EVENTS
Exeter Soul Shoes 7 and Club News
Apologies for repeating ourselves but once again a massive thank you to everyone that turned out for Soulshoesseven at the Rougemont in Exeter last Saturday. We hope you agree that it just gets better and better and we're knocked out by the response to these events. A brilliant atmosphere all night due to the DJ's Terry, Pete Lyster (try to get over to his Bridgewater Soul nights if you can), Ken Dunn, Mick Lloyd and of course 'Hippo' all keeping the dancefloor full all night. An extra mention for Terry who saved the day when we had a scare with a faulty mixer early on and he cooly made a call on his mobile, problem solved 15 minutes later. Thanks Tel!
Our next event at the Rougemont is Saturday 10th May. We made the decision back in October that we would put the door entry up to £5 from May, not because we 're out to make a fast buck (!) but because we've been operating on a tight budget up to now and also we want to progress things by inviting more guest DJ's down which will of course add to the expenses. We've got Sean Chapman in May and following this in August we have invited Steve Whittle down from Wigan. We'll continue to include the local DJ's too, of course. So we hope you understand the small price increase, any complaints write to 'Watchdog' c/o BBC.
In the meantime we've been approached by a new club in Exeter (the Rocket, formerly The Printers Pie in Sidwell St.) to run one of their 2 rooms one Saturday a month playing Northern Soul. First do is Sat. Feb 15th with DJ's Paul O'Brien, Emma Cox, Paul Duncan and Ady Heaney, 8.00 till 1.30am.
OK cheers once again, see you.
Paul and Nic. Xx
Here's Mick's
playlist :
ARTIST
RECORD
LABEL
Delcos
Arabia
Showcase
Edwin Starr
I want my baby back
Gordy
Marvin Gaye
You're a wonderful one Tamla
Clarence
Carter Messin with my mind
Certain
Jan Jones
Independent Woman
Day-wood
Johnnie Jackson What you gonna
do
J-Mer
Joe Tex
I wanna be free
Dial
Charles Sheffield Voodoo
working
Excello
Coasters
Crazy Baby
Atco
Victors
Hurt
Phillips
Harold Melvin
Prayin
Source
Albert Jones
You & Your Love
Candy Apple
O'Jays
I'll never forget you
Imperial
Major Lance
You don't want me no more Okeh
Supremes
He's all I got
Motown
Hi all,
May I on behalf of myself and my mate Steve congratulate everyone
involved with the soul night in Exeter last sat.night.
What a cracker.It was one of the best nights we've had in ages.The
place was packed as was the dance floor.
A big thanks to all the d.j's who played belting spots incl.Mick
Lloyd and Hippo,best last hour I've had,never off the
dancefloor.Well worth the 2hr drive from Bournemouth and we'll defo
be at the next one in May.
Cheers
Dave Morris.
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Thanks Dave, glad you had a good time! We got there at around 9.20
to find the bar area already busy, and they just kept coming in!
Again, a real cross section of people, from students through to
diehard soulies, but all out for a good time. Nice to see lots of
vinyl for sale - I picked up a Parkway issue of "Eddie's my name"
and a Dolores Hall "Good lovin' woman" at nice prices, while Paul
O'b snatched up a Fred Hughes "Don't let me down" at a bargain price
- the seller obviously isn't on Soul talk or KTF or he'd know the
interest that's being generated in it again (bet it sounded good
over the Dome system David!).
The dance floor was busy from the time we arrived, and the numbers
through the door made this one the busiest yet. Loads of R & B got
played, mixed in with old favourites, and by 11.30 the atmosphere
was superb as Mick Lloyd had 'em jumping with things like Harold
Melvin "Prayin'", Bobby womacks "Home is where the heart is", Major
Lance "You don't want me no more" and that Joe Tex R & B track on
Dial that's getting talked about a lot at the moment. Good lad, he
handed me a full dance floor at midnight with the Supremes "He's all
I got". Dave, you say that last hour was the best you've ever had,
well, I came off stage at 1am saying just about the same thing - I
love to see that dance floor rockin', and that's what it did! Here's
the playlist:
Billy Butler - Right track (Okeh)
Tobi Lark - Happiness is here (Topper)
Rose Battiste - Help me baby (C/Up)
The Younghearts - A little togetherness (Canterbury)
Detroit Executives - Cool off (Pameline)
The Chalfontes - He loves me (Mercury)
The Vel-vets - I got to find me somebody (20th century)
The Hesitations - I'm not built that way (Kapp)
The Satisfactions - Take it or leave it (Smash)
Eddie Holman - Eddie's my name (Parkway)
Butch Baker - The Fat man (St. Lawrence)
Carstairs - It really hurts me girl (Red Coach)
Fern Kinney - Sweet Devil (Atlantic)
Nolan Chance - Just like the weather (Constellation)
Johnnie Mae Matthews - Lonely you'll be (Jam)
Bobby Hutton - Lend a hand (ABC)
Jr. Walker - Ain't that the truth (Soul)
Epitome of sound - You don't love me (Sandbag)
Rose Battiste - Help me baby (C/Up) (second time out!)
The Adorables - Ooh boy (Golden World)
The Inspirations - Your wish is my command (Midas)
Brenda Holloway - When I'm gone (Tamla)
The ovation at the end showed that the punters had enjoyed it as
much as I had; people were sort of milling around with big grins on
their faces, it was just a real feelgood atmosphere. Then it was
down to the local KFC (nipped in just before the Watchet minibus
arrived and took over the place!) and an easy drive back up the M5
to Cheltenham with a tape of semi-knowns on; home for 3.30am, so
what do I do? A wash, a coffee, and start cleaning up and playing
the nights purchases! Old after-niter habits die hard!
Once again, thanks to promoters Paul and Nicky, and to all the
people who turned up and made Soulshoesseven such a wicked night!
Hippo.
Exeter Soul Shoes 6 - October 2002 by Jerry Hipkiss, and playlists from Nick and Dawn Brown
Just to say what an excellent night at Exeter Soulshoes last Saturday! Though he's too modest to say so himself (plus he's having eyewatering problems with his modem!) Paul O'Brien really kicked the dance floor up a gear, having taken over from Emma Cox who's unashamedly populist so great for getting things going. Dawn followed that, and Mick Lloyd kept things going till midnight when Nick Brown took over - read the crowd well, kicked in with the Marvelettes "I'll keep holding on" and mixed it up well to keep 'em on the floor cheering at the end!
Of Nicks spot mention has to be made of Cecil washington "My proposal", the Jackie Lee track, and (of course!) the extra-length re-edit of Luther Ingram vocal/instr!! Over 220 through the doors made it the best yet; the crowd consists of soulies of all levels, some who just want to hear their favourites through to the diehards, but I have to say that they're a pretty open-minded lot and don't all pile off the floor at the first note of a track they don't have on CD!!!
Congrats to Paul and Nicky on a great venue; looking forward to February when I hope I'm guesting again!!
Hippo.
Mick Lloyd
Hesitations - I'm Not Built That Way - KAPP
Ann Sexton - You've Been Gone Too Long - SEVENTY SEVEN
7th Avenue Elevators - You Should Have Held On - CONGRESS
Tammi Terrell - Come On and See Me- MOTOWN
Brenda Holloway - Reconsider -WHITE LABEL
Spellbinders - Help Me - CBS
Harry and the Keyavas - If This is Goodbye - IPG
Wade Flemmons - That Other Place - VEE-JAY DEMO
Brothers - Are You Ready for This? - RCA
Sam Moore - Plenty Good loving - EXPANSION
Fidels - Try a Little Harder - VEE JAY
Orlons - Envy - CAMEO
Charles Sheffield - It's Your Voodoo Working - EXCELLO DEMO
Joe Tex - I Wanna Be Free - DIAL
Four Below Zero - My Baby's Got ESP - ROULETTE
Etta James - Mellow Fellow - ARGO
Temptations - I Want a Love I Can See - GORDY DEMO
Big Daddy Rogers - I'm a Big Man - MIDAS
Drapers - (I Know) Your Love Has Gone Away - GEE DEMO
Jack Montgomery - Do You Believe It? - SCEPTER
Larry Saunders - On The Real Side - TURBO
Shorty Long - Baby' Come On Home - SOUL ALBUM TRACK
Paul O'brien.
Darrell Banks, Somebody, Somewhere
Needs You, Revilot
JJ Barnes, Please Let Me In, RicTic
demo
Jackie Wilson, I'm the one to do it, UK Coral
Exits,
Got to have money, Gemini
Dee Edwards, All the way home,
D-Town demo
Roy Hamilton, Crackin up over you, RCA
Charades,
Key to my happiness, MGM demo
Billy Hambric, She said goodbye,
Drum
Gladys Knight, Just walk in my shoes, Soul demo
Jerry
Butler, Moody Woman, Mercury demo
Syng McGowan, Thats what I
want, Hope
Ben E King, Cant Break the news, Atco
Dawn
Brown
VELVELETTES - Lonely, Lonely Girl Am I - VIP
HB BARNUM-It Hurts Too Much To Cry - RCA VICTOR
POINTER SISTERS - Send Him Back - ATLANTIC
TOMMY NAVARRO - I Cried My Life Away - DE JAC
OTHELLO ROBERTSON - SO In Luv - ERA
MARY LOVE - You Turned My Bitter Into Sweet - MODERN
LEWIS CLARK - I Need Your Lonvng So Bad - TIGERTOWN
SPARKELS - Try Love (One More Time) - OLD TOWN
TIMI YURO - It'll Never Be Over For Me-LIBERTY UK
CAROL & GERRI - How Can I Ever Find a Way - MGM
CREATIONS - Footsteps - ZODIAC
FRANCES NERO - Keep On Loving Me - SOUL
DOLLS - The Reason Why - TOY
TOMMY RIDGLEY - My Love Gets Stronger - INTERNATIONAL CITY
HARRY DEAL/GALAXIES - I Still Love You - ECLIPSE
DRAKE/EN-SOLIDS - Please Leave Me - ALTEEN
BUNNY SIGLER - Follow Your Heart - PARKWAY
BARBARA MCNAIR - You're Gonna Love My Baby - MOTOWN
Nick Brown
MARVELLETTES - I'll Keep On Holding On - TAMLA
JACKIE WILSON - I've Lost You - BRUNSWICK
JACKIE LEE - Wanted and Needed - COVER UP
GLORIA JONES - Come Go With Me - UPTOWN
TRADITIONS - Twinkle Little Star - ABET
GENE CHANDLER - Nothing Can Stop Me - SOUL CITY UK
ANITA ANDERSON - Little Bit Longer - CONTACT
SEVEN SOULS - I Still Love You - OKEH
CASHMERES - Show Stopper - HEM
MIRACLES - IF Your Mother Only Knew - TAMLA
ENJOYABLES - Push A Little Harder - CAPITOL
LARRY WILLIAMS/JOHNNY WATSON - A Quitter Never Wins - OKEH
RINGLEADERS - All OF My Life - UNISSUED M-PAC
LUTHER INGRAM - Exus Trek (extended) - DUB
TEMPTATIONS - Girl, Why You Wanna Make Me Blue - TAMLA MOTOWN UK
CHUCK JACKSON - Hand It Over - WAND
SOUL INC - My Proposal - COCONUT GROOVE
LITTLE CARL CARLTON - Competition Ain't Nothing - BACKBEAT
HOUSTON OUTLAWS - Aint No Telling - WESTBOUND
MAJOR LANCE - You Don't Want Me No More - OKEH
DEAN PARRISH - I'm On My Way - LAURIE
Exeter Soul Shoes 5 - Devonshire Suite - Rougemont Thistle Hotel, Queen St Exeter 10 August - by Jerry 'Hippo' Hipkiss (and Paul Hellier).
(Review of Soul Shoes 4 remains under)
Where do I start.............Ok, Saturday night on
the M5 once again, only this time heading South West for Exeter.
First sign of a good night was being overtaken by a car with an Okeh
sticker in the rear window - Gloucester crowd are on their way down
as well! Picked up Paul O'Brien at Tiverton services and by the time
we head into Exeter I'm getting just as excited as I always do for a
Northern event. Rightly so.....the venue is the Rougemont, a Thistle
hotel in the heart of the city. Plush, deep carpets, nice vibe - and
that was just the corridors! And the room - let's just say many
venues would die for it, and it FEELS like an NS venue. Long, dark
and with a dance floor running the whole length. Dump the box, say
hello to promoters Paul and Nicky (what a great couple) and to
Worcesters Mick Lloyd, who's on before me, and chat to loads of good
people. Over 170 in, a mixture of exiled Midlands/Northeners, grizzly
dudes who made me feel young, local NS fans and mods....not to
mention some gorgeous women. No "tourists", all there for
the right reasons, can't go wrong! Three or four car loads from
Gloucestershire, and, surprisingly, Stroud mobile jock Andy Edwards,
who'd taken his family to Dorset on holiday on one condition...so
they were tucked up in bed upstairs while he was downstairs giving
the dance floor some stick!
Three or four of the local jocks
warmed the night up nicely, and while this isn't a purists night
they're up for it - Motown, R & B, the current 70's biggies,
traditional faves, all had them going well. Mick Lloyds second spot
(he swore he wasn't trying to clear the floor for me by playing a
couple of beat ballads!) ended at midnight with Dean Courtneys "I'll
always
need you" (Black RCA issue).Mick's set in no
particular order:
Clydene Jackson-I Need Your
Love
Temptations-Girl,Why You Wanna Make Me
Blue
Velvelettes-Lonely Lonely Girl Am I
Jackie Wilson-I've
Lost you
Coasters-Girl Crazy
George Smith-I've Had It
Charles
Sheffield-It's Your Voodoo Working
Darrow Fletcher-The Pain Gets a
Little Deeper
Tommy Navarro-I Cried MY Life
Away
Valentinos-Sweeter Than the Day Before
Richard Berry-Have
Love, Will Travel
Larry Saunders-On the Real Side
Metros-Since
I Found My Baby
Ben E. King-I Can't Break the News
Jack
MOntgomery-Dearly Beloved
George Carrow-Angel Baby
Dean
Courtney-I'll Always Need You
Bobby Hutton-Come See
Mary
Love-You Turned My Bitter Into Sweet
Isleys-Why When Love is
Gone
Sam Moore-Pretty Good Lovin'
7th Avenue Aviators-You
Should of Held On
Then it was my turn. Now I keep my records
in alphabetical order, so apart from the first three I played, that's
how they are. And anyway, you can have fun working out which order
you would have played them in.......I was having too much fun to
remember myself - talk about buzzin'!
Marlena Shaw - Let's
wade in the water (Cadet)
Duke Browner - Crying over you (vocal)
(Impact).
Al Greene - Don't leave me (Hot Line Music
journal).
Larry Atkins - Ain't that love enough (Highland)
Billy
Butler - Right Track (Okeh)
Alfreda Brockington - Spilt milk
(Philly archives)
Brice Coefield - Ain't that right
(Omen)
Contours - Just a little misunderstanding (Gordy)
Carol
and Gerri - How can I ever find the way (MGM demo)
Carstairs - It
really hurts me girl (Red Coach)
Bobby Hutton - Lend a hand
(ABC)
Joy Lovejoy - In orbit (Chess)
Chuck Jackson - Hand it
over (Wand)
Lou Johnson - Unsatisfied (Big Top)
Pat Lundy -
Soul ain't nothing but the blues (Columbia demo)
Major Lance -
Investigate (Okeh demo)
Johnnie Mae Matthews - Lonely you'll be
(Jam)
Malibus - Gee Baby I love you (Sure Shot)
Natural Four -
I thought you were mine (ABC)
Sonny Stitt - Concerto for jazz
lovers (Wingate demo)
Spellbinders - Help me (Columbia)
Ike and
Tina Turner - Dust my broom (Tengerine)
Wonderettes - I feel
strange (United Artists demo)
As you can imagine after that
mixture of requests, old faves and a couple of well-received but
lesser played things, the night finished on a high. Next one is
October 26th with Nick and Dawn from Scenesville in London guesting -
miss it at your peril - and Paul and Nicky have promised I can come
back next year - I can't wait! And then it was back to the motorway
and home for 4 in the morning, and just to sum up what kind of night
it was, when we got to Taunton Dene services Ray Jackson found that
he had dropped his wallet at the hotel....we spoke to the night
porter and the
next morning had a phone call to say that they had
the wallet, cash and all. Sort of restores your faith in human nature
a little, doesn't it!
Anyway, the message is simple - YOU MISS
SOULSHOESSIX AT YOUR PERIL!!
Once again to Paul and Nicky and
the whole Southwest crew, thanks...and can
I come back soon???
Exeter Soul Shoes 4 - Devonshire Suite - Rougemont Thistle Hotel, Queen St Exeter 18 May
I had heard good things about this venue, and that at Soul Shoes 3 there were 170 people in. On visiting I was not disappointed although the numbers were slightly down on that, probably due to a large Scooter Rally in Newquay.
The Room is a good size with an excellent dancefloor almost as big as the room with good seating around, and a large bar area which is good for socialising. Good stage and ample sound system installed. Paul Hellier and Nic should be commended for putting this together and I wish it continued success. Next one on 10 August.
Mick Lloyd excepted I was not that familiar with the DJ's too much. Mick as usual doing a solid set, ably assisted by Phil Rockey from Barnstaple. Kev (from Cheltenhan or Gloucester I think), but not sure did an excellent set including a sprinkling of more modern sounds. Pete from Plymouth kept things pumping. All in all it was basically Northern but a fair sprinkling of R'n'B, mostly pretty well known but each DJ able to include some lesser known material.
I was on last and my playlist was as follows:
Better Ruby Winters
What are you trying to do Irma Thoma
Dearest One Lamont Dozier
I dig everything about you Mob
I got to love you Jesse Boone & Astros
Girl across the street Moses Smith
Surprise Party for Baby Vibrating Vibrations
Be young be foolish be happy Tams
I don't love you no more Exsaveyons
Never gonna let you go Jobell & Orchestra de Salsa
Love guess who Martha Reeves & Vandellas
You got the love I need Undisputed Truth
Little young lover Five Stairsteps & Cubie
Let me love yuh Innersectrion
Seven Day lover James Fountain
Keep on Running away Bits'n Pieces
My baby's got ESP Four below zero
Check it baby Willie & Mighty Magnificents
If thats what you wanted Frankie Beverly
This thing called love Johnny Wyatt
Harlem Bill Withers
Walking up a one way street Willie Tee
Got to get rid of you LV Johnson
Great night and I am sure I'll return.
(c) Life & Soul Promotions