baby
Buddy Smith – Never gonna let you go
Young Brothers – Whats your name
Springers – Nothings too good for my baby
Devotions – Do Do De Dop
Kenny Lewis – Whats her name
Prince Paul – In the beginning
Johnny Rodgers – Make a change
Eddie Whitehead – Just your fool
Colin
Satisfactions – Take it or leave it
Parfays – You got a good thing going boy
Maximilian – Youd better
Sonny Til – Tears & Misery
Joey Scarbury - Midnight mail
Joe Douglas – Something to brag about
Curtis Blandon – In the long run
Sophisticates – I cant stand it
Shadows – My love has gone
Trutones – Hes got nerve
James Bell – Amazing love
Donald Height – Rags to riches to rags (thanks to Mark Hanson for
this one)
Jerry Fuller – I get carried away
Soulfully yours,
Shirley.
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