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Was pm'img Neil(Allen) earlier today, there are so mant tales to be told, from those special nights, well it was weekends most times with the likes of the oldies, clifton hall, the britt, the bear, bedford etc...etc...on fridays, then off to Kev 'n; Shazz's or Lornas, if we could get a lift.

What a joy to be in the company of the craziest, reckless bunch of wonderful people you could ever wish to meet. talk about living to the maxx, and then more piled in on top, yet through all that we came out with so many life long mates, and great memories.

If you told the tales to an outsider, they would scoff and say nobody would get up to those things, but we did weekly

Dave from Anglesey stopped me a few months ago, must have been 20 plus years but it was as if it had been 8am the Sunday before, and that applies to so many of us,,,thats so special for me as around here no fucker will speak to me, only jokin really the kids spoke only last year LOL

We dont need to meet in a mall, to be together "the memories still remain in our hearts"

Hello Harpo

I've posted 3 old photo's in the gallery

All the best

Bod

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Was pm'img Neil(Allen) earlier today, there are so mant tales to be told, from those special nights, well it was weekends most times with the likes of the oldies, clifton hall, the britt, the bear, bedford etc...etc...on fridays, then off to Kev 'n; Shazz's or Lornas, if we could get a lift.

Harpo do you remember doing the bits n pieces, tapes after wigan at my flat, 6 seconds of a tune (off our heads still with richards tunes playin in you head) how hard was that....... those were the days then off the the fiddlers three pub, for the quiz.............

What a joy to be in the company of the craziest, reckless bunch of wonderful people you could ever wish to meet. talk about living to the maxx, and then more piled in on top, yet through all that we came out with so many life long mates, and great memories.

Dave from Anglesey stopped me a few months ago, must have been 20 plus years but it was as if it had been 8am the Sunday before, and that applies to so many of us,,,thats so special for me as around here no fucker will speak to me, only jokin really the kids spoke only last year LOL

not seen Dave since wigan spent time at the flat back in the day

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Guest Craig the Manc

Back on track with some of Richards playlist around the time.

Al Hudson And The Soul Partners - Spread Love

Al Williams - I Am Nothing

Arin Domain - Silent Treatment

7th Ave. Aviators - You Should O' Held On

Billy Nicholls - Diamond Ring

Bobby Thurston - Just Ask Me

Charletta - Lies

Cheryl Berdell - Giving It All To You

Clyde McPhatter - Please Give Me One More Chance

Chris Bartley - Out Of My Mind

COD's - She's Fire

Cody Marshall - The Thought Of Loving You

Combinations - What'cha Gonna Do

Court Davis - Try To Think (What Your Doing)

Curtis - How Can I Tell Her

Deadbeats - No Second Chance

Eddie Daye & The 4 Bars - Guess Who Loves You

Eddie Holman - Where I'm Not Wanted

Eddie Holman - Hurt

Emanuel Laskey - You Know What I Like

Fluffy Falana - My Little Cottage

Frank Foster - Harlem Rumble

Herman Hitson - Love Slipped Through My Fingers

Ike Strong - Your Love Keeps Me Dancing

Jackey Beavers - I Need My Baby

Jewell - Paradise

Jimmy Delphs - Dancing A Hole In The World

John & The Weirdest - Can't get Over These Memories

John & The Weirdest - No Time

Judy Hughes - Fine, Fine, Fine

Lamont Cranston Band - Takin' A Chance

Larry Houston - Let's Spend Some Time Together

Little Ann - What Should I Do

Main Change - Sunshine Is Her Way

Mike Jemison - You'll Never Get My Love

Moses Dillard - I'll Pay The Price

Mr Soul - What Happened To Yesterday

Nabay - Believe It Or Not

Nomads - Somethings Bad

Nurons - All Of My Life

Paris - Sleepless Nights

Peabo Bryson - Why Don't You Make Up Your Mind

Peter Hamilton Generation - Hey Girl

Porgy & The Monarchs - Congratulations Baby

Revelation - Feel It

Rosey Jones - All I Need Is Half A Chance

Royal Esquires - Ain't Gonna Run

Sammy Gaha - Thank You

Skip Mahoney - Janice (Don't Be So Blind)

Superbs - I Wanna Do It With You Baby

The Group Featuring Cecil Washington - I Don't Like To Lose

Twans - I Can't See Him Again

Vickie Baines - Country Girl

Vivian Carol - Oh Yeah, Yeah, Yeah

ZZ & Company - Getting Ready For The Get Down

I believe all correct and will add more of the dee-jays playlist soon.

Mark

Did the same last 2 and a half years. These nights will last in my memory till the alziehmers kicks in.

One from the list.

Feel_It___Revelation.mp3

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Did the same last 2 and a half years. These nights will last in my memory till the alziehmers kicks in.

One from the list.

Craig

Thanks for the upload of Revelation - Feel It.

Still listen to this now and a record that I always remember sounding brilliant when Richard played it.

Mark

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A few from Garry Rushbrooke on a Saturday night.

Admirations - You Left Me - Peaches

Cashmeres - Showstopper

Cashmeres Don't Let The Door Hit Your Back

Deltours - Sweet And Lovely

Determinations - Bing Bong

Executive Four - I Got A Good Thing Going

Four Voices - Your Love Is Getting Stronger

Gary Sole - Holding On

Imaginations - Strange Neighbourhood

Johnny Guitar Watson - Ain't Gonna Move

Lonnie Russ - Say Girl

Magnetics - I Have A Girl

Magnetics - Lady in Green

Midnighters - You're Gonna Make Me Cry

Players IV - The Two Of Us

Ray Agee - I'm Losing Again

Richard Anthony - No Good

Sammy Sevens - Everybody Crossfire

Traditions - My Life With You

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One of my all time faves D.D BARNES, allways in my playbox great record a tad fast for a few today though biggrin.gif

Freeeecking awesome this...forgotton just how brill this is...typical tune of the time...didnt think about how uptempo it was...just flew along the dancefloor....jeeez..in the days when the smell of Brut and Hi Karate was more common at a soul do than Deep Heat and Ralgex :) .....Delxxxxx

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Freeeecking awesome this...forgotton just how brill this is...typical tune of the time...didnt think about how uptempo it was...just flew along the dancefloor....jeeez..in the days when the smell of Brut and Hi Karate was more common at a soul do than Deep Heat and Ralgex :) .....Delxxxxx

laugh.gif:D:P:lol: classy!

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Hi All

Just a note to wish everyone who joined this thread a Merry Christmas and an a Happy New Year.

There's been some great memories shared so far and I am sure plenty more to come.

All the best

Mark

And the same to you mark, brought back many memories for me personally, keep hearing this saying "get over it it`s gone" maybe it has but it shaped my life in so many ways, it will allways have a special place in my heart, top thread :D ALL THE BEST HARRY :thumbup:

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And the same to you mark, brought back many memories for me personally, keep hearing this saying "get over it it`s gone" maybe it has but it shaped my life in so many ways, it will allways have a special place in my heart, top thread :D ALL THE BEST HARRY :thumbup:

Well said!

It shaped my life too! For the better I hope. Still working on the 100.

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Well said!

Seconded.... :thumbup:

I still attend venues most weeks with great people I first met at Wigan 30+ years ago - the Casino was responsible for a whole new generation of us discovering the Joys of the music that is Northern Soul - yes it had it problems - yes it wasn't perfect (as we are constantly reminded of on here :thumbup: ) But I, and I know many like me who wouldn't have missed it for the world.

This section of the forum is called 'All our Yesterdays' so what WTF is wrong with us celebrating one of best venues ever, on here - without being told to "move on"? :D ....

If certain people could only get past their preconcieved ideas that Station Rd was just about Frank Wilson and Casino fooking Classics, they might discover some of the best music ever played on the Northern scene - as ably demonstrated on this thread..

Happy Christmas. :lol:

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Yeh we all used to sit together down that side, was a regular at rudies/four seasons back then, still see a few of the scarboro lads had some great times through there :thumbsup:

Harry as you can proberbly guess by my username I come from Scarborough and used to go with that crowd. Thats why i know so many of the York lads as well. My best m8s at that time were Mike Hussey and Andy Newbould from Hull. I went to Seasons and then Rudies after it reopened.

I also know many other people that you know ie Tony Colby. Ronny Marsh etc etc etc.

Rick

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Seconded.... :no:

I still attend venues most weeks with great people I first met at Wigan 30+ years ago - the Casino was responsible for a whole new generation of us discovering the Joys of the music that is Northern Soul - yes it had it problems - yes it wasn't perfect (as we are constantly reminded of on here :yes: ) But I, and I know many like me who wouldn't have missed it for the world.

This section of the forum is called 'All our Yesterdays' so what WTF is wrong with us celebrating one of best venues ever, on here - without being told to "move on"? sleep3.gif ....

If certain people could only get past their preconcieved ideas that Station Rd was just about Frank Wilson and Casino fooking Classics, they might discover some of the best music ever played on the Northern scene - as ably demonstrated on this thread..

Happy Christmas. :D

here here!!! if you never went to wigan then you wouldnt understand the bond we all had with eachother, it was the best days of my life to be honest, its hard to discribe how everyone was and still is so friendly, ive had people come up to me and take the mick! assuming it was a druggies den, im not saying you couldnt obtain drugs there as we all know that went!!( saying that you can obtain drugs in the most respected venues nowadays!!) but the vibe was fantastic and everyone was like one big happy family that just danced the night away, went to the baths in the morning to chill till it was time to walk down to the train station for the train home. Ive never felt the same vibe since wigan finished it kinda died with it.

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To add to the surrealness (as you know Una) of it all, the dance floor that you were dancing on was bought by Andy Nevin, now both he & Fiona are here in Australia...see you & the Big Fella in January.....also as Pete said it's more than likely that we brushed shoulders at Wigan (or other events), look at me with Kath, it's very likely that we were in the same room at the same time on many occasions, now all those years later we're together.

KTF

Baz

Well I'm sure I must have met you there as we usually hung around with Dave Nowell and Dave Lancaster. Sharkey remembered me when I met him in QLD, Scouse Pete in Perth knows lots of people I knew and I remembered the guy he hung around with (Bernie from Formsby) so I must have met him and don't recall. As for Pete Morgan Jones you can actually see us next to one another on the This England offcuts. And here we all are at the other side of the world together on the dance floor again. So as you say it is all a bit surreal! See you in January?
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Harry as you can proberbly guess by my username I come from Scarborough and used to go with that crowd. Thats why i know so many of the York lads as well. My best m8s at that time were Mike Hussey and Andy Newbould from Hull. I went to Seasons and then Rudies after it reopened.

I also know many other people that you know ie Tony Colby. Ronny Marsh etc etc etc.

Rick

Aye remember mick well, havn`t seen him for a while, still keep in touch with jinxy, was out with tony colby boxing night, had some great times in scarborough, bank holiday weekends in the two pubs round the corner [memory lapse] :wave: great days indeed GOT IT BACK-PICKWICK & SALISBURY

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Aye remember mick well, havn`t seen him for a while, still keep in touch with jinxy, was out with tony colby boxing night, had some great times in scarborough, bank holiday weekends in the two pubs round the corner [memory lapse] :) great days indeed GOT IT BACK-PICKWICK & SALISBURY

Tony Colby---who,what, where, when, Harry wot do you know about a man with no arms(Rani says??) don.t watch the fishing channel with Harry all night after a soul do.---even his wife went to sleep in the corner (on our bed).YEH great thred about that club on Station road and times there --but it shut 27 yrs. ago ----lots of gud memories since----i never went but feel as if i did!!!!

U.T.T.

Tony c. and Rani

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Harry Mick is still doing the doors round scarboro. I saw him a few weeks ago all loved up and now has a kiddy as well awwwwwwwwwwwww. Tony Colby didnt go to the casino:O:O:O:O I known you since the dawn of time and didnt realise that.

Rick

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To add to the surrealness (as you know Una) of it all, the dance floor that you were dancing on was bought by Andy Nevin, now both he & Fiona are here in Australia...see you & the Big Fella in January.....also as Pete said it's more than likely that we brushed shoulders at Wigan (or other events), look at me with Kath, it's very likely that we were in the same room at the same time on many occasions, now all those years later we're together.

KTF

Baz

They've got one of the floorboards here, Rob and I had a dance on it! It took Andrea and I about a month to realise that we did know each other at Wigan. Kath and I were living in the same suburb for all these years and then after meeting at a Northern night we were all up at the Gold Coast 3weeks later... and the rest is history! Looks like Andrea will be coming up January too.

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No Rick--i did really OCT 74 til all of the last ones

T.C.

Tony,

I thought I had done a Rain and gone OUT OF MY MIND or maybe just old age. Thinking back wasnt the pic of you and Pete with the records taken at Station Rd?

Rick

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No M8 --The photo that i see everywhere of Pete,Harry and Myself and THOSE records was taken in 1980 at a Forge All Nighter (ehere Macdonalds is now) on the A64.

mIGHT SEE YOU THIS YEAR!!!

T.C.

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A few from Soul Sam around this time

How many of these were first time played at the Casino?

Alfie Davison - Love Is Serious Business

Charles Johnson - Never Had A Love So Good

Daybreak - I Need Love

Damon Fox - Packing Up

Dogs - Soul Step

Gang Band - T.S.O.B.

Greater Experience - Don't Forget To Remember

King Tutt - You Got Me Hung Up

Larry Brown - Breakin' Training

Leo & Co - Hot Dog

Love Committee - I Made A Mistake

Omni - Keys To The City

Pages - Heartaches And Pain

Patti Labelle - You Make It So Hard

Prince Phillip Mitchell - I'm So Happy

Ramona Collins - You've Been Cheating

Ramsey & Co - Love Call

Roy Dawson - Over The Top

Sweet - Broken Heart Attack

Tommy Tate - You Taught Me How To Love

Velvet Hammer - Happy

Vickie Baines - Country Girl

Will Collins & Willpower - Anything I Can Do

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only went from mid 1980 to end I was there when the punks jumped everyone getting off the train from manchester chased us up from the station, mick sale rip from stockport was hit over the head with an axe made a right mess of his napper scared me to death, also went there on scooters one week and got a load of abuse off some bitchbag of a girl outside for being on scooters which was totally unexpected. also remember being in there when green onions got played and everyone started dancing like it was a ska record if you know what i mean ?

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only went from mid 80 to end I was there when the punks jumped everyone getting off the train from manchester chased us up from the station, mick sale rip from stockport was hit over the head with an axe made a right mess of his napper scared me to death, also went there on scooters one week and got a load of abuse off some bitchbag of a girl outside for being on scooters which was totally unexpected. also remember being in there when green onions got played and everyone started dancing like it was a ska record if you know what i mean ?
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Thanks to Mark Freeman for encouraging me to dig out my Casino tapes and re-living my wonderful memories of the latter years of the Casino.

Although I use to go to the Oldies nighters and occasionally go in M's, it was the Saturday nights , main dance floor that always did it for me - oh if we could turn back time?

Russ, Richard, Soul Sam, Gary Rushbrooke, Pat Brady, Keith Minshull, Brian Rae and Dave Evison etc. - Respect to you all for such wonderful memories!

On some nights there was only a few hundred people in so am hoping that this is a great opportunity to re-live a moment in time.

A few examples are:

Neil Allen, Chris Plant, Tim Ashibende, Dave Thorley, Atlas, Geoff Oakes, Dave Shaw, Waggsy, Trusser, Harpo, The twins, Rob Marriott, Vernon, Martin Maylor, Blondie, Ricky Brown, Pete French, Fletch, Tracey, Pip and the rest of the Stroud contingent. The Gloucester crowd and so many more from Worcester, Redditch, Crewe, Manchester, Scotland etc.

Also the people that I didn't meet at the Casino but then met afterwards and found out they were also there, Guy, Keb, Butch, Gilly etc.

Also to the wonderful soulies that we no longer see around Dave Alcock, Pete Lawson, Tommo, Mudd and others R.I.P.

Anyway if you were there between 1979-1981 please leave a comment.

Mark (Gloucester) - Don't look at the picture as I looked quite different then, like more hair, and definitely less weight

Did I hear, Disco Connection-Isaac Hayes, 80/81 or was it a dream?

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sorry mate should of read mid 1980 thought you might of got that far yourself anyway cheers pointing it out so vividly

apologies read it wrong DOH! :thumbsup: have edited it off, remember the running battles with the punks myself, got caught up in the middle of one in the alley at the side, also the lads from york scooter club organised a rally from york to a mod night got all the way there and couldn`t get in with parkas on :unsure:

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went to york every year in early 80s for the pre scooter run rally couldnt get drunk or enything though because had to ride back same day it used to be a laugh though

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are lot were stockport crusaders sc, had some great mates in that club but lost track of nearly everyone the name tom petch rings a bell did he used to flog rally badges or something we used to flog legshield banners for johnny bolland also scsc

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apologies read it wrong DOH! :wicked: have edited it off, remember the running battles with the punks myself, got caught up in the middle of one in the alley at the side, also the lads from york scooter club organised a rally from york to a mod night got all the way there and couldn`t get in with parkas on :ohmy:

I always remember when we used to go up on the train, sneaking the back way from the train station to the Casino and did have problems with the local Wigan lads. Pip from Stroud got his hand cut and bag stolen.

This at some point ended in a punch-up and vague memories of Norman Wint (Gloucester) and a few others returning the compliment. Oldies night I think.

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I always remember when we used to go up on the train, sneaking the back way from the train station to the Casino and did have problems with the local Wigan lads. Pip from Stroud got his hand cut and bag stolen.

This at some point ended in a punch-up and vague memories of Norman Wint (Gloucester) and a few others returning the compliment. Oldies night I think.

One of my mates had his bag nicked on the way down the hill from the station, the funniest one was BILLY from york [rip] used to get p*ssed on the way down on the train, when we got off he just wandered off, anyway about 4 o`clock he rolls into mr m`s, he`d got lost, and somehow managed to get into a parked car on the side of the street and fall asleep, then some poor guy, gets in his car, and billy sits up in the back :thumbsup::unsure: WHAT THE F*CK ARE YOU DOING says the guy, BILLY JUST GETTING ME HEAD DOWN CHIEF :g::lol::lol:

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