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Articles: The 100 Club Allnighter - 40 Years on by Butch & Co


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A very evocative article, what an amazing achievement. Sadly my superficial frustration with the dance floor and pillars meant I only went once or twice, despite getting hold of a 6Ts membership early on (I think via Demob on Beak St?). I definitely need to get out more. 

But, even as someone who did nothing to support the club over all these years, can I at least say a huge thank you to all of you who have kept it alive and have fed such fantastic music into our lives via the Kent releases. Hope you all have a brilliant and well-deserved night next weekend!

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A really nice article. So many memories, I was there at all those early venues pre 100 club, and then the first 10 or so years.all those years ago. Met so many people danced so much, heard so many records and sought out so many. A huge thank you to Sir Adey you are a true gent, and I agree the 100 club allnighters will  have a place in the hall of fame as a soul club and for the records broken and played by some fantastic DJ's.  Thanks to Eddie Hubbard I did feel like it was a Soul music world cup final, when Adey allowed me a DJ spot. Happy Birthday 6ts 100 club allnighters. 

 

 

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A fantastic read, thanks Mark. Although I respectfully disagree with:

"As Ian Clark predicts, that’s when this venue goes into NS history as an iconic club along side illustrious names such as the wheel, the Torch, Wigan, the Mecca etc." 

I don't think there's any doubt that the 100 Club already takes its place in NS history - long may it continue! 

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On 16/09/2019 at 23:12, Jim Elliott said:

I was barely 15 the first time I went, I was one of the kids who found the scene in the early 80s, when places like the Casino, Mecca and Torch were just mystical places from long ago that had little relevance to me at that time. The 'old guard' in the queue outside making it clear we werent welcome.

From the word go it was clear to me even then the place was something special though.

It was my first nighter proper, and what a place to start?! The 100 club has (by some) been rather inaccurately labelled the home of the beat ballad retrospectively......those who were there of course know different, Clarky, Keb and Butch amongst others (Ady played Jerry Butlers "All the way" as a new release!) ,were always playing 70s soul from those days but its the 100 clubs consistant championing of new discoveries from any era that has over the last 30 odd years kept me there.

Too many great nights to mention and although seeing Maxine Brown on that stage was pretty incredible, probably my fondest memory of a live act was seeing Ray Pollard in 1991, I still think about it often, I was stood at the front of the stage, tears streaming down mý face singing my head off..

Another night, Mick Smith playing The Isleys "Why when love is gone" as we walked in and the place was going beserk, it had only been open 10 minutes, or Keb spinning in his spot by the door, Clarky playing The Excuses, Garland Green in a huge huggee bear coat, the 10th anniversary, The Scots coming down and tearing the place right up  the first time I heard the Just Brothers "Go on and Laugh" ,"Gettin to me", "Torture", Johnny Maestro, Paramount Four, Willie & The Handjives, meeting good friends and too much stout......

The nostalgia is great but its the new music that has always set the benchmark for me and makes me want to get on that train as often as I can as I rapidly approach 50.

40 years as the best rare soul nigher ever, not too shabby. 

Massive gratitude to the bloke with the surname no one can seem to spell correctly and everyone else who has made it what it is..

 

See you on that terrible dancefloor on Saturday.🍺👍

 

“Why When Love Is Gone” was one of Rogers......

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Brilliant write up of the best allnighter in the history of this great scene of ours by its best DJ. My wife and I have only attended four times and only in recent years due to bringing up children and working most weekends over the last thirty years. We attend other allnighters elsewhere while we always enjoy doing so nothing compares to the 100 club past or present. Well done Ady and everyone that has been involved over the years, so glad we have been able to attend.

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On 16/09/2019 at 14:37, Len said:

A great article, that sums it all up perfectly.

I wasn’t going to comment as too much to say, but I just stopped welding and walked back in to my office muttering to myself that I have to write something.

So many people are truly grateful for their individual memories of The 100 Club - The music, the faces, friends, husbands, wives, and even children! At our wedding I remember Ady smiling and saying to Nina’s mum……”It’s my fault”….. :wink:

I’ll keep it short as I’m sure many will want to add their comments.

I must just mention the legend that is Sean Adams (100 Club member Number 1) He was one of many attendees who added so much to the ‘magic’ that is The 100 Club.

Thank you!

Len ‘n’ Nina.

First time I met Sean he was being Sean, somewhat difficult.  As soon as he found out I knew Pete Lawson we were best mates 😂 we, well Sean talked about him for two hours, did me fcukin head in 😂😂😂

last time I saw him at 100 he went through my sales, the box ended up a right mess 🙄😳 everyone else shut their boxes when they saw him going though mine.  He had two ha’pennies to rub together but he ask me “how much?” for everyone 😂

Top lad though and one you’d want at yer side when the sh*t hit the fan 😉

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What a great article! Nice to see local lad and regular Kipper get in on the action too! Have popped in and out of the venue over the decades since the 80's. But nowhere near as much as I should have done! But it is a venue that touches you and leaves an everlasting imprint! That list of tunes speaks for itself of the quality you hear whichever decade you decide to visit. That Harboro Horace chap knows quality and has instilled that word in the fabric of this legendary soul venue. Lucky enough to get a ticket for Saturday so another quality memory on its' way!  

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I cannot emphasise the importance of the 100 club over the years, and moreover from a personal perspective!

I won't go over previously stated comments, only to add that I totally enjoyed my every visit to this iconic venue from early doors, until my last visit some years ago. 

Total respect to Ady for the longevity and utter commitment to the Soul community, and furthermore the superb music played over the 40 year period, and also some of the exceptional Dj's that have graced the decks at the legendary club, and whilst  I've witnessed many......Mr. Mark Dobson (aka Butch) stands out as someone who influenced many, and continues to do so.......Keep on Keeping on!

wilxy

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Great tribute, I personally missed the first decade, as I was told ' you might like some of the music but you won't like the club'  ( I know so wrong). Start of the 9ts, ady supplies a few of us with memberships and says come along you'll enjoy it, see what you reckon. It's down south, not Midlands or up north to classic venues. From my first visit, it's the best regular all nighter ever. I wish I could attend more. I guess four in one year is the most I've attended. Some of the best music ever!!   Maxine, Carla, the dj's  but one track sums it all for me---- early hours, crowd thinned out and it's 'willie Kendricks - she'll be leaving you'  haunting!! Basement club, take a bow Ady and crew, cheers, Pete (inkleh).

 

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1 hour ago, Lionelonthevinyl said:

Impressive!! I know the guys from Hinckley were members but no idea what number they were??? The card system so I was told didn't work and was got rid of very quickly....Rob

 

 

 

 

Membership cards?  They were in use through to the 90s at least. You couldn’t get in without one.  Think the police cancelled membership, well made them start again late 80s if memory serves?

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