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Davenpete
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Since 90+% of those who went to nighters (when these were still around) will have munched their way through a few hundred of these over the years is there really any need for being a stuffed shirt abo

Zed1
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Always puzzled me slightly Ste this obsession some on here have with which venue played which track first and at what time. You'd almost think that certain venues had some kind of Chin Strokers exclus

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There's Toast In Your House.

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Lee Mitchell,filtered down from the Mecca.?

How about Ann Perry - "Thats the way he is",dont here that too often.Probably tough to crowbar into a set now.? 

Lee Mitchell I still love & listen to regularly, short life span, remember it at Cleethorpes but could have originated fro Mecca. :hatsoff2: 

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Forgotten sounds from the Casino? Ann Perry was played here in Spain by Mark Sargeant last Saturday night. Admittedly, Spain isn't the UK. I note that most of the records people are posting are 60s tunes. What about some long forgotten 70s biggies? When I first started going there "Love Trap" was being played to death, it was huge, absolutely huge. Ain't it weird how some would want to resurrect dire 60s stuff but ignore stuff like T.D. Valentine? At the risk of being booed, I still quite like "Love Trap". I also love the French Fries. 

Macca your not allowed to mention 70's music, it heresy, punishable by ridicule & people saying "Disco" a lot or prancing about like a Prima Ballerina btw I love it all, Yours Rudolf Nureyev Rodgers. :lol:  :shades: 

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Remember this being huge for only a couple of weeks, think it originated from Wigan. Edie Walker - Good Guy's - Rising Sons.

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Teddy Vann Orchestra Theme From The Colouredman

Pierre Hunt I've Got To Have Your Love

Outsiders Backwards Upside Down

Checkmates Ltd Kissing Her and Crying For You

Lou Roberts Ten To One

King Errickson Zola

Billy Joe Royal I've Got You On My Mind

Ideals Stop Girl

Baz I thought Billie Joe Royal was Hearts Desire on Columbia & Billie Joe Young was Got you on my mind on Paula, I remember cos I had both. :hatsoff2: 

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Ade. Country Girl. Vickie Baines. Was up there with them.

Steve

 Loved this back then ... never hear it now ,but probs too fast for the old guard eh  :wicked:

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Remember this being huge for only a couple of weeks, think it originated from Wigan. Edie Walker - Good Guy's - Rising Sons.

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Mecca originally covered up by Ian Levine as Patience Valentine, You Can't Tell The Good Guys From The Bad.

 

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In amongst the mists of time these remind me of The Casino but haven't heard for years & don't think have been mentioned yet?No idea if they were played there first or not?

Roy Dawson-Over The Top

Sharon Scott-Could It Be You/I'd Like To Know

Patti LaBelle-Loving Rules

Mike Jemison-You'll Never Get My Love

Martha Reeves-One Way Out

Teddy Vann-Colored man

The Marvelettes-Reachin'For Something I Can't Have

Burning Bush-Keeps On Burning

Peggy March-If You Loved Me..........white,poppie,shite & I still love it

Loads more that I can't think of just yet

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Martyn

Martyn. Used to play Mike jemison and burning Bush at winsford occasionally

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Martyn. Used to play Mike jemison and burning Bush at winsford occasionally

Steve

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Remember been in the record bar at Wigan & a buzz(no not that type :D) going round that someone had paid £20 for a copy of "The Bush" on Contact..............the next week out comes the boot on Contact :ohmy:

Hope you introduced Mike Jemison as The Men In The Moon :D

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Martyn

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Mecca originally covered up by Ian Levine as Patience Valentine, You Can't Tell The Good Guys From The Bad.

 

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Wow, completely forgot bout this, loved it at the time, except it was bit too fast to dance to if I remember. Great record.

first played at wigan by R S by glass hammer on gusto same record but much rarer


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Another big tune for Richard. One time member of Soul Brothers Inc. of Pyramid fame

 

 

Thank you, thank you, thank you! :thumbup:  I have had this tune in my head since the 1970's and never knew what it was. Sorry, totally off topic - but a life changing moment, ha ha :)

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Soulstu Long Time

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One of my favourites,Wigan sound (to me anyway) again not really a monster but I never hear it out...

Duke & Leonard - just do the best you can

When was this first played?... it's pretty much my favourite record ever and I know very little about it. In fact when I got a copy in the very late 70s it seemed to be the only copy around - I didn't know anyone else who had it or even knew it. Nice to know it was a Wigan spin.

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One of my favourites,Wigan sound (to me anyway) again not really a monster but I never hear it out...

Duke & Leonard - just do the best you can

yea, still one of my favourites, not  heard it outside the house for years, but was it first played at WC though?

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When was this first played?... it's pretty much my favourite record ever and I know very little about it. In fact when I got a copy in the very late 70s it seemed to be the only copy around - I didn't know anyone else who had it or even knew it. Nice to know it was a Wigan spin.

Think '76 was when we heard it at Wigan....don't know by who or when it was first played.

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Thank you, thank you, thank you! :thumbup:  I have had this tune in my head since the 1970's and never knew what it was. Sorry, totally off topic - but a life changing moment, ha ha :)

fabulous feel good oldie 

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yea, still one of my favourites, not heard it outside the house for years, but was it first played at WC though?

It was first played at the Mecca in 74 and discovered by Ian Levine. It quickly lost momentum when I had a major hit in New York with various titles including D&L, The Millionaires( Big Bunny) and The Quotations(Di-Venus) in fairly hefty quantity.

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yea, still one of my favourites, not heard it outside the house for years, but was it first played at WC though?

It was first played at the Mecca in 74 and discovered by Ian Levine. It quickly lost momentum when I had a major hit in New York with various titles including D&L, The Millionaires( Big Bunny) and The Quotations(Di-Venus) in fairly hefty quantity.

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It was first played at the Mecca in 74 and discovered by Ian Levine. It quickly lost momentum when I had a major hit in New York with various titles including D&L, The Millionaires( Big Bunny) and The Quotations(Di-Venus) in fairly hefty quantity.

Was D&L the first artists to release it then Kev? I assumed it was a mid to late sixties track on StompTown Records,  still a good track to dance to though

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Torch, I think Steve was discussing this with an old boy some years ago at Stoke, he said it was a Torch classic, can someone verify please?

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Another one for you all........and another of my odd plays.......reminds me of  Martyn Ellis........he added the vocals over the mike on a couple of occasions. "Dr No......Goldfinger" etc. :D

https://youtu.be/4tfYGJci8jE

 

Rex who?.................paah!

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Was D&L the first artists to release it then Kev? I assumed it was a mid to late sixties track on StompTown Records, still a good track to dance to though

D&L meaning Duke and Leonard. I had around 200 of it in 1975. A great record but discovered in the middle of Northern's golden era hence it failed.

Soulstu Long Time

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D&L meaning Duke and Leonard. I had around 200 of it in 1975. A great record but discovered in the middle of Northern's golden era hence it failed.

Kev. does that mean it's failed forever? Surely due a spin - a great record is a great record... is a great record!

 

PS is Leonard no other than Len Jewell Smith? I'm sure I heard that somewhere.

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Its a good record, but as with 1,000's more it just needs a spark from dancers and who knows.

Leonard Jewell Smith is not the Leonard on this track. They are a New York pairing. LJS is from LA.

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 this would kill a man today was there anything any faster 

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peter Jarrett and the fifth circle.  run run baby. mgm

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Remember this being huge for only a couple of weeks, think it originated from Wigan. Edie Walker - Good Guy's - Rising Sons.

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Played out by Biff at Northern line this weekend. Great tune.

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