Kev Rodgers

Here's Fran & Graham's playlist - loved the Lou Ragland tune. I'll post what I played, once I've had a rummage thru the boxes. Sunny Sunday - Bunny Sigler Love lights - Chuck Jackson So many sides of you - Bobby Womack Lonely heart in the city - Johnny Moore When the music grooves - Otis Leavill A new day begins- Parliament Raindrops - Barbara Acklin Just like a yo-yo - Ruby Winters I'm a teardrop - The Jerms I just can't help but feel the pain - The Spinners You can come right back home to me - David Ruffin Follow your heart - Bunny Sigler In the twilight zone - The Astors Now I know what love is - Al Wilson T.L.C - P.J. I'm alive with the lovin feeling - Spyder Turner Just don't pay - Debbie Taylor I remember the feeling - Barbara Lewis Both ends against the middle - Jackie Moore Set my soul on fire - Mary Wells You gotta pay the price - Gloria Taylor Make me yours - Bettye Swann I'd do anything - Toni La Marr I'm in love you - Bobby Patterson I'm so glad - Brian Holland I shall not be moved Barrino Brothers Paint yourself in a corner - The Classic Sullivans Long hot summer- Joe Simon We did it - Syl Johnson Ain't no danger - Clifford Curry Since you said you'd be mine - Lou Ragland I ain't goin nowhere - Thelma Houston Don't hurt the one you love - Willie Parker See that girl - Solomon Burke What's your name - Leon Ware Can't stop lovin my baby - Linda Jones Lonely love - Bettye Swan Some time baby - The O'Jays My way of saying - Billy & the Essentials Delicious - The Duprees Two at a time - The Malibus

Hi Franc, Stick us down for the Eldridge Holmes unless someone's already bagged it Cheers Kev

Wow! Monster set .... both in quality & quantity.

Hello Glyn, If it's not gone already I'll take it Cheers Kev

Had a quick mooch through one of the boxes from Sunday ..... here's most of the 7's that I played over the course of the afternoon ...... and if I remember, I'll post the LP & 12's too Five Degrees South My love is true HE3 Project Make it sweet Colette Kelly City of fools Bland Allinson Can’t get back to you again Pt.2 Melvin Davis You made me over Small Society If you stand by me The Valdons Stop, wait a minute girl The Sapphires Who do you love Big Brooklyn Red Taking it too far Pharrell Williams Happy Four Shades My world The Dontells I can’t wait Pattie Ward (Girls) You have to wait for love Ronnie McCain This time I’m gone. Wales Wallace What ever you want Joe Bataan Gypsy woman — Boogaloo Lonnie Givens Hold on to the blues

Hello mate, Is the Gifted Four still available? Cheers, Kev

Love the Bland Allinson ..... amongst others!!

Debbie Taylor. Never Gonna Let Him Know. GWP. M- £10 - Tune!

Dave, What's your paypal address please? Or see you at Red Bar tomorrow? Kev

Hi Dave, Please put me down for the Smoke - Oh love Thanks very much Kev

Well my internet connection decided to have an off day and we listened to lots of 'dead air' in amongst the tunes, so we too, would be very interested in any podcast type thingy! Kev

Stonkin' show .... 2 hours wasn't long enough .... get' em back on ..... especially since I missed that Tornadoes track, "de-snowing" the dog after a mad whizz around the garden!! Kev

I really liked this track when I heard Russ play it at Monumental ..... and this (eddiep clip) sounds more like it

Particularly liked ............... Satin - Your love's got me - Shell 45 Ray J & Norma Jean - This is our song of love - Hep Me 45 ............... amongst others Kev

Hello everyone, Here's my 45 mins worth of a Monumental "collectors" set from Saturday dinner. Not in the right order of course Cheers, Kev Honey Cone If I can't fly Impressions Wherever she leadeth me Al James & New Rhythm Band Give me up turn me loose Wizards of Ooze Trippin' Light of the World London Town '85' Ray Alexander Technique Taking the long way home Richie Havens I can't make it anymore The Dells Don't trick me treat me Fertile Ground Live in the light Azteca Someday we'll get by Mop Mop Perfect Day

HERE'S MY CONTRIBUTION TO ANOTHER WELL ATTENDED (NEARLY 400 ACROSS BOTH ROOMS) SUNDAY GROOVIN' SESSION THESE TUNES ARE IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER ACROSS TWO SETS, ONE EARLY ONE (6.15 'ISH TO 7.30) AND A SHARED LAST SPOT WITH ROB KAY RAHSAAN PATTERSON - WHERE YOU ARE WAS A BEE - THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE DREAMING A DREAM - MR MAGIC RARE PLEASURE - LET ME DOWN EASY BLACKNUSS - IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU GERRY DEVEAUX - FRONT OF THE LINE MEL & TIM - FOREVER AND A DAY SCIENTISTS OF SOUL - BE'S THAT-A-WAY SOMETIMES VOICEMASTERS - DANCE RIGHT IN TO MY HEART REGGIE SADLER REVUE - SO LONG SWEET LITTLE GIRL SAPPHIRES - WHO DO YOU LOVE MAGNIFICENT 7 - NEVER WILL I MAKE MY BABY CRY DEBONAIRES - HOW'S YOUR NEW LOVE TREATING YOU GEORGE BENSON - MY WOMAN'S GOOD TO ME DELFONICS - I TOLD YOU SO HONEY CONE - IF I CAN'T FLY HOT SAUCE - BRING IT HOME MR PRESIDENT FT MR DAY - MEET AGAIN TOWANA & TOTAL DESTRUCTION - WEAR YOUR NATURAL BABY GREG PERRY - COME ON DOWN TWO TONS OF LOVE - WHAT GOOD AM I NED DOHENY - TO PROVE MY LOVE RICHARD ROGERS - CAN'T STOP LOVING YOU DARRELL BANKS - I'M THE ONE WHO LOVES YOU IMPRESSIONS - WHEREVER SHE LEADETH ME BOTTOM & CO - GONNA FIND A TRUE LOVE DELLS - MAKE SURE DRAMATICS - WHATCHA SEE IS WHATCHA GET DAYBREAK - I NEED LOVE DEWEY JEFFRIES - WHEN NO ONE CARED EJ & THE ECHOES - PUT A SMILE ON YOUR FACE LITTLE SAMSON - DON'T TAKE YOUR LOVE FROM ME MARTHA & THE VANDELLAS - MY BABY LOVES ME STEVIE WONDER - IF YOU REALLY LOVE ME STOPPERS - COME BACK BABY TSU TORONDAS - PLEASE HEART DON'T BREAK AZTECA - SOMEDAY WE'LL GET BY JOE BATAAN - I'M NO STRANGER JERRY BUTLER - ORDINARY JOE JOE BATAAN - UNER THE STREET LAMP NEW MASTER SOUNDS - TURN THIS THING AROUND JAMES BROWN - LOST SOMEONE LARRY DAVIS -SATISFACTION GUARANTEED MIGHTY MARVELOWS - TALKIN' ABOUT YOU BABY KEV

Cunnie, Heard Sutty play it out when "Without Boundaries" was at Burton-on-Trent, I was the only one to dance to it then - tried to get him to part company with it, but to no avail. Cheers Kev

We got to know Max when we used to go to Lea Manor - since then every time we crossed paths, he always had a big smile on his face and would welcome us like old friends. He was such a lovely man, a true gentleman. As with many on here, we were completely stunned when Ted told us at Rolls-Royce that he'd died. The world will be a poorer place without him in it. Rest in peace, Max. Kev & Vicki

I'd love to be in charge of dishing out the cover-up names and give them all ridiculous names, like ..... Jimm Jamm & the Jamas or even Tim Tam & the Turnons ....... i know, i know it's a 'proper' name, but I can't help thinking it's some other, more recognisable guys, moonlighting from their 'home' record company - I bet someone out there knows one way or the other. Anyway, what's the average life-span of a cover up and have you ever "outed" one?

Hello Peeps, Heard a cover-up (again) last night and it got me wondering just who decides on the cover-up name? And what are the criteria - is it given a name so as to try and completely fool everybody (is that possible?) or if a record has a certain "feel", say 'Southern soul', for example, whether the record is ascribed to one of several possible 'Southern soul' artists, any of whom, might be the real deal! Another thing that intrigues me, are cover-ups actually covered (taped?) up or do the dj's that play them, just go in to furtive-mode for those three or four minutes? Generally, I thought, us vinyl afficionadoes didn't like putting stickers on records. And while I'm on the subject, what's the silliest cover-up name you've come across? Just wondering Kev

I've been out twice this weekend to different places and listened to two & a bit sets by three different dj's - about 2hrs 20 mins - where the "dj's" didn't use the mic. It's not the first time I've come across this phenomema, but three times in one weekend ....is it a growing trend? and is it ok? Musically, all three were fine, well mostly, but I'm not sure it's what I want when I go out to a soul night. Obviously, not speaking, doesn't change the musical content but for myself, I feel a bit let down - not that I want to know every last detail about every record played but surely, some communication from the dj is a good thing, isn't it? At it's lowest level, it addresses that most basic of questions..Who's this? and/or What's the title? - I accept that there are probably a few tunes that almost everybody knows & don't need introductions, although, having said that, if you're only just getting into soul music, maybe you wouldn't. Isn't passion, part of the whole soul music scene and how as a dj, do you convey that passion about a particular record that you want people to listen/dance to, if you don't use the microphone? Do you hold up 'score-cards' with marks out of 10 or wave your arms up down, getting more vigourous the more you personally like it? I know, standing out in front of a crowd can be daunting, but it's all part of being a dj, otherwise, arguably, why bother turning up ......just send a cardboard cut-out & a cd / tape with all the tracks on it! Theoretically, non-verbal dj's - is that the right term? NV-DJ or NM-DJ non-microphone? - pose a problem for promoters. What happens, if you inadvertently book two or three for your soul event and they're on, one after another? I guess at times, it's not easy being a dj - no matter what you play, the dancefloor stays empty or you're on really early or late, when the only people around are the promoters and the barstaff - but for me, you're not really a dj if you ain't talking! Kev

How many records make a stockpile then? I think I've got four copies of "A Taste of the Younghearts" LP - does that count as a stockpile? I used to buy the Chuck Jackson repress on Stardust - "What's with this loneliness" & give them away to people who didn't know the track - simply because I thought it was (and is) so good - and at one time had 5 whole copies. Anyway, if anyone's feeling guilty about stockpiling any soul records please bear me in mind if you want to assuage your guilt and redistibute them !! Kev

Oooohh Mr Hampsey ......................you've cut me to the core.................... I love this record Melvin Brown etc. "Loves Stormy Weather" - Bring your umbrella - it's fookin great !!!! For me it's a 'pour it on me' soul record along with ...............ooh, I dunno, .............Eunice Collins - At the the hotel or Maze - Look in your eyes ................ but then, each to their own...............I'm glad we don't all like the same stuff...............that would be too much!! Kev

Due to a late change of mind, I've now got one spare wristband for all weekend available at £25. We'll be at Prestatyn from Thurs night. PM me if you're interested - just off to work so won't be around until later. Kev