Guest Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 Not the best,or the most soulful,or the most hard to find........... ..............But the most 'Dance Floor-Filling' at The Casino' Me!?!?...er?? Shit but true....................... Afternoon At The Rhino...ARGH!!!
Ged Parker Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 What - Judy Street is probably up there. I think it was voted top ever northern tune in Black Echoes at one point.
BrianB Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 It depends on when you went. From early 74 to 76 you always heard the Salvadors, Rita DaCosta, Little Anthony, Panic, Adam Apples etc, etc. The dance floor was just always full.
Mark S Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 Was there a record that stopped your conversation and you nearly fell down the stairs to dance to!?? Yep - Afternoon on the rhino
Guest BigPaul Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 Not the best,or the most soulful,or the most hard to find........... ..............But the most 'Dance Floor-Filling' at The Casino' Me!?!?...er?? Shit but true....................... Afternoon At The Rhino...ARGH!!! Cant be any other "Im on my Way" Dean Parish You did ask
grantdyche Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 Nice one,Mark!! But in the cold light of day it's shit isn't it??!! Although hang onto me l think l want to dance!!!! I went to a Northern night at Heywood civic hall, And asked the dj to play "Afternoon" I cant play that he said they will hang me, Sat having a pint and chatting when all of a sudden "DA DA DA DA DA",(Cant do the notes) F**k me it's Mike Post,shout my mates CUE FULL DANCEFLOOR A good tune is a good tune,And Afternoon of the Rhino is a good tune, The Charades vocal version I fully admit is total wa*k
Guest sharona Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 Not the best,or the most soulful,or the most hard to find........... ..............But the most 'Dance Floor-Filling' at The Casino' Me!?!?...er?? Shit but true....................... Afternoon At The Rhino...ARGH!!! Hate to mention it - but Cochise was an absolute floor packer!! I did fall down the stairs - only about half way though - to dance to Dena Barnes!!! Alan
grantdyche Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 (edited) Hate to mention it - but Cochise was an absolute floor packer!! I did fall down the stairs - only about half way though - to dance to Dena Barnes!!! Alan Yep Cochise was a packer thats to be sure, There was a bit of a stink about it at the time though I seem to remember,NOTHING CHANGES Stink about the type of record being played at Wigan I meen not that it was a stinker if you catch my drift Edited May 2, 2009 by grantdyche
grantdyche Posted May 2, 2009 Posted May 2, 2009 It depends on when you went. From early 74 to 76 you always heard the Salvadors, Rita DaCosta, Little Anthony, Panic, Adam Apples etc, etc. The dance floor was just always full. Thank you,say no more
Citizen P Posted May 3, 2009 Posted May 3, 2009 (edited) I went to a Northern night at Heywood civic hall, And asked the dj to play "Afternoon" I cant play that he said they will hang me, Sat having a pint and chatting when all of a sudden "DA DA DA DA DA",(Cant do the notes) F**k me it's Mike Post,shout my mates CUE FULL DANCEFLOOR A good tune is a good tune,And Afternoon of the Rhino is a good tune, The Charades vocal version I fully admit is total wa*k Well,we have been known to play the (very) odd request I prefer Bubblegum Breakthrough meself ATB Tony Edited May 3, 2009 by tonyp
Guest Awake 502 Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 Was there a record that stopped your conversation and you nearly fell down the stairs to dance to!?? Cecil Washington
mikecog Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 The Champion ! If you wernt on the floor in 2 seconds forget it
good angel Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 Was there a record that stopped your conversation and you nearly fell down the stairs to dance to!?? AL CAPONE, Max Buster Kev
Koolkat Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 (edited) Was there a record that stopped your conversation and you nearly fell down the stairs to dance to!?? Bari Track when it was still covered up as I miss my baby by the Lebaron Strings Edited May 4, 2009 by Koolkat
Gary Samways Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 Bari Track when it was still covered up as I miss my baby by the Lebaron Strings what about the construction hey little way out girl,that was massive
Guest KEN-SOUL Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 What - Judy Street is probably up there. I think it was voted top ever northern tune in Black Echoes at one point. Judy Street was voted the number one northern soul record EVERYWHERE! I don't know this, but i would stick my money on judy street to be the most danced to track at wigan, and the most loved track of them all. I have 2 copies of the record, bought in the 70's, and both have "wigan no.1" written on the white covers ( with that carefree childhood enthusiasm, now sadly gone)
Guest inspirations001 Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 Cecil Washington GOOD CALL! WAS FLOORFILLER FOR AT LEAST 2 YRS SOLID BEFORE MR DRAPER GOT ONE! SAME CAN BE SAID FOR VICKI BAINES TOO.
Concrete Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 GOOD CALL! WAS FLOORFILLER FOR AT LEAST 2 YRS SOLID BEFORE MR DRAPER GOT ONE! SAME CAN BE SAID FOR VICKI BAINES TOO. 74 to 76 the biggest floor filler must have been the Casualeers except one I usually left the dance floor
Spanner Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 74 to 76 the biggest floor filler must have been the Casualeers except one I usually left the dance floor Tainted love was a massive floor filler ,the clapping was superb
kevinsoulman Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 (edited) the floor packer i remember in the later days was george benson on broadway kev Edited May 4, 2009 by kevinsoulman
Guest mrjp Posted May 4, 2009 Posted May 4, 2009 hi all , went to wigan for the first 2 years, then stopped , got to say the biggest record played then without dought , afternoon at the ryno not to good now but then , the place just went crazy , top tune in its day yours mr j.p.
Guest Trevski Posted May 6, 2009 Posted May 6, 2009 (edited) Judy Street was voted the number one northern soul record EVERYWHERE! I don't know this, but i would stick my money on judy street to be the most danced to track at wigan, and the most loved track of them all. I have 2 copies of the record, bought in the 70's, and both have "wigan no.1" written on the white covers ( with that carefree childhood enthusiasm, now sadly gone) Quite probably the biggest floorfiller. Even after all these years, that tinkling intro and the bass strings break gives you tingles! Edited May 6, 2009 by Trevski
Harry Crosby Posted May 6, 2009 Posted May 6, 2009 Has anyone mentioned this one, was a massive tune at one time
Guest inspirations001 Posted May 6, 2009 Posted May 6, 2009 Think l danced to that on more than one occasion l blame the back streets a case of "getting used to the blues"!!
Guest nomad Posted May 6, 2009 Posted May 6, 2009 Dont know if its been mentioned but... I seem to remember Eddie Parker was massive countrywide during the Wigan era. Although never its greatest fan you could not get on the floor..especially on oldies nites
Guest pipmc Posted May 6, 2009 Posted May 6, 2009 Not the best,or the most soulful,or the most hard to find........... ..............But the most 'Dance Floor-Filling' at The Casino' Me!?!?...er?? Shit but true....................... Afternoon At The Rhino...ARGH!!! i realy hate to say this but was it the three before eight
Garswood Posted May 6, 2009 Posted May 6, 2009 i realy hate to say this but was it the three before eight absolutely agree pip, any one of them would have been the most danced too, although my fave would have been T.L
steve Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 Not the best,or the most soulful,or the most hard to find........... ..............But the most 'Dance Floor-Filling' at The Casino' Me!?!?...er?? Shit but true....................... Afternoon At The Rhino...ARGH!!! Williams & Watson - Too Late
Sebastian Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 Has anyone mentioned this one, was a massive tune at one time That Construction tune is pure sunshine pop/soft rock. Sounds like it could've been the follow-up to The Sundowners "Always You" or something with heavy Curt Boettcher/Roger Nichols/Paul Williams involvement. Great tune!
Harry Crosby Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 That Construction tune is pure sunshine pop/soft rock. Sounds like it could've been the follow-up to The Sundowners "Always You" or something with heavy Curt Boettcher/Roger Nichols/Paul Williams involvement. Great tune! in agreement fully sebastian, it went down a storm at the time, remember a lad offering searling £400 at the height of its popularity, when it was still covered as well
Guest glyn-w Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 Not the best,or the most soulful,or the most hard to find........... ..............But the most 'Dance Floor-Filling' at The Casino' Me!?!?...er?? Shit but true....................... Afternoon At The Rhino...ARGH!!! Thank god no one has mentiond "wigans chosen few" :wanker: that would have done me head in lol, must say towards the later days of Wigan, i recon thay just played enything, it went funky as hell not as if it was all bad, but most of it was!!!
grant Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 Not the best,or the most soulful,or the most hard to find........... ..............But the most 'Dance Floor-Filling' at The Casino' Me!?!?...er?? Shit but true....................... Afternoon At The Rhino...ARGH!!! mike mcdonald &paula parfitt always packed the floor as did............... INTERPLAY
Mach Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 mike mcdonald &paula parfitt always packed the floor as did............... INTERPLAY Yeah sure did, around the same time as, Benny Sigler & Ral Donner...
Guest kevnewry Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 Was there a record that stopped your conversation and you nearly fell down the stairs to dance to!?? SANDI SHELDON
Guest Little Anthony Posted May 7, 2009 Posted May 7, 2009 Went to Wigan from March 1978 until it closed. Without doubt the three biggest tunes in this time were "Hey Liitle Way Out Girl", which was followed by "Country Girl" and then "I don't like to lose" in that chronological order. They weren't the most danced to, however, as Searling had the only copies and you only got to hear them once a night. I would say that the most danced to tune during this period, apart from the three before eight, was Bobby Paris "I walked away". I've got a tape of the last 90 mins of the fifth anniversary (Sept. 1978) and it gets played twice, once by Alan Rhodes and then again by Winstanley at about 7.30 a.m. Judging by the sound of the clapping, this had the most people on the dance floor.
Rich B Posted May 10, 2009 Posted May 10, 2009 Thank god no one has mentiond "wigans chosen few" :wanker: that would have done me head in lol, must say towards the later days of Wigan, i recon thay just played enything, it went funky as hell not as if it was all bad, but most of it was!!! I definitely never heard Wigan's Chosen Few, but the original Simon Soussan acetate of the "Sounds of Soul" was an absolute monster! I definitely saw people running pell mell downstairs to dance to it. And if anyones got an MP3 of it I would be very appreciative! Tainted love/Night owl/Cochise/Afternoon of the rhino/Condition red/Too late all have to be up there don't they? Best, RB
Ian Seaman Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 the most popular dance must have been the mens bogs 2 step Trying to keep your feet dry whilst relieving yourself This can be done to any tune tho Ian.
Guest Little Anthony Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 I definitely never heard Wigan's Chosen Few, but the original Simon Soussan acetate of the "Sounds of Soul" was an absolute monster! I definitely saw people running pell mell downstairs to dance to it. And if anyones got an MP3 of it I would be very appreciative! Tainted love/Night owl/Cochise/Afternoon of the rhino/Condition red/Too late all have to be up there don't they? Best, RB Check out the Hinckley Soul Club live venues section to listen to the original version of footsee and other top dancers live at Wigan https://raresoul.org.uk/hinckleysoulclub/livevenues.htm
Ian Parker Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 Check out the Hinckley Soul Club live venues section to listen to the original version of footsee and other top dancers live at Wigan https://raresoul.org.uk/hinckleysoulclub/livevenues.htm wow, the nottm palais clips!! Feb 78 was my very first visit there, 15 yrs old, my life changed forever that day. amazing coincidence, thanks for posting those up
grantdyche Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 And no locks on the sh*thouse doors!! Pulling down your kecks and having to hold them up at the same time from the bottoms to stop them getting pi**ed wet through wilst trying to wipe your ar*e on soaking wet bog roll
Soulsmurf Posted May 11, 2009 Posted May 11, 2009 Do What You Wanna Do, Dee Dee Barnes never failed to get me on the floor.
Rob Moss Posted May 12, 2009 Posted May 12, 2009 Don't forget bloody 'Footsee' with the car horn, or whatever it was, midway through. Jammed dancefloor every time.
Barry Posted May 12, 2009 Posted May 12, 2009 I'll give you some of my Wigan floor packers: The Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard Roger K - Give Me The Love The Vibrations - Cause Your Mine The Nite-Liters - K-Jee The Deadbeats - There'll Be No... The Royal Esquires - Ain't Gonna Run The Q - That's The Way The Nomads - Somethings Bad "Ah Ba Bap Aah Yay!"
Guest Posted May 12, 2009 Posted May 12, 2009 I'll give you some of my Wigan floor packers: The Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard Roger K - Give Me The Love The Vibrations - Cause Your Mine The Nite-Liters - K-Jee The Deadbeats - There'll Be No... The Royal Esquires - Ain't Gonna Run The Q - That's The Way The Nomads - Somethings Bad "Ah Ba Bap Aah Yay!" I never knew the seeds pushin too hard was played at wigan thats an out and out us garage track.
Guest martyn Posted May 12, 2009 Posted May 12, 2009 The Jades-I'm Where Its At ? Fantastic Johnny C - Don't Depend On Me ?
Rich B Posted May 13, 2009 Posted May 13, 2009 Yep and yep...Love 'em both So do I! But I just thought of one that practially caused a riot at the time - but you'd never dance to it now - Gary Lewis - My hearts symphony, it might embarass a few folk now, but you couldn't get on the floor at the time....and some of those folk must be on here! Best, RB
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