Russ Vickers Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 Who is the best oldies DJ & why. Playlist would be nice too or at least some examples. Russ
Guest DeeJay Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 Who is the best oldies DJ & why. Playlist would be nice too or at least some examples. Russ Bit difficult when you're not up wiv fings livin' in the States but Dave Evison -the more i remember how it used to go at Wigan the more i'm impressed by what he used to achieve Every week he would manage to drag everyone back on the floor and do a brilliant spot used to love his top 10 oldies for that week supposidly the most requests He introduced me to so many classics Bobby Patterson My Baby's Coming Back To me, Monitors Don't Put off Tomorrow, Monclairs Hung Up On Your Love, Just to name but a few DJ p.s. Russ Vickers is a puff
Soulsmith Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 Who is the best oldies DJ & why. Playlist would be nice too or at least some examples. Russ Mostly, its the ones that have retired
Guest ShaneH Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 Russ, are we talking about current DJ's? Shane
Guest Dan Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 you can only have oldies djs when you have newies djs. there are no newies djs any more, because there are no newies. thus there are no oldies djs: there are only good djs or bad djs. the bad djs play the old, tired, hammered oldies - the good ones play the lesser-known stuff (and the very occasional new thing). all imo, obviously .
Bitchdj Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 Mostly, its the ones that have retired cookie
Winnie :-) Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 cookie ======== Yep agree with the above, she's a good oldies DJ Winnie:-)
SteveM Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 you can only have oldies djs when you have newies djs. there are no newies djs any more, because there are no newies. thus there are no oldies djs: there are only good djs or bad djs. the bad djs play the old, tired, hammered oldies - the good ones play the lesser-known stuff (and the very occasional new thing). Of which there are none ?
Winnie :-) Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 you can only have oldies djs when you have newies djs. there are no newies djs any more, because there are no newies. thus there are no oldies djs: there are only good djs or bad djs. the bad djs play the old, tired, hammered oldies - the good ones play the lesser-known stuff (and the very occasional new thing). Of which there are none ? ========= 7/8 posts in, and already time to change the thread title to "Oldies vs Newies". aka northern soul, my part in it's downfall. Winnie:-)
Guest Dan Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 ok you got me steve, hoisted on my own pedantic petard. just making the point that there are very few newies so that therefore pretty much everything must be an oldie. not making an oldies v newies argument, though, winnie, cos there are no...sorry aren't very many...newies anyway that argument's been fought and won years ago
Winnie :-) Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 ok you got me steve, hoisted on my own pedantic petard. just making the point that there are very few newies so that therefore pretty much everything must be an oldie. not making an oldies v newies argument, though, winnie, cos there are no...sorry aren't very many...newies anyway that argument's been fought and won years ago ======= Vive la resistance
SteveM Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 ok you got me steve, hoisted on my own pedantic petard. just making the point that there are very few newies so that therefore pretty much everything must be an oldie. not making an oldies v newies argument, though, winnie, cos there are no...sorry aren't very many...newies anyway that argument's been fought and won years ago Just being acerbic Dan, agree not many newies, mainly reactivations (and everyone first played at Stafford if you believe all you read ). Anyway, the best oldest dj has got to be Sam. 71 and still going
Guest Dan Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 ======= Vive la resistance i'm confused now winnie...i thought you were one of petain's lot?
Guest ShaneH Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 what are Butch's sets like at Kings Hall? surely he has to play quite a few oldies? Shane
Guest Dan Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 Just being acerbic Dan, agree not many newies, mainly reactivations (and everyone first played at Stafford if you believe all you read ). Anyway, the best oldest dj has got to be Sam. 71 and still going sorry steve missed off a - fair's fair, i like spotting other people's little mistakes for a bit of light relief
Winnie :-) Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 i'm confused now winnie...i thought you were one of petain's lot? =========== I tend to morph, depending on the thread I'm replying to
Guest Dan Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 =========== I tend to morph, depending on the thread I'm replying to very undercover
Winsford Soul Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 ======== Yep agree with the above, she's a good oldies DJ Winnie:-) Is That She,s A Good DJ who is Old ?
Bitchdj Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 Is That She,s A Good DJ who is Old ? tut less of the dj...... ..i do play oldies they are all oldies aint they???..anyway i am semi retired these days on account of being old cookie
Bitchdj Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 ======== Yep agree with the above, she's a good oldies DJ Winnie:-) ooh that sounds terrible winnie but fanks anyway ..i have been know to play the odd unknown ( substitute underplayed here ) fingy cookie
Winnie :-) Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 Is That She,s A Good DJ who is Old ? ============ Not sure, what was the original topic? Winnie:-)
Winnie :-) Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 ooh that sounds terrible winnie but fanks anyway ..i have been know to play the odd unknown ( substitute underplayed here ) fingy cookie ========= Soz, missed off a smiley, but realised you weren't promoting yourself as an oldies DJ, but because you just left Cookie up there I couldn't resist missing out on wordplay Winnie:-)
Bitchdj Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 winnie u made me smile...not an easy task ............ cookie
Guest Matt Male Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 Mark Freeman is the best oldies DJ. He doesn't play played out oldies, he plays oldies long forgotten by most people that they sound like fresh sounds. M.
Guest Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 I think Rob Messer is a fabulous oldies DJ, never fails to get me dancing. He has some fabulous sounds and is not given the DJ time he deserves. Annie
Mark Bicknell Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 I think Rob Messer is a fabulous oldies DJ, never fails to get me dancing. He has some fabulous sounds and is not given the DJ time he deserves. Annie Me!!!!!!!! I'm brilliant! shit hot records...lol Mark Bicknell.
Makemvinyl Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 Me!!!!!!!! I'm brilliant! shit hot records...lol Mark Bicknell. :angry: :angry: NO MARK IM THE ONE WHO HAS TO SEND PEOPLE HOME HAPPY, SO THE END OF NIGHT DJ ,WILL ALWAYS PLAY THE SET THE PEOPLE WANT TO DANCE WITH AND TO. Doug
Russ Vickers Posted November 16, 2005 Author Posted November 16, 2005 Russ, are we talking about current DJ's? Shane Yes, Shane Russ
Russ Vickers Posted November 16, 2005 Author Posted November 16, 2005 you can only have oldies djs when you have newies djs. there are no newies djs any more, because there are no newies. thus there are no oldies djs: there are only good djs or bad djs. the bad djs play the old, tired, hammered oldies - the good ones play the lesser-known stuff (and the very occasional new thing). all imo, obviously . Think your right Dan, never really thought about it like that until you so eloquently put it . Russ
Bitchdj Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 Me!!!!!!!! I'm brilliant! shit hot records...lol Mark Bicknell. and sooooooooooooooo modest too ..lol cookie
Wiganer1 Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 and sooooooooooooooo modest too ..lol cookie -== i think being a good oldies dj is the same as a newies one if u dont get the exposure to break either the tunes you are trying to champion are not gonna get much airing.. when i m djing its usually main spot at a soul nite or at the begining or end of an all niter but i still try and spin a few new old ones to complement the requests of the punters,while always trying to be different as with most collectors i can do old oldies til the cows come home without resorting to cds but its not very inspiring sometimes despite getting a buzz from people dancing to your records during my 3yrs at the marrs barr niter ive managed to break or rather remind the soul world that there sounds are out there still like the following , not to everyones taste but at least appealing to some Brooklyn Bridge - Free as the wind Lost Family - Blow my mind Peggy Scott - you got it all Joanne Touchstone - Walk Softly Hank & Claude Garbo - fox in a mini skirt also i reactivated aint no mountain high enough by marvin & tammi at the marrs and literally had a dozen people come and say how refreshing it sounded and they hadnt heard it for years remember once when i played heavy music by bob seger at the marrs and was lambasted by a another soulie who thought it was a youth club sound but i liked it and got two others that did so it evened it up a little also when im playing ill ALWAYs spin an instrumntal or 2,,
Eamesy Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 Me!!!!!!!! I'm brilliant! shit hot records...lol Mark Bicknell. Mark - you know its secretly me - 20 years ago maybe!!!???!!!! Alan
Guest vinylvixen Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 (edited) ======= Vive la resistance Plus la change, mon vieux Voulez-vous jouez une disc pour moi Adieu mes copains..........La Revolution est.....dan la rue La plume de ma tante est grande et la postilione est frappe a l'eclair Toot sweet babys........oh and the best oldies deejays.......the ones in embalming fluid..........Jo Edited November 16, 2005 by vinylvixen
Derek Pearson Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 Tell you what - whether you like him or not - Chris King probably has to be the best oldies DJ currently around now. They don't call him Mr Motivator for nothing. He sure does get the place bouncing. derek
Guest vinylvixen Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 (edited) Me!!!!!!!! I'm brilliant! shit hot records...lol Mark Bicknell. Me - do I count - I'll play 'She blew a good thing'.............. Carbon Dated Jo Edited November 16, 2005 by vinylvixen
Mark Bicknell Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 and sooooooooooooooo modest too ..lol cookie Cookie i was joking, thought i would join in as i've been AWAL for weeks on here..lol Mark.
Guest alison Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 Plus la change, mon vieux Voulez-vous jouez une disc pour moi Adieu mes copains..........La Revolution est.....dan la rue La plume de ma tante est grande et la postilione est frappe a l'eclair Toot sweet babys........oh and the best oldies deejays.......the ones in embalming fluid..........Jo Que vraiment m'a fait maintenant rire beaucoup I don't know how to say "I wet my pants" in French
Mandy Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 I think Rob Messer is a fabulous oldies DJ, never fails to get me dancing. He has some fabulous sounds and is not given the DJ time he deserves. Annie No offence but where does Mr Messer DJ, I've never heard him up north, does he just do darn sarth?
Guest vinylvixen Posted November 16, 2005 Posted November 16, 2005 No offence but where does Mr Messer DJ, I've never heard him up north, does he just do darn sarth? Does he deejay? No, in all reality, Rob does sterling work around the country at many venues including Cleethorpes - monster Detroit - and a spot of hospital radio - BEDPAN FM........ More vinyl, vicar? Jo Que vraiment m'a fait maintenant rire beaucoup I don't know how to say "I wet my pants" in French Je suis pee pee dans mes pantalones........... Jo
Mandy Posted November 17, 2005 Posted November 17, 2005 Does he deejay? No, in all reality, Rob does sterling work around the country at many venues including Cleethorpes - monster Detroit - and a spot of hospital radio - BEDPAN FM........ More vinyl, vicar? Jo Ta for info Jo, maybe he could get a few bookings up here and I'll let you know if he does Dj
Ged Parker Posted November 17, 2005 Posted November 17, 2005 Who is the best oldies DJ & why. Playlist would be nice too or at least some examples. Russ Serious answer to a serious question from me. In terms of getting a room of 'oldies' fans 'up for it' what ever you think of him or his playlists Johnny Pearson takes some beating. Mad as a box of frogs of course but nice bloke all the same.
Guest Posted November 17, 2005 Posted November 17, 2005 Me!!!!!!!! I'm brilliant! shit hot records...lol Mark Bicknell. oh yeah!! Whoops! You know I love you really!
Guest Posted November 17, 2005 Posted November 17, 2005 No offence but where does Mr Messer DJ, I've never heard him up north, does he just do darn sarth? I do believe that Rob has DJ'd in Stoke earlier this year Mandy, he did the Hinckley alldayer last Christmas and may be DJing there again this Christmas, not sure. As I said before, he doesn't get the bookings he deserves really. His collection is brilliant and being a dancer himself he knows how to play to the floor. He is probably the most versatile DJ I know..... (Not including Mr Bicknell....Sir.....Sorry!) Anyway, if he does do Hinckley dayer this year, I am definitley going. Hopefully see you there if you can make it. Annie
Guest Matt Male Posted November 17, 2005 Posted November 17, 2005 No offence but where does Mr Messer DJ, I've never heard him up north, does he just do darn sarth? He was on at the Marrs Bar a couple of weeks back and IMO easily did the best spot of the night.
Wiganer1 Posted November 17, 2005 Posted November 17, 2005 He was on at the Marrs Bar a couple of weeks back and IMO easily did the best spot of the night. ==== without question in my opinion the best oldies dj of all time is BRIAN RAE and the man is a great bloke too and an ultimate proffessional
Mandy Posted November 17, 2005 Posted November 17, 2005 He was on at the Marrs Bar a couple of weeks back and IMO easily did the best spot of the night. I'll look out for his name of flyers. I have seen him dance though
Guest vinylvixen Posted November 17, 2005 Posted November 17, 2005 (edited) He was on at the Marrs Bar a couple of weeks back and IMO easily did the best spot of the night. Mandy, I was only joshing.........I've known Rob for years. I booked Rob M for a set at These Old Shoes - excellent........and the nation's deejays can vouch for how selective I was about my guests If anyone wants to book him, contact him via HIPCITY's website. He'd be delighted to have bookings around the country...has records, will travel. Jo Edited November 17, 2005 by vinylvixen
Wiganer1 Posted November 17, 2005 Posted November 17, 2005 Mandy, I was only joshing.........I've known Rob for years. I booked Rob M for a set at These Old Shoes - excellent........and the nation's deejays can vouch for how selective I was about my guests If anyone wants to book him, contact him via HIPCITY's website. He'd be delighted to have bookings around the country...has records, will travel. Jo === hey jo didnt know vynilvixen was u regards mark freeman
Guest vinylvixen Posted November 17, 2005 Posted November 17, 2005 ==== without question in my opinion the best oldies dj of all time is BRIAN RAE and the man is a great bloke too and an ultimate proffessional BINGO..........there's your answer - BRIAN RAE Top bloke, a national treasure and a fountain of knowledge - been there, done that and still doing it.......... Jo
Wiganer1 Posted November 17, 2005 Posted November 17, 2005 BINGO..........there's your answer - BRIAN RAE Top bloke, a national treasure and a fountain of knowledge - been there, done that and still doing it.......... Jo === his spots at wigan.hinckley and leicester were awesome admittedly moved on music wise personally but the floor was rammed when brian was on especially when fortune teller was doing the rounds
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