Chocks away!! The Magic Carpet is flying round the world of Soul and Disco again from 7 tonight at Erewash Sound. Heatwave feature, stops on the trip include the Northern Quarter and Detroit for the Motown Medley. Into Chicago for the Instrumental, and Philly for the Mellow Moment. Climb on board.

The Magic Carpet turns into a time machine tonight as I unveil a Soul & Disco Show Holiday Special. This time I head back to 1975 for some of the 100 best selling Soul & Disco records from the Blues & Soul Charts of that year. Join me from 7 at Erewash Sound.

Feeling festive I asked Alexa to play some Christmas songs. The second one played was Kylie's XMAS if I never hear it again it will be too soon! I really hope it sinks without trace. Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas youtu.be/pWBjl-jPcVM?...

I know you like cycling @ursulaearl.bsky.social so if you're ever in Málaga this is the place to come 😀

I've just seen the TV schedules for Christmas Eve, Day and Boxing Day. Radio it is then.

Day 30 Connections #DavidsMonthOfMusic I saw yesterday's band in Manchester where I also saw the Average White Band a few years earlier. youtu.be/PtBpXyjPRdg?...

Day 30 #b-sidesandbonustracks Technically a Double A side but the BBC banned this track so only played C Moon. youtu.be/LXGcbDmD5hE?...

Day 29 Connections #DavidsMonthOfMusic Philip Bailey was, of course, in Earth, Wind & Fire They did this one when I saw them in 1982 youtu.be/L0CVoFsUhC4?...

Day 29 #b-sidesandbonustracks On the B Side of Sorrow was Bowie's version of Jacques Brel's Amsterdam. youtu.be/-WCZ1UGVR8E?...

Day 28 Connections #DavidsMonthOfMusic Yesterday featured Nathan East, he co wrote (with Philip Bailey) East Lover youtu.be/JA7jXkgS4yc?...

Day 28 #b-sidesandbonustracks A record i got on import many years ago. The A side was The Sly, The Slick & The Wicked by The Lost Generation. This was the B Side youtu.be/rHrmiyAixmA?...

Day 27 Connections #DavidsMonthOfMusic From the Four Tops to Fourplay ft Chaka Khan & Nathan East youtu.be/kL54q48y-oM?...

Day 27 #b-sidesandbonustracks I saw a Bowie tribute band last night (Rebel, Rebel), they were very good. One track they played was this, which in The UK was the B Side to John, I'm Only Dancing (another track they played) youtu.be/7XtF5jITGh4?...

Day 26 #b-sidesandbonustracks I have a vague recollection of The Ying Tong Song being re-released in the early 70s. On the B Side was this. youtu.be/e61uC-5s9VU?...

Day 26 Connections #DavidsMonthOfMusic Yesterday's track was written by Tim Hardin, who also composed this track covered by The Four Tops (and many others) youtu.be/CXX36b_mlMo?...

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Day 25 #b-sidesandbonustracks Ian Dury and The Blockheads "What A Waste" had an equally good B Side youtu.be/PPvRsLWlDXw?...

Day 25 Connections #DavidsMonthOfMusic Yesterday's track How Long was covered by Rod Stewart. I loved his Mercury releases. youtu.be/XJylcQ7CGfI?...

Day 24 #b-sidesandbonustracks Frankie Beverly & Maze released Too Many Games in 1985, on the flip was this instrumental club classic. Twilight youtu.be/gBB8RVZ3a4E?...

Day 24 Connections #DavidsMonthOfMusic Paul Carrack sang yesterday's Mike & The Mechanics song, he was also lead singer with Ace. youtu.be/gBMnGYCTBxE?...

Day 23 Connections #DavidsMonthOfMusic From Stronger through the Years to The Living Years youtu.be/5hr64MxYpgk?...

Day 23 #b-sidesandbonustracks Soft Cell had Northern Soul on the A side, a cover of Gloria Jones Tainted Love and went to Motown for the B youtu.be/6pGPeFdJH_E?...

Day 22 #b-sidesandbonustracks The b side to ELO's Roll Over Beethoven. This could easily be a Beatles track. youtu.be/ee1_wr18cp8?...

Day 22 Connections #DavidsMonthOfMusic Yesterday was strong, today is stronger. I'd forgotten how good this track is. youtu.be/aflnKYIfsRU?...

Day 21 #b-sidesandbonustracks On the B Side of America's hit Horse With No Name was Sandman. youtu.be/ShYuNe5z0NU?...

Day 21 Connections #DavidsMonthOfMusic Yesterday's track was produced by Gamble & Huff. Another of their many productions was this from Jerry Butler youtu.be/B0q8CscH4J4?...

I will go to bed tonight full of anticipation and hope. When I get up tomorrow morning that anticipation and hope will have been dashed as usual. #ashes2025

Day 20 #b-sidesandbonustracks To Motown and the A side was a great floor filler (Jimmy Mack) and so was the B Side. youtu.be/AakzyMUvTOw?...

Day 20 Connections #DavidsMonthOfMusic From Money being too tight to mention to For The Love Of Money with one of the greatest intros. youtu.be/qxW789jHXII?...

Day 19 #b-sidesandbonustracks Having rushed out to buy the Beatles single Hello, Goodbye I did what I always did and flipped over to the B Side. I have to admit I really didn't know what I was listening to! youtu.be/Og-yjQGzIS8?...

Day 19 Connections #DavidsMonthOfMusic From My Funny Valentine to The Valentine Brothers and the original Money's Too Tight To Mention youtu.be/5W-2AK2zLZE?...

Day 18 another crossover with #DavidsMonthOfMusic and #b-sidesandbonustracks Yesterday's connection was a Richard Rogers tune. He also wrote My Funny Valentine which Elvis Costello put on the B Side of Olivers Army youtu.be/Xqnt0fkA1yk?...

Day 17 #b-sidesandbonustracks On the B Side to Isaac Hayes' Shaft was this gem. youtu.be/R7BXvcSguXg?...

Day 17 Connections #DavidsMonthOfMusic Following on from Bowie, Spiders From Mars guitarist Mick Ronson released a couple of solo albums. This is the title track of one of them. youtu.be/LR1EAFQVUL8?...

Day 16 Connections #DavidsMonthOfMusic mixing with #b-sidesandbonustracks Yesterday was Emancipation which leads us to Suffragettes (although the track actually had nothing to do with women's suffrage but it's my favourite Bowie track. youtu.be/rq1bcVOmyjw?...

Day 15 #b-sidesandbonustracks The back of You Wear It Well from Rod the Mod was Lost Paraguayos youtu.be/GJeFCFftyiE?...

Day 15 Connections #DavidsMonthOfMusic From the band Slave to the artist formerly known as Prince who had Slave on his cheek. youtu.be/1JyAcGdXdzI?...

Day 14 #b-sidesandbonustracks Spaced Out by Cockney Rebel was the B Side to Judy Teen youtu.be/ISqOQEwHCr8?...

Day 14 Connections #DavidsMonthOfMusic Sraying with Steppin' Out youtu.be/Vv76nluMLO8?...

Day 13 Connections #DavidsMonthOfMusic I went from the Jacksons (Brothers) to the Jackson Sisters, so why not go to a Jackson on his own? Joe Jackson- Steppin' Out (one of my favourite videos of the 80s) youtu.be/PJwt2dxx9yg?...

Day 13 #b-sidesandbonustracks The B Side of The Supremes Floy Joy. This Is The Story youtu.be/wC_Qv1fHmBQ?...

Day 12 #b-sidesandbonustracks The B Side of an often overlooked O'Jays track Time To Get Down youtu.be/Yh7Fo21KqcU?...

Day 12 Connections #DavidsMonthOfMusic From the Jackson brothers to the Jackson Sisters. youtu.be/sMiiDlHPpZQ?...

Day 11 #b-sidesandbonustracks In the UK the B Side of The Contours Just A Little Misunderstanding was First I Look At The Purse. My version was a US import which had this cracking track. youtu.be/aqzNw1DD76c?...

Day 11 Connections #DavidsMonthOfMusic Yesterday it was a Boogie. Don't Blame It On The Boogie. youtu.be/nqxVMLVe62U?...

Day 10 #b-sidesandbonustracks Another band with some amazing B Sides are Level 42 This was the B Side of The Chinese Way. youtu.be/2fe66e7ywtE?...

Day 10 Connections #DavidsMonthOfMusic Bit of a busy day today so only just got the chance to do this. Yesterday's track was from the album Honey, so today's connection is A Taste Of Honey. youtu.be/PhD58dP9kq8?...

Day 9 #b-sidesandbonustracks The B Side of Both Ends Burning, a brilliant live version of For Your Pleasure. youtu.be/3Wgge4WNhHw?...

Day 9 Connections #DavidsMonthOfMusic Yesterday I chose (The) Jam which can sweet and sticky youtu.be/Xmm4eeRnj-M?...