Pete S Posted April 30, 2013 Posted April 30, 2013 (edited) WHEN I WAS GROWING UP IN THE 70's, OUR LOCAL YOUTH CLUB WAS ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL IN INTRODUCING ME TO THE MUSIC I ENDED UP LOVING FOR MY ENTIRE LIFE. I ACTUALLY LOVED REGGAE BUT THE TUESDAY NIGHT DISCOS WERE THE FIRST PLACE I HEARD RECORDS LIKE 'THE HORSE', BROOKS & JERRY, "TRAMPOLINE" ALONGSIDE THE THEN CURRENT DISCO RELEASES. I FIRST ATTENDED AS A FRESH FACED 12 YEAR OLD IN 1972 AND BY 1976 WAS ACTUALLY SUPPLYING A LOT OF THE NORTHERN RECORDS THAT WERE PLAYED. OUR YOUTH CLUB EVEN HELD A COUPLE OF ALL NIGHTERS, AND WE HAD MANY OF THE DAY'S TOP SOUNDS. THIS PODCAST AND IT'S UPCOMING PART 2 CELEBRATE RECORDS THAT WE ALL DANCED TO BACK IN THE EARLY 70's. I WOULD SAY THAT "THE CHAMPION" WAS POSSIBLY THE BIGGEST RECORD EVER AT OUR YOUTH CLUB BUT THIS ISN'T JUST A NORTHERN SOUL COMPILATION, THERE ARE ALSO SOME OF THE MOST MEMORABLE COMMERCIAL SOUL TRACKS THAT I REMEMBER FROM THE TIME AS WELL. IT WAS A TRULY BRILLIANT TIME FOR MUSIC BACK THEN - SOUL MUSIC ANYWAY - AND THE MUSIC ON THESE TWO PODCASTS IS NOTHING SHORT OF GLORIOUS. DEDICATED TO WOMBOURNE YOUTH CLUB, IT'S STAFF AND OUR DJ HERO, TIM NIGHTINGALE. ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS - HERE I GO AGAIN GLORIA JONES - TAINTED LOVE MAMIE GALORE - IT AIN'T NECESSARY THE VELOURS - I'M GONNA CHANGE CANDY & THE KISSES - THE 81 JACKIE LEE - THE SHOTGUN AND THE DUCK RUFUS LUMLEY - I'M STANDING DOBIE GRAY - OUT ON THE FLOOR SAN REMO STRINGS - FESTIVAL TIME MITCH RYDER -YOU GET YOUR KICKS FATHERS ANGELS - BOK TO BACH BUNNY SIGLER - LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL JULIAN COVEY & THE MACHINE - A LITTLE BIT HURT RICHARD TEMPLE - THAT BEATIN' RHYTHM THE OLYMPICS - THE SAME OLD THING ANDRE BRASSEUR - THE KID FRANKIE VALLI - YOU'RE READY NOW ROBERT PARKER - LET'S GO BABY JOHN MILES - ONE MINUTE EVERY HOUR CLIFF NOBLES & CO - THE HORSE BOOKER T & THE MG'S - TIME IS TIGHT BILLY BUTLER - THE RIGHT TRACK ROBERT KNIGHT - LOVE ON A MOUNTAIN TOP THE TRAMMPS - HOLD BACK THE NIGHT WILLIE MITCHELL - THE CHAMPION THE TYMES - YOU LITTLE TRUSTMAKER GLADYS KNIGHT & THE PIPS - JUST WALK IN MY SHOES LITTLE HANK - MISTER BANG BANG MAN THE BEGINNING OF THE END - FUNKY NASSAU BETTY WRIGHT - SHOORAH SHOORAH BROTHER TO BROTHER - THE BOTTLE THE FASCINATIONS - GIRLS ARE OUT TO GET YOU SOUL BROTHERS SIX - THANK YOU BABY FOR LOVING ME HOLLAND & DOZIER - WHY CAN'T WE BE LOVERS https://www.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/youth-club-classics-part-1/ Edited April 30, 2013 by Pete S 1
Guest MrC Posted April 30, 2013 Posted April 30, 2013 Bloody Hell! That track list has brought back some memories of Wombourne Youth club for sure, i've had to sit down!
Pete S Posted April 30, 2013 Author Posted April 30, 2013 Paul - track listing for tomorrow's part 2 BROOKS & JERRY - I GOT WHAT IT TAKES JIMMY HOLIDAY & CLYDIE KING - READY WILLING AND ABLE JAMES BROWN - (GET UP I FEEL LIKE BEING A) SEX MACHINE ACT ONE - TOM THE PEEPER JOHNNY JONES & THE KING CASUALS - PURPLE HAZE MEL & TIM - BACKFIELD IN MOTION DORIS TROY - I'LL DO ANYTHING JOHNNY BRAGG - THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT ME BARBARA MILLS - QUEEN OF FOOLS ALVIN CASH & THE CRAWLERS - TWINE TIME BILLY PRESTON - BILLY'S BAG JIMMY JAMES - A MAN LIKE ME THE SHOWMEN - OUR LOVE WILL GROW INEZ & CHARLIE FOXX - TIGHTROPE DARRELL BANKS - OUR LOVE (IS IN THE POCKET) THE FORMATIONS - AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS HOMER BANKS - A LOT OF LOVE JOHNNY WYATT - THIS THING CALLED LOVE JOY LOVEJOY - IN ORBIT WAYNE GIBSON - UNDER MY THUMB CHUBBY CHECKER - AT THE DISCOTHEQUE BIRD ROLLINS - LOVE MAN FROM CAROLINA THE INVITATIONS - WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME BABY THE ASTORS - CANDY THE FLAMINGOS - THE BOOGALOO PARTY THE ELGINS - HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU CHUCK WOOD - SEVEN DAYS TOO LONG SPIRAL STARECASE - MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY BILL BLACK'S COMBO - LITTLE QUEENIE BALTIMORE & OHIO MARCHING BAND - CONDITION RED WYNDER K FROG - GREEN DOOR JAMES CARR - THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW BOB & EARL BAND - MY LITTLE GIRL TONY CLARKE - LANDSLIDE THE MILLIONAIRES - NEVER FOR ME JEANETTE WHITE - MUSIC WOMBAT - I'M GETTIN' ON LIFE R. DEAN TAYLOR - THERE'S A GHOST IN MY HOUSE DETROIT EMERALDS - FEEL THE NEED IN ME
Guest MrC Posted April 30, 2013 Posted April 30, 2013 just about everything on there has a memory of some kind, I can think of 4 other things that always remind me of the youth club off the top of my head, and from the second half of the 70s rather than the earlier part, Frankie Crocker - TOD (take a picture Roy...), Cameo - Find My way, and from the red hot summer of 76 when all the doors and windows were permanently open, 2 mainstream soul/chart records, Candi Staton - Young Hearts, and Dorothy Moore - Misty Blue! Nice podcasts mate!
Pete S Posted April 30, 2013 Author Posted April 30, 2013 just about everything on there has a memory of some kind, I can think of 4 other things that always remind me of the youth club off the top of my head, and from the second half of the 70s rather than the earlier part, Frankie Crocker - TOD (take a picture Roy...), Cameo - Find My way, and from the red hot summer of 76 when all the doors and windows were permanently open, 2 mainstream soul/chart records, Candi Staton - Young Hearts, and Dorothy Moore - Misty Blue! Nice podcasts mate! Candi Staton, absolutely, I will do a 3rd set and use that, I actually did a 70's soul podcast but never broadcast it, when I say 70's soul I mean mainly mainstream things that charted, New York City, Main Ingredient, Ann Peebles etc, remember back then it seemed like a fantastic record was released every single week? Cameo, yep that was massive wasn't it, even things like "Low Rider" I nearly used...I didn't want these to be just out and out Northern
Back Street Blue Posted April 30, 2013 Posted April 30, 2013 F*ckin hell, didn't get to hear a lot of the NS tracks on there 'til we started going to soul nights at the local Night Clubs round our way. The youthy's were predominantly chart stuff and bit of trojan and blue beat, then "the Motown" club opened up and we started hearing the soul there. Offliberty time again thanks Pete.
Pete S Posted April 30, 2013 Author Posted April 30, 2013 F*ckin hell, didn't get to hear a lot of the NS tracks on there 'til we started going to soul nights at the local Night Clubs round our way. The youthy's were predominantly chart stuff and bit of trojan and blue beat, then "the Motown" club opened up and we started hearing the soul there. Offliberty time again thanks Pete. Well I missed the Catacombs because as it shut, I was getting into NS but still only 14. In Willenhall, there was a youth club called St Giles aka Sammies and from 74 or maybe 75 to 77 they held allnighters there, my parents actually let me go, aged 15, and this place had real top dj's like Pep and Max, who had all the big sounds. So we heard them there and then went about getting them for our own youth club. Agent Smith off here was a dj there as well, great memories of that place.
Back Street Blue Posted April 30, 2013 Posted April 30, 2013 Well I missed the Catacombs because as it shut, I was getting into NS but still only 14. In Willenhall, there was a youth club called St Giles aka Sammies and from 74 or maybe 75 to 77 they held allnighters there, my parents actually let me go, aged 15, and this place had real top dj's like Pep and Max, who had all the big sounds. So we heard them there and then went about getting them for our own youth club. Agent Smith off here was a dj there as well, great memories of that place. You must have had the best set up in the country. We stopped goin' to ours when we got to 13/14 as we could get in the junior nights at the Cats Whiskers in Oldham and the Motown in Shaw which was aimed at the teenagers. No all niters at those clubs though. I had to tell massive fibs to my folks in order to get to Wigan which was the first niter I went to, told 'em I was staying at my mate from school's house.
Back Street Blue Posted April 30, 2013 Posted April 30, 2013 "You too can have a body like this..............after 14 days in an open boat" me sneakin' home after a niter in '75 aged 16 lookin' decidedly worse for wear, what a scruffy urchin I was.
Zed1 Posted April 30, 2013 Posted April 30, 2013 Fantastic Pete..... Reads like the playlist from my first friday Wigan Oldies nite.....
Guest MrC Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 I had to tell massive fibs to my folks in order to get to Wigan which was the first niter I went to, told 'em I was staying at my mate from school's house. 1st time I went to Wigan I told my parents I was staying at Pete's house!
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