It was all at the Casino!

A Great documentary on the Wigan Casino.

See also In The Club

FOR DANCERS ONLY: THE STORY OF WIGAN CASINO by Chris Hunt

Listen to The Casino`s DJ Russ Winstanley Radio Show.

Oh So Rare!!

About the rarest record and most sought after soul record of all time is about to go on sale!!...Yes.. you can actually buy it if you have very deep pockets.

Frank Wilson wrote and recorded "Do I Love You" (Indeed I Do) in 1965 and 6 demo copies were pressed up on Soul, the Motown subsidiary label, ahead of its scheduled release in November of that year. However Motown boss Berry Gordy wasn’t that impressed with the perfomrance of the song, and suggested Wilson stick to songwriting and producing. Copies were, as usual, ordered to be destroyed, but some (if not all six of them) survived. Only two copies were known to exist for certain in collecting circles, with Gordy himself claiming to also own one. However more copies have always rumoured to exist, and many stories and myths exist about them....

The song became very popular when it made its way onto the northern soul scene of England in the 7T`s. Record Collector Kenny Burrel famously paid £15,000 for his copy in 1996, but this new third copy should go for a much higher price than that. The record is to be sold via the John Manship auction site between March 14th and April 8th

Interview with Alton!

Roger Steffens of Reggae Scrapbook interviews rocksteady legend and now sadly departed singer ALTON ELLIS.

Club PI Vol.2 DJ Mix.

Here`s a Mix from some of the tunes dropped at Vol.2 Sounds & Power on Saturday 31st January....If you want to keep a copy you can download it by right clicking the link under Special Presents on the right hand side and downloading as free user...Or you can just listen to the mix by clicking on the small arrow box below....Hope you enjoy!

Club PI Vol.2 DJ mix.



Tracklisting.
1. judge dread - prince buster
2. last call - the silverstars
3. one love - the wailers & the skatalites
4. good time tonight - soul sisters.
5. please operator - tony & tyrone
6. you get your kicks - mitch ryder
7. double cookin - checkerboard squares
8. astral trip - mystic moods
9. silent treatment - arin demain
10. splash down -the crystalites
11. don't call me daddy - derrick morgan

Power of Sound!

Well, what another great night for the club pi and moving to a bigger venue the crowd didn`t disapoint us, with some well know sapporo faces in attendance, hige gakudan. The original beard and mustache boys turned out in style. Hopefully we can get these guys to do a live set with us someday. The Heatwave boys kicked off the evening, followed by a sizzling ska set from Hidevicious and then Shiro Yamada laying down his own brand of british beat.
But the highlight of the evening commenced a short time after keiron B. & dj Mago were flexing their tunes, back 2 back....

The Silverstars tune "Last Call" was the que!

Up stepped the main man PAPA B. to wax lyrical on the mic over the ska step, to an enthusiastic crowd....jumping on every note to the verbal energy of the top toaster...Nobody wanted it to end!....So a BIG Arigatoo to Papa B. for a great set...seen!

Let`s do it again soon..

papa b. & keiron b.

Dj Mago & keiron B. continued on back 2 back to the evenings close, to what was a cracking event, so stay tuned for Vol.3 coming soon!

Dj Mago (center) with Shiro Yamada (right) and friend.

Vol. 2 - 'Sounds & Power'

Ah, yes,, it`s finally here the info for Volume 2 of Club PoisonIvy. We decided to move venues for this event at a great club called BJ`s.....and Ladies you will be able to receive a ￥500 reduction on the entrance price when you arrive before 11.30pm and with flyer...so don`t forget!..(more info at bottom of post)

We have DJ Mago (RUDEBOY) from Sapporo joining us for the evening.
A special friend of ours who ClubPI hold in very high esteem may also turn out for your evenings entertainment....so come along to find out who it may be!!

DJ`s - Mago (rudeboy-sapporo)
Keiron B (club pi)..Shiro Yamada (club pi)
Hidevicious (skaville sapporo)
HeatWave/ hayasaka & daimon (motor bike beat)

When - Saturday 31st January 2009
Where - BJ`s club (chitose)
Time - 10pm til late
Adv/Door - ￥2000 (1 drink service) ￥500 Off for ladies who arrive b4 11.30pm with flyer:

Any inquires please contact: myteaatom@gmail.com

Blue Beat Magic - Re-Arranged date

Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to Re-arrange "Blue Beat Magic" with Lee "Scratch" Perry UK support DJ BLUE of PureReggaeLondon fame.

Check out PureReggaeLondon & HunkPapa Tribe myspace page.

Lee "Scratch" Perry @ FujiRockExpress 2008


More info comming soon.

Any inquires please contact: myteaatom@gmail.com

Vol. 1 - 'The Beginning'

DJ Shiro & Ishikawa (aka, travolta or gay donkey)
The Beginning came and went and we`ve only just got over it! On saturday 29th November, the evening kicking off @ 10pm the first event of Club PI took place. The venue reverberated to the sound of Ska, Rocksteady, Northern Soul, Funk and all kinds of 60 & 70`s British Beat music.... A taster of what dropped on the night from the DJ sets...

Listen
Club PI Vol.1 DJ mix

DJ Keiron B.

Barbara Lynn - "movin on a groove"

It was a great first night for the Club PI, the crowds enthusiasm for the sounds dropped by all the dj spinners was so refreshing, so a big thank you goes out to all the guys and girls who rocked the spot!!

Another track that caused a small amount of mayhem on the dance floor was this classic!!

Toots & The Maytals - "monkey man"

DJ`s
Keiron B. (London.UK)
Okki　(pigsty）
Katsu (Addiction）
Shiro Yamada (Poisonivy）
Hidevicious (Skaville Sapporo)
Heatwave - Hayasaka＆Daimon (Motorbike beat）
& Ishikawa (Two Layers Of Paint)