Massive thanks to everyone who showed out for Saturday's first The Breaking Point with myself- Stephen T and Ian Jackson at The Castle. Our first guest, Glen Goodwin played scorching sets as you'd expect- many thanks for agreeing to help us out mate. Thanks also due to www.therock926.com and presenters for help with the promotion- thanks Rock family. The mixer didn't record the mic so the recording (link below in three parts) just plays as a long mix, but I hope you enjoy it and it makes you want to make the journey to the next session in May.

Next date- 27th May featuring special guest Jonathan Dabner (The Shake Up). 9pm-3am at The Castle, 44 Commercial Road, London, E1 1LN. Free entry/ pub price bar/ across the board Rare Soul on original vinyl/ only event showing for this night in London!
https://www.facebook.com/events/638433363028479/
https://www.soul-source.co.uk/calendar/event/50553-the-breaking-point-aldgate-ec1/

https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-breaking-point-london-rare-soul-night-22-april-2017-part-1/

https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-breaking-point-at-the-castle-ec1-22nd-april-2017-feat-glen-goodwin-part-2/

https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-breaking-point-22-april-2017-part-3/

 

Edited April 28, 20178 yr by Stephen T

Thanks to everyone who came down to The Breaking Point last night at The Castle- we had a great time. Hope to see you back next month- tell your friends! Massive thanks to this month's special guest Jonathan Dabner for excellent sets. 

The next Breaking Point event takes place Saturday 24th June, when hosts Ian Jackson and Stephen T will be joined by the excellent Jim Edwards of Color One Tear and Soul Giant fame! 9-3, free, great sound system, original Rare Soul vinyl 45s. Join us at The Castle, 44 Commercial Road, E1 1LN 

https://www.facebook.com/events/780509892127453/?active_tab=about
https://www.soul-source.co.uk/calendar/event/50553-the-breaking-point-aldgate-ec1/

Hear how we did it last night!

 

 

 

 

Jonathan will be my guest this Friday on The Weekend Starts Here Show 10am-12pm at www.therock926.com

Massive thanks to everyone who made it last night and to our excellent special guest Simon Stephenson. Simon Has submitted a playlist so I'll post that below.

Sadly the recording of last month's event didn't come out but guest Jim Edwards did a cracking job and he's agreed to join us again for our 21st October event. Our next party will be on 19th August when we'll be joined by the excellent Ged 'Stax Volt' Kelly of Don't Drop Out/ X-Ray Soul Club fame. Join us at The Castle, 44 Commercial Road, E1 1LN (Aldgate East). Free entry, 9-3

Join the new Breaking Point facebook page to be kept up to date: https://www.facebook.com/groups/101347570537672/

The recording from last night's event:
https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-breaking-point-4-15th-july-2017-part-1-london-monthly-rare-soul-dance-party/
https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-breaking-point-4-15th-july-2017-part-2-london-monthly-rare-soul-dance-party/
https://www.mixcloud.com/upload/StephenT/the-breaking-point-4-15th-july-2017-part-3-london-monthly-rare-soul-dance-party/edit/

 

Simon played:  warm-up started with a few R'n'B (not on recording))
5 Speeds - Tell me - Wiggle 131 WLD
Gloria Brown - Looking for my baby - Checker 1050
Fats Domino - Work my way up steady - Broadmoor 104
Maxine Womack - When you're through - Magnum 730
Yvonne Gomez & Eddie Campbell - My man a go-go - Hawaii 128

set 1 starting with a few NS dancers by artists you wouldn't normally associate
The all night workers - Don't put all your eggs in one basket - Round Sound 1 (early Lou Reed)
Elvis Presley - Rubberneckin' - RCA 447-0674
Barbara Streisand - Our corner of the night -- Columbia 4-44474
Petula Clark - I couldn't live without your love - PYE 7N.17133
Eartha Kitt - Anyway you want it, baby - Musicor 1023 WLD
Nancy Ames - On Green Dolphin Street - SC 101
Lulu - I'll come running - Parrot 9714
Time to start the dancing
Marie Knight - You lie so well - Musicor 1128
Frank Beverly & the Butlers - If that's what you wanted - Sassy 1002
Luther Ingram - If it's all the same to you babe - HIB 698
The Invitations - What's wrong with me baby - Dynovoice 210 demo
Bill Dennis - I'll never let you go - Shrine 113

Set 2
Connie Stevens - Tick-Tock - Bell 922
Mousie & the Traps - It's all in the way - Toddlin Town 3185 demo
Lada Edmund, Jr - The Larue - Decca 32007 demo
Bob Relf - Blowing my mind to pieces - Trans American 0010 (yellow)
Ann Sexton - You've been gone too long - Seventy-7 104 demo
Eddie Spencer - If this is love (I'd rather be lonely) - ARC 1206
The Steve Karmen Big Band featuring Jimmy Radcliffe - Breakaway - United Artists 50451 WLD
Darrell Banks - I'm the one who loves you - Volt 4014
Robert John - Raindrops, love and sunshine - A&M 1210
Tommy Navarro - I cried my life away - De Jac 1253
The Millionaires - You've got to love your baby - Castle 101
Edwin Starr - My weakness is you - Gordy 7071
Bobby Hutton - Come see what's left of me - Philips 40601

Set 3
Eloise Laws - Love Factory - Music Merchant 1013
Candi-Bars - I believe you - Candy-Stix 100
Alfie Davison - Love is serious business - Mercury 76001 demo
Reuben Howell - you can't stop a man in love - Motown 1274
John Gary Williams - the whole damn world is going crazy - Stax 0205
Betty Lavette - You made a believer out of me - Epic 50143
June Conquest - What's this I see - Curtom 8543
The Natural Four - I thought you were mine - Boola Boola 2382
The Cautions - No other way - Shrine 115
Blue Sharks - These things will keep me loving you - Gran Prix 7013
The T.S.U. Toronadoes - A thousand wonders - Ovide 223
Ray Pollard - This Time - Shrine 103

The Breaking Point featuring special guest Ged Kelly ~ 19th August 2017

Massive thanks to everyone who made it to The Breaking Point last night- another great party and they keep getting better. Ged Kelly played a blinder as expected and we hope he comes back soon. Thanks to Jas for the great photos.

We'll be back on Saturday 16th September when we'll be  joined again by the always classy Jonathan Dabner (The Shake Up). 

Ian Jackson and Stephen T present London's monthly across the board Rare Soul night- The Breaking Point
at The Castle, 44 Commercial Road, London E1 1LN (Algate East tube) https://www.facebook.com/events/473777449665553/

https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-breaking-point-featuring-special-guest-ged-kelly-19th-august-2017-part-1/

https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-breaking-point-feat-ged-kelly-19th-august-2017-part-2/

https://www.mixcloud.com/StephenT/the-breaking-point-feat-ged-kelly-19th-august-2017-part-3/

 

Massive thanks to those who made it to The Breaking Point last night- especially to our guest Jonaathan Dabner who played amazing sets as ever. We had a great time and hope to see you back in October. Here is the recording of last night's party- 

Hope you can make it next month- Saturday 21st October we're excited to say that we'll be joined by the excellent Jim Edwards (Soul Giant/ X Ray Soul cub) for the second time!
https://www.facebook.com/events/2012009265743965/?acontext={"ref"%3A"22"%2C"action_history"%3A"null"}&pnref=story

 

 

To keep up to date with The Breaking Point events join our facebook group- https://www.facebook.com/groups/101347570537672/

Last call for tomorrow night's across the board Rare Soul night to reach: Saturday 21st October all roads lead to The Breaking Point- London's across the board rare Soul on original vinyl monthly session! Hope to see you for a great party as Ian Jackson and myself are joined again by the excellent Jim Edwards (Soul Giant/ X Ray Soul Club)!

The Shakeup at The Bread and Roses, 68 Clapham Manor Street, London, SW4 on Saturday 2nd December
featuring hosts Jonathan Dabner and Curtis Taylor with guests Michael Viner and Stephen T

Great party last night as it always is, each first Saturday monthly at The Shakeup.

Next Saturday it'll be all about The Breaking Point with Ian Jackson and Stephen T featuring Manuel Lovisutti as special guest
Free entry, OVO, 9-3, upstairs at The Castle

 

Edited December 4, 20177 yr by Stephen T

The Breaking Point with Ian Jackson and Stephen T featuring special guest Manuel Lovisutti!!
The Castle, 44 Commercial Road, EC1 on Saturday 9th December 2017

Massive thanks to everyone who came out last night and especially to Manuel who played amazing sets all night! cheers

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