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59 minutes ago, carty said:

Kev Roberts , Ian Dewhurst .  Colin Curtis,  1975 guest spot(s)   Mr Ms,  Scat cat,   Brian Rigby , Alan Cain , Steve Whittle , Didnt Andy Peebles do a guest spot at the second or third anniversary ?

I thought Kev was a resident for a while till a fall out?

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2 hours ago, chalky said:

I thought Kev was a resident for a while till a fall out?

I started as a resident on Saturday,September 30th 1973. Not sure of the date I left but January 1975 springs to mind. 

The first guest we worked with was Martin Ellis       

Richard Searling then joined in late 73 as the 3rd resident  

A variety of guests weaved in and out, most of which are well documented   

 

 

 

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3 hours ago, Goldsoul said:

I started as a resident on Saturday,September 30th 1973. Not sure of the date I left but January 1975 springs to mind. 

The first guest we worked with was Martin Ellis       

Richard Searling then joined in late 73 as the 3rd resident  

A variety of guests weaved in and out, most of which are well documented   

 

 

 

What was the fall out? Go on, tell us. :wicked:

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 I did a Sunday night spot at the casino 1970/71. My playlist was from the previous night spent at the wheel and Top 20 club Hollywood { sic} Oldham .Playlist was ; Little Hank  ,Incredibles,Babs Lewis,etc ,etc, Ironically one of my top trax was a recent issue Honeycone ,s  ;Whilst Your out Looking For Sugar. A time when a youthfull Pop Dj Russ Winstanley noted this new way out fad and hit paydirt in September 1973. I moved to Torquayand continued my Quest .Unlike todays DJ,s ,who have a captive ,appreciative audience,being a rare soul dj on the club circuit was Tough!

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

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I did a guest spot in the main room around late 75. It's a bit of a blur now but I don't think I played anything unexpected. What I do remember is what a daunting task it was to play to a packed floor that knew exactly what they wanted. It would take a very brave person to play anything new and untested. Those DJs that regularly broke new sounds deserve all the credit they get.

Later on I did a spot at the Beachcomber next door that was a lot easier. From 76 I sold quite a lot of my records so packed in my faltering DJ career. 

Rick

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On 11/12/2017 at 22:27, Rick Cooper said:

I did a guest spot in the main room around late 75. It's a bit of a blur now but I don't think I played anything unexpected. What I do remember is what a daunting task it was to play to a packed floor that knew exactly what they wanted. It would take a very brave person to play anything new and untested. Those DJs that regularly broke new sounds deserve all the credit they get.

Later on I did a spot at the Beachcomber next door that was a lot easier. From 76 I sold quite a lot of my records so packed in my faltering DJ career. 

Rick

 

Remember that night and think you played Hosanna 

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On 12/11/2017 at 21:16, Winsford Soul said:

Jaco. I can start the ball rolling with two obscure DJ,s from Mr M,s and they both reside in Runcorn. Cheshire. Dave Langley and Rod Looker . Another less well known to some M,s DJ the late and still missed Keith Brady. 

Steve

Keith 👍😥 nice you mentioned him ste , Kenny never gets a mention either 

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The above is a Wigan time line I did recently after speaking to various people including John Vincent .There may be more DJ’s that only played a few times or once ,like Levine ,Arthur Fenn and Simon Soussan who only DJ’d once .This timeline is for the main room only .Feel free to add more info ,cheers Eddie 

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11 hours ago, Eddie Hubbard said:

The above is a Wigan time line I did recently after speaking to various people including John Vincent .There may be more DJ’s that only played a few times or once ,like Levine ,Arthur Fenn and Simon Soussan who only DJ’d once .This timeline is for the main room only .Feel free to add more info ,cheers Eddie 

Pretty sure Dave Thorley did a couple of nights, think he said he sat in for Richard when he was on holiday?

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On 11/12/2017 at 22:27, Rick Cooper said:

I did a guest spot in the main room around late 75. It's a bit of a blur now but I don't think I played anything unexpected. What I do remember is what a daunting task it was to play to a packed floor that knew exactly what they wanted. It would take a very brave person to play anything new and untested. Those DJs that regularly broke new sounds deserve all the credit they get.

Later on I did a spot at the Beachcomber next door that was a lot easier. From 76 I sold quite a lot of my records so packed in my faltering DJ career. 

Rick

Rick, one of us has a false memory - given the state of my head in 1973 the odds are not looking good for me. I was sure that you did a slot at Wigan before Richard. It goes without saying that I enjoyed both of your sets at Va Va but I was surprised that Richard hadn't been roped in by Russ - he was playing some great tracks. I knew you well enough not to make a mistake, but unless you had a doppelgänger called Ian Fishwick (I think I remember him - with a shrug of my shoulders) or I was having flashbacks to the night before at the Va Va... 

Anyway, it was good to read your post - hope you're keeping well. 

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17 hours ago, Drewson said:

Rick, one of us has a false memory - given the state of my head in 1973 the odds are not looking good for me. I was sure that you did a slot at Wigan before Richard. It goes without saying that I enjoyed both of your sets at Va Va but I was surprised that Richard hadn't been roped in by Russ - he was playing some great tracks. I knew you well enough not to make a mistake, but unless you had a doppelgänger called Ian Fishwick (I think I remember him - with a shrug of my shoulders) or I was having flashbacks to the night before at the Va Va... 

Anyway, it was good to read your post - hope you're keeping well. 

Hi

It could have been earlier than 75 , I'm not great with exact dates. I was going from the records I thought I remember playing that I think were getting towards The Mecca/Ritz type of 74-75. I did a couple of  spots at Va-Va's when Richard S was away somewhere, possibly the US around 73. This would have been before Richard started at The Casino. Va-Va's was a weird club but the records Richard S played were some of the best new records ever. 

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