Who remembers....

used to be (I think) a big rave upstairs, only legal one in the country??? Anyway enough of that, what's your memories of the Northern from downstairs, hope you see this Dan, is he still on here?

Yep ..My sis Viki and myself went there twice .....was so nice to have a niter close by..still very strange...that Coventry never really seem to have that many soulies.....considering how big a fan base that area of the Midlands had..and still solid...Delxx

THE RAVE WAS AT A DIFFERANT VENUE

THERES BEEN 4 VENUES IN COV HAVING NIIGHTERS AROUND THAT TIME I SHOULD KNOW I ORGANISED THEM !

GOT SOME FLYERS SOMEWHERE!

TIM FLETCHER

THE RAVE WAS AT A DIFFERANT VENUE

THERES BEEN 4 VENUES IN COV HAVING NIIGHTERS AROUND THAT TIME I SHOULD KNOW I ORGANISED THEM !

GOT SOME FLYERS SOMEWHERE!

TIM FLETCHER

sorry Tim, all a blur at times, dunno why Would love to see the flyers if you get the time to scan and post

HI CHALKEY

HARPOS GOT SOME FLYERS HANDY ?

I'LL DIG MINE OUT ASAP

BTW IVE LOST COUNT ON THE MANY VENUES WEVE HAD DAYERS AT MUST BE OVER 3

THE SWIMMING BATHS WAS GREAT TILL THE STUDENTS NEXT DOOR COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE !

some tickets and stickers

Also don't forger the dayers at the Irish club, brilliant line ups therePep, myself, Roger, Guy, Cliff, Kitch just for starters.

Was talkin' to Cliff the other week 'bout 'em, we could "go a bit" in those days, sold him my Kenny Wells the last nighter we did together.

Then the nighter at the youth club place, lots of drunken people, decks in the kitchen, through the hatch..scary!!!!

I remember going to a nighter in coventry at a place called the eclipse there was a rave on there the same night...

IRISH CLUB ??????

YES ECLIPSE A FEW THERE !

IRISH CLUB ??????

YES ECLIPSE A FEW THERE !

Yeah it was the eclipse, quite funny watching ravers gurning / skipping across the dance floor to George Lemons Used to nip up to the rave for a bit myself

Also went to the leisure centre nighters where you could gain access to the pool but also some others which I think Dan (who used to be on here) promoted which were in some hexagonal school building.

I went to two nighters in Coventry , one at a leisure centre , swapped Carolyn Crawford " Forget about me " with Cliff Steele for Rhonda Davis on Duke .The other one at a different venue was memorable due to the car next to ours in the car park catching fire ..wondered if we would get home to be honest ...lol....what year were these, late 80's ? Cheers ,Eddie

yep...seem to remember it had a bowling green there???

Also recall a few of us playing footie there and Pecker from Cheltenham grabbing Tommo Bommo by the throat after a nasty tackle.

Edited May 31, 201014 yr by Eddies

I went to two nighters in Coventry , one at a leisure centre , swapped Carolyn Crawford " Forget about me " with Cliff Steele for Rhonda Davis on Duke .The other one at a different venue was memorable due to the car next to ours in the car park catching fire ..wondered if we would get home to be honest ...lol....what year were these, late 80's ? Cheers ,Eddie

Was at that nighter with the car on fire - that was the one in the school I think, think Ozzie noticed it first - of course we all accused him Late 80s I reckon

HA HA HA

THE VAN ON FIRE..IVE RECENTLY FOUND OUT WHO'S IT WAS HELLO TIM TAYLOR LOL LOL !

ALDERMAN CALLOWS SCHOOL COV WAS THE VENUE..LATER THAN THE BATHS,BUT BEFORE THE ECLIPSE !

Also don't forger the dayers at the Irish club, brilliant line ups therePep, myself, Roger, Guy, Cliff, Kitch just for starters.

I've got a tape done from that all-dayer - DJs on it are Harpo, Jimmy Price and Pep, I think. 1987.

I remember going to a nighter in coventry at a place called the eclipse there was a rave on there the same night...

There was also a warm up at the Tic-Toc club round the corner.

Went to the sports centre one too and altho not many in, it was a lovely big, dark venue...

Was at that nighter with the car on fire - that was the one in the school I think, think Ozzie noticed it first - of course we all accused him Late 80s I reckon

I remember that one too

COULD I PLEASE HAVE A COPY OF THAT TAPE...SO I CAN TRANSFER IT TOO A CD

NICK IF YOUR READING THIS...YOUVE SAID YOU HAD A TAPE FROM MY ALLDAYERS ! PLEASE FORWARD IT ON,I'LL RETURN IT.

I went to two nighters in Coventry , one at a leisure centre , swapped Carolyn Crawford " Forget about me " with Cliff Steele for Rhonda Davis on Duke .The other one at a different venue was memorable due to the car next to ours in the car park catching fire ..wondered if we would get home to be honest ...lol....what year were these, late 80's ? Cheers ,Eddie

Hi Eddie,

Its a small world, was at that nighter where the vehicle caught fire myself, think it was at Warwick University (Coventry). Sometime in the 80's.

Tom

I rememeber doing an all dayer just of the ring road, a bugger to find even though you could see it as you drove past

Hi Eddie,

Its a small world, was at that nighter where the vehicle caught fire myself, think it was at Warwick University (Coventry). Sometime in the 80's.

Tom

NO ! IT WAS A SCHOOL......PAY ATTENTION LOL

I rememeber doing an all dayer just of the ring road, a bugger to find even though you could see it as you drove past

Ted,

I have that problem every venue I go to,

Tom

I rememeber doing an all dayer just of the ring road, a bugger to find even though you could see it as you drove past

AH SO MANY GOT LOST DRIVING ROUND IN CIRCLES ON THAT RING ROAD,WE HAD TO GIVE OUT MAPS IN THE END

IT WAS " BREAKS" SNOOKER CLUB PLUSH VENUE !

I went to an allnighter in Coventry with a rave upstairs.

Cliff Steele was DJing but that is about all I remember.

I do remember the MEGA alldayers though Toady

I went to an allnighter in Coventry with a rave upstairs.

Cliff Steele was DJing but that is about all I remember.

I do remember the MEGA alldayers though Toady

YES JOAN MEGA LOL LOL AND SO CHEAP ADDMISSION

YES I KNOW WHO USED TO SNEAK IN....!

MUST MENTION JULIA AND THE NORTHAMPTON LADYS FOR THERE SUPPORT XXX

Ted,

I have that problem every venue I go to,

Tom

Sat Nav tom

AH SO MANY GOT LOST DRIVING ROUND IN CIRCLES ON THAT RING ROAD,WE HAD TO GIVE OUT MAPS IN THE END

IT WAS " BREAKS" SNOOKER CLUB PLUSH VENUE !

That was it , i was just playing Appreciations Its better to cry when Guy Hennigan walked in he gave me the thumbs up i thought blood hell ive arrived

you can tell how long ago it was Danny was still playing Timmy Yuro covered up

Edited May 31, 201014 yr by Ted Massey

COULD I PLEASE HAVE A COPY OF THAT TAPE...SO I CAN TRANSFER IT TOO A CD

NICK IF YOUR READING THIS...YOUVE SAID YOU HAD A TAPE FROM MY ALLDAYERS ! PLEASE FORWARD IT ON,I'LL RETURN IT.

No probs, I'll send you a copy if you do me it on cd in return...

PM me your address.

NO ! IT WAS A SCHOOL......PAY ATTENTION LOL

Was paying attention, honest sir.

Unless vehicle fires were a regular occurrence at all nighter's in the Coventry area. The one I remember was at a venue on "The Warwick University Campus" But it was a while back and not being a local, Schools/Universities same difference!!!

Tom

That was it , i was just playing Appreciations Its better to cry when Guy Hennigan walked in he gave me the thumbs up i thought blood hell ive arrived

you can tell how long ago it was Danny was still playing Timmy Yuro covered up

TED TIMMI YURO WAS KNOWN BY THEN ! IT WAS HERE THAT STARTED THE RECORD OFF !!!!!!

AS TWO COPYS WERE FOUND IN THE LOCAL JUNK SHOP AT 15P ONE WAS SOLD TO PABLO,THE OTHER TOO DANNY EVERARD

IT HAD BEEN PLAYED AT THE DAYERS FOR A WHILE BEFORE THEY GOT THERE COPYS.

Sat Nav tom

Ted, are you suggesting a new user name for me.

Ted, are you suggesting a new user name for me.

Tom Tom Tom

I was intreagued(spelling?) when i seen all-nigters Coventry mentioned growing up as as midlander partying hard in mod/indie/soul clubs as a youngster back in the day (2002-2004ish)

Bloody hell it really does make the whole thing seem all olde wilde when i have such a strong connection as close to home as coventry (not now i live in newcastle). 1986 that was the year i was born and i'm now going to clubs or such as burnley/lifeline where cliff steele/butch are still dj-ing , CRAZY!. However I do understand that these boys have been in them game a long time and have records i could only dream of owning. I mean butch playing one of my fav's keith curtis at 100 club last week as his opening record, that must be worth 2k at least!

The whole soul scene thing is just mental but i do love it!

Edited May 31, 201014 yr by callum_64

kieth curtis has been known to me since 1979 a great rare record

was a hard slog doing things in cov,maybe one day i'll start something up again !

kieth curtis has been known to me since 1979 a great rare record

was a hard slog doing things in cov,maybe one day i'll start something up again !

Keith Curtis top tune I never liked it at first but after heraing it out loud in a club a few times that sax break really does kick ass. Thought about having a bid on manships but snapped back into reality, thank god!

Coventry is fucked mate I wouldn't bother. there's shit loads of decent nights in surrounding area's such as Move On, Bidds + Lifeline also there's too many 80's revival I want to kick your head in mods/skinheads. I used to knock about with these types before i discovered proper soul music instead of the jam/specials/who!

Callum

D´jd myself at the leisure centre started the spot with Jesse Davis...no i didn´t i had cued up the slip mat!!

Wasn´t there an all dayer next to the radio station?

Steve

yes before that nighter had started

breaks snooker club

Not sure who the DJ was but at one of the all-niters held at The Eclipse, they had forgotten their keys for their playbox...

Luckily we knew someone in the rave room from Rugby who knew how to open locks without keys...

i will rember the name eventually

Not sure who the DJ was but at one of the all-niters held at The Eclipse, they had forgotten their keys for their playbox...

Luckily we knew someone in the rave room from Rugby who knew how to open locks without keys...

Was paying attention, honest sir.

Unless vehicle fires were a regular occurrence at all nighter's in the Coventry area. The one I remember was at a venue on "The Warwick University Campus" But it was a while back and not being a local, Schools/Universities same difference!!!

Tom

Not Coventry I know but wasn't there also a vehicle fire at Keele?

The Treetops on Foleshill Road was a great venue which i started off as i lived in same road as the owners and grew up with them, then a certain Mr Waterman poked his nose in and i jumped ship lol. Some great times and artists there at the nighters especially Edwin Starr getting locked in his changing room lol when the lock seized up needed a lump hammer to break it lol.

cheers Ralph

P.S. this was circa 75/6 if memory serves me right

Edited June 1, 201014 yr by ruffsounds

The Treetops on Foleshill Road was a great venue which i started off as i lived in same road as the owners and grew up with them, then a certain Mr Waterman poked his nose in and i jumped ship lol. Some great times and artists there at the nighters especially Edwin Starr getting locked in his changing room lol when the lock seized up needed a lump hammer to break it lol.

cheers Ralph

P.S. this was circa 75/6 if memory serves me right

76 77 working a way from home on a building site in foleshill road just across the road treetops used to go thursday nites as you say great venue proper dance hall etc. also city centere club. mr georges. a pub called the feista had a back room with a dance area serving hatch etc. also junk city a second hand shop got loads of records from there 15p each . also the news agent oposite would order my copy of black echoes for me.(kim)

76 77 working a way from home on a building site in foleshill road just across the road treetops used to go thursday nites as you say great venue proper dance hall etc. also city centere club. mr georges. a pub called the feista had a back room with a dance area serving hatch etc. also junk city a second hand shop got loads of records from there 15p each . also the news agent oposite would order my copy of black echoes for me.(kim)

So your'e the lucky one who got some of my vinyl then lol, remember all of the above well lol and selling my records in Junk City.

Ralph

So your'e the lucky one who got some of my vinyl then lol, remember all of the above well lol and selling my records in Junk City.

Ralph

yep twas me stil got em. there was also another shop right on the bridge it was really narrow sought a bric a brac shop. found paul anka when we get there us and uk issues . the blokes iwas working with said what you bying them old records for?

Not Coventry I know but wasn't there also a vehicle fire at Keele?

Was defo in Coventry Joan, can remember was with Bob from Newark and had a stinking cold,

which I've still got.

Tom

I've got a tape done from that all-dayer - DJs on it are Harpo, Jimmy Price and Pep, I think. 1987.

Went to the sports centre one too and altho not many in, it was a lovely big, dark venue...

Was defo in Coventry Joan, can remember was with Bob from Newark and had a stinking cold,

which I've still got.

Tom

So was I, think Bob was in our car... we were late, Dean was driving

The Raves were at the Sports Connection,The Eclipse, Tic-Toc club used to run nights as well, I mean Dance nights with the likes of Martin red, unknown DJ (Mickie Rose), Neil Massie and all the birmingham lot would come over, Man Paris... as MC...MENTAL Times... I drifted into the Rave scene having started with Northern at the Rigger in Brum, Old Vic in Wolverhampton, and occasional 100 club, come 92 the dance thing was dead, and back to the soul records I went..

I do Remember playing Ted Massey tapes to mates from Cov after the Sports Connection, it was pretty good come down music!! Laughs

I'll probably get shot, But might I suggest this for a little light entertainment!! My favorite from back then..

anybody for a cheeky half>>??

Mal.C

Edited June 1, 201014 yr by Mal.C.

The Raves were at the Sports Connection,The Eclipse, Tic-Toc club used to run nights as well, I mean Dance nights with the likes of Martin red, unknown DJ (Mickie Rose), Neil Massie and all the birmingham lot would come over, Man Paris... as MC...MENTAL Times... I drifted into the Rave scene having started with Northern at the Rigger in Brum, Old Vic in Wolverhampton, and occasional 100 club, come 92 the dance thing was dead, and back to the soul records I went..

I do Remember playing Ted Massey tapes to mates from Cov after the Sports Connection, it was pretty good come down music!! Laughs

I'll probably get shot, But might I suggest this for a little light entertainment!! My favorite from back then..

anybody for a cheeky half>>??

Mal.C

Went to the Eclipse on a few Amnesia House nights myself, and Shelly's up in Stoke. That's why I kept nipping upstairs for a pogo at the Eclipse soul allnighters

Was defo in Coventry Joan, can remember was with Bob from Newark and had a stinking cold,

which I've still got.

Tom

I meant there was also a car fire at Keele.

I said not Coventry as I was going off topic and I had already got my legs slapped for doing that on another thread