John Fred & Playboy Band Hey Hey Bunny

[Guest soulmaguk]

What it is, is that John Fred & Playboy Band Hey Hey Bunny was played on Saturday night on the Craig Charles Funk & Soul. Has this record ever been broken big on the Northern scene? if so when & where?

Jock.

[Ady Croasdell]

Massive around Northants in 1970.

[Guest Dave Turner]

One of the first "northern" tracks I heard back around late '71 and as Ady states even earlier than that.

The local "Torch" guys used to spin it locally in 72

Edited May 9, 2011 by Dave Turner

[Ady Croasdell]

PS It's a cracker and now available on Kent's Northern Soul's Guilty Secrets CD which I was hoping I'd get a lot more stick for!

[Pete S]

PS It's a cracker and now available on Kent's Northern Soul's Guilty Secrets CD which I was hoping I'd get a lot more stick for!

I didn't even know the cd existed but if you let me have the track listing I'd be happy to give you some stick

it's ok, I found it

1. Don't Stop Looking - Ann D'andrea GOOD DANCER

2. Elusive - Babe Ruth BIT OF A MARMITE RECORD, I QUITE LIKE IT

3. Can't Live This Way - Barnaby Bye RUBBISH

4. Seven Days Of Loving You - Johnnie Vannelli EXCELLENT

5. Jump Back In The Arms Of Love - Bobbi Lynn AVERAGE

6. It's Too Late - Bobby Goldsboro POOR POP DANCER

7. Daylight Saving Time - Keith QUAINT

8. Ten Miles High - David & The Giants CLASSIC

9. Livin' Above Your Head - Jay & The Americans ABSOLUTE CLASSIC

10. Bumpin' And Stompin' - Garland Green AWFUL

11. Walk Tall - Two Of Clubs POOR VERSION

12. Soulful Jerk - The Rumblers GOOD BUT BORING INSTRUMENTAL

13. Put Me In Your Pocket - Jeanette Harper ANOTHER CLASSIC

14. Hey Hey Bunny - John Fred RUBBISH

15. You Touched Me - Judy Harris AVERAGE SHUFFLER

16. On A Magic Carpet Ride - Kiki Dee BRILLIANT UK POP

17. I Struck It Rich - Len Barry WAY OFF HIS BEST

18. Would She Do That For You - Mary Saenz HIDEOUS

19. I Can Take Care Of Myself - The Spyders RUBBISH VERSION

20. Run Baby Run (Back Into My Arms) - The Newbeats YOUTH CLUB CLASSIC

21. Don't Let It Slip Away - Ral Donner INDESCRIBABLY BAD ROCK N ROLL

22. You Sexy Sugar Plum (But I Like It) - Rodger Collins SUPER 70'S

23. Keeps On Burning - The Burning Bush DULL BLUE EYED DANCER

24. You've Come A Long Way Baby - Flower Shoppe AVERAGE 70'S

Edited May 9, 2011 by Pete S

[Ady Croasdell]

Go on; you know you want to!

1. DON'T STOP LOOKIN' - ANN D'ANDREA Jamie 1352 (1968) 2.26

2. YOU TOUCHED ME - JUDY HARRIS Sun 1117 (1970) 2.11

3. CAN'T LIVE THIS WAY - BARNABY BYE Atlantic 3266 (1974) 3.52 *

4. TEN MILES HIGH - DAVID & THE GIANTS Crazy Horse 1300 (1968) 2.30

5. KEEPS ON BURNING - THE BURNING BUSH Mercury 72657 (1967) 2.48

6. SEVEN DAYS OF LOVING YOU - JOHNNY VANELLI Pre-Vue 2770 (1968) 2.34

7. SOULFUL JERK - THE RUMBLERS Downey 127 (1964) 1.58

8. IT'S TOO LATE - BOBBY GOLDSBORO United Artists 980 (1966) 2.26

9. I STRUCK IT RICH - LEN BARRY Decca 32011 (1966) 2.54

10. YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY BABY - FLOWER SHOPPE Spring 111 (1971) 2.30

11. YOU SEXY SUGAR PLUM (BUT I LIKE IT) - RODGER COLLINS Fantasy 698 (1973) 2.00

12. BUMPIN' AND STOMPIN' - GARLAND GREEN Spring 158 (1975) 3.16 *

13. ELUSIVE - BABE RUTH Capitol CL 15869 (1975) 3.32 *

14. ON A MAGIC CARPET RIDE - KIKI DEE Fontana TF 983 (1968) 2.44 *

15. PUT ME IN YOUR POCKET - JEANETTE HARPER 20th Century 6683 (1967) 2.29 *

16. HEY HEY BUNNY - JOHN FRED & HIS PLAYBOY BAND Paula 294 (1968) 2.26

17. PUSHIN' TOO HARD - THE SEEDS FEATURING SKY SAXON GNP Crescendo 364 (1965) 2.34

18. DON'T LET IT SLIP AWAY - RAL DONNER Sunlight 1006 (1972) 2.34 *

19. I CAN TAKE CARE OF MYSELF - THE SPYDERS Golden State 106 (1968) 2.48

20. WALK TALL (LIKE A MAN) - THE 2 OF CLUBS Fraternity 975 (1966) 2.27

21. WOULD SHE DO THAT FOR YOU - MARY SAENZ Big Ben 1001 (1964) 2.11

22. RUN BABY RUN (BACK INTO MY ARMS) - THE NEWBEATS Hickory 1332 (1965) 2.56

23. DAYLIGHT SAVIN' TIME - KEITH Mercury 72695 (1967) 2.47

24. LIVIN' ABOVE YOUR HEAD - JAY & THE AMERICANS United Artists 50046 (1966) 2.42

[Pomonkey]

Another version, massive here 10+ years ago

[Guest Polyvelts]

Is the ann d andrea the vocal ? The instru was the big 'un (as they say!)

[Ady Croasdell]

There wasn't an instrumental on the flip of the original. If one did emerge I don't remember it. There are hardly any instruments on it!

[Ady Croasdell]

You can go too far you know Michael!

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Edited May 9, 2011 by mikecook

[Pete S]

There wasn't an instrumental on the flip of the original. If one did emerge I don't remember it. There are hardly any instruments on it!

Ady, when it was reissued on Jamie, they put a very good instrumental on the B side, if I remember correctly an electric organ took the place of the vocal.

[Ady Croasdell]

But you'd lose all that soulful vocal

As it was a reissue, it was obviously the vocal that went big first. Thanks for the info.

[Guest soulmaguk]

Decided to get the RONN one-sided demo for £2.56, but have seen it on British PYE Int. and now Paula, I actually like it, you guys obviously did back in the early 70s, I'm sure it could have something for a younger audience for todays main hall dancefloor crowd.

[Ady Croasdell]

Decided to get the RONN one-sided demo for £2.56, but have seen it on British PYE Int. and now Paula, I actually like it, you guys obviously did back in the early 70s, I'm sure it could have something for a younger audience for todays main hall dancefloor crowd.

Oooh, the Soul Stasi are gonna be knocking on your door!

Go for it

[Guest Polyvelts]

Ady, when it was reissued on Jamie, they put a very good instrumental on the B side, if I remember correctly an electric organ took the place of the vocal.

I love both sides !! Love the burning bush as well ! Dunno about 'its too late' Heard Bobby Goldsboro 'Too many people' at elaine C's thing in Stoke Newinton and was shocked with myself at how great I thought it was