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Episodes
Tuesday May 03, 2022
Tuesday May 03, 2022
We celebrate the 100th edition of The Box with guest Ria Currie and George returns for the night. We play a selection of tunes that we have featured over the last 100 shows.
Move In - Harry Stoneham
Check My Machine - Paul McCartney
You Got Me Started - Ria Currie and the Soul Messengers
Roll Call - The Stance Brothers
Cloudburst - DJ Tron
It's A Shame (My Sister) - Monie Love
Award Tour - A Tribe Called Quest
The Vulture - Labi Siffre
The Beatmaker - Doris
Cherry On Top - Lou Hayter
What's That - Primo Nelson
Cake Shop - The Gene Drayton Unit
Get Lucky - The Getup
Magic Carpet - Corduroy
Going Back To My Roots - Richie Havens
You Can't Hide (Your Love From Me) - David Joseph
Southern Freeeze - Freeeze
Chhuppke Kaun Aya - Usha Uthup
See And Don't See - Marie 'Queenie' Lyons
Don't You Care - Alice Clark
Don't You Worry 'Bout A Think - Stevie Wonder
Rock With You - Michael Jackson
Funkier Than A Mostquito's Tweeter - Nina Simone (Wah Wah 45 Dub Plate)
Like Sugar - Chaka Khan (CK Edit)
Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use) - Sub Sub
Can't Let Go - Earth, Wind & Fire
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Tuesday Apr 05, 2022
Join Mark in the SFOB Westcliff studio for episode 99 of The Box Of Delights.
You Can Be What You Wanna Be - Dexter Wansel
I Love Music - The O'Jays
Don't Push It. Don't Force It - Leon Haywood
(Strut Your Stuff) Sexy Lady - Young & Company
Sir Dancealot - Olympic Runners
Remind Me (DJ DSK Edit) - Patrice Rushen
Time With You - The Gaff
It Really Matters To Me - Double A
Party Time - T-Funk Collective
Princess Negra De Angola - Bebeto
Maita - Doris Monteiro
A Sunny Day - Jon Lucien
Do I Do - Stevie Wonder
Version Excursion
Expansions - Lonnie Liston Smith
Expansions - Nautilus
Expansions - Citrus Sun
Shades of Hades - Button Down Brass ft Ray Davies
Bitter Streets - Sault
Joe Messina Tribute
Law Of The Land - Undisputed Truth
What's Going On? - Marvin Gaye
Does Anyone Really Know - Chicago
Move Me Baby - Gwen McCrae
Mama Never Told Me - Sister Sledge
I've Had Enough - Earth, Wind and Fire
Goin' Places - The Jacksons
All Night Long - Mary Jane Girls
Queen Of My Soul - Average White Band
Check Out The Groove - Bobby Thurston
Tossing And Turning - Windjammer
Until You Come Back To Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) - Aretha Franklin
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Wednesday Mar 09, 2022
Tonight Mark celebrates International Women's Day by playing music by exclusively women artists:
What More - Terry Garthwaite
Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay (Re-Edit) - Peggy Lee
Catch Me I'm Falling - Esther Phillips
Bitter With The Sweet - Carole King
Ode To Billy Joe - Bobbie Gentry
Work Song - Nina Simone
The Late Late Show - Dakota Staton
Ne T'en Vas Pas - Sylvie Vartan
Baby Pop - France Gall
Version Excursion:
Compared To What - Coco Stephens (aka Stefanie Vyhnak)
Compared To What - Della Reese
Compared To What - Roberta Flack
The Other World - Judy Roberts
Watch Out - Patrice Rushen
I Love Your Smile (Driza Bone Single Remix) - Shanice
Keep On Walkin' - Ce Ce Peniston
Smooth Operator - Sade
Elevate Your Mind - Linda Williams
Watermelon Man - Poppy Ajudha
I'll Never Stop Loving You - Yazmin Lacey
The Beat Is Mine - Vicky D
We Got The Funk - Positive Force
After The Love Has Gone - Princess
Come Into My Life - Joyce Sims
Lovin' You - Minnie Ripperton
Where Did You Learn To Love The Way You Do? - Sharon Ridley
Floy Joy - The Supremes
Hot Shot - Saun and Starr
Gotta Have Your Love - The Sapphires
What Kind Of Lady - Dee Dee Sharp
Liberation Conversation - Marlena Shaw
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Tuesday Feb 08, 2022
Bit of 90's R n B, some soul, gospel, jazzy flavours and our 3 versions of one song feature. (I really must come up with a better name for that). Also a couple of records that dropped through the letterbox as I was recording.
Hearts Desire - Don Blackman
Attica Blues - Archie Shepp
Partyman - Prince
Escapade - Janet Jackson
History - Mai Tai
Piece Of My Heart - Erma Franklin
Like A Ship - Pastor T.L. Barrett & The Youth For Christ Choir
Oh Happy Day - Edwin Hawkins
He's On Time - Harlem Gospel Travelers
Feel The Need - Detroit Emeralds
Riding On A Train - Pasadenas
Got A Bone To Pick With You - Ruby Andrews
What Can I Say - Boz Scaggs
California Soul - Marlena Shaw
California Soul - The 5th Dimension
California Soul - Marvin Gaye & Tammy Terrell
Dominos - Donald Byrd
Caravan Of Love - Isley Jasper Isley
Wanna Be Starting Something - Filthy Six ft Brendan Reilly
Different Stokes - Syl Johnson (RIP)
My Lovin' - En Vogue
Good Life - Inner City
Time Of Our Lives - Alison Limerick
Two Hearts - Stephanie Mills & Teddy Pendegrass
When You Died - The Dining Rooms ft Sean Martin
People Need People - Nicola Conte/Gianluca Petrella ft Davide Shorty
The Best (T-Groove Remix) - Winfree
The Promise - La'Verne Washington
Free - Denice Williams
Song 2 - The Apples
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
Tuesday Jan 11, 2022
The first show of 2022. Quite a few cover versions and a feature on the excellent Italian record label Schema. All on vinyl.
Rieka - Schifters
Nose Job - James Brown
Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - Otis Redding
Get On Down - Eddie Harris
He's Gone - Dee Dee Bridgewater
She's Gone - Lou Rawls
She's Gone - Hall and Oates
Juicy Fruit - Mtume (RIP James Mtume)
Everywhere - Chaka Khan
The Bottle - Maysa Leak
What A Fool Believes - Aretha Franklin
Superstition - The Button Down Brass
Free Souls - Nicola Conte ft Bridgette Amofah
The Higher Love - Nicola Conte/Gianluca Petrella ft Raashan Ahmed & Carolina Bubbico
All I Want Is Your Love - Alex Puddu ft Rodney Stith
Try My Love - S-Tone Inc ft The Ruby Brothers
This Is The Moment (Gerardo Frisina Rework) - Edith Peters
Uptight - Nancy Wilson
When Sunny Gets Blue - Marion Montgomery
(I Can Feel These Vibrations) This Love Is Real - Jackie Wilson
The Other World - Judy Roberts
Mr Clean - Weldon Irvine
Midnite Flight - L.A. Express
Brazilian Love Affair - George Duke
Night In Tunisia - Dizzy Gillespie/Benny Carter
Afro Blue - Dee Bridgewater
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
Tuesday Dec 14, 2021
A look back at the best vinyl releases from 2021.
Like Sugar (CK Edit) - Chaka Khan
Evil (7" Edit) - DJ Jazzy Jeff
She's A Dancer (Edit) - Dino Soccio
Mirror Ballin' - X-Ray Ted
Badthingz - Rhythm Rhyme Revolution + DJ Tabu
Sunny Juice - Smoove
Playin' Your Games - Jim Sharp
Save The Wax - Greg Blackman, Genesis Elijah, Bohze, DJ Moneyshot
Listen To The Sound - T Funk Collective
Life's A Bitch - Daytoner
Sole Power - DJ Tron
Stand On The Word (Louis Vega Original Version) - Elements Of Life
Table Dancers (Smoove Remix) - Emma Noble
Part-Time Lover - Nautilus ft Ayaca
Aspects - STR4TA
Shout To The Top - Fire Island ft Loleattta Hollaway
Nothing But His Love - The Harlem Gospel Travelers
Fight On - The Harlem Gospel Travelers
Love To Angie (45 Edit) - Red Astaire
This Is Real - Josie Falbo
Mustang Pt 1 - The New Philadelphians
Jimmy's Groove - Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio
The Big Man - The Jazz Defenders
Spark - The Getup
Lovin' You - The Honeyshotz
Invaders - Rockid Sound Machine
Peter Gun - Melvin Craig with Chithrinie Wijayakulathilaka
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
Mark is joined in the studio by Urban Allstar Dave Ward for a bit of vinyl ping pong.
Funky Fever - Alan Moorehouse and his Bond Street Brigade
I'm In Love - Nancy Wilson
Feel Like Making Love - Marlena Shaw
The Bitter And The Sweet - Tony and Tandy
This Is Love - Salena Jones
Wheelspin - The Reflex
Nagu - Sam Redmore
Chevy Chase- DJ Tron
Mellbimbo - The Qualitons
Dujii - Kool and the Kang
Don't Wanna Lose Your Love -The Emotions
Lowdown -Boz Scaggs
Bim Bam Pt 1 -Bill Brown
Son Of A Preacherman - Wah Wah 45 Dubplate
Billie Jean (Ed Smith Remix) -Michael Jackson
Dimona - The Tonistics
One Bad Apple - The Osmonds
Don't Waste My Time - Jerry Washington
Messin' - King Of Nothing
Let The Beat Hit 'Em - Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
Never Stop - Brand New Heavies
Pull Up To The Bumper - Grace Jones
Tribute - The Pasadenas
Too Young To Die - Jamiroquai
Children Of The Ghetto - Courtney Pine
This Girl - Cookin' On Three Burners
Ride On Time - The Bamboos
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Tuesday Oct 19, 2021
Back in our Westcliff studio Mark trawls through his vinyl collection and plays a few surprises.
Studio 69 - Alan Hawkshaw
Where Is The Love (We Used To Know) - Delegation
People Hold On - Coldcut ft Lisa Stansfield
Love Can't Turn Around - Farley Jackmaster Funk & Jesse Saunders ft Daryl Pandy
Come Into My Life - Joyce Sims
Spark - The Getup
Snitchin', Stitchin' Bitchin' - The King Rooster
Long Gone John - Gene Dudley Unit
Lovin' You - The Honeyshotz
Private Number - Judy Clay & William Bell
You Got It - Ce Ce Peniston
Part-time Lover - Nautilus ft Ayaca
Blackmail (Smoove Remix) - Corduroy
Hot Wheels (The Chase) - Boca 45 & The Bryan Munich Allstars
Pyramids - Rockid Sound Machine
Theme From Great Cities - Simple Minds
The Champ - The Mohawks
Doin' Our Own Dang - The Jungle Brothers ft De La Soul, Monie Love, A Tribe Called Quest and Queen Latifah
Expression (Brixton Bass Mix) - Salt 'n' Pepa
Ring My Bell - Monie Love Vs Adeva
Me And Mrs Jones - Billy Paul
Wishing On A Star - Rose Royce
Same Ole Love - Anita Baker
I Will - Ruby Winters
Seja Como Nos (De Pe No Chao) - Harmony Cats
Saumauma - Agnaldo Raydl
La Bamba - Mongo Santemaria
Faz Tanto Tempo - Renato Lu
On The Radio - Donna Summer
Jive Talkin' - Boogie Box High
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Tuesday Sep 21, 2021
Mark is joined live in the studio by Ria Currie as they talk about Tongue and Groove Presents and gigging with Speedometer, Snowboy , The Getup and Osaka Monaurail.
Wack Wack - Young Holt Trio
I'm A Good Woman - Soul Immigrants ft Ria Currie
It's Man's, Man's, Man's World - James Brown
Fight On - The Harlem Gospel Travelers
Psychedelic Shack - The Temptations
Are You My Woman (Tell Me So) - The Chi-Lites
Rock Creek Park - The Blackbyrds
I Got The. Labi Siffre
Miss You - Rolling Stones
Lady Marmalade -Labelle
Ghost Town - Hot 8 Brass Band
Think (About It) - Lyn Collins
Hung Up - Osaka Monaurail
The Grunt - The J.B's
Blow Your Head - Fred Wesley & The J.B's
Do What You Like - The King Rooster ft Coko
Ain't Got Time For That - The King Rooster ft Florelie Escane
Woman Of The World - Emma Noble
Got To Be A Love - Greyboy, Quantic and Sharon Jones
Happy - Speedometer
The Best You Can - Speedometer ft Caroline Flack and Ria Currie
Recipe For Love- Lack Of Afro ft Jack Tyson-Charles
Upside Down - Diana Ross
New York Afternoon - Snowboy and the Latin Section ft Mark Evans
Elevate Your Minds - Linda Williams
Midnight In A Perfect World - DJ Shadow
Tuesday Aug 24, 2021
Tuesday Aug 24, 2021
From the wilds of Westcliff on Sea two hours of grooviness for your delectation.
Accroche Toi, Caroline - Paris Studio Group
Cleared For Launch - ATA Records
Powerhouse Pop - Keith Mansfield
International Flight - David Snell
Blue Dance - Orchester Roland Kovac
Caliente - Walpataca
Ensadinado - Mr Fats Sadi, His Vibes and His Friends
Sconsalato - Mark Murphy
Put Everything In Place - Infinity
Truth Is The Key - Tarika Blue
Confrontation - Homegrown Syndrome
The Greatest Part Of Loving - Straight Jacket
Uptight - Jackie Wilson and the Count Basie Orchestra
Blues Of The New World - Arnett Cobb
Pieces Of A Jigsaw - Del Richardson
Love Is In Town - Brenda Doykin
Do It - Rare Essence
Who Comes To Boogie - Little Benny and the Masters
Papa Was A Rolling Stone - Was (Not Was)
Respect Yourself - Staple Singers
Across 110th Street - Bobby Womack
Do What Ever You Want To Do - S.O.U.L.
The Scorpio Walk - Ernie Hawks and the Soul Investigators
I Thought Of You - Mike Bandoni
Playin' Your Games (Jim Sharp Remix) - Barry White
Pastime Paradise (Mr K Edit) - Stevie Wonder
Miracles - Kazahaya
Handle It (Scrimshire Wah Wah 45 Dubplate Edit) - The Sylvers
Don't Want To See Myself Without You (Andy Lewis Edit) - Terry Callier