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Just a late reminder that this Saturday 19th February sees a night of brilliant

music, at a brilliant venue.

Classic oldies as well as some of the underplayed oldies that should be played but never are, at Solid Hit Soul , Vivos 17 Watling St. London EC4 with guest DJ John Weston + residents Martin Thomson, Gene Robertson, Stuart Tyler &

Dave Greenhill.

Entry is a fiver & we are open 9pm-2am - Bank tube 2 minute walk as are all night buses & the City Thameslink is only a 5 minute stroll.

Hope to see you there

Dave 0797 1876661

www.solidhit.co.uk

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Guest Andy BB

You can have all the best records on earth but I keep trying to tell you lot, without Bingo you're not gonna be taken seriously!

I suppose I can have a night without it, I'll just do a double shift at Gala on Sunday. But you'll have to make it up to me with Gene Toones!

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I'm hoping to scrape together a few quid to get along there.

Does anyone know if there's any car parks nearby or parking restrictions, as it's almost impossible for me to get home on public transport otherwise!  beer.gif

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You can park in most of the streets around meters are free on Saturday night. We park on the other side of Cheapside in Gresham Street, usually very easy to park in and about five minutes walk from Vivo. Hope to see you later.

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A big thank you to Martin Thomson, Dave Greenhill, Stuart Tyler, Gene Robertson and John Weston for playing some great music last night. It was good to see Vivos buzzing......I look forward to the Prestatyn warm up on Wednesday 2nd March.

Martin

PS. Stuart, don't forget that tape and include Charles Sheffield "Voodoo"

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SHS will be our first soul night out since Soul In The City at the beginning of the month. We're looking forward to some decent music and seeing our friends. Sure we won't be disappointed. Hope to meet a few people from Soul Source.

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Good music, good company good evening. If you didnt make it - you dont know what you missed. Cant wait until April for the next one.

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Just a quick thank you to my mates who run it plus John Weston, great night with great music.

So nice to see so many of my friends there. So many records I wanted to dance to, and when you can't (hopefully temporary) it is very frustrating. Lesley had to restrain me when John played Good Times Bad Times, still I suppose you have to be sensible (a new thing for me, lol).

Looking forward to the next one, Mark Bicknell is the guest DJ.

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Thanks for coming all and thanks for the kind words, it was a relief to get it going properly at the third attempt and we really appreciate the support. Special thanks to John Weston for coming down and doing us proud.

As for playlists, well I also played an oldies set and I make no apologies for that as I felt it was appropriate at the time.

Not in order:

11pm-12am

Arabians- Take a chance on me (Le Mans)

Little Charles and the Sidewinders- It's a heartache (Decca)

Syl Johnson- Do you know what love is (Special Agent)

Chubby and the Turnpikes- I didn't try (Capitol)

Marv Johnson- Come on and stop (UA)

Kell Osborne- You can't outsmart a woman (Loma)

Kathy and the Calendars- Please don't go (Port)

Irma Thomas- What are you trying to do (Imperial)

Tammy Wayne- Have a good time (Boom)

Rick Nichols- I know the feeling ( Sound)

Johnny Robinson- Gone but not forgotten (Okeh)

Emmanuel Laskey- I've got to run for my life (Thelma)

Kenny Carlton- Lost and found (Blue Rock)

Willy McDougal- Don't turn away (Kinard)

Difosco- Sunshine love (Earthquake)

Betty Lloyd- I'm catching on (BSC)

Gracie Darnell- The bad guys (Ruth)

Athens Rogues- She could love me (Stop)

Explosive Dynamiks- Whole lotta loving (Lemco)

Karmello Brooks- Tell me baby (Milestone)

Bob and Fred- I'll be on my way (Big Mack)

Larry Santos- You got me where you want me (Evolution)

John Andrews- It's just love (UK Parlophone)

Duke and Leonard- Just do the best you can (Stomp Town)

Silky Hargreaves- Keep loving me (like you do)(Dearborn)

Marie Knight- That's no way to treat a girl (Musicor)

Some blinding tunes from the others and I'm sure other playlists will follow. whistling.gif

As Geoff said, next one is on Saturday April 16th with Mark Bicknell - and it'll be proper springtime by then- can't wait (on all counts!)

Martin

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Thanks for coming all and thanks for the kind words, it was a relief to get it going properly at the third attempt and we really appreciate the support. Special thanks to John Weston for coming down and doing us proud."

From small acorns Martin....Keep on keeping on!

You four guys play a great blend of records with a passion and integrity that has to be applauded. No holding back with big name guest DJs....Dave Rimmer, Arthur Fenn, John Weston and in two months time one of my favourites Mark Bicknell.

If you've been you know what I'm on about........if you haven't do your ears and hearts a favour and make a trip to Vivos in the City soon.

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Guest Stuart T

A big thank you to Martin Thomson, Dave Greenhill, Stuart Tyler, Gene Robertson and John Weston for playing some great music last night. It was good to see Vivos buzzing......I look forward to the Prestatyn warm up on Wednesday 2nd March.

Martin

PS. Stuart, don't forget that tape and include Charles Sheffield "Voodoo"

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Cheers Martin, the records are lined up ready to go on a tape for you. Will post a playlist tomorrow.

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Guest vinylvixen

Brilliant night on Saturday. Well worth braving the sub zero temperatures for. John Weston did an excellent set as did everyone else. Definately going to see Mark Bicknell on the decks.........Jo
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Guest Stuart T

Playlist from me, pretty sure this is in the wrong order but the bits I think are wrong are probably right:

Young Jesse - You Were Meant for Me - Mercury

Debonairs - Please Come Back Baby - Soul Click

Sebastian Williams - Too Much - Sound Of Soul

Bobby Whitlock - And I Love Her - Hip

Ruby - Feminine Ingenuity - Golden Token

September Jones - I'm Coming Home - Kapp

Trends - Thanks For A Little Lovin' - ABC

Allen Sisters - Downtown Crowd - Quality

Frank Foster - Harlem Rumble - Triode

Gary Dean - You Can Say - Young

Jimmy Wallace - I'll Be Back - Alpha

Montclairs - Hey You - Arch

Chrysler & Monarchs Band - I'm Not Gonna Lose You - JE Jody

Pearls - Shooting High - Lamp

Brown Bombers & The Soul Partners - Wait For Me - Amazing

Liz Lands - Midnight Johnny - Jobete Acetate

Sammy Ambrose - Welcome To Dreamsville - Musicor

Sidney Barnes - I Hurt On The Other Side - Blue Cat

Appreciations - I Can't Hide It - Aware

Charades - Key To My Happiness - MGM

Delites - Lover - Cuppy

Lonnie Russ - Say Girl - Kerwood

Gene Toones - What more Do You Want - Simco

Sam Williams - Love Slipped Through My Fingers - Towers

Mary Wheeler & The Knights - I Feel In My Heart - Atom

Thanks to everyone who came for their support, I hope that you enjoyed it and will be back, and I really hope to see some more of you next time. :D (that includes you Janine, for a start).

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Here's John Weston's playlist for the night..........

JOHN WESTON'S PLAYLIST AT SOLID HIT SOUL - 19th FEBRUARY 2005 (12-1am)

DREAM TEAM: I'm Not Satisfied (Gregory)

ZENOBIA BONNER: All Alone (Accident)

LIL GRAY: Are You Fooling (Jerma)

VINCE APOLLO: Can't Turn My Back (Pentagon)

THE LOVERS: Without A Doubt (Frantic)

ARTHUR FREEMAN: You Got Me Uptight (Jumbo)

JUST BROTHERS: Carlena (Garrison)

MARTHA STARR: Love Is The Only Solution (Thelma)

ROSE BATISTE: Someday (Thelma)

SANDY HOLLIS: I'm Tempted (Big Wheel)

THE MATADORS: Say Yes Baby (Chavis)

SHIRLEY EDWARDS: Dream My Heart (Shrine)

ANITA ANDERSON: Secretly (Contact)

THE DYNAMIC THREE: You Said Yeah (Del Val)

ANNA KING: Mama's Got A Bag Of Her Own (End)

MARION JAMES: That's My Man (Excello)

FRANKIE & THE DAMONS: Man From Soul (JCP)

THE EMBERS: Beware Of Love (EEE)

CHARLES SPURLING: She Cried Just A Minute (King)

THE VANGUARDS: Good Times Bad Times (Lamp)

RAVIN WILDROOT: Can't Take It No More (New Faces 69)

FOUR PROS: Everybody's Got Some Soul (Carla)

E.J. & THE ECHOES: You're Gonna Hurt (Diamond Jim)

SHARON McMAHON: Got To Find Another Guy (Karen)

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..and here's mine!!

GENE ROBERTSON'S PLAYLIST AT SOLID HIT SOUL - 19th FEBRUARY 2005 (9-10pm)

THE 'Q': That's The Way (Hound)

THE PRECISIONS: Why Girl (Drew)

THE INTENSIONS: I Love You (Blue Light)

THE PERFECTIONS: So Lonely (Big "B")

SOULMASTERS: I'll Be Waiting Here (Raven)

BOBBY DAY: Don't Leave Me Hanging On A String (Class)

THE ELCTRODES: Go Away (Fran)

THE INTENTIONS: I'm Losin' Your Love (Up Tight)

THE AMBASSADORS: Too Much Of A Good Thing (Pee Vee)

SUMMITS: Sophisticated Lady (La Salle)

THE CHANDELIERS: Stop Dragging My Heart Around (Loadstone)

THE MODS: Dry My Eyes (Fona)

DAVID & RUBEN: (I Love Her So Much) It Hurts Me (Rampart)

THE LOST SOUL: A Secret Of Mine (Raven)

THE MAGNIFICENT MEN: All Your Lovin's Gone To My Head (Capitol)

THE INVITATIONS: Watch Out Little Girl (MGM)

SHAWN ROBINSON: My Dear Heart (Minit)

L. ALLEN: Can't We Talk It Over (Green Dolphin)

THE CHAUMONTS: Now You've Gone (Bay Sound)

EDDIE FOSTER: I Never Knew (In)

THE EDSELS: If Your Pillow Could Talk (Capitol)

LOU ROBERTS & THE MARKS: You Fooled Me (MGM)

MACK RICE: Baby I'm Coming Home (Lu Pine)

GOSPEL CLASSICS: More Love, That's What We Need (UK Chess)

SILKY HARGRAVES: Hurt By Love (D-Town)

THE ADMIRATIONS: Heaven Is In Your Arms (Paree)

CAROL & GERRI: How Can I Ever Find The Way (MGM)

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Hang on a second, i ain't got any good records left anymore, how am i gonna match the above playlists...oh well i'll just bring me bootlegs..lol

See you in April....roll back the carpets Daddy's in town.

Regards and really looking forward to coming down.

Regards - Mark Bicknell.

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I hope you've still got Rufus Wood in your play box...........

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Thanks to everyone for your positive comments, a great night & looking forward to April 16th

Cheers Mark, looking forward to having you down for 16th

All the best Dave G

For those who didn't make it, here's a short summing up of the night with my playlist on the end. Apologies in advance, not sure on cross posting but I did post this on RSF.

After the poor attendance at Decembers Solid Hit we were a tad apprehensive

about this one but despite missing a lot of faces that you would normally expect at a London event Solid Hit Soul Club certainly hit the spot on Saturday. Fairly low numbers early on & most missed an excellent spot from Gene Robertson playing a mix of well known but not particularly obvious stuff with quite a few semi knowns thrown in with Trickster & Co on the floor early on. Stuart Tyler was on next, again playing a mix of semi knowns, unknowns & his alternate mix acetate of Midnight Johnnie. Stuarts plays were the absolute dogs dangley bits & why he doesn’t get a lot more bookings is beyond me.(although I’ve heard he’s big in Gothenburg :lol: ) Martin was next up, fresh from the Dundee night last week & as always he played a great mix of current nighter plays + a brilliant selection of well known oldies & semi knowns. Time for our guest for the night, a very sober JohnWeston & what a set he played. Maybe I need to get out a bit more but a lot of what he played I didn’t know (brilliant set John, thanks)& all the while the dance floor was heaving.

Of course what is semi known to some people is a “everyone knows that

one surely” to others but I have called them semi knowns because of the constant stream of people to the decks asking what particular records were!

I was on last and played a set of well known oldies to send everyone home happy(hopefully). Mis placed some in my box so not a full list but most are here.

Gotta say a huge thanks to everyone who turned up, especially those who had travelled distances & those who had left other events to come to us, cheers everyone, a brilliant night & hopefully see you all back on the 16th April

when our guest will be Mark Bicknell.

Here’s my last hour of oldies, thanks again.

Solid Hit Soul Club 19/2/05 1am - 2am

Frances Nero Keep on loving me

Patrice Holloway Ecstasy

Showmen Our love will grow

Al Apollo I’m walking

Timi Yuro I ain’t gonna cry no more

Bill Horton I wanna know

Johnny Howard The chase is on

Dee Dee Warwick Don’t you ever give up on me

Don & Ron I’m so so sorry

Lenny Curtis Nothing can help you now

Geno Washington Like my baby

Valentinos Sweeter than the day before

Gloria Parker The best thing for you baby

Lonnie Lestor You can’t go

Earl Grant Hide nor hair

Herbert Hunter I was born to love you

Lou Courtney I watched you slowly slip away

Fenways The fight

Carol Anderson Taking my mind off love

Ideals Mighty lover

Donald Jenkins Somebody help me

& the bastard bar staff turned the speakers off during the Ideals but the monitor behind the decks played on & so did I for one last one!

Dave Greenhill

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