Posted June 30, 200817 yr Hi Max/Soulies From your vast knowledge,could you please suggest what you would regard as five top all time classics from the days of The Catacombs. And all you very knowledgeable soulies,what do you reckon to the same at Wigan barring the 3 before 8 Ian Edwards
June 30, 200817 yr Hi Max/Soulies From your vast knowledge,could you please suggest what you would regard as five top all time classics from the days of The Catacombs. And all you very knowledgeable soulies,what do you reckon to the same at Wigan barring the 3 before 8 Ian Edwards HI IAN, HOW HARD IS THAT MATE!! WELL HERE'S FIVE FOR YOU BOBBY GARRETT MY LITTLE GIRL THE 1ST RECORD I PLAYED AT THE "CATS" MAJOR LANCE YOU DON'T WANT ME NO MORE DENA BARNES IF YOU EVER WALK OUT OF MY LIFE SUPERLATIVES I STILL LOVE YOU WALTER JACKSON WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE LAST RECORD TO BE PLAYED AT THE "CATS" HOPE THAT HELPS MATE!! YOU'LL HAVE TO ASK A WIGANITE ABOUT WHAT THEY WOULD CHOOSE!! MAX.. TRY WIGANER1 THAT'S MARK FREEMAN
June 30, 200817 yr HI IAN, HOW HARD IS THAT MATE!! WELL HERE'S FIVE FOR YOU BOBBY GARRETT MY LITTLE GIRL THE 1ST RECORD I PLAYED AT THE "CATS" MAJOR LANCE YOU DON'T WANT ME NO MORE DENA BARNES IF YOU EVER WALK OUT OF MY LIFE SUPERLATIVES I STILL LOVE YOU WALTER JACKSON WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE LAST RECORD TO BE PLAYED AT THE "CATS" HOPE THAT HELPS MATE!! YOU'LL HAVE TO ASK A WIGANITE ABOUT WHAT THEY WOULD CHOOSE!! MAX.. TRY WIGANER1 THAT'S MARK FREEMAN Blimey it is a hard question!! Its probably easier to split the atom than restrict it to 5. Looking forward to hearing those 5 and many more at the 'Cats' special at Rugeley in July
July 1, 200817 yr At Wigan I think these five amonst many great tunes, the first three for pure energy and then some Joe Hicks - Don't it make you feel funky Lou Pride - I'm coming home in the morning James Lewis - Manifesto Ronnie McNeir - Sitting in my class Sam Williams - Love slipped through my fingers Cheers Manus
July 1, 200817 yr thanks manus for mentioning the joe hicks track i could`nt stop humming it this morning and couldnt remember who sang it. when i was coming home from work on my scooter. chris Edited July 1, 200817 yr by ChrisOD1964
July 1, 200817 yr Great tune Chris - I think it typifies Wigan at the height of its adrenalin/amphetamine fuelled best Cheers Manus Edited July 1, 200817 yr by manus
July 1, 200817 yr At Wigan I think these five amonst many great tunes, the first three for pure energy and then some Joe Hicks - Don't it make you feel funky Lou Pride - I'm coming home in the morning James Lewis - Manifesto Ronnie McNeir - Sitting in my class Sam Williams - Love slipped through my fingers Cheers Manus Hi Manus, Thanks for the suggestions mate,its very much appreciated Ian E
July 5, 200816 yr Hi Manus, Thanks for the suggestions mate,its very much appreciated Ian E Cheers Ian
July 6, 200816 yr I'M WHERE ITS AT - THE JADES I NEED YOU - SHANE MARTIN STICK BY ME BABY - SALVADORES CAN'T HELP LOVIN YOU- PAUL ANKA DIDN'T SAY A WORD- YVONNE BAKER FORGOTTEN INST, ONCE INTRODUCED AS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR AT THE CASINO BT R SEARLING & VOTED AS ONE TOP SOUNDS FROM 75 I THINK, WAS CARMEL STRINGS 'I HEAR A SYMPHONY' NOT MUCH TO DO WITH SOUL BUT PURE WIGAN..
July 6, 200816 yr I can give you the 5 that made me decide to stop going to Wigan Police Story - whoever Theme from coloured man - tedy van's do da You can count on me - Sammy Davis Jnr Joe 90 - some tosser and the record I walked out on when it was played Mickey Mouse's Concerto in B major, I kid you not Of course there were lots of superb sounds that will live in my heart forever, but the commercialism and expoitation killed it for me
July 18, 200816 yr Hi Max/Soulies From your vast knowledge,could you please suggest what you would regard as five top all time classics from the days of The Catacombs. And all you very knowledgeable soulies,what do you reckon to the same at Wigan barring the 3 before 8 Ian Edwards Sorry never got down to the Cats, but my 5 from Wigan are: The Sherrys Put yours around me This was the one when Wigan 1st opened. The Jades I,m where it,s at The record that made R S Yvonne Baker You didn,t say a word Never sounded better than at the Casino Lou Pride I,m coming home in the morning The title says it all The Group I don,t like to lose The record that made go back after the Gary Lewis etc years
Hi Max/Soulies
From your vast knowledge,could you please suggest what you would regard as five top all time classics from the days of The Catacombs.
And all you very knowledgeable soulies,what do you reckon to the same at Wigan barring the 3 before 8
Ian Edwards