The  following are the three tunes I would end any soul night with if I were behind the decks, irrespective of whether northern, modern or anything else for that matter.   What would yours be?

 

 

Too Late - Mandrill

 

Its An Uphill Climb To The Bottom - Walter Jackson

 

Why Can't We Be Lovers - Holland & Dozier

Stay - Temptations

I'm gonna miss you - Artistics

Amen - Jimmy James and the Vagabonds.

 

Worked in practice - semi retired DJ

Where Have All The Flowers Gone - Walter Jackson

 

Baby I Need Your Loving - Four Tops

 

Where Do I Go From Here - Junior Lewis

 

 

Probably one with female singers too, but I can't think of any right now...

Jack Montgomery Don't Turn Your Back On Me

 

summer/spring allnighter season: Fat Jack Band Hey It's Summer

 

autumn/ winter allnighter season: Felice Tayler It May Be Winter Outside

 

Billy Sha Rae I'm gone

 

Three from me. Walter Jackson. It's a uphill climb to the bottom. Linda Grinner . Good by cruel love. Terry Callier. Ordinary Joe.  Steve

Good call on Holland Dozier, that was always the ender at Parkers, great tune !

Mines would be :

Daybreak - Everything Man

Jackie Wilson - You Brought About A Change In Me

Al Green - Keep On Pushing Love

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Walk With A Winner - Gene McDaniels

The Drifter - Ray Pollard

The Human Race - June Adams

Still at the mercy of your love Walter Jackson

 

Groovy situation Gene Chandler

 

I cry alone Ruby and the Romantics

Tomorrow Is Another Day - Gene Stridel

Jack Montgomery - Don't Turn Your Back On Me

Sandpipers - Lonely Too Long

Wade Flemons - That other place - VJ

Maxine Brown - It's gonna be alright - Wand

Ty Karim - Lightin' up - Romark

 

Then:

 

Otis Clay - It was jealousy - Hi                             Just to make em cry while they get their coats on!

 

Adam

Pat Powdrill - Do It

Dave Mitchell - The Trip

Combinations  - Whatcha Gonna Do

 

That should just about finish off the night. And the punters...

Finish at 7.51 am.

 

Ive gotta go - Ritchie Havens

out on the streets again - Candy & the kisses

last night a DJ saved my life - Indeep

 

last one would not only clear the floor but the venue as well......job done!!!!

Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack

 

Jimmy Radcliffe - Long After Tonight Is All Over

 

Fats Domino - Walking To New Orleans

 

Bobbie Smith - Walk On Into My Heart

Bettye Swann - Kiss My Love Goodbye

Miss Madeline - Behave Yourself

Pat Powdrill - Do It

Dave Mitchell - The Trip

Combinations  - Whatcha Gonna Do

 

That should just about finish off the night. And the punters...

Brilliant - my kind of night

The last three at Rugby allnighter for the last eleven years have been

 

Fantastic Four - Can't Stop Looking For My Baby

Johnnie Mae Matthews - I Have No Choice

Ray Pollard - The Drifter

big maybelle - quittin time 

 

eddie holman - where I'm not wanted

 

harold melvin - get out  

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3) Bobbi Humphrey - Harlem River Drive (Blue Note)

2) Johnnie Taylor - What about my love (Beverly Glen)

1) The Dells - It's all up to you (Cadet)

 

My final three in the Cleethorpes caravan every year!

 

Monday 5am, sun coming up, having a smoke on the doorstep while The Dells plays, then a couple of hours trying to sleep before the cleaners come round - marvellous!

Not sure what order they should be in yet, but.....

 

Dells - Make Sure

Gene McDaniels - Walk With A Winner

Esther Phillips - Just Say Goodbye

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Little Dooley - If ever I needed you

Jimmy Cobb - So nobody else can hear

Little Ann - Who are you trying to fool

 

Last one just to finish with a total bang

The Constellations - I don't know about you

Sam Williams - Love slipped through my fingers

Big Dee Irwin - You satisfy my needs

Ive gotta go - Ritchie Havens

out on the streets again - Candy & the kisses

last night a DJ saved my life - Indeep

 

last one would not only clear the floor but the venue as well......job done!!!!

 

Not totally ! I'd still be on it !  Great record !!!

Charles Mann - It's all over

Sam Dees - Come back strong

and then

Frankie Saunders - Take another look

I usually play

Gerri Grainger I go to pieces

Eddie Foster I never knew

Donna King Take me home.

 Last record we played at the last Soulchoons at the Mill. IT'S ALL OVER-CHARLES MANN. But then played another 45 mins as we couldn't clear the dance floor, two at the end where  HOME IS WHERE THE HEART IS-BOBBY WOMACK +WHERE DO WE GO WHEN THE PARTY'S OVER- ARCHIE BELL& THE DRELLS.  ROD

Pat Powdrill - Do It

Dave Mitchell - The Trip

Combinations  - Whatcha Gonna Do

 

That should just about finish off the night. And the punters...

   

Leeroye tears

larry Clinton she's wanted

eddie Parker I'm gone

I've been thinking about this and as a dancer, not a DJ I realise how difficult it is to choose the tracks, gauge the atmosphere etc... it's a proper skill.

 

Anyhoo here are mine - kind of a gradual slow down.....

 

 

I Don't Want To Hear It - Exits

 

You're Gonna Wreck My Life - Guitar Ray

 

Movin' Away - Kenny Lynch (on paper, wrong on so many levels - Tarby's golfing buddy for pete's sake - but honestly, a great record IMHO!)

 

 

DJ SoulStu - coming to a venue near you no time soon!

Bobby Williams it's all over sure shot is the one i use or maybe the other side ;)

Fabulous peps- gypsy woman

Jimmy soul clark- ill be your champion (i'll be your winner)

martha starr- sweet temptation

Get Out Of My Life - Little Anthony

Missing My Baby - Clydie King

Down For The Third Time - Bobby Caldwell

Bobby Williams it's all over sure shot is the one i use or maybe the other side ;)

 

Bobby Williams  Its All Over

 

Charles Mann Its All Over

 

Annette Snell  Its All Over Now

 

Hoping they get the message

Walk With A Winner - Gene McDaniels

The Drifter - Ray Pollard

The Human Race - June Adams

Not heard June Adams in many moons.. What a choice..... I am happy with these 3 a and many other choices...

 

Finish at 7.51, ha ha.. Just go home and leave us be to dream....

 

So many to choose from...

 

My 3 for now...

 

Jerry Williams.... Run Run Road Runner...

 

Jerry Butler.... Aware of Love...

 

Ann Peebles.. Tear your playhouse down.....

 

Nice topic away from the doooooooooooooom and gloom...... x

Having not played a record in public for 25 years, if I did I would end with.

 

The Dells - Thinkin' About You

Little Anthony - It's Not the Same

Big Maybelle - Oh Lord, What Are You Doing to Me

Southwind Symphony - Coming home.

Nancy Wilson - End of our love.

Archie Bell and the Drells - Tighten-up.

 

Always Archie Bell (or the Bamboo's) for us here @ Banbury Soul Club.

Everyone leaves with a great big smile on their face.

You know they'll be back.

 

Cheers................       Tom.

Archie Bell - Where will we go when the party's over

David Ruffin - Walk away from love

Debbie Taylor - Never Gonna Leave

 

in that order, spine tingling soul music.

Debbie Taylor - Never Gonna Leave

You'd get some trouble from the bouncers with that one.

Bobby Williams  Its All Over

 

Charles Mann Its All Over

 

Annette Snell  Its All Over Now

 

Hoping they get the message

 

And if you've time for a fourth.... Valentino's... "Its all over now"

Bessie Banks.... "Go now"

Then played twice more if you still linger

You'd get some trouble from the bouncers with that one.

It

It would be worth staying all night for that tune Ady. Just about one of the greatest soul tunes ever made. Debbie was unbelievable at the gig she did in Yorkshire last year.

Playing some cheaper big vocal ballads at home tonight and remembered this thread:

 

Bobby Bloom - We're all Going Home

Checkmates Ltd - Walk in Sunlight

Jimmy Radcliffe - Lucky Old Sun

Just for once, I have bugger all to say.