I've been asked to DJ at a (non-NS) friend's birthday party & am thinking of doing a 50 floorfillers from 50 years type set. I want to do it all off original (US or UK) vinyl (maybe the more recent stuff from CD) & I have a fair collection of 60s 70s 80s all genres. Unlike some people on here, I don't have £1,000s to spare! I'm not spending more than a fiver per item & ideally it will all either already be in my collection or will be available at a boot sale or charity shop.

So ....... this is what I have so far - suggestions please!!

1957 Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson

1958 Tears On My Pillow - Little Anthony & The Imperials

1959 C'mon Everybody - Eddie Cochrane

1960 Stay - Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs

1961 Blue Moon - Marcells

1962 Green Onions - Booker T & the MGs

1963 Can I Get A Witness - Marvin Gaye

1964 My Girl - The Temptations

1965 Roadrunner - Jr Walker & The Allstars

1966 This Old Heart of Mine - Isley Brothers

1967 Shake (live) - Otis Redding

1968 Dance to the Music - Sly & the Family Stone

1969 Higher and Higher - Jackie Wilson

1970 Band Of Gold - Freda Payne

1971 Theme From Shaft - Isaac Hayes

1972 Get On The Good Foot - James Brown .. or .. Superstition - Stevie Wonder

1973 Love Is Like An Itching In The Heart - The Supremes

1974 Summer Breeze - Isley Brothers

1975 Hold Back The Night - Trammps

1976 ?

1977 Baby Don't Change Your Mind - Gladys Knight & The Pips

1978 Money In My Pocket - Dennis Brown

1979 And The Beat Goes On - Whispers

1980 Celebration - Kool & the Gang

1981 Funkin for Jamaica - Tom Browne

1982 ?

1983 KC & the Sunshine Band - Give It Up

1984 ?

1985 ?

1986 ?

1987 ?

1988 ?

1989 ?

1990 ?

1991 ?

1992 ?

1993 ?

1994 ?

1995 ?

1996 ?

1997 ?

1998 ?

1999 ?

2000 ?

2001 ?

2002 ?

2003 ?

2004 ?

2005 ?

2006 ?

Edited March 12, 200718 yr by Funky Si

Blimey Si - that's quite ambitious mate.

I'll have a think later.

What about these:

1970 - Freda Payne - Band of Gold (p*ssed up wedding classic, which shouldnt be really played at weddings)

1975 - Trammps - Hold Back The Night

1978 - O'Jays - Use To Be My Girl

1979 - Whispers - And The Beat Goes On

1982 - Sunfire - Young Free & Single

1983 - Booker Newberry III - Love Town

1989 - Ten City - Thats The Way Love Is

1992 - Dina Carol - Aint No Man

Edited March 8, 200718 yr by John Reed

Trying to remember dates off the top of my head but I think these years are right- just some options

1970 Dave & Ansell Collins - Double barrell ( But I think Freda Payne would be a better choice)

1971 Detroit Emeralds- Feel the need in me

1972 O'jays- Love Train

1973 harold Melvin & Bluenotes- Love I Lost

1976 Archie Bell - Soul City Walk/ Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free

1977 Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves

1978 Dennis Brown - Money in my Pocket

Cheers

Manus

Edited March 8, 200718 yr by manus

Thanks for suggestions so far - I've edited a few in straight away - anything after about 1985 I'll have to lsiten to as I have hardly listened to new music for the last 20 years!

Green Onions is from '62...?

Green Onions is from '62...?

:fool: Oops - I was looking at my 67 re-release. Thanks bongolia.

1961 - Showman - I will Stand

1980 Kool and the Gang - Celebration

1983 Kc and the sunshine band - Give It Up that is all time anthem for me

1978 Len Boone - Love Won't Be Denied

1991 Candi Staton featuring the Source - You Got the Love

loads more but tried to make them more soul

2005 That's What Love Does - Vince Montana Jr. feat William Smoke Howard (PSW)

2 from 1974 that you should pick up for around a fiver if you haven't already got 'em....

Is That Anyway To Treat A Lady - Jimmy Lewis (Hotlanta)

Too Late - Tavares (Capitol)

Mary Jane Girls - All night long - 82 /83 is it.......?

Edited March 12, 200718 yr by Richard Bergman

Here's some suggestions (or at least what I'd have filled the gaps with):

1958 - Tears On My Pillow - Little Anthony & The Imperials

1960 - Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs

1961 - Blue Moon - The Marcells

1974 - Summer Breeze (Part 1) - Isley Bros

1977 - Baby Don't Change Your Mind - Gladys Knight & the Pips

1980 - Just Can't Give You Up - Mystic Merlin

2006 - Kirk Franklin - Lookin For You to me it's a great tune and one of the type you can imagine getting on Trevor Nelson's show where he don't play too many oldies but would say this is a monster on the Northern scene now.