Clearing houseand came across some old tapes, put one in a tape deck whilst preparing dinner. Taped from a bog-standard cassette recorder, probably left on a bag on the stage. 

10/11 June, 1978, 35 years this last weekend!!

 

Some I'd just about forgotten

 

Ben Zine - Village of Tears

Carol & Gerri - How Can I Ever Find a Way

Inspirations - Your Wish is My Command

Prince & Princess - Stick Together (lot's of requests according to RS)

Johnny Hendley - My Baby Came Out of Nowhere

Paula Durante - If He Were Mine

Ronnie Love - Let's Make Love

Mike McDonald - God Knows

Cobblestone - Trick Me, Traet Me

Stemmons Express - Woman, Love Thief

Peter Jarett and the Fifth Circle (Velours Cover) - Run Babay Run

Tamala Lewis - You Won't Say Nothing

J C Messina - Time Won't Let Me

Helen Shapiro - Stop and You Will Bexome Aware

Dusk - Point of No Return

Pat william Orch - Police Story

Betty Boo - Say It Isn't So

Peggy March - If You Loved Me

Paul Anka - When We Get There

Teddy Van - Theme from Coloured Man

Happy Cats - These Boots are Made for Walking

Holly St James - That's Not Love

Demures - Raining Teardrops

 

 

Oh Happy days!!

Well bugger me I've got a tape from the very same night - taped on your recorder!!

Would have been later in night after you'd finished, one or two repeats

 

Paul Anka - when we get there

Del Capris - Hey Little way out girl

Teddy Vann - Coloured Man

Herb Johnson - I'm So Glad

Shawn Robinson - My Dear Heart

Jason Knight - Our Love Is Getting Stronger 

Al Kent - You've Got To Pay The Price

Spinners - I'll always Love You

Bob Kuban - The Cheater

? - A Touch Of Velvet

Earl Van Dyke - 6x6

Fi-Dels - Try A Little Harder

Mamie Galore - It Aint Necessary

Hesitations - I'm Not Built

Johnny wyatt - This Thing Called Love

Edward hamilton - Baby Dont You Weep

Helen Shapiro - Stop & You'll Become Aware

Joey Dee - How Can I Forget

Sue Lynn - Dont Pity Me

Walter Jackson - Where Have All The Flowers Gone

Jerry Butler - Moody Woman

Ambassadors - Too Much oF A Good Thing

Showstoppers _ Houseparty

Lou Roberts - Ten to One

Tommy Bush - I Dont Like It

Muriel Day - 9 times out of 10

Jewels - we Got Togetherness

Dusk - Point Of No Return

Bobby Goldsboro - Too Many People

   "            "           - Longer Than Forever

Sergio Mendes - Love Music

Dean Parrish - I'm On my Way

 

Not vintage stuff by todays standards, but this was fabulous stuff for me at the time. I'd been going about 3 months at this time, aged 17

Things got better musically later that year and into 79.

One unfortunate thing about this though is that even to this day the one record that reminds me of Wigan more than any other is Muriel Day      

Knew you were there that night Steve L. I've got a tape from around this time somewhere that's got your loud voice on all over a track or two!

I'd forgotten about "Peter Jarett and the Fifth Circle (Velours Cover) - Run Babay Run"

Agree that several aren't vintage, but we loved 'em at the time. You could pick several of these up cheaper now!

Did enjoy listening to the tape though - perhaps a theme for a Thursday night session Steve?

 HI ALL  MAY 78 Was the last time I went to the Casino after 4+ years, October 73 was my 1st night, and like most people I can recall looking over the balcony and hearing my first record Leslie Uggums "love is a good foundation" SONDAY, What's the chance of  getting a copy from both of you, I will pay, great times  great tunes,

 DAVE K

 HI ALL  MAY 78 Was the last time I went to the Casino after 4+ years, October 73 was my 1st night, and like most people I can recall looking over the balcony and hearing my first record Leslie Uggums "love is a good foundation" SONDAY, What's the chance of  getting a copy from both of you, I will pay, great times  great tunes,

 DAVE K

Dave, I'm going to get a couple of the clearer tapes tranfered to disc, as I'm sure cassettes over 30 years old must be vulnerable. When I get to do that I'll pm you and send you a couple. As you'd expect the quality of the sound isn't brilliant in parts but the atmosphere really still comes through. 

By 1981 Richard was playing a much classier selection (IMO) that included loads of great Modern Soul tracks.

I think he was just about to cut his ties (buying wise) with John A @ Soul Bowl & he had started DJing on Radio Hallam in Sheffield. 

I much prefer the stuff he was playing in the early 80's than most of the tracks listed in the 1st post of this thread.

^{The height of pop in 78. Stopped going and took up at the 6Ts Rhythm & Soul Appreciation Society do's in London.}

Edited June 17, 201311 yr by Steve G

By 1981 Richard was playing a much classier selection (IMO) that included loads of great Modern Soul tracks.

I think he was just about to cut his ties (buying wise) with John A @ Soul Bowl & he had started DJing on Radio Hallam in Sheffield. 

I much prefer the stuff he was playing in the early 80's than most of the tracks listed in the 1st post of this thread.

Agree entirely Roburt, part of the reason for posting the list was my suprise at some of the stuff RS was playing, and as Steve L put there's also several repeats, must have been time when the tape was stopped and restarted but I think Dawn is on this tape (prob C90) twice and Steve L mentions it on his from the same night. BUT, whislt taken out of context we can question some of the record choices, at the time, on the night, is a very different experience. For example I had to find a clip of

Peter Jarett and the Fifth Circle (Velours Cover) - Run Babay Run to check the group, only rembered it as Velours, on JM, sounds bloody dreadful as a sound clip, but on the tape it sounds brilliant and I just want to dance to it.

great track listings there, nice memories

Pop or not it was still great being there at that time, although I must admit I would have liked to have experienced it in 73/74.

You cant control when your born though

some absolute shite and some top notch discoveries, but even the shite i'd   would sooner of listened to than being stuck in M's

Dave, I'm going to get a couple of the clearer tapes tranfered to disc, as I'm sure cassettes over 30 years old must be vulnerable. When I get to do that I'll pm you and send you a couple. As you'd expect the quality of the sound isn't brilliant in parts but the atmosphere really still comes through. 

 

 

Dean,

 

Wouldn`t mind some discs my self actually.  I`ll cover all costs??

 

Thanks and regards,

 

Pete

 

Tamala Lewis - You Won't Say Nothing

 

 

Does anybody play this out anymore?

 

Still a fantastic Northern track IMO...

Steve, Touch of Velvet was The Mood Mosaic's. Some great oldies there, i.e. Johnny Wyatt, Fi-Dels & Edward Hamilton but my there's some sh*te amongst it.
 

Spot.

THE pop era, no doubt and as witnessed here, richard wasn't adverse to the bug...but this is all about the efforts to find acceptable dance material, even amongst  the plethora of blue eyed offerings, a lot of which were most certainly not soulful....however, this would not be the scene we know and love without the adversity and diversity.

i recall peter jarrett being played at the birmingham locarno sunday all-dayers by mick derry and it certainly had that west coast bubblegum sound about it, naturally as it was originally recorded by tommy james & the shondells. it really is a stomper and roundabout the same time we had sam playing the belmonts " you're like a mystery", plus nita rossi " something to give" and brian hyland " the joker went wild" by various others. you cant then, exactly say, that richard's playlists were that over the top?, he made these tunes popular and acceptable, but always the catalyst, and with a sigh of relief from the devotees, he moved forward to better things and as many say, probably his most productive period.

Edited June 17, 201311 yr by AGENTSMITH

:D      

Steve, Touch of Velvet was The Mood Mosaic's. Some great oldies there, i.e. Johnny Wyatt, Fi-Dels & Edward Hamilton but my there's some sh*te amongst it.

 

Spot.

Pete

they look like some of the stuff you used to play  . the pop stuff       

Does anybody play this out anymore?

 

Still a fantastic Northern track IMO...

 

Havent heard it played out for a long time!

Steve, Touch of Velvet was The Mood Mosaic's. Some great oldies there, i.e. Johnny Wyatt, Fi-Dels & Edward Hamilton but my there's some sh*te amongst it.

 

Spot.

Of course Pete, I think all the better records among those I listed were oldies at that time.

Cant remember who was on on at the time I was recording, it was after searlings spot so Minshull or Evison maybe?

Edited June 17, 201311 yr by Steve L

Havent heard it played out for a long time!

 

Then it's long overdue a play.....

 

It's the Summer of 78 and I'm 17 again...... Oh happy days!.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1OZuqLFi9Y

I had a weird boot of Tamala Lewis I spun when I was first playing Northern out (yes I know, a BOOT   ). The disc was seriously lacking any low end though, so it always sounded way too thin despite any EQ'ing tricks. One of my first loves of Northern Soul, that one. 

Construction Hey Little Wayout Girl was being hammered by RS around this time I think. How I loathed that record.  People even started to dance differently in 1978. The Polyveldt plod I called it. Three steps right, left leg kicked back, three steps left, right leg kicked back. Wtf was all that about?

Then it's long overdue a play.....

 

It's the Summer of 78 and I'm 17 again...... Oh happy days!.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1OZuqLFi9Y

I remember being with Rob Marriott at fleet in Peterboro 1978 allnighter "we had dodgy memberships thats another story". when Tamala Lewis tune came on i think soul sam was playing it,we was in the foyer when it came on Rob nearly knocked the double doors off its hinges to get to the dance floor..... happy days. 

....... and another I've not heard since the Jurassic period!.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa0N4FS4c6Y

Edited June 17, 201311 yr by Zed1

....... and another I've not heard since the Jurassic period!.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oa0N4FS4c6Y

classic searling.....one F**K off tune!, do you see too many of these grapevine's about??...i don't think so, and just how vibrant and fresh is tamala lewis?, nice to see the label again and re-visit the credits of one george clinton....however was this associated with jobette music?

what about billy hambrick, e.j. chandler or bob seger, goerge kirby, carol anderson or john & the wierdest...tunes you used to hear a lot back in the day but very rarely now unless its a connoiseurs rare soul night.

Here's a few more from the above that I reckon haven't been played that much over the years:

 

Carol & Gerri - How Can I Ever Find a Way

Prince & Princess - Stick Together (lot's of requests according to RS)

Johnny Hendley - My Baby Came Out of Nowhere

Paula Durante - If He Were Mine

Demures - Raining Teardrops

Herb Johnson - I'm So Glad

 

All worthy of plays at an oldies night I reckon

what about billy hambrick, e.j. chandler or bob seger, goerge kirby, carol anderson or john & the wierdest...tunes you used to hear a lot back in the day but very rarely now unless its a connoiseurs rare soul night.

 

As has been said many times before most oldies DJ's are fixated with the period 72-75 (ish)

When I started going to nighters in 78 most of the crowd from this "golden age" had disappeared, to return 20 years later - anything that happened and the records played during their absence doesn't exist for them.

Anyway don't want to get onto that overplayed oldie of a subject

As has been said many times before most oldies DJ's are fixated with the period 72-75 (ish)

When I started going to nighters in 78 most of the crowd from this "golden age" had disappeared, to return 20 years later - anything that happened and the records played during their absence doesn't exist for them.

Anyway don't want to get onto that overplayed oldie of a subject

positively, absolutely, definitely steve...re-examination of the collections is essential and in particular those cheapies you collected years ago that still to this day,have not recieved the recognition they deserve e.g how good does " you succeeded" by sandra  phillips, sound? ( or is that tina britt? ) come to that, what about "look/ you're absolutely right" by that lady. heard the ken williams record on okeh just recently and the sandra phillips record on the same label is pure detroit magic. just remembered they were hammering "stop girl" by the 7 dwarves same time as coloured man, i walked away and mary saenz and the bellboys. mick derry was shelling out things like bernadette peters, the angels, reperata on rca, joannie summers, carol & gerri plus goodies like syng mcgowan and..... the awesome don gardner "cheatin kind",...yes, the chasetown man had this way back then. there was even an instrumental covered as the backing to yvonne baker's " you didn't say a word" that was actually "time's gone by" by music track.

Edited June 17, 201311 yr by AGENTSMITH

what about other searling delicasies, such as the delites or the agents or herman hitson?, even bobby thurston and roy dawson sound great plus larry houston just to name a few of the quality modern sounds he was pushing...remember luv & co "crazy changes" at the ritz manchester mid '77'? the man had a thirst for anything different.

Edited June 17, 201311 yr by AGENTSMITH

Joey Dee -How Can I Forget

Always thought this was from much earlier and had been put back on the shelf by 1978 ??

As has been said many times before most oldies DJ's are fixated with the period 72-75 (ish)

 

 

Agreed.....

 

Vicki Baines, Dee Dee Barnes, The Agents and even CW are all well known oldies, yet they may as well be rare and upfront to your average 'oldies' DJ....

Edited June 17, 201311 yr by Zed1

I remember being with Rob Marriott at fleet in Peterboro 1978 allnighter "we had dodgy memberships thats another story". when Tamala Lewis tune came on i think soul sam was playing it,we was in the foyer when it came on Rob nearly knocked the double doors off its hinges to get to the dance floor..... happy days.

This record still sounds as good as it did back then ... Proper Northern Soul !!! and the ultimate quality control and seal of approval of any great tune was glancing across and seeing Rob " Lord" Marriott ripping the dance floor to bits with steam simmering out of his shirt ??? Awesome record youth!!!

Yep happy days and great music for good measures ...

Right on Right on Tamala Lewis

tfk

Edited June 17, 201311 yr by tfk

Here's a few more from the above that I reckon haven't been played that much over the years:

 

Carol & Gerri - How Can I Ever Find a Way

Prince & Princess - Stick Together (lot's of requests according to RS)

Johnny Hendley - My Baby Came Out of Nowhere

Paula Durante - If He Were Mine

Demures - Raining Teardrops

Herb Johnson - I'm So Glad

 

All worthy of plays at an oldies night I reckon

 

Loved that Paula Durante , covered up as Rose Battiste , a mate of mine found a pile of them in USA while it was big and brought them to Wigan and did a roaring trade ....

Found a few tapes, subjecting a 17 and 22 year old to the grainy distant sound over dinner    From 17/18 April 1978, Obviously lots similar to above so won't list track listing, just a few that don't feature above:

 

Lou Roberts - Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Love

Rufus Lumley - I'm in Love Again

June Jackson - It's Whats Underneath That Counts

Joey Heatherton - When You Call Me Baby

Eddie Garrigan - I Wish I Was

Phil Coulter - A Good Thing Going

Halos - Come Softly To Me

Burning Bush - Keeps on Burning

Babay Dolls - Got to Get You Into My Life

Wakefield Sun (Eddie Jason) - Trypt On Love

Construction (Del Capris) - Hey Little Way Out Girl

Tim Tam & The Turn Ons - Wait A Minute

Spyders Gang (Top Shelf) - Wait in Line

 

I think the next one is Nov '78, if I remember I'll list that in Nov for 35 years from the date. By that time it does include Joe Matthews - I Don't Like to Lose,

lou roberts - ten to one

 harley hatcher - discotech alibi ( as it was covered )

patrick bradley - one more chance

margaret mandolph - something beautiful

rufus lumley - stronger than me

ron holden - i'll forgive and forget

robin wilson - better use your head

toni bazil - breakaway

tiffanies - its got to be a great song

fabulettes - the bigger they come

newbeats - dont turn me loose

charlie gracie - he'll never love you like i do

petals - cant close the windows to your heart

music box - wee-oo i'll let it be you ( instr )

lee andrews & the hearts - cant get along without you now

apollo's - mr creator

flowershoppe - you've come a long way baby

phil flowers - discontented

johnny williams - something bout you baby

creative source - dont be afraid

today's people - sos

Edited June 18, 201311 yr by AGENTSMITH

Mmmm.....probably at least half of the sounds on the Searling playlist feature a white vocal, and most people would argue it was Winstanley who played most of the pop stuff at Wigan ??  comments, anyone ?

Mmmm.....probably at least half of the sounds on the Searling playlist feature a white vocal, and most people would argue it was Winstanley who played most of the pop stuff at Wigan ??  comments, anyone ?

To be honest, a lot of it is awful

 

Kev

Mmmm.....probably at least half of the sounds on the Searling playlist feature a white vocal, and most people would argue it was Winstanley who played most of the pop stuff at Wigan ??  comments, anyone ?

 

No one was without guilt, even the legend that is Soul Sam played some awful records around this time

 

To be honest, a lot of it is awful

 

Kev

 

No one's saying its a top class rare soul playlist Kev, just a snapshot of scene (and mine & Deans) history

No one was without guilt, even the legend that is Soul Sam played some awful records around this time

 

 

No one's saying its a top class rare soul playlist Kev, just a snapshot of scene (and mine & Deans) history

I know Steve, just the last post asked for comments, to be fair, all that changed dramatically in a year or so after 1978, I think the "80,s, a low point" thread should have read 1978 instead

 

Best Regards

 

Kev

Every era and every DJ played their fair share of turkeys.

lou roberts - ten to one

 harley hatcher - discotech alibi ( as it was covered )

patrick bradley - one more chance

margaret mandolph - something beautiful

rufus lumley - stronger than me

ron holden - i'll forgive and forget

robin wilson - better use your head

toni bazil - breakaway

tiffanies - its got to be a great song

fabulettes - the bigger they come

newbeats - dont turn me loose

charlie gracie - he'll never love you like i do

petals - cant close the windows to your heart

music box - wee-oo i'll let it be you ( instr )

lee andrews & the hearts - cant get along without you now

apollo's - mr creator

flowershoppe - you've come a long way baby

phil flowers - discontented

johnny williams - something bout you baby

creative source - dont be afraid

today's people - sos

Hi Mr. Agentsmith, I see on the listing rufus lumley - stronger than me I tried to get this on a 45. I had no luck, i play it from an LP. As we all know it's an yates discovery. And I thought in the early days, casino didn't play LPs. And the only accitate played was footsie. Can you put me right on this one? Please.

Cheers Billy

Hi Mr. Agentsmith, I see on the listing rufus lumley - stronger than me I tried to get this on a 45. I had no luck, i play it from an LP. As we all know it's an yates discovery. And I thought in the early days, casino didn't play LPs. And the only accitate played was footsie. Can you put me right on this one? Please.

Cheers Billy

hi billy, just pulled it out of the hat as a tune from that era thats not necessarily been featured an awful lot in recent times, no instant connection for me to yate, but then i didnt go there,....just an assumption that when it had its day, it would have got some recognition at the casino, by somebody, maybe not richard, but you never know as he was playing len barry lp only. in brief, rufus lumley did get booted but you very rarely see those about now, though the lp does turn up occasionally.

Joey Dee -How Can I Forget

Always thought this was from much earlier and had been put back on the shelf by 1978 ??

 

You're absolutely right, the above track listing is not all from a Searling spot, the first half is, the second half is probably Dave Evison - or Russ doing Dave Evison's spot, the last few records are all Russ spins.  Joey Dee was the biggest record at Wigan on my first ever visit, that was April 76.  It was also dropped that night as it was the night it became available on a pressing.

Hi Mr. Agentsmith, I see on the listing rufus lumley - stronger than me I tried to get this on a 45. I had no luck, i play it from an LP. As we all know it's an yates discovery. And I thought in the early days, casino didn't play LPs. And the only accitate played was footsie. Can you put me right on this one? Please.

Cheers Billy

 

Rufus Lumley definitely LP only.  Casino played their fair share of LP tracks, Four Seasons - I"m Gonna Change, Bobby Hutton - Lend A Hand, Len Barry - I"ll Always Need You just to name three

Rufus Lumley definitely LP only.  Casino played their fair share of LP tracks, Four Seasons - I"m Gonna Change, Bobby Hutton - Lend A Hand, Len Barry - I"ll Always Need You just to name three

correct pete, lp tracks always prove popular and, in most cases, the only way to play an obscure sound....unless it got put on an acetate...and we all know the imfamous story of how richard lost his len barry lp!!  

Rufus lumley - stronger than me I tried to get this on a 45. I had no luck, i play it from an LP. As we all know it's an yates discovery.

A track I always associate with Hippo and Yate.

Now, to freak y'all out her is Paul Anka utilising the same backing track...enjoy!

EDIT - cant seem to upload the YouTube link...search "Paul Anka -Sei Piu Forte Di Me"

Edited June 19, 201311 yr by Flynny

A track I always associate with Hippo and Yate.

Now, to freak y'all out her is Paul Anka utilising the same backing track...enjoy!

EDIT - cant seem to upload the YouTube link...search "Paul Anka -Sei Piu Forte Di Me"

Rufus Lumley was a Yate sound for me also.

 

Paul Anka just makes me feel sort of odd!!

 

https://youtu.be/pVeATVSIBVE

hi billy, just pulled it out of the hat as a tune from that era thats not necessarily been featured an awful lot in recent times, no instant connection for me to yate, but then i didnt go there,....just an assumption that when it had its day, it would have got some recognition at the casino, by somebody, maybe not richard, but you never know as he was playing len barry lp only. in brief, rufus lumley did get booted but you very rarely see those about now, though the lp does turn up occasionally.

Thanks for reply

Rufus Lumley definitely LP only.  Casino played their fair share of LP tracks, Four Seasons - I"m Gonna Change, Bobby Hutton - Lend A Hand, Len Barry - I"ll Always Need You just to name three

Thanks for the reply

A track I always associate with Hippo and Yate.

Now, to freak y'all out her is Paul Anka utilising the same backing track...enjoy!

EDIT - cant seem to upload the YouTube link...search "Paul Anka -Sei Piu Forte Di Me"

Flynny hope your ok, its an ian clarke discovery billy