Slade

OK, while I'm on the 70's, I may as well post a bit of Slade. Slade were my band when I was a lad. I was 12 when Coz I Luv You was performed on Top Of The Pops and I was hooked. Back in the early 80's a guy I worked with told me that Slade had taken The Reading Festival by storm and I was back out buying the missing singles. It's always been a bugbear to the fans, that Slade never performed a ' final concert' before splittin up in 1991.



When I first realised Slade were on the internet this was one of my first reads. I love this daydream about the 'farewell tour', pure fantasy of course but, if only? Last year I was fortunate enough to play the music in between events at Sladefest 2007 (yes, really! It's an anual event in Wolverhampton) and as a challenge I tried to recreate the dream gig.

This is how it came out?

Rock 'N' Roll Preacher
We'll Bring The House Down
Them Kinda Monkees Can't Swing
How Does It Feel
So Far So Good
Let The Good Times Roll
One Eyed Jacks With Moustaches
The Soul, The Roll & The Motion
Gudbuy T'Jane
Far Far Away
Don't Blame Me
We're Really Gonna Raise The Roof
Burning In The Heat Of Love
It's Alright Buy Me
All Of The World Is A Stage
My Oh My

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If you like it, pop over to Bilston on Easter Sunday and hear it on the big system?

An Evening With Mr. Jones

A flashback to the 1970's, an era of rebellion, adventure and outrageousness. The music was a mish mash of 60's rejects, 70's new blood, boys trying to be girls and girls trying to be boys. Fortunately, it was fun and it produced some great music. Much of this has been forgotten because we are embarrassed by the fashion but now it's time to cast off those shackles and celebrate our heritage.

This compilation is the result of a request. I was asked to cater for a Glam Rock Party and asked for some suggestions.

Cozy Powell - Dance With The Devil
Alice Cooper - Elected
Alvin Stardust - Jealous Mind
Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby
Wizard - Ball Park Incident
Curved Air - Back Street Love
Mott The Hoople - All The Young Dudes
The Strawbs - Lay Down
Fox - S-S-S-Single Bed
John Kongos - Tokoloshe Man
Glitter Band - Let’s Get Together Again
Roxy Music - A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall
Geordie - All Because Of You
The Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love
Mud - Tiger Feet
Hello - Tell Him
Slade - Cum On Feel The Noize
Queen - Seven Seas Of Rhye
Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar
Sweet - Fox On The Run
Nazareth - Broken Down Angel
Focus - Sylvia

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Filename: An Evening With Mr. Jones.rar Size: 93.66 MB

Blues & Soul Top 100

In 1984 Blues & Soul Magazine held a poll with their readers to determine what the best ever Soul & Dance songs were. Although the chart is now a quarter of a century out of date, I think most people with an interest in real Soul music would agree, not much here that needs changing?

Click the chart for a larger readable pic, it'll open in a new window.

Here to start you off, the All Time Top 12.

No. 12 The Fatback Band - I Found Lovin' 1984
No. 11 Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing 1982
No. 10 Luther VanDross - Never Too Much 1981
No. 9 Rufus & Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody 1983
No. 8 Lamont Dozier - Why Can't We Be Lovers 1973
No. 7 The Isley Brothers - Summer Breeze 1974
No. 6 Marlena Shaw - Yu Ma / Go Away Little Boy 1969
No. 5 Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On 1973
No. 4 Teena Marie - Portugese Love 1981
No. 3 Alexander O'Neal - If You Were Here Tonight 1983
No. 2 Maze featuring Frankie Beverly - Joy & Pain (Live) 1981
No. 1 Marvin Gaye - What's Goin' On 1971

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Filename: BS Top 12.rar Size: 80.57 MB

Christmas: The Merry Mix

OK, I guess you won't need this for awhile but it does a great job on Christmas Day. Christmas comes but once a year, (Thank God!)but while its here there's no avoiding it. While your pockets are being emptied and your belly stretched, play this selection. An endless mix of festive cheer that will ensure a smile and a good mood. The perfect mix of the best xmas songs ever recorded. You know it makes sense.

Mariah Carey - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
Paul Macartney & Wings - Wonderful Christmastime
Dean Martin - Let It Snow
Wham - Last Christmas
Dean Martin - Rudolph
Mariah Carey - Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)
Brenda Lee - Winter Wonderland
Dean Martin - White Christmas
Cliff Richard - Daddy's Home
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
Band Aid 2004 - Do They Know It's Christmas
Diana Ross - Winter Wonderland
Brenda Lee - Jingle Bell Rock
Salsoul Orchestra - Sleighride
Frank Sinatra - Jingle Bells
Brenda Lee - Rocking Around The Christmas Tree
Mariah Carey - All I Want For Christmas Is You
Sounds Of Blackness - Soul Holiday
Cliff Richard - Mistletoe & Wine
Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody
Wizzard - I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everday
Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
Spice Girls - Merry Christmas
Robbie Williams - Walk This Sleigh

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Filename: Merry Miks labels.zip Size: 93.13 MB

Songs Of Praize

This strange collection originated from 1979 when Variations hit the market. You will probably recognise it as the theme to the South Bank Show. I was going through a pretentious phase at the time and pooled all the 'classy tracks from various genres. It works well, I think?

Purple Rain was added later but the King Curtis rendition of Harlem Nocturne was originally the Lounge Lizards version which I have sadly, been unable to find?

Dedicated to Karen, the family's real 'muso'.

Genesis - Horizons
Ultravox - Vienna
Andrew Lloyd Webber - Paganini's Caprice
(Theme pts. 1 - 4 & Variation No. 9 & 23)
Christopher Cross - Arthur's Theme
Shakatak - Easier Said Than Done
Rah Band - Falcon
Chic - Savoir Faire
Ennio Morricone - Chi Mai
Hazel O'Connor - Will You
Rolling Stones - Angie
Pink Floyd - Great Gig In The Sky
Genesis - I Know What I Like
Supertramp - Long Way Home
Peter Gabriel - Salisbury Hill
Prince - Purple Rain
Martin Luther King - I Have A Dream
Simon & Garfunkel - For Emily
King Curtis - Harlem Nocturne


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Filename: Songs of praize.rar Size: 91.35 MB

The 80's Groove Mastermiks Dance Party

This is an 80's Soul & Dance mix that I made myself that you'll either love or hate.

As a DJ, I can't mix and I'm not about to pretend that I can however... I have Sound Forge! It also helps that this is an 80's Groove mix. Back in the day it wasn't about perfect seamless mixing, it was about being adventurous and different?

I lived in South London in the 80's and Pirate's ruled the airwaves. My favourite station featured the 'Mastermix Dance Party' hosted by a guy called Barry B. He wasn't the greatest mix DJ in the world but he sure as hell knew how to make a mix interesting. (I always suspected he used a studio to pre-record his mixes so maybe I'm not cheating?)

Please stick with the first track for the first listen (at least) coz it sets the scene for the mix. It's impossible to comprehend how important that song was back in the day, kinda like the Pussycat Dolls of 1986. Played everywhere by everyone for soooo long. Here, I've recreated the 'Good Groove' remix done by Derek B on LWR (probably in 1985).

So, here we go... ripped off from LWR 92.5 fm, in the mid 80's.

featuring

• Full Force - Alice (I Want You Just For Me)
• Bernard Wright - Who Do You Love
• Sahara - Love So Fine
• 52nd Street - Tell Me
• Lillo Thomas - Settle Down
• Aleem - Get Loose/Release Yourself
• Force MD's - Forgive Me Girl
• BB&Q - Dreamer
• Dante - Freak In Me
• Kleer - Never Cry Again
• Krystol - After The Dance
• Royalle Delite - I'll Be A Freak (For You)
• Rochelle - My Magic Man
• Tenita Jordan - You Got Me Dreaming
• Surface - Falling In Love
• Trussell - Love Injection

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Filename: Mastermiks Dance Party Vol 1.mp3 Size: 90.22 MB