An interesting release curated by the team behind Joe Boy and Outta Sight records. This just released 3 cd box set focuses on a place which played an important part in the northern soul scenes evolvement and history... Mr M''s
Blurb
This is the first ever Northern Soul compilation devoted to the Wigan Casino’s iconic “oldies” room — Mr M’s – featuring 100% oldies chosen by the original resident DJs.
Includes 50 classic Northern soul sounds by some of the greatest names on record as well as new-to-CD and rarely seen tracks such as ‘Country Road’ by High Voltage, ‘Everybody Dance Now’ by Little Caesar & The Empire, ‘Poor Dog’ by Little Richard, ‘Green Door’ by Wynder K. Frog, the original GM Records U.S. version of ‘Compared To What’ by Mr. Floods Party and the popular UK-only single ‘Game Players’ by Dooley Silverspoon (direct from the master tapes for the first time).
Includes a bonus disc featuring an exclusive interview with original Wigan Casino and Mr M’s DJ Dave Evison, capturing the spirit of Mr M’s with personal memories of the place, the era and the music.
Mr M’s also boasts a 36-page booklet tracing the history of the club, the DJs and the tracks played, packed with photographs and rare memorabilia and features the first and last records ever played at the venue: respectively, ‘Hey Sah-Lo-Nay’ by Mickey Lee Lane and ‘The Night’ by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons.
Track listing
MR M's DJs CHOICE
1. HEY SAH-LO-NAY – Mickey Lee Lane
2. POLK SALAD ANNIE – Tony Joe White
3. (I LOVE HER SO MUCH) IT HURTS ME - The Majestics
4. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE – Bobby Hebb
5. OUR LOVE WILL GROW – The Showmen
6. A TOUCH OF VELVET-A STING OF BRASS - The Mood Mosaic
7. HOPE WE HAVE – The Artistics
8. GREEN DOOR - Wynder K.Frog
9. THERE WAS A TIME – Gene Chandler
10. IT'S BETTER TO HAVE (AND DON'T NEED) - Don Covay
11. GAME PLAYERS – Dooley Silverspoon
12. I NEED YOU - Shane Martin
13. YOU DON'T LOVE ME ANYMORE - Johnny Caswell
14. FREE FOR ALL (WINNER TAKES ALL) - Phillip Mitchell
15. BARI TRACK (INSTRUMENTAL) - Doni Burdick
16. BABY BOY - Fred Hughes
17. THEY'LL NEVER KNOW WHY - Freddie Chavez
18. SHOW ME - Joe Tex
19. COUNTRY ROAD - High Voltage
20. TIGHTROPE - Inez & Charlie Foxx
21. FOLLOW YOUR HEART – Bunny Sigler
22. QUICK CHANGE ARTIST - Soul Twins
23. GET IT BABY - Stanley Mitchell
24. MR. CREATOR - The Apollas
25. THE NIGHT – Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
MR M's PEOPLE'S CHOICE
1. EVERYBODY DANCE NOW – Little Caesar & The Empire
2. DEVIL WITH A BLUE DRESS ON/GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels
3. C'MON AND SWIM – Bobby Freeman
4. WANTING YOU - Jimmy Bee
5. THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW - James Carr
6. TAKE A LETTER MARIA (INSTR.) - Boots Randolph
7. SWEET, SWEET LOVIN' – The Platters
8. LET LOVE COME BETWEEN US - James & Bobby Purify
9. AIN’T NO SOUL (LEFT IN THESE OLD SHOES) - Ronnie Milsap
10. SOCK IT TO 'EM J.B. - PART 1 - Rex Garvin (And The Mighty Cravers)
11. STRANGE CHANGE - Herb Ward
12. YOU LIE SO WELL - Marie Knight
13. BAR-B-Q - Wendy Rene
14. POOR DOG (WHO CAN'T WAG HIS OWN TAIL) - Little Richard
15. PHILLY DOG - Herbie Mann
16. A QUITTER NEVER WINS - Larry Williams & Johnny Watson
17. SLOW FIZZ – The Sapphires
18. JUST SAY YOU’RE WANTED (AND NEEDED) - Gwen Owens
19. PUT THAT WOMAN DOWN – John Leach
20. YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME LOVE YOU - Sandi Sheldon
21. CAUSE YOU'RE MINE – The Vibrations
22. COMPARED TO WHAT (ORIGINAL GM VERSION) - Mr Floods Party
23. K-JEE (SHORT VERSION) – The Nite-Liters
24. KEEP ON KEEPING ON – N.F. Porter
25. HOW LONG – J.J. Barnes
MEMORIES OF MR M’S – AN INTERVIEW WITH DAVE EVISON
INCLUDES:
1. HEY SA LOH NEY – Mickey Lee Lane
2. OUR LOVE WILL GROW – The Showmen
3. A TOUCH OF VELVET-A STING OF BRASS - Mood Mosaic
4. BARI TRACK - Doni Burdick
5. JUST SAY YOU’RE WANTED (AND NEEDED) - Gwen Owens
6. HOW LONG – J.J. Barnes
7. GREEN DOOR - Wynder K. Frog
8. COMPARED TO WHAT – Mr Floods Party
9. FORTUNE TELLER – Benny Spellman
10. COMIN’ HOME
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