Geoff
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If you can get to the 100 Club in London Butch is hard to beat. Not sure if he's got any sets anywhere but Soul Sam is superb, always worth checking out. If up north try Boomerang in Thorne, near Doncaster. Regulars Arthur Fenn ad Maria Orlovic are excellent and Kitch is guest this month. But if you want the same old same old, top 100 you'll be okay anywhere in the country. -
it's a great doublesider, hard to pick a favourite. A worthy memento of a great night.
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I hope this is the right place to post a review. Boomerang – Saturday 7 August 2021 At last we were back at the Canal Tavern for Boomerang,and to make it even more exciting it was a day to celebrate Soul Sam's 80th birthday. And what a day it was, one we'd waited so long for all during the long depressing days of lockdown. For my own part I travelled from Bury to Thorne, longer journey than it would normally take because of engineering work on the Manchester tram system. But I finally got to my hotel, rested, washed and changed clothes and off to the venue where Boomerang is always held. I walked into the bar to find Arthur Fenn, Eddie Hubbard and Yan Vatiste waiting to be served, so long since I've seen these guys. Great to catch up and so much to say. It was just past 4pm, when I walked into the room where the night is held, surprised there were quite a few in already and was surprised and pleased to see my friends Linda and Darrill sitting at a table, waving to me. As usual at the alldayer it was Soul Sam himself doing the first set, getting things off to a good start with a set of mainly Crossover and Modern, I'm not going to give a rundown of every set, suffice to say the music was top notch, all the DJs were on top form and covered the whole gamut of soul music, so something for everyone. There were dancers on the floor from almost the start but it did take time for the floor to really get busy. I'd been to three local soul events prior to Boomerang and did wonder if my feet would work properly after a long lay off, not the same at home is it? But when Maria played Make Your Love A Hurting Thing by William Cummings I finally felt I'd got into my groove, although of course others may disagree. The last set of the night was by Sam and it was for 75 minutes which allows a DJ to play all his favourites and big tunes, which Sam did to perfection. A masterclass in the art of DJing and keeping everyone satisfied. The night ended just after 1am, leaving us all happy and in my case very hot and sweaty. Among the tunes played during the evening by the DJs were, in no particular order: Allison - Who's #1, Who's #2, Coffee – Casanova, O'Jays – Message In Our Music, Betty Wilson – I'm Yours, Hamilton Movement – She's Gone, Joseph Webster – My Love Is So Strong, Mixed Feelings – Sha La La, Poets – Wrapped Around Your Finger, Earles – Everybody's Got Somebody, Sonny Turner – Now That You've Gone, Norma Jenkins – Here I Am, Jesse James – Are You Gonna Leave Me, Tiaras – Foolish Girl, Frazelle – Today Is The Day, Richard Caiton – I'd Like To Get Near You, Sea Shells - A Quiet Home, Gene Chandler – There Was A Time, Eddie Foster – I Never Knew, final record played by Sam was John & The Wierdest's Can't Get Over These Memories but he then slipped in Johnnie Mae Matthews - I Have No Choice. You can see the depth of music played, and Cliff included quite a bit of Modern that I didn't recognise. Halfway through the evening Maria stopped the proceedings to present Sam with a birthday card, cake and present arranged by Natalie Steele. Arthur reminisced about first meeting Sam in 1974 and mentioned that Sam had a very sweet tooth, no doubt he will enjoy his birthday cake. Personally I've always found Sam a very nice guy, easy to talk to and very knowledgeable, a real gentleman of our scene. He's an inspiration to all of us and long may he continue. As an aside I would like to mention that I had a very tasty meal of liver and Lancashire sausages in the Canal Tavern during the evening, a large portion and reasonably priced, always worth having a meal there when attending Boomerang. It was a great afternoon/evening/night, one I'm sure all attending had looked forward to, the soul scene is back! Thanks to Maria and Arthur for organising it, and to Cliff and Sam for their services. And to the Canal Tavern staff. And we will all continue our adventures on our wonderful soul scene.
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Looking forward to this very much, it's been a long wait for a return to the Canal Tavern. It'll be good to see friends and hear great music.
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Is this event still going ahead?
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The last soul event I went to before the lockdown last year was the Bury Town Hall Nighter. I'd been a few times and really enjoyed them. As I have just moved up here I will check out the link and see what it says. As Soulandy said the Covid business has so many implications for venues and other businesses. Worrying times indeed.
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As said above one to definitely get along with the latest Birth Of Soul CD. Well done Ady and Kent.
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I first heard Girl Don't Leave Me, think it was posted on here several years ago, thought it was great, then I heard Girl You're So Sweet and it knocked me out, fantastic imo. So it's Girl You're So Sweet for me, the intro makes my legs want to head for the dance floor.
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Sorry to read this news, so many of our singers are leaving us. Used to hear this played in the London clubs I frequented in 1965, just so exciting when you first heard it. RIP Roy Head
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After listening to all four versions I pick the Mystics. Jimmy Burns and Bobby James are both good but interchangeable if I heard them out. The Mystics give it a different feel. The Brand New Faces would be okay if I hadn't heard the others. All a matter of personal taste.
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I heard the sad news yesterday and it really upset me. When I told Sandy she broke down, she's known Sue for years and years, I've only known her and Pete for two or so years. Such a nice lady, always on the dance floor and always smiling. My condolences to Pete and the family. RIP Sue.
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Really enjoyed this set.
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A very interesting obituary. As I'm writing this I'm playing the Geminis' No More Tomorrow which he part wrote. RIP Tony May.
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This chart brings back some good memories. I'd started going out with Lesley, later my wife, and we were out at least once a week to a club, hearing many of these tunes. And most of these stand the test of time.
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Thanks for posting this link, very interesting article. BD's Pretty Little Girl Next Door was popular here in the early part of this century but I don't suppose the Americans knew that.
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I didn't see the post above mine, may well be the one I refer to.
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There is another version of this song. Several years ago on the Essential Modern Soul site a guy used to post a mix of tunes and included the other version, but as per usual I can't remember the name of the group. I do remember that I preferred the Black & Blue version. Could the lady be confused about which group her husband belonged to?
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Here's the first record by the Drifters, featuring Clyde McPhatter on lead vocal. I would say this is a very important record in the history of rhythm and blues.
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So many of these wonderful records bring back memories for me at school and just after, loads played in the clubs I frequented. What with their changes of personnel and style they leave a great legacy.
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I've been watching it and thoroughly enjoying it. As Dave says there are holes in it but development of a musical style is always more complicated than a 3 part series can go into.
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Why only 250 copies? I would have thought there is a slightly bigger market than that.
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Pretty hard to pick a favourite out of these three. I've gone for George Carrow but all excellent. Heard Stevie Wonder's at the weekend. Sadly a bit fast for me these days.
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I voted for Ree Flores but as others have said there is little in it. Only heard of the Faulk version a few years ago when Dave Flynn played it the NYE allnighter near Great Portland Street station. If I was out wouldn't really be able to tell the difference. Fabulous dancer. Wasn't it a Stafford tune?
