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Promoting a venue these days can be a pretty thankless task BUT not so on Saturday! ‘Thank you’s were in abundance…Thank you for a great night, thank you for the brilliant music, thank you for a superb atmosphere, but the biggest THANK YOU must come from me, to all those who came along and, hopefully enjoyed a great night out!. A special thank you to all the DJ’s on the night, STEVE PLUMB, revisiting his ‘Northern’ roots and delivering a crackin’ set hitting the spot perfectly, in the main room with a great selection of rare, not so rare and first time spins, with the CULCHETH crowd loving it and quite rightly, showing their appreciation at the end of his set. Next up ‘Birthday Boy’ BILLY MAILEY; a regular at CULCHETH, Billy knows the score, so he treated us to a superb set of quality tunes, oldies, left-fielders and even delving into some of his gospel favourites, all selected and delivered with total enthusiasm and love for the music, he then went on to get very, very drunk 😉 Happy Birthday Billy! Next up was SOUL SAM. Sam had already done an ‘early doors’ set in the modern room showcasing some of his latest acquisitions and less played 45’s, which was great for those wanting to hear something different. He then turned on the magic tap for the main room with the Dell Larks, Robbie Lawson, Cecil Washington, Vicky Baines, The Poets, The Magnetics, Joseph Webster, Jimmy Bo Horne ending a brilliant floor-filling set with his all-time favourite, John and the Weirdest. That just left CULCHETH and ASHTON resident MICK HOWARD to take over the reigns and send everyone home happy, which he did in the bucket loads! More thanks to all those who come to CULCHETH for the Modern Room. PETE RATCLIFFE was on top form showcasing all the latest new vinyl releases, giving folks the rare chance (these days) to hear some of these records in a venue environment, much to the gratitude of the companies going out on a limb to release these tracks on vinyl. The aforementioned SOUL SAM was next up, showcasing some great records from the ‘Back of the Box’. He was followed by CULCHETH resident CHARLIE SMITH dropping tracks from his Modern, RAREST of the RARE box! In fact, anyone who is looking for a venue that showcases and champions the rarer side of ‘Modern’ who be hard-pressed to find a regular monthly night that can beat CULCHETH for the ability to feature that element of the Modern scene! Later in the night, the DJing duties were carried on by CAN YOU DIG IT main man NICK McKINNON and VYBE and HILTON DJ, BILL WILDMAN, right through to 1am, with a great selection of dancefloor friendly classics from the 70’s and 80’s, rounding off another great night in the Modern Room. So, thanks again to all the DJ’s the venue staff and most of all, YOU! The people who made SATURDAY at CULCHETH sooo enjoyable, and made promoting not such a thankless task, in fact, on Saturday, a very enjoyable one… Hopefully, see you all at our GRUMPY SOUL SPECIAL on DECEMBER 6th to celebrate JOAN LIVESEY’s 60th Birthday! Watch this space for more details…

Last call for what is set to be a great night… ALL ROADS LEAD TO CULCHETH! THE ONLY 'TWO ROOM' SOUL NIGHT IN THE NORTH-WEST THIS WEEKEND Two rooms with an ‘Across the Board’ special in the main room featuring STEVE PLUMB and SOUL SAM guesting in the main room, featuring across the board sets and spinning quality sounds from the 60’s and 70’s plus BILLY MAILEY, SIMON INGHAM, MICK HOWARD and BAZ MALEEDY bringing you a top selection of the best in quality classics, oldies and today’s spins. The MODERN ROOM set to be buzzin’ to the best in all the brand new UK Modern Soul releases courtesy of PETE RATCLIFFE, SOUL SAM showcasing his latest acquisitions, CHARLIE SMITH spinnin’ the ‘Rarest of the Rare’ Modern Soul 45’s and BILL WILDMAN and NICK McKINNON ‘Diggin’ the Crates’ featuring quality 70’s, 80’s modern ‘dancers’, everything from Aretha to Zulema! Don’t forget anyone attending on Saturday will receive a VIP pass for FREE ENTRY to the final event of the year on December 6th

Choose which room you want to hear this superb piece of music in on Saturday as we go 'Across the Board' with Soul Sam guesting in the main room...can't wait, it's gonna be a bit SPECIAL

Perfect for today's floors, mix of soul and RnB, strong vocal, driving beat and nice n cheap, now a regular spin at CULCHETH SOUL, championed by Si Ingham

Philly Magic set for spins on Saturday

Soooo, remember, here’s the deal, join us at CULCHETH SOUL on SATURDAY 1st NOVEMBER and as a ‘Thank You’ will receive a SPECIAL VIP PASS for FREE ENTRY to the December event on SATURDAY 6th DECEMBER! This is in conjunction with Joan Livesey’s 60th Birthday celebrations...so expect a PACKER! SO DON'T MISS THE OPPORTUNITY; THIS SATURDAY NOVEMBER 1st at CULCHETH

Must admit, I'd put this in the box for a spin at ASHTON but never got round to it, my bad Great record, an old SAINTS play as well...

Looking forward to celebrating Billy Mailey's birthday at CULCHETH on Saturday. Billy will be making his (belated) DJin debut on Saturday, so expect quality tuneage from the box, with a selection of favourites from the past, present and knowing Billy, the future... Here's just a little taster

Don't forget the modern room will be 'in full effect' on Saturday with selections from our assembled DJ's lighting up the room and creating that perfect Modern Soul VIBE! Here's one from our very own, CULCHETH Modern Room resident, CHARLIE SMITH PERFECT! 3 shillings and 2d and a pair of well-worn clogs

That's a fair assumption Bob, probably the same applies to The Ivories 'Please Stay' or even Earl Harrison 'Humphrey Stomp' which was also a little known Wand release until later years

Here’s one that’s just found its way into SOUL SAM’s play box. A true rarity that probably suffered lack of exposure due to that fact. Originally a Mecca spin that was never picked up at Wigan, again, probably due to its rarity but if it had WOW! can you imagine this bouncing off the Station Road walls… OK we may have ‘missed’ it back then but no longer! Full Tilt guaranteed this Saturday at CULCHETH! Thanks SAM, can’t wait!...

So any Casino affectionados may remember this little ditty? Well that's not the reason for posting it here, it's the fact that CULCHETH resident Simon Ingham has started to feature the nice cheap 'B' side, 'I'm Hung Up On A Dream' in his sets and believe you, me it sounds right for today's (non-top 500) scene...Nice one Si and even better cause I had one on the shelves

He better had play it BIG fave

Happy to oblige...how's this for starters!

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