Hi Folks,

I know plenty of people enjoy reading play lists, but rather than just peoples' play lists, thought it would be of as much interest if people post their top 5 sounds that they hear played out over a weekend (and where you heard them)

So, take your 'Little Black Books' with you (ok, your phones!)  and please share with us what made you take notice / or simply enjoyed hearing once again this weekend.

I'll look forward to reading them next week.

Have a great night out wherever you go 

All the best,

Len 

2 minutes ago, Bruv said:

 Here's five I had requested to play on Sunday night back in a pub where I use to do a Northern/Tamla/Classic Soul gig every month, I think the landlord secretly likes a bit of Northern and has missed it.   

     Jerry Williams - If You Ask Me   Calla 

     Velvet Satins - Nothing Can Compare To You   General American 

      Timothy Wilson - I Must Love You  Sky Disc 

       The Voices Of East Harlem - Cashing In   Just Sunshine Records 

        The Temptations  - Girl (Why you wanna make me blue)   Gordy 

Nice selections - you seem to be busy on the deejay front!

That Voices of East Harlem track I've heard a few times on my travels this summer, definitely popular just now, and as if by magic Soul Brother are bringing out reissues of their 2 later LPs on one cd, with the self-titled LP also getting a vinyl release:

https://soulbrother.com/shop/voices-of-east-harlemcan-you-feel-it/ 

https://soulbrother.com/shop/voices-of-east-harlem-4/ 

14 minutes ago, Mickey Finn said:

Nice selections - you seem to be busy on the deejay front!

That Voices of East Harlem track I've heard a few times on my travels this summer, definitely popular just now, and as if by magic Soul Brother are bringing out reissues of their 2 later LPs on one cd, with the self-titled LP also getting a vinyl release:

https://soulbrother.com/shop/voices-of-east-harlemcan-you-feel-it/ 

https://soulbrother.com/shop/voices-of-east-harlem-4/ 

Thanks Mick, and thank you for those links I will check them out.  

9 hours ago, geeselad said:

five from the Burnley sauna

radients that'll git it

soul Africa black sweat

chuck jones booties

limitations I'm lonely I'm troubled

al Robinson sho bout to drive you wild

Was a cracker of a night Geese 

 

Dave

 Here's five I had requested at a Social Club gig over the weekend   

    The Tams - Untie Me 

     The Shakers - One Wonderful Moment 

     Mandrill - Too Late 

    Jackie Wilson - Because Of You 

     Carol and Gerri - How Can I Ever Find A Way  

    

Here's 5  played in my house last night .seemed to go down well with people that didn't have a clue   bless em !  Fencewalk mandrill,   narada Michael Walden all right , David bendeth feel the real ,  Kelly garret loves the only answer,  oh and Gloria Jones  tainted love . guess what ? Someone knew that one   good night though .  ktf 🎶🎶🎶😂

7 hours ago, Spain pete said:

Here's 5  played in my house last night .seemed to go down well with people that didn't have a clue   bless em !  Fencewalk mandrill,   narada Michael Walden all right , David bendeth feel the real ,  Kelly garret loves the only answer,  oh and Gloria Jones  tainted love . guess what ? Someone knew that one   good night though .  ktf 🎶🎶🎶😂

Nice  Kelly Garrett got played out Pete, that's a good enough excuse to post this brilliant clip up...     

 

Yer love this clip  check out the cool Sammy Davis lookalike getting down with the kids  👍🎶🎶🍻

First time out for a couple of months Saturday night at the Carlton Prestwich, bit of a mixed bag just a few out of many it was nice to hear

         Jimmy Jones             39-21-40 Shape

         Sam Cooke               That's it I Quit

         Al Hudson                 I'm about loving You

        James Brown               Honky Tonk

        Fay Simmonds           Tell me I'm yours

          

         

Aberdeen Soul Collective (weekender) 

 

Soul Sam's Hamilton Movement c/u

Cliff Gober - Poor wayfaring stranger

Lil' Major Williams

Sam Dees - Child of the streets

Willie Dale 

 

 

Five I heard over the weekend in London from German DJ, Gerd Baum (all on original vinyl), that blew me away

Volumes - Ain't Gonna Give You Up

Papa Bear and the Cubs - You're so Fine

TSU Tornadoes - Thousand Wonders

The Oxford Nights - I'm such a Lonely One

Purple Mundi - Stop Hurting me Baby

 

Dave

 

5 minutes ago, DaveKD said:

Five I heard over the weekend in London from German DJ, Gerd Baum (all on original vinyl), that blew me away

Volumes - Ain't Gonna Give You Up

Papa Bear and the Cubs - You're so Fine

TSU Tornadoes - Thousand Wonders

The Oxford Nights - I'm such a Lonely One

Purple Mundi - Stop Hurting me Baby

 

Dave

 

Good guy is Gerd with some cracking records 

Here's five I played out at a Social club gig over the Bank Holiday weekend.   

    Lenis Guess - Just Ask Me   SPQR 

    Bobby Paris - I Walked Away  Capitol promo 

   Barbara Acklin - Am I The Same Girl  Brunswick 

   H. B. Barnum - It Hurts Too Much To Cry  RCA Victor 

   The California Raisins ft Buddy Miles  - What Does It Take  A&M 

Edited August 27, 20177 yr by Bruv

Five heard at Let's Dance Some Mo dayer in Chester on Saturday 

Glen Miller - where is the love

Sag War Fare - girl you better change

Bob Meyer - I only get this feeling 

Hesitations - is that a way to treat a girl

Paramount Four - you don't know 

2 hours ago, R Soul said:

Five heard at Let's Dance Some Mo dayer in Chester on Saturday 

Glen Miller - where is the love

Sag War Fare - girl you better change

Bob Meyer - I only get this feeling 

Hesitations - is that a way to treat a girl

Paramount Four - you don't know 

Alll brill :-)

1 hour ago, Mal C said:

Alll brill :-)

Was a cracking day out Mal - next one is March next year with another great line up 

Forgot to post Last week but here's some I heard down in Walsall for soul function;

Richie havens-what about me

Billy young- burning up with disco music

Lou courtney- I can't give you love. 

James brown- give it out turn it loose.

Cornelius brothers - treat her like a lady

23 hours ago, R Soul said:

Five heard at Let's Dance Some Mo dayer in Chester on Saturday 

Glen Miller - where is the love

Sag War Fare - girl you better change

Bob Meyer - I only get this feeling 

Hesitations - is that a way to treat a girl

Paramount Four - you don't know 

After the Sidney Barnes vs Jerry Cook poll, we could have a 3 way contest with Bob Meyer, Dee Irwin and Chuck Jackson.

Anyone got any teasers from the weekend? Had a weekend in for a change

On 05/07/2017 at 12:36, R Soul said:

Hard to pick just five from Manchester Soul Weekender but here goes

 

1. Tonny Hymes - time ain't gonna do me no favours
2. Sag War Fare - girl you better change
3. Glen Miller - where is the love
4. Billy Garner - you're wasting my time
5. Henning's C/U

The quality of music from start to finish was outstanding, one of the best weekenders I've been to and also had the added pleasure of playing

Tonny Hymes - time ain't gonna do me no favours Very  nice.

7 hours ago, thfcliam said:

Tonny Hymes - time ain't gonna do me no favours Very  nice.

Yeah not often you hear that played out, Marc Forrest played it as his last tune of the weekend 

On 8/28/2017 at 16:20, Steve S 60 said:

After the Sidney Barnes vs Jerry Cook poll, we could have a 3 way contest with Bob Meyer, Dee Irwin and Chuck Jackson.

Definately not the Bob Meyer version!

12 hours ago, thfcliam said:

Tonny Hymes - time ain't gonna do me no favours Very  nice.

That really is nice - never heard it before

56 minutes ago, Chris Turnbull said:

That really is nice - never heard it before

I might be being a bit thick here but checking this out on the old You Tube saw the Frederick Hymes faster version which I knew and noticed on the record it is credited as being written by Frederick but on the Tonny Hymes it is credited as written by Tonny, being they have the same surname and sound kinda the same though I'm not 100%sure on that  could they be the same person?

4 minutes ago, Twoshoes said:

I might be being a bit thick here but checking this out on the old You Tube saw the Frederick Hymes faster version which I knew and noticed on the record it is credited as being written by Frederick but on the Tonny Hymes it is credited as written by Tonny, being they have the same surname and sound kinda the same though I'm not 100%sure on that  could they be the same person?

I'm sure there's a thread on here with some details behind this, there's speculation it's the same person but some some say father/son - quite a few threads on Frederick Hymes if you do a search 

Five from Northern Soul Amsterdam at Cafe Batavia this weekend 

Jack Montgomery- don't turn your back on me

Intentions - don't forget that I love you 

Rising Son - good loving 

Patti Jo - make me believe in you 

Sly, slick and wicked - your love was meant for me 

Top night as usual with many more cracking tunes 

 

Here's five I played out Sunday night back in the pub I do the odd gig in.   

      Bobby Womack - So Many Sides Of You  -   Motown 

      Terry Callier - Ordinary Joe  -  Cadet Album Occasional Rain 

      Mr Floods Party - Compared To What -  Ember 

       Jerry Cook - I Hurt On The Other - Capitol Promo  

       Sharon Scott - I'd Like To Know  - RCA Victor

Been away in Rhodes for a week so my first soul do on my return was Soul Giant in London, which is turning into a must visit event. Loads of great tunes played but will pick this five, first four played by Carl and Maria Willingham, the last by my friend Sean Towers.

Allen Sisters - I'm In With The Downtown Crowd
The Magnetics - Count The Days
Reggie Alexander - It's Better
The Topics - Hey Girl (Where Are You Going)
Idris Muhammad - I'm A Believer

Five I enjoyed hearing played out at a Soul night in Hampshire over the weekend 14/10/2017 

    Bunny Sigler - Follow Your heart 

     Porgy & The Monarchs - That Girl 

    Bernie Williams - Ever Again 

    Bobby Valentin - Use It Before You Lose It 

     Jay Traynor - Up And Over 

Here's five I enjoyed hearing and dancing to  at the Nightshift gig held at the Lakeside Country Club in Surrey 21/10/2017 Brilliant night at a superb venue. 

         Connie Clark - My Sugar Baby

          George Blackwell - Can't Lose My Head 

         Sam Dees - Lonely For You Baby 

         The Tymes - Here She Comes 

        The Marvelettes - I'll Keep Holding On 

 

Five I had requested during a gig I did in a Social club on 28/10/2017    

      The Capitols - Cool Jerk   Karen 

      Paul Anka - I Can't Help Loving You  RCA Victor 

      The Contours - First I Look At Your Purse   Gordy 

       Cliff Nobles - My Love Is Getting Stronger  Atlantic 

      Al Foster Band  - The Night Of The Wolf   Roulette 

I love 'Al Foster Band - The Night Of The Wolf'. Not heard it out for a years, except pleasantly surprised to hear it at The Bury All-nighter when Coops whacked it on! 

All the best,

Len 

39 minutes ago, LEN said:

I love 'Al Foster Band - The Night Of The Wolf'. Not heard it out for a years, except pleasantly surprised to hear it at The Bury All-nighter when Coops whacked it on! 

All the best,

Len 

Have heard it out a few times recently , great record 

At Soul Giant in no particular order:

Kae Williams - Our love is dying

Carol & Gerri- How can i ever find a way / On you heartache looks good

Jimmy Soul Clark - I'll be your champion

Al McArthur - His true love for you

Spandells - Say no girl

But so many other great tunes were played, thanks to all the DJs.

7 hours ago, LEN said:

I love 'Al Foster Band - The Night Of The Wolf'. Not heard it out for a years, except pleasantly surprised to hear it at The Bury All-nighter when Coops whacked it on! 

All the best,

Len 

I do Len it was the first original record I got my hands on as a youngster when I got into the music and started collecting records, I have only ever heard it played out once at any other gigs in recent years, I have played it a few times myself usually when one of the old school pals is in as he loves it.  

8 hours ago, LEN said:

I love 'Al Foster Band - The Night Of The Wolf'. Not heard it out for a years, except pleasantly surprised to hear it at The Bury All-nighter when Coops whacked it on! 

All the best,

Len 

Always reminds of something from a Spaghetti Western soundtrack.

It's certainly an 'off the wall' one, but works for me - I first heard it played by Max Rees, I thought my mate (Rupert Betts) was going to implode whilst dancing to it! 

Len 

Here's five I enjoyed hearing played out over the weekend at the last Soul Shoes event held at the Bishopstoke Memorial Hall in Hampshire, this being the last night of the year is when the Ladies get to spin the sounds and show the men how to do the job!     

    Buddy Miles - I'm Just A Kiss Away 

   The O'Jays - One Night Affair 

   Lorraine Rudolph - Keep Coming Back For More 

    Cajun Hart - Got To Find Away 

     The Ohio Players with Towanda Barnes - Love Slipped Through My Fingers  

Lorraine Rudolph - Keep Coming Back For More 

I remember buying this from Beatin' Rhythm Manchester donkey's years ago, never heard until i played it on the shop decks - loved it straightaway, cracking tune

1 hour ago, shufflin said:

Lorraine Rudolph - Keep Coming Back For More 

I remember buying this from Beatin' Rhythm Manchester donkey's years ago, never heard until i played it on the shop decks - loved it straightaway, cracking tune

Yes, it's a fantastic track pure quality, so nice to hear it played out.             

 

Last few days, top 5 or so in the record room

Charles Swain, David Tolbert and Black Liberation Band-Many times I cried

Berganees-Time is gonna change

Gerald Trotter-The love in my heart

Spice-For old times sake

Third Flight-Love love love

Kev

2 hours ago, kev cane said:

Last few days, top 5 or so in the record room

Charles Swain, David Tolbert and Black Liberation Band-Many times I cried

Berganees-Time is gonna change

Gerald Trotter-The love in my heart

Spice-For old times sake

Third Flight-Love love love

Kev

Wouldn’t expect anything less than absolute top drawer from you, Kev.

3 hours ago, kev cane said:

Last few days, top 5 or so in the record room

Charles Swain, David Tolbert and Black Liberation Band-Many times I cried

Berganees-Time is gonna change

Gerald Trotter-The love in my heart

Spice-For old times sake

Third Flight-Love love love

Kev

Spot on Kev

14 hours ago, kev cane said:

Last few days, top 5 or so in the record room

Charles Swain, David Tolbert and Black Liberation Band-Many times I cried

Berganees-Time is gonna change

Gerald Trotter-The love in my heart

Spice-For old times sake

Third Flight-Love love love

Kev

All 5 are blinding but the Gerald Trotter does it for me, pure pure SOUL vocal !!!!

🤜Kev !🤛

 Well another Northern Soul night in a social club over the weekend here's five of the best that were requested.     

   Lou Rawls - See You When I Git There   Philly International 

   Billy Davis - Stanky Get Funky   Cobblestone  

   Bobby Valentin - Use It Before You Lose It   Fania  Let's Turn On LP 

   Jackie Wilson - I Don't Want To Lose You 

   Barbara McNair - You're Gonna Love My Baby 

Five from New Years at Different Strokes 

 

willie Dale - let your light shine

harvey scales - trying to survive 

richie havens - back to my roots

point blank - don’t go no further

marvin gaye - what’s going on

 

Five I had requested to play at my first Soul do of the year back in one of the Social clubs   

     The Brothers - Are You Ready For This 

     Denise LaSalle - Do Me Right 

     Phyllis Hyman - You Know How To Love Me 

     Outsiders - Lonely Man 

     Little Willie John - I'm Shakin 

My five from the marvellous Carlton Club last night, very busy once again all the Dj's doing a great job, Big Shed playing a brilliant set celebrating his 60th birthday,

1  Eddie Floyd             Bring It on Home To Me  (brought back memories of the old red Dansette and Mum banging on the bedroom door "turn that down"    

2  Peggy Gaines          When the Boy You Love

3  Herman Hitson       Yes You Did

4  Ben E King              Teeny Weeny Little Bit

5  Not so much for the record because I know some people prefer the other version  but just for the fact Andy for once played Millie Jackson House For Sale rather than his usual Mark Williams, little bug bear of mine I like an alternative version as much as the next man but in this case I just don't get it, where's the passion in his version? 

On 13/12/2017 at 09:17, polyvelts said:

All 5 are blinding but the Gerald Trotter does it for me, pure pure SOUL vocal !!!!

🤜Kev !🤛

Gerald trotter fantastic 💞 atb baz

4 hours ago, Twoshoes said:

My five from the marvellous Carlton Club last night, very busy once again all the Dj's doing a great job, Big Shed playing a brilliant set celebrating his 60th birthday,

1  Eddie Floyd             Bring It on Home To Me  (brought back memories of the old red Dansette and Mum banging on the bedroom door "turn that down"    

2  Peggy Gaines          When the Boy You Love

3  Herman Hitson       Yes You Did

4  Ben E King              Teeny Weeny Little Bit

5  Not so much for the record because I know some people prefer the other version  but just for the fact Andy for once played Millie Jackson House For Sale rather than his usual Mark Williams, little bug bear of mine I like an alternative version as much as the next man but in this case I just don't get it, where's the passion in his version? 

You can blame me for the Mark Williams as I sold it Andy. A couple of those I gave to Wayne as presents and a couple Gary played, great tunes. Sorry did not get to talk much with you last night. See you soon.

Can we not have the last post first please instead of having to scroll through year old material regards Stephen