After hearing part one yesterday, some people asked how we managed to be on the ball as far as sounds went when we just a village youth club (albeit the biggest village in England with a 12,000 or so population back then).  Well I missed the Catacombs because I was just entering onto the Northern scene just as it closed - plus I was only 14. In Willenhall (Wolverhampton), there was a youth club called St. Giles (aka Sammies) and from 74 or maybe 75 to 77 they held superb allnighters there, my parents actually let me go, aged 15, and this place had top DJ's like Pep and Max, who had all the big sounds.  So we heard them there and then went about getting them for our own youth club.  And of course older members had started going to Wigan, hearing new sounds and getting them cut, we soon followed in their footsteps. Anyway, here's another hour and a half of great memories.  I may do one more of these. Cheers, Pete

 

 

BROOKS & JERRY - I GOT WHAT IT TAKES

JIMMY HOLIDAY & CLYDIE KING - READY WILLING AND ABLE

JAMES BROWN - (GET UP I FEEL LIKE BEING A) SEX MACHINE

ACT ONE - TOM THE PEEPER

JOHNNY JONES & THE KING CASUALS - PURPLE HAZE

MEL & TIM - BACKFIELD IN MOTION

DORIS TROY - I'LL DO ANYTHING

JOHNNY BRAGG - THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT ME

BARBARA MILLS - QUEEN OF FOOLS

ALVIN CASH & THE CRAWLERS - TWINE TIME

BILLY PRESTON - BILLY'S BAG

JIMMY JAMES - A MAN LIKE ME

THE SHOWMEN - OUR LOVE WILL GROW

INEZ & CHARLIE FOXX - TIGHTROPE

DARRELL BANKS - OUR LOVE (IS IN THE POCKET)

THE FORMATIONS - AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS

HOMER BANKS - A LOT OF LOVE

JOHNNY WYATT - THIS THING CALLED LOVE

JOY LOVEJOY - IN ORBIT

WAYNE GIBSON - UNDER MY THUMB

CHUBBY CHECKER - AT THE DISCOTHEQUE

BIRD ROLLINS - LOVE MAN FROM CAROLINA

THE INVITATIONS - WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME BABY

THE ASTORS - CANDY

THE FLAMINGOS - THE BOOGALOO PARTY

THE ELGINS - HEAVEN MUST HAVE SENT YOU

CHUCK WOOD - SEVEN DAYS TOO LONG

SPIRAL STARECASE - MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY

BILL BLACK'S COMBO - LITTLE QUEENIE

BALTIMORE & OHIO MARCHING BAND - CONDITION RED

WYNDER K FROG - GREEN DOOR

JAMES CARR - THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW

BOB & EARL BAND - MY LITTLE GIRL

TONY CLARKE - LANDSLIDE

THE MILLIONAIRES - NEVER FOR ME

JEANETTE WHITE - MUSIC

WOMBAT - I'M GETTIN' ON LIFE

R. DEAN TAYLOR - THERE'S A GHOST IN MY HOUSE

DETROIT EMERALDS - FEEL THE NEED IN ME

 

https://www.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/youth-club-classics-part-2/

 HI PETE    I HAVE REALLY ENJOYED THIS DOWNLOAD, IT REMINDS ME THAT I WAS ONCE THE YOUTH CLUB DJ BACK IN THE 7ts, as such I turned a lot of people on to RARE SOUL, All are like yourself still very much into soul, it is a good feeling when someone tells you that you were the person who introduced them to th scene, even more so if they come from the HOME COUNTIES as there was nobody else doing this, back then, it's a big shame that the YOUTH CLUB CULTURE has gone? DAVE K

Probably a lot to do with nostalgia but feel good factor through the roof listening to this.

They (maybe they are) should be available to buy as CD or download, you could do a series "youth club classics" or something like that.

Do another one please

Cheers

S

Looks like you'll have to do that 3rd one Pete!

 

It's almost ready, I just have to mix it, this time I've included a few commercial things like Jesse Green, Jimmy Bo Horne (GimmeSome), Al Matthews etc, just so people didn't think it was all full on Northern back then...Middleman I know what you're saying about the feel good factor - absolutely

Track list for part 3, now available in audio/video section

 

 

GEORGE CLINTON - PLEASE DON'T RUN FROM ME

JUST BROTHERS - SLICED TOMATOES

AL WILSON - THE SNAKE

BUTCH BAKER - THE JOCKER (sic)

THE MIRACLES - LOVE MACHINE

BOBBY HEBB - LOVE LOVE LOVE

THE SHARONETTES - GOING TO A GO GO

JASON KNIGHT - OUR LOVE IS GETTING STRONGER

THE INVITATIONS - SKIING IN THE SNOW

EDWIN STARR - SOS (STOP HER ON SIGHT)

MICKEY MOONSHINE - NAME IT YOU GOT IT

TAMI LYNN - I'M GONNA RUN AWAY FROM YOU

RAMSEY LEWIS TRIO - WADE IN THE WATER

THE TAMS - HEY GIRL DON'T BOTHER ME

THE CONTOURS - JUST A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING

THE IMPRESSIONS - YOU'VE BEEN CHEATING

BOB & EARL - HARLEM SHUFFLE

JR. WALKER & THE ALL STARS - ROAD RUNNER

ARCHIE BELL & THE DRELLS - TIGHTEN UP

DON THOMAS - COME ON TRAIN

DOOLEY SILVERSPOON - GAME PLAYERS

JIMMY BO HORNE - GIMME SOME

THE SUPREMES - STONED LOVE

CANDI STATON - YOUNG HEARTS RUN FREE

AL MATTHEWS - FOOL

MFSB - TSOP

JESSE GREEN - NICE AND SLOW

HAMILTON BOHANNON - DISCO STOMP

AVERAGE WHITE BAND - PICK UP THE PIECES

WILLIAM DEVAUGHN - BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU'VE GOT