Mid - Week ( Monday to Thursday ) Venues ......

This topic came into conversation last friday evening , whilst I was in the company of Mr Barnsley . Derek Greenhoff , when we broached the subject of attendances at venues , and how mid - week venues - such as the renowned Londoner in Barnsley , never failed to attract regular crowds of 200 + on a Monday night .........

Once an essential part of the menu that made up diet of the NS scene followers in the 1970s , these venues are now , sadly , a very rare occurance in the structure of today's events calendar .......

We all have our particular favourites and recollections from years ago , with mine being the Mondays at The Londoner

( Barnsley ) , Tuesday nights at The Winter Gardens in Cleethorpes , and the odd sorties on a Thursday night to The Blue Room in Sale .........

What were your favourite mid - week venues ?

Malc Burton

Edited February 18, 200817 yr by Malc Burton

MINE WAS THE LAFFAYETE IN WOLVEHAMPTON

WITH DJS SOUL SAM AND PEP PLAYING TUNES BEFORE THEY HAD A SPIN AT THE CASINO, USED TO GET HOME 3 IN THE MORNING OFF TO WORK 6.30. FELL ASLEEP ON THE TRAIN ONE NIGHT AND ENDED UP IN BRIGHTON

The Carousel room 1971 Peterborough...Tuesday nights, always packed.

The Carousel room 1971 Peterborough...Tuesday nights, always packed.

Inkersall Green MW, Weds night back in the 70s - went to a couple when I was growing up (and before I joined up).

Only recently though whilst I was working down in the smoke 99-2004, TOS downstairs at the River Bar, London Bridge was a belter; whilst Mark Houghton's Wed night doo at the Smersh grew into a top doo. There was another Wed night doo which moved from 'The Old Blue Last' (I think) to some smart downstairs bar (Cafe Vivo or something like). That looked as though it could be a do, but I moved back home and only got to a couple.

cheers

RickS

Ours was the OVAL BALL haxby road york, ALAN RHODES & CHRIS HOLMES some good nights there andy hudson spinning on his head, ron pedley doing cossack dancin in the middle of records, dave evison was a regular at one time complete with full beard,jackie green, top nights at the OVAL BALL

Nottingham palais. I think it was on monday nights down stairs with the round moving dance floor which some times by mistake got turn on only for a bit of fun but always upset people dancing, put them off there stride abit, somebody must put me right about the night as it was awhile ago. must have been about mid 70s to early 80s but not to sure old age creeping in help me remember, thanks andy c

Mid - Week ( Monday to Thursday ) Venues ......

Victoria Hall in Keighley circa 77 -80

Monday nights, Julius K Scragg roadshow...lol

Great venue, some really good Northern played plus current funky Disco chart hits of the time

Always packed, some top dancers from the area. I never missed a night, great atmosphere.

A couple of years later they moved it to Bingley Arts Centre, Wednesdays, only went there a couple of times, it was a bit too 'poppy' for me

Must've been spoilt round here a selection from '73 to about '77 ish would include

Piccadilly Club, Manchester-Mondays and Thursdays

Carolines, Manchester-Tuesdays

Carlton-Warrington-Wednesdays,

Blue Room-Sale-Thursdays

ALL weekly

ATB

Tony

There was another Wed night doo which moved from 'The Old Blue Last' (I think) to some smart downstairs bar (Cafe Vivo or something like). That looked as though it could be a do, but I moved back home and only got to a couple.

cheers

RickS

That would have been Soul In The City run by Martin Thomson, Paul McKay, Dave Greenhill & Mac.

Mines got to be Tuesday night at the White Greyhound in Edlington, Malc.

Incredible night that was.

Pete Shirley's Dad ran the pub and Pete and his mates (inc yours truly) used to get behind the decks.

Folk came from miles around to what was, essentialy a mess around, but turned out to be one of THE most important venues around at the time (79/80) in our neck of the woods.

Gawd, when I think of the tunes that were played there.

Light years ahead of its time.

Sean

Mines got to be Tuesday night at the White Greyhound in Edlington, Malc.

Incredible night that was.

Pete Shirley's Dad ran the pub and Pete and his mates (inc yours truly) used to get behind the decks.

Folk came from miles around to what was, essentialy a mess around, but turned out to be one of THE most important venues around at the time (79/80) in our neck of the woods.

Gawd, when I think of the tunes that were played there.

Light years ahead of its time.

Sean

I saw Pete last year at the Winter Gardens Farewell , and he has still got that cherubic choirboy look ........

The WG , was , as you say , an important venue at the time , and because of the musical policy there , it became a very creditable one ........

I have not been in the area for a long time , but the last time I went past the WG , the building had been sold , and I have no doubt it has been demolished , and replaced with houses ......

Malc Burton

Nottingham palais. I think it was on monday nights down stairs with the round moving dance floor which some times by mistake got turn on only for a bit of fun but always upset people dancing, put them off there stride abit, somebody must put me right about the night as it was awhile ago. must have been about mid 70s to early 80s but not to sure old age creeping in help me remember, thanks andy c

It was the Bali Hai, downstairs at the Palais with the revolving dancefloor. I remember being there and Rob Smith was in the place but don`t think he was Djing. (Memory fading fast!) There was also the Intercon (Vic centre) on a Tuesday which I remember going to after Creepers (Basford Hall M W). Colmans (Off Clumber street) on a Thursday I reckon also. Went to them all (1974/5) but details are a bit sketchy now!

Sharon

Edited February 19, 200817 yr by bridget

Leeds had The Peel on Boar lane on Monday nights, thursday it was The Cellar Bars under the Corn Exchange and another Monday night venue was Heaven & Hell on the Headrow, this was a night club complete with bunny girl waitress's and an aluminium dance floor . Happy days

Blake H

Dam your tartan socks Mr B you just beat me to this thread... T'was only the other day I was having a little reminiss about old local clubs and my thoughts turned to York. 1974-6 to be precise The Ebor Suite above the Cats Whiskers in said town, every other Thursday.

I well remember this as I quite often spent my fare home on records thanks to Mr Rhodes & Mr Holmes, which was not good as I was stationed at RAF Linton-on-Middle-of-Knowhere-12-mile-to-walk-to-civilisation. You know when they say it was a spooky night, well that walk was about the worst.

However the Ebor suite was a thumping good night, always plenty of peeps in and the music was grand.

Dam your tartan socks Mr B you just beat me to this thread... T'was only the other day I was having a little reminiss about old local clubs and my thoughts turned to York. 1974-6 to be precise The Ebor Suite above the Cats Whiskers in said town, every other Thursday.

I well remember this as I quite often spent my fare home on records thanks to Mr Rhodes & Mr Holmes, which was not good as I was stationed at RAF Linton-on-Middle-of-Knowhere-12-mile-to-walk-to-civilisation. You know when they say it was a spooky night, well that walk was about the worst.

However the Ebor suite was a thumping good night, always plenty of peeps in and the music was grand.

Surely you yomped it back to base , Andy ? ......

Malc Burton

Well by the time I'd reached the outskirts of York and having damced all night it was more like Sob instead of Yomp! and still 10 miles to go

Well by the time I'd reached the outskirts of York and having damced all night it was more like Sob instead of Yomp! and still 10 miles to go

Apologies , Andy ......

I did not wish to give the wrong impression to readers of this thread , that you should have " yomped " back to base ......

I had forgotten that you brylcreem boys did not do any real exercise ........

Malc Burton

Edited February 19, 200817 yr by Malc Burton

It was the Bali Hai, downstairs at the Palais with the revolving dancefloor. I remember being there and Rob Smith was in the place but don`t think he was Djing. (Memory fading fast!) There was also the Intercon (Vic centre) on a Tuesday which I remember going to after Creepers (Basford Hall M W). Colmans (Off Clumber street) on a Thursday I reckon also. Went to them all (1974/5) but details are a bit sketchy now!

Sharon

and into the 80s: Zingari (?) in Long Eaton Thursdays, Charlies Barn on Tuesdays in Beeston (Notts) around 1980, sure there was more as well

and into the 80s: Zingari (?) in Long Eaton Thursdays, Charlies Barn on Tuesdays in Beeston (Notts) around 1980, sure there was more as well

Hi ya byrney long time no see. Thanks for reminding me of these two. Do you or anyone else remember what night musters hotel was on and the attenborough club and any more nottingham mid week nights just cant remember without your lots help cheers, andy c

I remember going to after Creepers (Basford Hall M W).

Sharon

Good times Bridget

Good times Bridget

Weds nights @ The Windmill Club in Kettering.............circa '77........still at school.........serving our Soul Apprenticeship.........out among the big boys...........mad rush to catch last bus home to Corby.....happy days indeed!!!!!!

cheers,

John Mc.

I have not been in the area for a long time , but the last time I went past the WG , the building had been sold , and I have no doubt it has been demolished , and replaced with houses ......

Malc Burton

And yer didn't go back with yer camera, Mr B?

Shame on yer!

And yer didn't go back with yer camera, Mr B?

Shame on yer!

Would you stand and take photographs in Edlington ? ...........

Malc Burton

Surely you yomped it back to base , Andy ? ......

Malc Burton

Me being just a puppy was too young for the ebor suite,if i`m correct the OVAL BALL took over from there when it shut maybe wrong though

That would have been Soul In The City run by Martin Thomson, Paul McKay, Dave Greenhill & Mac.

That's right Ian. We ran from Dec 2001 - Mar 2007. Martin joined us shortly after we started up replacing Rob Chadwick who decided he didn't want to DJ any more. We had 5 venues altogether. Starting at McNab's near Cannon St then the Old Blue Last, where the crowd dropped off from 50 to about 15 - 20 regulars. Then the KFC ads started and we were asked to run a weekly night at Nylon the City night club and star of the Bar Wars TV programme. We managed to persuade the owners to make it monthly though and had really good numbers in until it closed in Dec 2005. Then we were off to Vivos just across Cheapside. where after a good start numbers began to dwindle once more. When Vivo's closed for refurbishment we moved, albiet briefly, to the Ditch bar in Shoreditch, a step too far away from the City it seemed as numbers fell once more the venue pulled the night not long after whilst one of their other nights decided to use the SITC name before we'd even packed up.

Good times and great friends!

Edited February 20, 200817 yr by sitc01

Me being just a puppy was too young for the ebor suite,if i`m correct the OVAL BALL took over from there when it shut maybe wrong though

Yes quite right Harry I only made it there a few times as I was at Finingley by that time and It was a case of yomping into Doncaster/Rotherham/Mexborough or Sheffield for a dance lol.

Malc

I'll send you a tub of brylcreem matey

Yes quite right Harry I only made it there a few times as I was at Finingley by that time and It was a case of yomping into Doncaster/Rotherham/Mexborough or Sheffield for a dance lol.

Malc

I'll send you a tub of brylcreem matey

I still have a fine head of - albeit now fastly greying - hair , so it would be used .......

Unlike Payney and Hampsey , who are more akin to polishing than combing these days ......

My late Dad was in the RAF , and he stated he never felt " dressed " without a dab of Brylcreem .......

Malc Burton

I still have a fine head of - albeit now fastly greying - hair , so it would be used .......

Unlike Payney and Hampsey , who are more akin to polishing than combing these days ......

My late Dad was in the RAF , and he stated he never felt " dressed " without a dab of Brylcreem .......

Malc Burton

Dam I thought I had you with that retort!

Mid - Week ( Monday to Thursday ) Venues ......

This topic came into conversation last friday evening , whilst I was in the company of Mr Barnsley . Derek Greenhoff , when we broached the subject of attendances at venues , and how mid - week venues - such as the renowned Londoner in Barnsley , never failed to attract regular crowds of 200 + on a Monday night .........

Once an essential part of the menu that made up diet of the NS scene followers in the 1970s , these venues are now , sadly , a very rare occurance in the structure of today's events calendar .......

We all have our particular favourites and recollections from years ago , with mine being the Mondays at The Londoner

( Barnsley ) , Tuesday nights at The Winter Gardens in Cleethorpes , and the odd sorties on a Thursday night to The Blue Room in Sale .........

What were your favourite mid - week venues ?

Malc Burton

Tracky Club had some Tuesday or Wednesday night sessions towards the end as well Malc. We used to put lps on and be entertained by Bub, better than most comedians he was. Used to have right laugh.

Hi ya byrney long time no see. Thanks for reminding me of these two. Do you or anyone else remember what night musters hotel was on and the attenborough club and any more nottingham mid week nights just cant remember without your lots help cheers, andy c

Sure there's more Andy but I've lost a few cells since then mate

There were the odd one off midweek nights, one Steve Phillis used to run I think around Sherwood way?

Ours was the OVAL BALL haxby road york, ALAN RHODES & CHRIS HOLMES some good nights there andy hudson spinning on his head, ron pedley doing cossack dancin in the middle of records, dave evison was a regular at one time complete with full beard,jackie green, top nights at the OVAL BALL

GET IN THERE !

They were on Thursday nights.

We used to put a mini bus on from Newcastle and get back at about 4am just in time to get showered and off to work pissed (and that)

Must've been spoilt round here a selection from '73 to about '77 ish would include

Piccadilly Club, Manchester-Mondays and Thursdays

Carolines, Manchester-Tuesdays

Carlton-Warrington-Wednesdays,

Blue Room-Sale-Thursdays

ALL weekly

ATB

Tony

beat me to them tony

mark

These Old Shoes - Tower Bridge, London

I Started going March 2000 and went until it finished December 2005

- Legend

GET IN THERE !

They were on Thursday nights.

We used to put a mini bus on from Newcastle and get back at about 4am just in time to get showered and off to work pissed (and that)

Yeh remember the mini bus from newcastle, live up north myself now and have met a couple of lads who used to go to the oval ball

Mid - Week ( Monday to Thursday ) Venues ......

We all have our particular favourites and recollections from years ago , with mine being the Mondays at The Londoner

( Barnsley ) , Tuesday nights at The Winter Gardens in Cleethorpes , and the odd sorties on a Thursday night to The Blue Room in Sale .........

What were your favourite mid - week venues ?

Malc Burton

I cut my teeth at mid-week venues, there was a soul club in Blackpool, around 74-75 that ran soul nights every night, Scoey's, on Victoria Road, run by Peter Schofield. DJ's were mostly local guys, with Ian Levine playing every Tuesday. Blackpool Casino on the Pleasure Beach used to have regular soul nights on Thursdays too...I was always late for school in those days , worth it though for the real education.....

Edited February 25, 200817 yr by Wrongcrowd

Myself and a few Banbury guys used to go to The Lafayette in W/ hampton on a wednesday in the late 70's , run by Neil Rushton , we hadn't even recovered from Wigan by Wednesday , and this great night just about finished us off !! Remember buying a black Gamble copy of Frank Beverly off Clive Jones for £25 which was a lot of money then .Happy days .........Best ,Eddie

I cut my teeth at mid-week venues, there was a soul club in Blackpool, around 74-75 that ran soul nights every night, Scoey's, on Victoria Road, run by Peter Schofield. DJ's were mostly local guys, with Ian Levine playing every Tuesday. Blackpool Casino on the Pleasure Beach used to have regular soul nights on Thursdays too...I was always late for school in those days , worth it though for the real education.....

I never knew you were from Blackpool Cliff ? You learn something every day , what a great time to live up there eh ? Best ,Eddie

I never knew you were from Blackpool Cliff ? You learn something every day , what a great time to live up there eh ? Best ,Eddie

Me neither...do tell Cliff...Delxxx

I cut my teeth at mid-week venues, there was a soul club in Blackpool, around 74-75 that ran soul nights every night, Scoey's, on Victoria Road, run by Peter Schofield. DJ's were mostly local guys, with Ian Levine playing every Tuesday. Blackpool Casino on the Pleasure Beach used to have regular soul nights on Thursdays too...I was always late for school in those days , worth it though for the real education.....

There was also a very creditable mid week scene at The Welcome Inn at Marton , on the outskirts of Blackpool , with IL ......

Malc Burton

I never knew you were from Blackpool Cliff ? You learn something every day , what a great time to live up there eh ? Best ,Eddie

Yep, I grew up there (never want to see another slot machine again, ever), then emmigrated to Northampton to spread the word, and make converts (saved Trev from a life of Quo , and Val from his Captain Beefheart LPs ), never a word of thanks though .

Great time growing up there, just too young for the Mecca though, but there were some magic record shops there, Sinfonia was one, run by a guy called Sandy Mountain, who had a great British collection, and my mate's older brother's record collections to wade through (when they weren't looking). There was another club that I used to go to on Saturdays, Disco 72, in Central Blackpool, opposite the pier, it was 50/50 soul and chart tunes, but it was top to me and my mates 'cos they'd play "This Is The House Where Love Died", when the other discos were playing "Smarty Pants"

Great times

Edited February 25, 200817 yr by Wrongcrowd

it was top to me and my mates 'cos they'd play "This Is The House Where Love Died", when the other discos were playing "Smarty Pants"

Aha!.. they should have all been playing the flipside (IMO) Cliff!

The One and Only, Black Horse, Leighton Buzzard, in the very capable hands of Mr Bob Cosby & Darren Perry. Tuesday nights have never been the same since!!

Inkersall Green MW, Weds night back in the 70s - went to a couple when I was growing up (and before I joined up).

Only recently though whilst I was working down in the smoke 99-2004, TOS downstairs at the River Bar, London Bridge was a belter; whilst Mark Houghton's Wed night doo at the Smersh grew into a top doo. There was another Wed night doo which moved from 'The Old Blue Last' (I think) to some smart downstairs bar (Cafe Vivo or something like). That looked as though it could be a do, but I moved back home and only got to a couple.

cheers

RickS

hi mate loved inky club thats how i got into northern soul great memories dont you agree

Aha!.. they should have all been playing the flipside (IMO) Cliff!

You are so right there Sean

I'd have to say in their defence that they had a double sided demo

There was also a very creditable mid week scene at The Welcome Inn at Marton , on the outskirts of Blackpool , with IL ......

Malc Burton

I remember it being on but it was a bit off the bus routes for me, IL also had regular nights at his parent's club, The Lemon Grove in St Annes - there was plenty going on back in the day.

I remember Monday-Leyland Public Hall with ken Rigby DJing, Tuesday-Burscough Football Club, Wednesday-Wigan, Thursday-Court School of Dancing then Geraldo, St helens, Thursday-Guinness Exports Club Ormskirk, then Friday-Wigan. Plus various others at times

Paul

also around manchester area mid to late seventies-

mondays- ducky rugby club,

tuesday -carolines,

thursday- pub in glossop, forget the name.

fridays- ducky again or casino,

saturday - nighter, casino, wakefield, sams, take your pick!

sunday- oldham, cats whiskers or rochdale mecca club. (if not the ritz !!)

maybe somewhere weds night but cannot remember.

no wonder i was like a bag of boiled poo all week at work.

there were some magic record shops there, Sinfonia was one, run by a guy called Sandy Mountain,

I seem to remember going to this shop in Blackpool in the 7Ts. I know I had to walk past a bus station on my left hand side, cross the road and it was in a parade of shops....and he had a box of records 'under the counter'....quite a quietly spoken man....is this the same place??

I seem to remember going to this shop in Blackpool in the 7Ts. I know I had to walk past a bus station on my left hand side, cross the road and it was in a parade of shops....and he had a box of records 'under the counter'....quite a quietly spoken man....is this the same place??

Yep, that's the place, almost opposite the bus station and indoor market. I haven't been back to Blackpool for a while, so don't know if it's still there - unlikely

Yep, that's the place, almost opposite the bus station and indoor market. I haven't been back to Blackpool for a while, so don't know if it's still there - unlikely

Let's invent a 'soul time machine'....that would definately be one of the places I'd go back and visit Jo

I had two different "zones". When I lived in Southport it was:

Sunday - Tiffany's in Ainsdale

Monday - a little club in Preston - don't remember the name, but I think it was usually a gay bar as gradually more and more people turned up in drag and we stopped going! We used to occasionaly go to Richard Searling's night - I think that was on a Monday? (at Wigan)

Wednesday - Carlton in Warrington - when we had money

Thursday - Scarsbrick Hotel in Southport

When I moved back to Scotland

Sunday - Hilton - Edinburgh

Monday - Stirling Soul Club

Wednesday - Bathgate/Blackburn Miner's Club

Thursday - Metro in Falkirk - or sometimes McQue's in Bannockburn

Tuesday was the only night I was home and sleeping at 6.30! I'm sure all the Scottish crew remember these venues, I've just met up with half of them again in January!