SOUL BOYS SOUL GIRLS - THE MOVIE - 74 - 84
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- SOULBOYSSOULGIRLS......THE ROOTS OF BRITISH CLUB CULTURE AND WHERE IT ALL BEGAN........From clubs like CRACKERS, LACY LADY to LE BEAT ROUTE and WAG....1974 - 1985
British Youth and Fashion Culture came into it's own with the emergence of Mods in the sixties. Skinheads and Suedeheads followed adopting SKA as their soundtrack which opened white kids to black dance music and culture. For many, being SOUL BOYS, GIRLS was the natural progression for the young black and white British working class, creating clubs with a real unity. The movement captured the growing and mutual love of early 70's imported American Soul music. Unlike Northern Soul, precious little has been written or documented on this important time in our history. SOUL BOYS SOUL GIRLS aims to change that.
This Group is for all those pioneering clubbers from the Early-70's-to Early 80's. To celebrate Disco, Soul , Funk and Jazz and those who clubbed at the likes of CRACKERS,... BILLYS,..... SPIDERS WEB (SLOUGH),.... GLOBAL VILLAGE....., CHAGUARAMAS,.....100 CLUB,.... SKINDLES (MAIDENHEAD) ...SCAMPS (SUTTON, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD) .....VILLAGE BOWL and EXETER BOWL- BOURNEMOUTH,.... AMERICAS (SOUTHALL) ....ATLANTIS -MARGATE (BANK HOLIDAYS)....... DEVILS DEN AND DIDOZ @ CALIFORNIA BALLROOMS (DUNSTABLE)..... LACY LADY (ILFORD ) ....FUNKTION , ......TITANIC,... LE BEAT ROUTE,.... WAG,... TIFFANYS (PURLEY) and TOP RANK (READING) ALL-DAYERS,.... .ISLE OF WIGHT AND THE EARLY CAISTER WEEKENDERS.......FRENCHIES (CAMBERLEY)..... LYCEUM, ROYALTY,.... RIOS (DIDCOT),.... BARRACUDA (BAKER ST W.1),... JACKSONS (STAINES),... GOSSIPS, ....GOLDMINE (CANVEY ISLAND)..... BIRDS NEST (WATERLOO).... FLICKS (DARTFORD)... BATS IN THE BELFRY (THAME)...BOGARTS (HARROW)....BELVERDERE (ASCOT).....RONNIE SCOTTS......BLUES/ALEXANDERS (CIPPENHAM, SLOUGH)....WINDSOR SAFARI PARK......PANTILES (BAGSHOT)....INN PLACE (BRIGHTON).....CAT'S WHISKERS (STREATHAM).......STAGE 3 (KENT)..........JAWS (ILFORD)......SOMBREROS ( KENSINGTION )......LE KILT...THE HORSESHOE (TOTTENHAM COURT RD)..........SPATZ.....GULLIVERS (MAYFAIR ).......BALI HAI ( STREATHAM )........DIRTBOX....THE EMBASSY.....SNEAKY PETES (BOURNEMOUTH)....81 CLUB (BOURNEMOUTH).....BLITZ.....ROOM AT THE TOP.....PANDIES.....CHERTSEY LOCK.....CAMDEN PALACE.....THE WHAREHOUSE...GALLEON (CHERTSEY)...MAISON ROYAL (BOURNEMOUTH )....CHEEKY'S PETES...,,,MUNKBERRYS......
D.J's OF THE DAY -- George Power, Marc Roman, Greg Edwards, Robbie Vincent, Chris Hill, Sean French, Froggy, Alan Sullivan, Tony Hodges, Pete Tong, Norman Jay, Jeff Young, Steve Walsh, Steve Lewis, Tom Holland, Owen Washington, Chris Brown, Paul Clark, Herbie Mastermind, Bob Masters, Paul Murphy, Colin Hudd, Bob Jones, Paul Anderson, Mark Webster., Paul Gray, Jay Strongman, Bob Jones, Nicky Holloway...........TBC.. ...........
THE DANCERS (Respect due)- Tommy Mac, Clive Clarke, Trevor Shakes, Horace Carter, Jabba, Gary Haisman, Peter Francis, Bevis Pink, Leon Herbert, Phillipa Crosby, Mohammed, Richard Gow, Franklin, Danny John Jules "Red dwarf", Greg & Liona, Clementina, Godfrey Williams.. .....to be continued.....
THE SHOPS - Demob (Soho), Worlds End (Kings Road ), Jones (Kings Road ), Johnsons, Sex, P.X, Acme Attractions, Robot, Fiorucci, Biba, Joseph (Sloane Street), Stuarts (Shepherds Bush) Browns (South Moulton St), Cassidys (Windsor) Rock-A-Cha (Ken Market), BOY (Kings Rd), Great Gear Market, Ossie Ivy Shop Richmond, American Classics Kings Road), Contempo Records, Groove Records, Record Shack City Limits, Bluebird Records, John Egan @ Demop Hairdressers (In Demob) Scissors (Kings Road) and Keith, John Egan, Ollie O'donnell @ Smile (Hairdressers), Stanley Adams, Head over Heals Wardour Street, Take 6, The Squire shop, Lighting Store Petticoat Lane, All Raw Stall (Windsor Market), Frisco Leathers (The Great Gear Market),.P.W. Forte (Kings Road), Hyper Hyper (Kensington High St) )..Bazaar (South Molton St )......
Forming a visual archive of this great period 1974 - 1985....Please upload and share your photos and tracks and memories only from 1974 - 1985....
SOUL SAVES THE DAY
So happy I was part of this scene when I was young ... I don't remember any fights or politics. Everyone just loved to dance, listen to the music and follow the fashions. What a brilliant education for my teen years and friendships which have stood the test of time. We were and still are blessed!
Yeah me to !!
1964-84......best years to be a youth in England
the era of rave and 90s cool Britannia was nice too
I agree ..late 70s early 80s best London club scene. Great memories
@@garyo4057 Even the Charts were good and varied unlike now.
Wow so many fond memories as a teen venturing to all the latest clubs, how lucky were we. I lived in canning town back then, bought my first car a mk2 Ford capri, that was it then we drove everywhere.North south east and west the best days had, with the best Djs and best music. I'd go back in heartbeat tbh :-)
Who remembers Cali ballroom,devils den.didoz.been to them all BUT THIS PLACE WAS THE BEST.nick
Absolutely no racism in this scene. We seem to have gone backwards since :( Bring back the Soul Patrols!
Innit . I just remember people having respect . Everyone came together for the music the dancing and the vibe . Does seem like we lost something
This era did a lot for race relations and acceptance! 💖💃🏽🕺🏾
The California Ballroom , Dunstable - ' The Cali ' - what a venue !!
Didoz down below on Friday night with Brother Louie , great memories.
Some great names played there over the years.. good times
I was there ! What a great period in time I will never forget, the music, clothes, DJs and dancing till you dropped at all dayers, weekenders and Slickers in Peterborough 😀😀😀
Bumbles' Wood green, Charlie Browns, Tottenham. Room at the top, Ilford. - Global village, Under the arches, Charring Cross. Royalty, Southgate. .....great times! ...bring the family back!!!
Spooky lady hackney marshes, cherries hackney marshes, mash Greek St, royalty, goldmine Clacton, manhattons Clacton. So many clubs danced in. Great times.🔥🔥👍
"Far Out" - Crown Heights Affair (1978) .
Mowbray Soulboys
1979-82
Went to many of the mentioned clubs great days great memories thanks for posting “Keep The Faith” 🙏
Friday nights Goldmine, Sat night the Lacey......... great days
Yep, now I feel old. Good days. We lived in Stevenage but spent most of our Fri/Sat nights at Lacy Lady or Skindles, or some other London clubs I can't recall. Even the Outlook in Hitchin or Soul nights at the Mecca in Stevenage when we couldn't go too far. All our hols were down in Margate. Then I went to Portsmouth and we hung out at Joannas, Great club, a bit seedy, good music and a sticky floor!
I miss my wedge haircut!! What great times.
Jfm invicta horizon solar radio groove records soho, city sounds Holborn, blues & soul mag, black echoes paper, caister, FROGGY CJ Carlos, Greg Edwards Robbie Vincent, royalty, margate, outlet etc what a time to grow up In London Town
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Reconise a lot of faces how cool to be transported to those happy times thanks :)
How come no one mentioned the BALI HAI in Streatham S.London? Back then, one had to be a dancer and not a wallflower..We did a complete different version of the hustle..then there was the DEAD MAN DROP in 1975, performed by two guys during the dance competition-the floor emptied. BAD LUCK by HAROLD MELVIN and THE BLUE NOTES was the song that lit the fire.
Saw Roy Ayers in Harpenden Hertfordshire on 2/12/15. Lovely to see so many old wonderful faces - what a night AND now another date for your diaries - The Fatback Band - yes The Fatback Band at St Albans Arena on Saturday, 30th January, 2016.See you there. Feels like the old days are coming back....
Reminds me of the 1980s Scooter scene for different looks but back in the day you properly not bat a eye lid if a Soul Boy walked past as the image wasn't as striking like a Punk, Mod, Skinhead, Teddy Boy, Heavy Metal fan and Biker but still the Soul boy seemed way ahead and is most underrated British youth cult.
that's with hindsight as a lot of the colours and style has now been integrated into the mainstream, I remember the first time I saw a soul boy, an Indian guy with his hair long and curly at the back, he had a White Sergio Tacchini tracksuit with the matching double stripe on the calves and arm, the zip part open on the side bottom cuff, he may've had Diadora trainers on, I was about 12 or 13 and had never seen anything like it, he looked so flash and cool that I was mesmerised
Yo, in the list of DJ's of the Day you omitted "Graham "Fatman" Canter from Gulliver's in Mayfair. Many times he sat in for Robbie Vincent hosting his soul/funk program onRadio London on Saturday mornings whenever Robbie had to travel out of town. Anyone remember this? The UK funk scene in the 70's was simply incredible!
You are correct Obi, I’ll add Graham for sure. Cheers.
remember all those venues such good days briiliant nights...dancing on the dance floor....anyone remember the wembley crew?? wish these jazz funk days were here now but could we all stand the pace???
Good grief, Tommy Mack and Margate beach, the Atlantis and Bali Hai. Happy days!
Proud to be an original soul boy still at 51!
Yeeaah!!!! Those were the days. Brit Funk, Robbie, Greg Edwards, Froggy, Solar Radio, LWR and the rest of the Pirate radio stations.
Whatever happened to the Funk?
All we have had since the early 90s is Jamiro-Rip-Off and Daft-Chic :(
Plenty of funk still being made, plus the really rare stuff is getting reissued. It's just not in the mainstream (thankfully) I bought quite a few of Froggy's records off of his No.2 - can't remember his name?
Dam-Funk is the modern funk antidote to all that Jamiroshite.
Bless the funk. bless the funk...
I was a bit young for a lot of this starting going to the clubs 1982/83 (1984 last good year of this scene I suppose so I just made it!). Then got into Acid House in 1988 so living just outside london in the 1980s was a good place to be. Caister and Bournemouth weekenders, Flicks, Windsor Safari, Jacksons Staines, JFM, Horizon and Robbie on Radio London. They were the days.
Dedicate this to the Memory of Mr.Tommy Mack 👑🙏💚
Great days great people ✊🏿✊🏻🎶🇬🇧
The days where I would walk out in the snow to get to a club if the buses weren't running. Sometimes with no coat and in my shoes with the gold band round the heel! And other times I would wear my camel coat in a club all night. Days of dungarees, soul beads, Addidas tees, stripey tees, seamed jeans, frayed jeans, pleated skirts, kilts, pussycat bow blouses, Jaegar, safari suits, crocodile skin shoes and bags, Fred Perrys, jerkins, turtle necks, boating shoes ... and that was just the guys!!
Saturday morning Robbie Vincent Show. Saturday evening Soul Spectrum with Greg Edwards on the radio. Then out to a club. Sunday afternoon roots rock reggae on the radio. We was spoilt.
Northern Soul ok. Just seen the film. But why NO film on southern soul scene. It was massive. Never forget those days at the 'Lacy Lady, Goldmine and the 1st All Dayers. Fantastic music, no trouble, just dance,dance,dance
Thanks for info. In fact my name is Glenn, I was just using my wife's e-mail. I really miss The Lacy and Jakes burger bar after hahah. Went to the Goldmine a few times but the lacy loads. Again thanks for info
Hahahahah. Why can I not find Lenny williams 'Choosing You' on Itunes any ideas. North Norfolk is quite boring at times and this would make my day!
Jill Clark I'm a Northerner (b1976) and too young to take part in either scene, but, listening to the music I DEFINATELY prefer the Southern soul sound and style. You don't hear a whole lot about it though in the media. Northern soul is still quality though, and, when I lived in Wigan for a while I spoke to many people who had visited the casino back then.
Northern soul was just that, a northern thing.
Brrrrilliant video made my night, this sums up my time as a teenager. The best times of my life right there. Thank you
A whole lotta history up in this... Best of all it says UNITY , if only the workd today followed Crown Heights Affairs message.. Why don't you let your mind go...
Rich Mack, 2twelve.
Wow those were the dayz jean machine jeans,Fred Perry’s pods and great music at the royalty on a wed/sat nit RIP all those great dis.
70s soul boy,we dressed immaculate.seen them all from James brown,Ohio players,brothers Johnson.grover Washington,and many many more.great times
Amazing! Only found this 'cos some kind 'soul ' posted a link to it on Facebook. Took me back a bit,happy times & still being repeated thanks to likes of Greg Edwards ;)
Great collection of photos, well played sir!
Spotted mum! :P amazing video! Enough to really make me appreciate the age I'm at :)
these boys had something-I saw them at slough allnighter I was only 14yrs old-them yanks blew me away then-
I seriously recognise some of those faces, I was a regular Caister, Gold Mine, All Dayer soul funker.
Highland Park , Bourke Hall , Clive's Place , Gino's in Hobart , Tasmania (The Apple State) Australia . Awesome times back than , great memories of my youth ......... "Big" Bruce - North Glenorchy Soulboys : 1979-1986
The 80s was the best
APPLAUSE!!!!!!! xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Time machine and NOW please!
Yes!
What about Cheekee Petes ( Richmond ) my old stomping ground.. great venue.
Mark Birkes I was always at Cheeky Petes & Brollies in Richmond. I was with my school friend who met her husband there, and they are still together after 40 years. The songs that always remind me of this disco were Kung Fu Fighting and Tom The Peeper.
Spooky lady the greyhound and FROGGY! omg
I went to your clubs especially Spooky Lady. I went to Cherries / Lacey lady / Crackers but loved the vibe in Spooky lady the most
Oh the good days! Greg Edwards special guest at a soul night at the Times Club, Stevenage on 28th June 2013 - on web as Soul Expression Promotions. Hope to see some old faces
Ah my old mate Andy at 2.06, God bless him sorely missed x
Great Pics ;-)
OMG...plastic sandles...lol
Oh yeah - 1970's in Slough - great times. Pied Horse then on to The Belevedere. Community Centre All Nighters with Greg Edwards. Miss those happy happy happy days - no violence - everybody just having a good time.
The Royalty, Southgate. Great nights.
HEAR HEAR
No mate, I mean The Royalty in Southgate. But The Tottenham Royal was great too.
Monday Nights @ THE BANDWAGON Kingsbury London NW9, our tribe was known as "Soul Nation" with regular appearances from Greg Edwards, Robbie Vincent & many more big promo nights from Top Acts and who could forget the big "Dance Offs" and all this on a Monday Night!
Nice. Love it
Soul boys by the Last Resort. Great song.
Love it! Great memories of a great time. Would be nice too see a video of Tommy Mack dancing though!
loved cheeky petes was just awesome
Great Photo's
Nice to see some old faces, wild man tommy mac is all over the place and good to see myself there too.
Love This
All you skinweads and mods have a good one
2:31 I had that gabicci. Gabicci has actually come back
Some fond memories here!
Purley Tiffanys, all dayers, Goldmine, The Royalty, Sutton Scamps, WimbledonTiffanys, Tites, Kisses, all night parties, Le Beat Route, Crackers, 100 Club, Global Village, All Nations ... I am sure I have missed loads out but I was very young at the time.
Lucie, you should join the Soul Boys Soul Girls facebook group.
@@SoulBoysSoulGirls I'll look for it now x
I did Tites, Lacy Lady, Crackers, Room At The Top, Sundown, Ilford Tiffanys and others I can't remember
How good is that record.....
exceptional :-)
My usual weekend haunts were Skindles/Valbonne in Maidenhead, Blues/Alexanders in Cippenham, Windsor Safari Park (saw Blue Rondo live there), Oceans in Bracknell and others that I can't recall.
Allnighters at the Centre on Farnham Road, Slough were fun!
I used to DJ with Tony Hodges and also did radio spots on Solar and Green Apple.
Sorry "IS" the best new soul DAB station...
it's a pleasure Neal
Soulheads unite!!!
The soundtrack is "Far Out" by Crown Heights Affair
Cinderellas. Purley 1984..
Is that Terry Farley at 2;32?
Awesome!
truly autantic stuff!
guys and girls well fan effin tasic we were a posse from Tunbridge Wells did all the weekenders and gold mine - lacy lady - flicks - Atlantis and more keep the funk flowing - From the old sherwood soft shoe shufflers!
Oh jeeez-us!! This music just takes me back and I STILL love it!!! And I`m 56 ferrcrissake! Love the above quote "We didn`t realise they were the best days.." Spot on! Please could you tell me the road the Goat Inn is? And is that gig on the last Sat of the month still going? Cheers, Funkateers!
crown heights affair - FAAAAAAR OOOOOOUUUUT!!!!!
wigan casino for me then funk soul in mid 80,s
Blackpool Mecca for me then Purley, Reading and Caister (Still have me Northern Collection Tho) KTF & BTF (bless the Funk) we are Soulies Neil!
tidy lyle I was too young for mecca but went to wigan 77 then mcr ritz warrington parr hall then Stafford then down the aisle.....
U missed Morecambe pier it was excellent, did u manage to see Major Lance at Wigan Tiffs?
Wigan Casino has got nothing to do with Northern soul,its from the south of America ffs! And that's coming from a mod!
Infinitely cooler and better scene than that Northern shit! Better dancers, better clothes, hotter girls and the CHOONS!
behave hey....the northern scene ruled the dancefloors
Use to go to a few of those places Happy Days :)
This was always brilliant scene, and so was the rare groove scene which was really an extension. Never will understand with the media's fascination with 'Northern Soul', it's utter shit and we dance far better than them and listen to a broader selection of music.
Southern Soul and the Northern Scooter scene seemed to be overlooked by Northern Soul and Skinhead culture but never seen any photos of Rare Groove scene.
"I hate Northern Soul, it's like Motown on the dole" The Sleaford Mods (when they were good!)
Have to disagree with you there...
I can feel the sweat trickling down my back....and I'm wearing my "shelly's" ....dropping some moves ....shakin' a leg and spinning like a "Mutha -******"....
margate muff divers, no muff too tuff.those were the days.
Is that a young Terry Farley in the thumbnail???
Yes it is.
great track!!! ktf
I spy A Sidcup Slummers sweatshirt @ 1.08 minutes, they were my crew, I used to be known as ' Mad Jack " but these days I'm Jackie Jackson from The Lucky Soul Radio Show and Cruise F.M check us out for the best in Jaz0Funk, Soul & Reggae- J. J
ok thanks
Does anyone else remember Jabba, 2mins 45 in the red. think that was the margate weekender, maybe 1977 or 78
Knew Jabba back in the day. A real larger than life character and very well named.
Jabba is good. Still doing his thang☺️
My ears tell me it's London Jazz Funk Bank - "LIght of the World". Possibly a cover of the Crown Heights Affair version.
great to see all these old pics of tommy, nick and co
bring back red lion, winning post, frenchies and caister weekends
Still listen to the music at 51!
are there any more pics out there???
Is there any reason that Tommy Mack is in 80% of these photo's?
Who went to Binkos in East Ham back in the day 78 to 81?
I remember Club Tropicana in East Ham during the mid 80s
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. (Romans 6:23)
There is nothing more important then getting right with the Creator, Jesus Christ. Those that refuse to come before him and repent with godly sorrow for sinning against him will stand before him in judgment and be cast into the lake of fire.
And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: (Heb 9:27)
And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire. (Revelation 20:15)
haha...yes why is tommy in over half of those pics ..and Jabba in none ? maybe I missed him. where is this facebook page you all speak of , being a grown up at the end of the 70s I can use a computer but fb is a bit off my map.
Used to be Bars manager at Scamps in Hemel , not that you needed a bar on a monday night, a cold water tap would have done, back then there was no bottled water so the toilets were where you went for refreshment. I used to stick one person on the bar in case anyone fancied the odd rum and spent the night watching the dance offs .
Occasionally the odd local would wander in for a late drink on a monday night and you could see their amazement at what must have looked and sounded like a different planet. A long way from the usual Fri/Sat night eight pints, drunken grope , bit of a punch up and a kebab /row with a cabby on the way home .
The UK dance scene is well documented but somehow this fantastic creative 'for the love of it' part has never had the recognition it deserves. The music and the dancing were what was important. most of the clubs had shabby facilities and pretty bad sound systems, apart from a few DJs who made a name the majority were hidden behind the decks..Cookie Keith (Scamps) never really got any praise but he knew what to drop and when and was a true afficionado of the music. He was probably out of pocket each week coz he would have to go to London Watford or Luton for tunes ..at least I was on wages and could afford a car ,Keith despite holding together the best night out north of the river on a Monday lived with his mum and dad and relied on lifts or the bus .
I wonder what happened to the DJs that were working away each week in the clubs mentioned above , not Froggy et al but the many others who if they had been spinning tunes in the late 80s and 90s would at least have a name (DJ Blah) that they could promote ( and that the MC could repeatedly shout over the top of the music maybe even preserved forever in multipack cassette format.
Unsung heroes of a much underrepresented scene.
Speaking of which check DJXS on utube ..Funky Sandwich
great recollection Bob, thank you. It's received loads of likes on the soulboys soulgirls facebook group.
Gary Denis @3:19
@TheYorkie12 ----- go to soul boys soul girls on facebook...plenty of great photos from back in the day..
Where are they now would be interesting
on the Soul Boy Soul Girl facebook group and Instagram :-)
Fantastic times, then that horrible punk scene ruined it all
1:21 Greg Edwards
Still djing and on Mi-Soul radio station every Sunday from 1pm.
0:07 Is that Tommy McDonald ?
yes it is.
Saw a repeat of him on Come Dine With Me again today.
OK, walk of shame forme me ---- what's the track...
Crown Heights Affair 'Far Out" :-)