The CSC Guest DJs:
Every soul-session...as the club was not an allnighter and ran from 9:30 (sometimes 9:00) to 3:00 (sometimes 3:30 if the bouncers let us!) also featured a special guest DJ. The invited guests included in alphabetical order - Ady Croasdell, Andy Dyson, Andy Rix, Arthur Fenn, Dave Holt, Dave Rimmer, Gary Spencer, Ian Cunliffe, Jo Wallace, Kenny Burrell, Mick Smith, MickH, Nogsy, Paul Baldwin, Robo, Roger Banks, Russ Vickers, Shifty, Soulful Cris and even Keb Darge in the early days! Along with these main star-turns (and the residents) there was also an 'early-doors-warm-up-and-coming' guest DJ, usually one of the regular punters who had regularly supported the club and held aspirations of getting behind the hallowed Dome decks! This indeed was the case with both Stuart Tyler and Ady Lupton, who both became 'official substitute DJ's' for when a resident was unavailable (Ady later joined the team when both Greg and David decided to call it a day). Other early sets (and sometimes we gave them a second prime-time set too!) included in no particular order - Simon Bridger, Mark George, Martin Harland, Vic Ranger and Niamh Lynch.
The CSC music policy:
The venue advertisesd, and the DJs stuck to, the club’s full-on 60’s music policy ...100mph, mid-tempo and beat-ballads all graced the decks, just as long as they were danceable and Northern Soulful, as that is what the club set out to do…to play and dance to these kinda sounds…and yes all the CSC deejays were on the floor dancing as much as anyone! OK, OK there was also a small amount of 70’s/cross-over, but only a few mind! The split when you come down to it is roughly 20% classic 70’s oldies, 20% 80’s scene oldies, 50% under played semi-knowns and 10% Dome exclusives.
There was a very strong love of 60’s music within London, encompassing every genre within that time scale, and indeed it is from the more Mod/beat style clubs that fresh blood has been recruited, as already mentioned...and was also certainly mentioned in many of the music press at the time...the term Northern Soul was hip to drop, and even the local radio station GLR had a ten part weekly series hosted by the drummer from the indie band, Dodgy, running...some young lad called Irish Greg also gave out the Northern news each week and David Flynn guested on the final show to give his views on the future of the scene and to play some of his unissued tracks to illustrate there was life in the collecting side of things!
DOME SPINS 2001:
CURRENT FLOOR PACKERS
O1 - FRANK FOSTER - MOVIN TO DETROIT - BELL ACETATE
O2 - MAYFIELD SINGERS - DONT STOP NONE - UNISSUED MAYFIELD
O3 - JOKERS - SOUL SOUND - SKO-FIELD
O4 - ALLAN SISTERS - IM IN WITH THE DOWNTOWN CROWD - QUALITY
O5 - SOUL INC. - MY PROPOSAL - COCONUT GROOVE
O6 - SEPTEMBER JONES - GIVE ME ALL OF YOUR LOVE - UNISSUED PIED PIPER
O7 - SIDNEY BARNES - SAFETY ZONE - JOBETE ACETATE
O8 - T.C.LEE & BRICKLAYERS - UP AND DOWN THE HILL - KING
O9 - CLASSICS - SO GLAD THAT IVE FOUND YOU - YAN-G
10 - SEPTEMBER JONES - IM WITH YOU - UNISSUED PIED PIPER
BUBBLING UNDER!
O1 - HELEN TROY - BRING THAT MAN MY WAY - C/UP
O2 - C.P.LOVE - TRICKBAG - UNISSUED VIVACE
O3 - TYRONE ASHLEY - I WANT MY BABY BACK - ALT.TAKE - PHIL LA OF SOUL
O4 - DREAM TEAM - IM NOT SATISFIED - GREGORY
O5 - SWANS - NITTY GRITTY CITY - DORE
O6 - DETROIT RHYTHM SECTION - I KNOW SOMETHING - UNISSUED
O7 - DISTRICTS - ONE LOVER (JUST WONT DO) - NILE
O8 - MAYFIELD PLAYERS - DONT STOP NONE - INST. - UNISSUED MAYFIELD
O9 - DONNA LOREN - BLOWING OUT THE CANDLES - CAPITOL
10 - KENNY BERNARD & CHAPTER FIVE - ONE IN A MILLION - UNISSUED CBS UK
DOME OLDIES!
O1 - BENNY SPELLMAN - THIS IS FOR YOU MY LOVE - ALON
O2 - BARBARA REDD - ILL BE ALL ALONE - S.P.Q.R.
O3 - DON GARDNER - CHEATIN KIND - SEDGRICK
O4 - ESTHER GRANT - LETS MAKE THE MOST OUT OF LOVE - WILSTONE
O5 - FRED & TURBINES - BERNADINE - CENCO
O6 - JUDY FREEMAN - HOLD ON - ALT.TAKE - UNISUED RCA LP
O7 - WALTER & ADMERATIONS - MAN-OH-MAN - LA CINDY
O8 - MOUSIE & TRAPS - HOW ABOUT YOU - TODDLIN TOWN
O9 - SONNATAS - GOING DOWN THE ROAD - HOT LINE
10 - EDDIE PARKER - I'M GONE - AWAKE