Modernists @ The CONA – New CD
Modernists - Kent Records KENT 505 (Unwrapped)
The CD called Modernists has a picture of some Twisted Wheel All-nighter goers outside the Cona Coffee Bar on Tib Street Manchester. The Cona was a Mod hangout for Manchester Soul Mods. This CD compilation has some good and interesting tracks on it, but I must say not one of them was played at the Cona. I do know and remember it well, Saturday lunchtimes drinking Cona machine filtered coffee served in large glass cups and there long before Starbucks re- invented the idea but with mugs.
Often Roger Eagle the Twisted Wheel DJ would be there talking records, selling copies of his R&B Scene magazine.
The music on the Jukebox that were our favourites and some that people brought there to exchange, sell or to just show people has little resemblance to those tracks on this new CD.
Is that blond guy Pete Bamford from Moston, who used to park it outside the Cona: a Lambretta GT 200…?
Anyway here is my Cona Play List and beneath it the new CD compilation listing.
CONA CAFE music
Green Onions – Booker T. And The MG’s
Behave Yourself – Booker T. And The MG’s
Its All Over Now – The Rolling Stones
Gloria – Them
Commin’ Home Baby – Mel Torme
Another Saturday Night – Sam Cooke
Nadine – Chuck Berry
Rescue Me – Fontella Bass
Walk On By – Dionne Warwick
A House Is Not A Home – Dionne Warwick
You’ll Never Get To Heaven If You Break My Heart – Dionne Warwick
Georgia – Ray Charles
The Times They Are A Changing – Bob Dylan
King Of The Road – Roger Miller
The Locomotion – Little Eva
It Might As Well Rain Until September – Carol King
On Broadway – The Drifters
Swinging On A Star – Big Dee Irwin and Little Eva
Can’t Get Used To Losing You – Andy Williams
Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow – Shirelles
A Lovers Concerto – Toys
Last Night – The Mar – Keys
Remember Walking In The Sand – Shangri Las
You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’ – The Righteous Brothers
Rhythm – Major Lance
The Monkey Time – The Miracles
Mickeys Monkey – The Miracles
Baby Love – The Supremes
Under The Board Walk – The Drifters
A Little Piece Of Leather – Donnie Elbert
Tobaco Road – The Nashville Teens
For Your Love – The Yardbirds
Yeh Yeh – Georgie Fame
A Touch Of Velvet A Sting Of Brass – The Mood Mosaic
And here is the track listing from the Modernists CD:
None of which where played at the Cona.
1. Soul Jerk It, Baby – Jeb Stuart
2. Dog (Ain’t A Man’s Best Friend) – Lewis Clark
3. Harlem Shuffle – Robert Moore
4. Good Humor Man – Clifford Curry
5. Cat Dance – The In Crowd
6. Jet Set – Mel Williams
7. Hold Your Dog – Oliver Morgan
8. Dynamite – Little Eva
9. Stone Fox – The Pac-Keys
10. I Got Loaded Lil Bob
11. Shirley – John Fred & The Playboys
12. (You Should Have Been A) Doctor – Bessie Banks
13. Boston Monkey – The Hustlers
14. Turn Around And Go – Lee Bernard
15. Got A Good Thing Going On – Clarence Daniels & Obie Jessie
16. Long Ways To Go – Timmy Wilson
17. Shaggy Dog – Danny & The Velaires
18. Bugaloo Pete – Lester Young & The California Playboys
19. Crow Baby Crow – Leroy Harris
20. Monkey Man – Gene Burks
21. Tingling – Eddy Giles
22. She’s Got Soul – Bill Locke
23. Charles’ Shing A Ling – Charles Hodges
24. After Hours – Paul & Rick