Mods and Rockers Thread

[Joe 90]

Scooters not mopeds!

Get your facts straight

We are the Mods!

We are the Mods!

We are the Mods!

[dirk diggler]

Same thing Moped Man!

Interesting tune VN, cheers.

IT reminded me of my mate's band, The Balladeers:

[Joe 90]

[david44]

Love Simon Dupree and spencer davis

They were a new twist in the day , In S East London you could easily see them Stones , Bowie or manfred Mann for the price of a few drinks in clubs pubs
By the late 60s large outdoor festivals some free in Hyde Park or the huge 69 Isle of Wight festival

[david44]

Neither really Mods or Rockers but highly influential as were Alexis Corner Steve Marriot and Phil Spector

John Mayall's Bluesbusters with many excellent musos inc Peter Green

Here with the Great Gary Moore

[david44]

If you like that GT Moore and the reggae guitars were a great line up

[Joe 90]

[Joe 90]

So, you old bastards, what was better, Lambretta or Vespa?

Tough call!
Lambrettas look and sound cooler, vespa are more reliable..

One for the weekend..

[Joe 90]

[dirk diggler]

This is news?

Grown men drive ridiculous over the top toy mopeds to teenage music concert.

To be fair, the one with the L plates on is probably too young to buy a beer anyway.

They are the mods

[cyrille]

This is news?

Slow news day, for sure.

[david44]

They are the mods

I thought our Mods were Bogan pot bellied okkers like SoBong, Dave 4 dozen the newbies fave Okkerrocker Saint Wilhemina of the bent snag,Tezza57, Baldlick and the that moist pollit Latinomincer giving necessary chastisement to the Poms kiwis and canucks

[Joe 90]

Fans join Phil Daniels and Gary Shail from Quadrophenia for the unveiling of blue plaque in Brighton | Daily Mail Online

[david44]

Fans join Phil Daniels and Gary Shail from Quadrophenia for the unveiling of blue plaque in Brighton | Daily Mail Online

I shouldn't have clicked, the poor ragged wretches looked sadder than Tommy , more like the poor Ukrainian refugees. I had forgotton that half theUK is attired in anoraks, trackshits, shell suits, hand me downs and general Babuschka chic, a large contrast with here Scantynavia , Germany or France where at least the ladies make an effort, Of course in Blackpool these would be hi sos

pic from Chitty's linky

[Joe 90]

Snapped this super rare SX200 today...




The ultimate Mid scooter.

Closely followed by the Jet200 , TV175 and the GS150

[Joe 90]

[Joe 90]

[Joe 90]

”I was a mod – it’s the only youth cult I’ve ever actually been a whole hearted member of. The great thing about mod was that it was a very snobbish movement. We went to a club in Manchester called the Twisted Wheel – it was the mod club of the country. We used to get people from all over. It was the first place I heard soul music. You never heard any guitar music there – it was all Stax, Motown, Memphis Horns, Booker T and the MGs. Guitar solos not allowed. Strict dress codes, no guitars. At the Twisted Wheel, by 1965, you didn’t actually call yourself a mod any more. People in Burnley called themselves mods, people with targets on their parkas. We called ourselves “stylists” – and shoplifting was the big national sport of the stylists. You’d go to John Michael and pinch things – £80 sunglasses. It was a full time job. Food wasn’t high on the agenda, there was no hip food. You blew your wad on cloth, not even records.”
John Cooper Clarke

[dirk diggler]

You need guitars in your life, Joe.

[Joe 90]

1980s Mod Rally Cassettes – Tape 1 – 60s Soul, Northern Soul, 60s R&B & Mod Music

20th July 2017Jayne ThomasMemories0
This post is one which I was eager to include within the memories and nostalgia section of this site. Partly because it is one which that I knew I would enjoy writing. However in addition, one which I wanted to share with like minded individuals and friends who have requested that I post the track listings from my 1980s Mod rally cassettes. Here is the story of how I was to reacquaint myself with what I term my “lost tapes”.

1980s Mod Rally Cassettes

I am one of those individuals who likes to keep momentoes from throughout my life. Reminders as well as possessions that capture moments and memories that span through nearly my five decades on this planet. A few years ago we made a conscious decision to visit our loft. With good intentions of sorting through a few of our storage boxes. So bearing the above in mind and I’m sure that some can relate to, it was one that was filled with trepidation! However it was a pleasant surprise when I was to stumble across two plastic crates. Furthermore, little was I to know what I would find inside them. These two crates had the contents of some of my memories from my old Mod days in the 1980s. Not only were there an abundance of flyers, tickets, posters, old scrapbooks, letters etc but also in addition, several Mod rally cassettes.




Furthermore, on viewing the contents, they remained unspoilt throughout those twenty odd or so years in storage. From the day they had been neatly packed and placed in my parent’s loft before I left home, they had been stored in several lofts of homes throughout the last few decades of my life. Consequently these boxes had also been transported over seventy miles in that time too.
I am perhaps what some people will describe as a hoarder. Maybe for keeping these collections. Some friends and family tell me that they are totally brutal when sorting through their personal possessions and only keep what they deem necessary. However, I am so glad that I chose to keep these boxes of memorabilia.
One of the main reasons being is that these cassettes are not just any old tapes. Within every spool is the music that defines my memories of the Mod rallies, Mod allnighters and old friendships. Memories of places, times and people three decades on, that many of us continue to remember with fondness.
I hope that by sharing this collection of 1960s Soul, early Mod music as well as some which is termed Northern Soul, in this and upcoming future posts will evoke many happy memories. Furthermore that it will bring a smile to your face, as it does for me. Music for me personally, is just as good as viewing old photos, because I find music is the next best thing to captivate those times of the photographs that were never taken.




Below are the track listings from the first of my Mod rally cassettes ;
Tape 1

• The Showman – Our Love Will Grow
• Lou Johnson – Magic Potion
• Larry Williams & Johnny Watson – Too Late
• Moses Smith – Girl Across The Street
• Julian Covey & The Machine – Little Bit Hurt
• Dean Parrish – Skate
• Phil Upchurch Combo – You Can’t Sit Down Part 1
• Darrow Fletcher – Infatuation
• Roy Head & The Traits – Treat Her Right
• James Brown – Love Don’t Love Nobody
• The Enchantments – I’m In Love With Your Daughter
• Robert Parker – Barefootin’
• Little Stevie Wonder – Part Fingertips 1
• Tony Clarke – Landslide
• Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels – Breakout
• Sandy Wynns – The Touch Of Venus
• Small Faces – Grow Your Own
• N. F. Porter – Keep On Keepin’ On
• Ray Charles – I Don’t Need No Doctor
• Harvey Scales & 7 Sounds – Get Down
• Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames – El Bandido
• Jimmy McGriff – Discotheque U.S.A.
• The Carnaby – Jump And Dance
• Phil Upchurch Combo – You Can’t Sit Down Part 2
• Benny Spellman – Fortune Teller

Updated 19th November 2017
A special thanks to Rob Cox for creating this Mixcloud upload based on the above tape recordings from my first Mod Rally cassette tape.

https://soulandmod.com/mod-rally-cassettes-tape-1/

[Joe 90]

The Mod Top 100:
What’cha Gonna Do About It – Doris Troy (Atlantic)
1. What’cha Gonna Do About It – Doris Troy (Atlantic)
2. So Far Away – Hank Jacobs (Sue)
3. Come See About Me – Nella Dodds (Pye Int)
4. Hole In The Wall – George Stone (Stateside)
5. Que Sera Sera- The High Keys (London)
6. Getting Mighty Crowded – Betty Everett (Fontana)
7. I Don’t Wanna Fuss – Sugar Pie Desanto (Pye Int)
8. Walking The Dog – Rufus Thomas (London)
9. Hold What You Got – Joe Tex (Atlantic)
10. Time Is On My Side – Irma Thomas (Liberty)
I Can’t Believe What You Say – Ike And Tina Turner (Sue)
11. I Can’t Believe What You Say – Ike And Tina Turner (Sue)
12. The Drifter – Ray Pollard (UA)
13. Any Day Now – Chuck Jackson (Stateside)
14. The Monkey Time – Major Lance (Columbia)
15. La De Da, I Love You – Inez And Charlie Foxx (Sue)
16. The Cheater – Bob Kuban And The In Men (Stateside)
17. I’m In Your Hands – Mary Love (King)
18. The Jerk – The Larks (Pye Int)
19. I Had A Talk With My Man – Mitty Collier (Pye Int)
20. Oh No Not My Baby – Maxine Brown ((Pye Int)
21. Gotta Have Your Love – The Sapphires (HMV)
22. Everybody Needs Somebody To Love – Solomon Burke (Atlantic)
La La La La La – The Blendells (Reprise)
23. La La La La La – The Blendells (Reprise)
24. Ride Your Pony – Lee Dorsey (Stateside)
25. Selfish One – Jackie Ross (Pye Int)
26. Tired Of Being Lonely – The Sharpees (Stateside)
27. El Watusi – Ray Barretto (Colombia)
28. Treat Her Right – Roy Head (Vocallion)
29. Who’s Cheating Who? – Little Milton (Chess)
30. Out Of Sight – James Brown (Phillips)
31. Mercy Mercy – Don Covay (Atlantic)
32. Open The Door To Your Heart – Darrell Banks (Stateside)
33. A Little Piece Of Leather – Donnie Elbert (Sue)
34. Go Now – Bessie Banks (Red Bird)
35. Searching For My Love – Bobby Moore (Chess)
36. You Can’t Sit Down – Phil Upchurch Combo (HMV)
37. The Duck – Jackie Lee (Fontana)
38. Doctor Love – Bobby Sheen (Capitol)
39. She Blew A Good Thing – The American Poets (London)
40. Watch Your Step – Bobby Parker (Sue)
41. Love Ain’t Nothin’ – Johnny Nash (Pye Int)
42. Randy – Earl Jean (Colpix)
43. Rancid Polecat – Ian And The Clarks (Liberty)
44. Oowee Baby I Love You – Fred Hughes (Fontana)
45. A Touch Of Venus – Sandy Wynns (Fontana)
46. Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood – Nina Simone (Phillips)
47. Ain’t Love Good, Ain’t Love Proud – Tony Clark (Pye Int)
48. I’ve Got A Woman – Jimmy McGriff (Sue)
49. Candy – The Astors (Atlantic)
Smokie Joe’s La La – Googie Rene Combo (Atlantic)
50. Smokie Joe’s La La – Googie Rene Combo (Atlantic)
51. Mr Bang Bang Man – Little Hank (London)
52. It’s Rough Out There – Jerry Jackson (Cameo)
53. Oh How Happy – Shades Of Blue (Sue)
54. Ain’t Nobody Home – Howard Tate (Verve)
55. Dimples – John Lee Hooker (Stateside)
56. Long After Tonight Is Over – Jimmy Radcliffe (Stateside)
57. Twine Time – Alvin Cash (Stateside)
58. Lipstick Traces – The O’Jays (Liberty)
59. Let The Good Times Roll – Bunny Sigler (Cameo Parkway)
60. There’s Nothing Else To Say Baby – The Incredibles (Stateside)
61. Peaches And Cream – The Ikettes (Stateside)
62. What’s Wrong With Me Baby – The Invitations (Stateside)
63. Hole In The Wall – The Packers (Pye Int)
64. Finders Keepers – Gloria Jones (Stateside)
65. Nothing Can Stop Me – Gene Chandler (Stateside)
66. See You At The Go Go – Dobie Gray (Pye Int)
67. Love Makes The World Go Round – Deon Jackson (Atlantic)
68. Cool Jerk – The Capitols (Atlantic)
69. The In Crowd – Ramsey Lewis Trio (Chess)
70. Rescue Me – Fontella Bass (Chess)
71. 60 Minutes Of Your Love – Homer Banks (Liberty)
72. Sweetest Thing This Side Of Heaven – Chris Bartley (Cameo)
73. A L’il Loving Sometimes – Alexander Patton (Capitol)
74. You’ve Got To Pay The Price – Al Kent (Track)
75. Make Me Yours – Bettye Swann (CBS)
76. The Pain Gets A Little Deeper – Darrow Fletcher (London)
77. Talk Of The Grapevine – Donald Height (London)
78. Always Something There To Remind Me – Lou Johnson (London)
79. Steal Away – Jimmy Hughes (Pye Int)
80. Yes I’m Ready – Barbara Mason (London)
81. Gee Whiz – Carla Thomas (Atlantic)
82. My Girl Sloopy – The Vibrations (London)
83. Gypsy Woman – The Impressions (HMV)
84. You Don’t Know Like I Know – Sam And Dave (Atlantic)
85. I’ll Take Good Care Of You – Garnett Mimms (UA)
86. Nothing Takes The Place Of You – Toussaint McCall (Pye Int)
87. The 81 – Candy And The Kisses (Cameo)
88. Mr Pitiful – Otis Redding (Atlantic)
89. This Can’t Be True – Eddie Holman (Cameo)
90. You Got Too Much Going For You – Jimmy Beaumont (London)
91. Help Me – The Spellbinders (CBS)
92. Higher And Higher – Jackie Wilson (Coral)
93. That’s Enough – Rosco Robinson (Pye Int)
94. I Wanna Be – The Manhattans (Sue)
95. Spring – Birdlegs And Pauline (Sue)
96. Peace Of Mind – The Magnificent Men (Capitol)
97. Hey-Sah-Lo-Nay – Mickey Lee Lane (Stateside)
98. Mercy – Willie Mitchell (London)
99. Gypsy Woman – Derek And Patsy (Island)
100. Dr Kitch – Lord Kitchener (Jump Up)

[Joe 90]

10/10

Watch it or be a party pooper.

Know your musical history!!

[Joe 90]

Stomper

[Joe 90]

What the actual fvck!

[Joe 90]

^^

My copy arrived today!

My new years resolution it to buy one vinyl 45 a week..