Coming Soon....

Heres a sneak preview for our next release - the third Starla Records 45 comes from The
Privates Hammond Orchrestra - more info soon...

More Live Footage from The Privates in Spain

From THE BEAT GOES ON 2010 Mod & 60's rally in Luanco (Asturias-Spain)
The winter EUROYEYE MOD RALLY. www.myspace.com/euroyeye

First up - Jimmy Smith's "The Cat"


And their version of "Turtle Walk" from Lou Donaldson

The Privates Hammond Orchestra - Live In Spain - January 2010

Catch some of the highlights of The Privates Hammond Orchestra's recent trip to play in Spain here, including an exclusive live version of the band's forthcoming single on Starla Records with "The Chop".








For all the latest live dates and news on The Privates Hammond Orchestra check http://www.myspace.com/theprivateshammond

Hogmanay Hootenanny 2009

Hogmanay Hootenanny 2009

GLASGOW R&B FESTIVAL presents HOGMANAY HOOTENANNY 2009 @ V Club, Sauchiehall St. Glasgow.
10pm-5am on December 31 2009.

Top quality r'n'b, rock'n'roll, soul and ska to see in the New Year! Tickets £20 (£15 early bird special). Tickets available from www.ticketweb.co.uk, www.tickets-scotland.com, The variety Bar 0141 332 4449, Blackfriars Bar 0141 552 5924

The Main Room will house the Festival Dance Floor with live performances from The Five Aces, The Bottleneckers & The Privates Hammond Orchestra. DJ's The Glasgow R&B Festival DJ's Aaron and Tony (All Tore Up), Jennie and Colin Baillie (Double Breasted Modzine), David Stone (Vintage Voltage), Richard Rinn (The Bottleneckers), JA live selectors Brian & Hectorrr, Mark Robb and Craig 'Loosejoints' (Starla Records), Junior Otaman.

More over on MySpace

The Privates Hammond Orchestra - Debut 45 - OUT NOW!!

At long last we are delighted to let you know the debut from out latest Starla act - 'The Privates Hammond Orchestra' is out now on Starla/RecordKicks 45 and mp3.

The storming R&B of The Privates backing Joe Kane with his composition on the A-side with "I'm Sorry (Can I Please Come Home)" and the B-side has The Privates own "The Battle of Yoker" an instrumental tittyshaker style workout that has echoes of Jack McDuff and Booker T & the MGs.

The single is in stock and ready for download over at the RecordKicks wesbite and in all good vendors Worldwide from this week. Reactions so far have been fantastic, with great feedback from djs, critics and dancers alike as well as play on the airwaves from the likes of Mark Lamarr on BBC Radio 2's 'God's Jukebox'.

"Top notch thumping Hammond shaker – save it for the top of the night!" - Jazzman Gerald

"cracking bit of driving hammond." - Modculture.co.uk

"an upbeat piece of rockin R&B" - Double Breasted Modzine

Soulshaker Vol 6 OUT NOW - The Privates Hammond Orchestra DEBUT!!!!!

The Privates Hammond Orchestra make their debut with a track included on the Soulshaker Volume 6 Compilation on the excellent RecordKicks from Milan. Alongside such luminaries as Jimi Tenor, Nicole Willis, The New Mastersounds, Kenny Dope and many more. The Privates are joined by vocalist and composer for the track Joe Kane, for his "I'm Sorry (Can I Please Come Home)".

There will be an 45 of the track backed with The Privates own "The Battle Of Yoker" on the flip, more details soon. In the meantime check out (and buy) the album on CD and download here

Furthur Volume 1 - Craig Loosejoints Mix For Download

The latest in the mix series is, as The Who would say, a quick one. Mixed live in the process of procrastinating over other things, this is a mix of more leftfield sounds covering psych, oddball soundtracks, space-jazz and eastern beat from Craig Loosejoints. No tracklisting this time, but points for ones you can spot - Enjoy! Craig Loosejoints - Furthur Vol 1