The few gigs I do now I tend to take the main 100 count box and a small fifty box (in my case here the back up small box holds approx 68 records lol) made up of back up tunes, new bits and bobs and odd ball stuff I would like to play if the venue permits, been thinking about this today and the smaller second box can and often is more interesting than DJ box one, currently box two includes the following which confirms that you don't have to carry 500 tunes to be able to do the business at the venues, good challenge to DJ's everywhere to maybe try taking just fifty or sixty tunes to a venue and try to blow the roof off, takes a good ear and a little skill to pull it off but I'm pretty sure it would be exciting to do, it might restrict DJ's from playing their staple bread and butter big tunes and is a good way to explore depth and quality of collection pretty sure this little lot which was the back up second box I took with me to The 100 Club last week would sit well at any venue in the land, this is not a look at what I've got thread either before anyone say's anything just an example of being able to take less records out and keeps the whole thing tight and in perspective, sod all to do with hot boxes etc. even if this little lot is pretty warm
from front to back in no order -
THE FOUR VOICES - WE LIVE IN THE GHETTO - VOICE
THE DRAMATICS - ALL BECAUSE OF YOU - SPORT
MARGIE JOSEPH - ONE MORE CHANCE - VOLT DJ
THE IKETTES - WHAT'CHA GONNA DO - PHI-DAN
MARVA JOSIE - DON'T - UNITED ARTISTS DJ
DRAKE AND THE EN-SOLIDS - PLEASE LEAVE ME - ALTEEN
STERLING MAGEE - I STILL BELIEVE IN YOU ABC
BESSIE JONES - NO MORE TEARS - A-BET
DEVOTIONS SAME OLD SWEET LOVIN - TRI-SOUND
VONTASTICS - I'LL NEVER SAY GOODBYE - SATELLITE DJ
JACKEY BEAVERS - BRING ME ALL OF YOUR HEARTACHES - GRAND LAND
LITTLE JOHN - HEART BREAKIN' TIME - MARTAY
TIMOTHY WILSON - LOVING YOU - BUDDAH
RAY AND DAVE - WRONG, WRONG, WRONG - MICA
THE ROYAL JOKERS - LOVE GAME (FROM A TO Z) - WINGATE DJ
DETROIT EMERALDS - HOLDING ON - WESTBOUND
JIMMY NORMAN - I'M LEAVING (THIS OLD TOWN) - MERCURY DJ
LORETTA WILLIAMS - BABY CAKES - JOTIS
PERCY MILEM - CALL ON ME - GOLDWAX DJ
THE ENTERTAINERS - LOVE IN MY HEART - SYMBOL DJ
JO ANN GARRETT - A WHOLE NEW PLAN - CHESS
BOBBY REED - YOU ARE - CLAYTOWN DJ
BOBBY GUITAR WOOD - IT'S MIGHTY NICE TO KNOW - COLT
THE HUNS REVIEW - DON'T MAKE ME LOVE YOU - SORRO
LITTLE RICHIE - ONE-BO DILLION YEARS - SOUND STAGE SEVEN DJ
THE T.S.U. TORONADOES - WHAT GOOD AM I? - ATLANTIC
THE RUBAIYATS - OMAR KHAYYAM - SANSU DJ
JOHN BOWIE - YOU'RE GONNA MISS A GOOD THING BABY - MERBEN
BARBARA CARR - MY MAMMA TOLD ME - CHESS DJ
THE ROYAL FIVE - SAY IT IT TO MY FACE - TYLER
TINA BRITT - YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT/LOOK - EASTERN DJ
ALBERT JONES - FIFTEEN CENT LOVE - KAPP SAMPLE
SAM DEES - LONELY FOR YOU BABY - SSS INTERNATIONAL
GAIL ANDERSON - BE PROUD (YOU'RE IN LOVE - SALVADOR
THE HESITATIONS - WAIT A MINUTE - KAPP DJ
DOROTHY BEERY (BERRY) - DON'T GIVE ME LOVE - BIG THREE
SHIRLEY LAWSON - ONE MORE CHANCE - BACKBEAT DJ
THE FOUR ARTS - WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE - SHEE DJ
THE FABULOUS PEPS - MY LOVE LOOKS GOOD ON YOU/SPEAK YOUR PEACE - D-TOWN
DON GARDNER - IS THIS REALLY LOVE - CEDRIC
THE FESTIVALS - HEY GIRL/CHECKIN OUT - BLUE ROCK DJ
THE CREATIONS - JUST REMEMBER ME - GLOBE
EDWIN STARR - MY KIND OF WOMEN/YOU'RE MY MELLOW - RIC-TIC
TOBI LARK - CHALLENGE MY LOVE/SWEP IT OUT IN THE SHED - TOPPER
BILLY HAMBRIC - I FOUND TRUE LOVE/SHE SAID GOODBYE - DRUM
JOHNNIE MAE MATTHEWS - LONELY YOU'LL BE - JAM
MARY MOULTRIE - THEY'RE TRYING TO TEAR US APART - KING
BOBBY WELLS - BE'S THAT WAY SOMETIMES - ROMUR
BERNARD WILLIAMS - IT'S NEEDLESS TO SAY/FOCUSED ON YOU - HARTHON
RICKY ALLEN - IT'S A MESS I TELL YOU - BRIGHT STAR DJ
THE SHEPPARDS - STUBBORN HEART - MIRWOOD DJ
THE INCREDIBLES - I CAN'T GET OVER LOSING YOU/CRYING HEART - AUDIO ARTS DJ
THE VENTURAS - BABY BE MINE - DANIELS
JACK MONTGOMERY - BABY, BABY TAKE A CHANCE ON ME - REVUE DJ
GEORGE WYDELL - FROM OUT OF NOWHERE/I'M GONNA CUT YOU LOOSE - TANGERINE DJ
HERMON HITSON - YES YOU DID - MINIT DJ
SUGAR AND SPICES - HAVE FAITH IN ME - SWAN DJ
THE HARRISON BROTHERS - RUN FOR MY LIFE - BOBALOU
THE SERVICEMEN - I NEED A HELPING HAND - PATHEWAY
OZZ AND HIS SPERLINGS - CAN YOU QUALIFY - GOLDENWAY
SONNY DAYE - LONG LONG ROAD TO HAPPINESS - POWER
CLIFF NOBLES - MY LOVE IS GETTING STRONGER - ATLANTIC DJ
THE HEARTBREAKERS - I'VE GOT TO FACE IT - DERBY CITY
LEE SHOT WILLIAMS - LOVE NOW PAY LATER - GAMMA
LITTLE JEWEL - I WANT TO - TAYSTER
THRESA LINDSEY - IT'S LOVE - CORREC-TONE
THE FOUR LARKS - I STILL LOVE YOU/GROOVIN' AT THE GO-GO - TOWER DJ
The few gigs I do now I tend to take the main 100 count box and a small fifty box (in my case here the back up small box holds approx 68 records lol) made up of back up tunes, new bits and bobs and odd ball stuff I would like to play if the venue permits, been thinking about this today and the smaller second box can and often is more interesting than DJ box one, currently box two includes the following which confirms that you don't have to carry 500 tunes to be able to do the business at the venues, good challenge to DJ's everywhere to maybe try taking just fifty or sixty tunes to a venue and try to blow the roof off, takes a good ear and a little skill to pull it off but I'm pretty sure it would be exciting to do, it might restrict DJ's from playing their staple bread and butter big tunes and is a good way to explore depth and quality of collection pretty sure this little lot which was the back up second box I took with me to The 100 Club last week would sit well at any venue in the land, this is not a look at what I've got thread either before anyone say's anything just an example of being able to take less records out and keeps the whole thing tight and in perspective, sod all to do with hot boxes etc. even if this little lot is pretty warm
from front to back in no order -
THE FOUR VOICES - WE LIVE IN THE GHETTO - VOICE
THE DRAMATICS - ALL BECAUSE OF YOU - SPORT
MARGIE JOSEPH - ONE MORE CHANCE - VOLT DJ
THE IKETTES - WHAT'CHA GONNA DO - PHI-DAN
MARVA JOSIE - DON'T - UNITED ARTISTS DJ
DRAKE AND THE EN-SOLIDS - PLEASE LEAVE ME - ALTEEN
STERLING MAGEE - I STILL BELIEVE IN YOU ABC
BESSIE JONES - NO MORE TEARS - A-BET
DEVOTIONS SAME OLD SWEET LOVIN - TRI-SOUND
VONTASTICS - I'LL NEVER SAY GOODBYE - SATELLITE DJ
JACKEY BEAVERS - BRING ME ALL OF YOUR HEARTACHES - GRAND LAND
LITTLE JOHN - HEART BREAKIN' TIME - MARTAY
TIMOTHY WILSON - LOVING YOU - BUDDAH
RAY AND DAVE - WRONG, WRONG, WRONG - MICA
THE ROYAL JOKERS - LOVE GAME (FROM A TO Z) - WINGATE DJ
DETROIT EMERALDS - HOLDING ON - WESTBOUND
JIMMY NORMAN - I'M LEAVING (THIS OLD TOWN) - MERCURY DJ
LORETTA WILLIAMS - BABY CAKES - JOTIS
PERCY MILEM - CALL ON ME - GOLDWAX DJ
THE ENTERTAINERS - LOVE IN MY HEART - SYMBOL DJ
JO ANN GARRETT - A WHOLE NEW PLAN - CHESS
BOBBY REED - YOU ARE - CLAYTOWN DJ
BOBBY GUITAR WOOD - IT'S MIGHTY NICE TO KNOW - COLT
THE HUNS REVIEW - DON'T MAKE ME LOVE YOU - SORRO
LITTLE RICHIE - ONE-BO DILLION YEARS - SOUND STAGE SEVEN DJ
THE T.S.U. TORONADOES - WHAT GOOD AM I? - ATLANTIC
THE RUBAIYATS - OMAR KHAYYAM - SANSU DJ
JOHN BOWIE - YOU'RE GONNA MISS A GOOD THING BABY - MERBEN
BARBARA CARR - MY MAMMA TOLD ME - CHESS DJ
THE ROYAL FIVE - SAY IT IT TO MY FACE - TYLER
TINA BRITT - YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT/LOOK - EASTERN DJ
ALBERT JONES - FIFTEEN CENT LOVE - KAPP SAMPLE
SAM DEES - LONELY FOR YOU BABY - SSS INTERNATIONAL
GAIL ANDERSON - BE PROUD (YOU'RE IN LOVE - SALVADOR
THE HESITATIONS - WAIT A MINUTE - KAPP DJ
DOROTHY BEERY (BERRY) - DON'T GIVE ME LOVE - BIG THREE
SHIRLEY LAWSON - ONE MORE CHANCE - BACKBEAT DJ
THE FOUR ARTS - WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE - SHEE DJ
THE FABULOUS PEPS - MY LOVE LOOKS GOOD ON YOU/SPEAK YOUR PEACE - D-TOWN
DON GARDNER - IS THIS REALLY LOVE - CEDRIC
THE FESTIVALS - HEY GIRL/CHECKIN OUT - BLUE ROCK DJ
THE CREATIONS - JUST REMEMBER ME - GLOBE
EDWIN STARR - MY KIND OF WOMEN/YOU'RE MY MELLOW - RIC-TIC
TOBI LARK - CHALLENGE MY LOVE/SWEP IT OUT IN THE SHED - TOPPER
BILLY HAMBRIC - I FOUND TRUE LOVE/SHE SAID GOODBYE - DRUM
JOHNNIE MAE MATTHEWS - LONELY YOU'LL BE - JAM
MARY MOULTRIE - THEY'RE TRYING TO TEAR US APART - KING
BOBBY WELLS - BE'S THAT WAY SOMETIMES - ROMUR
BERNARD WILLIAMS - IT'S NEEDLESS TO SAY/FOCUSED ON YOU - HARTHON
RICKY ALLEN - IT'S A MESS I TELL YOU - BRIGHT STAR DJ
THE SHEPPARDS - STUBBORN HEART - MIRWOOD DJ
THE INCREDIBLES - I CAN'T GET OVER LOSING YOU/CRYING HEART - AUDIO ARTS DJ
THE VENTURAS - BABY BE MINE - DANIELS
JACK MONTGOMERY - BABY, BABY TAKE A CHANCE ON ME - REVUE DJ
GEORGE WYDELL - FROM OUT OF NOWHERE/I'M GONNA CUT YOU LOOSE - TANGERINE DJ
HERMON HITSON - YES YOU DID - MINIT DJ
SUGAR AND SPICES - HAVE FAITH IN ME - SWAN DJ
THE HARRISON BROTHERS - RUN FOR MY LIFE - BOBALOU
THE SERVICEMEN - I NEED A HELPING HAND - PATHEWAY
OZZ AND HIS SPERLINGS - CAN YOU QUALIFY - GOLDENWAY
SONNY DAYE - LONG LONG ROAD TO HAPPINESS - POWER
CLIFF NOBLES - MY LOVE IS GETTING STRONGER - ATLANTIC DJ
THE HEARTBREAKERS - I'VE GOT TO FACE IT - DERBY CITY
LEE SHOT WILLIAMS - LOVE NOW PAY LATER - GAMMA
LITTLE JEWEL - I WANT TO - TAYSTER
THRESA LINDSEY - IT'S LOVE - CORREC-TONE
THE FOUR LARKS - I STILL LOVE YOU/GROOVIN' AT THE GO-GO - TOWER DJ
Regards - Mark Bicknell.
Edited by Mark Bicknell