Souling it up
In Japan
Down in the Soth of Japan...well South of Toyo anyway, you'll find not one but three regular Northern Soul clubs flying the flag for the scene in Kobe, Osaka and Kyoto. These are full-on soul nights and I have to say that the few I've been lucky enough to attend have been memorable indeed...great up-for-it atmospheres, full dancefloors excellent music! Below are more details:
I had one of my best soul nights EVER here at this place! The crowd are totally up for it, and 100% enthusastic for the music and dancing! That's the promoters/DJs in the picture above with me and the infamous CSC disc -
L TO R: DF, Hirano san, Ryo, Seiji and Izumi...........all top guys, top DJs and top dancers!
Seiji included:
The Love Potion/This Love
Dontee Studio Band/Alone With No Love
Ralph Graham/She Just Sits There
Adam's Apples/Don't Take It Out On This World
Patrice Holloway/Stolen Hours
Target/Give Me One More Chance
Rhythm Mchine/Put A Smile On Time
The Innersection/I'm In Debt To You
Pro-Fascination/I Want To Wrap You In My Arms
Frank Eddie/Forever
Izumi included:
JIMMY FRASER/OF HOPES AND DREAMS & TOMBSTONES
THE SYMPHONICS/NO MORE
JACK MONTGOMERY/BABY,TAKE A CHANCE ON ME
TONI BASIL/BREAKAWAY
JOHNNY BARTEL/IF THIS ISN'T LOVE
RONNIE MCNEIR/ISN'T SHE A PRETTY GIRL
SEVEN SOULS/I STILL LOVE YOU
THE CAESARS/GIRL I MISS YOU
IVORYS/PLEASE STAY
INTERNATIONAL G.T.O.'S/I LOVE MY BABY
Ryo included:
Jack Montgomery/ Dearly beloved
The Temptones/ Girl I love you
Doni Burdick/ Bari track
Trade Martin/ She put the hurt on me
Morris Chestnut/ Too darn soulful
The Sinceres/ Girl, I love you
Jimmy Raye/ Philly dog around the world
Herb Ward/ Strange change
Brown Bombers/ Wait for me
Wilson Love/ Funny money
My playlist
1st SET
CHARADES - THE KEY TO MY HAPPINESS - M.G.M.
LITTLE STANLEY - THE STRAN- VANCE
JESSE DAVIS - GONNA HANG ON IN THERE GIRL - ERA
MAYFIELD SINGERS - DON'T STOP NONE - MAYFIELD UNISSUED
SOUL SET - WILL YOU EVER LEARN - BI-ME
THE DEADBEATS - NO SECOND CHANCE - STRATA
OXFORD NIGHTS - I'M SUCH A LONELY ONE - DELPHI
IVORYS - PLEASE STAY - DESPENZA
TAN GEERS - LET MY HEART AND SOUL BE FREE - OKEH
MARY WHEELER & THE KNIGHTS - I FEEL IN MY HEART - ATOM
OZZ & THE SPERLINGS - CAN YOU QUALIFY - GOLDENWAY
HAYES COTTON - BLACK WINGS HAVE MY ANGEL - RESIST
BETTY LOU & BOBBY ADAMS - DR.TRUELOVE - TRAX
HELEN TROY - BRING THAT MAN MY WAY - C/UP
DETROIT RHYTHM SECTION - I KNOW SOMETHING - UNISSUED
RAY & THE BLUE SATINS - SHE DOESN'T LOVE ME - A.R.V.
TYRONE ASHLEY - I WANT MY BABY BACK - PHIL LA OF SOUL ALT.TAKE
PRECIOUS THREE - I NEED A MAN - REFOREE
GREATER EXPERIENCE - DON'T FORGET TO REMEMBER - COLONY 13
NOMADS - SOMETHIN'S BAD - MO-GROOV
DREAM TEAM - THERE HE IS - GREGORY
EDWIN STARR - (S.O.S.) SCOTTS ON SWINGERS - RIC-TIC
MASQUERADERS - HOW - LA BEAT
PEOPLES CHOICE - SAVIN' MY LOVIN' FOR YOU - PALMER
THE JOKERS - SOUL SOUND - SKO-FILED
BENNY SPELLMAN - THIS IS FOR YOU MY LOVE - ALON
CLEVELAND ROBINSON - LOVE IS A TRAP - NOSNIBOR
SIDNEY BARNES - SAFETY ZONE - JOBETE ACETATE
SPARKELS - TRY LOVE (JUST ONE MORE TIME) - OLD TOWN
BOBBY REED - THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR LOVE - BELL
2nd SET
MONIQUE - IF YOU LOVE ME (SHOW ME) - MAURCI
CHANDLERS - YOUR LOVE MAKES ME LONELY - COL SOUL
JOANIE SOMMERS - DON'T PITY ME - WARNER BROTHERS
LES CHANSONETTES - DON'T LET HIM HURT YOU - SHRINE
SOUL SHAKERS - I'M GETTING WEAKER - LOMA
VALENTINOS - SWEETER THAN THE DAY BEFORE - CHESS
DREAM TEAM - I'M NOT SATISFIED - GREGORY
TONY GALLA - IN LOVE - SWAN
B.J.THOMAS & TRIUMPHS - KEEP IT UP - JOED
JOEY DELORENZO - WAKE UP TO THE SUNSHINE GIRL - MI-VAL
LIMITATIONS - I'M LONELY, I'M TROUBLED - BACONE
SOUL INC. - MY PROPOSAL - COCONUT GROOVE
JIMMIE & ENTERTAINERS - NEW GIRL - TODDLIN TOWN
HYPERIONS - WHY YOU WANNA TREAT ME... - CHATTAHOOCHEE
CLARENCE HILL - A LOT OF LOVIN' GOIN' 'ROUND - MAINSTREAM
RUBY - DECIEVED - GOLD TOKEN
COOKIE JACKSON - DO YOU STILL LOVE ME - PROGRESS
GERRI HALL - WHO CAN I RUN TO - HOT LINE
GINGER LOGAN - I KNOW WHAT I WANT - C/UP
GLORIA JONES - COME AND GO WITH ME - UPTOWN
RUBY - FEMININE INGENUITY - GOLD TOKEN
BARBARA MERCER - A DREAM - SIDRA UNISSUED
SEPTEMBER JONES - I'M WITH YOU - PIED PIPER UNISSUED
JOHNNY MAESTRO - I'M STEPPING OUT OF THE PICTURE - SCEPTER
KELL OSBORNE - QUICKSAND - TITANIC
GEORGE FREEMAN - DOWN AND OUT - VALIANT
CHIP TYLER - BECAUSE I LOVE YOU - CHICKORY
YVONNE BAKER - YOU DIDN'T SAY A WORD - PARKWAY
The Kobe Soul Club '02
Manifesto 19.04.03 - DF spins:
1ST SET
BETTY LOU & BOBBY ADAMS - DR.TRUELOVE - TRAX
DREAM TEAM - I'M NOT SATISFIED - GREGORY
LITTLE STANLEY - THE STRAN -VANCE
THE DEADBEATS - NO SECOND CHANCE - STRATA
EXPLOSIVE DYNAMIKS - WHOLE LOTTA LOVING - LEMCO
SOUL SET - WILL YOU EVER LEARN - BI-ME
NOMADS - SOMETHIN'S BAD - MO-GROOV
CHANDERLIERS - FADING DAY - LOADSTONE
BOBBY VALENTIN - USE IT BEFORE YOU LOSE IT - FANIA
BENNY SPELLMAN - THIS IS FOR YOU MY LOVE - ALON
SUPREMES - DR.GOLDFOOT & THE BIKINI MACHINE - AMERICAN INT.
JOEY DELORENZO - WAKE UP TO THE SUNSHINE GIRL - MI-VAL
2ND SET
EDWIN STARR - (S.O.S.) SCOTTS ON SWINGERS - RIC-TIC
SUPREMES - LOVE IS LIKE AN ITCHING IN MY HEART - MOTOWN
ROSE BATTISTE - HIT AND RUN - REVILOT
VEL-VETS - I'M GONNA FIND ME SOMEBODY - TWENTIETH CENT.FOX
JUDY HUGHES - FINE, FINE, FINE - VAULT
THE JOKERS - SOUL SOUND - SKO-FIELD
GLADYS TYLER - A LITTLE BITTY GIRL - DECCA
HAYES COTTON - BLACK WINGS HAVE MY ANGEL - RESIST
SIDNEY BARNES - SAFETY ZONE - JOBETE ACETATE
DETROIT RHYTHM SECTION - I KNOW SOMETHING - UNISSUED
TOMMY MEALY - GOING TO A HAPPENING - BELL ACETATE
HYPERIONS - WHY YOU WANNA TREAT ME...- CHATTAHOOCHEE
7TH.AVENUE AVIATORS - YOU SHOULD O' HELD ON - CONGRESS
CHANDLERS - YOUR LOVE MAKES ME LONELY - COL SOUL
GREATER EXPERIENCE - DON'T FORGET TO REMEMBER - COLONY 13
PRECIOUS THREE - I NEED A MAN - REFOREE
CHOICE OF COLOUR - YOUR LOVE - A.P.T.
HOKIS POKIS - SWING - SHIELD
CHARADES - THE KEY TO MY HAPPINESS - M.G.M.
OXFORD NIGHTS - I'M SUCH A LONELY ONE - DELPHI
JIMMIE & ENTERTAINERS - NEW GIRL - TODDLIN TOWN
JESSE DAVIS - GONNA HANG ON IN THERE GIRL - ERA
YVONNE BAKER - YOU DIDN'T SAY A WORD - PARKWAY
JOANIE SOMMERS - DON'T PITY ME - WARNER BROS.
SOUL INC. - MY PROPOSAL - COCONUT GROOVE
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Anorak's Corner!
Manifesto
Osaka '03
Their venue is an underground club in a similar vein to the 100 Club, just a little smaller...a line of scooters outside the venue made it easy to find too! The club is co-run by Shuhei Yoshioka and the regular DJs are a mix of Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe soulies, including Ryo, Seiji and Izumi (Nude Restaurant - Kobe), and Ichimoto and Hirano (Soul Survivors - Kyoto). We arrived at 10.15 and the place was already busy (started at 9.00, going through 'till 5am) and the dancefloor active! It was most humbling not to mention a bit embarrassing to see a huge poster on the wall with my face on it...nowhere to run or hide from it! :-) Every one of the DJs did a magnificent job and kept a busy and active dancefloor...must mention that there is at least half a dozen dancers that would give any acrobatic Northern Soul dnacer from anywhere in the World a run for their money! It was a magical night and I hope to return soon...below are the playlists , flyers and pics from the night.
Top: Mai giving it some on the dancefloor.
Bottom: DF & Ryo from the Kobe Sowl Knights.
Below left to right: Co-Promoter Shuhei cueing up Tony Galla! The crowd at the end of the evening.
Below is the info sheet the Manifesto crew made up about not only myself, but also to explain Northern Soul to the punters...they are seriously trying to spread the Faith in Japan!
first set
LIMITATIONS - I'M LONELY, I'M TROUBLED - BACONE
BENNY SPELLMAN - THIS IS FOR YOU MY LOVE - ALON
GERRI HALL - WHO CAN I RUN TO - HOT LINE
LEO PRICE COMBO - HEY NOW BABY - UP & DOWN
GLADYS TYLER - A LITTLE BITTY GIRL - DECCA
CARL UNDERWOOD - AIN'T YOU LYING - MERGING
NOMADS - SOMETHIN'S BAD - MO-GROOV
LITTLE WILLIE FAULK - LOOK INTO MY HEART - M & H
JUDY FREEMAN - HOLD ON - EXT.VERSION - RCA UNISSUED
UPTOWN ORCH. - COME GO WITH ME - INST. - UPTOWN UNISSUED
TAN GEERS - LET MY HEART AND SOUL BE FREE - OKEH
IVORYS - PLEASE STAY - DESPENZA
MAGICIANS - (JUST A LITTLE) FAITH & UNDERSTANDING - VILLA UNISSUED
PETER HAMILTON GENERATION - HEY GIRL (INST.) - JAMIE
JOANIE SOMMERS - DON'T PITY ME - WARNER BROTHERS
TONY GALLA - IN LOVE - SWAN
BILLY FLOYD - MY OH MY - ARCTIC
MOUSIE & THE TRAPS - HOW ABOUT YOU - TODDLIN TOWN
SHAWN ROBINSON - MY DEAR HEART - MINIT
second set
DETROIT RHYTHM SECTION - BACK STREET INST. - UNITED SOUND UNISSUED
SUPREMES - DR.GOLDFOOT & THE BIKINI MACHINE - AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL
ALLAN SISTERS - I'M IN WITH THE DOWN TOWN CROWD - QUALITY
JUDY HUGHES - FINE, FINE, FINE - VAULT
YVONNE BAKER - YOU DIDN'T SAY A WORD - PARKWAY
JESSE DAVIS - GONNA HANG ON IN THERE GIRL - ERA
THE JOKERS - SOUL SOUND - SKO-FIELD
DANNY WOODS - YOU HAD ME FOOLED - CORREC-TONE
SAM DEES - LONELY FOR YOU BABY - SSS.INT
DETROIT RHYTHM SECTION - I KNOW SOMETHING - UNISSUED
JOEY DELORENZO - WAKE UP TO THE SUNSHINE GIRL - MI-VAL
JIMMIE & ENTERTAINERS - NEW GIRL - TODDLIN TOWN
EXPLOSIVE DYNAMIKS - WHOLE LOTTA LOVING - LEMCO
THE DEADBEATS - NO SECOND CHANCE - STRATA
BETTY LOU & BOBBY ADAMS - DR.TRUELOVE - TRAX
HAYES COTTON - BLACK WINGS HAVE MY ANGEL - RESIST
BOBBY VALENTIN - USE IT BEFORE YOU LOSE IT - FANIA
SOUL INC. - MY PROPOSAL - COCONUT GROOVE
CHARADES - THE KEY TO MY HAPPINESS - M.G.M.
MAGICIANS - (JUST A LITTLE) FAITH & UNDERSTANDING - VILLA UNISSUED
Manifesto December 04.
This is the most authentic and true to a UK event, Northern Soul all-nighter I have ever been to in Japan. In addition to the dancing, microphone work and dance floor etiquette there was also a record bar set up!
Soulies came in from Tokyo, Yokohama as well as Kansai for this event!
A great time was had by all, with the majority of the crowd staying right the way through to the final tunes of the night.
I hope to return again very soon...it's a night not to be missed!
Congratulations once agian to the promoters and fellow DJs, who made the night so special...and personal thanks to Shuhei and Megumi for their hospitality.
