Chalky Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Jim O'Hara is writing some words about the Ruff Cutt bunch. The plan is to do an article with him about the nighter with top 20's/30's from the DJ's and I will hopefully doing podcasts of each DJ...that is the plan hopefully. Give the club the recognition it is due. Great nighter, no bollocks just a room full of loons having a great time! Guy's coach's, more like a holiday the time it took Dean Anderson's mini bus.....car trips with Celtic, what happened to him? I will be in touch Andy and Jock. 3
Dennisoul Posted February 23, 2013 Author Posted February 23, 2013 Jim O'Hara is writing some words about the Ruff Cutt bunch. The plan is to do an article with him about the nighter with top 20's/30's from the DJ's and I will hopefully doing podcasts of each DJ...that is the plan hopefully. Give the club the recognition it is due. Great nighter, no bollocks just a room full of loons having a great time! Guy's coach's, more like a holiday the time it took Dean Anderson's mini bus.....car trips with Celtic, what happened to him? I will be in touch Andy and Jock. great stuff Chalky....that would make tremendous listening indeed
Chalky Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 great stuff Chalky....that would make tremendous listening indeed Can send me a top 25 or top 30 of the tracks of yours Andy 1
Dennisoul Posted February 23, 2013 Author Posted February 23, 2013 Cautions - no other way Ray Pollard Manetics - when im with my baby
Dennisoul Posted February 23, 2013 Author Posted February 23, 2013 (edited) Billy Kennedy - sweet thing Jesse Davis - gonna hang on in there Maurice and the radiants Changing scene - when the city sleeps Edited February 23, 2013 by Dennisoul
Dennisoul Posted February 23, 2013 Author Posted February 23, 2013 larry williams and johnny watson - aint gonna move https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f35t6DN6PQ Larry williams - this heart is lonely Carl Underwood - Aint you lying
Dennisoul Posted February 23, 2013 Author Posted February 23, 2013 Loveman Ronnie Stokes - touch you again
Dennisoul Posted February 23, 2013 Author Posted February 23, 2013 Esther phillips - just say goodbye Ojays - Ill never forget you 1
Jim Ohara Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Jim O'Hara is writing some words about the Ruff Cutt bunch. The plan is to do an article with him about the nighter with top 20's/30's from the DJ's and I will hopefully doing podcasts of each DJ...that is the plan hopefully. Give the club the recognition it is due. Great nighter, no bollocks just a room full of loons having a great time! Guy's coach's, more like a holiday the time it took Dean Anderson's mini bus.....car trips with Celtic, what happened to him? I will be in touch Andy and Jock. Chalky Could not have put it better myself Just a room full of loons have a great time Fucking awesome it was and Well done andy for starting this thread God the records that were really "made" at Allanton is astounding f*ck I bet I'm not the only one who wished they could just wiz that clock back for just 1 more night - 1 more that's all And get some of that great gear that was on the go at the time too - just to top it all off Oh and one more thing - sorry 2 more things Someone to run the night for me, sou can enjoy it a bit more And someone to keep ozzy in a cupboard with his vacuum - for those that don't remember there was a night when I went a bit mental at him as he was running around hoovering the floor !!!! Funny now though!!! Getting all welled up I am- a big fuckin softy at heart The best days of my life, and for everyone that contributes to these Allanton posts ( i cant name everyone!!!) a massive thank you for making it what it was - fuckin awesome I think it will live in everyone's memory who went as one of the best all round nighters there was Thanks all - now where's this hankies!!! Jim Chalky - I promis I will get the article done mate!!!! 3
jocko Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 (edited) Andrew, nostalgia is contagious young man. And enough about other DJ's lets talk about me..... or okay maybe not, maybe about the people behind the DJ's. Most of us were lucky to be getting records tipped on a weekly basis, some have gone on to be, some to be claimed by radio jocks as their's many years later, one of the finders of records was the promoter himself, Mr O'Hara, in between looking good for the ladies and ordering the people in the tea bar around he did have an ear for a tune too. He tipped me these two and a couple of Allanton legends were born.... Mandrill Too Late, - played so much my cue burn lasts about 7 seconds Isley Brothers - My Love , now a crossover classic, then it was a nighter floor filler, the tempo terrorists were away on their training camps Edited February 23, 2013 by jocko 1
jocko Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 And of course the Sassenachs, they had a tip or two, none more so then the Betached Andy Whitmore (although we now know Suzanne was the real brains behind the organisation) These were 3 of the best among the 100's he tipped all that time ago, he charged me between £8 and £12 for these 3, (tight git) and all went on to gain some levels of popularity at that little miners hut in the back of beyond. Long before the tent boys appeared to claim them as their own... Bernard Smith - Never Gonna Let You Go https://youtu.be/Ks7cCe7RMKQ Patti Ward - You Have To Wait For Love https://youtu.be/0GLknx8r-dE Masterpiece - Love Affair, this struggled but I persevered.. Right time, right place, right people, and the only dickheads were us, the right sort of dickheads,,,, 2
jocko Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Right one more before I go off to remind my dear old mum of the time I took a whole mini bus back from Allanton to my old flat that was getting done up so only had one socket in use, so we had to alternate between kettle and tape player, people went thirsty as you would imagine. My new neighbors got a glimpse of what was to come. And one of the biggest influences on me then musically was Dave Molloy, supplied me with numerous tapes and lots of tracks to play including this one, which I had almost forgotten about till Jim reminded me off the recent Kent CD, full dance floor at 7.30 to this. Can you imagine now? 2
Jim Ohara Posted February 23, 2013 Posted February 23, 2013 Thanks james for the comments ( not the dickhead ones though) Only slight regret that I have 20 years on is that I probably should have did a spot However As you well know I didn't want it to end up being the same as every nighte in the land where the promotor was trying to promote himself and not the music There were guys like you and andy and keith and colin etc. and all the rest who were collecting before I did and I wanted to tip my hat to that and let you lot do the business - which you did Ayyway, I had enough to fucking do with police, front door, volumes, heating, coffee bar, ozzy............. Brilliant days indeed we were all mad for it 2
Guest Byrney Posted February 24, 2013 Posted February 24, 2013 Ozzy, though. Top top lad, hilarious, unpredictable, messy and a royal pain in the arse in all the right ways. Miss him, not just as a mate but the scene just doesn't seem the same without him setting fire to something
Jim Ohara Posted February 24, 2013 Posted February 24, 2013 Agree Byrney, he was a good lad indeed It was just something I could have done without at a certain time during the nighter A real character though
Jim Ohara Posted February 24, 2013 Posted February 24, 2013 Right one more before I go off to remind my dear old mum of the time I took a whole mini bus back from Allanton to my old flat that was getting done up so only had one socket in use, so we had to alternate between kettle and tape player, people went thirsty as you would imagine. My new neighbors got a glimpse of what was to come. And one of the biggest influences on me then musically was Dave Molloy, supplied me with numerous tapes and lots of tracks to play including this one, which I had almost forgotten about till Jim reminded me off the recent Kent CD, full dance floor at 7.30 to this. Can you imagine now? Your right jock, you just could not imagine it, and fair play to you sir for having the balls to play it!!!!
Jumpinjoan Posted February 24, 2013 Posted February 24, 2013 Can't believe no one's mentioned this one - used to take the roof off! Can still picture Mark Wilson and Lenny Harkins everytime I hear it Mary Saxton - Losing Control 3
Popular Post Dennisoul Posted February 24, 2013 Author Popular Post Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) Thanks james for the comments ( not the dickhead ones though) Only slight regret that I have 20 years on is that I probably should have did a spot However As you well know I didn't want it to end up being the same as every nighte in the land where the promotor was trying to promote himself and not the music There were guys like you and andy and keith and colin etc. and all the rest who were collecting before I did and I wanted to tip my hat to that and let you lot do the business - which you did Ayyway, I had enough to fucking do with police, front door, volumes, heating, coffee bar, ozzy............. Brilliant days indeed we were all mad for it Jim, I think the way you run the allnighter, and your music policy will always be held in high regard by all that attended and DJ`d there so much so thats its still looked on as an integral part of the northern scene then and now......as Jock and Byrney have said a lot of the tunes that were played werent brand new but were shouting out to be played, thats not to say that some future monsters werent discovered, all the tunes were jumped on almost immediately by the punters who went.....the fact that everyone that went were all going and traveling to each others soul events north and south of the border made for a fellowship and dynamite atmosphere, so much so people were missed if they didnt get to one night. Chalky coined it rather well there was no bollocks just a load of like minded loons all enjoying them selfs......the bragging rites more came from a tune youd just picked up from the record bar for a £1, and that most tunes could be got from the said record bar almost instantainiously after hearing something played out that night......I think it was Mark Wilson who was in his pre DJ days said it was the era of the £10 record. Grand days indeed.....thank you Jim Ohara for putting the music, punter and the allnighter first and foremost.....I know you had a fabulous collection yourself and chose not to Dj, instead you put your all into running and promoting the night....this says volumes about you my friend. Edited February 24, 2013 by Dennisoul 4
Jim Ohara Posted February 24, 2013 Posted February 24, 2013 Andy These are very kind words mate and, believe me they are greatly appreciated Thanks mate Grand days indeed, and we are all lucky that we had the chance to experience it Best Jim 1
Dennisoul Posted February 24, 2013 Author Posted February 24, 2013 Hank Hodge - thank you girl Reggie Alexander - its better 1
Jumpinjoan Posted February 24, 2013 Posted February 24, 2013 Memories of Pete Lawson clipping heels at 6am Tears - Good Luck My Love 2
Popular Post Jumpinjoan Posted February 24, 2013 Popular Post Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) What a tune anywhere, anytime - but like Byrney said they really did take on a life of their own at Shotts Les Chansonettes - Don't Let Him Hurt You Edited February 24, 2013 by jumpinjoan 4
Rob Wigley Posted February 24, 2013 Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) whoops Edited February 24, 2013 by Rob Wigley
Dennisoul Posted February 24, 2013 Author Posted February 24, 2013 Gladys Knight and the pips - aint you glad you chose love 1
Dennisoul Posted February 24, 2013 Author Posted February 24, 2013 (edited) Bought this 15 mins before i played it out at the allnighter bettye lavette - only your love can save me Bette Lavette - im just afool for you Edited February 24, 2013 by Dennisoul 1
Guest mhairi Posted July 11, 2013 Posted July 11, 2013 I loved Allanton. IMHO, best all-nighter ever. Well worth hitch-hiking every month from London! Thanks for sharing the records, very much appreciated
Windlesoul Posted July 12, 2013 Posted July 12, 2013 (edited) I started playing this out recently, maybe originally a Jim Wensiora find? But Colin Law brought it to my ears first, Mel Wynn c/u I believe... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdKgF_yrZv8 Edited July 12, 2013 by Windlesoul
Guest mhairi Posted August 3, 2013 Posted August 3, 2013 The plan is to do an article... and I will hopefully doing podcasts... Articles and podcasts sound great! If you let me know where they can be found, I'll let soulies know about them on Facebook & other social media. If you feel like featuring one of the punters, I used to hitch up there from London :-)
Chalky Posted August 3, 2013 Posted August 3, 2013 Articles and podcasts sound great! If you let me know where they can be found, I'll let soulies know about them on Facebook & other social media. If you feel like featuring one of the punters, I used to hitch up there from London :-) The Article has been done, should be on the front page, Andy Whitmore did it in the end. Might look at a podcast or two of Allanton records, punters choices of course.
The Tempest Posted August 3, 2013 Posted August 3, 2013 https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=W52fPaGoewU
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