Dave Thorley

Off tread a bit, but if it arrives in the post tomorrow, I've just got a studio disc that I sold 25 years ago to Ion, gonna play it tomorrow nite. old fashioned 100mph stomper. Come home to daddy

This is starting to sound repetitive, Stafford, got it from Tim Ashibend. He said "here's one of those left field sounds you like"

Thanks to everyone who has purchased over the last 24 hours

Hi Mark Both Tate records were played at the Mecca

Tate, was played at the Mecca, Showstopper RS Wigan

Haven't got it anymore so can't check, sold it back to John end 80's when I sold most of the 60's stuff, big mistake(Sort of)

O.C. Smith-On easy street Tolbert-I've got it Turner Bros.-Lets go fishing Fantastics-Where there's a will

I had a Dream Merchants from Soul Bowl in 83, but not sure if I played it much then

When was Montclairs-Hey you, first played?

Known at Stafford as 'The Preston Cybermen' something to do with there slow almost robotic dance style. There week in, week out. Sadly Gaz has had a rough life since then, Stan came to my wedding a couple of years ago, top guys one and all.

Big tune at Yate

I would agree, I have never thought of Stafford as the only club that should get props. Morcombe, 100 Club and Leicester all where great allnighter. The difference was that Stafford set out to run a totally newies room, which ran for four years, so shear logistics would say alot was played there. Also Shaun ran and advertised Morcombe as an oldies allnighter and with it's location in the North West it always was going to get big numbers. In fact I can remember several letters in mags of the time from attendees complaining about DJ's playing new stuff at an oldies allnighter. But as Russ say, positive note and this tread isn't about Stafford, but the great music played since

RS & Pep at Wigan

New York City Walkers-Steady Flo Big tune at The Ritz and Bretby

Two Plus Two-I'm sure/Look around Sy Hightower-I know your leaving me Kings Of Soul-Is your love for me

Big tune for Guy H at Stafford

Now that wasn't called for, was it

I remember well Ian playing it and he even found one for me. Pat did cover it up before he was djing at Stafford. I remember telling him what it was somewhere and he was not best pleased

Ian Clarke, Stafford tune

Was one of the un-released Motown's played by Dave Withers, along with 'Suspicion/Boy from crosstown/Angel doll/Lonely lover/Say, say baby' etc

That would make sence, I know we ran for close on four years.

Doing the CD first with Ian, then maybe a book when I get the barns finished

That's partly because it ended suddenly, no big last night. The new owners of the club had inherited us when they took over the club and didn't really get the whole soul/allnighter thing. So in a search for something to close it, focused on the drug thing. It was fair to say that by the mid 80's people jacking up and leaving works in the toilet pans had become a bit of an issue. We had to sweep the build three times a night to clean up ofter others. In the end, the management just annonced that this was the last one, and so it ended, no fanfair. But by then it had do it's job as a venue, the scene was in much better shape than when we open our doors, new DJ's and venues where everywhere, fun while it lasted, but never out stay your welcome.

Tell me about it!!!!!

This is the sillest post of the day, but I don't know when Stafford ended . My memory is shot, can anyone give me the date of the last one we did.