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In the Mod for a Desert Island Disco?

We turn the clock back to 1985, when castaway Phil Booth was 15 and used to hang around with a group of Mods and Scooter Boys at Cloud 9 in Manchester.

We turn the clock back to 1985, when castaway Phil Booth was 15 and used to hang around with a group of Mods and Scooter Boys at Cloud 9 in Manchester.

He says: "On Saturday afternoons we would go into Manchester to a club called Cloud 9. If my memory serves me well it used to be under Spin Inn Records. It’s no longer there but during the afternoon it used to play all the Mod, Soul and Psychobilly stuff we all wanted to hear.

Here’s a selection of stuff that used to get played (I’m sure stuff by The Jam and Style Council used to get played, but this place is where I first heard Northern Soul and I've loved it ever since."

Cloud 9 Desert Island Disco:
Here Is My Number- Makin' Time (early band of The Charlatans' Martin Blunt)
Time For Action - Secret Affair
The Faker - The Gents
Da-a-ance - Lambrettas
Whatever Happened to Thames Beat - The Times
Millions Like Us - Purple Hearts
SX225 - The Killermeters
A Step In The Right Direction - The Truth
Shout To The Top - The Style Council

60s R&B, Soul, Northern Soul, Ska (and the odd TV theme tune!):
What Kind of Lady - Dee Dee Sharp
Israelites - Desmond Dekker
The Duck - Jackie Lee
I Spy For The FBI - Jamo Thomas
Bok To Bach - Fathers Angels
A Little Piece Of Leather - Donnie Elbert
Wack Wack - Young Holt Trio
Bend Don't Break - Stupidity
Treat Her right - Roy Head
Soul Drummers - Ray Baretto
Show Me - Joe Tex
He's Coming Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ - Beverley Ann
The Snake - Maximillian (not the Al Wilson one - but that was also played)
Like Adam & Eve - The Reflections
Theme from Joe 90 - Barry Gray
First I Look At The Purse - The Contours
House Of Bamboo - Andy Williams
Interplay - Derek & Ray
You’re Ready Now - Frankie Valli
Hey Sah Lo Ney - Mickey Lee Lane
The Champ - The Mohawks

Bit of Psycho & Rockabilly:
Jungle Rock - Hank Mizell
Destination Zululand - King Kurt

Duration:

26 minutes

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