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Guest in town Mikey
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This thread has a turn over quicker than the news tunes at Stafford.

Can anyone think of an Instrumental that went big, post 1986? I cant think of any.

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Jimmie Reed Jr. may have got the odd spin far earlier than Stafford: it was quite a known collectors record.

A few more to add:

The Andantes That's A Funny Way

Geater Davis My Love Is So Strong For You

Lee McKinney I'll Keep Holding On

The Ascots Just A Few Feet From The Gutter

The Harmonics Can I Be Your Man

James Lately Love, Friends and Money

Darrell Banks The Harder You Love

Melvin Brown Love Stormy Weather

The Fantastcis Where There's A Will Theres A Way

Wilson Love Funny Money

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Seeing Greg Tormo lurking reminds me we musn't forget Two Plus Two on Velgo. Also has no-one mentioned the monstrous Vangards Good Times, Bad Times yet? Maybe the biggest non-covered-up nighter sound of the last decade. Also musn't forget Kenni Lewis The Marrying Kind.

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Guest Gavin Page
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Kings Of Soul-Is your love for me

How could we forget that, what a record that is as well wub.gif

Guest in town Mikey
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Seeing Gareth post has reminded me of the Exits, Money. Post Stafford?

How about the other side of Harry Deal too?

Guest in town Mikey
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Two Plus Two-I'm sure/Look around

Sy Hightower-I know your leaving me

Kings Of Soul-Is your love for me

An unnamed mate bought this for £1 at that massive car boot outside Bristol a few years back. Didnt like it, and then sold it to another unnamed mate for £20!!!

WHY oh WHY didnt he offer it to me

Which reminds me

Man O Man was stratospherically popular around 2000 wasnt it.

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This thread has a turn over quicker than the news tunes at Stafford.

Can anyone think of an Instrumental that went big, post 1986? I cant think of any.

New York City Walkers-Steady Flo

Big tune at The Ritz and Bretby

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Both sides of the Exits had been played at various venues throughout the seventies and eighties I would guess, Mikey, although Another Sundown In Watts certainly became popular in the immediate post-Stafford period.

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Guest in town Mikey
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Both sides of the Exits had been played at various venues throughout the seventies and eighties I would guess, Mikey, although Another Sundown In Watts certainly became popular in the immediate-post Stafford period.

Another all time fave. Always reminds me of Marco Santucci.

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Top of Me Head!

Maxine Brown - Don't Leave Me Baby

Willie Walker - I Don't Wanna Take A Chance

Sam Dees - Funny

Brotherly Love - Whole Lotta You In Me

Topics - Booking Up Baby

Almeta Latimore - These Memories

Bobby Wilburn - I'm A Dreamer

Jimmy Tig - Everybody's Laffing

JP Rogers - I Enjoy Loving You

Aleshure - Shower The World

Tower Of Power - It Really Doesn't Matter

Bettye Swann - I Want Sunday Back Again

Sean

Guest Netspeaky
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Let's get this right Dave. You ran the No.1 all-nighter in the 80's and you can't remember when it closed? :lol:

I'd hate to do a Stafford comp with you mate!

Ian D :D

That's a personal opinion, to me Morecambe was by far the better niter in terms of numbers, and is totally overlooked as a venue for some reason, even though the likes of RS was a regular there, plus some great records were first played there, Stafford has been over hyped, people who went rate it 10/10 others rated as 5/10 all depends on your view.
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This thread has a turn over quicker than the news tunes at Stafford.

Can anyone think of an Instrumental that went big, post 1986? I cant think of any.

On instrumentals was 'The Kinettes' post Stafford??

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Seeing Greg Tormo lurking reminds me we musn't forget Two Plus Two on Velgo. Also has no-one mentioned the monstrous Vangards Good Times, Bad Times yet? Maybe the biggest non-cover up nighter sound of the last decade. Also musn't forget Kenni Lewis The Marrying Kind.

I mentioned both earlier, but must agree mate.

Russ

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This thread has a turn over quicker than the news tunes at Stafford.

Can anyone think of an Instrumental that went big, post 1986? I cant think of any.

Frank Foster - Harlem Rumble?

Stokes - Crystal Ball?

Simon :lol:


Guest SteveJohnston
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Seeing Gareth post has reminded me of the Exits, Money. Post Stafford?

How about the other side of Harry Deal too?

You're always in my mind ? Tune :D

James Galt a most unusual feeling

Gene & eddie sweet little girl

Tim Rose i got a loneliness

& one you could have if one of the big boys played it out :lol:

Tension "it's a fact" Poison Ring PRR713B proper Northern tune :wave:

Steve J

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Wasn't around '79 - '93 too busy gettin married havin kids gettin divorced .... twice :lol:

So happy to stand corrected on these if not already mentioned,

Dee Dee Sharp - Deep dark secret

Otis Redding - Loving by the pound

Johnny Taylor - Blues in the night

Dottie and Millie - talkin bout my baby

Jokers - Soul sound

Toby Lark - sweep it out in the shed

Albert Washington - i'm the man

Still thinkin

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Little girl (Can't remember the artist but very Al Greenish), went quite big for a while.

Simon

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That's a personal opinion, to me Morecambe was by far the better niter in terms of numbers, and is totally overlooked as a venue for some reason, even though the likes of RS was a regular there, plus some great records were first played there, Stafford has been over hyped, people who went rate it 10/10 others rated as 5/10 all depends on your view.

This thread is not excllusive to any Nighter, its post Stafford, so if the cap fits, post it...........& can we keep things on a positive note, altho' your point is well taken.

Russ

Guest Netspeaky
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Potentiall loads more...........so what are your post Stafford era tunes, you feel deserve classic status ????????????

I never went to Stafford and only beeing back into collecting sinse 98ish I lost out on a lot of essential soul but tracks that i like now and did not know in 82ish when i left are

Strangers Night Winds

The M-M & the Peanuts The Phillie

George Wydell Out of Nowhere

Ernestine Anderson You're not the guy for me

Lil Gary Out of nowhere

Lewis Clark If you ever ever leave me

Willie Feaster I've been waiting

Chancellors Places we once knew

Darlings Two time loser

Earles Inc Just an illusion

Ida Sands you came along

Joe Haywood i cross my heart

Jim Nabbie Look hear girl.

plus a lot more.

not sure when the above where played but i would not of minded beeing there!

Steve J

Played at the Casino
Guest Netspeaky
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Lorraine Chandler - You only live twice

Marvin Gaye - Love starved heart

Magicians - (Just a little) faith & understanding

Delores Clark - Livin' to please

Four Vandals - Wrong side of town :lol:

Simon

Played at the Casino

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Soul Inc - My Proposal

Bobby Womack - Home Is Where The Heart Is

Jimmy Ricks - Feeling? (can't remember exactly but it used to get played at the end of the Dome)

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Little Anne - What should i do/Who are you trying to fall/Lean Lanky Daddy

Charmaines - I idolise you

Simon

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Jimmy Ricks - Feeling? (can't remember exactly but it used to get played at the end of the Dome)

Oh what a feeling @ Festival wonnit?

Simon :lol:

Guest SteveJohnston
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Played at the Casino

i can remember "i'm gonna cut you loose" but not "FOON" :D

Well you live and learn :lol:

Steve J

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Little girl (Can't remember the artist but very Al Greenish), went quite big for a while.

Simon

Corey Glover (CD only but let's not go there...... :lol: )

Guest Netspeaky
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This thread is not excllusive to any Nighter, its post Stafford, so if the cap fits, post it...........& can we keep things on a positive note, altho' your point is well taken.

Russ

Understand Russ, it's just you think that only Stafford was running through the 80's it wasn't and lots of people on here had either stop going or were too young, so just adding some historical background, otherwise every record played discovered/played in the 80's was Stafford and that ain't true, not saying lots of great records didn't come out of there, but they all didn't.
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In the post-Ray Agee rhythm 'n' soul mould:

Benny C. Oliver Make It Now

Tony Matthews My Wish

Hayes Cotton Black Wings

Pretty sure all were played at Stafford but became bigger records later. Also Milton James on Dor, which I remember being covered up as Milton Haney on John Manship sales tapes in the late 1980s.


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Frederick Hymes III Time Ain't Gonna Do Me No Favor has probably been as big as anything in terms of popularity and record sales in the post Stafford era.

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Ady's, Lou Johnson version of the Panic is On........................c'mon.

Milton Bennett

Andrea Davis

Erma Franklin-Abracadabra

Carl & Garys Darrell banks c/up.............anyone remember who this was :lol: disappeared without trace now, so your starter for ten

Russ

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Of course Wendell Watts - Kiss a good thing goodbye, post stafford top 5 never mind top 500 anyone got one for sale ? if youve not heard it check out refosoul. Not to many know this one as theres only a couple of copies about.

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Soul Inc - My Proposal

Bobby Womack - Home Is Where The Heart Is

Jimmy Ricks - Feeling? (can't remember exactly but it used to get played at the end of the Dome)

Womack - Another revived Mecca etc. oldie!

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Of course Wendell Watts - Kiss a good thing goodbye, post stafford top 5 never mind top 500 anyone got one for sale ? if youve not heard it check out refosoul. Not to many know this one as theres only a couple of copies about.

Monster choice mate & will become bigger methinks in the future.

Russ

Guest SteveJohnston
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Jimmie Andrews-Big City Playboy

Chooooooooooooooooon

Russ

BIG shout there Russ :D

When and where was Jonny Rome played LMPAMLIYH ? i cant remeber that record from my first time as well :lol: !

Guest in town Mikey
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Understand Russ, it's just you think that only Stafford was running through the 80's it wasn't and lots of people on here had either stop going or were too young, so just adding some historical background, otherwise every record played discovered/played in the 80's was Stafford and that ain't true, not saying lots of great records didn't come out of there, but they all didn't.

I only went to Morecombe once, but always think back on it as an oldies venue that did play some big tunes of the day. Rather like Leicester and Hinckley.

I may be wrong, but Stafford is correctly thought of as a venue intent on breaking new tunes, I dont think Morecombe is thought of the same way??

Not knocking it, just giving you a kind of outsiders view. As I said I only went once, and can only really remember guys like Brian Rae and Dave Evison playing oldies sets.

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Understand Russ, it's just you think that only Stafford was running through the 80's it wasn't and lots of people on here had either stop going or were too young, so just adding some historical background, otherwise every record played discovered/played in the 80's was Stafford and that ain't true, not saying lots of great records didn't come out of there, but they all didn't.

I would agree, I have never thought of Stafford as the only club that should get props. Morcombe, 100 Club and Leicester all where great allnighter. The difference was that Stafford set out to run a totally newies room, which ran for four years, so shear logistics would say alot was played there. Also Shaun ran and advertised Morcombe as an oldies allnighter and with it's location in the North West it always was going to get big numbers. In fact I can remember several letters in mags of the time from attendees complaining about DJ's playing new stuff at an oldies allnighter.

But as Russ say, positive note and this tread isn't about Stafford, but the great music played since

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Ady's, Lou Johnson version of the Panic is On........................c'mon.

Milton Bennett

Andrea Davis

Erma Franklin-Abracadabra

Carl & Garys Darrell banks c/up.............anyone remember who this was :lol: disappeared without trace now, so your starter for ten

Russ

Great shout Milton Bennett just love it, anyone mentioned the Tootsie Rollers another great tune getting lots of plays.

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