JENNY TAKE A RIDE New Voice USA/ STATESIDE UK
LITTLE LATIN LUPE LU
BREAKOUT
You Get Your Kicks
Baby Jane (Mo-Mo Jane)
Devil With A Blue Dress
Above
all it was Breakout SS 521 (/I Need Help) that was a 'Mod' dance record
that raised the dance floor to fever pitch. It was played at most Allnighters
at the Twisted Wheel from 1966 to the end of the decade.
All the tracks listed above
were heavily features at their time of release and throughout the rest of the
1960's at all the Manchester soul club venues.
Mitch Ryder (William Levise, Jr) and the Detroit Wheels - the amazing white soul group from Detroit's first single was "I Need Help".
Their next, Jenny Take A Ride reached the USA top
ten (1965/6) and included Jenny Jenny originally by Little Richard and also
C
C Rider based on the same track by Chuck Willis. Roger Eagle the
Twisted Wheel DJ was
mad about Chuck Willis but did not seem to disapprove of Mitch Ryder, including
it in his song medley on this 45.
By far his most popular hit on the original Soul Scene in Manchester Clubs was
the blasting, thumping song BREAKOUT which just blew us away. It was a slow
burner - the first few plays didn't make much of an impression. But then, we got
it! A brilliant dance track with words that meant something to every 'in crowd'
mod attending the Wheel Allnighters.
1969 - joined Booker T and the MG's with The Detroit-Memphis Experience.
The last we heard he had teamed up with Spencer Davis of the
Spencer Davis Group.
Mitch Ryder - Hit Singles
I Need Help - 1965
Jenny Take A Ride - 1965
Little Latin Lupe Lu - 1966
Breakout - 1966
Takin' All I Can Get 1966
Devil With The Blue Dress/ Good Golly Miss Molly - 1966
Sock It To Me, Baby - 1967