Neil Gits A “Flashback”

I spend a ridiculous amount of time each weekend preparing my Monday evening show, but to be honest it’s not a problem at all. It really is a ‘labour of love’ and 75% of that time is spent wallowing in happy nostalgia as I meander off down ‘Memory Lane’ whilst trawling through all my CDs, vinyl and PC folders full of obscure Mp3s, hunting out those special songs for the show…

At present one of my features is “Seven Inch Soul”, the result of flicking through singles on a particlular shelf in the record library to find something particularly interesting that hasn’t seen the light of day for maybe around 40 years ! A couple of weeks ago, while looking for a completely different song, I found a 1985 release by Imagination that was nowhere near as successful as their heyday releases around 1981 & 1982 such as “Body Talk” or “Just An Illusion”. I had actually forgotten all about it myself but obviously I must have liked it enough to buy it 41 years ago ! What caught my eye though was that it was signed “To Neil” by all three members of the group – Ashley Ingram, Errol Kennedy & of course the ever so flamboyant Leee John …

I do know that I worked with the chaps at the Zero discotheque in 1988 when I was Friday night resident for about 6 months that year, so they must have signed it then, but I couldn’t remember that at all, let alone what the song sounded like or if I even played it that night. Fast forward to 2026 and there I was at 63 years old and seriously of “Old Git” age, holding this magical 7″ single, lost for for another half an hour, reminiscing about my time as a club DJ back in the late 80s ….

I hope to have worked out how to share the photo of the record above or below, but if not, head for “The Old Gits Soul Show” page on Facebook ( a great way to keep in touch between shows) and you can see it on there. Who knows what I will dig out for this Monday’s live show ? In the meantime here are the last two week’s playlists to catch up with …

The Tunes – Monday 13th April 2026

T.C. Curtis – You Should Have Known Better
Musique – In The Bush
Ty Juan – Good Day
Natalie Cole – Annie Mae
Maze ft Frankie Beverly – Too Many Games
Mamas Gun – Joy
Imagination – Found My Girl
Manhattans – Up On The Street (Where I Live)
Mtume – So You Wanna Be A Star
Detroit Spinners – Rubber Band Man
Chic – Everybody Dance (12″ Version)
Indeep – When Boys Talk
Average White Band – Put It Where You Want It
Be Be & Ce Ce Winans – Heaven
Cornell C C Carter – Say Yes
Ce Ce Peniston – We Got A Love Thing
Kinsman Dazz Band ft Heidi Tann – Soul Jam
O’Jays – She’s Only A Woman
Michael McDonald – I Keep Forgetting
Chaka Khan – Our Love’s In Danger
Alexander O’Neal – Criticize
Art Porter – Undercover

The Tunes – Monday 6th April 2026

Stephanie Mills – Never Knew Love Like This Before
Jean Carn – (No No) You Can’t Come Back Now
Degrees Of Motion – Do You Want It Right Now
Brothers Johnson – Stomp
Brothers Johnson – Get Closer To The One You Love
James Day ft Gavin Christopher & Audrey Wheeler – Considered Delivered
Anita Baker – Caught Up In The Rapture
Sir Spencer ft Jessica Childress – All Night
Manhattans – Searching For Love
Shalamar – I Owe You One
Willie Collins – Where You Gonna Be Tonight
I-Level – Teacher
Linda Lyndell – What A Man
Johnnie Taylor – Disco Lady
Gladys Knight & The Pips – Midnight Train To Georgia
Silver Convention – Get Up And Boogie
Lance Vantile Whitfield – Without You (Vibe Mix)
Ty Juan – Fate Or Chance
James & Bobby Purify – I’m Your Puppet
George Benson – Breezin’
Claudja Barry – Boogie Woogie Dancin’Shoes
Sine – Just Let Me Do My Thing
Underground – Behind My Back

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The Old Gits Soul Show is broadcast LIVE from 7pm–9pm every Monday, repeated on Saturday evening from 5pm–7pm, on Gateway 97.8FM in Basildon & East Thurrock, across South Essex on DAB and available nationally via the Radio Player on your TV as well as online via www.gateway978.com You can listen on your smart speaker or your phone too … plus you can hear it again anytime you like via the “Listen Again” button on the Gateway website – just search “Cool Soul” !