Been waiting to do this thread for ages so here it is.

Rotherhams Clifton Hall, IMO the best nighter ever, the characters, the memories, the dj's but most importantly the music.

Gonna kick it off with what was my favorite record then & after all these years still is.

Have fun

There's not just 'one' though Steve is there?

The sheer volume of class records broken and played at Clifton Hall was Breathtaking... and the playlist pretty much fed the rest of the Northern 'AND' modern scenes for the entire decade.

Sean

Decade?still is;ty karim,jan jones,charles johnson,tyrone barkley,etc etc,all still getting plays.

Get Well Soon

You Taught Me How To Love

Never Should Have Walked Away

Warm And Gentle Explosion

Nobody ever Said..........

If You Need Love

Wish our Love Could Last Forever

What does The Future hold

New Love

I Was Born To Love You

Dancing A Hole In The World

On Broadway

Stone Crush On You

Champagne Shing A Ling

Am I Grooving You

Sweet Sweet Baby

You Can Win - bileo - mtu watts city

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Top order.

Massive for Poke & now it's mine all mine.

Richie Parker - Just Like The Weather

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Edited January 25, 200718 yr by CUNNIE

Not the full clip

https://www.raresoulman.co.uk/rarest-of-the-rare/53

Sh*t. That didn't work. Anyway, its th Penetrations " Champagne Shing A Ling "

Edited January 25, 200718 yr by SteveM

you taught me how to love - tommy tate - sundance

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Remember when most of us where there to dance,you would have to use a whip to get to dance to tunes like this now,not me obviously. dance on!!

Edited January 25, 200718 yr by ken

Mighty Body - leon bryant - de lite

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keys to the city - omni - fountain

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One of my fave`s.

never had a love so good - charles johnson -

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Last one from me.

any more 60s tracks that were big/broke at Clifton Hall.... all seems to be 70s/80s from the soundfiles (bar the odd one)

any more 60s tracks that were big/broke at Clifton Hall.... all seems to be 70s/80s from the soundfiles (bar the odd one)

Suprised nobodys put any up yet Joe.

Thought we might have seen some of the stuff Gary Rushbrooke & Pat Brady used to play.

Watcha gonna do - combinations - kellmac

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1st spun at Wigan i think but came into it's own at Clifton. Covered up as The Chessmen.

No Second Chance - deadbeats -

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Mentioned earlier by Ken.

Suprised nobodys put any up yet Joe.

Thought we might have seen some of the stuff Gary Rushbrooke & Pat Brady used to play.

At the time Gary would have been playing,

Four Tracks, Elbie Parker, Kenny Wells, Imaginations etc....

At the time Gary would have been playing,

Four Tracks, Elbie Parker, Kenny Wells, Imaginations etc....

No they`re all Stafford records i know i wasnt there

At the time Gary would have been playing,

Four Tracks, Elbie Parker, Kenny Wells, Imaginations etc....

Frankie Karl !

Wasn't the Four Tracks a bit later ?

Anyone remember 'In and out of love' by the superbs and 'Have some Sympathy' Dustin Wilson, remember them both getting spun at Clifton. Soundfile anyone ??? Rob

Anyone remember 'In and out of love' by the superbs and 'Have some Sympathy' Dustin Wilson, remember them both getting spun at Clifton. Soundfile anyone ??? Rob

Love Dustin Wilson,got one somewhere.

Anyone remember 'In and out of love' by the superbs and 'Have some Sympathy' Dustin Wilson, remember them both getting spun at Clifton. Soundfile anyone ??? Rob

I used to play the Superbs and everybody played Dustin Wilson. Both great records

I used to play the Superbs and everybody played Dustin Wilson. Both great records

Well play it again one more time for me steve cos I sold my copy many years ago and I tell you - its been sorely missed !!!

Well play it again one more time for me steve cos I sold my copy many years ago and I tell you - its been sorely missed !!!

So did I and I've had no luck trying to get another either

At the time Gary would have been playing,

Four Tracks, Elbie Parker, Kenny Wells, Imaginations etc....

Timothy Wilson AKA The Admirations, The Creations "Just remember me".

Good thread!

Sean - you've mentioned before on here "Did CH ever really exist"? I can't believe that not that many people appear to recall - it was absolutely awesome! Fantastic music - DJ's, spine chilling atmosphere, packed to the rafters with (mainly) lovely people. Wonderful times. We used to head up to Rotherham and meet everyone in the Charters Arms hostelry - I think it was the Charters Arms. We'd always stop at a small chippie at Tickhill - they did some reet good Yorkshire Fish Cakes.

Seems like I'm a bit late with recalling some of the tracks - and I've not read all of the threads, and I'm crap anyway cos I spent all my time on the dancefloor - fit as a butchers dog, I'm now fat as a...........!

Anyway I know DayBreak was already big at Wigan - but still a big CH tune for me, Pretenders - Just Be Yourself, and what was that track Don't Play your Games - was that a Poke tune or did you spin it Sean?

Pete

and what was that track Don't Play your Games - was that a Poke tune or did you spin it Sean?

Annis - Don't play your games, UK only i think.

So did I and I've had no luck trying to get another either

Plenty of the boots around Steve only reason i have mine is cause i could never sell it,another record that suffered at the hands of the booters,and if i could it probberly woudnt make its true worth,when i find it i`ll post it up.

Annis - Don't play your games, UK only i think.

Cheers Simon - thats the one!

Cheers Simon - thats the one!

I still have a copy somewhere if you want an mp3 ?

I still have a copy somewhere if you want an mp3 ?

That would be cool mate - cheers!

Peter

Have Some Sympathy - dustin wilson - judus

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As requested.

TOP VENUE ONE I WILL NEVER FORGET HAD SOME GREAT NIGHTS THERE, TRAIN FROM NEWARK TO DONCASTER THEN BUS FROM DONCASTER TO ROTHERHAM FOR 10p

ALLAN HARRIS GET READY

CODY MARSHALL THE THOUGHT OF LOVING YOU PIERRE HUNT C/U

MIKE JEMISON YOU'LL NEVER GET MY LOVE MEN IN THE MOON C/U

ALL STILL IN THE BOX UPSTAIRES, MR SEARLING DID HAVE SOME MONSTER TUNES, NO1 AT THE TIME IMO.

Good thread!

Sean - you've mentioned before on here "Did CH ever really exist"? I can't believe that not that many people appear to recall - it was absolutely awesome! Fantastic music - DJ's, spine chilling atmosphere, packed to the rafters with (mainly) lovely people. Wonderful times. We used to head up to Rotherham and meet everyone in the Charters Arms hostelry - I think it was the Charters Arms. We'd always stop at a small chippie at Tickhill - they did some reet good Yorkshire Fish Cakes.

Seems like I'm a bit late with recalling some of the tracks - and I've not read all of the threads, and I'm crap anyway cos I spent all my time on the dancefloor - fit as a butchers dog, I'm now fat as a...........!

Anyway I know DayBreak was already big at Wigan - but still a big CH tune for me, Pretenders - Just Be Yourself, and what was that track Don't Play your Games - was that a Poke tune or did you spin it Sean?

Pete

Hi Pete,

I must admit... it was me .

Poke never had it.

It was a Steve Croft reccomendation and I played it at Clifton Hall.

Later, at Cleethorpes, both Steve and I played it along with some of the other lads.

Not my fave record, but it seemed so right at the time.

It was always quite rare, even then, 25 years ago, so gawd knows how difficult it would be to pick one up nowadays.

Am more attached to (and content with) more of the other tracks I played... much than Annis, to be honest.

But it was fun, nontheless!

Tickhill Chips and a cake. Charter Arms. Followed by Clifton Hall.

Sounds like heaven!

Sean

Dance - jimmie green - string

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Nice one. Good funky "modern soul" just as I remembered. Don't see it for sale very often.

Sean comprehensive list has got my brain into gear.

Al Johnson "It's not too late", don't think this has been mentioned. Played by Poke?

Patches "I'm gonna make this world a better place"

"Am I grooving you" can't remember who sang it due to hangover.

"A little extra stroke" George Jackson?

Regards

Alan

Nice one. Good funky "modern soul" just as I remembered. Don't see it for sale very often.

Sean comprehensive list has got my brain into gear.

Al Johnson "It's not too late", don't think this has been mentioned. Played by Poke?

Patches "I'm gonna make this world a better place"

"Am I grooving you" can't remember who sang it due to hangover.

"A little extra stroke" George Jackson?

Regards

Alan

Hi Alan

Good thinking mate...

Al Johnson "It's not too late"....................... Definitely played by Me! (I don't recall Poke playing it, but he may have done).

Patches "I'm gonna make this world a better place"............... Bought from Sam. Played by Me

"Am I grooving you" .........................Chuck Simmons. Played by Poke and then Me (and prob Steve M).

"A little extra stroke" George Jackson................. Bought from sam. Played by Me... and I think Richard?

Also... just remembered Donny Gerard "He's Always Somewhere Around" my old Milt Matthews C/Up that I used to always play right after Al Johnson.

Tasty!

Keep 'em coming Alan

Sean

BTW

You coming to Rotherham tomorrow night?

Memory jogger, some of the 70's & 80's player around the CH era:

DAVID EMMANUEL - GIVING UP ON LOVE

CUT GLASS - ALIVE WITH LOVE

GREG DIAMOND - BRING BACK YOUR LOVE

PURPLE REIGN - YOU GAVE ME SOMEBODY TO LOVE

BILLY PRESTON & SYREETA - GO FOR IT

STEPHANIE MILLS - YOU CAN GET OVER

BOBBY JONZ - WIN YOUR LOVE

HORIZON - THEY DON'T MAKE EM LIKE YOU

FREDDIE WATERS - JUST ENOUGH TO KEEP ME COOL

WAYNE GOODMAN & BROWN - GAMBLED ON YOUR LOVE

WINSTON HEWIT - FEELIN GOOD

YOUNG DEVINES - AIN'T THAT SHARP

SIDNEY BLUE - COUNT THE WAYS

FRANKIE KARL - DON'T SLEEP TOO LONG

DEEP SOUTH DANCE BAND - DON'T IT MAKE YOU FEL GOOD

SOLID GOLD REVUE - SHE'S SO GOOD

LANDSLIDE - WRONG SO LONG

JACK SASS BAND - WHERE IS THE LOVE

PAUL THOMPSON - SPECIAL KING OF WOMAN

"FOREVER TOGETHER" ? WATCH TOWER 1,2,3 KIND OF LOVE?

YOUNG DEVINES - DEEP IN YOUR HEART

MELBA MOORE - LET'S STAND TOGETHER

NOTABLES - MIDNIGHT SERENADE?

DRAMATICS - I CAN'T STAND IT

MOODY SCOTT - MY LOVELY LADY

BETTY WRIGHT - GIVE A SMILE

LEROY BURGESS - HEARTBREAKER

MARLENE SHAW - I JUST WANT THIS FEELING LAST

FOUR TOPS - LET ME SET YOU FREE

DELLS - DON'T WANT NOBODY

UJIMA - I'M NOT READY

SIDNEY JO QUALLS - I DON'T DO THIS

BROTHERS BY CHOICE - GIRL I NEED YOU TOO

KAYLAN - JUST LET ME LOVE YOU

YOUNG & CO - LOVE ME ALL NIGHT

NICKY NEWARKER - WOMAN

WHISPERING SHADOW - STOP THE WORLD

CHUCK STRONG - LOVE & HAPPINESS

BELOYD - GET INTO YOUR LIFE

ATLANTIC STAR - CIRCLES

JEFFREY OSBORNE - DON'T YOU GET SO MAD

JERRY KNIGHT - OVERNIGHT SENSATION

HOWARD JOHNSON - KEEPIN' LOVE NEW

SKIP MAHONEY - RUNNING AWAY FROM LOVE

GREG PERRY - IT TAKES HEART

CHARLES JOHNSON - NEVER HAD A LOVE SO GOOD

LEW KIRTON - HEAVEN IN THE AFTERNOON

CECIL LYDE - I'LL MAKE IT ON MY OWN

POCKETS - CATCH ME

BOBBY WOMACK - HOW COULD YOU BREAK MY HEART

GENE PAGE - LOVE STARTS AFTER DARK

MANDRILL - MY KIND OF GIRL

PHYLLIS HYMEN - UNDER YOUR SPELL

CATE BROS - WHERE CAN WE GO

LARRY WU - LET ME SHOW YOU

BROTHER GILMORE - I FEEL A SONG

YVETTE CASON - CASH PLAY

FELIX CAVALERE - NEVER FELT LOVE BEFORE

GARFIELD FLEMMING - DON'T SEND ME AWAY

BOOGIE MAN ORCH - LADY LADY LADY

AL MASON - GOOD LOVIN'

HIGH FASHION - HOLD ON

TOMMI JOHNSON - SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE

LUST - I LIKE SPENDING MY TIME WITH YOU

CAMEO - FIND MY WAY

POCKETS - COME GO WITH ME

RONNIE DYSON - LADY IN RED

PATTERSON TWINS - GONNA FIND A TRUE LOVE

IVAN NEVILLE - DANCE YOUR BLUES AWAY

RONN MATLOCK - YOU GOT THE BEST OF ME

DAVID SEA - NIGHT AFTER NIGHT

EARL WHITE JR - VERY SPECIAL GIRL

CHARLES JOHNSON - DON'T LOSE THE GROOVE

KING TUTT - KEEP ON

ULYDE DE VANCE - MY ROOM IS DARK & EMPTY

NATHAN MCKINNEY - VERY SPECIAL LADY

TRUTH - COMING HOME

BILL - SPACE LADY

TONY FOX - GIVE IT ALL UP TONIGHT

SMOKE CITY - LOTS OF LOVE

GEORGE DUKE - I WANT YOU FOR MYSELF

HEYWOOD CASH - GIVE IT UP

LOU COURTNEY - DON'T NEED NOBODY ELSE

LOU RAWLS - STOP ME FROM STARTING

STANLEY CLARKE - STRAIGHT TO THE TOP

BOBBY JONZ - I THOUGHT YOU WERE LOVING ME

MAD LADS - YOU BLEW IT

FANTASTIC SHAKERS - THE BIGGEST MISTAKE

LEON WARE - WHAT'S YOUR NAME

LARRY BROWN - BREAKING TRAINING

OMNI - KEYS TO THE CITY

KING TUTT - YOU'VE GOT ME HUNG UP

CINDIE HARRIS - DANCE ME SWING ME

SIR HENRY IVY - HE LEFT YOU STANDING THERE

ARNOLD BLAIR - TRYING TO GET NEXT TO YOU

BLUE NOTES - STANDING BY YOU GIRL

UNIVERSAL LOVE - IT'S YOU GIRL

SWISS MOVEMENT - I WISH OUR LOVE WOULD LAST FOREVER

21ST CREATION - TAILGATE

LARRY WEDGEWORTH - NO MORE GAMES

LOVELL WEBB - SOMEBODY LEAD YOU WRONG

JOHNNY BRISTOL - LOVE NO LONGER HAS A HOLD

GEORGE JACKSON - A LITTLE EXTRA STOKE

RAHMLEE - HEARTBREAKER

LUCKY DAVIS - IT'S NOT WHERE YOU START

OSCAR PERRY - WIND ME UP

RIDE OUT - SOMEONE SPECIAL

GEATER - BREATH TAKING GIRL

PRINCE PHILLIP MITCHELL - - IN HER OWN WAY

DEEP SOUTH DANCE - DON'T IT MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD

JEFF SMITH - THE HIDDEN SECRET

MARVA HICKS - LOOKING OVER MY SHOULDER

SHO-NUFF - HOLD ON FOR LOVE

AMBERS - DON'T GO

FAMILY OF EVE - I WANT TO BE LOVED BY YOU

ESSENCE OF LOVE - I WANT TO SHARE MY LOVE WITH YOU

LARRY DEE - IT'S NO WONDER

BOBBY CUTCHINS - I DID IT AGAIN

MIND & MATTER - I'M UNDER YOUR SPELL

LATIMORE - THERE'S NO LIMIT TO MY LOVE

RUBY WILSON - THE FEELING'S STILL THERE

JOE SIMON - ALONE AT LAST

TONY CHAMBERS - STAY CALM BE COOL & THINK

CHUCK SIMMONS - AM I GROOVING YOU

CHARLES SHERRELL - THINGS THAT YOU DO FOR LOVE

SPLIT DECISION BAND - WATCHING OUT

YOUNG DEVINES - DEEP IN YOUR HEART

MARVELL LOVE - DON'T BREAK THAT RULE

HIGH FREQUENCY - SUMMERTIME

YOUNG DIVINES - AIN'T THAT SHARP

KESHA WRIGHT - LOVE DON'T LET GO

BUDDY TURNER - YOU'RE WHAT'S MISSING IN MY LIFE

TYRONE DAVIS - I FOUND MYSELF WHEN I LOST YOU

WINFIELD PARKER - I WANNA BE WITH YOU

BLACK IVORY - YOU ARE MY LOVER

DAYBREAK - I NEED LOVE

MAURICE JACKSON - TRUE LOVE IS YOU

FIRST CLASS - CANDY

OSCAR PERRY - I GOT WHAT YOU NEED

JEAN CARN - IF YOU WANT TO GO BACK

MORRIS - CAN WE MELT THE ICE

ALTON MCCLAIN - IT MUST BE LOVE

CLAY HUNT - KEEP ME ON FIRE

PETE WARNER - I JUST WANT TO SPEND MY LIFE WITH YOU

GERALD MALLORY - LAY IT DOWN ON ME

KUMANO - I'LL CRY FOR YOU

LAX - ALL MY LOVE

CREATORS - JUST YOU AND ME

GLEN JONES - I AM SOMEBODY

DAVID MARTIN - YOU'RE MIGHT RIGHT

TOLBERT - LUCKY MAN

FLIGHT - PLAYING YOUR GAMES

MOTHER FOX - FALLEN INTO LOVE

RICK SHEPPARD - JUST YOU AND ME

SOROKAS - GENTLE TOUCH

J. BLACKFOOT - TAXI

BUSTA JONES - JUST A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING

BARBARA PENNINGTON - TWENTY-FOUR HOURS A DAY

IMAGE - WE'RE MOVING

DREAM LOVERS - YOU GAVE ME SOMEBODY TO LOVE

VEDA - WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT

INTRIGUE - FLY GIRL

MIKE & BILL - WHERE DO I STAND

Don't play your games - annis - g.t.o. u.k.

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Hi Alan

Good thinking mate...

Al Johnson "It's not too late"....................... Definitely played by Me! (I don't recall Poke playing it, but he may have done).

Patches "I'm gonna make this world a better place"............... Bought from Sam. Played by Me

"Am I grooving you" .........................Chuck Simmons. Played by Poke and then Me (and prob Steve M).

"A little extra stroke" George Jackson................. Bought from sam. Played by Me... and I think Richard?

Also... just remembered Donny Gerard "He's Always Somewhere Around" my old Milt Matthews C/Up that I used to always play right after Al Johnson.

Tasty!

Keep 'em coming Alan

Sean

BTW

You coming to Rotherham tomorrow night?

Simon's just posted an ever longer list, some corkers on this. Although I'm not entirely convinced that there all bone fide CH spins. Can't remember Anorld Blair being played and a few fall into Cleethorpes mark 2/Bradford category or maybe not, I'm getting confused. The passage of time and all that.

Charles Sherrel was massive. Not heard this in years.

Esquires "what good is music" Its a bit pony.

Charles Mann "Sho nuff no funky stuff"

Prince Phillip Mitchell "one on one"

Laura Lee's version of "Your song"

Frankie Saunders "take another look"

Cognac "How high" spin for Crofty?

Rufus and Chaka "Any love" I'm sure that was massive or was it at Bradford.

Back to the 60s

Trade Martin "you know what I like" Big for Richard.

As was The Q "thats the way its gonna be".

My favourite is Jimmy Bo Horne's "If you want my love" can't remember the cover up name but was massive. I did hear that Colin Curtis had played it a few times at Blackpool back in the day. A stunning record that I never got fed up of hearing.

I feel that I should go tomorrow but I'm not. Still recovering from my gig last night. No doubt see you at Tats 50th.

Regards

Alan

Have Some Sympathy - dustin wilson - judus

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Edited January 26, 200718 yr by Russ Vickers

Massive for Poke & now it's mine all mine.

Richie Parker - Just Like The Weather

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Information on this pleassssssssse, went to CH but was not what you would call a regular, must have missed this ????. Lurve this too.

Russ

Okay been trying to get to this one, not sure it was the best all nighter ever but it was one of them, probably one I grew up at more and one started to find new friends from South of border and travelling regularly, for me Gary R was still king but it certainly opened my eyes to soul of all eras (mind you only 3 decades around then, so easier to call 70's/80's modern ) Used to travel regularly on my own, went to a pub before it, cant remember the name but remember the outside loos with eye level windows!! Scary looking people till I realised that most of them were going to nighter after, horrrendous train journey from Edinburgh (via Manchester seem to remember) and as bad back, but that was all the fun!! Great crowd, Morecambe crowd becoming my buddies, first sight of that crab dance style that Mr Banks has now made his own. About the 60's as am struggling to remember many other than those posted so dug around, sure may get shot down but did Dave Withers not DJ at early ones, hope so as first 2 are via him, tried to find a few not mentioned yet.

Happy days, so head above the parapet with the first couple

My Love Is Gone - shadows - usa

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Convinced played by Mr Withers in early days, any of you older and wiser heads confirm/shoot me down!!

Don't play your games - annis - g.t.o. u.k.

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Used to love this 1 can't remember who played it ?

but seen mark etheridge shuffle his feet to this on a few occasions

Edited January 26, 200718 yr by realsoulfan

When You Are Alone - buddy connor - break through

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Again sure I heard this here by Mr W (an unsung hero for this type of stuff) or was it at a SAS do in Manchester Tiffanies about 3 years later?? Answers on a postcard

Keep 'em coming Alan

Look At Me Look At Me - vernon greene - minit

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A couple of Gary R ones before I move up the decades too, again not 100% sure, about 87.3% sure if that helps justify this!!

Keep 'em coming Alan

Pierre Hunt "the thought of loving you"

George Blackwell "Time will tell" aka Raymond Tucker "I tried to make you love me" a bit Elvis but thats never put me off.

Back to Bob Dylan on radio 6. He played Laura Lee "Wedlock is a padlock" now that is a good record.

Regards

Alan

Evening Mr Darker, hope you are well PM me your email as have been meaning to get in touch for ages.

I assume you mean Rayford Tucker, if you remind me of label (yellow with a picture if I remember it) I will go and find it and upload it!!

Can someone tell me if sound clips I am putting up are working, I am getting strange message about cannot find file and my soundcard is knackered so I can't check!

Cheers

Jock

Information on this pleassssssssse, went to CH but was not what you would call a regular, must have missed this ????. Lurve this too.

Russ

Last time I saw it was 20 years ago when Richard Broughton had it, so apologies if mistaken, but I remember it as a 10" HDH studio acetate of an unrelease track. I can't remember if it was credited to Richie Parker on it's label.

Evening Mr Darker, hope you are well PM me your email as have been meaning to get in touch for ages.

I assume you mean Rayford Tucker, if you remind me of label (yellow with a picture if I remember it) I will go and find it and upload it!!

Can someone tell me if sound clips I am putting up are working, I am getting strange message about cannot find file and my soundcard is knackered so I can't check!

Cheers

Jock

A ok Jokc.

Don't Hold Back - monticellos - red cap

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Again only 92.3% Mr R played this at CH, certainly played it in Scotland 1983 so that would date it around right, normally go for other side but this sounds great now!

Diamond Ring - billy nichols - west end

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Great disco label produces great funky stomper, makes Joseph Webster sound very namby pamby, played at Wigan first but used to get my juices flowing at CH

Dont You Want A Man Like Me - charles beverley - vanessa

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Not listened to this for years, sounds fantastic now, bought this on that great balcony at Clifton hall where Tim A used to sell records.