Not the best,or the most soulful,or the most hard to find...........

..............But the most 'Dance Floor-Filling' at The Casino'

Me!?!?...er?? Shit but true.......................

Afternoon At The Rhino...ARGH!!!

What - Judy Street is probably up there. I think it was voted top ever northern tune in Black Echoes at one point.

It depends on when you went.

From early 74 to 76 you always heard the Salvadors, Rita DaCosta, Little Anthony, Panic, Adam Apples etc, etc.

The dance floor was just always full.

Was there a record that stopped your conversation and you nearly fell down the stairs

to dance to!??

Yep - Afternoon on the rhino

Not the best,or the most soulful,or the most hard to find...........

..............But the most 'Dance Floor-Filling' at The Casino'

Me!?!?...er?? Shit but true.......................

Afternoon At The Rhino...ARGH!!!

Cant be any other "Im on my Way" Dean Parish

You did ask

Nice one,Mark!!

But in the cold light of day it's shit isn't it??!!

Although hang onto me l think l want to dance!!!!

I went to a Northern night at Heywood civic hall,

And asked the dj to play "Afternoon"

I cant play that he said they will hang me,

Sat having a pint and chatting when all of a sudden

"DA DA DA DA DA",(Cant do the notes)

F**k me it's Mike Post,shout my mates

CUE FULL DANCEFLOOR

A good tune is a good tune,And Afternoon of the Rhino is a good tune,

The Charades vocal version I fully admit is total wa*k

Not the best,or the most soulful,or the most hard to find...........

..............But the most 'Dance Floor-Filling' at The Casino'

Me!?!?...er?? Shit but true.......................

Afternoon At The Rhino...ARGH!!!

Hate to mention it - but Cochise was an absolute floor packer!!

I did fall down the stairs - only about half way though - to dance to Dena Barnes!!!

Alan

Hate to mention it - but Cochise was an absolute floor packer!!

I did fall down the stairs - only about half way though - to dance to Dena Barnes!!!

Alan

Yep Cochise was a packer thats to be sure,

There was a bit of a stink about it at the time though I seem to remember,NOTHING CHANGES

Stink about the type of record being played at Wigan I meen not that it was a stinker if you catch my drift

Edited May 2, 200916 yr by grantdyche

It depends on when you went.

From early 74 to 76 you always heard the Salvadors, Rita DaCosta, Little Anthony, Panic, Adam Apples etc, etc.

The dance floor was just always full.

Thank you,say no more

I went to a Northern night at Heywood civic hall,

And asked the dj to play "Afternoon"

I cant play that he said they will hang me,

Sat having a pint and chatting when all of a sudden

"DA DA DA DA DA",(Cant do the notes)

F**k me it's Mike Post,shout my mates

CUE FULL DANCEFLOOR

A good tune is a good tune,And Afternoon of the Rhino is a good tune,

The Charades vocal version I fully admit is total wa*k

Well,we have been known to play the (very) odd request

I prefer Bubblegum Breakthrough meself

ATB

Tony

Edited May 3, 200916 yr by tonyp

Was there a record that stopped your conversation and you nearly fell down the stairs

to dance to!??

Cecil Washington

The Champion !

If you wernt on the floor in 2 seconds forget it

Was there a record that stopped your conversation and you nearly fell down the stairs

to dance to!??

AL CAPONE, Max Buster

Kev

Was there a record that stopped your conversation and you nearly fell down the stairs

to dance to!??

Bari Track when it was still covered up as I miss my baby by the Lebaron Strings

Edited May 4, 200916 yr by Koolkat

Bari Track when it was still covered up as I miss my baby by the Lebaron Strings

what about the construction hey little way out girl,that was massive

What about country girl??

chris

What - Judy Street is probably up there. I think it was voted top ever northern tune in Black Echoes at one point.

Judy Street was voted the number one northern soul record EVERYWHERE! I don't know this, but i would stick my money on judy street to be the most danced to track at wigan, and the most loved track of them all. I have 2 copies of the record, bought in the 70's, and both have "wigan no.1" written on the white covers ( with that carefree childhood enthusiasm, now sadly gone)

Cecil Washington

GOOD CALL! WAS FLOORFILLER FOR AT LEAST 2 YRS SOLID BEFORE MR DRAPER GOT ONE!

SAME CAN BE SAID FOR VICKI BAINES TOO.

GOOD CALL! WAS FLOORFILLER FOR AT LEAST 2 YRS SOLID BEFORE MR DRAPER GOT ONE!

SAME CAN BE SAID FOR VICKI BAINES TOO.

74 to 76 the biggest floor filler must have been the Casualeers

except one I usually left the dance floor

74 to 76 the biggest floor filler must have been the Casualeers

except one I usually left the dance floor

Tainted love was a massive floor filler ,the clapping was superb

Wait a Minute - Tim Tan & the Turn Ons

Rick

the floor packer i remember in the later days was george benson on broadway

kev

Edited May 4, 200916 yr by kevinsoulman

hi all , went to wigan for the first 2 years, then stopped , got to say the biggest record played then without dought , afternoon at the ryno not to good now but then , the place just went crazy , top tune in its day yours mr j.p.

Judy Street was voted the number one northern soul record EVERYWHERE! I don't know this, but i would stick my money on judy street to be the most danced to track at wigan, and the most loved track of them all. I have 2 copies of the record, bought in the 70's, and both have "wigan no.1" written on the white covers ( with that carefree childhood enthusiasm, now sadly gone)

Quite probably the biggest floorfiller. Even after all these years, that tinkling intro and the bass strings break gives you tingles!

Edited May 6, 200916 yr by Trevski

Has anyone mentioned this one, was a massive tune at one time

Think l danced to that on more than one occasion

l blame the back streets

a case of "getting used to the blues"!!

Dont know if its been mentioned but...

I seem to remember Eddie Parker was massive countrywide during the Wigan era. Although never its greatest fan you could not get on the floor..especially on oldies nites

Not the best,or the most soulful,or the most hard to find...........

..............But the most 'Dance Floor-Filling' at The Casino'

Me!?!?...er?? Shit but true.......................

Afternoon At The Rhino...ARGH!!!

i realy hate to say this but was it the three before eight

i realy hate to say this but was it the three before eight

absolutely agree pip, any one of them would have been the most danced too, although my fave would have been T.L

Not the best,or the most soulful,or the most hard to find...........

..............But the most 'Dance Floor-Filling' at The Casino'

Me!?!?...er?? Shit but true.......................

Afternoon At The Rhino...ARGH!!!

Williams & Watson - Too Late

Has anyone mentioned this one, was a massive tune at one time

That Construction tune is pure sunshine pop/soft rock. Sounds like it could've been the follow-up to The Sundowners "Always You" or something with heavy Curt Boettcher/Roger Nichols/Paul Williams involvement. Great tune!

That Construction tune is pure sunshine pop/soft rock. Sounds like it could've been the follow-up to The Sundowners "Always You" or something with heavy Curt Boettcher/Roger Nichols/Paul Williams involvement. Great tune!

in agreement fully sebastian, it went down a storm at the time, remember a lad offering searling £400 at the height of its popularity, when it was still covered as well

Not the best,or the most soulful,or the most hard to find...........

..............But the most 'Dance Floor-Filling' at The Casino'

Me!?!?...er?? Shit but true.......................

Afternoon At The Rhino...ARGH!!!

Thank god no one has mentiond "wigans chosen few" :wanker: that would have done me head in lol, must say towards the later days of Wigan, i recon thay just played enything, it went funky as hell not as if it was all bad, but most of it was!!!

Not the best,or the most soulful,or the most hard to find...........

..............But the most 'Dance Floor-Filling' at The Casino'

Me!?!?...er?? Shit but true.......................

Afternoon At The Rhino...ARGH!!!

mike mcdonald &paula parfitt always packed the floor as did...............

INTERPLAY

mike mcdonald &paula parfitt always packed the floor as did...............

INTERPLAY

Yeah sure did, around the same time as, Benny Sigler & Ral Donner...

Was there a record that stopped your conversation and you nearly fell down the stairs

to dance to!??

SANDI SHELDON

Went to Wigan from March 1978 until it closed.

Without doubt the three biggest tunes in this time were "Hey Liitle Way Out Girl", which was followed by "Country Girl" and then "I don't like to lose" in that chronological order. They weren't the most danced to, however, as Searling had the only copies and you only got to hear them once a night.

I would say that the most danced to tune during this period, apart from the three before eight, was Bobby Paris "I walked away". I've got a tape of the last 90 mins of the fifth anniversary (Sept. 1978) and it gets played twice, once by Alan Rhodes and then again by Winstanley at about 7.30 a.m. Judging by the sound of the clapping, this had the most people on the dance floor.

EARLY YEAYS IN MR MS-TOWANDA BARNES.MASSIVE

Thank god no one has mentiond "wigans chosen few" :wanker: that would have done me head in lol, must say towards the later days of Wigan, i recon thay just played enything, it went funky as hell not as if it was all bad, but most of it was!!!

I definitely never heard Wigan's Chosen Few, but the original Simon Soussan acetate of the "Sounds of Soul" was an absolute monster! I definitely saw people running pell mell downstairs to dance to it.

And if anyones got an MP3 of it I would be very appreciative!

Tainted love/Night owl/Cochise/Afternoon of the rhino/Condition red/Too late all have to be up there don't they?

Best,

RB

Another one up ther has to be "The Night"

Brav

the most popular dance must have been the mens bogs 2 step

Trying to keep your feet dry whilst relieving yourself

This can be done to any tune tho

Ian.

I definitely never heard Wigan's Chosen Few, but the original Simon Soussan acetate of the "Sounds of Soul" was an absolute monster! I definitely saw people running pell mell downstairs to dance to it.

And if anyones got an MP3 of it I would be very appreciative!

Tainted love/Night owl/Cochise/Afternoon of the rhino/Condition red/Too late all have to be up there don't they?

Best,

RB

Check out the Hinckley Soul Club live venues section to listen to the original version of footsee and other top dancers live at Wigan

https://raresoul.org.uk/hinckleysoulclub/livevenues.htm

Check out the Hinckley Soul Club live venues section to listen to the original version of footsee and other top dancers live at Wigan

https://raresoul.org.uk/hinckleysoulclub/livevenues.htm

wow, the nottm palais clips!! Feb 78 was my very first visit there, 15 yrs old, my life changed forever that day. amazing coincidence, thanks for posting those up

And no locks on the sh*thouse doors!!

Pulling down your kecks and having to hold them up at the same time from the bottoms to stop them getting pi**ed wet through wilst trying to wipe your ar*e on soaking wet bog roll

Do What You Wanna Do, Dee Dee Barnes never failed to get me on the floor.

Don't forget bloody 'Footsee' with the car horn, or whatever it was, midway through. Jammed dancefloor every time.

I'll give you some of my Wigan floor packers:

The Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard

Roger K - Give Me The Love

The Vibrations - Cause Your Mine

The Nite-Liters - K-Jee

The Deadbeats - There'll Be No...

The Royal Esquires - Ain't Gonna Run

The Q - That's The Way

The Nomads - Somethings Bad

"Ah Ba Bap Aah Yay!"

I'll give you some of my Wigan floor packers:

The Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard

Roger K - Give Me The Love

The Vibrations - Cause Your Mine

The Nite-Liters - K-Jee

The Deadbeats - There'll Be No...

The Royal Esquires - Ain't Gonna Run

The Q - That's The Way

The Nomads - Somethings Bad

"Ah Ba Bap Aah Yay!"

I never knew the seeds pushin too hard was played at wigan thats an out and out us garage track.

The Jades-I'm Where Its At ?

Fantastic Johnny C - Don't Depend On Me ?

Yep and yep...Love 'em both

So do I!

But I just thought of one that practially caused a riot at the time - but you'd never dance to it now - Gary Lewis - My hearts symphony, it might embarass a few folk now, but you couldn't get on the floor at the time....and some of those folk must be on here!

Best,

RB

Went to Wigan from March 1978 until it closed.

Without doubt the three biggest tunes in this time were "Hey Liitle Way Out Girl", which was followed by "Country Girl" and then "I don't like to lose" in that chronological order. They weren't the most danced to, however, as Searling had the only copies and you only got to hear them once a night.

I would say that the most danced to tune during this period, apart from the three before eight, was Bobby Paris "I walked away". I've got a tape of the last 90 mins of the fifth anniversary (Sept. 1978) and it gets played twice, once by Alan Rhodes and then again by Winstanley at about 7.30 a.m. Judging by the sound of the clapping, this had the most people on the dance floor.

I've just dug the tape out:

Track listing

Alan Rhodes:

I walked away - Boobby Paris

How Can I ever find a way-Carol and Geri

The Closer She gets - John Drevar

New York in the dark - Ad Libs

She me how to love - Jacky de Forest

I can't let him - Cheryl Lynn

I you loved me - Peggy March

Dave Evison:

Our love is getting stronger-Jason Knight

This old heart of mine - Isley Bros.

Gotta Have your love - The Sapphires

Move on Up - Curtis Mayfield

A little togtherness - The Younghearts

Breakaway - The Valentines

I still love you - The Superlatives

Russ Winstanley:

Music with Soul - The Pallbearers

Ten to one - Lou Roberts

I walked away - Bobby Paris

Love Music - Sergio Mendez

Love's a Magic word - Dawn

Panic - Reperata and the Delrons

I go to Pieces - Gerri Grainger

Followed by the three before eight.

Sound quality ain't to good for the first three tracks as I was sitting close to the stage by the gents toilets. I then moved up onto the balcony by the tea bar and it's a lot clearer.

Panic / I go to pieces was released on Casino Classics and that night hence Winstanley pugging in at the end.

Edited May 15, 200915 yr by Little Anthony