Ady Croasdell
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Now in our seventh year the super successful London club night is back on Saturday 26 Septemberfor another rammed night of pure vintage retro partying in epic proportions. This 1000 capacity venue in the heart of Central London boasts a DJ line-up and live band that will have you dancing from dusk until dawn. Dance floor detonating DC Fontana celebrate their forthcoming debut album "Six Against Eight" live on stage at Crossfire, unveiling a 21st century psychedelic soul orchestra with special guest appearances. The band invites you to take 14 trips into your art & soul with their fab and compelling sonic sculpture, designed to send your senses spinning. This is music for the head, heart and the Hip. It's a record of real ambition made with deep affection as the DC's much-respected attack of organ, guitars & horns is beautifully enhanced with orchestras & sitars. It's a live show and album you can't afford to miss..... The Main Ballroom features the pioneers of Northern Soul all under one roof. Russ Winstanley was the main DJ at the legendary 70's venue Wigan Casino. When the crowds got too big on the main danefloor at Wigan they opened a second room and Stoke born and bred Dave Evison was in the original DJ team. Brian Rae goes even further back to the original Northern Soul venue Manchester's Twisted Wheel; it's a real coup to get these three DJs on the same bill. Co-promoter Ady Croasdell from London's 6Ts dances held at the famous 100 Club in Oxford St has just celebrated 30 years of all nighters earlier this month. The Main Ballroom is hosted by DJ Ady Croasdell of Kent records and 6TS Dances who just celebrated 30 years of Northern Soul dances earlier this month at the 100 club. London's biggest Northern Soul oldies all-nighter features very special guests from the legendary 70's venue Wigan Casino. DJ Russ Winstanley started and finished the world famous Northern Soul All Nighter and broke some of the biggest records ever on the scene. He has written books on those halcyon years, compiled CDs for major record labels including the recent "Beginners Guide To Northern Soul" on Universal. He is now a radio DJ and promoter but mainly the top Northern Soul Oldies DJ from the golden era that he dominated. Wigan was not only the home of Northern Soul in the 70s, it was the starting place for Northern nostalgia when the crowds got so massive at Wigan that the huge downstairs room could not cram everyone in. They then opened Mr M's upstairs and had Stoke born and bred DJ Dave Evison entertaining the crowds for the next few years. Dave has continued to DJ right through the decades and has worked in music retail as well as radio. Having him and Russ DJing together again is quite a coup. Big Brian Rae goes back even further than the Wigan days. He first got behind the decks at Manchester's Twisted Wheel and has been a regular face on the Northern scene ever since. He became a legend at clubs in Peterborough, St Ives and Leicester in the 70s and 80s because of his inspiring dancer friendly sets. Anton Ludwig is an ex-100 Club apprentice,whose enthusiasm and dedication has encouraged so many. He has amassed a considerable collection over the past three decades and will unleash the best of it on the dancers at Crossfire.Val Palmer, 100 Club door girl and resident DJ for many years has collected since the 70s and has an impressive box of 45s that will recall the 100 Club glory years and add some undoubted class to proceedings. The Beat Room is hosted by the extraordinarily successful Mousetrap all-nighters at Orleans in Finsbury Park (now in their 18th year). Speed of (Circle Records) and Dr Robert of (Le Beat Bespoke) are joined on the decks by an International DJ Line up that will blow your mind. Miguel Yagaza from the Mushroom Machine club in Madrid, Stephan Golowka from Germany's Psychedelic 'Up Club' and Embooks guitar player Alessando Cossi from Italy complete the DJ line-up. Expect maximum fun, gorgeous go-go girls and the primest 60's Beat, Garage, Psych sounds to a backdrop of psychedelic visuals. London Mod promoters the New Untouchables host the R&B room with authentic Modernist sounds from resident DJ's Roger 'R&B' Banks, Alan Handscombe and co-promoter Rob Bailey. Joined on the decks by very special guests Jim Cox (expect scorching Ska and early Reggae) and Joe Dutton from Northern R&B club 'BackBeat', with Pete Tebbutt from successful Luton venue 'TOTS' completing the bill. "All the clubs involved are at the leading edge of what they do" says Crossfire co-organiser Ady Croasdell "and people come from all over the country to their gigs. It's a great chance for anyone who is interested in this type of music to check out all the clubs under one roof and see what they have to offer" Information about the event can be found at: www.newuntouchables.com www.6ts.info CROSSFIRE 14 ALLNIGHTER- THE ULTIMATE UNDERGROUND 60's DANCE PARTY! When? Saturday 26 September 2009, 10pm-6am Where? TheVenue, 229 Great Portland Street, Regents Park, London W1W 5PN How? Opposite Great Portland St Tube station/5 min walk Regents Park station/ 10 min Oxford Circus/Warren St/Euston stations Cost? £12 on the door Info www.newuntouchables.com Venue contact 0207 631 8310
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Crossfire 14 - London Allnighter - Sat 26 September 09 View full article
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Just you you cheeky monkey!
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I'm sure it was nice for you little tiddlers to have a coach laid on, I know Sylv's Newcastle coaches were run by Alex Lowes and Bill Swift who started the Southport weekenders, but it was a bit naff; hitching or jumping the train was the only way to travel.
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British pop/rock was shit prior to punk; after it it was brilliant again.
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Thanks Baz, I'm OK for the Vol 1 of his Greatest Hits, there was meant to be a Vol 2 too but I've never seen it.
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Yes. Yes. Yes. No. Yes.
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I could do with a loan if anyone's got it, also the 45s of Go Sam and Deeper Than Love. Ta Ady
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I've revived my view on the big gigs since Chorleysoul's post, it was just that I'd cut down on the punk side by the time they were happening. One big joyous all nighter would be a hoot but I think with 40 years of listening everyone's musical tastes are too diverse. There was a backlash against Wigan's blatant commerciality; was it a solid year of "last ever" nighters? it felt like it. And the music didn't grab a lot of people by the end, it was all about the beat and less about the soul.
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He's got it, by George he's got it!
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If the place is still standing I'm going to Salu near there with a team of non-playing cricketers 2nd weekend in Oct. Anything on then?
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Chris was acting like a kid like myself, I think it's called emotionally retarded or something now; basically too much whooping it up and not wanting to grow up. At 24 Chris and I would have been some of the oldest swingers on the punk scene. He was from Flint like Russ Taylor and had many a rare record in his day. Most punks got into it 77/78 and it probably took a lot of potential Northern kids away from it then. In fact one of the reasons people took to Northern in the 75/76 period was because there was no alternative rock/pop scene.
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I agree with there not being many punks around Wigan in 1977, I only remember Chris Harrop and me, and I agree that musically they are dissimilar but the energy and buzz of the best of them had the same energising effect on me. Punks were big on speed, though I'd just about stopped by then and the fast beats of both music styles meant that Northern stompers would have made a better punk musical relation than the politically motivated choice of reggae.
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What's 5 years in Northern Soul? Yes the Waxpoetics link was what fell through contractually. There's is a godawful dub too!
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Sorry i didn't make it clear. As a GWP production that we bought a few years ago, it will be the ender on the 2nd Vol of GWP CD out at the end of this month. It also contains some stunning dancers like Lilly Fields 'Changes', the Larry Banks & Jaibi anniversary 45 and the best version of 'Without Your Love' by Bobby Penn. There are also killer ballads and all sorts of GWP/Banks/Kerr related goodies.
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Jaibi 'You Got Me'. Well Saint Dave said it was and he invented the category. Going through the master tapes for GWP Vol 2, I came across one that sounded slightly different after a while. It turned out that it was the exact same version as the GWP produced Kapp 45 but there was a female backing group joining in on the chorus. The first time it's featured it is hard to hear as it comes in on the brass section and those are similar frequencies (and noisy), the second time is much clearer and the record fades out with the girls in full flow. Not a drastically different version but one of great interest to a lot of fans of the record; Messrs cato and Hampsey spring to mind.
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I pogoed like a derranged maniac on Jeyes fluid actually. In my addled head i was the best there was; i certainly nutted more ceilings than most.
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It's a side issue but as a London punk, the big gigs meant nothing, they were for tourists and posers; it was all about small clubs. i don't know about the Manc scene.
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Not too much considering, and as an imbiber myself nothing too unreasonable. It's a weird combination though and the two drugs, alcohol and amphetamine are very different in so many ways. I would say they usually don't mix well (the people on them) but again we've both varieties down the club over the years with little friction. As a teenager I used to get blasted with the lads on a Saturday night, have a hoot then neck some bombers and have a ball at a nighter too. Two nights out in one!
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I used to spin it at the 100 Club R&B nights in the 90s; so there! Cee Jay was a kind of fore-runner to Carnival, band leader Paul Williams' label I think.
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i don't think Randy had DTS it was one I played at the flat at the all night parties after the dances. Randy played Carolina and Derek & Patsy
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28 AND A HALF ISH AT THE 100 AND DON'T FORGET THE dOMINION ON tOTT cT rD TOO.
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Am I tripping?
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Thanks very much. I don't particularly need to see it if it's different but go ahead if you're feeling fruitful.
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Is it the same Ray Dahrouge song as Plus 4 on WB? Anyone gotta scan
