I was just getting this tape ready to put up as a podcast and thought it would make interesting reading if I posted up the track list.  This tape is from October 1973, the earliest Wigan tape in existence as far as I know, just a month into the Casino's lifespan.  The playlist is pretty much as to be expected, mainly comprising records from The Cats, The Torch and places like Va Va's.  Very interesting to see LOU RAGLAND in there though, I had no idea until today that this was spun and then dropped for 3 or 4 years.

It's a fabulous tape by the way, look out for it later on, great atmosphere and the clapping during Mike Post Coalition is spinte tingling.

DJ's are cut from the tape mainly but I can definitely hear Martyn Ellis and probably Richard Searling

 

JOE HICKS - DON'T IT MAKE YOU FEEL FUNKY

SAXIE RUSSELL - PSYCHEDELIC SOUL

AUDIO ARTS STRINGS - THERE IS NOTHING ELSE TO SAY

EDDIE FOSTER - I NEVER KNEW

MIKE POST COALITION - AFTERNOON OF THE RHINO

MORRIS CHESTNUT - TOO DARN SOULFUL CUT

STANLEY MITCHELL - GET IT BABY

TONY & TYRONE - PLEASE OPERATOR

JOHNNY CASWELL - YOU DON'T LOVE ME ANYMORE

UNKNOWN INSTRUMENTAL (sounds a bit like You Want It You Got It)

NANCY AMES - I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT

JR WALKER - I AIN'T GOIN' NOWHERE

TERRIBLE TOM - WE WERE MADE FOR EACH OTHER 

LYNNE RANDELL - STRANGER IN MY ARMS

EARL JACKSON - SOUL SELF SATISFACTION

VOLCANOS - THE LAWS OF LOVE

LEE ANDREWS - I'VE HAD IT

THE SAPPHIRES - THE SLOW FIZZ

EDDIE FOSTER - I NEVER KNEW

THE ADVENTURERS - EASY BABY

FRANK BEVERLEY - IF THAT'S WHAT YOU WANTED

CISSIE HOUSTON - BRING HIM BACK 

GLORIA JONES - TAINTED LOVE

LOU RAGLAND - I TRAVEL ALONE 

PHIL FLOWERS - DISCONTENTED 

LEON YOUNG STRINGS - GLAD ALL OVER

DETROIT SOUND - JUMPING AT THE GO GO

MIKE POST COALITION - AFTERNOON OF THE RHINO

GOLDEN WORLD STRINGS (TOTAL ECLIPSE) - SUPERTIME

THE JELLY BEANS - YOU DON'T MEAN ME NO GOOD

FREDDIE CHAVEZ - THEY'LL NEVER KNOW WHY

Edited July 27, 201311 yr by Pete S

Its funny how and what we remember and in what order/year. I would swear rhino wasn't played so early on, I remember Bubblegum, which is still a brilliant instrumental.......being played early on and I remember the 1st plays of Joe Hicks and Terrible Tom, I thought i`d died and gone to heaven.

I remember Thelma Houston's version of I aint going nowhere being played well before Juniors.(That`s another which doesn't get played out nowadays!)

 

Steve, I think Rhino was the second record ever played on the first night at Wigan!

I see what you mean about the clapping..............I have Saxie Russell booming out as I type.

I can even remember Russ on the mike after playing Dana Valery for the last time (until someone else played it a while later, as it just got pressed on Pussycat) "Anyone want a copy of this.....£7.00."

"And its 8 for Russell Steele!" 

I had it all on tape and that one sticks in my mind. Apart from ive no idea what the Russell Steel track was.

Just noticed, if you listen to the DJ immediately before "Easy Baby" comes in, it's Not Russ and it's not Martyn Ellis and it's not Richard!

I was going to put up an uncirculated Wigan tape from late 79 early 80, I'll pin it down later, just editing it and so far I've had to cut out over 30 minutes of absolute disco dross being played by Richard, sounds like one 12" after another, imagine being there having to listen to that.  I'll try and salvage the rest, I just heard John & The Weirdest so there is some salvation.

Detroit Sound was always far superior to the 4 Larks version.

 

And just for old times sake I bought a "Supertime" the other week. Im on at The Grand Clitheroe next month and we are doing a Casino set so thats in my playlist for then.

If I get anymore cold shivers down my back im going to have to put me coat on! 

Edited July 29, 201311 yr by Guest

Intrigued by that statement,

does anybody know a Russ record that was truely his?

 

..Eddie Foster, Gerri Grainger...perhaps 

Intrigued by that statement,

does anybody know a Russ record that was truely his?

 

We used to go to Russ's market stall on a Saturday afternoon.  In mid 73 he played the Sherrys, and I'm sure at the time he claimed it was a one off.  One of his I think

 

Paul

Edited July 29, 201311 yr by Paul r

We used to go to Russ's market stall on a Saturday afternoon.  In mid 73 he played the Sherrys, and I'm sure at the time he claimed it was a one off.  One of his I think

 

Paul

 

I have a feeling The Torch already had The Sherrys.

I have a feeling The Torch already had The Sherrys.

So do you mean that the people who identified it have got the wrong track Steve?

Pete, the Donald Austin - Crazy Legs LP is in that pile of LPs I left with you ! ....You want it you got it is on there

Pete, the Donald Austin - Crazy Legs LP is in that pile of LPs I left with you ! ....You want it you got it is on there

 

I know, thats how I identified it for definite - it's scratched to buggery though!  (Not on that track fortunately)

Donald Austin for those who need to hear it again

 

 

On 7/29/2013 at 11:51, Pete S said:

There's some fantastic clapping on Get It Baby, Saxie Russell and Rhino, it really does give you goosepimples.  Whatever happened to clapping, died out in the 80's, I loved it when everyone knew how to do that clap on a particular beat as if it were done by telepathy.

completely right pete, folk were right in the groove back then, an innate appreciation, complimenting the effortless dancing...think now only the supremely busy all-nighters bear any semblence of that mannerism  and it has to be the right record...back then everything got the treatment.

 

All ways clap its the law      Richo

CONNOISSEUR OF CLAP IS OUR RICHO

amazing how many of these you still hear played out

now now woody don't give away to many secrets lol

On 7/27/2013 at 17:00, Pete S said:

 

It is up Jim, in audio / video section

Please can you put the link up, I can's find it

Thanks