Had some tapes lying around for 40 years from the Casino 5th Anniversary and finally got around to digitising them so thought I'd share them:

4 hours of memories or an education for those too young to have been!

There are 3 tracks which I couldn't recognise (highlighted underlined) (1 in #2 Richard's set and 2 in #3 Russ's set)... it would be good to complete playlist so any help appreciated. UPDATE: Thanks to Steve Cee (and a few others) 2 now identified - playlist updated so just the one now to identify male (poppy) vocal (baby love / raging love???) in Russ's set tape 3.

NOTE: Where there are 2 artists the first is the cover-up name followed by /the real artist - same with the titlle

#1 Wigan Casino Live 5th Anniversary Sep 1978 #1 Richard Searling

Richard Searling
00:00 Yvonne Vernee - Just Like You Did Me [SonBert]
02:20 Todd Terry Band???/The Dogs - Soul Step [Treasure]
04:05 Del Capris / Construction - Hey Little Way Out Girl [Sync 6/Grapevine]
06:28 Velvelettes / Rita & Tiaras - My Love Is Gone With The Wind [Dore] (RS announced as first ever play at Wigan)
08:33 Jimmy Burns - I Really Love You [Erica]
10:51 Gerri Thomas - Look What I Got [World Artists]
13:25 Bob Seger System / J.C. Messina - Time Won't Let Me [Tom King]
16:05 Vala Regan / Yvonne (Vernee) & The Violets - Cross My Heart [Barry] (1st play)
18:16 Paul Anka - When We Get There [RCA Victor]
20:57 Twans - I Can't See HIm Again [Dade]
23:07 Eddie Jason / Wakefield Sun - Trypt On Love [MGM]
26:03 Reparata & The Delrons - Waiting There For You [Mala]
28:14 Newbeats - Don't Turn Me Loose [Hickory]
30:35 Toni Basil - Breakaway [A&M]
32:52 Riley Hampton / Frank Dell - He Broke Your Game Wide Open [Valise]
35:14 Holly St. James - That's Not Love [ABC]
37:40 Frankie Beverly - Because Of My Heart [Fairmount]
40:04 Bobby Paris - I Walked Away [Capitol]
43:04 Lou Roberts - You Fooled Me [MGM]
45:21 Sharon Scott / Tamala Lewis - You Won't Say Nothing [Marton]
47:45 Soul Generation / The Generation - Hold On [Mockingbird/Grapevine]
50:19 Ben Zine - Village Of Tears [Parkway]
52:29 Family Affair - Love Hustle [Pye (UK)]
55:28 Millionaires - You've Got To Love Your Baby [Castle/Grapevine]
57:42 Wall Of Sound - Hang On [Big Bird/Tower]
60:02 Peggy March - If You Loved Me [RCA Victor]

 

#2 Wigan Casino Live Sep 1978 #2 Richard Searling & Alan Rhodes

Richard Searling
00:00 Vala Regan / Yvonne (Vernee) & The Violets - Cross My Heart [Barry]
01:47 John Leech - Put That Woman Down [Lawn]
03:40 Reasons - Baby Baby [United Artists]
05:30 Gerri Thomas - Look What I Got [World Artists]
08:06 Syng McGowan - That's What I Want [Hope]
09:50 Peter Jarett & The Fifth Circle - Run Run, Baby Run [MGM]
12:40 Velvelettes / Rita & The Tiaras - My Love Is Gone With The Wind [Dore]
14:40 Crowd - Happy Birthday Wigan Casino
15:09 Village Sounds - These Windows [Onyx]
17:50 Soul Generation / The Generation- Hold On [Mockingbird/Grapevine]
20:20 Lou Roberts - You Fooled Me [MGM]
22:40 Glories / Thrills - Show The Whole World Where It's At [Capitol]
24:44 Laura Greene / Diane Renay - Can't Help Loving That Man [D-Man]
26:34 Family Affair - Love Hustle [Pye (UK)]

Alan Rhodes standing in for Keith Minshull  EDIT listening again this 'might' be Dave Evison not Alan Rhodes? ... can anyone identify?
32:57 Ad Libs - New York In The Dark [AGP]
35:10 Belmonts - You're Like A Mystery [United Artists / Sabina (bootleg)]
37:35 Holly St. James - That's Not Love [ABC / Soul Fox (bootleg)]
39:54 Johnny Hendley - My Baby Came From Out Of Nowhere [Mutt & Jeff]
42:07 Mickey Moonshine / Paul Newman & The Xcaliburs - Ain't You Got A Heart [Mercury (UK)]
44:54 Paula Durante - If He Were Mine [GJM]
47:17 Prince & Princess - Stick Together  [Bell]
49:40 Cheryll Ann - I Can't Let Him [Patty]
52:00 Teddy Vann - Theme From Coloredman [Capitol]
53:40 Gerri Thomas - Look What I Got [World Artists]
56:10 Stemmons Express - Woman, Love Thief [Karma / Wand]
58:46 Donna King - Take Me Home [Hot-Line]
60:16 Newbeats - Don't Turn Me Loose [Hickory]

 

#3 Wigan Casino Live 5th Anniversary Sep 1978 #3 Russ Winstanley & Richard Searling
 

Russ Winstanley
00:00 Lesley Gore - You Know We're In Love [Mercury]
01:54 Dean Courtney - I'll Always Need You [RCA Victor]
04:00 Pallbearers - Music With Soul [Fontana]
06:05 Ambasssadors - Too Much Of A Good Thing [Pee Vee]
08:38 Mystic Moods - Astral Trip [Warner Bros. / Soundbird (reissue/bootleg)]
11:00 Mystic Moods / Libra - One Way Out Of This World / Apollo 11 [Ranwood]
13:30 Karen Young - Too Much Of A Good Thing [Major Minor (UK)]
16:20 Holly St. James - That's Not Love [ABC / Soul Fox (bootleg)]
18:27 Buckinghams - Don't You Care [Columbia]
20:38 Reflections - Like Adam & Eve [ABC-Paramount]
22:58 Johnny Hampton - Not My Girl [Dotty's]
24:54 Edward Hamilton - Baby Don't You Weep [Mary Jane]
27:37 Danny Monday - Baby Without You [Modern]
30:38 Deena Johnson - I'm A Sad Girl [Simpson]
32:30 Linda Elliot - Fell In Love With You Baby [Josie]
34:38 Dena Barnes - If You Ever Walk Out Of My Life [Inferno]
36:50 Ron Grainer - Theme From Joe 90 [Casino Classics]
38:57 Ral Donner ‎– Don't Let It Slip Away [Sunlight / Star Fire (bootleg)]
41:28 Lee Roye - Tears (Nothing But Tears) [Decca]
43:28 ???Unknown Male Vocalist - Baby Love? UPDATE Napoleon Jones - Lazy Love [Private Stock (UK)]
45:58 Lou Roberts - Ten To One [MGM]

Richard Searling
47:53 Betty Boo - Say It Isn't So [RCA Acetate / Grapevine]
50:50 Lou Roberts - You Fooled Me [MGM]
53:04 Christine Cooper / Vickie Baines - Country Girl [Parkway]
55:16 Tempos / Cobblestone - Love Me Like A Man / Trick Me, Treat Me [Mercury]
57:30 Paula Durante - If He Were Mine [GJM]

 

#4 Russ Winstanley - Wigan Casino Live 5th Anniversary Sep 1978 #4 Russ Winstanley

Russ Winstanley

00:00 Sue Lynne - Don't Pity Me [RCA Victor (UK)]
02:40 Detroit Shakers / Outsiders - Help Me / Lonely Man [Capitol / Counsel]
05:22 Dana Valery / Helen Shapiro - Stop Pretending / Stop And You Will Become Aware [Columbia UK)]
07:55 Mood-Mosaic - A Touch Of Velevet - A Sting Of Brass [Columbia (UK)]
11:08 Bobby Paris - I Walked Away
13:50 Eddie Foster / Frank Wilson - Do I Love You [In (bootleg) / Soul] aka Otis Clark - Indeed I Do
16:15 Yvonne Baker - You Didn't Say A Word [Parkway]
18:38 Ad Libs - New York In The Dark [AGS]
21:13 Tommy Bush - I Don't Like It (But I Love You) [Rika]
23:14 Charlie Gracie - He'll Never Love You Like I Do [Diamond / Stateside (UK)]
25:32 Dana Valery - You Don't Know Where Your Interest Lies [Columbia]
27:48 Ron Grainer - Theme From Joe 90 [Casino Classics (UK) (I think?]
30:11 Lou Roberts - Ten To One [MGM]
32:05 Stemmons Express - Woman, Love Thief [Karma / Wand]
34:32 Honey Bees - She Don't Deserve You [Fontana]
36:58 Bobby Paris - Night Owl
38:41 Sergio Mendes & Brasil '77 - Love Music [Bell]
41:32 Family Affair - Love Hustle [Pye (UK)]
44:58 Paul Anka - I Can't Help Loving You [RCA Victor]
47:36 Peggy March - If You Loved Me [RCA Victor]
50:07 Tobi Legend - Time Will Pass You By [Mala]
53:10 Carmel Strings - I Hear A Symphony [World Pacific LP]
55:30 Esko Affair - Salt And Pepper [Mercury]
57:59 Teddy Vann - Theme From Coloredman [Capitol]

Edited January 23, 20205 yr by Soulstrutter

Hi,

There were 2 versions going around of the record in the RS spot - Peter Jarett Run Run, Baby Run on MGM and Tommy James on Roulette, think RS played PJ version and the instumental is Libra - Appollo 11 on Ranwood, no idea what the other is, no doubt Mark Freeman will know!

Cheers

Excellent thanks for the share much appreciated 👍. 

Love Hustle was smashing it !!!

Remember the night well..... Fab times. 

Thanks for posting. 😀

Great stuff - You lot were soooo good at clapping! 

Len 

9 hours ago, Polyvelts said:

Love Hustle was smashing it !!!

Yes I think it was played 3 or 4 times on the night - written by Jackie Trent and Tony (New Faces) hatch!!!!

11 hours ago, SteveCee said:

Hi,

There were 2 versions going around of the record in the RS spot - Peter Jarett Run Run, Baby Run on MGM and Tommy James on Roulette, think RS played PJ version and the instumental is Libra - Appollo 11 on Ranwood, no idea what the other is, no doubt Mark Freeman will know!

Cheers

Thanks Steve - playlist updated - I did recocgnise it but couldn't for the life on me recall what it was called as I'm sure Russ announced the title as 'Out Of This World'.  A comment on this clip suggests that it was covered up as by Mystic Moods - One Way Out Of This World : which would make sense as he played Astral Trip directly before it.

 

Edited January 17, 20205 yr by Soulstrutter

Libra was covered as mystic moods remember that night well

Micky moonshine ain't you got a heart was infact Paul Newman & xcaliburs ain't you got a heart on UK Mercury 

The "unknown" is Peter Jarrett c/u as Velours!!

3 hours ago, Speedlimit said:

Micky moonshine ain't you got a heart was infact Paul Newman & xcaliburs ain't you got a heart on UK Mercury 

Cheers - I'll have to listen to it again - I 'assumed' it was Signs on UK Decca ... purely on the basis that it was c/u as Mickey Moonshine (also UK Decca)!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOh5dVpBfTc

 

13 minutes ago, Soulstrutter said:

Cheers - I'll have to listen to it again - I 'assumed' it was Signs on UK Decca ... purely on the basis that it was c/u as Mickey Moonshine (also UK Decca)!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOh5dVpBfTc

It was definitely Paul Newman as it was on my wants list at the time took me months to find out who it was 

2 minutes ago, Speedlimit said:

 

It was definitely Paul Newman as it was on my wants list at the time took me months to find out who it was 

Ok Thanks ... I've updated playlist accordingly as mine was a guess

Great recording by the way I had.my tape recorder nicked of top of the speakers that night good old days 

09:50 ??? Female Group ? - don't recognise

It's Peter Jarrett and The Fifth Circle- Run, Run, Baby, Run ( a Tommy James and the Shondells cut also from 1967).

1 hour ago, Speedlimit said:

Great recording by the way I had.my tape recorder nicked of top of the speakers that night good old days 

Luckily I never had that happen.  Sounds OK given the technology we had back then ... probably get better quality from a phone these days 🙂  captures the atmosphere especially for those who've never been (as per Len's comment).  I've got a few more from earlier which I might post from Wigan and St. Ives.  Unfortunately never got to Cleethorpes before it shut down but similar sounds played at St Ives.

14 minutes ago, Kenb said:

09:50 ??? Female Group ? - don't recognise

It's Peter Jarrett and The Fifth Circle- Run, Run, Baby, Run ( a Tommy James and the Shondells cut also from 1967).

Thanks - a few have pointed it out but I updated the wrong track!  There's just one left now in Russ's set tape #3 - male (poppy) vocal - title I would guess has Baby Love in it.

32 minutes ago, Soulstrutter said:

Luckily I never had that happen.  Sounds OK given the technology we had back then ... probably get better quality from a phone these days 🙂  captures the atmosphere especially for those who've never been (as per Len's comment).  I've got a few more from earlier which I might post from Wigan and St. Ives.  Unfortunately never got to Cleethorpes before it shut down but similar sounds played at St Ives.

You're absolutely right - I only saw the ‘back end’ of this era, but I saw enough (Head bands, wrist bands, white socks, & Karate Kicks) to get the ‘feel’ of what it really was about (Realize this was much later, but the scene was still full of people from that time)

Scary as hell to boot!

Incidentally, I forwarded this link to a mate from this era, and he said it bought a lump to his throat.

Thanks for posting. 

‘CLAP!’

Len 

... as long as it wasn't to his trousers 🤣 ... now that would be scary!!

I really enjoyed listening to that lot thank you for posting, Mark. 

Brilliant memories as i was there but haven't a clue to what was played so a great memory jerker. Cant believe the lack of clapping to Do I Love You😮

Had all my tapes nicked from my car in the car park of the Golden Garter in Wythenshawe while watching Edwin Starr. I was concerned about those than my car at the time, probably worth more than the car 😀

Tamala Lewis . Vickie Baines. Paula Durante.  😍

 

1 hour ago, Zed1 said:

Tamala Lewis . Vickie Baines. Paula Durante.  😍

 

Linda Elliott.  Johnny Hampton,  ❤

1 hour ago, Zed1 said:

Tamala Lewis . Vickie Baines. Paula Durante.  😍

 

Tamala Lewis... Best intro to any record !

15 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Linda Elliott.  Johnny Hampton,  ❤

Del Capris.  Gerri Thomas.❤  The list goes on

Bobby Paris -Goosebumps now and at that night as well 

18 minutes ago, jimmy mack said:

Bobby Paris -Goosebumps now and at that night as well 

Bobby Paris to me was always a Big production, Big Theatre, Big Venue Track. Just seems wrong today somehow when you see a few fat old pensioners shuffling around to it at local Soul.  

Edited January 17, 20205 yr by Zed1

19 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Del Capris.  Gerri Thomas.❤  The list goes on

Steady on Ste - you'll be telling us next Wigan played some decent Tracks. 🙄

Donna King, Johnny Hendley, Yvonne Vernee, Holly St James...still big sounds today but rarer than ever👏👏👏👏

Thanks for posting. A great set of tunes.

Just now, Frankie Crocker said:

Donna King, Johnny Hendley, Yvonne Vernee, Holly St James...still big sounds today but rarer than ever👏👏👏👏

Thanks for posting. A great set of tunes.

They where in my next post. 😁

1 minute ago, Winsford Soul said:

They where in my next post. 😁

I missed out Jimmy Burns...

John Leach.  Danny Monday ❤

Frank Dell. Ad Libs.❤. No more from me as I'm enjoying myself to much

Memories........

On 16/01/2020 at 23:01, Polyvelts said:

Love Hustle was smashing it !!!

Still remember when Black Echoes reviewed it and that week George Clinton was the guest reviewer and said he liked it and the BE Staff felt the need to insert a paragraph stating they had to explain to him who made it and where it was aimed, but even then he gave it a thumbs up!

Hand clapping 👏🏻 
60:02 Peggy March - If You Loved Me [RCA Victor]

Packed night - I went to Bisley the Friday night before and someone had a ticket who couldn’t go - deffo to much gear that weekend lol

Fantastic recording takes me right back. My c120s for that night got chewed up years ago I thought that I'd never hear them again 😀

9 hours ago, SteveCee said:

Still remember when Black Echoes reviewed it and that week George Clinton was the guest reviewer and said he liked it and the BE Staff felt the need to insert a paragraph stating they had to explain to him who made it and where it was aimed, but even then he gave it a thumbs up!

That’s a great story !

A great post and a tremendous antidote to the naysayers on the recent Casino top 50 thread who said Wigan had died the death by 1975 never to be the same again!

I had 3 tapes of this night given to me just after Wigan had closed and they were LIFE changing and set me on a path of collecting every record played at  wigan ,and led to my name Wiganer1,and the name of my business and now theres extra tracks not on mine,, absolutely  brilliant stuff ,,,that atmosphere -- spine tingling ….thanks for loading 

that baby love track - im pretty sure is reuben  bell ,,,

19 hours ago, Wiganer1 said:

that baby love track - im pretty sure is reuben  bell ,,,

I'm afraid not as his is a cover of Supremes hit ... unless there's another?  I was only guessing title was 'baby love'  - I know what it is now ... it's 'Lazy Love'   and found a version of it here by Napoleon Jones (a British white pop group feat.  David Christie (who had that 'nasty' Saddle Up' hit in 80s))... from 1975 ... but I'm not sure if this is the version Russ played though - can't quite here what he announced it as but suspect he covered it up anyway?: .. see if I can find anyone else daft enough to record it!!!!.

 

Edited January 20, 20205 yr by Soulstrutter

Not great is it..can imagine the faces in the record bar

1 hour ago, Wiganer1 said:

Not great is it..can imagine the faces in the record bar

Definitely not to my taste 🙂 

 

Not great is it..can imagine the faces in the record bar

Rest is.just fabulous

On 19/01/2020 at 20:55, Wiganer1 said:

I had 3 tapes of this night given to me just after Wigan had closed and they were LIFE changing and set me on a path of collecting every record played at  wigan ,and led to my name Wiganer1,and the name of my business and now theres extra tracks not on mine,, absolutely  brilliant stuff ,,,that atmosphere -- spine tingling ….thanks for loading 

Did you manage to collect every record played at Wigan? Sticking closely to the topic of the thread, would you say that the ‘best’ records brought the best out of the dancers at the Casino?

Hiya a few still elude me..but what a fantastic journey it's been....to sum.8 years of the good the bad and the ugly. But love em.all

On 20/01/2020 at 16:18, Soulstrutter said:

I'm afraid not as his is a cover of Supremes hit ... unless there's another?  I was only guessing title was 'baby love'  - I know what it is now ... it's 'Lazy Love'   and found a version of it here by Napoleon Jones (a British white pop group feat.  David Christie (who had that 'nasty' Saddle Up' hit in 80s))... from 1975 ... but I'm not sure if this is the version Russ played though - can't quite here what he announced it as but suspect he covered it up anyway?: .. see if I can find anyone else daft enough to record it!!!!.

 

christ 😲

8 minutes ago, Chalky said:

christ 😲

Jacques Pépino

French pop singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. 

1 hour ago, Chalky said:

christ 😲

No it wasn't him 😁 ... I knew who it was along along .... just couldn't bring myself to put it in the tracklist (only joking ... why would anyone remember that track? (or want to)