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not surprised..he was totally divvy..and we all got collared...only by sheer luck did we not get prosecuted..

thats it Gary..yes he has..with me (Martin 'Elvis' Davis (ex Skegness) Gary Wade, Ray Chapman and a girl who#s name i forget..

Heres my take on it, i attended Wigan early 74 thru to early 78. I think M's opened late 74 around the time of the 1st anniversary.I used it when the main hall DJ was playing stuff i didnt like..usually Minshull..as when your on form and buzzing nicely you want to keep dancing ( generally speaking), i never thought it was a shit hole, but great way to roam around and chill out recharge.Many times M's was so packed you couldn't dance so you'd chill to the sounds..in the early days these were the tunes that were played Wheel,Torch etc then later as Wigan oldies..i heard many tunes that i only knew by name.It did get very hot..many of my pics are fogged cos of the temperature.I sneaked in via the rear street entrance a few times..one of the better things about Wigan was that there was the opportunity to roam about and chill in a small space if you wanted to..there were loads of them..Not only oldies were played in there..i remember hearing Jobell/orch ..The only time i saw things get nasty were in M's..upstairs..on a few occasions i spent most of the night in there..save to say..i always danced in the main room to Searlings spot..maybe JV's..also..on the whole a great place as an extra or add on to the the Main venue..fond memories..

hmmn..the guy in the bottom photo..was he from Notts?..if so , i'm sure i was arrested with him..(his fault) outside Wigan one Sunday morning..around 1977...

Edward Hamilton/Arabians Tell me (intro) ..Spanish Harlem Charles Hodges -Whats gonna happen....George Michael -Faith

Nella Dodds..your love back..1965 (intro) Stones Honky tonk woman 1969...

Dalton Boys..Take my hand/Beatles..From me to you

lille bryant..motown all over it...

one or two on popsike..

i saw a few WD's about 5 years ago..shudda got one...

Raym just posted a list..Carl Carlton-Action £30...

dull plodder? gotta be kidding..ooh pretty and pay the price have always been easy to aquire acting much less so..i never managed to get a copy during the 74-78 years i was attending allnighters, finally got a copy about 10 years ago..plus the inst version of acting was a big spin..

SHUCKS sebastien williams....THE OTHER SIDE five of a kind.THATS THE WAY HE IS ann perry...

still like it...

nev..c'mon..exus trek was played preferred to vocal and its a stand out track..its so powerful...if you weren't there in '73 i can understand it..perhaps..if you were shame...

good point jaco..mass-iv-e..tune bitd..

superb and powerful..

fabulous tune..now thats a real monster..new thread..records that shook the Casino!!!!!

two big casino sounds from 76 ish .... 'Road to Ruin' Earl Wright...( remixed from Pretty Purdie's 'Testifyin') and another remix 'Dress Rehearsal' van Mcoy strings..

ha yes..i only ever remember this from Sam's..but sure JV must've played it elsewhere..an exclusive for him..bit too fast really...

and that..almost in a nutshell is the reason most followed northern soul..a soul pilgrimage thats become lost or distorted over the years..

wow..not that it really surprises me..he played some great stuff and had a connection with Anderson..but i always thought it was G&E..

no wonder when you think of the advantage Ian Levine had...

played a lot at Cleethorpes..possibly ginger & eddie...