45 Revolutions - Rochdale

Thought it was gonna be a quiet one. Wrong, Wrong, Wrong....Fantastic music from our guests Geoff Buckley & Glynn Thornhill..Take a bow gents, not forgetting Alan Massey and a small contribution from me. Geoff Green I'll have a look tomorrow and see if I can remember what I played 😃"

Next month sees our 1st Anniversary-little acorns eh ? Got something I think will be a bit special lined up. Keep watching the skies. Thanks once again to everybody that came tonight-Think we're on the correct course.

Great night, friendly people. Keep up the good work Mr Poff. Here is what i played:

KENNY SHAPARD WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE MAXX

TEDDY RANDAZZO YOU DON'T NEED A HEART DCP

MONTICELLOS I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL I SEE MY BABY'S FACE RED CAP

JOHNNY MAE MATTHEWS I HAVE NO CHOICE BIG HIT

JACK MONTGOMERY DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON ME BARRACUDA

JACKEY BEAVERS LOVE THAT NEVER GROWS OLD REVILOT

VOLUMES AIN'T GONNA GIVE YOU UP KAREN

DANNY WOODS YOU HAD ME FOOLED CORRECTONE

GAMBRELLS YOU BETTER MOVE CARLA

JOCK MITCHELL NOT A CHANCE IN A MILLION IMPACT

MASQUERADERS HOW LABEAT

AL WILLIAMS I AM NOTHING LABEAT

CAROL ANDERSON TAKING MY MIND OFF LOVE WHIP

PAT LEWIS NO ONE TO LOVE SOLID HIT

EDDIE WHITEHEAD JUST YOUR FOOL BLACK JACK

SOUL STIRRERS DON'T YOU WORRY CHECKER

EDITH BROWN YOU DID IT 4 BROTHERS

TOBI LARK SWEEP IT OUT IN THE SHED TOPPER

JACKEY BEAVERS WE'RE NOT TOO YOUNG TO FALL IN LOVE JABER

MIGHTY LOVERS AIN'T GONNA RUN NO MORE SOULHAWK

ROGER HATCHER SWEETEST GIRL IN THE WORLD EXCELLO

PATTI LA BELLE YOU FORGOT HOW TO LOVE UK ATLANTIC

EMOTIONS STEALING LOVE VOLT

HARRY STARR ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE END

ELSIE STRONG ASK THE LONELY SOUNDS INTERNATIONAL

I had a few weeks off from the soul scene after being in hospital but decided I didn't want to miss 45 Revolutions, one of my favourite clubs in this area.

Thanks to Lawrence Cawley for the lift, made things much easier for me.

When we arrived Alan Massey was doing the honours on the decks and was playing Ruby & The Romantics' Better Off Than I've Ever Been and continued in that vein until Tony Poff took over. I didn't know most of his set until he played How Long Will It Last by The Soul Notes.

It was now time for the first guest Geoff Buckley who started with Kenny Shepard's What Difference Does It Make, a superb beat ballad. Geoff continued with a mixed tempo set entertaining us.

Glynn Thornhill followed Geoff and continued with a set of underplayed tunes which is what I want to hear, and presumably all the other people attending. Among the records he played I can remember June Conquest's What This I See; Fantaisions' Unnecessary Tears; The Donnie Elbert Band with Betty Semper's A Love I Believe In; and ending with Shelly Fisher's version of Girl I Love You.

Alan took over and started with Ain't That Good Enough by Garland Green and continued with a medium tempo set including You Say You Love Me by Dee Edwards and Jackie Beavers' Trying To Get Back To You Girl.

To end the night Tony played for the last 30 minutes keeping us dancing with tracks including Jackie Ross' Dynamite Lovin'; Ella Washington's Bye Bye Bye and ending the night with Pushing A Good Thing Too Far by Barbara Lewis.

Despite holidays and the Bridlington weekender there was a pretty good number in, word is getting around.

Thanks to Alan, Tony, Geoff and Glynn for some great music, and to the staff of the club. Roll on the next one.