TRIP 25/02/12

THE TRIP, WITH VINTAGE VINYL AT MILK (PREVIOUSLY THE AFROBA)-SESSION 83, PLAYLIST AND JIM’S RAMBLINGS. MORE AT www,jimz.biz , click on Jimz Playlists. NEXT SESSION 31st MARCH
I am beginning at long last to realise where the “plot” is with this evening especially, as musically it is quite diverse. What I seem to do is to approach the sessions with a great deal of order, with far too many tunes with me, and all the other bits and pieces in place. I start with some order (the first five tunes although not pre-empted beforehand-apart from the fifth one-just jumped out at me from the boxes as the theme was to convey a “return”, to play “my music”, to get in a tune with trip in the title, to focus on the vintage element-“time machine”, and finally to name check the new bar name). Then we moved straight into a request to play as much music from Tom Middletons Trip, 3 vinyl compilation, which I did. After loads of those, on go a few mellow classics, while I wait for other requests, like Peter Nice, Gangstarr, De La Soul, and slip in a “theme”, Barbara Thompson. Then the bar gets rammed and on goes Roller Skating Jam, and the evening stays pretty much “up”, until I try to clear the bar playing “corny” tunes. The state of my tunes filing by now is chaotic, but we get there.
Me talking. Well the jury is still out on this one. One of my old mixers did not pick up on my chat, so playback ran as a continuous music tape. However the one we are now using does pick me up, and I deliberately went a little over the top to test it. In spite of issuing a two sided newsletter on the night, sometimes a little bit of chat also helps!-Let’s see how it pans out. It was great yet again to meet someone who used to come to my kids discos in twyford in the 80’s, and be warned I always have some of the tunes from that period with me, but basically gave up the mobile to concentrate on less top 40!, here, but if you talk nicely to me!
The hardened veterans to this night will have noticed I only had about 8 lp cases with me, instead of about twice that amount. This is me trying to be more disciplined, but also using more compilations therefore, and had nothing to do with my car playing up!
The next session is on MARCH 31st, and an interesting one. Normally in the past I have had to put the march session back a week later into april, as I attend the memorabilia fair at the NEC each year, at the end of march. However this year because my equipment is no longer needed by the bar, and is set up for us by Tim, the Mighty AC is going to do the evening for me, so be gentle with him! In turn I am undertaking his night TRACKS and GROOVES here two nights earlier.
Finally, just a big thanks to Tim for taking the bar within a very short space of time to a whole new level, and this is only the start. He is brimming with ideas for the future, and deserves a medal for rescuing the bar from extinction! As such after 9 years here I am so glad I hung on. Hopefully if he has the time this session will get played back during march.
As usual, please join the MILK READING facebook group, or link up with me JIM B. DONOVAN on facebook. The playlists for this and all the other nights I am involved in are at www.jimz.biz , just click on jimz playlists/BCNU Hopefully-Jim

JOHNNY DANKWORTH---RETURN TO THE ASHES, a return of sorts for me.
SAMUEL JONATHAN JOHNSON---MY MUSIC, well it is ish!
AIR ---DIRTY TRIP, always try for a name check tune.
CHOCOLATE MILK---TIME MACHINE, basically what I try to create.
GARBAGE---MILK, our new theme, played once an hour.
MICHAEL HOWELL---IN THE SILENCE, the first very random one. I was chatting and just grabbed this to cue in time.
tnt---tnt, great theme, great sleeve, great 90’s indiejazz!
ULRICH SCHNAUSS--IF YOU’VE NEVER BEEN AWAY, the first from tom middletons trip comp, which lead to a request for loads more.
ALICE COLTRANE---GOVINDER JAI JAI, the mighty ac-with the same initials -appears so we drop a tune he broke at his night.
USHA UTHUP---CHHUPKE KAON AYA, more from the comp, with a bollywood jacko cover.
RAMSEY LEWIS---DEAR PRUDENCE, and yet more from ramseys beatles covers lp.
ULRICH SCHNAUSS---miscued, so you got it again.
LEWIS TAYLOR---LOVELIGHT, should have played this on the other side.
DANNY BREAKS---THE JELLY FISH, moogbreaktastic, still from the trip comp.
SPANKY WILSON---SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE, this ranks with ellas as the cover version.
SHADES---UPSIDE DOWN, still playing the comp. like the clappers, or should that be the clangers?
SUGAR DADDY---SWEET SOCA MUSIC, with yet another from the trip comp.
GARBAGE---MILK, on the hour again!
SHERBERT---ROXANNE 2003, the final one from toms comp.
CHAKA KHAN---CIRCLES, mucho played disco classic off a certain gp comp.
DON COSTA---SOUL OF NIGGER CHARLEY THEME, spent some time two nights earlier discussing this with a certain dj who started playing at the bar a while back, check the playback to see who I mean!, this is a cowboy blaxploitation film from 1973 with a “funky” soundtrack written by frank sinatras arranger!
PHARCYDE---RUNNIN’, the great late dilla mix.
NICK DRAKE---BRYTER LATER, classique, another deceased icon.
ERIK TRUFFAZ---YURI’S CHOICE, great 90’s blue note jazz hip hopper.
NICOLA CONTE---WAINING MOON, gilles peterson comp, worldwide, the sort of tune this bar was built for.
JIMPSTER---PLAYTIME, compost comp. time, with my fave. flintstones dialogue sample “you can’t go back in time” overlaid.
ZERO 7---LIGHT BLUE MOVERS, miscue, but a great tune, think I meant to cue the cinematic orchestra.
DICK HYMAN---GREEN ONIONS, amazing mooger to test the stereo layout.
DIAMOND/CRU--- HIATUS, REMIX, much played inspirational hip hop, BIG TUNE, head nodder.
BEATLES---STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER, something completely different, with superb ringo “pudding” drums.
GARBAGE---MILK, on the hour again
BOBBY WOMACK---ACROSS 110 th. STREET, off the Jackie brown soundtrack.
BARBARA THOMPSON---THE FUNKY FLUNKY, amazing documentary about this queen of british jazz the previous weekend.
LUTHER VANDROSS---THE GLOW OF LOVE, for warden kirsten.
MR. SCRUFF---KALIMBA, fromTHE MAN HISSELF.
NEW YOURICAN SOUL---BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN, our most played tune here ever, the 4-hero remix.
OMAR---THERE’S NOTHING LIKE THIS, corny, but is there ?
GEORGE BENSON---THE GHETTO, gb with masters at work.
BLUR---THERE’S NO OTHER WAY, slight tip to the brits.
PETER NICE TRIO---SON OF DAVID, requested drum and basser, which I prefer to the harp of gold “a” side.
GARBAGE---MILK, the hour comes around again.
ROB DOUGAN---CLUBBED TO DEATH, the club classic on mowax.
HERBIE HANCOCK---THIS IS ROB SWIFT, superb scratcher from herbie and rob.
GANGSTARR---YOU KNOW MY STEEZ, requested from their last best lp.
ALICIA KEYS---A WOMANS WORTH, as close as I got to playing whitney.
ELVIS PRESLEY---EDGE OF REALITY, elvis freaks out, big “tracks and grooves” tune, here on the last thursday each month.
DE LA SOUL---A ROLLER SKATING JAM NAMED SATURDAY, the bar is rammed so on it goes.
LES RHYTHMES DIGITALES---MUSIC MAKES ME LOOSE CONTROL, well almost!
CHERYL LYNN---GOT TO BE REAL, mucho sampled “dicso” classic.
STEINSKI---HISTORY OF HIP HOP, LESSON 3, cutup classic bootleg.
JURASSIC 5---LESSON 4, I still need lessons at this!
DAFT PUNK---DA FUNK, dancefloor, if we had one, delight.
DAVE ANGEL---DISCO, what it’s all about, well isit?, and loads of my crap mixing throughout these last seven tunes, always said I’m hopeless at it, and this proves it!, but the place was busy and my concentration was elsewhere!!!
BABA BROOKES---GUNS FEVER, and then I go with a sideways move and play something from the 60’s that is completely different, a club rude classic.
ALAN HAWKSHAW---GRANGE HILL THEME, requested “early”, as I usually play this towards the end.
GARBAGE---MILK, we hit 11.00.
HERBIE MANN/RUFUS HARLEY---FLUTE BAG, jazz bagpipes from bbc4, the weekend before.
NUYORICAN SOUL, again, can’t get enough of it, and I’m so busy and flustered that this one starts at the wrong speed.
BLACKALICIOUS---SWAN LAKE, requested shadow instrumental, with me leaving the mike on and picking up the background chatter.
MILES DAVIS---SO WHAT, miles’s tune to pessimism, from “the best jazz album” ever!
JIMI HENDRIX---FOXY LADY, who would have worked with miles had he lived.
EPMD---STRICTLY BUSINESS, requested, with the “shot the sheriff” sample.
MR. SCRUFF---GET A MOVE ON, drink em’ up as we head to closing.
PEPE BRADDOCK---DEEP BURNT, deephouser with the freddie hubbard sample.
ST. GERMAIN---SO FLUTE, requested 90’s bluenoter.
ADRIANO CELENTANO---PRISENCOLINENSINAINCIUSOL, great dancer, weird lyric.
Then the usual mix of film / tv themes, including star wars , batman, a-team, dr.who, sweeney, kinky boots, to hint that the end is in sight.
JACKSONS---NEVER CAN SAY GOODBYE, I can, I’m knackered.
GARBAGE---MILK, to finish, the start of a new beginning.
BUGS BUNNY---THAT’S ALL FOLKS…………………..
Then after the session had finished-BONNIE TYLER---TOTAL ECLIPSE OF MY HEART, for Jess.
The trip@milk is “firsttimeeverihaveplayedwithcustomersallaroundmewhichisaformatialwaysfavouredasihateleaningoverdeckstalkingtopeople”, 2012

RUDE 16/02/12

CLUB RUDE-WITH VINTAGE VINYL-PLAYLIST FOR THE SESSION ON 16 th FEBRUARY 2012, AT THE QUEENS ARMS, GREAT KNOLLYS ST., READING, WITH SMILER, DAN, MICK, JIM. NEXT SESSION ON MARCH 15th. MORE PLAYLISTS AT www.jimz.biz -click on Jimz Playlists, and CLUB RUDE GROUP ON FACEBOOK. BCNU.

JOHN PATTON---AIN’T THAT PECULIAR
JIMMY WITHERSPOON---GOOD ROCKIN’ TONIGHT
MOSE ALLISON---FOOLKILLER
SKIP ROBINSON---JUST CAN’T WAIT
BRIAN AUGER---FOOLKILLER
RODGER COLLINS---SHE’S LOOKING GOOD
RON GRAINER---MAN IN A SUITCASE
BO DIDDLEY---I CAN TELL
BRIAN AUGER---WHAT YOU GONNA DO
RONNIE HAWKINS---MARY LOU
LAVERNE BAKER---TINY TIM
JACKIE EDWARDS---COME ON HOME
WINSTON GROOVY---STANDING ON THE CORNER
JOES ALL STARS---DYNAMITE LINE
PAT KELLY---I AM COMING HOME
THE ACTION---IN MY LONELY ROOM
BLUES BUSTERS---WE GOTTA GET THERE
LAUREL AITKEN---VOODOO WOMAN
JACKIE OPEL—YOU SEND ME
LLOYD AND CLAUDETTE---QUEEN OF THE WORLD
WILLIE MABON---THAT’S NO BIG THING
BUSTER BROWN---FANNIE MAE
LAUREL AITKEN---BONGO JERK
CHARMERS---OH MY BABY
WILLIE MABON—WHY DID IT HAPPEN TO ME
LITTLE WALTER---EVANS SHUFFLE
THE GROUNDHOGS---SHAKE IT
THE MOMENTS---MONEY
ST. LOUIS UNION---ENGLISH TEA
THE FUGITIVES---LIVING SOUL
MOQUETTES---YOU CAME ALONG
LOUIS JORDAN---WHAT’D I SAY
THE IMPRESSIONS---I LOVE YOU (YEAH)
WINSTON WILLIAMS---DJ CHOICE
BOB STACKIE---I GOT YOU UNDER MY SPELL
JACK SPARROW---ICE WATER
LOWELL FULSON---KEY TO MY HEART
WYNDER K. FROGG—HENRY’S PANTER
MIKE PATTO---CAN’T HELP THINKING ABOUT MY BABY
GLORIA’S ALL STARS---JUMBO JET
THE UPSETTERS---DRUGS AND POISON
LITTLE WALTER---UP THE LINE
SONNY BOY WILLIAMSON---TEMP.110
SAM AND BILL---I’LL TRY
MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS---QUICKSAND
LITTLE WALTER---I DON’T PLAY
BUSTERS ALL STARS---RYEING
CHRIS BARBER---MORNING TRAIN
BRIAN AUGER---GREEN ONIONS ‘65
MIKE COTTON---I’VE GOT MY EYE ON YOU
DUKE REID---THE MOOD I AM IN
THE SCHOOLGIRLS---LOVE ANOTHER LOVE
LAUREL AITKEN---LOW DOWN DIRTY GIRL
ROLANDO AL.---STEAMLINE
RAY McVAY---RAUNCHY
BILLIE JOE ROYAL---YO YO
WILLIE MITCHELL---MERCY
ROLANDO AL.---BLACKBERRY BRANDY
SLIM HARPO---DON’T STOP CRYING NOW
LAZY LESTER---I’M A LOVER NOT A FIGHTER
CHOKER CAMPBELL---FINGERTIPS
BARBARA RANDOLPH---I’VE GOT A FEELING
LITTLE SONNY---WADE IN THE WATER
JACKIE AND MILLIE---OOH OOH
PRINCE BUSTER---007
MARVIN GAYE---WALK ON THE WILD SIDE
ZU ZU BLUES BAND---ZU ZU MAN
JACK HAMMER---DOWN IN THE SUBWAY
WAILERS---ROCK SWEET ROCK
HORACE ANDY---SKY LARKING
SONNY BINNS---NIGHT TRAIN
ALTON ELLIS---BLESSINGS OF LOVE
WINSTON JAMES---GAL YOU THINK YOU’RE NICE
RICHARD ACE---HANG ‘EM HIGH
PRINCE BUSTER---DANCE CLEOPATRA
PRINCE BUSTER---THE PROPHET
PRINCE BUSTER---CHERRY
BILLY BOY ARNOLD—SCHOOL TIME
DAVID JOHN AND THE MOOD---BRING IT TO JEROME
ROSCOE JAMES---WORK SONG
BRENDA HOLLOWAY---WHEN I’M GONE
CLUB RUDE IS A “MARTINTOTHERESCUEWITHHISCAR” PRODUCTION.

60'S SOULTIME 11/02/2012

60’S SOUL TIME-11/2/12-WITH VINTAGE VINYL. PLAYED BY MARTIN, BRIAN, AND JIM, AT THE afroba reading. NEXT SESSION ON SATURDAY MARCH 10th at a new venue, BAR COPA, 76-78, KINGS ROAD, READING, RG1 3BJ, 7.30 TO MIDNIGHT-FREE ENTRY. PLAYLISTS at www.jimz.biz click on jimz playlists, 60’s Soul Time, and on facebook-60’s soul time………..
Well we slipped into the middle night of the afrobas closing party, with nothing but sixties vintage sevens, as the nights either side of us were riddled with cd’s and laptops!!! Well over one hundred tunes got on, and the 60’s club scene sounds bounced off the walls of the oldest commercial building in reading. Next month however, because we would like a little more dancefloor space, we try the session at the COPA, details above. Look forward to seeing you hopefully-Martin/Brian/Jim………..
NELSON RIDDLE---BATMAN
SONNY ROLLINS---ALFIE
HERBIE HANCOCK---WATERMELON MAN
GEORGIE FAME---NIGHT TRAIN
BOOKER T.---HIP HUG HER
ACTION---IN MY LONELY ROOM
MOOD MOSAIC---A TOUCH OF VELVET
BRIAN FAHY---AT THE SIGN OF THE SWINGING CYMBAL
JOHN LEE HOOKER---DIMPLES
MARVIN GAYE---I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
MOHAWKS---THE CHAMP
KING CURTIS---MEMPHIS SOUL STEW
RAY CHARLES---WHAT’D I SAY
COUNT BASIE---GREEN ONIONS
SHIRLEY SCOTT---A SHOT IN THE DARK
BABA BROOKES---BABY ELEPHANT WALK
PRINCE BUSTER---PRINCE OF PEACE
PRINCE BUSTER---MADNESS
LORD KITCHENER---DR. KITCH
MARCIA GRIFFITHS---FEEL LIKE JUMPING
JAMES BROWN---IT’S A MANS MANS MANS WORLD
ETTA JAMES---I’D RATHER GO BLIND
MAR-KEYS---LAST NIGHT
RAY CHARLES---HIT THE ROAD JACK
BOBBY WELLS---LET’S COP A GROOVE
ISLEY BROTHERS---THIS OLD HEART OFMINE
LOU BENNETT---WATERMELON MAN
MARVIN GAYE---LITTLE DARLING
MARVIN GAYE---A’INT THAT PECULIAR
MARTHA AND THE VANDELLAS---NOWHERE TO RUN
LEE DORSEY---WORKING IN A COAL MINE
EDDIE FLOYD---THINGS GET BETTER
JERRY BUTLER---MOODY WOMAN
RUFUS THOMAS---FUNKY CHICKEN
OTIS REDDING---PAIN IN MY HEART
RAY CHARLES---I CAN’T STOP LOVING YOU
KEITH POWELL/BILLIE DAVIS---WHEN YOU MOVE YOU LOOSE
ARETHA FRANKLIN---CHAIN OF FOOLS
GARNETT MIMS---BEEN SUCH A LONG WAY HOME
DORIS TROY---WHAT YA GONNA DO ABOUT IT
MAR-KEYS---LAST NIGHT
JEWEL AKENS---BIRDS AND BEES
SAM AND DAVE---SOOTH ME
THE PLATTERS---WITH THIS RING
TEMPTATIONS---THE WAY YOU DO THE THINGS YOU DO
IMPRESSIONS---GYPSY WOMAN
GLADYS KNIGHT---TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS AND LOVE ME
FONTELLA BASS/BOBBY McCLURE---DON’T MESS UP A GOOD THING
CONTOURS---DO YOU LOVE ME
INEZ/CHARLIE FOXX---MOCKINGBIRD
MARY WELLS---MY GUY
TEMPTATIONS---MY GIRL
MARVIN GAYE---YOU’RE A WONDERFUL ONE
SUPREMES---STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE
BENNY SPELLMAN---FORTUNE TELLER
DRIFTERS---SWEETS FOR MY SWEET
MAJOR LANCE---UM UM UM UM UM
BOOKER T.---GREEN ONIONS
FASCINATIONS---GIRLS ARE OUT TO GET YOU
BILLY JOE ROYAL---YO YO
SHIRLEY ELLIS---SOUL TIME
JACKIE WILSON---HIGHER AND HIGHER
ASTORS---CANDY
KINGSMEN---LOUIE LOUIE
BABA BROOKES---GUNS FEVER
AMBOY DUKES---HIGH LIFE IN WHITLEY WOOD
BOBBY BYRD---I KNOW YOU GOT SOUL
ETTA JAMES---TELL MAMA
BRENDA LEE---WHAT’D I SAY
BARBARA RANDOLPH---I GOT A FEELING
DETROIT SPINNERS---I’LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU
ISLEY BROTHERS---BEHIND A PAINTED SMILE
SUPREMES---NOTHING BUT HEARTACHES
EDWIN STARR---HEADLINE NEWS
MARVELETTES---TOO MANY FISH IN THE SEA
FOUR TOPS---SHAKE ME WAKE ME
ELGINS---PUT YOURSELF IN MY PLACE
MARVIN GAYE---I’LL BE DOGGONE
GLADYS KNIGHT---JUST WALK IN MY SHOES
ISLEY BROTHERS---TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS AND ROCK ME
KIM WESTON---TAKE ME IN YOUR ARMS AND ROCK ME
TIMI YURO---WHAT’S THE MATTER BABY
IMPRESSIONS---IT’S ALRIGHT
SOLOMON BURKE---EVERYBODY NEEDS SOMEBODY TO LOVE
WILSON PICKETT---634-5789
SAM AND DAVE---HOLD ON I’M COMING
OTIS REDDING---RESPECT
C.O.D’s---MICHAEL
BOB AND EARL---HARLEM SHUFFLE
WILSON PICKETT---DON’T FIGHT IT
RUFUS THOMAS---JUMP BACK
DONNIE ELBERT---LITTLE PIECE OF LEATHER
EDWIN STARR---S.O.S
EDDIE FLOYD---KNOCK ON WOOD
DRIFTERS---ONE WAY LOVE
BILLY STEWART---SITTING IN THE PARK
DOBIE GRAY---THE IN CROWD
RADIANTS---VOICE YOUR CHOICE
IMPRESSIONS---WOMANS GOT SOUL
BESSIE BANKS---GO NOW
DORIS TROY---I’LL DO ANYTHING
HOMER BANKS---LOT OF LOVE
BARBARA ACKLIN---LOVE MAKES A WOMAN
ROBERT PARKER---LETS GO BABY
WILLIAM BELL---NEVER LIKE THIS BEFORE
JOE TEX---SHOW ME
BARBARA LEWIS---SHOW ME I’M YOURS
JACKIE WILSON---WHISPERS
BEN E. KING---WHAT IS SOUL
LEE DORSEY---RIDE YOUR PONY
MITCH RYDER---JENNY TAKE A RIDE
LOU CHRISTIE---LIGHTNING STRIKES
DRIFTERS---SAVE THE LAST DANCE FOR ME
SIXTIES SOUL TIME IS A “ONEHUNDREDANDNINETYFOURYEARSINTHEMAKING” PRODUCTION