Oldies / Nostalgia Playlists

[Guest Byrney]

Living in the East Midlands I'm surrounded by nostalgia events, having been to Ilkeston I've always thought these were not for me.

Now having seen the later year wigan thread its made me realise I haven't danced to well known oldies like Moses Dillard, Cashmeres, Del Tours, Vondelles etc for years, kind of whetted my appetite. Perhaps I'll hear sounds like this at Oldies nights - it might make a nice change.

I've had a look at nostalgia events lookbacks and wonder if they play anything other than say Major Lance YDWMNM, Frank Wilson, Tomangos, Alice Clarke etc. But I never see playlists posted - unless its for the back room

Why is this?

Do you chaps play oldies from say Stafford, Clifton Hall, later years Wigan? Or stick to the really tried and tested.

Ta

Byrney

Edited December 9, 2008 by Byrney

[Guest BigPaul]

Living in the East Midlands I'm surrounded by nostalgia events, having been to Ilkeston I've always thought these were not for me.

Now having seen the later year wigan thread its made me realise I haven't danced to well known oldies like Moses Dillard, Cashmeres, Del Tours, Vondelles etc for years, kind of whetted my appetite. Perhaps I'll hear sounds like this at Oldies nights - it might make a nice change.

I've had a look at nostalgia events lookbacks and wonder if they play anything other than say Major Lance YDWMNM, Frank Wilson, Tomangos, Alice Clarke etc. But I never see playlists posted - unless its for the back room

Why is this?

Do you chaps play oldies from say Stafford, Clifton Hall, later years Wigan? Or stick to the really tried and tested.

Ta

Byrney

Morning Byrney,

Not going to get to involved, had my tanners worth yesterday.

From my experience mate, the answer would be no, but having said that a venue

i attend in the East Midlands (to go in the backroom) Do tend to slip some

more shall we say Upfront tunes in

One week a well known DJ played a very Upfront spot in the Main Room and i

thought there been a fire. People running for the exits with there coats and

bags over there shoulders.

Regards

Paul

[Guest Byrney]

Morning Byrney,

Not going to get to involved, had my tanners worth yesterday.

From my experience mate, the answer would be no, but having said that a venue

i attend in the East Midlands (to go in the backroom) Do tend to slip some

more shall we say Upfront tunes in

One week a well known DJ played a very Upfront spot in the Main Room and i

thought there been a fire. People running for the exits with there coats and

bags over there shoulders.

Regards

Paul

Y'all right Paul.

Wasn't really after upfront this time- just a bit of a change, but not bog standard top 100.

Not to be then Ho hum

[Guest BigPaul]

A change is as good as a rest

Eh mate

[Guest SteveJohnston]

Byrney ok if you want to see an oldies nostallgia play list.

The last time I did a spot (well two one hour spots) at night time was in a Northern Room at a Scooter do in the East Midlands playing oldies my Play list in no order:-

The Continental 4 "the way i love you baby"

The Esquires "dancing a hole in the world"

Jean Carn "if you wanna go back baby"

Pages "Heartaches & Pain"

Roni Hill "i wouldn't give you up"

Betty Everett "unlucky Girl"

Ethics "look at me now"

Earl Connelly "make up your mind"

The Five Stairsteps "don't waste your time"

Stairsteps "stay close to me"

Johnny Barker "shy Guy"

Bobby Cutchins "i did it again"

Little Dooley "now or never"

Irma Thomas "what are you trying to do"

Marvin L Sims "get of my back"

The Jets "everything i do"

Wonderettes "i feel strange"

Theresa Lindsey "gotta find a way"

Fabulous Downbeats "life goes on"

Bobbettes "having fun"

Sapphires "evil one"

Louise Murray "the love i give"

Young Folk "lonely girl"

Spellbinders "we're acting like lovers"

Artistics "this heart of mine"

Alexander Patton "a lil lovin' sometimes"

Maxine Brown "one in a million"

Bronzettes "Beggin"

Royal Esquires "ain't gonna run"

Lou Roberts "you fooled me"

Esther Phillips "nobody but you"

Connie Austin "she made a mistake"

Levi Jackson "this beautiful day"

The Traits "too good to be true"

Gerri Thomas "look what i got"

Sissie Houston "bring him back"

United Four "she's putting you on"

The Del Counts "with another guy"

Tony Middleton "paris blues"

Fantastic Four "can't stop looking for my baby"

Singing Swinging Counts "along the way"

The Embers "watch out girl"

All played off OVO some bog standard top 100 some not but all oldies IMO

Steve J

[Guest Biz]

Morning Byrney,

Not going to get to involved, had my tanners worth yesterday.

From my experience mate, the answer would be no, but having said that a venue

i attend in the East Midlands (to go in the backroom) Do tend to slip some

more shall we say Upfront tunes in

One week a well known DJ played a very Upfront spot in the Main Room and i

thought there been a fire. People running for the exits with there coats and

bags over there shoulders.

Regards

Paul

Probably thought they were in skeggy know what u mean though,when we first got into this music the vibe was going to places to hear something new,now if some people hear a tune they have never heard before the dummys out

[Rednose]

couple of reasons why oldies nites dont put up playlist is one, a lot of people who attend these events dont come on this site due to the constant abuse e.g. dinasours , baggy trousered clowns etc.etc. two, why put up a playlist when youre going to get the same old " yawn" remarks.

[Guest Byrney]

Byrney ok if you want to see an oldies nostallgia play list.

Where was that? Just wondering how some of that set went down with the scooter crowd. I got threatened for playing Joanne Baker, Syl Johnson and the Fab Peps in the 80s at a VFM doo Paid well though. Having said that I'd guess the scooter crowd have moved on.

A reasonable mix there Steve - in the main not what I'd call a pure nostalgia set as in the way Kev Roberts coined the term, as in a night that plays a very limited number of tried and tested oldies

[Casper]

couple of reasons why oldies nites dont put up playlist is one, a lot of people who attend these events dont come on this site due to the constant abuse e.g. dinasours , baggy trousered clowns etc.etc. two, why put up a playlist when youre going to get the same old " yawn" remarks.

spot on rednose... very few soulies i know would ever put any posts on here now....it tends to go from "banter" to insults, a bit of a shame really

pete n' susan ... (lost in a time warp we don't want to get out of )

[Guest SteveJohnston]

A reasonable mix there Steve - in the main not what I'd call a pure nostalgia set as in the way Kev Roberts coined the term, as in a night that plays a very limited number of tried and tested oldies

[Guest BigPaul]

Byrney ok if you want to see an oldies nostallgia play list.

The last time I did a spot (well two one hour spots) at night time was in a Northern Room at a Scooter do in the East Midlands playing oldies my Play list in no order:-

The Continental 4 "the way i love you baby"

The Esquires "dancing a hole in the world"

Jean Carn "if you wanna go back baby"

Pages "Heartaches & Pain"

Roni Hill "i wouldn't give you up"

Betty Everett "unlucky Girl"

Ethics "look at me now"

Earl Connelly "make up your mind"

The Five Stairsteps "don't waste your time"

Stairsteps "stay close to me"

Johnny Barker "shy Guy"

Bobby Cutchins "i did it again"

Little Dooley "now or never"

Irma Thomas "what are you trying to do"

Marvin L Sims "get of my back"

The Jets "everything i do"

Wonderettes "i feel strange"

Theresa Lindsey "gotta find a way"

Fabulous Downbeats "life goes on"

Bobbettes "having fun"

Sapphires "evil one"

Louise Murray "the love i give"

Young Folk "lonely girl"

Spellbinders "we're acting like lovers"

Artistics "this heart of mine"

Alexander Patton "a lil lovin' sometimes"

Maxine Brown "one in a million"

Bronzettes "Beggin"

Royal Esquires "ain't gonna run"

Lou Roberts "you fooled me"

Esther Phillips "nobody but you"

Connie Austin "she made a mistake"

Levi Jackson "this beautiful day"

The Traits "too good to be true"

Gerri Thomas "look what i got"

Sissie Houston "bring him back"

United Four "she's putting you on"

The Del Counts "with another guy"

Tony Middleton "paris blues"

Fantastic Four "can't stop looking for my baby"

Singing Swinging Counts "along the way"

The Embers "watch out girl"

All played off OVO some bog standard top 100 some not but all oldies IMO

Steve J

Nice mix in there Steve

A little imagination goes a long way

Regards

Paul

[Guest SteveJohnston]

Nice mix in there Steve

A little imagination goes a long way

Regards

Paul

Not really any imagination in the sets Paul! Just played records I like & love dancing to. When I'm playing records out I think, if I like to dance to a record then it will get played!

I collect records I like first, love to dance in the front room or a dance floor second and play records out when asked simply as that.

Steve J

[Rednose]

spot on rednose... very few soulies i know would ever put any posts on here now....it tends to go from "banter" to insults, a bit of a shame really

pete n' susan ... (lost in a time warp we don't want to get out of )

hi pete it is a shame really and unfortunatly any newbies who come on think this is how the soul scene is today when in truth it isnt. happy xmas to you both hope to catch up with you in the holidays.

[Guest Byrney]

spot on rednose... very few soulies i know would ever put any posts on here now....it tends to go from "banter" to insults, a bit of a shame really

pete n' susan ... (lost in a time warp we don't want to get out of )

Not really wanting to get into a "we're hard done by" kind of thread here as I was hoping to get something positive from the Nostalgia Scene. Perhaps I was too optimistic to expect really well known 60s oldies from the Casino and other venues to be on the playlists of East Mids nostalgia Djs; like Court Davis, Cairos, Martha Starr (Solution) Chrysler and Monarchs, Steve Mancha, James Dockery etc etc.

Oh well, I tried. I leave it there then.