There are loads of threads on here that have flyers / ads for 70's NS venues but not too many that deal with the London based clubs in the 60's ...

 

The thread that refuses to die:)

An extra bit of info, connected to my last post ... 

The Foundations manager ran his own record label (TREND) -- after first running his own chain of record shops.

The Foundations live act was always filled with cover versions of obscure soul tracks. They said it was coz they had a large record collection -- really it was their manager (who's chain of shops imported US 45's to sell) who had the large stock of soul records.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TZABCzz7ac

Edited June 15, 20232 yr by Roburt

Im looking for my second cousin, Sandra, who used to work at The Scene Club in the 1960s. She was a DJ there on Wednesday nights, hosting off the Record with Sandra if anyone remembers her or has any information about where she might be now, please get in touch Id love to reconnect and hear more about her time at the club!

Im on a mission to track down my second cousin, Sandra, who worked at the Scene Club back in the 1960s. She was a key part of the Wednesday night event called Off the Record with Sandra. Ive heard so many stories about those nights and Id love to connect with her again, to hear more about that legendary time. If anyone has information on how to reach her, Id really appreciate it!

According to the book King Mod by Steve Turner, Sandra Lane—later known as Sandra Blackstone—disappeared without a trace in 1966, soon after the closure of The Scene Club, presumably moving to America to start a new life. I know it's not much help, but it's a start. You can also see two pictures of Sandra in the book.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/King-Mod-Meaden-Making-Subculture/dp/191273351X/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=9EIAUOAO2IJJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.pwsUApVwSkVb74ix8D6wLQ.MGGkpjX_egfbqayL1gYh6Yiyxw3PXNz2KH6hoLKGOvY&dib_tag=se&keywords=king+mod+peter+meaden&qid=1739642650&sprefix=king+mod%2Caps%2C120&sr=8-1

Brian Peters used to DJ there at the same time but I'm pretty sure he had lost touch; I'll ask 

A few of the dances Mods will knock their socks off in London as shown by the late great Patrick Kerr on Mirabelle magazine in 1964.

3 hours ago, Dimples said:

According to the book King Mod by Steve Turner, Sandra Lane—later known as Sandra Blackstone—disappeared without a trace in 1966, soon after the closure of The Scene Club, presumably moving to America to start a new life. I know it's not much help, but it's a start. You can also see two pictures of Sandra in the book.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/King-Mod-Meaden-Making-Subculture/dp/191273351X/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?crid=9EIAUOAO2IJJ&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.pwsUApVwSkVb74ix8D6wLQ.MGGkpjX_egfbqayL1gYh6Yiyxw3PXNz2KH6hoLKGOvY&dib_tag=se&keywords=king+mod+peter+meaden&qid=1739642650&sprefix=king+mod%2Caps%2C120&sr=8-1

Thank you for the reply my mum actually was the one who gave the photos to the person who wrote the book I’m just trying to find out any more info if people might have been friends with her or know anything more about her

thamks for the help 

of you do find any other info and are interested in helping me I have set up a Facebook page for her named Sandra blackstone where I will be posting anything I have found hopefully it will help  

3 hours ago, Ady Croasdell said:

Brian Peters used to DJ there at the same time but I'm pretty sure he had lost touch; I'll ask 

Thank you  

A London area club that burnt brightly for a short time. I believe it was pub based & the building was swept away by a road widening scene (I'm told where the venue stood is now a large roundabout) ...

 

My uncle was an original mod who frequented the florida club in Carnaby street. He told me in the morning after the florida club closed him and his mates used to go to London bridge and catch a train to Brighton to have breakfast there before returning to London. Anyone heard of the florida club

Most (music) clubs in London in the 1950's were jazz clubs -- the 100 Club for instance was one of many jazz clubs & it (the 100 Club) stuck mainly with jazz right through to the late 60's. Though it did host some R&B nights for a period, but usually only one a week, with the other nights featuring jazz still. As the 60's hit, blues was starting to take over but jazz clubs still held sway. To differentiate between a club's usual jazz content & their newer blues / R&B nights, they'd often rebadge themselves on R&B nights. During the 50's, a favourite jazz haunt was near Leicester Square; STUDIO 51 ( a basement dive). Lots of times a club would list it's address as say LEICESTER SQUARE as that was the closest tube station, whereas it would probably be located a few streets away. Studio 51 was actually in Gt Newport St. This club featured jazz from the start of the 50's but was also hosting blues nights by 1963/64. To 'flag up' to it's clientele what nights were what, it kept the Studio 51 badge for it's R&B nights and became the Ken Colyer Club on it's jazz nights (Colyer usually being the live attraction, the Rolling Stones were the resident group on R&B nights in 63). R&B clubs soon attracted mods and they'd start to take over as a venue's usual crowd.

Another club that also gave it's address as Leicester Square was another jazz club, the Florida Club (just east of Chinatown). This had prospered in the 1950's when it's usual live act was led by Tony Kinsey (a famous British jazz drummer who'd been resident @ the Flamingo Club ahead of moving to the Florida Club). I'd guess like most London clubs from 62/63, it also started hosting blues / R&B nights and these must have attracted a mod crowd.

Another club in the same area was the Ad Lib. This was located above a cinema in Leicester Place (on the edge of London's Chinatown). This was frequented by members of the Beatles after they'd moved to London.

There were quite a few clubs actually in / or next to Carnaby St in the 60's (it being the top hip address during those times). The most famous of these clubs were housed @ 50 Carnaby St. Again, they'd started life as jazz clubs -- being (in the 50's) the Sunset Club. From 1961, it was known as the Roaring Twenties. As it featured black music, it attracted a black audience, including GI's who were based around the London area. After it's jazz period, it would host bands such as the Who, Beatles, Stones & Georgie Fame. Again, it was soon pulling in mods as it's audience.

Between Carnaby St & Leicester Sq was the most famous of London's 'music streets' -- Wardour Street (home to the Marquee -- which had also started life as a jazz club). However, the most famous London mod club was the Scene Club. This was located in Ham Yard, not far from the south end of Wardour St (& just west of Chinatown).

Charing Cross Stn (trains from there go through London Bridge stn & onto Brighton) is located not too far away from Leicester Square / the then Florida Club.

Edited yesterday at 06:551 day by Roburt

i forgot to mention the soul hole in balham high road where the moody blues used to perform live every week for 10 shillings to get in ,their repetoir was not good ,mostly copies of classic oldies and not much else written by themselves , they were lucky to hit the big time ,their manager must have been good.

supporting bands whos name i cant recall now

never seen an ad for the soul hole

DJ denny cordel was good with latest imports

Go Now was well performed every week

He met Chris Blackwell when he was aged twenty-one, and started to work for Blackwell's label, Island Records, as a producer. When Cordell started to work more closely with The Moody Blues, he decided to leave Island and become an independent producer.^[2]