Stevegods

Nice one mate ... Will do !!! 👍

And ...this soon at the same venue https://www.229thevenue.com/

Already got my tickets ... and great venue ... seeing James “ D Train “ Willams with Light of the World there soon as well .. just a pitty it’s a Thursday ... 👎 But who cares about work ...

Ends tonight .. More to come 👍

Just woken up to this ... very sad news indeed . Before there was 3 before 8 , there was 4 from 8 ... for boys from Liverpool 8 .. Toxteth ... sad to see it’s now only 2 👎 R.I.P.

Johnny Guitar Watson, Big Joe Turner, Chuck Berry, Sunny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Reed, Hubert Sumlin, Howlin Wolf, Buddy Guy, John Lee Hooker, Carl Perkins, Fred Below, Gary US Bonds, Eddie Boyd, The Chants, Charlie and Inez Foxx, Clifton James, Rev. Gary Davis, Sugar Pie Desanto, Willie Dixon, Sleepy John Estes, Hammie Nixon, Lightning Hopkins, J B Lenoir, Jerry Lee Lewis, Larry Williams, Little Walter, Lonesome Jimmy Lee, Memphis Slim, Millie Small, Otis Span, Jimmy Reed, Doctor Ross, Joe Richardson, The Shirelles, Sunny Boy Williamson, Sunnyland Slim, Roosevelt Sykes, Eddie Playboy Taylor, Big Mamma Thornton, T-Bone Walker, Walter Horton, Muddy Waters. The Rolling Stones, Tony McPhee and The Groundhogs, Alex Harvey, Johnny Cash, Duane Eddy ... All of the above played or visited the club in the early to mid 60’s , lots more artists followed in the footsteps after, as the music developed and grew .. it wasnt Northern Soul then ... it’s was just good and some not so good, early R&B .. but grew and grew , into what we know and love now. To know where we are going , it somethings helps to know where we have come from .. Keep ‘em coming

Ann Sexton live on Wednesday 13th June at 229 club ... great venue .. https://www.229thevenue.com/

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F112820889464 Hope this works ... first of a few listed Steve

They go live Sunday night so will put a link as soon as they show mate .

Just a quick heads up to various Northern Patches I’ve listed to start on eBay Sunday evening . All are ones I have at least doubles of and may be listing more next week. Thanks in advance for checking out . 👍

Lots of “ Crap “ played at a lot of venues Kegsy ... none more so than in the main room at Wigan ... but one mans junk is another mans treasure I guess . To each his/her own 👍

Playgiarisum Rob ... 👎 What a cheek mate .. but what about the sounds that you remember and that don’t get played now ?

Another one I had loved and sold ... now only have the “Toast “ label version Must spin this tonight as well 👍

Good one this Mike , and I happen to be listing stuff on eBay right now but not vinyl. As I'm the Site Manager of a large Primary School in London, we always have various stuff we want to get rid of . Some of which I try and recycle to local charities but most I put on eBay, usually with a ending time of Sunday evening , as I've always found this to be optimum viewing and best for bids. Makes the school some nice return on a lot of stuff most schools would take to the dump. Schools here are notorious for just throwing stuff away.

Soul Sisters ... great track ! Ive got a mint copy of that album also signed by Terry and Ann ... doesn’t get played enough ... might just get a spin tonight 👍

I think it was a mix of things ... Like Joel said , it kind of became a hunt for rarer and rarer tunes and just like in any form of music tastes can change and alter from club to club , where different DJs tried to establish their own format and break their own classics .. some went too far for sure . Whats been refreshing to hear and see , is that these sounds still stand the test of time . Keep ‘em coming please !! 🙏

You know what though ... the Wheel had so many white groups play live there that where influenced by black artists.

Love this track ... have it on Beacon Demo and Romur ... one of my earliest memories of the Wheel ...

Thanks Ed , I only ever went a handful of times , taken under the wing of "Mad Sam" from Liverpool who was the one responsible for me getting into soul. So for me its an era I know little about although I do have a lot of collected memorabilia from there. Heady days for sure I'm kind of interested in the sounds that might not be well know to most on the scene now , the forgotten gems or tunes that never got listed or re-released commercially in any compilations. Not worried about how much they go for , or what they are worth , just really good tunes that only or started to get played at the Wheel. Thanks for the posts so far guys .

Nice one mate , always have time for instrumentals 👍. Keep em coming .... any forgotten gems from back in the day ?

With the wealth of knowledge and experience this site has to draw on , I wanted to ask a question regarding sounds that where played at the "Wheel" through the years. I'm sure this may have been asked before at some point in some thread , but what are the top sounds that maybe haven't had much play or re-release over the years. Everyone's has different opinions on what constitutes a good track so don't feel you have to mention the most popular. Are there any that have been forgotten slightly, or not been listed on any compilations through the years or maybe just not been seen to be that playable ? Any help from the older generation on here would be appreciated . Maybe nowadays I should not be seen as being ageist , so if you never went but still have the knowledge, please feel free respond.

Yes Mike ... I was also there ... and they still have wonderful harmoneys ... Union Chaple is one of my fav venues in London.

The format may well be disappointing , but to get to see a true legend of Motown, in a small church in London , alleluia ! Front row pew for me 👍

Well , if it’s a recent tune , this has to be a contender ..

Just seen this ... and just bought tickets for them and the Four Tops in Southend ... so sad RIP Dennis