Wigan No.1's

[Guest KEN-SOUL]

there were many wigan "anthems" or no1's. i would be very interested to know what the first of these were, and can you name them all? i will start with the obvious- judy street "what"

[steve]

there were many wigan "anthems" or no1's. i would be very interested to know what the first of these were, and can you name them all? i will start with the obvious- judy street "what"

Here's are a few what i would consider anthems

Tobi Legend. 'Time will pass you by'

Yvonne Baker. 'You didn't say word'

Jackie Wilson, ' Sweetest feeling'

Gene Chandler, 'I can take care of myself'

[De-to]

by yourself,jd martin,

adam and eve,reflections,

get it baby,stanley mitchell,

its got you,joey dee,

all earlyish wigan tunes,

[funkyfeet]

there were many wigan "anthems" or no1's. i would be very interested to know what the first of these were, and can you name them all? i will start with the obvious- judy street "what"

It may be one of the obvious one, but it will be interesting to see who lists the really BIG ones, they certainly ain't today sounds, but they were anthems/no.1's at the time. Edited September 27, 2008 by funkyfeet

[Guest SteveJohnston]

there were many wigan "anthems" or no1's. i would be very interested to know what the first of these were, and can you name them all? i will start with the obvious- judy street "what"

This could be intresting

Lillie Bryant "Meet Me Halfway"

Embers "Watch Out Girl"

Gary Haines "Keep On Going"

Joe Matthews "Ain't Nothing You Can Do"

Salvadors "Stick By Me Baby"

Tony Middleton "Paris Blues"

All Casino No1's in my book.

Steve J

[Pete S]

afternoon of the rhino

footsee

night owl

i'm comin home in the mornin

don't take it out on this world

[Winsford Soul]

It may be one of the obvious one, but it will be interesting to see who lists the really BIG ones, they certainly ain't today sounds, but they were anthems/no.1's at the time.

Night Owl. Bobby Paris.

I walked away. Bobby Paris

Dont pity me. Sue Lynne.

Steve

[Pete S]

panic

tainted love

goodbye nothin to say

[Mark B]

joe hicks don't it make you feel funky

mark

[Stevie]

Jades - Where its at

Capreez - How to make a sad man glad

Van Dykes - Save my love for a rainy day

[Stevie]

Connie Clarke - My sugar baby

Checkerboard Squares - Strings a Go Go

Mel Britt - She'll come running back

[Tabs]

Flirtations - Stronger than her love.

Skullsnaps - I'm your pimp

Lee Roye - Tears

Mari Knight - Thats no way to treat a girl

[Guest BIG H]

Cecil Washington - I Dont Like To Lose

[Davetay]

there were many wigan "anthems" or no1's. i would be very interested to know what the first of these were, and can you name them all? i will start with the obvious- judy street "what"

Sherrys "put your arms around me

Jades "i,m where it,s at"

Group "i don,t like to lose"

Connie Clark "my suger baby"

Frank Wilson "do i love you"

Lou Roberts "you fooled me"

Willie Hutch "the duck"

Jackie Breavers " i need my baby"

Larry Clinton "she,s wanted in 3 states"

Casualeers "dance, dance, dance"

Ten from me.

[LOU]

I've Got To Find Me Somebody-Velvets

Picture Me Gone- Evi Sands

Free For All-Phillip Mitchell

[Guest KEN-SOUL]

This could be intresting

Lillie Bryant "Meet Me Halfway"

Embers "Watch Out Girl"

Gary Haines "Keep On Going"

Joe Matthews "Ain't Nothing You Can Do"

Salvadors "Stick By Me Baby"

Tony Middleton "Paris Blues"

All Casino No1's in my book.

Steve J

thank you all who have replied. wern't derek&ray-"interplay"

del capris/construction-"hey little way out girl"

paul anka-"when we get there" all no.1?

at least according to my battered record collection they were!

[Gogger]

end of our love/nancy wilson

pyscodelic soul/ saxie russell

[grant]

agents - trouble

rex garvin - you dont need no help

lorraine silver - lost summer love

carl spencer - cover girl

johnny guitar watson - aint gonna move

prince and princess - stick together

pat powdrill - do it

derek & ray - interplay

mike mcdonald - god knows

fluffy falana - my little cottage

[Guest]

Yvonne Baker - You didnt say a word

Dean Courtney - I'll always need you

Rita Dacosta - Dont Bring me down

Gloria Jones - Tainted Love

Major Lance - You dont want me no more

Sandi Sgeldon - Gonna make me want you

Williams & Watson - Too Late

[Tomangoes]

I understand Eddie Holmans 'Where Im not wanted' was getting played 4 times in the same spot at one point.

As someone who only went there a few times, the ones that stood out to me were Quick change artist, Rosemary, Interplay, and Rhino.

How many though of those listed so far were played there first time or just very popular there?

I always thought all the Lou Roberts tracks where levine discoveries that he just did not get round to playing at the Mecca!!

Ed

Edited September 27, 2008 by tomangoes

[Greety]

It seems we're talking personal favourites here. I seem to remember the biggest dance floor reaction and handclapping was to Tainted Love and "The Night", aargh!

[Guest gordon russell]

It seems we're talking personal favourites here. I seem to remember the biggest dance floor reaction and handclapping was to Tainted Love and "The Night", aargh!

IS THIS MY OLD MATE ....DAVE GREET?....TERRY

[Guest]

It seems we're talking personal favourites here. I seem to remember the biggest dance floor reaction and handclapping was to Tainted Love and "The Night", aargh!

My apologies if some of the following have been mentioned , earlier , but I cannot be assed to trawl through to check .......

Casualeers - Dance Dance Dance

Mylestones - The Joker

Beverly Ann - You've Got Your Mind On Other Things

Dean Courtney - I'll Always Need You

Invitations - Skiing In The Snow

Sam Ward - Sister Lee

Epitome Of Sound - You Don't Love Me

Eddie Foster - I Never Knew

Tomangoes - I Really Love You

Don Ray - Born A Loser

Sherrys - Put Your Arms Around Me

Mistura - The Flasher

Vibrations - 'Cause Your Mine

Four Perfections - I'm Not Strong Enough

Derek and Ray -Intercourse

Dana Valery - You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies

Jimmy Thomas - The Beautiful Night

Chuck Wood - Seven Days Too Long

Dobie Gray - Out On The Floor

Ron Holden - I'll Forgive And Forget

Gary Lewis & The Playboys - My Heart's Symphony

Lorraine Silver - Lost Summer Love

Al Wilson - The Snake

Biddu - Exodus

Tommy Hunt - Loving On The Losing Side

Nancy Wilson - The End Of Our Love

Lenny Gamble - I'll Do Anything

Malc Burton

[Epic]

This has to be in there!!!

[Jez Jones]

I understand Eddie Holmans 'Where Im not wanted' was getting played 4 times in the same spot at one point.

As someone who only went there a few times, the ones that stood out to me were Quick change artist, Rosemary, Interplay, and Rhino.

How many though of those listed so far were played there first time or just very popular there?

I always thought all the Lou Roberts tracks where levine discoveries that he just did not get round to playing at the Mecca!!

Ed

a few go back to the wheel and a lot were aired at Torch, Cats and early Mecca----- Still bloody good though eh

[Guest KEN-SOUL]

i remember well when the agents-"trouble" broke. it was played 6 times in one night at edinburgh's clouds all-niter circa 1979. what about tony gala-"in love" was this big before wigan?

[Guest little glyn]

[Guest little glyn]

just a couple that in my humble opinion are up there with the best

my heart needs a break - linda jones

you don,t know where your interest lies - dana valery

classics!!

Edited September 27, 2008 by little glyn

[Guest WPaulVanDyk]

KC and the Sunshine band - Queen of Clubs does it count

i love the record but my dad can't understand why it's Northern (well it's on a wigan cd)

others

R Dean Taylor - There's a Ghost In My House

Jack Montgomery - Dearly Beloved

[Guest east rob]

sam williams. love slipped thru my fingers.

bari track. donni burdick,

al williams, i am nothing. all mega popular up station rd.

[Pete S]

This topic needs to be more clearly defined because it's just turned into a list of records played at Wigan. For instance, Sam Williams, magnificent record as it is, used to empty the floor. Sue Lynne was a big spin for a few weeks but never what you'd call a 'number one' to the extent of Tainted Love. Malc Burton's list is by far and away the one that meets the criteria of the original post best.

[Guest]

wouldn't 'how long - j j barnes' need to be included.

and perhaps 'country girl'

[Koolkat]

Paul Anka

Micheal and Raymond

Johnny Caswell

They stick in my mind as big, big tunes.

[De-to]

the jades,im where its at,

dena barnes,if you ever walked out of my life,

the poppies,pain in my heart,

[macca]

What's KC & The Sunshine Band doing on a Wigan CD?

The Queen of Clubs was a chart hit & pub disco favourite, or am I missing something?

M

p.d. Holly St. James? Dire record in my opinion, but certainly had them flocking...

[Pete S]

What's KC & The Sunshine Band doing on a Wigan CD?

The Queen of Clubs was a chart hit & pub disco favourite, or am I missing something?

M

p.d. Holly St. James? Dire record in my opinion, but certainly had them flocking...

It was definitely played, on import, can't have been for long though.

[Gogger]

This topic needs to be more clearly defined because it's just turned into a list of records played at Wigan. For instance, Sam Williams, magnificent record as it is, used to empty the floor. Sue Lynne was a big spin for a few weeks but never what you'd call a 'number one' to the extent of Tainted Love. Malc Burton's list is by far and away the one that meets the criteria of the original post best.

have to agree,tainted love did get them stampeding to the dancefloor,that list is awsome,also remember dobie gray /out on the foor doing the buisness

[sid jones]

hi

superlatives-i still love you

shelia anthony-livin in love

sid

[macca]

It was definitely played, on import, can't have been for long though.

s'truth. never would have thought.

'love machine' by the miracles was another of those, wasn't it?

I see it on compilations now but associate it more with your

'annabelle's nitespot' than the all-nighter scene.

[Sean Hampsey]

It was definitely played, on import, can't have been for long though.

You're right Pete, KC was played, but only for a few weeks.

There were several in the same mould, from the same period -

Delfonics "I Told You So" - Tavares "My Ship" etc. - but in no way could they be described as "Wigan Anthems".

Definately think of Dana Valery, Velvets, Nancy Wilson, Gloria Jones, Mel Williams, Hesitations, Paul Anka, Epitome of Sound, Vibrations, Harold Melvin, Frankie Valli etc as the real 'anthemic' Wigan tunes!

Oh... and Top Cat!

Sean

[Baz Atkinson]

Never went till april 78 so heres a later perspective all favs of mine in cover up mode

george kirby,eddie jefferson,vicki baines,joe mathnews,bobby adams,infact most of richards set circa 78-79,roy dawson,love committee.funny but when i look back the record that really takes me back is Danny wagner lost a true love [bloody brill].

BAZ A

[Guest Soultown andy]

only just seen this thread cant belive no ones mentioned tamala lewis and dare i say it james coit

Edited September 28, 2008 by Soultown andy

[Dean]

there were many wigan "anthems" or no1's. i would be very interested to know what the first of these were, and can you name them all? i will start with the obvious- judy street "what"

probabaly vary around understanding of "anthems". Do you mean played to death? Many anthemic sounds are now the more embarrassing ones IMO - would 9 times out of 10 have been big if not played again and again at wigan?

There will be many personal ones, for me Richard Searling's discoveries are my wigan anthems but that's probably because they were the reason I kept going to Saturday nights - only way to hear them. That brings up another "anthem" sub-section , Friday "Oldies" nighter anthems.

My memory is really crap but this may shed a tiny interest. I think it would be about 74 or 75, I'm sure I was at school. I think it was in Black Echoes (can't be sure - when did BE start?), one of these top 10 lists, Top Ten at Wigan - I remember number one being the vocal to Bok to Bach (Dance of Love?).

I've just pulled out of an old record box a copy of Northern Noise #3 - Special Wigan 4th Anniversary Oldies Edition (!) Which includes "Full results of our Top Poll"!!!!

Top all-time single .........Do I Love you .

2) Out on the floor

3)Time will pass you by

4) What

5)Sweetest feeling.

There's a more intertesting Richrad Searlin's Top 20 Oldies of all time (#1 Frank Beverley) and his top ten Newies (#1 Ivy Jo Hunter). If you want I can list later, got to go and get my daughter now.

Nobody mentioned - I'm On mY Way Yet???

We've just done a top 20 Attic Cd for an internet radio show, don't think any of the above get a look in!

[Pete S]

Oh... and Top Cat!

[De-to]

footsee and my hearts symphony big wigan tunes in the day,

[Paul R]

I remember one night it seamed like they just played Easy Baby & The Larue all night. Shawn Robinson was V big.

paul

[Mach]

quick five off top of my head.

paula parfitt.love is wonderful..beacon

happy cats..boots are made for walkin..omack

june jackson...its whats underneath that counts...imperial

gil blanding...rules..ready

john bowie..gonna miss a good thimg baby...merben

[Guest KEN-SOUL]

kev roberts writes of Posse-"evil" "the casino's long lost anthem (for a time anyway)"

this is kinda what i meant. the "anthem" changed all the time. EVERY northern soul punter up and down the country knew what it was (at least in the late 70's) even if they never set foot inside the casino. i know the first record played was the sherry's but if i was to hazard a guess, could the first "anthem" have been either bobby paris or yvonne baker?

in old magazines of the period, people would write in with their "top 10" and a "chart" would emerge.

in which eddie parker-love you baby would always appear with judy street,

eddie regan-playing hide and seek was never that far away either... though this is slightly off topic.and moonlight music and you...

[Guest NS101]

The turnover of records between 1974-1975 was massive so the "anthems" had a short life, not to mention that once it got booted it was off the playlists.

Keith-Daylight Saving Time occurs to me as being in this category only for the fact that the breaks were perfect for what sounded like a million people all clapping at the same time, in the right place.

World Column-So Is The Sun had that amazing "papapapapapapapapapa" chorus hook.

Present-Manys the slip etc with the opening bars had people flying to get on the dance floor.

Pointer Sisters-Send him back

[Paul R]

Present-Manys the slip etc with the opening bars had people flying to get on the dance floor.

If I remember correctly. Ian Levine returned from the states in 74 with the vocal to Bok to Bach. This was it !!!. I first heard it at the Rose Room in Burnley at an alldayer. This was a great venue that Had Russ & Richard, coupled with levine & Curtis, with Ginger & Eddie stuck in the middle.

Paul