Dean Courtney – Love you just can’t walk away – MGM
Lola Sama – Whom it may concern – Bison
Appreciations – I can’t hide it – Aware
Jackie Beavers – I need my baby – Revilot
Steve Mancha – Did my baby call – Wheelsville
Moses Dillard – I wont think twice – Mark V
Bob & Fred – I’ll be on my way – Big Mack
Spiedells – Dream Girl – Providence
Hy-tones – Bigger and better – A-Bet
John Bowie – You’e gonna miss a good thing – Merben
Ritchie Adams – I can’t escape – Congress
A few memory jerker oldies there from Ian, kicking the night off and already getting the floor quite full ready for the next DJ – Dave Scott from Peterlee......
Dave Scott 8.00 – 8.30pm
Susan Rewis – They say you’ve found another baby
Sylvia Robbins – Don’t let your eyes get bigger than your heart
Edward Hamilton – Tell me
Emanuel Lasky – Sweet lies
Mellow Fellows – My baby needs me
Sandra King – Leave it up to the boys
Verdelle Smith – If you can’t say anything nice
Tutti Hill – He’s a lover - Arock
Googie Rene – Smokey goes La La
The Queen city show band – True patron of the arts
Aretha Franklin – Don’t let me lose this dream
Exsaveyons – I don’t love you no more
A great warm up for Dave, great to hear the Exsaveyons and Tutti Hill again (totally underplayed) More from Dave later. By now the place was quite full and with punters from Wolverhampton (welcome back folks) and Hull, Clitheroe, Northumberland, we had soul fans wanting more – who best to deliver it than Special guest DJ John Parker. His early set went like this.......
8.30pm – 9.00pm – John Parker
Troy Dodds – Try my love – El Camino
Gwen Owens – Still true to you - velgo
Pegg Byers - I wish you a world of happiness – Unisued Virtue Acetate
Jessie James – Love is alright – Virtue Acetate
Crazy – The ............. – Bell sound Acetate
Springers – Nothing’s too good for my baby – Whale
Contessa – Breakaway – Las-Bar
Hy-Tones – You don’t even know my name – Southern Artists
Minnie Jones – Shadow of a memory – Sugar
Bitter and Sweet – I won’t have any baby’s for you – Anything Everything
Robert tanner – Sweet Memories – Megatone
I’m sure there was one or two more records by John in that set but missed off the list.... Just come along to the Rafa Club and get the best soulful massage you lugholes will get anywhere in the country. Next up Paul Ackley to try and keep things on an even keel, anything could happen here....
Paul Ackley 9.00 – 10.00pm
Monique – If you Love Me – Maurci (Old play for Kev Cowie from the Cumby years)
Romona Collins – You’ve been cheating – Clark’s
Chuck Cockerham – Have I got a right – Mala
Jessie James – Are you gonna leave me – Shirley (Request for the young bluds from Clitheroe)
Tommy Smith – Greater Love – Unisued Acetate (first play for this at the Rafa Club and what a response on the dance floor, made the night for me)
The Earles – Everybody’s got somebody but me – Tee-Ti (One of the best crossover modern soul records.... period)
Precious Three – I need a man – Ref-O-Ree (my recrd of the night last month - more from the Ref-O-Ree label later)
Nomads – Something’s bad with my baby – Mo-Groov (old Searling spin from the Casino, 35 years ago and still sounding Whoah!)
The Professionals – That’s why I love you – Groove City
Johnny Hampton – Not my girl – Dotty’s
Imperial C’s – Someone tell her – Phil La
Patrinelle Staten – Little love affair – Sepia
Camaros – We’re not too young – Dar-Cha
Felony Theft – When you have love – Mijarrelix (again a full dance floor to this class record, one of the best dance crowds we’ve had at the Rafa Club for a long time, everyone up for the lot!!!)
Second Resurrection – You don’t let daylight catch you – Stanson (recently sold by Manship for £2,000.00+)
Kelly & The Soul Explosions – Talkin’ bout my baby’s love – Dynamite ( I remember Jumping Joan playing this at the Cumby about 12 years ago, it still sounds fresh today but £70.00 then and £700.00 now!)
Charlene & the Soul Serenaders – Can you win – Volt
Ty Karim – Lighten Up – Romark
Gene Townsell – I’m Walking away – Balana Town
New Wanderers – Ain’t gonna do you no harm – Ready
Sensations Demanding Man – Way-Out
Eddie Whitehead – Just your fool – BlackJack
Poets – Wrapped around your finger – J2
Tranells – Blessed with a love – Flo Jo
Wanda Davis – Save me – Project Soul
The Earles – Everybody’s got somebody – Tee Ti
Jesse James – Are you gonna leave me – Shirley
Donald Thomas – Calling me Home - PMRC (Rafa classic....)
Eddie Whitehead – Just your fool - Blackjack
Fantastic set as usual from Paul with a few new plays there too. Now to bring things back to Earth, Kev Cowey filling in while everyone catches their breath from the last 3 dj’s.
Kev Cowey – 10.00 – 10.30pm
Danny Woods - You had me fooled – Correctone
Sam Dees - Lonely for you baby – SSS
Falcons – Love look in her eyes – Big Wheel (request for Karen)
Montclairs – Hey You – Arch
Ruby Sherry – Feminine Ingenuity – Take 6
Yum Yums – Gonna be a big thing – ABC
The Four Voices – My love is getting stronger – Voice
Bobby Hutton – Come see what’s left of me – Phillips
Guitar Ray – You’re gonna wreck my life – Shagg
The Four Tracks - Like my love for you – Mandingo (Rafa club fave)
David Ruffin – Walk away from love – Motown (every home should have one)
11 classics from Kev keeping the decks warm for the next tranch of dj’s returning for bout 2!.
Final set from Dave Scott – 10.30 – 11.15pm
The Dynamics – You make me feel so good
Paramount 4 – You don’t know
Johnny Gilliam – find yourself another (Rafa club play for Dave Eyley)
Houston Outlaws – Ain’t no telling
Delegates of soul – I’ll come running back
The Invitations – Watch out little girl
The intro’s – Stop look and listen
Constellations – I didn’t know how to
Baby Washington – There he is
Freddie Huston – If I had known
The Masqueraders – Do you love me
The Stemmons Express – Woman love thief
Yvonne Carrol – Please don’t go
Clydie King – Soft and gentle ways
The Sheppards – Little Girl lost (another Cumby play from decades ago)
Volumes – Ain’t gonna give you up (tune...)
Jimmy Wallace - I’ll be back
Dave Scott punching above his waistline with that lot, excellent dance Northern Soul from Dave, you’re welcome back anytime.
Final set from John Parker next and the place is buzzing, quite full too which is nice and the dance floor getting a good thrashing from the boot leather...
John Parker – 11.15 – 12.00 midnight
Magnetics – Count the days – Sable
Gail Nevills – Taking my mind off love – Dotty’s
Milton Parker – Women like it harder – Closet (£585.00 last week on ebay – bargain)
George Pepp – The feeling is real – Coleman
Soul Inc’ – My proposal – Coconut Grove
Ann Caudell – Longing for you – Quick
J.D. Bryant - I won’t be coming back – Shrine
Pat & the Blenders – Just Because – Fast Eddie
Phonetics – Just a boys dream – Trudel
Eddie Billups – Ask my heart – Peachtree
Del Rays Inc’ – Destination unknown – Tampete (Old Mecca / Cleethropes nighter sound and still sounding great, got to dig my copy out and blow the dust off it).
30 minutes or so of the night left and John double decks with Paul Ackley to send us all home wanting more – roll on July 2015...
Angela Davis – My love is so strong – Flaming Arrow
The Profs – Look at me - Curl
Precisions – My sense of Direction (is blown) – HenMar (great tune John!!!!!!!!!)
Lestor Tipton – This won’t change – La Beat
Unique Blend – Yes I’m in love – East Bound
Admirations - You left me - Peaches
Inner Section – Let me love yuh – groups
Eddie Daniels – Is he better than me – Daniels
Cody Black – Mr Blue – D-Town
Appointments – I saw you there – De-Lite
Ray Agee – I’m Losing Again – Soultown
Wanda Davis – Save me – Project Soul
Gwen Owens – Wanted and needed – Velgo
Mystiques – Put out the fire – Orr
Yiddish Soul Brother – New York City – Chess
The Blue Soul – Gettin the corners – Westwood
Jimmy Phillips – She belongs to me - Bump
Bobby Bennet – Alone with my tears – V-Tone
I.J Harris – My oh my! – Acetate
Well that just about is it! 12. 45 and time to pack everything away... My thanks to guest Dj’s Dave Scott, John Parker and the usual protagonists paul Ackley, Ian Shoulder and kev Cowey, a superb night with superb soul fans. Thanks for the support – without you all we would not have a soul night. Next Month – THE FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH – It’s special Guest Geoff Buckley from Clitheroe and Pete Fowler (We’re flying him from Perth Australia just to play for you!) so until then – enjoy life.
All the best folks – from Paul, Ian, Kev and Paul.
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RAFA CLUB 6th June 2015 – SPECIAL GUEST DJ’S:
John Parker (Beverley) and
Dave Scott (Peterlee)
Plus support from Rafa Club promoters.
Ian Shoulder up to 8.00pm.
Dean Courtney – Love you just can’t walk away – MGM
Lola Sama – Whom it may concern – Bison
Appreciations – I can’t hide it – Aware
Jackie Beavers – I need my baby – Revilot
Steve Mancha – Did my baby call – Wheelsville
Moses Dillard – I wont think twice – Mark V
Bob & Fred – I’ll be on my way – Big Mack
Spiedells – Dream Girl – Providence
Hy-tones – Bigger and better – A-Bet
John Bowie – You’e gonna miss a good thing – Merben
Ritchie Adams – I can’t escape – Congress
A few memory jerker oldies there from Ian, kicking the night off and already getting the floor quite full ready for the next DJ – Dave Scott from Peterlee......
Dave Scott 8.00 – 8.30pm
Susan Rewis – They say you’ve found another baby
Sylvia Robbins – Don’t let your eyes get bigger than your heart
Edward Hamilton – Tell me
Emanuel Lasky – Sweet lies
Mellow Fellows – My baby needs me
Sandra King – Leave it up to the boys
Verdelle Smith – If you can’t say anything nice
Tutti Hill – He’s a lover - Arock
Googie Rene – Smokey goes La La
The Queen city show band – True patron of the arts
Aretha Franklin – Don’t let me lose this dream
Exsaveyons – I don’t love you no more
A great warm up for Dave, great to hear the Exsaveyons and Tutti Hill again (totally underplayed) More from Dave later. By now the place was quite full and with punters from Wolverhampton (welcome back folks) and Hull, Clitheroe, Northumberland, we had soul fans wanting more – who best to deliver it than Special guest DJ John Parker. His early set went like this.......
8.30pm – 9.00pm – John Parker
Troy Dodds – Try my love – El Camino
Gwen Owens – Still true to you - velgo
Pegg Byers - I wish you a world of happiness – Unisued Virtue Acetate
Jessie James – Love is alright – Virtue Acetate
Crazy – The ............. – Bell sound Acetate
Springers – Nothing’s too good for my baby – Whale
Contessa – Breakaway – Las-Bar
Hy-Tones – You don’t even know my name – Southern Artists
Minnie Jones – Shadow of a memory – Sugar
Bitter and Sweet – I won’t have any baby’s for you – Anything Everything
Robert tanner – Sweet Memories – Megatone
I’m sure there was one or two more records by John in that set but missed off the list.... Just come along to the Rafa Club and get the best soulful massage you lugholes will get anywhere in the country. Next up Paul Ackley to try and keep things on an even keel, anything could happen here....
Paul Ackley 9.00 – 10.00pm
Monique – If you Love Me – Maurci (Old play for Kev Cowie from the Cumby years)
Romona Collins – You’ve been cheating – Clark’s
Chuck Cockerham – Have I got a right – Mala
Jessie James – Are you gonna leave me – Shirley (Request for the young bluds from Clitheroe)
Tommy Smith – Greater Love – Unisued Acetate (first play for this at the Rafa Club and what a response on the dance floor, made the night for me)
The Earles – Everybody’s got somebody but me – Tee-Ti (One of the best crossover modern soul records.... period)
Precious Three – I need a man – Ref-O-Ree (my recrd of the night last month - more from the Ref-O-Ree label later)
Nomads – Something’s bad with my baby – Mo-Groov (old Searling spin from the Casino, 35 years ago and still sounding Whoah!)
The Professionals – That’s why I love you – Groove City
Johnny Hampton – Not my girl – Dotty’s
Imperial C’s – Someone tell her – Phil La
Patrinelle Staten – Little love affair – Sepia
Camaros – We’re not too young – Dar-Cha
Felony Theft – When you have love – Mijarrelix (again a full dance floor to this class record, one of the best dance crowds we’ve had at the Rafa Club for a long time, everyone up for the lot!!!)
Second Resurrection – You don’t let daylight catch you – Stanson (recently sold by Manship for £2,000.00+)
Kelly & The Soul Explosions – Talkin’ bout my baby’s love – Dynamite ( I remember Jumping Joan playing this at the Cumby about 12 years ago, it still sounds fresh today but £70.00 then and £700.00 now!)
Charlene & the Soul Serenaders – Can you win – Volt
Ty Karim – Lighten Up – Romark
Gene Townsell – I’m Walking away – Balana Town
New Wanderers – Ain’t gonna do you no harm – Ready
Sensations Demanding Man – Way-Out
Eddie Whitehead – Just your fool – BlackJack
Poets – Wrapped around your finger – J2
Tranells – Blessed with a love – Flo Jo
Wanda Davis – Save me – Project Soul
The Earles – Everybody’s got somebody – Tee Ti
Jesse James – Are you gonna leave me – Shirley
Donald Thomas – Calling me Home - PMRC (Rafa classic....)
Eddie Whitehead – Just your fool - Blackjack
Fantastic set as usual from Paul with a few new plays there too. Now to bring things back to Earth, Kev Cowey filling in while everyone catches their breath from the last 3 dj’s.
Kev Cowey – 10.00 – 10.30pm
Danny Woods - You had me fooled – Correctone
Sam Dees - Lonely for you baby – SSS
Falcons – Love look in her eyes – Big Wheel (request for Karen)
Montclairs – Hey You – Arch
Ruby Sherry – Feminine Ingenuity – Take 6
Yum Yums – Gonna be a big thing – ABC
The Four Voices – My love is getting stronger – Voice
Bobby Hutton – Come see what’s left of me – Phillips
Guitar Ray – You’re gonna wreck my life – Shagg
The Four Tracks - Like my love for you – Mandingo (Rafa club fave)
David Ruffin – Walk away from love – Motown (every home should have one)
11 classics from Kev keeping the decks warm for the next tranch of dj’s returning for bout 2!.
Final set from Dave Scott – 10.30 – 11.15pm
The Dynamics – You make me feel so good
Paramount 4 – You don’t know
Johnny Gilliam – find yourself another (Rafa club play for Dave Eyley)
Houston Outlaws – Ain’t no telling
Delegates of soul – I’ll come running back
The Invitations – Watch out little girl
The intro’s – Stop look and listen
Constellations – I didn’t know how to
Baby Washington – There he is
Freddie Huston – If I had known
The Masqueraders – Do you love me
The Stemmons Express – Woman love thief
Yvonne Carrol – Please don’t go
Clydie King – Soft and gentle ways
The Sheppards – Little Girl lost (another Cumby play from decades ago)
Volumes – Ain’t gonna give you up (tune...)
Jimmy Wallace - I’ll be back
Dave Scott punching above his waistline with that lot, excellent dance Northern Soul from Dave, you’re welcome back anytime.
Final set from John Parker next and the place is buzzing, quite full too which is nice and the dance floor getting a good thrashing from the boot leather...
John Parker – 11.15 – 12.00 midnight
Magnetics – Count the days – Sable
Gail Nevills – Taking my mind off love – Dotty’s
Milton Parker – Women like it harder – Closet (£585.00 last week on ebay – bargain)
George Pepp – The feeling is real – Coleman
Soul Inc’ – My proposal – Coconut Grove
Ann Caudell – Longing for you – Quick
J.D. Bryant - I won’t be coming back – Shrine
Pat & the Blenders – Just Because – Fast Eddie
Phonetics – Just a boys dream – Trudel
Eddie Billups – Ask my heart – Peachtree
Del Rays Inc’ – Destination unknown – Tampete (Old Mecca / Cleethropes nighter sound and still sounding great, got to dig my copy out and blow the dust off it).
30 minutes or so of the night left and John double decks with Paul Ackley to send us all home wanting more – roll on July 2015...
Angela Davis – My love is so strong – Flaming Arrow
The Profs – Look at me - Curl
Precisions – My sense of Direction (is blown) – HenMar (great tune John!!!!!!!!!)
Lestor Tipton – This won’t change – La Beat
Unique Blend – Yes I’m in love – East Bound
Admirations - You left me - Peaches
Inner Section – Let me love yuh – groups
Eddie Daniels – Is he better than me – Daniels
Cody Black – Mr Blue – D-Town
Appointments – I saw you there – De-Lite
Ray Agee – I’m Losing Again – Soultown
Wanda Davis – Save me – Project Soul
Gwen Owens – Wanted and needed – Velgo
Mystiques – Put out the fire – Orr
Yiddish Soul Brother – New York City – Chess
The Blue Soul – Gettin the corners – Westwood
Jimmy Phillips – She belongs to me - Bump
Bobby Bennet – Alone with my tears – V-Tone
I.J Harris – My oh my! – Acetate
Well that just about is it! 12. 45 and time to pack everything away... My thanks to guest Dj’s Dave Scott, John Parker and the usual protagonists paul Ackley, Ian Shoulder and kev Cowey, a superb night with superb soul fans. Thanks for the support – without you all we would not have a soul night. Next Month – THE FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH – It’s special Guest Geoff Buckley from Clitheroe and Pete Fowler (We’re flying him from Perth Australia just to play for you!) so until then – enjoy life.
All the best folks – from Paul, Ian, Kev and Paul.