Found a pair of unworn Spencer's with sewn in creases, three crown pockets, tunnel loops along with old Spencer's flyers, badges, and memberships. Brings back some memories eh?

Edited August 14, 201311 yr by soulman

Found a pair of unworn Spencer's with sewn in creases, three down pockets, tunnel loops along with old Spencer's flyers, badges, and memberships. Brings back some memories eh?

Museum pieces mate , nice one   , I think one of my old pairs of Spencers went to good use and is now being used as the main tent at Billy Smarts Circus

 

 

Swifty

I remember when I found all the stuff I kept....................... better than the records at the time. pants, tops, photos, memberships,badges, flyers,  omg

Well these would make two tents. 30" waist, 45" bottoms.... Strange how they fit in leg length but not in the waist anymore. Better sell them to someone a bit slimmer methinks

Steve

Edited August 14, 201311 yr by soulman

I remember when I found all the stuff I kept....................... better than the records at the time. pants, tops, photos, memberships,badges, flyers,  omg

Yeah. Found a load of photos with these things too. Junior walker at the palais. Eddie Holman at Hinckley and popcorn wylie at same venue I think. Will try and post them but don't have a scanner

Steve

Here's a few more

Steve

That Brunswick badge is cool   

 

Have you tried to get into those strides yet?   

 

Richard

Love stuff like this, thanks for posting, great memories i would imagine.......Rob

That Brunswick badge is cool   

 

Have you tried to get into those strides yet?   

 

Richard

Hi Richard

I did just slip them on last night, or rather I tried. Although they've never been worn or washed the waist band seems to have shrunk

Steve

Fraid all mine went in the bin many many years ago

Fraid all mine went in the bin many many years ago

And mine also, had my wallet stolen with all my membership cards in it, thankfully not much money if any, can't remember now. Was more bothered about the cards than anything else !

Fraid all mine went in the bin many many years ago

 

best place for them baggys .

best place for them baggys .

 too true mate

Time for a National Soul Museum methinks.

My Mecca card number was 898485.Funny how things stick in the mind.

Fraid all mine went in the bin many many years ago

Poured petrol on mine & put a match to 'em, about 1980. I think they represented everything that was wrong with the scene.

Poured petrol on mine & put a match to 'em, about 1980. I think they represented everything that was wrong with the scene.

 

,well not quite everything.!!

I love the Spencers flyers!

 

I confess to once owning two pairs of 40" bags: Airforce blue gabardine and Navy blue corduroys. My girlfriend at the time also had a Spencers full-circle skirt.

 

Thankfully, by 1980 I realised that I'd made a fashion faux-pas and invested in a pair of the 20 pleat 'Zoots' in a lovely shade of Aubergene. 

Edited August 18, 201311 yr by Soul16

,well not quite everything.!!

They did to me.

Kept all my memberships though, unfortunately not got a Wigan one, I was forever ripping them in two to give half to someone who hadn't got one.

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Edited August 14, 201311 yr by ric-tic

That Brunswick badge is cool   

 

Have you tried to get into those strides yet?   

 

Richard

in recent years topman has made a polo shirt with that on the chest along with the central soul club and something else I bought one off ebay for about a pound used, wouldn't normally wear anything like that but it is nice

Poured petrol on mine & put a match to 'em, about 1980. I think they represented everything that was wrong with the scene.

 

 

So it was you!

 

I love the Spencers flyers!

 

I confess to once owning two pairs of 40" bags: Airforce blue gabardine and Navy blue corduroys. My girlfriend at the time also had a Spencers full-circle skirt.

 

Thankfully, by 1980 I realised that I'd made a fashion faux-pas and in invested in a pair of the 20 pleat 'Zoots' in a lovely shade of Aubergene. 

Yeah moved onto zoots etc myself but just had to go that extra mile( sorry, (5") and get 45" bottoms or as previously pointed out, two skirts. Aaagghhhhh

Steve

Peterborough Soul Club 1982....my first Niter "residency" as a northern DJ  

Fraid all mine went in the bin many many years ago

 

What even the Prince & Princess ones??       

So it was you!

 

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Ha Ha, no, just the trousers.

What even the Prince & Princess ones??       

no someone had them Steve

Hey, I'm sure there's a good market for all this "reenactment" stuff. Perhaps you should run a stall at Blackpool or prestatyn weekender or one of thousands of similar venues on any given weekend 

Edited August 14, 201311 yr by John A

They did to me.

Kept all my memberships though, unfortunately not got a Wigan one, I was forever ripping them in two to give half to someone who hadn't got one.

did u keep the pipe 

They did to me.

Kept all my memberships though, unfortunately not got a Wigan one, I was forever ripping them in two to give half to someone who hadn't got one.

 

Now what could half a card be used for.?

Noen of the ladies got any Wigan regulation Clarks Polyveldts hiding?

Now what could half a card be used for.?

You just showed the front or the back, Mrs Woods never checked. Always intended to get the other half back from the person I'd lent it to, always seemed to forget though.

did u keep the pipe 

Still got a couple of 'em, don't smoke them anymore though, makes me feel sick apart from them making me look a proper d*ck head.

Don't know if I posted these before but here's some EASC patches etc. Just need to find all the Wigan ones now!

 HI ALL, IF YOU LOOK AT THE STILL PICTURE FROM "ENGLAND THIS ENGLAND" You will see me in the faired out LEVI'S, they were your actual BIG E 501 with zipper fly, had them for years, but someone threw them away when decorating? bummer!  DAVE K