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jbl_man
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My freind Simon (Harris) was Froggy's music partner,they did a huge amount of mixes together,and naturally,when ever Frog and Simon were playing live locally,i used to go along....im sure the reason my hearing isn't so good thesedays is down to him! |
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2x18
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here is another clip for you to watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkQT8JVEPH0#t=160 chris hill looks a lot older :)
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just a old dj
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oldskool
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Slightly non speaker based I know but I always wondered where my copy of this went. In 1998 the mother of my children and I went our separate ways and she has just found this in her loft and returned it to me. Oh the memories.
Have also been going through the prized 1976/77/78/79 12 inch vinyl, there are lots of promos, imports and rare stuff there too and come to the conclusion that 95% of them are pretty awful and need to go. Obvious keepers are Undisputed Truth's You + Me, Deodato's Whistle Bump, Fatback's Spanish Hustle, Brick by Dazz, I Got It by New York Port Authority, Do What You Wanna Do by T Connection etc etc etc. Listening in 2014 an awful lot of it does seem just repetitive and low grade music and nearly all the "disco" stuff is appalling, yuck! Should we be debating the music of our youth in another thread? Could be fun stirring ourselves up over something else.
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simonh
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Silly question now Oldskool.... Is it a book of photo's or an album of tunes?
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oldskool
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Silly question now Oldskool.... Is it a book of photo's or an album of tunes?
Ah yes, daft of me. It's a book of photos and commentary on the rise of the "Jazz Funk" music followers that became known as "The Family". The family followed the "Funk Mafia" DJs some of whom included Froggy, Sean French, Chris Brown, Robbie Vincent, Bob Jones, Chris Hill and many others. It details the start of the all-dayers and the first couple of Caister Weekenders. Now I have had a good look through and the first photo I can find of Froggy using ASS Concert System boxes is August 1979 at The Brighton Beach Party held at the Top Rank Suite. The book covers an event before that, the Royalty All Dayer in May 79 and the photos show he was still using Orange branded cabs at that time.
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simonh
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I bet its got some fantastic pictures in there. No doubt Billy Paul's bring the family back will be played a number of times at Caister this coming weekend.
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Edited by KidCreole - 23 September 2014 at 4:45am |
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Mykey Wattco
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jbl_man
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Some more photos have surfaced,i reckon this is around the mid to late 80's. Note the later banana console. Sean French on the turntables.
And shock of shocks.....Peavey amps! Edited by jbl_man - 15 November 2014 at 12:58pm |
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burningbush
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ha ha, I liked the old workhorses, CS400/800.
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music is the message
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Muckerbarnes1
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Burn it... Sacrilege having Peasy amps next to proper gear. Shameful!
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Billy Dawg.
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nickyburnell
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Blimey, Sean French! He was a nice guy, did a lot over west, Camberley etc. Had him guest a few times. Cool photos, bet Peavey were the most reliable back then? |
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Very interesting, thanks. |
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