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Melvin Odoom sits in: Carl McIntosh of Loose Ends is the Rewind Selector!

Feel-good tunes to groove and sooth your soul. Also, Carl McIntosh of Loose Ends chooses the tracks that take him back to the dance floors of his youth in Rewind Selector.

Feel-good favourites, hidden gems and fresh new tunes to groove and sooth you. Melvin Odoom, in for DJ Spoony, serves up a brilliant selection of classic soul, disco, soulful house, R&B, funk, UK garage, reggae, hip-hop, doo-wop, yacht rock and more. Our genial host also gives his New 2 Odoom record of the week another spin.

Tuesday night is Rewind Selector night, where a musician, celebrity or Good Groove listener chooses the tracks that take them back to the dance floors of their youth. Tonight, it's the turn of 80s British Soul pioneer Carl McIntosh. Born and raised in West London, Carl fell in love with jazz, funk and soul music at an early age, and in the late 70s, along with Jane Eugene and Steve Nichol, he founded Loose Ends. The group very quickly became trailblazers of the British soul movement. Their breakthrough came in 1985 with the release of the genre-defining ‘Hangin’ on a String (Contemplating)’. It was their highest charting UK single, and the song that helped them become the first UK act to top the US Billboard R&B chart. In 1990, after five albums together, Jane and Steve left the group and were replaced by Linda Carriere and Sunay Suleyman. Loose Ends still perform to this day and this weekend the group are performing at Love Supreme Jazz Festival at Glynde Place in East Sussex.

Melvin wraps things up with a Midnight Feast track. Think big production, lush orchestration, and the best voices in the business!

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1 hour, 57 minutes

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Tue 30 Jun 202622:00
BBC Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Stevie Wonder

    Do I Do

    • Stevie Wonder - The Definitive Collec.
    • Universal.

  • Justin Timberlake

    Lovestoned

    • Lovestoned.
    • Jive.

  • Spoonie Gee

    The Godfather

    • VIRGIN.

  • Brenda Russell

    Way Back When

    • Brenda Russell.
    • Special Products.
    • 4.

  • M People

    Renaissance

    • The Best Of M People.
    • M-People.
    • 15.

  • The Staple Singers

    Heavy Makes You Happy (Sha-Na-Boom-Boom)

    • Stax Volt Chartbusters Vol 2.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 9.

  • Sekou

    Does She Know

    • In A World We Don't Belong Pt. 2.
    • Island.

  • Lionel Richie

    My Destiny

    • (CD Single).
    • Motown.

  • Joe

    All Or Nothing (Poor Georgie Porgie Remix)

    • I LOVE 90s R&B -Butter Smooth Selection-.
    • Universal Music LLC.
    • 17.

  • Loose Ends

    Gonna Make You Mine

    • Zagora.
    • EMI Catalogue.
    • 6.

  • The Emotions

    Flowers

    • Flowers (Bonus Track Version).
    • Legacy Recordings.
    • 10.

  • Yazz

    Fine Time

    • Wanted (Deluxe Edition).
    • Cherry Pop.
    • 012.

  • Bobby Womack

    And I Love Her

    • Understanding.
    • The Right Stuff.
    • 3.

  • Brandy

    Best Friend

  • Chic

    My Forbidden Lover

    • The CHIC Organization 1977-1979.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 2.

  • George Michael

    Star People '97

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • Loose Ends

    Magic Touch

    • Now 100 Hits Even More Forgotten 80s (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Marvin Gaye

    What's Happening Brother

    • What's Going On.
    • Motown.

  • Odyssey

    Use It Up & Wear It Out

    • NOW That's What I Call An Era - Disco: 1973-1980 (Various Artists).
    • Now.

  • Big Moses

    Brighter Days (feat. Kenny Bobien)

    • Brighter Days.
    • King Street Sounds.
    • 3.

  • Nectar Woode

    Roses In The Dark

    • Roses In The Dark.
    • RCA/Since 93.
    • 1.

  • The Temptations

    Ain't Too Proud To Beg

    • The Temptations - The Ultimate Collec.
    • Motown.

  • Cameo

    Back And Forth

    • The Best Of.
    • Mercury.

  • Kings of Tomorrow & April

    Fall For You

    • DJ-Kicks.
    • !K7 Records.
    • 23.

  • Delegation

    You And I

    • Magic Of Disco.
    • Universal Music, a division of Universal International Music BV.
    • 8.

  • OMI

    Cheerleader

    • (CD Single).
    • Ultra Records.
    • 001.

  • The Three Degrees

    When Will I See You Again

    • NOW That's What I Call A 60s & 70s Summer: Seasons In The Sun (Various Artists).
    • Now.

Broadcast

  • Tue 30 Jun 202622:00
    BBC Radio 2