Just read the Wigan no 1s thread and it got me thinking about Mr Ms biggies/popular tunes. The place used to bounce to these two.

Nothings to good for my baby. Stevie Wonder.

Gimme some lovin. Spencer Davis Group.

Both fantastic tunes to move to when you had a gurn on!!!

Anymore for anymore.

who who song

who who song

Tell Her - Dean parrish

Sad and pathetic I know, but I remember Ste Whittle playing papa's got a brand new bag-pig pag band at M's as a cover??????? wtf.............would have been late 70's but still messes with my mind to this day.

Anybody confirm PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sad and pathetic I know, but I remember Ste Whittle playing papa's got a brand new bag-pig pag band at M's as a cover??????? wtf.............would have been late 70's but still messes with my mind to this day.

Anybody confirm PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

He must have had a Tardis.

It wasn't recorded until 1981.

Well there you go. now I can appreciate it must've been a bad dream

Steve Whittle, Kenny Spence and Stuart Backenridge (spelling?)

Forgot Derek Gallagher

ME OLD MATE STEVE W, & GONE BUT NOT FORGOTON KENNY SPENCE , BEST DJ'S IN THE GAFF BY A MILE BUT I USED TO LIKE D EVISON & M ELLIS NOW AND AGAIN , FOR ME MRMms WAS THE PLACE TO BE COMPARED TO THAT BORING BIG ROOM . ALLWAYS RIMEMBER THE FLOOR BOUCING SO HIGH UP AND EVERY BUGGER IN STEP TO DON THOMAS -COME ON TRAIN ,THEY USED TO KNOCK THE VOLUME DOWN SO YOU COULD HEAR THE ALL MIGHTY THUDING OF THE FLOOR , NEVER EVER BE A PLACE LIKE IT FOR PURE 100 MPH AMPHETAMINE FUELED ATMOSPHERE , I ALLWAYS STAYED IN MR Mms AND FOR MY MONEY THE BEST PEOPLE AND FRIENDS I HAD ALL WENT IN TO MRms , IN FACT THERE WAS A THRED ON HERE ASKING WHY PEOPLE THESE DAYS DIDANT GO TO NIGHTERS ITS VERY SIMPLE IF YOU WENT TO MRms ALL THE TIME BACK THEN LIKE I DID YOU WOULD BE FOOKED GOOD AND PROPER BY NOW AND PREFARE TO RIMEMBER BACK TO THEM DAYS WHEN EVERY BODY THAT WENT TO A NIGHTER WAS YOUNG , NIGHTERS THESE DAYS ARE LIKE OLD PEOPLES NIGHT OUT AT THE BINGO

There was also Gerry's Bar which was at the front of Mr M's upstairs and had pool tables and a bar. It was my way in when I used to sweep up at the Casino after the rock night before the niters started and in the mornings. Oh the things I used to find

I WAS ALLSO A SWEEPER UPPER BUT GOT PROMOTED TO BEING A COKE CARRIER WE USED TO UMP CRATES OF COKE AROUND MRMms and the main room before the night started . i must know you mate ??? i allso used to watch the rock bands before the nighter or stayed in mms before it opend watching acts like fire eating magicians ,it was cabaret night in mrms before the nighter started in there lol . it was a very strange experiance waiting to come up on me bombers i can tel you lol,

A little bit hurt - Julian Covay , Breakout - Mitch Ryder .

When the room was packed and no room on the dance floor, and everybody was going for it, there was such a great atmosphere when records like "A Little Bit Hurt" - Julian Covay were played!! special moments in time!

Northern Scene now is like a kiddies playground, compared to those days!

When the room was packed and no room on the dance floor, and everybody was going for it, there was such a great atmosphere when records like "A Little Bit Hurt" - Julian Covay were played!! special moments in time!

Northern Scene now is like a kiddies playground, compared to those days!

Stanley Mitchell 'Get it baby'

i have to agree, i loved mr M's more than the main hall. packed dancefloor so we found room on the threadbare carpet on the balcony. amazing nights in there.

Sad and pathetic I know, but I remember Ste Whittle playing papa's got a brand new bag-pig pag band at M's as a cover??????? wtf.............would have been late 70's but still messes with my mind to this day.

Anybody confirm PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad you brought it up, was just telling the missus about it - confirmed.

Natural Four The Devil Made Me Do It. Charles Wright Keep Saying Platters Sweet Sweet Loving. o

Anybody remember the dreadful Sammy Davis Jnr - You Can Count On Me vocal to Hawaii Five 0, being played in M's, I think it was the only venue I ever heard it played out ..

Steve

Sad and pathetic I know, but I remember Ste Whittle playing papa's got a brand new bag-pig pag band at M's as a cover??????? wtf.............would have been late 70's but still messes with my mind to this day.

Anybody confirm PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got one of them that plays in my head from M's. I remember hearing "Spider Man" by "Will Power" (demo only on Private Stock I since found out). It's the theme tune to the American version of the cartoon Spiderman. There must have only been about 30 of us in the place at that time and I can't for the life of me remember who the jock was. I know one of the folks in there, but they deny all knowledge to this day.

I can't be completely nuts (well, errrm, no I'm not). Any of the other 28 out there ever remember it being played?

Anybody remember the dreadful Sammy Davis Jnr - You Can Count On Me vocal to Hawaii Five 0, being played in M's, I think it was the only venue I ever heard it played out ..

Steve

They used to play that quite a lot at the early sessions on a Wednesday and Friday at the Casino. Used to go down a storm then.

They used to play that quite a lot at the early sessions on a Wednesday and Friday at the Casino. Used to go down a storm then.

Yes I can remember watching Sandy Holt dancing to it.

JOHNNY TAYLOR'S --- FRIDAY NIGHT .

THE TEMPO'S - COUNTDOWN HERE I COME.

little queenie bar b q seacruise in fact just visit wisted wheel .net or go to the wheel boxing day and you will think yo are back in mr m's

spike wigan 1976-1979

Loved it in M's,,,,you just dont know chubby checker,pain in my heart the poppies,mr big shot gene chandler....they remind me of M's......

I got one of them that plays in my head from M's. I remember hearing "Spider Man" by "Will Power" (demo only on Private Stock I since found out). It's the theme tune to the American version of the cartoon Spiderman. There must have only been about 30 of us in the place at that time and I can't for the life of me remember who the jock was. I know one of the folks in there, but they deny all knowledge to this day.

I can't be completely nuts (well, errrm, no I'm not). Any of the other 28 out there ever remember it being played?

yep i remember this one,my mate was mad about it, we still have his life today did you have a good night boxing night MR BOWMAN

Anybody remember the dreadful Sammy Davis Jnr - You Can Count On Me vocal to Hawaii Five 0, being played in M's, I think it was the only venue I ever heard it played out ..

Steve

Bumped into sandy not long ago and he mentioned this amongst others ,ive still got one and it was played at a lot of all dayers round manchester remember this packin the floor at bell vue.

Edited December 30, 200816 yr by Soultown andy

Anyone else remember Nathan Jones packing the floor in M's (on more than one occasion)?

yeah played by Gal, also remember dancin to Swim Bobby Freeman, Throwin up in my hands and carring on dancin... Must av been a bad pie.

Throwin up in my hands and carring on dancin...

Hope you didn't do any Spins, Kev!.

anyone remember the telephone box in there

Anybody remember the dreadful Sammy Davis Jnr - You Can Count On Me vocal to Hawaii Five 0, being played in M's, I think it was the only venue I ever heard it played out ..

Steve

First heard Sammy Davis Jnr-You Can Count On Me played at at Colwyn Bay Pier All Nighter, around 76/7.

I remember the Friendship Club first for the warm-up, good old soul days.

Wade in the water - Ramsey Lewis and Put it where you want it - shit I cant remember what they were called

Rufus lumley"i,m standing" remeber one guy dancing to this

SPOT ON so much i went downstairs and bought it

also the Detroit emeralds "help me" worked up a wee sweat

Rufus lumley"i,m standing" remeber one guy dancing to this

SPOT ON so much i went downstairs and bought it

also the Detroit emeralds "help me" worked up a wee sweat

There was another that got the sweat going-RAINBOWS-HELP ME IF YOU CAN, now that got yer buzzin

Wade in the water - Ramsey Lewis and Put it where you want it - shit I cant remember what they were called

The Crusaders Blue Thumb 7''

gazza

Edited January 9, 200916 yr by dawsons

gimme some lovin and keep on runnin Spencer Davies both ripped the place up

but they never play em in oldies spots now. Now bare with me but i seem to rmember that it was Dave

Evison who played th e Snake in M,s and made it the"legend" of a sound that it once was

Steve

Edited January 18, 200916 yr by Steve Lehair

I agree with the above. Tony Newman was the top sound in M's. I once asked Pep to play it at the Laffyette in W-ton. He said he didn't play "rock and roll records", fair comment now I think.

Other sounds I recall were Joe Frazier "First Round Knockout", Curtis Mayfied "Move on up", Towana Barnes "You don't mean it", Creative Source "Don't be afraid" and R Dean Taylor "Let's go somewhere" - (always played by Kenny Spence.)

I also rememer Steve Whittle playing "Popa's got a brand new pig bag" by Pig Bag, covered up as Peg Leg Moffitt and the DJ's beingforced to play "Time Out" by the All-Night Band just before it was released on Casino Classics.

James Carr - Thats what i want to know

Sandi Sheldon - Your gonna make me love you

Luther Ingram - If its all the same to you

Denise Lasalle - Do me right

John E Paul - I wanna know

These 5 classics still get the old adrenalin pumpin!! great memories xx

Edited February 9, 200916 yr by Alwayssoul