Craig asked me to post up a list of the records I played on Friday night at the 44 so I am doing so, don't usually do this as someone always takes the p*ss so I'll just say, if you don't like oldies, don't read it.
And just for the record - every one of these was an original!
(This is over 2 spots)
TONY MIDDLETON - TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH - MGM ISSUE
ROSE BATISTE - HIT AND RUN - REVILOT (actually I lie, this was a pressing)
THELMA LINDSEY - PREPARED TO LOVE YOU - MAGIC CITY
CHAPTER FIVE - YOU CAN'T MEAN IT - UK CBS
WILLIE HUTCH - LOVE RUNS OUT - DUNHILL DJ
GEORGE BLACKWELL - CAN'T LOSE MY HEAD - SMOKE
TY KARIM - YOU REALLY MADE IT GOOD - ROMARK
DYNAMICS - I NEED YOUR LOVE - RCA DJ
NATURAL FOUR - I THOUGHT YOU WERE MINE - ABC DJ
WILLIE KENDRICKS - CHANGE YOUR WAYS - RCA DJ
DEAN COURTNEY - LOVE YOU JUST CAN'T WALK AWAY - MGM ISSUE
MORRIS CHESTNUT - TOO DARN SOULFUL - AMY DJ
FOUR PERFECTIONS - I'M NOT STRONG ENOUGH - PARTY TIME
EDWIN STARR - MY KIND OF WOMAN - RIC TIC
HERBERT HUNTER - I WAS BORN TO LOVE YOU - SPAR DJ
DONI BURDICK - BARI TRACK - SOUND IMPRESSION
STEINWAYS - YOU'VE BEEN LEADING ME ON - OLIVER DJ
DENNIS DELL - BETTER USE YOUR HEAD - UK CBS ISSUE
CAJUN HART - GOT TO FIND A WAY - WB DJ
VAN DYKES - SAVE MY LOVE FOR A RAINY DAY - MALA DJ
JOHNNY WYATT - THIS THING CALLED LOVE - BRONCO
CHUBBY CHECKER - YOU JUST DON'T KNOW - UK CAMEO PARKWAY
JACKIE EDWARDS - I FEEL SO BAD - UK ISLAND
LUTHER INGRAM - EXUS TREK - HIB
VIBRATIONS - CAUSE YOU'RE MINE - EPIC DJ
SAM WARD - SISTER LEE - GROOVE CITY
WILLIE TEE - WALKING UP A ONE WAY STREET - UK ATLANTIC
DENA BARNES - IF YOU EVER WALK - INFERNO DJ
GARNET MIMMS - LOOKING FOR YOU - UK UA DJ
YOUNGBLOOD SMITH - YOU CAN SPLIT - VERVE DJ
RUBY ANDREWS - JUST LOVING YOU - ZODIAC
STANLEY MITCHELL - GET IT BABY - DYNAMO DJ
ART FREEMAN - SLIPPING AROUND - UK ATLANTIC
SEVEN SOULS - I STILL LOVE YOU - OKEH
MONIQUE - IF YOU LOVE ME - ACETATE
The point is - there's about 8 requests in there of records I wouldn't have played personally but I'll always play a record if I've got it, and the people danced to them so whats up with that? The second set I did, when people had had a bit to drink, the floor was busy for every record, which is the idea as far as I'm concerned.
Craig asked me to post up a list of the records I played on Friday night at the 44 so I am doing so, don't usually do this as someone always takes the p*ss so I'll just say, if you don't like oldies, don't read it.
And just for the record - every one of these was an original!
(This is over 2 spots)
TONY MIDDLETON - TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH - MGM ISSUE
ROSE BATISTE - HIT AND RUN - REVILOT (actually I lie, this was a pressing)
THELMA LINDSEY - PREPARED TO LOVE YOU - MAGIC CITY
CHAPTER FIVE - YOU CAN'T MEAN IT - UK CBS
WILLIE HUTCH - LOVE RUNS OUT - DUNHILL DJ
GEORGE BLACKWELL - CAN'T LOSE MY HEAD - SMOKE
TY KARIM - YOU REALLY MADE IT GOOD - ROMARK
DYNAMICS - I NEED YOUR LOVE - RCA DJ
NATURAL FOUR - I THOUGHT YOU WERE MINE - ABC DJ
WILLIE KENDRICKS - CHANGE YOUR WAYS - RCA DJ
DEAN COURTNEY - LOVE YOU JUST CAN'T WALK AWAY - MGM ISSUE
MORRIS CHESTNUT - TOO DARN SOULFUL - AMY DJ
FOUR PERFECTIONS - I'M NOT STRONG ENOUGH - PARTY TIME
EDWIN STARR - MY KIND OF WOMAN - RIC TIC
HERBERT HUNTER - I WAS BORN TO LOVE YOU - SPAR DJ
DONI BURDICK - BARI TRACK - SOUND IMPRESSION
STEINWAYS - YOU'VE BEEN LEADING ME ON - OLIVER DJ
DENNIS DELL - BETTER USE YOUR HEAD - UK CBS ISSUE
CAJUN HART - GOT TO FIND A WAY - WB DJ
VAN DYKES - SAVE MY LOVE FOR A RAINY DAY - MALA DJ
JOHNNY WYATT - THIS THING CALLED LOVE - BRONCO
CHUBBY CHECKER - YOU JUST DON'T KNOW - UK CAMEO PARKWAY
JACKIE EDWARDS - I FEEL SO BAD - UK ISLAND
LUTHER INGRAM - EXUS TREK - HIB
VIBRATIONS - CAUSE YOU'RE MINE - EPIC DJ
SAM WARD - SISTER LEE - GROOVE CITY
WILLIE TEE - WALKING UP A ONE WAY STREET - UK ATLANTIC
DENA BARNES - IF YOU EVER WALK - INFERNO DJ
GARNET MIMMS - LOOKING FOR YOU - UK UA DJ
YOUNGBLOOD SMITH - YOU CAN SPLIT - VERVE DJ
RUBY ANDREWS - JUST LOVING YOU - ZODIAC
STANLEY MITCHELL - GET IT BABY - DYNAMO DJ
ART FREEMAN - SLIPPING AROUND - UK ATLANTIC
SEVEN SOULS - I STILL LOVE YOU - OKEH
MONIQUE - IF YOU LOVE ME - ACETATE
The point is - there's about 8 requests in there of records I wouldn't have played personally but I'll always play a record if I've got it, and the people danced to them so whats up with that? The second set I did, when people had had a bit to drink, the floor was busy for every record, which is the idea as far as I'm concerned.