this subject came up recently in a lager/cider state remembering some tunes that were played at the time of the mecca, they as far as i remember were canadian/french, not too good as i remember but still part of the scene, as follows

lady marmalde nanette workmans

lindbergh 2 toulouse

mal martin stevens

hey stranger paul errico

two more have come to mind but do they actually exist or a memory of something else

el coco mondo disco (without fade in start)

fly robin fly, not sure who by but ona grey black label, not silver convention

any more similar tunes or info on the the last two

Was that version of "Fly Robin, fly" by Masking Sound?

Not a silly record by any means, but there's another French record on a Canadian label that got spins at the Mecca: Sammy Gaha - Thank you, thank you.

Today's People - (SOS) All we need is time for love

Certainly not a silly record either LOL

Black & Ward - Long time - RCA

El Coco was Lets Get It Together but I don't think it was Canadian (Rinder & Lewis)?

Debbie something or other Long Gone?

26 minutes ago, sjclement said:

El Coco was Lets Get It Together but I don't think it was Canadian (Rinder & Lewis)?

Debbie something or other Long Gone?

Debbie Fleming 'long gone' on Attic !

Thats the one

7 hours ago, Steve Plumb said:

Today's People - (SOS) All we need is time for love

Certainly not a silly record either LOL

used to love back int day, but sounds

very dated these days, also too fast to dance to for these legs, just seen a copy on lindee for sale in a shop, £30 !

10 hours ago, Steve Plumb said:

Black & Ward - Long time - RCA

Good record and hard to find!   Was quite big at Wigan Casino for a few months!

Colin Curtis spin, Patsy Gallant "Get That Ball" Canadian Columbia

Edited August 2, 20169 yr by jim g

1 hour ago, jim g said:

Colin Curtis spin, Patsy Gallant "Get That Ball" Canadian Columbia

now that was bad, made mal by martin stevens on pirate sound good

20 hours ago, jim g said:

Colin Curtis spin, Patsy Gallant "Get That Ball" Canadian Columbia

Came out on British too

Yeah, not stood the test of time that one LOL

21 hours ago, jim g said:

Colin Curtis spin, Patsy Gallant "Get That Ball" Canadian Columbia

Did it actually get played? It was mentioned along with Kenny Smith, MVPs, Lou Roberts and Joshie Jo Armstead in Dave Godin's Mecca review , I'm sure that Colin has gone on record saying that it was Dave's own choice, It certainly don't hold a candle to those .

On 2 August 2016 at 08:47, Benji said:

Not a silly record by any means, but there's another French record on a Canadian label that got spins at the Mecca: Sammy Gaha - Thank you, thank you.

Was that played at the Mecca? 

14 hours ago, sjclement said:

Did it actually get played? It was mentioned along with Kenny Smith, MVPs, Lou Roberts and Joshie Jo Armstead in Dave Godin's Mecca review , I'm sure that Colin has gone on record saying that it was Dave's own choice, It certainly don't hold a candle to those .

not sure if it was played , just assumed it was as it was featured in the Blues & Soul piece, he might have played it at least once?

Awful record though..

Edited August 4, 20169 yr by jim g

what price the sammy gaha two labels right on and barkley great tune also played clifton hall era.

is it still spun today

slightly off topic, but Domar always put this on his list and said it was played at the mecca, was it??!!

 

 apologies in advance if I offend anyone, lol.

Led Zeppelin wasn't but this was  Ursulsa still tours the world belting this one out  

 

 

 

 

The Basic Black & Pearl - Wam, Polydor and UK Bus Stop - stuff is Canadian.....

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Here's a couple of those already mentioned.