grantdyche

Thank you,say no more

Yep Cochise was a packer thats to be sure, There was a bit of a stink about it at the time though I seem to remember,NOTHING CHANGES Stink about the type of record being played at Wigan I meen not that it was a stinker if you catch my drift

I went to a Northern night at Heywood civic hall, And asked the dj to play "Afternoon" I cant play that he said they will hang me, Sat having a pint and chatting when all of a sudden "DA DA DA DA DA",(Cant do the notes) F**k me it's Mike Post,shout my mates CUE FULL DANCEFLOOR A good tune is a good tune,And Afternoon of the Rhino is a good tune, The Charades vocal version I fully admit is total wa*k

I was dj'ing in normal disco's at the time of Sylvester,so I never heard it played at a Northern night,but I won a trip to Paris dancing to it one night in a dance comp,Not that I was any good may I add,but just threw in a few Northern moves and stomped a bit, I still dj now and again in Bury and always play Native New Yorker,goes down a storm Thinking about the dancing competition now!!! The other dancers must have been shite if I won lol

Remeber you dancin to Brainstorm at the Ritz Phil,

Just reading posts about now and then / oldies etc. Are the following still played at Northern venues?? I have youtubed them so you can have a listen Number 1 Number 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1U12Jxt7r8 Number 3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoPeqUphwCk Number 4 Number 5 Number 6

Was going to have U.N.C.L.E, But you beat me to it lol

A sad day when you can't use a play on words, In no way or form was I trying to make a racist comment, Not having a go at you mate, Just a bit daft nowadays dont you think.

Lou Johnson "Unsatisfied"

My wife was a Bon Jovi nutter when I met her, Our wedding song was Jimmy Radcliffe "Long After Tonight" And she chose it!!!!!

Used to go to the Cat's Whiskers in Burnley,Was a good night A large Muslim community in Burnley,I heard they where starting a new Northern night ,Called "Urdu the Boardwalk"

Don't take it out on this UNDIE World-----Adam (Rickits) Apples My baby changes like the weatherFIELD----Bobby Calender To the (pint of Newton & Ridleys) Bitter End---- Bobby Hill A little piece of Weatherfield----Donnie Elbert I'm on the inside looking out---- John Snape Sweet Sherry-----Emily Bishop Temptation Walk----Ken Barlow Double Life----------Ken Barlow The Girl Across The Street-------Moses Smith

You Don't Know Where Your Internet Lies----Dana Valery On E Bay Street-----Freda Payne

Game Players-----Dooley Silverspoon

Our Love Is In The Chatroom-----Darrel Banks Keeps on Burning-----The Burning Bush I Check The e Mailbox----Debbie Curtis Jerkin Time-----The Diplomats------So very sorry couldnt resist it

I ran the Manchester "Snickers" years ago took me 4 hours,But worth it in the end, My tunes are At the start line I'm Standing--Rufus Lumley A half a mile later-----Don't Leave me this Way---Thelma Houston, Aprox 13 miles---Determination----Dean Parrish, 20 miles----It will never be over for me---Timi Yuro 22 miles after a fag break---Cigarette Ashes---Jimmy Conwell 23 miles just reaching Stockport---It's an uphill climb to the top of that bloody hill(sorry) 25 miles----Mr Edwin Starr!! 26 miles 365 yards----Oh Lord!!!!!!!!!!!!!-----Kenny Smith All the best to all and congratulations to all that ran today KTF To All Grant

F**k me there it is

Not sm330 that was a later version of the citronic mixer, The one on view is an older version I Have uploaded a photo of the sm 330,but dont know where its gone to!!!!!!!! Any doubts go to google images and type citronic sm330,its different than the one on show And by the way yes Iam a sad old bast**d lol---ktf Grant

BSR tables,citronic mixer not sure of the number but def citronic,maybe a very early version of the hawaii console,Later versions came in a large purple carry case hence the handles to pull out of case,In later years type of deck was the norm for many mobile dj's

Just a quick bit of trivia, Jnr Campbell wrote the theme tune for Thomas The Tank Engine,

Or this version a bit to fast for me tho Grant

Just looked at the other youtube posts This is the only one I can find of Bongo Rock Dont know if its what you are looking for this clip as a bedroom dj scratching it Hope it helps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odly66df6nc KTF Grant

The Incredible Bongo Band---Bongo Rock This tune is now used as the intro to the Mike Parry and Andy Townsend show on Talk Sport 1053-1089 medium wave, Monday to Friday 10 in the morning till 1

A good point and well made, As for round 2,there was never a round 1 really,It's just my way of of trying to encourage the discussion, Something I say to my mates,To prompt them to reply, As for the thread,It's just something I thought of after looking at some of my old vinyl(non of them original I must add) And thinking that I would never buy some of them now,If I was 15-16 again, To be truthful I bought a real pile of cack in the 70's,Just to say that I had them and to be part of the"SCENE" I was only a kid and anything that had a Northern connection to it was cool, I was never and still are'nt a vinyl only type of person,If it sounds good,and it was good to dance to I would probably buy it,Cd, mp3,tape,vinyl, I remember running to our local shop to buy the Capreez " How to make a sad man glad" It cost 75p (most uk singles at the time were about 45p)taking it back to my mates house to play it,How much they all said,It only lasts 1 minute 57 seconds, Inky Dinky Wang Dang Doo,is another,I only bought it for the Woo bit,so I knew when to throw my arms up in the air,Would I or yourself rush to buy these songs now!! The point I was trying to make in this thread,Is that every track vocal or instrumental that has been played on the Northern Scene,Is not a classic tune,there are more good than bad to be true,But there are some real stinkers, The point about white / coloured artists is a no go area for me,The artist could be Pink with Green spots on there bums for all I care,If it's soul then that's what it is, Cheers and KTF Grant

It's a hard subject this one in the view of what was bad / good, In my opinion tracks that did / do chart,all have there place in Northern Soul genre,Wether some of these tracks are really soul is a different matter,The Evelyn King track mentioned was a big track at the Ritz in Manchester,It was played mainly by the Mecca Dj's as a New York disco track,as were many others"Center City" by Fat Larry for instance, Many tracks like this also got played at Wigan and also went on to have chart entries, Who do we blame for this? "The People Who Bought Them", How many artists recorded songs thinking "I hope this record is a bummer,because it might become a Northern Soul classic in the future", How many times do we hear of singers / song writers dying in poverty,or living on benefits,The point of these artistes making these records was to try and live a dream and if lucky become famous,or at the very least to try and make a living out of what they loved,To be quite blunt about it they wanted to make some dosh!!!, I love Nothern Soul,but over the years I have become a bit pi**ed off with the "Its a commercial track that", They all started out with the intention of being commercial tracks,that was the point in releasing them! If you thought it was a Northern tune in the past then it still is now, As for shite records that is a different matter, Really hope I do not offend anyone with my opinions,but then again this is a discussion board,So let's discuss, Cheers ktf Grant