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Finchley Boys

Finchley Boys
Created by:	johnny_luddite
Tracks:	13
Length:	00:56:22
Keywords	1. Finchley 2. London 3. Local
Created on	9/22/06 05:56am
Level	5
Points	2196
Total visitors	48
Unique visitors	28

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I live in California now, but I come from Finchley, a suburb of North London. I like the idea of obscure thematic mixes, so I wanted to try one with music that either came from or had some connection to my old home! Genre wise, this is a very mixed bag, with more than a little old fogey stuff thrown in. By stretching a point or two, I have managed to include some tracks I don't get to hear much these days!

tracklist

1	Eater : You
	Eaqter were one of the first UK punk bands, but first does not translate into best in this case. They originat [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 1 from All Of Eater Length: 00:02:23 Year: 0000
	Track Description: Eaqter were one of the first UK punk bands, but first does not translate into best in this case. They originated a6t Finchley Manorhill School. Lead singer Andy Blade was three years below me. A bit of a twat as I recall. SHOW LESS
2	The Stranglers : Walk On By
	Hugh Cornwall of The Stranglers used to be a youth worker at The Herbert Wilmott Youth Club in East Finchley. [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 18 from The Very best Of The Stranglers Length: 00:04:25 Year: 2006
	Track Description: Hugh Cornwall of The Stranglers used to be a youth worker at The Herbert Wilmott Youth Club in East Finchley. As the Stranglers rep grew in the mid 70s, so the core of their fans grew from a few East Finchley kids. The 'Finchley Boys' ephiphet stuck though, and for a few years the hardcore Stranglers fanbase were always known as the Finchley Boys! SHOW LESS
3	The Police : Born In The 50's
	I identify with this, as I was born in the 50's! Ok, this is the first of the 'Finchley' connections that stre [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 8 from Outlandos d'Amour Length: 00:03:44 Year: 2003
	Track Description: I identify with this, as I was born in the 50's! Ok, this is the first of the 'Finchley' connections that stretches a point a little. Before they were all big and famous, The Police used to rehearse in the basement of a Finchley hairdressing salon. Just up the road from where my sister lived in fact! SHOW LESS
4	Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band : Death Cab For Cutie
	Yep, that is where they found the title for their band. (Death Cab For Cutie, that is!) Bonzo Dog were before, [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 7 from Gorilla Length: 00:02:55 Year: 1967
	Track Description: Yep, that is where they found the title for their band. (Death Cab For Cutie, that is!) Bonzo Dog were before, after and during their time. Like many bands, they made me laugh. Unlike most of those bands, they intended to. Suave voiced genius Viv Stanshall hailed from East Finchley, bless him! SHOW LESS
5	The Kinks : days
	Stretching a point time again. The Kinks famously hailed from Muswell Hill, which is another London suburb rig [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 28 from Kronikles Length: 00:02:51 Year: 1972
	Track Description: Stretching a point time again. The Kinks famously hailed from Muswell Hill, which is another London suburb right next to Finchley. However, East Finchley tube station was the nearest one to Mussie Hill, and my Dad and I saw Ray Davies there a couple of times in the mid sixties, so the Kinks are in! SHOW LESS
6	Mungo Jerry : Motherfucker Boogie
	This band are best known for "In The Summertime" but I thought that I would include this delightful ditty just [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 5 from In The Summertime Length: 00:04:11 Year: 1970
	Track Description: This band are best known for "In The Summertime" but I thought that I would include this delightful ditty just to show that the youth of today do not have a monopoly on cusswords in music. Ray Dorsett remained a Finchley resident throughout his fifteen minutes of fame. He is now a hairdresser in Brighton, I am told! SHOW LESS
7	Elton John : Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding
	Elton hails from Watford, about 15 miles from Finchley give or take, but Davey Johnstone, his guitarist in the [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 1 from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Length: 00:11:11 Year: 1973
	Track Description: Elton hails from Watford, about 15 miles from Finchley give or take, but Davey Johnstone, his guitarist in the 70's lived in Finchley, and used to bring his kid in to the Doctor's surgery where my Mum worked. Caleb Quaye, Elton's bass player for a while, was also a Finchley boy who went to The Essex Park youth club a year or two before I did. SHOW LESS
8	Hot Tuna : Hesitation Blues
	What is Jorma Kaukenen's West Coast jamming band doing on a mix about bands with links to Finchley. North Lond [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 1 from Hot Tuna Length: 00:05:09 Year: 1970
	Track Description: What is Jorma Kaukenen's West Coast jamming band doing on a mix about bands with links to Finchley. North London, you ask yourself? Good question. Well, there is this guy in Finchl;ey, who since 1968 has been running a gig at a pub in North Finchley, The Torrington. Every Sunday night, people would cram in to a small back room to see such acts as Elvis Costello, Rockpile, Georgie Fame, Average White Band, Ace, and many many more. Pete Fenstra, the man who booked the bands, had excellent US and particularly West Coast links, and so every now and then, acts such as Hot Tuna, John Cippolina, Dr John, Bob Weir and others would be booked into this tiny venue. It was a musical education on my foorstep! SHOW LESS
9	John Martyn : Changes Her Mind
	This one really does stretch a point, but as it is my sef-imposed point to stretch, here goes. John Martyn has [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 7 from Well Kept Secret Length: 00:04:35 Year: 1982
	Track Description: This one really does stretch a point, but as it is my sef-imposed point to stretch, here goes. John Martyn has no direct Finchley connection other than that local Finchley boy Lee Kosmin, who went to my school and recorded a bit under his own name in the 70s, sang back up vocals on this and other songs on the "Well Kept Secret" album! SHOW LESS
10	The Undertones : My Perfect Cousin
	This one is a bit more straightforward. From the mid 90's, Feargal Sharkey, redoubtable Undertones lead singer [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 9 from Hypnotised Length: 00:02:36 Year: 0000
	Track Description: This one is a bit more straightforward. From the mid 90's, Feargal Sharkey, redoubtable Undertones lead singer and later solo artist, resided in sunny Finchley. Many is the time he would be spotted riding about on his red bicycle, or drinking in "The Old White Lion." SHOW LESS
11	The Edgar Broughton Band : Messin' With The Kid
	Efgar Broughton Band were first choice at anyone's benefit gig in the early 70s. They were a local band. Drumm [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 9 from Wasa Wasa Length: 00:04:10 Year: 0000
	Track Description: Efgar Broughton Band were first choice at anyone's benefit gig in the early 70s. They were a local band. Drummer Steve Broughton had the worst recording studio known to man. I went there in the mid 70s to play on a friends demo, only to find that the place was flooded. Oddly enough, the session still went ahead! SHOW LESS
12	Richard Thompson : Jennie
	A huanting song from one of Britain's finest singer songwriter guitarist type people. This is stretching a geo [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 8 from Daring Adventures Length: 00:05:12 Year: 1986
	Track Description: A huanting song from one of Britain's finest singer songwriter guitarist type people. This is stretching a geographical point. Thompson was born in Whetstone, which is next to North Finchley, and also the place of my birth, so for our purposes, good enough! SHOW LESS
13	The Spencer Davis Group : Gimme Some Lovin'
	For many, the most famous singer to come from Finchley is Emma Bunton of The Spice Girls, but I mean, there ar [...] SHOW MORE
	Track 1 from Gimme Some Lovin' Length: 00:03:00 Year: 0000
	Track Description: For many, the most famous singer to come from Finchley is Emma Bunton of The Spice Girls, but I mean, there are limits, even for me. Instead, here is a blast of vintage Steve Winwood. Just before he joined Spencer Davis Group he lived in Church End Finchley! SHOW LESS

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Team Robot - First Place

A special badge for the first-place winner of the fabled robots vs. monsters mixtape contest. As my boy Johnny 5 would say, "Robot Team kick your ass, Robot Team Kick your face, Robot Team kick your balls into outer space"

awarded on 2006-10-18

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why do i get the feeling from your mixes that by not growing up in england, i missed out on something awsome?

10/25/06 11:30am

derhay