seems to me that there are many books written about the scene and its venues, especially memoirs of great venues that are no longer with us so my question to mr thorley is this....

would you ever consider writing a book about one of, if not the best,nighters of all time, STAFFORD top of the world ?

Been up before, but I love it !!!!

Mind you, not as bad as me !! What did I do with that Afro Comb ? Two of me so I look the same size as now.

Edited December 20, 200717 yr by Gavin Page

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not saying there wasnt new stuff,,but a large majority were known sounds 82- 83 ...especially in the big room,rusbbrooke playing delettes,tommy dodson,etc

was the twilights a stafford newie ?? also wasnt 83 when the 1st lot motown stuff were played angel doll,suspicion ,sugars never sweet as you etc

Yeah of course with the 60's stuff a lot was from before . The modern stuff was all pretty much brand new for 1983 , then Brady got the 60's he had from John Anderson , Thorleys left field stuff . and some of Robins spins are just getting noted today , Sonic X , Florence Trapp etc

Edited December 20, 200717 yr by Simon M

Sonic X

Chased this for years with no joy, I had totaly forgotten about it.

Did many ever turn up ??

Chased this for years with no joy, I had totaly forgotten about it.

Did many ever turn up ??

about 4 , I know where they are well apart from Nigels copy ,but Simon T may know

Edited December 20, 200717 yr by Simon M

about 4 , I know where they are well apart from Nigels copy ,but Simon T will may know

Did Graham have one ?

Chased this for years with no joy, I had totaly forgotten about it.

Did many ever turn up ??

There's a queue Gav!!

Cheers,

Mark R

Did Graham have one ?

Nop

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not saying there wasnt new stuff,,but a large majority were known sounds 82- 83 ...especially in the big room,rusbbrooke playing delettes,tommy dodson,etc

was the twilights a stafford newie ?? also wasnt 83 when the 1st lot motown stuff were played angel doll,suspicion ,sugars never sweet as you etc

Also some of the Yate sounds from guys like Ady Pountain were played early Stafford. It made the transition for me pretty seamless.

Twilights was new to me at Stafford, but I was told not to bother going to Wigan :-(

When mention of Stafford is made, let us not forget that it was also, with the aid of the forward thinking jocks, (the left over shrapnel that was) the hardcore of Northern Soul Boys & Girls, the believers and the dancers that truly kept the faith through those, supposed, tough sparse years.

Those, then, kids didn't see themselves as keeping the torch burning, they were there as they are now, simply for the love.

It wasn't hard, it was instinct.

Edited December 21, 200717 yr by Barry

When mention of Stafford is made, let us not forget that it was also, with the aid of the forward thinking jocks, (the left over shrapnel that was) the hardcore of Northern Soul Boys & Girls, the believers and the dancers that truly kept the faith through those, supposed, tough sparse years.

Those, then, kids didn't see themselves as keeping the torch burning, they were there as they are now, simply for the love.

It wasn't hard, it was instinct.

Hence the reason why it would nice to document it. Also, I suspect that a lot of people out there would like some 80's packages - especially if they weren't there at the time (like me). Let's not forget that the vast audience from the 70's had most of their 'missing years' in the 80's and 90's, so they've got some catching up to do to fill-in the jigsaw puzzle of that period.........

I notice Dave didn't take me up on the offer of a shindig in his barn LOL.....

Ian D