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i loved Parr Hall..........a traditional heaving niter.........fair Stoke contingent used to go......i attended with Ian bailey and Dave mountford.........we usually saw sedge and young shute in there........one weekend we were going we had a small crash outside Ian baileys house and banged into Nogga's mini parked on the side of the road and totalled it......(we were singing along to "yum yum tree" at the time).......undeterred we carried on to Warrington.......pulling up outside like something from a demolition derby........the front nearside door was jammed so it was kicked open to a big cheer from the queue waiting to get in........afterwards a load of people went back to IBs house and proceeded to try to mend noggas" write off "on Sun morn...happy days

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Is that you Jimmy B ?

Just to cap things...Sedge is now married, sold his collection to Manship.

Ian and helen Bailey still go to a few places now and then..Alsager and the likes......even seen Crumb & Dawn there......

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Lets not forget that Pat Brady broke in some fab sounds at Parr Hall in its heyday..........I was there.......

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Pat Brady one of the best through the 80's. Few cover ups of his, can you put the real artist to them :D

Little Carl Carlton - All Thats Good

Howard Guyton - Let Me Down Easy

Big Joe Turner - Kinda Man I Am

Le Otis Blackmore & Soulsearchers - It's A Hard Road To Follow

Little Carl Carlton - Hey Little Girl

Spyder Turner & Webs - Baby I'm Mad At You

Lee Otis Valentine & Lost Souls - I Love You Just The Same

Nolan Chance & Constellations - No One Else Will Do

Cindy Scott - I LOve You Too Much

Loads more but I can't think......it's Sunday :D:D

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Pat Brady one of the best through the 80's.  Few cover ups of his, can you put the real artist to them   :D

Little Carl Carlton - All Thats Good

Howard Guyton - Let Me Down Easy

Big Joe Turner - Kinda Man I Am

Le Otis Blackmore & Soulsearchers - It's A Hard Road To Follow

Little Carl Carlton - Hey Little Girl

Spyder Turner & Webs - Baby I'm Mad At You

Lee Otis Valentine & Lost Souls - I Love You Just The Same

Nolan Chance & Constellations - No One Else Will Do

Cindy Scott - I LOve You Too Much

Loads more but I can't think......it's Sunday  :D   :D

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Lee Otis Valentine-The Hytones?? Different title too-should have been I don't even know your name.

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Chalky, was that a cover up (Lee Otis Valentine) or another version? I swore this record was by somebody Valentine and then I was told it was the Hytones...clear it up???

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:D It's the Hytones - You Don't Even Know My Name - Southern Arts/Bell.

All the ones I've listed are cover up titles for records spun by Pat.

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:D   It's the Hytones - You Don't Even Know My Name - Southern Arts/Bell. 

All the ones I've listed are cover up titles for records spun by Pat.

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Yep in my excitement at discovering you'd listed that song as Lee Otis Valentine I didn't read your post saying they were all coverups. I've been going round for years swearing it was by somebody Valentine..thought I was going mad. Made it even more confusing cos he gave it a different title too!

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Will be him mate.... he did a few places in the 80's.... don't think he did Clifton Hall but do know he did Queens Hall and others with Steve.... plus the odd guest spot elsewhere....

Know both of them (D & S) co-ran a "freebie" thing in Rotherham on a Sunday night way back when (late 80's I think).... seem to remember the place being called "Capones"....

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Hi Mark,

Well I'm still around, still got the records just don't get to too many places these days. Back in the good old days I used to dj regular at Parr Hall, Cleethorpes, Bradford Queens Hall, Loughboro' etc, strange how I used to get slagged off for playing Sydney Joe Qualls, Ujima, Eugene Smiley, Innersection etc.. How times have changed. thumbsup.gif

Call in the shop sometime for a coffee and a chat..

warrington.bmp

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Hi Mark,

Well I'm still around, still got the records just don't get to too many places these days. Back in the good old days I used to dj regular at Parr Hall, Cleethorpes, Bradford Queens Hall, Loughboro' etc, strange how I used to get slagged off for playing Sydney Joe Qualls, Ujima, Eugene Smiley, Innersection etc.. How times have changed.    :wicked:

Call in the shop sometime for a coffee and a chat..

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Hey up Darren....

Didn't know you were on here.... I'm presuming the "Awake 502" comes from one of your "favourite" records.... Eddie Parker - I'm Gone....

Times have changed mate re records played.... "education" obviously didn't work for some people back then.... obviously taken a few "nite schools" later down the line for it to work whistling.gif ....

Will take up the offer and "pop" in shop one day.... don't get into town too much these days though.... in fact always leave the "shopping" type things to our lass and my daughter.... if "have" to go, e.g. crimbo shopping, etc., tend to stick local at Crystal Peaks or occasionally Meadowhall....

Seen Crofty lately ?.... know his whereabouts ?.... Chalky says he's Chesterfield way....

Catch up with you sometime :D ....

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Little Carl Carlton - All Thats Good

Howard Guyton - Let Me Down Easy

Big Joe Turner - Kinda Man I Am is this bobby adams?

Le Otis Blackmore & Soulsearchers - It's A Hard Road To Follow

Little Carl Carlton - Hey Little Girl

Spyder Turner & Webs - Baby I'm Mad At You

Lee Otis Valentine & Lost Souls - I Love You Just The Same

Nolan Chance & Constellations - No One Else Will Do

Cindy Scott - I LOve You Too Much

Loads more but I can't think......it's Sunday

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Pat Brady one of the best through the 80's.  Few cover ups of his, can you put the real artist to them  :wicked:

Little Carl Carlton - All Thats Good

Howard Guyton - Let Me Down Easy

Big Joe Turner - Kinda Man I Am

Le Otis Blackmore & Soulsearchers - It's A Hard Road To Follow

Little Carl Carlton - Hey Little Girl

Spyder Turner & Webs - Baby I'm Mad At You

Lee Otis Valentine & Lost Souls - I Love You Just The Same

Nolan Chance & Constellations - No One Else Will Do

Cindy Scott - I LOve You Too Much

Loads more but I can't think......it's Sunday  whistling.gif   :wicked:

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Little Carl Carlton - All Thats Good , Tico Mills On Vinney

Howard Guyton - Let Me Down Easy ,Carl Hall On Mercury

Big Joe Turner - Kinda Man I Am , Bobby Adams

Le Otis Blackmore & Soulsearchers - It's A Hard Road To Follow ,Otis Lee On Quaint

Little Carl Carlton - Hey Little Girl , Junior Mcants On King

Spyder Turner & Webs - Baby I'm Mad At You ,Spyder Turner On Web

Lee Otis Valentine & Lost Souls - I Love You Just The Same, Hytones

Nolan Chance & Constellations - No One Else Will Do ,?

Cindy Scott - I LOve You Too Much , Tina Florence On APT

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Little Carl Carlton - All Thats Good ,  Tico Mills On Vinney

Howard Guyton - Let Me Down Easy ,Carl Hall On Mercury

Big Joe Turner - Kinda Man I Am , Bobby Adams

Le Otis Blackmore & Soulsearchers - It's A Hard Road To Follow ,Otis Lee On Quaint

Little Carl Carlton - Hey Little Girl , Junior Mcants On King

Spyder Turner & Webs - Baby I'm Mad At You ,Spyder Turner On Web

Lee Otis Valentine & Lost Souls - I Love You Just The Same, Hytones

Nolan Chance & Constellations - No One Else Will Do ,?

Cindy Scott - I LOve You Too Much , Tina Florence On APT

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Please do Chalky.... have fond memories of "chugging" over to Wigan from KGB, or sometimes going somewhere else, in Steve's green car with Adrian and Darren Harden (another guy I ain't seen for about 3 yrs).... could never remember the make or model.... knew it had engine in back (not VW) and we "choked like fcuk" in the back on the fumes....

Soul content: "good times bad times"....

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The car was a simitar,i helped adrian put a new engine in it once,round at crofty`s house,i think? but the engine is in the front,sort of?,can anybody?,remember the stretchie jeans steve use to sell(sasporella)everybody in rotherham had em`,could be wrong about car though!as steve collected em` like records.ken

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The car was a simitar,i helped adrian put a new engine in it once,round at crofty`s house,i think? but the engine is in the front,sort of?,can anybody?,remember the stretchie jeans steve use to sell(sasporella)everybody in rotherham had em`,could be wrong about car though!as steve collected em` like records.ken

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Engine may have been in front Kenneth.... Steve might have just had a "dicky" exhaust towards back meaning he pumped fumes in to us and the noise made me think engine was in back.... VW beetle sounding :sleep3: .... remember the jeans wicked.gif .... didn't have a pair though.... also their cafe, Strads (same name as their TV and electrical shop).... had that Northern Soul jukebox in :P .... talking of cars seem to remember Adrian had one of them three wheeler things for a while which is why Steve's was used :D ....

From up round here originally then Ken ????

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Engine may have been in front Kenneth.... Steve might have just had a "dicky" exhaust towards back meaning he pumped fumes in to us and the noise made me think engine was in back.... VW beetle sounding whistling.gif .... remember the jeans :lol: .... didn't have a pair though.... also their cafe, Strads (same name as their TV and electrical shop).... had that Northern Soul jukebox in :thumbsup: .... talking of cars seem to remember Adrian had one of them three wheeler things for a while which is why Steve's was used :wicked: ....

From up round here originally then Ken ????

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Lived in rotherham for a few years,but from barnsley, back in the day i was 8.5 stone!!wish i was now?17 stone now,used to live in st annes flats in rotherham,you from sheffield then,use to be there all the time,i remember,brent who lives down here,we had quit a few nighter then,kgb,tiffanys,turnups,i think?,somebody should start a thread like,tony smiths mad for it!!,but about sheffields club scene,and the conections with n/soul & n/romantic scene,we use to go to pennys on thursdays sometimes you could hear! the bottle live version,big one for the n/romantic scene,the human league there all the time.

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Lived in rotherham for a few years,but from barnsley, back in the day i was 8.5 stone!!wish i was now?17 stone now,used to live in st annes flats in rotherham,you from sheffield then,use to be there all the time,i remember,brent who live down here,we had quit a few nighter then,kgb,tiffanys,turnups,i think?,somebody should start a thread like,tony smiths mad for it!!,but about sheffields club scene,and the conections with n/soul & n/romantic scene,we use to go to pennys on thursdays sometimes you could hear! the bottle live version,big one for the n/romantic scene,the human league there all the time.

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Yeh I know Brent.... seen him a few times when on his visits to see Martin Dixon who now lives in Rotherham but is from Sheffield....

Remember all the clubs you mentioned.... plus they had a few dayers at what was then called Romeos & Juliettes.... Northern one side and Jazz Funk the other.... plus similar dayers at what was called Top Rank/Steeleys....

New Romantic scene was big in Sheffield as quite a few bands of that time were from Sheffield....

Pass my regards on to Brent.... tell him we'll have a beer on his next visit back "oop norf"....

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Yeh I know Brent.... seen him a few times when on his visits to see Martin Dixon who now lives in Rotherham but is from Sheffield....

Remember all the clubs you mentioned.... plus they had a few dayers at what was then called Romeos & Juliettes.... Northern one side and Jazz Funk the other.... plus similar dayers at what was called Top Rank/Steeleys....

New Romantic scene was big in Sheffield as quite a few bands of that time were from Sheffield....

Pass my regards on to Brent.... tell him we'll have a beer on his next visit back "oop norf"....

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well you know me!used sit with you lot all the time,seen martin in a pub in rotherham,and at couple of do`s,as not changed a bit,tight sod try get a record cheap not a chance,used to sit the girls toilet all night at clifton hall:when not dancing?hardly ever?,remember smack 19,best dancers in the country at the time?.

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well you know me!used sit with you lot all the time,seen martin in a pub in rotherham,and at couple of do`s,as not changed a bit,tight sod try get a record cheap not a chance,used to sit the girls toilet all night at clifton hall:when not dancing?hardly ever?.

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I probably do know you Ken.... apologies if I do but can't place you.... I've just got a short memory when it comes to putting names to faces.... age thing I think.... although our lass would say i've always been like it whistling.gif ....

No doubt we'll cross paths at some "do" sometime as go to same ones (most of the time) as Martin does....

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I probably do know you Ken.... apologies if I do but can't place you.... I've just got a short memory when it comes to putting names to faces.... age thing I think.... although our lass would say i've always been like it whistling.gif ....

No doubt we'll cross paths at some "do" sometime as go to same ones (most of the time) as Martin does....

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Ask martin?,he`ll tell ya!!ken

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Went a few times, Loved Mr Brady's spot.

Always enjoyed the dodgy buzz the place had as well, loads of shady footy types hanging around the corridors. :huh:

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Have such fond memories of those days. Parr Hall was a big fav' of mine. Exhaust fell off me Triumph Dolamite sprint one night god did it drink some juice up the M6 :(

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Was just talking about Tony's empress on another thread and it got me thinking about favourite old venues and my personal favourite old venue Warrington Parr Hall. Ah the memories, the train trip from Oxford road, meeting your mates in the queue outside and catching up, orange ice lollies, sixties newies, SOS bootlegs...then the horrendous wait for the bus home in the morning (Sunday engineering works..nothings' changed since)... and cups of tea in the arndale cafe with Malcolm Talcum

You know loads of people say the scene died for years after Wigan but Parr Hall was always rammed every 2 weeks for a good few years. Did anybody on here go?

Never missed any of them, living in Widnes at the time so only a 10min bus ride away infact it was close enough for one of my mates Kenny to ride there on his push bike.

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Parr Hall, my Wigan. If I remember rightly started as a Friday niter then switched to Saturdays. Fantastic atmosphere, fav story getting my younger brother (15 yrs old) to go up to Pat Brady and ask for 'Treat me like a man' the old cover up name for Trick me, Treat me - Cobblestone. Our kid only knew it from an old Wigan tape. Pat asked him if he meant 'Trick me treat me' but my brother being 15 insisted it was 'Treat me like a man'. Back he came so we sent him back up to request the tune then Pat politely told him that was what it had been called when covered up 10 years previously. Brother looks down to see us lot pissing ourselves. Mind you fair play to Pat who clocked what was happening he played it.

Great atmosphere, great sounds, great people. Remember they had a dayer couple of years after it stopped being a niter and opened up the back bar they had never had opened during the time it was a niter, could have have done with that open during the Edwin Starr nights etc.

Cheers Shane - Manila.

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Fond memories of Parr Hall allnighters after Wigan Casino. Went many times with Bernadette from Ashton. Saw Edwin Starr there a couple of times at the nighters. Funnily enough happened to go again this year, gosh its changed, its gone all posh! My cousin's husband has just become the mayor of Warrington and his mayoral ceremony (with a soul band) was held there earlier in the year. He is very much into northern soul. It was certainly something to see 'The mayor' soulie dancing wearing his 'chains'. Don't suppose we have had many soulie mayors! :D

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Was just talking about Tony's empress on another thread and it got me thinking about favourite old venues and my personal favourite old venue Warrington Parr Hall. Ah the memories, the train trip from Oxford road, meeting your mates in the queue outside and catching up, orange ice lollies, sixties newies, SOS bootlegs...then the horrendous wait for the bus home in the morning (Sunday engineering works..nothings' changed since)... and cups of tea in the arndale cafe with Malcolm Talcum

You know loads of people say the scene died for years after Wigan but Parr Hall was always rammed every 2 weeks for a good few years. Did anybody on here go?

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yes! I went to virtualy all the nighters at Parr Hall, they were brilliant. Run by Steve Croft, who later went on to promote Queens Hall Bradford.Some of the people i knew there i have not seen since- bob Burton, Mike Pheonix, Pete from York. ah fond memories yes.gif

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yes! I went to virtualy all the nighters at Parr Hall, they were brilliant. Run by Steve Croft, who later went on to promote Queens Hall Bradford.Some of the people i knew there i have not seen since- bob Burton, Mike Pheonix, Pete from York. ah fond memories :thumbsup:

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the parr hall was sensational as an allniter,,

the 1st annniversary there was awesome...

one of the best since wigan..in terms of attendance and atmosphere..

ive never seen

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yes! I went to virtualy all the nighters at Parr Hall, they were brilliant. Run by Steve Croft, who later went on to promote Queens Hall Bradford.Some of the people i knew there i have not seen since- bob Burton, Mike Pheonix, Pete from York. ah fond memories :thumbsup:

Hi there..

You can find Mike Pheonix at his scooter shop in Manchester...The business is called Pheonix Heinz(i think)...

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an additional story re Parr Hall.....while in the record dealers section i noted Keith M. approach ..i think it was Pat Bradys sales section.....(two tables)...Keith was having trouble with his leg at the time and was on one crutch...as i remember it...Pat handed KM a few 45's ..and rather than multitask Keith put his crutch right across ..and on top of the lanes of Pats 45 s.....(much to PB's consternation)......this momentarily confused the assembled collectors searching through PB's boxes...who,after a brief moment of head scratching....continued to look at PB,s records through the various triangular slats of Keiths wooden crutch...happy days :thumbsup:

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Mr Phoenix is indeed contactable at his shop, now called, wait for it, Mike Phoenix Scooters. If you are keen to contact him I can pass on a message, I sit with him at City.

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I only went once, to see Steve Mancha perform. Except he didn't because of 'contractual reasons' (rumour had it his voice had long gone). He did a DJ spot of Detroit stuff instead (big deal). No refund tho'!

SLIM

in a silver mohair tight suit

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Mr Phoenix is indeed contactable at his shop, now called, wait for it, Mike Phoenix Scooters. If you are keen to contact him I can pass on a message, I sit with him at City.

Nick,

Say hi to him from me. That's if he still remembers me ????

He should do, I used to go the the Black Horse scooter nights and DJ'd there a few times. I remember him asking me to play Jackie Wilson - Since you showed me how to be happy one particular week and I didn't have it with me, but remembered next time and he nearly came in his pants when I played it.... ph34r.gif

I used to ride with the Stretford Mods at the time.

Cheers

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Chers stevie,must get in touch with the lanky bugger.Although did see Mr Pheonix briefly @ the Winter Gardens all-dayer a couple of years ago,and im sure hes kept growing in height since we previously met up.Soul-Sid a.k.a Paul from Chester :thumbsup:

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HI MATE, YES STILL ALIVE, STILL LOVE ANTHING DIFFERENT STILL PLAY SOUL EVERY DAY BUT DONT GO ANYWHERE NOW, TRYING TO LIVE A NORMAL LIFE WHAT EVER THAT IS. ALL THE BEST.

WHO KNOES I MAY TURN UP SOME PLACE FOR A ONE OFF, HA HA.

WENT TO VISIT JOAN AND TONY IN PRESTON THE OTHER MONTH, SAID THEY SAW STEVE MANCHA LIVE, WOOW I DIDNT BELIEVE THEM TILL THEY PLAYED THE VIDEO,

GOOD LOOK AND ALL THE BEST DANNY

Hi Danny

Good to see your name on here.

Always loved your work!

Hope you're well mate.

Sean Hampsey

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HI ITS DANNY OF SHEFFIELD, F////////////K I FEEL OLD I WAS 47 YESTERDAY, ALL THE BEST DANNY, EVER SEE ALEX DENEM, IF SO GET HIM TO CONTACT PLEASE, THANKYOU.GOING OUT TO A VENUE ON THE 12TH DEC FRIDAY WOULD LOVE TO TAKE ALEX,

ALL THE BEST DANNY

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Was just talking about Tony's empress on another thread and it got me thinking about favourite old venues and my personal favourite old venue Warrington Parr Hall. Ah the memories, the train trip from Oxford road, meeting your mates in the queue outside and catching up, orange ice lollies, sixties newies, SOS bootlegs...then the horrendous wait for the bus home in the morning (Sunday engineering works..nothings' changed since)... and cups of tea in the arndale cafe with Malcolm Talcum

You know loads of people say the scene died for years after Wigan but Parr Hall was always rammed every 2 weeks for a good few years. Did anybody on here go?

:huh::D I did, (as one of the Stoke 'contingent') I loved it there actually (second only to Stafford) great venue and sounds...the venue (in my mind anyway) reminds me now of the Kings Hall ? (the stage anyway)

I always remember going here one particular night with Butch and Keith Minshull (in Butch's old burgundy VW beetle) ....I couldnt have been much more than 18....first (and last) time I got absolutely t*atted (its a French term) on too much Will o the Whizz, and spent more time paranoid in the loos than I actually did in the main hall....I did live and learn though.Musically Pat Brady's sets stood out...would love a tape Mark! :unsure:

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Was just talking about Tony's empress on another thread and it got me thinking about favourite old venues and my personal favourite old venue Warrington Parr Hall. Ah the memories, the train trip from Oxford road, meeting your mates in the queue outside and catching up, orange ice lollies, sixties newies, SOS bootlegs...then the horrendous wait for the bus home in the morning (Sunday engineering works..nothings' changed since)... and cups of tea in the arndale cafe with Malcolm Talcum

You know loads of people say the scene died for years after Wigan but Parr Hall was always rammed every 2 weeks for a good few years. Did anybody on here go?

Yep!!!

Me and Frank Jackson. Mel too I think?

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