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Music
Had Me A Real Good Time Plays Classic 7" Vinyl Singles From The Following Artists:
? and the Mysterions
101’ers
Adverts
Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias
Alex Chilton
Alice Cooper
Animals
B.A.D
Beach Boys
Beatles
Big Star
Black Sabbath
Blondie
Blue Oyster Cult
Blur
Bob Dylan
Bob Seeger
Boxtops
Boys
Brian Eno
Brian Wilson
Brogues
Bruce Springsteen
Bryan Ferry
Buffalo Springfield
Buster Poindexter
Byrds
Canned Heat
Cannibal and the Headhunters
Captain Beefheart
Charlatans
Cheap Trick
Chicken Shack
Chris Bell
Chris Montez
Clash
Count Bishops
Count Five
Cramps
Crazy Horse
Cream
Criminals
Crosby,Stills,Nash&Young
Curved Air
Damned
Dandy Warhols
Dave Edmunds
David Bowie
David Johansen
dB’s
Denny Laine
Derek and the Dominoes
Destroy All Monsters
Deviants
Dictators
Doors
Dream Syndicate
Dr.Feelgood
Ducks Deluxe
Dwight Twilley
Easybeats
Eddie and the Hotrods
Electric Prunes
Elvis Costello and the Attractions
Emmit Rhodes
Faces
Family
Flamin’ Goovies
Fleetwood Mac
Flo and Eddie
Flying Burrito Brothers
Fontella Bass
Franz Ferdinand
Free
Gang Of Four
Godfathers
Golden Earring
Grateful Dead
Grin
Hawkwind
Heartbreakers
Hoodoo Gurus
Humble Pie
Husker Du
Ian Dury
Ian Hunter
Iggy and the Stooges
J.Geils Band
Jeff Beck Group
Jefferson Airplane
Jilted John
Jim Carroll Band
Jimi Hendrix Experience
John Cale
John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
John’s Children
Johnny Thunders
Jonathan Richman
Keith Richards
Kevin Ayers
Kingsmen
Kinks
Knack
La’s
Leaves
Led Zeppelin
Left Banke
Little Feat
Lou Reed
Love
Love Sculpture
Lyres
Manic Street Preachers
Marc Bolan
Marianne Faithful
Maureen Tucker
MC5
Merry-Go-Round
Mick Jagger
Misunderstood
Moby Grape
Monkees
Motorhead
Mott the Hoople
Move
Music Machine
Nazz
Neil Young
New York Dolls
Nick Drake
Nick Lowe
Nice
Nico
Nirvana (UK)
Nirvana (US)
Oasis
Only Ones
Patti Smith
Paul Revere and the Raiders
Pere Ubu
Peter Holsapple
Peter Laughner
Pink Fairies
Pink Floyd
Pixies
Plimsoulls
Posies
PP Arnold
Pretenders
Pretty Things
Primal Scream
Public Image
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Radio Birdman
Ramones
Randy Newman
Raspberries
Real Kids
Records
Remains
Replacements
Rich Kids
Richard Hell
Rivieras
Rod Stewart
Rolling Stones
Ron Wood
Ronnie Lane
Roxy Music
Runaways
Saints
Sam the Sham and the Pharoahs
Seeds
Sex Pistols
Shadows of Knight
Shangri-La’s
Sly and the Family Stones
Small Faces
Smiths
Snatch
Soft Machine
Sonic’s Rendezvous Band
Spectres
Spencer Davies Group
Spirit
Standells
Steppenwolf
Stone Roses
Strokes
Swingin’ Blue Jeans
Syd Barrett
Syndicate Of Sound
Tav Falco’s Panther Burns
T.Rex
Teenage Fanclub
Television
Them
Thin Lizzy
Third Bardot
Thirteenth Floor Elevators
Thunderclap Newman
Tomorrow
Todd Rundgren
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Tom Waits
Tommy James and the Shondells
Traffic
Trash
Trashmen
Troggs
Turtles
Velvet Underground
Von Bondies
Warren Zevon
About me: Had Me A Real Good Time had its genesis in 1975 when a youthful Simon Wright started playing records at his college disco in support of live acts who varied from The Troggs to The Sex Pistols. Over the next thirty years he amassed a collection of 650+ vintage vinyl singles. The next step was DJing at a friends birthday party in Sussex : Had Me A Real Good Time was the result.
Initially Had Me A Real Good Time played at the parties of friends and family but their enthusiastic reaction persuaded Simon to undertake a limited amount of other engagements. Today Had Me A Real Good Time is the soundtrack of choice for folks of a certain age and of a Mojo / Uncut / Radio Two / Radio Six / Observer Music Monthly persuasion. See under 'Music' below for a complete list.
Because all the records played by Had Me A Real Good Time come from Simon’s personal record collection there is a certain vibe which runs through the music you will hear. In comparison to CDs and iPods some of the older records have a bit of surface noise. But to paraphrase John Peel, life has surface noise.
Had Me A Real Good Time – Platters That Matter !
Who I'd like to meet: My Desert Island Discs: Big Star, The Clash, The Faces, The New York Dolls, The Only Ones, The Rolling Stones, Patti Smith, The Who
Thanks for discovering us and inviting us to your space. Always remember the late, great Fred "Sonic" Smith who helped put Detroit rauk n' roll on the map. Gary Rasmussen, bassist of SRB. Our 6 CD box set now out, get it direct from our UK label.... www.easyaction.co.uk Authentic Sonic's Rendezvous Band t'shirts available here only. Inquire if interested. Limited number made. $18
