British Soul, Vol 3, Part 7

I can't think of another sixties act that is reviled as Lulu. Maybe it's the annoying bursts into song, the link-up with Take That in the '90's, 'Boom bang a bang', or her acting skills in 'To Sir with love' but this woman really grinds my gears and it took me a looong time to get over this and dig deeper beyond 'The boat that I row' and 'Love loves to love love' (all Hip Hugger spins back in '95 trainspotters!).

Following the dusting down of a few other choice b's this one really snuck up on me after a view on Youtube. This was about 3 years ago and I snagged a copy just before the Yule- just in time to find the original version by Patti Austin. I don't think there's a fag paper between the two versions and the aforementioned Glaswegian edges it for me. Take her away, sorry...take IT away...

Lulu- Leave a little love

* Previously blogged under the title 'Secret lemonade quaffing' folks...

British Soul Vol 3, Part 6

So here we are cold off the heals of my late '13 posting splurge with a tune I was sceptical about the origins of until I cast my beady over the label and saw the credit of Alan Hawksworth. I think one of the most overused terms for any white female soulful singer is that they 'sound like Dusty' but it isn't my cab doors deceiving me but she certainly does. I'm guessing this is a double bluff lyric masquerading as an American originalwith it's references to 'grits' and you can imagine this being dished up by Southern Belle Bobbie Gentry. I thought it would be hard to glom any skinny on Annie until I found her website (confusingly there is a care home that shares her name (maybe she branched out?). Anyways, dig it folks- that guitar line is one of the best of its ilk i've hard for a while (could it be Jimmy Page???). For Den-adicts there is a Tammy St. John version as well to dig up as well..

Annie Bright- Concerning love

British Soul Vol. 3, Part 5

The final post of 2013; I'm not going to do a rundown of the year (that'll come later) but carry on with part 5 of the series that has kick-started my blog back in to my corner of the web after another fallow year.

I have to fess up that this is a new one on me that I found whilst researching for some more trax for this compilation. I thought I had pretty much run the well dry with Tom with pretty much all of his LP's and 7"s on Decca passing through my collection over the years. I have said this before but I am baffled by how anyone may have had the chutzpah to spin this at a Northern night ( and I understand they have!). I mean there is no way you can cover up Tom Jones' voice! This I kinda like in that the tune was played on it's own merit of being a good tune (maybe not the 'Delilah' trumpet parping away in the background) and I'm sure would be much more at home on the floors of Antwerp or Eindhoven than in the North of England (more on those crazy popcorn peeps at a later date). And so here is another addition to the Tom canon...now to find one of these bad boys: Are charity shops open on New Years Day?

Tom Jones- City girl

British Soul Volume 3, Part 4 (sort of...)

And so we're on to part 4 of my current playlist with the end of 2013 in sight. It's a bit of a stretch to shoe-horn this Elvis-lite dude in to both the 'British' category and arguably 'Soul'. This be-pony-tailed (and now sporting some massive chads) Yank appears to have debunked to blighty and hitched his wagon post- Tom Jones with a light soul sound (and also following Tom's lead of churning out ballads by the bucket load). Anyhows this is a new one for my cab doors and it recently surfaced over at John Manship's on some ultra-rare Israeli white label demo or summink! Anyhow, I thought I'd heard it all from P.J and had begun to give this trouser-splitting creep the swerve. Seek out other Den faves- 'That's the tune', 'That means a lot' and 'Niki Hoeky'

P.J. Proby- You can't come home again 

British Soul Volume 3, Part 3

First up I have to admit that I cannot remember when I first heard about this tune. I was chewing the boosh last night and how I came to be aware of Bill Oddie's stab at a beat ballad is a complete loss to me. I really wanted to hate this tune as I expected it be a terrible comedy record from the famously grumpy Oddie (for any non- UK readers check out his Wikipedia page). And so what is it like? It reminds me of the fabulous 'Where I'm gonna find her' by Mark Loyd (as featured on British Soul Vol 2) and builds to rousing ending with the cool delivery from Bill of 'You're not to blame baby' ! Possibly too slow and ahead of it's time to get spins at Wigan during the daft years I doubt that anyone has had the brass neck to play this prime slice of vinyl. I would if I could but it joins the other 2 previous entries as having no known reissue/ boot so the only option is an original which in theory should be a cheapie. So it's hats off to Bill and his SELF PENNED! beat ballad monster!

Bill Oddie- I  can't get through

British Soul Volume 3, Part 2

And so an unprecedented second blog post in as many weeks! I'm hot off possibly my most satisfying show with Burly Q at the City Hall Ballroom and looking forward to the combo of an extended break and thinking ahead about more shows in 2014! In the last week I've read the combo of 'Yeah, Yeah, Yeah' by Bob Stanley and 'The history of northern soul' by David Nowell- both good reads...one a classic another just ok. Anyhows, I've always been perplexed by where records like this fit post- Wigan Casino as there seems to be no-one fighting their corner. The only positive remarks are apologies along the lines of 'we just wanted to dance to something fast and we didn't care what it was'. There's certainly not a place for tunes like this on the rare soul scene of today and the mod scene seems to be looking back earlier and earlier for R & B kicks. I'd struggle to even get this one classed as popcorn which seems to have a much more open, forgiving approach (similar to Wigan of the '70's??). Anyways, Jenny Wren: a name that brings up Charles Dickens and Paul McCartney references on the web. I'm not gonna rehash my research but it looks like this Philips release is getting harder to find from the Dudley born Jenny. And so where does a record like this fit today? It doesn't appear to have been booted or re-issued (like many British Soul releases). The production sounds impressively 'Wall of sound-esque' for a British release with Kiki Dee type vocals and a nice guitar line and hot horns. I'm amazed I have gone through 18 years of listening to Northern Soul/ British Pop before stumbling across this back in the Summer. I advise you to seek it out...

Jenny Wren- Chasing my dreams all over town 

British Soul Volume 3, Part 1

About 15 years ago I purchased two CD's of British blue-eyed/ northern soul tracks on the now- defunct Goldmine label. I then began (the pre-internet) hunt for these 50 or so tracks to fill out my vinyl collection. In my humble pov these two CD's exhibit the joy and exuberance of the British recording scene in the '60's. Whilst there is a smattering of tracks by acts who were scoring hits (or would go on to) many of these tunes never stood a chance.

With the murky demise of Goldmine around ten years ago (I don't know much about this but I understand that some of their stuff may not have been entirely legit releases) there was never to be a volume 3.

With my penchant for always sniffing out something new to box my cab doors I began to think along the lines of compiling my own volume 3. At first it was going to be a balls- out 18 track single blog but given my recent lack of blogging I'm going to do it one nugget at a time.

I understand that Emma was actually really called 'Jackie Lee' (clearly not the Jackie Lee from Bob & Earl)...are you confused yet?? This hit the shops in January 1967 as the flip of 'Just like a man'. I may be barking up with wrong tree but it's probably safe to say tunes like this sold in the areas where the acts were from (possibly in significant numbers). The little blurb I can find on Emma/ Jackie is that she was 30 when she recorded this and hailed from Ireland. In Den's humble opinion this tune is as strong as any ballad from the big names of the time and would surely have sat nicely with her label mate Lulu. That said I can't imagine that Emma was ever as annoying as Lulu so maybe she won the battle to get her sweaty mitts on this b- side flop. That said, it warmed a corner of Den's world in 2013 and I'm sure you'll dig it as much as I did!

Emma Rede- I gotta be with you

In store at Vinyl Demand for 7 hours of fun!

One of the most memorable gigs I've ever done happened the other weekend during the Tramlines fest at the Vinyl Demand shop in Sheffield. Teaming up with Scott and Mark from Plan B we played 30 minute sets from 1pm until 8pm!

Here's the lowdown...

I've cribbed the vids from my first set and I they are all from 1977 (I think?). First up is Den fave Joe Tex and the 'Ain't gonna bump no more'- lite 'Rub down'. No footage of Joe doin' this one folks so you'll have to be content with hearing this over- looked gem whilst staring at the weird- ass sleeve.

In quick succession we have the cheesy lyrics of 'Vitamin U' which is a rare occasion of Smokey singing someone elses tune. The only other I can think of is 'I gotta dance to keep from crying' which I think was HDH?. Again, no footage so here's some horrors on 'Soul train' doing their thing!

Here's the tunes...

The Jellybeans- You don't mean me no good
The Angels- Wow wow wee (he's the boy for me)
Shirley Matthews- Big town boy
The Beattle-ettes- Only seventeen
Little Nell- See you 'round like a record
Camera Obscura- If looks could kill
The Marvelettes- Don't mess with Bill
Bobby Bland- Ain't nothing you can do
The Temptations- Blue surf
Jessica Pare- Zou bisou bisou
Grace Jones- I need a man*
Joe Tex- Rub down*
Smokey Robinson- Vitamin U*
The African Messengers- Highlife Piccadilly


Donovan- Hurdy gurdy man
The Monkees- Porpoise song
Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas- Chinese girl
The Danleers- One summer night
The Monotones- The book of love
Duane Eddy- Gidget goes Hawaiian
Johnny Cash- Get rhythm*
The Shangri-las- Footsteps on the roof
The Miracles- I gotta dance to keep from crying
Paul Revere and The Raiders- The great airplane strike
Elvis Costello and The Imposters- My mood swings
Tobi Lark- Happiness is here
The Kinks- King Kong
Bill Forbes- Once more
Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds- Nature boy
PJ Harvey- Reeling
Tony and Joe- The freeze
Cliff Richard and The Shadows- Choppin' and changin'
The Fireballs- Bulldog
Elvis Presley- Promised land
Morrissey- Pregnant for the last time
The Kingsmen- The jolly green giant

Mel Brooks- The Hitler rap
New Order- Shellshock
Georgie Fame- Daylight
Skyy- Skyyzoo
The Peech Boys- Don't make me wait
Billy Preston- Outta space
The Temptations- Superstar
Billy Paul- Am I black enough for you?
Lou Rawls- See you when I git there
Jacqueline Taieb- 7 heures du matin
The Alley Cats- Puddin n' tain
The Cookies- I want a boy for my birthday
Marvin Gaye- How can I forget?
Eric Burdon and The Animals- It's all meat
Manfred Mann- Hubble bubble (toil and trouble)
Ike & Tina Turner- Two is a couple
Chuck Berry- Club nitty gritty
Dave Edmunds- Girl talk
The Isley Brothers- Get into something
Relaxed Muscle- Sexualized
Bush Tetras- You can't be funky
Barry White- I'm gonna love you just a little bit more baby
The Originals- Down to love town
Lenny Gamble- I'll do anything
Trio Valore- Rehab
Donnie Elbert- So soon
Larry Williams and Johnny 'Guitar' Watson- Too late
Banbarra- Shack up
Inez Foxx- Circuits overloaded
Billy Fury- Bye bye
John Lennon/ Elton John- Whatever gets you through the night
Ral Donner- I got burned
Shape and Sizes- Rain on my face

Dusting off the Den files

A much delayed return to my corner of the web for a much neglected focus on my sets from Plan B. It was an early one hour plus single set as I sloped off to my jalopy at about 12:30. I've broke it down by the split between the singles and the LP's, so you will see that I'm not a DJ who insists on having the original 7"! There was a heavy sprinkling of 80's stuff and an opening with my current fave- Kate Bush  and the single mix version of 'The big sky' which features KB in a tin foil suit with a full on vid that flipped my wig!

As always a * indicates a debut!

The small ones with the big holes-

Kate Bush- The big sky*
The Jam- The great depression*
ELO- Hold on tight*
The Kinks- King Kong*
The Flee Rekkers- Blue tango*
The Fireballs- Bulldog*
The Doors- Touch me
The Monkees- Porpoise song*
Lou Rawls- A natural man
Shirley and Company- Shame, Shame, Shame
Men Without Hats- The safety dance*
Generation X- King Rocker
Bryan Ferry- Tokyo Joe
Warren Zevon- Werewolves of London
The Castaways- Liar Liar
The Temptations- Superstar (remember how you got where you are)
Elvis Presley- Put the blame on me*


The big ones with the small holes-

The Attack- Anymore than I do
Ian Stewart and The Rail Roaders- Stu- ball*
John Lennon/ Plastic Ono Band- I found out*
Elvis Costello and The Attractions- I hope you're happy now
The Beach Boys- It's about time
The Band- Baby don't do it

A short blast on the wheels of plastic before I have a break in June for my Circle line frolics! Hope you enjoyed the picks folks and more from me sooner than soon...

Two moustachioed dudes in bar

It had been a few years since I had seen the previously blogged "After Hours" but since I received a copy on DVD (the old VHS now sat snugly in the over-flowing loft) I gave it a view the other night. I had long thought that the 'doo-wop' (I'm still not entirely sure what to call this type of stuff) song playing in the bar that Paul enters was 'Lover's island' by The Blue Jays but hey-ho it turned out to be this gem. 'You're mine' is a fab low-tempo black vocal group record from the late '50's (maybe that's what I'll call the genre?!) that gives me the shivers down my spine and ants in my pants. If you haven't seen 'After Hours' (I've met few that have) give it a viewing- it always transports me back to Cologne and the Summer of '98 and riding a bike to the video shop to pick up a copy.Check out a few platters that matter from this copacetic flick...

Robert & Johnny- You're mine

The Danleers- One summer night

Rosie & The Originals- Angel baby

Back to the start

And so it's been 4 years since my first post on this blog and I hope to start 2013 as I mean to go on with more posts than I had last year (5 I think!). There's tunes a plenty to lift the lid on as well plenty Burly Q going on's to keep me busy. A current fave of mine is Slade so here's a couple of obscurios for you to lap up!

Tipped off by my big bro on this one this fits in nicely with some recent viewing here at Casa DenAud. Slade keep surprising me with the dearth of material out there once you look past the hits. We were chatting in the pub about this the other day and came to the conclusion that Slade are often overlooked due to the ubiquity of their Christmas record. These two are later b- sides following their move from Polydor (the period when Dave Hill was sporting the bald 'ead and pirate earring!) Thanks Scott for the latter and VD for the former...It's heavy man...

Slade- O.H.M.S. 
Slade- Funk, Punk, Junk

Plan B 84- The drunks

Another night of questionable requests and schtick from punters who should know better. Anyways, it's been quite some time and my early set was played out to near-empty pub (it was 11:30pm so this was a tad discouraging!). I've recently visited Brighton and picked up a few nice tunes including a great double LP of French pop. I've also gone for a long-time favourite that I eventually managed to track down on a white label boot. So that's your lot for this brief return to the mind of D.I. 

New Order- Shell shock

David Bowie- Blue Jean*

Richard Hell and The Voidoids- Blank generation*

Dexys Midnight Runners- Thankfully living in Yorkshire it doesn't apply*

Kenny Smith- Keep on walking baby

Barrabas- Shack up

The Temptations- Don't let the Joneses get you down

David Alexander White- Que'st que jai danse?*

Dave Clark Five- Inside and out

Luther Ingram- If it's all the same to you babe*

Bryan Ferry- Tokyo Joe

The Sweet- Hell raiser

The Doors- Love her madly

The Rolling Stones- Street fighting man

Velvet Underground- Rock and roll

The Fall- Big new prinz

New York Dolls- Looking for a kiss

The Smiths- London*

Pete Shelley- Telephone operator*

Plan B 81- These kids are too young to know 'World in motion'

Another night off for big brother hence the lengthy list above. I had an epiphany around 3am that the place really wasn't full of weirdos just a bunch of people too young to know 'World in motion' (which got the obligatory bi-annual airing). It all started nicely with some juiced-up guy proclaiming we were 'the best DJ's he'd ever heard' only to bail out when New Order & Chas Jankel were spun. The two I've picked for you is a pairing of two debuts. Banbarra is a fresh pre-disco disconotdiscoish tune that I first heard by A Certain Ratio. 'Exhuming McCarthy' was my pick when someone asked for R.E.M. It's easy to tar them with the crap brush what with the Bonoesque tediousness of Stipe. Anyway, this is one of their best...

Banbarra- Shack up

R.E.M- Exhuming McCarthy

Plan B 80: Pilled-up Kate Bush freak out

Yup I'm back with my first post for a long time with a set from Plan B where early doors I hit the spaced out masses with one or two new grooves and a smorgasboard of weirdness for their aural pleasure.

First outta the traps and creating a brain worm is the (apparant) star of 'Laverne and Shirley' Phil Foster (check that dudes coupon out!) with a record with a title that I just had to buy. I'm not entirely sure what a 'shuckle' is (to me it would be a cross between a shrug and a chuckle) and my idea can is boggled by what it would involve (particularly if it contained the shrug/ chuckle combo). Anyways check it below...

Another oddity is this teen; West Coast; White; Temptations. Snagged during a rather hot day in Notting Hill last summer this one is a great two-fer with a nice Egyptian number on the flip. Those guys at Norton blow my hat stand every time.

And a final tune from the fabby Dee Dee Sharpe with Ride! It's a brave woman who saddles a title with an exclamation point but this one sits nicely alongside 'Gravy (for my mashed potato)' and 'Do the bird'. A great tune from a singer always worth a punt on!

The rest of the set strayed into early 80's weirdness (Kate Bush), 70's soul (Rare Gems Odyssey) and 80's indie (REM) with all of them making their respective debuts. All killer (albeit old standbys) later on in set two, but that ain't no bad thing. It wont be 4 months 'til the next one...

Phil Foster- Shuckle twist*
The Temptations (Anaheim)- Blue Surf
Dee Dee Sharpe- Ride!*
Gene Pitney- She's a heartbreaker
James Brown- Funky President
Kate Bush- Sat in your lap*
Rare Gems Odyssey- What is funk*
The Doors- Hello I love you*
Stevie Wonder- Higher ground*
REM- Strange*
The Smiths- What difference does it make
XTC- Respectable Street
Johnny Thunders- You can't put your arms around a memory

Otis Redding- Papa's got a brand new bag*
The Isley Brothers- Get into something
Etta James- Seven day fool
Trio Valore- Rehab
Bob Seger System- Ramblin' gamblin' man
The Clash- London calling
Vince Taylor and The Playboys- Brand new cadillac
The Kinks- I need you
The Doors- Light my fire
Talking Heads- Life during wartime
Elvis Costello and The Attractions- Pump it up
The Damned- Smash it up
The Troggs- Wild thing
The Sweet- Hell raiser*
The Osmonds- Crazy horses

Plan B 76: Sha Na Na requests and talking to David Bowie

Not many newbies in the two lengthy sets from Plan B 76 but plenty of tunes getting a dusting down for the first time in a long time. I have grown particularly fond of Sailor's 'Glass of champagne' which surprises me after the 'orrid 'Girls, girls, girls' that I was exposed to last year. Can you tell the difference between their singer and XTC's??? Same vocal nuances 5 years before Andy Partridge?! (it's the way he sings 'shampayane'). It was inevitable there would be a smattering of the 'white album' after my recent posts but this was coupled with many Beatles requests and a question from someone who looked like they'd stumbled out of Height- Ashburyy circa 1968 of 'What are you trying to say through your music'? Which was responded with 'What do you think I'm trying to say through my music?'

Follow the links for the current ear worms!

Early Set

Mud- Rocket
Iggy Pop- China girl
Elvis Costello- My mood swings*
Dave Clarke Five- Maze of love
Blood, Sweat & Tears- Lucretia McEvil
The Beatles- Glass onion*
Blues Magoos- Gotta get away
Sailor- A glass of champagne*
XTC- Respectable Street
The Rolling Stones- Undercover of the night*
The Fall- I'm Frank*
The Go Go's- Head over heels
Magazine- Thank you (forlettinmebemyselfagen)
Tom Waits- Union Square
Kiss- Rock 'n' roll all night*

Late Set

The Beatles- Back in the U.S.S.R
The Sonics- Have love will travel
The Clash- London calling
Elvis Costello & The Attractions- Pump it up
Talking Heads- Life during wartime*
David Bowie- Modern love
The Beatles- She's a woman
The Strangeloves- Night time
Junior Walker & The All Stars- Shotgun
Otis Redding- Love man
Gloria Jones- Tainted love
The Standells- Dirty water
Eddie Cochran- Summertime blues
The Surfaris- Wipe out
Mike Pedicin- Burnt toast and black coffee
The Rolling Stones- Get off my cloud
Bob Seger System- Ramblin' gamblin' man
Chuck Berry- Club nitty gritty
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels- Jenny take a ride!
Small Faces- Almost grown
Elvis Presley- What'd I say
Aretha Franklin- Satisfaction

The Beatles 1968 Side 1 in covers

I told you I was gonna hit you folks up out there and after hearing a cover of 'Savoy Truffle' today on a CD done by my big bro my mind raced at all the covers of stuff from the 'White album'. It seems I was walking in to that one a lot of late. I examined a Russian copy the other day that had the photos on the inner cover done in a horrid 'sketch' style like them things you get in photo booths...I swallowed the album whole in Autumn '94 as a 15 year old but would frequently skip 'Ob la di' and 'Revolution 9' but that said it's still my fave Beatles LP!

You can't beat the twist king singing about Communist Russia! You should hear the one about the political prisoners in the Ural salt mines...

Chubby Checker- Back in the U.S.S.R

Always had a soft spot for this one but other than a version by Alanis M******e this is the only cover I'm aware of...Think this one was hawled in from a Dinnington car boot back in the late '90's...

Siouxsie and The Banshees- Dear Prudence

Tricky track 3 that I have begun to warm to as I age like a kipper under the settee. There is certainly not a better version of this out there than Macca in codreggaecmoonliveandletdieragga mode so here it is...

The Beatles- Ob la di ob la da Take 5

Argh! Mother-banger it's the Pixies! I didn't know this one existed until now...'Trompe le Monde' also getting some heavy action Chez Den at the mo...

Pixies- Wild honey pie

I kinda like this one as I'm assuming that Poopy is doing a nod to Yoko's backing vox on this by taking over the whole track...not easy on the ears peeps!

Poopy Lungstuffings- The continuing story of bungalow Bill

A panic came over me when I knew George was next. Too many lame-ass tributes from lame-ass rockers. This is the best cover version out there- go Floyd! Why he's doing it Christ only knows!!

The Muppets- While my guitar gently weeps

This is probably the only song on the album that I knew as a cover before gorging on the album in 1994. Great take that dispenses with a fair few of the lyrics...


The Breeders- Happiness is a warm gun

Business at the front, party at the back

2012 starts so we're going basic- this one has been on the ice for far too long...I have plenty of treats up my sleeve for year 3 of this blog but in the meantime snarf at these 3...!




Johnny Jones and The King Casuals- Soul poppin' 

Sugar Pie DeSanto- Do the whoopee!

Dusty Springfield and Englebert Humperdink- Ain't no mountain high enough

Shake it like your sister

It's been some time since I ventured over here and I'm not sure if the man is trying to slap down these type of blogs? All I do is link you to youtube with my current fave vids/ performers. This entry features a clutch of new late '40's/ early '50's (with the exemption of rockin' Ruth Brown) tunes dug out for you peeps in prep of next week's Burly Q 13!

First out of the traps is this great tune on the 'Modern music' label repro by the Jazzman label (check 'em folks- they got some hot yolks!). I've never seen the label before and I'm guessing this was probably a 78 only issue in the early 50's. Great vox form this gal who I've never heard of before or since... The B-side is no small beer either!

Jeanne Demetz- Calypso Daddy

I love the 'spooky' piano opening on this tune and the knocking of the door before a great swingtastic number kicks in from another act who I'd never heard of (and to be honest wasn't sure if she/he was Arthur or Martha). This is another tasty slab from Jazzman but this time the label is as dull as dish water. I love the false-ending which are underused in Den's big book of goodness!

Frances Burr & K.J. Trio- I say no, no more

Ramping up the pace on this one with a truly bonkers inst sound of the nonsense title 'Ojai' from Joe Lutcher on a rather fetching red 'Modern' records label. I struggle to pigeon hole this two-legged beauty as whilst it swings along nicely it's knocking at the door of a more progressive sound around the corner. Truly great!

Joe Lutcher & his orchestra- Ojai

And the final pick of the bunch is another ripe one from the vine. Snagged up in a job lot from my Stateside side shifter this one shows Ruth Brown in all too rare outing into uptempo territory. However, the lyrics may tend to grate a little (much like 'This little girl's gone rockin') but who cares with a backing track as good as this when the lyrics are a load of old hooey! Good ol' Leiber & Stoller take the reins on this one and do a job on it like only they can!

Ruth Brown- Papa Daddy

Plan B #72 Friday September 10th (Yup I thought we started in 2004 when it was actually 2005!)

Strange Plan B for JT this time out with me being first to arrive and first to leave. I even got to put up the sign and witness the lone drunks who sway on to an empty dance floor in a 'comedy' fashion that remains only funny to their drunken selves. No nutzoid requests from what I remember and armed with a Sharpie I scrawled down set one on two beer mats then tapped set 2 into the BlackBerry. Here's set one for you in my own hand-

Debuts in the early set from Bush Tetras, Go Go's, Lorainne Chandler & The Fall; along with the classic paring of Stiff Little Fingers & Wings- you don't get that on Radio 2!

On to set two in the early hours of the next day and I genuinely thought some bastard had stolen my Sharpie (I found it later in my pocket!) so I committed this set to my BlackBerry! I was pleased as punch with this set (mainly 'cos I sneaked in the Bush Tetras again!) but opening with my current faves, The Fall, set me off nicely and the floor was ramalamajammed throughout! Click the links for the good stuff!

The Fall- Theme from Sparta F.C.

The Clash- Rock the casbah

Salt N Pepa- Push it

Devo- Whip it

Bush Tetras- You can't be funky*

Talking Heads- Psycho killer

The Temptations- I can't get next to you

Rick James- Superfreak

Sugarhill Gang- Rappers delight

The Cure- Love cats

Motorhead- The ace of spades

Elvis Presley- What'd I say

Chuck Berry- Johnny B. Goode

BT Festival FM 106.2 Scott & Jamie Thompson's 'Sort of soul' Show 1, 28-6-97

Looking back (unfortunately not listening to) on a radio show I did with my brother in 1997 gave me some strange flash backs to that Summer and the hot Saturday nights at Forge FM. We did 4 shows across 4 consecutive Saturday nights and the two tapes give a nice snapshot of what I was really into at the time (although not really getting the chance to play given the constraints of the Thursday night Leadmill crowd). As you will see it is pretty much Northern/ Motown/ Soul from '64-'70 on this show with a couple of tracks i'd forgot about- 'Do you see my love', 'Let the sunshine in' & 'Contact'; current wants 'The joker' along with mucho golden- era Wigan Casino stuff.

I'm gonna keep mining the old tapes with the green covers over the coming months so watch this space peeps! Any guesses who my poster boys are?

The Mylestones- The joker
Mr. Floods Party- Compared to what
The Soul Clan- Soul meeting
Wilson Pickett- Born to be wild
Joe Tex- Everything happens on time
Jnr. Walker- Do you see my love
Linda Jones- My heart needs a break
Kurt Harris- Emperor of my baby's heart
Paul Anka- I can't help loving you
Bob Brady & The Con- Chords- It's a better world
Amen Corner- Our love is in the pocket
Darrel Banks- Angel baby
Bobby Freeman- I'll never fall in love again
World Column- So is the sun
Tom Jones- Stop breaking my heart
Small Faces- Something I want to tell you
Johnny Jones & The King Casuals- Purple haze
The Group feat Cecil Washington- I don't like to lose

Steve Karmen & Jimmy Radcliffe- Breakaway
Marvin Gaye- This love starved heart
Edwin Starr- My weakness is you
Four Tops- Baby I need your loving
Four Tops- Are you man enough
R.B. Freeman- I'm Shaft (you ain't Shaft)
Little Richard- Poor dog
Anthony & The Imperials- Let the sun shine in
The Wall of sound- Hang on
Jackie Trent- You baby
Three Degrees- Contact
Gene McDaniels- The point of no return
Walter Jackson- That's what Mama say
Little Esther Phillips- Just say goodbye