So – what kind of music was played at the Manchester Blue Note that made it so different?
Here are some of the tracks that were played, courtesy of Dave Phillips (International DJ as he liked to style himself at the time). Some of these are linked to the tracks via Youtube with Dave giving his own unique perspective:
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Earthquake Bobby Lynn
The Boogaloo Party The Flamingos
James Ray If You Gotta Make A Fool Of Somebody
This LP was done to death at the Blue Note with Toe Hold and Blues In The Night being the most popular tracks to dance too.
Freddie Scott Are You Lonely For Me (The last train to Jacksonville).
Image Hank Levine Orchestra also a great version by Alan Havern a local Manchester organist.
Soulful Strings: Burning Spear
Dorthy Ashby Afro-harping
What A Man Linda Lyndell
Chuck Jackson: Any Day Now
Ben E King: Cry No More
Betty Harris & Lee Dorsey Ride Your Pony
Joe Tex C. C. Rider
Sugar Sugar The Mad Lads
The Impressions Choice Of Colors
Junior Walker And The All Stars: Hip City
Booker T And The MG’s Hip Hug Her
William Bell: Marching Off To War
The Soul Children The Sweeter He Is
Theola Kilgore The Sound Of My Man
Love Time The Kelly Brothers
I’m On My Way Dean Parrish
Other Bluenote Favourites
Lorraine Ellison Stay With Me Baby
And the list goes on, on. and on…
Albert King: Born Under A Bad Sign
Laundromat Blues
“I Love Lucy”
But sam and dave etc…
“Love Makes a Woman” Barbara Acklin
“Still Water” The Four Tops
“The Soul Of A Man” “Recovery” Fontella Bass
“All For You”
Garnet Mimms “Looking For You”
Bobby Bland: “Good Time Charly
“Shoes”
“I Pity The Fool”
Al Kent “You’ve Got To Pay The Price”
Chris Clark “From Head To Toe”
Ray Pollard “The Drifter”
Gloria Jones “Tainted Love”
Brenda Holloway “When I’m Gone”
Homer Banks “A Lot Of Love”
Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto “Do I Make Myself Clear”
“You Left The Water Running” Maurice & Mac
Aint No Big Thing
Betty everett “Getting Mighty Crowded”
Jackie Ross “Take Me For A Little While”
The Isley Brothers: “Tell Me Its Just A Rumor”
“Your Love Is My Love” (LP Track)
“Funkey Donkey “Bernard “Pretty” Purdy
Slim Harpo “Scratch My Back”
“She’s Looking Good” Roger Collins
Chris Bartley “The Sweetest Thing This Side Of Heaven”
“Grab This Thing” The Mar-Keyes
“Honey Pot”
“Philly Dog”
“Get Down And get With It” Little Richard
“Every-bodies Going To A Love In” Bob Brady And the Concords
“Going To A Happening”
“Express-way To Your Heart” The Soul Survivors
Ray Charles: “Georgia On My Mind”
Night Time Is The Right Time
The Train
I Dont Need No Doctor
“Paying The Cost To Be The Boss” B.B. King
“Shotgun And The Duck” Jackie Lee
Otis Reading “Mr Pitiful”
“Thats How Strong My Love Is”
“TRAMP”
“Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa-Fa (Sad Song)”
“Don’t Mess With Cupid”
“Let Me Come On Home”
“Hawg For You”
“I Can’t Wait to See My Baby’s Face Baby Washington
“That’s How Heartaches Are Made” Baby Washington
Maxine Brown “Since I Found You”
Little Johnie Taylor Zig Zag Lightening
Marvin Gaye “Night Life”
Mabel John “Able Mable”
George Perkins And The Silver Stars “Cryin In The Street”
Aretha Franklin “Chain Of Fools”
“Funkey Street” Arthur Conley
Eddie Holland “Just Ain’t Enough Love”
“Summertime” Billy Stewart
Don Thomas “Come On Train”
“Ooh Baby” The Five Staisteps
Leon Haywood “Baby, Reconsider”
P.P. Arnold “Everythings Gonna Be Allright”
Don Gardner And dee dee Ford “I Need Your Loving”
Jimmy Reed “Aint That Loving You baby
Alvin Robinson “Searchin”
“Down Home Girl”
Gree gree LP Dr John
Dr John
Stasborou Blues
“Maybe” The Shantells
Bobby Powell…?
KoKo Taylor
“Fire”
“Wang Dang Doodle”
Deon Jackson “Oh Baby”
“At The Top Of The Stairs” The Formations
The Sharpees
Carl Calton
The Duettes “Every Beat Of My heart”
“Am I The Same Girl” Barbara Acklin
Betty Wright “Girls Can’t Do What The Guys Do”
Tommy Hunt “I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself”
“Brand New Me” Jerry Butler
James Carr “Thats What I Want To Know”
“Make Me Your’s Betty Swann
“A House Is Not a Home” Mavis Staples
“Go Now” Bessie Banks
“Try My Loving On You” The Clovers
“When You Move You Lose” Rufus And Carla Thomas
“When You Move You Lose” Bobby Powell
“I Got What It Takes” Brooks And Jerry
Mitch Ryder And The Detroit Wheels “Little Latin Lupe Lu”
The Dells “Run For Cover”
“Stay In My Corner”
“Don’t Hang Up” The Orlons
Nina Simone “Feeling Good” Don’t Let Me Be misunderstood”
“Lay This Burden Down” Mary Love
The Monitors
Erma Franklin “Piece Of My Heart”
“Whispers (Gettin’ Louder) Erma Franklin (orog. Jackie Wilson)
Dusty Springfield
“Tower Of Strength”
“I Do Love You” Billy Stewart
Irma Thomas “Good To Me”
Big Maybell…. ?
Dee Dee Warwick: “When Love Slips Away”
“Were Doin’ Fine”
“Turn Back The Hands Of Time” Vernon Garret
“Dear Lover” Mary Wells
“No Pity (In The Naked City) Jackie Wilson
“Nothing Can Stop Me” Gene Chandler
Jamo Thomas I Spy For The FBI
Edwin Starr “I Have Faith In You”
“Back Street”
James Brown
Chris Montez “Lets Dance”
“Who’s That Guy” The Kolettes
“I Need You” The Impressions
“Love Sickness” Sir Mack Rice
“But Its Alright” J. J. Jackson
Shirley Ellis “Sugar Lets Shing-A-Ling
Madeline Bell “Picture Me Gone”
Billy Preston “In The Midnight Hour”
“Billy’s Bag”
“West Coast” Ketty Lester
“Shake” & “Its Got The Whole World Shaking” Sam Cook
Dixie Cups “What Kind Of Fool”
The Drifters “At The Club”
“Sing Sing Sing”
“Up In The Streets Of Harlem”
The Sand Pebbles “Love Power”
“Shimmy Shimmy Walk” The Megatons
Ike And Tina Turner “Beauty Is Skin Deep”
“The Walk” Jimmy McCracklin
Johnnie Taylor Testify (I Wanna) (Parliaments Orig.)
Lion Haywood “Mellow Moonlight”
Mosses And Joshua Dillard “Get Out Of My Heart”
“I Followed You To”
Al ‘TNT’ Braggs “Earthquake”
Sho Nuff- But its Allright J J Jackson
Willie Mitchell “Secret Home”
Willie Parker “You Got Your Finger In My Eye”
Rusel Bird “Hitchike”
Jerry O Karate Boogaloo”
“Ordinary Joe” Terry callier
Mel Torme “The Power Of Love”
The Emotions “So I Can Love You + B side ????
“Aint No Sun” The Dynamics (Orig Temptations)
Eddie And Earny “Time Waits For No One”
The Horse
Hughh Masekela Grazing In The Grass
Private Number William Bell And Judy Clay
Sergio Mendez And brasil 66
“Fool On The Hill”
“Mas Kinada”
“This Guys In Love With You” Herb Alpert
“La La La La La Means I Love You” The delfonics
“Ready Or Not Here I Come”
Sweet Inspirations “What The World Needs Now”
“Mama Poppa Rompa Stompa” Sir ‘Paul’ Raggedy Flagg
Otis Leavill “Love Uprising”
“I Love You”
Billy Butler “I’ll Bet You”
Jerry Butler “Only The Striong Survive”
“Tell It Like It Is” Aaron Neville
“The Jerk” The Larks
Mad Lads “Get Out My Life Woman”
Clarence Carter
Archie Bell And The Drells
The Orlons: Crossfire Heartbreak Hotel
“It Keeps Raining”
“Have Fun” ……
“Use Your Head” Little Anthony And The Imperials
Eddie Holman “I Surrender” “This Can’t Be tryue”
“Magic Potion” Lou Johnson
Unsatified
A Time To love A Time To Cry”
The Ikkettes
The Ronnetes
The shangrilas
Friends Of Distinction “Grazing In The Grass”
“Cowboys To Girls”
“Storybook Children” Billy Vera And Judy Clay
Manchester Bluenote 