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56bda lost years of the 1980s - soul source rare and northern soul forum   soul source: rare and northern soul contact search flyers refosoul blogs photos events forum news-articles search this forum only? more search options welcome to soul source - a rare and northern soul site ( log in | register} - join now for full features {registration help} soul source rare and northern soul forum latest rare and northern soul newsroom  soul source rare and northern soul forum > rare soul forum > all about the soul   forum description   lost years of the 1980s, please explain options daz view member profile yesterday, 05:13 pm post #1 second issue group: mint minus posts: 2 joined: 14-december 06 member no.: 7,160 last played clip:precisions -why girl - video    can anyone explain what this means lost years of the 1980smyself and my friends on the scence from leicester/northampton/loughborough /etc spend most and i main most wekenda; all weekend.. at venuse such as stafford, mexborough,leicester, bradfrord, manchester, scotland, london,herne bay and many many more for a period of 8 years 1982-1990 we attended every weeknd some venue or other both nites....these were some of the best years of my life... i meet my wife there an old yate and wigan gal from stroud... we knew sue, mol,adam tomo, pete, brain ray, dave evison, guy gilly,keb. and big shout to everone not mentioned..60's soul rules for ever... these were exciting times for 60's soul and northern so i would love to hear why its is called the "lost years"... the only thing that was lost was the amount of braincellsalso we were young in our teens/twenties...i attended leighton buzzard reunion last year... is everone that old now????... i put this down to raving which stated 88-90 and this attracted young people... and ourselves but that a different story hi to ady cros and david thorley i see you names on here daz and jo say hi   baz atkinson view member profile yesterday, 05:20 pm post #2 baz atkinson group: mint posts: 1,846 joined: 20-december 05 from: spennymoor member no.: 4,276 event:: ufc 76 knockdown. www.ufc.com.www.ufc.co.uk    last played clip:kool blues - can we try love again - capsoul    lost years could be a refference to the fact that only 300-400 hardcore people were involved with the scene then ,it may be a term from the other 5000 or so that were listening to spandau ballet and brining up baby lol.best years for me mainly because i was in my early twenties and had such great fun meeting wonderful committed people!baz a   wiganer1 view member profile yesterday, 05:21 pm post #3 in-demander group: mint posts: 2,206 joined: 28-april 04 from: n-u-n-e-a-t-o-n member no.: 1,322 event:: nuneaton coop - we're where its at last played clip:new york port authority i got it invictus    quote(daz @ oct 21 2007, 06:13 pm) can anyone explain what this means lost years of the 1980smyself and my friends on the scence from leicester/northampton/loughborough /etc spend most and i main most wekenda; all weekend.. at venuse such as stafford, mexborough,leicester, bradfrord, manchester, scotland, london,herne bay and many many more for a period of 8 years 1982-1990 we attended every weeknd some venue or other both nites....these were some of the best years of my life... i meet my wife there an old yate and wigan gal from stroud... we knew sue, mol,adam tomo, pete, brain ray, dave evison, guy gilly,keb. and big shout to everone not mentioned..60's soul rules for ever... these were exciting times for 60's soul and northern so i would love to hear why its is called the "lost years"... the only thing that was lost was the amount of braincellsalso we were young in our teens/twenties...i attended leighton buzzard reunion last year... is everone that old now????... i put this down to raving which stated 88-90 and this attracted young people... and ourselves but that a different story hi to ady cros and david thorley i see you names on here daz and jo say hi ======yes same sentiments here mate!missed out 60s and 70s but from 81 onwards been 26 years of fantastic northern soul!! -------------------- mark 'fluff' freeman - is there a better oldies dj in the land. come and check us out at the nuneaton coop for great oldies, forgotten oldies and classic oldies 8 - 1am!..last one for the year saturday 24th november . becoming one of the best oldies venues in the midlands !   ady croasdell view member profile yesterday, 05:23 pm post #4 in-demander group: mint posts: 1,348 joined: 28-april 04 from: at a pc member no.: 1,321    last played clip:henry strogin - love insurance - ten star    hi daz, how you and jo doing? still in lestoh?this site is the anti-dote to the "northern didn't happen in the 80s" revisionists. one of the moderators simsy started a thread that eventually listed 100s of great venues from the era so we've established how great it was to ba a part of it then. and like you i'm grateful that others can remember bits of it better than me.cheersady -------------------- kent records 25th anniversary 60s soul revue at the forum, kentish town, london. fri oct 19th 7.30 pm-2am. maxine brown, tommy hunt, mary love, the flirtations, winfield parker and original 6ts djs ian clark, tony rounce and ady croasdell www.6ts.infotickets still available at face value from ace records 0208 453 1311 office hours www.acerecords.com   ady croasdell view member profile yesterday, 05:24 pm post #5 in-demander group: mint posts: 1,348 joined: 28-april 04 from: at a pc member no.: 1,321    last played clip:henry strogin - love insurance - ten star    quote(baz atkinson @ oct 21 2007, 06:20 pm) lost years could be a refference to the fact that only 300-400 hardcore people were involved with the scene then ,it may be a term from the other 5000 or so that were listening to spandau ballet and brining up baby lol.best years for me mainly because i was in my early twenties and had such great fun meeting wonderful committed people!baz a i would say more than that hardcore baz, but probably short of 1,000. -------------------- kent records 25th anniversary 60s soul revue at the forum, kentish town, london. fri oct 19th 7.30 pm-2am. maxine brown, tommy hunt, mary love, the flirtations, winfield parker and original 6ts djs ian clark, tony rounce and ady croasdell www.6ts.infotickets still available at face value from ace records 0208 453 1311 office hours www.acerecords.com   chalky view member profile yesterday, 05:29 pm post #6 one-off group: mint posts: 7,733 joined: 15-november 02 from: chesterfield member no.: 225 event:: lifeline    last played clip:ady, mary, the flirts and maxine on craig charles soul & funk show    the only time i usually see the term lost years or wilderness years of the 80's is from those who weren't there. i went to two all-nighters a weekend along with soul nights and all dayers during the 80's and like you daz some of the best times of my life making some lifelong friendships along the way!!!! many of the venues back then boasted healthy attendances, some not so healthy but thats no different to these days. -------------------- chalkylifeline soul club   c-o-d view member profile yesterday, 05:33 pm post #7 semi known gem group: mint minus posts: 87 joined: 7-september 07 from: gateshead member no.: 9,373 last played clip:kentrick patrick dont stay out late    [quote name='wiganer1' date='oct 21 2007, 06:21 pm' post='605910']======yes same sentiments here mate!missed out 60s and 70s but from 81 onwards been 26 years of fantastic northern soul!![/quote same for me and love it more now than ever before   geordiejohnson view member profile yesterday, 05:50 pm post #8 getting spins again group: mint posts: 506 joined: 30-june 04 from: the friendship pure soul music barnsley s/yorks member no.: 1,476 last played clip:michael orr - 'spread love' alt' - cd track    got to agree with chalky there were loads of venues going at the time least of all the tracky club in barnsley which was a weekly venue (un -heard of now) which got healthy attendences with people from all over the country (if my memory serves me well a certain mr croadsdall ventured up here to the chilly north one night) i may add it ran weekly for 15 years never missed a weekend (780 nights could possibly hold a record for the longest amounts of nights a soul venue ran), we also had to endure chalkys spots only joking.geeoooordie -------------------- the friendship boys are coming back with a vengencegeordiejohnson, mark whiteleyfor future dates keep your eyes peeledif you missed the monthly ones ----- u missed out support local venue's (dont let the soul go out of your lives )   byrney view member profile yesterday, 05:52 pm post #9 getting spins again group: mint posts: 435 joined: 1-june 04 member no.: 1,402    last played clip:brafra - live it up-?    quote(chalky @ oct 21 2007, 06:29 pm) the only time i usually see the term lost years or wilderness years of the 80's is from those who weren't there. i went to two all-nighters a weekend along with soul nights and all dayers during the 80's and like you daz some of the best times of my life making some lifelong friendships along the way!!!! many of the venues back then boasted healthy attendances, some not so healthy but thats no different to these days.100% bang on the mark chalky.always makes me smile when i hear people ignoring a key period of this scenes history like there was nothin happening until they returned can anyone post the link to the topic from yonks ago where we listed some of wilderness years venues, read it and weep oh, hey up daz. bernie from notts here -------------------- www.forestnook.co.uk   chalky view member profile yesterday, 06:04 pm post #10 one-off group: mint posts: 7,733 joined: 15-november 02 from: chesterfield member no.: 225 event:: lifeline    last played clip:ady, mary, the flirts and maxine on craig charles soul & funk show    quote(geordiejohnson @ oct 21 2007, 05:50 pm) got to agree with chalky there were loads of venues going at the time least of all the tracky club in barnsley which was a weekly venue (un -heard of now) which got healthy attendences with people from all over the country (if my memory serves me well a certain mr croadsdall ventured up here to the chilly north one night) i may add it ran weekly for 15 years never missed a weekend (780 nights could possibly hold a record for the longest amounts of nights a soul venue ran), we also had to endure chalkys spots only joking.geeoooordie don't forget the dayers, and the tuesday night sessions held there in the last couple of years it was running. this post has been edited by chalky: yesterday, 06:04 pm -------------------- chalkylifeline soul club   mrdarcy view member profile yesterday, 06:14 pm post #11 getting spins again group: mint posts: 314 joined: 14-may 07 member no.: 8,555 event:: the burnley allnighter lifeline the pemberton last played clip:various - andy rix session 8 -2001    quote(daz @ oct 21 2007, 06:13 pm) can anyone explain what this means lost years of the 1980smyself and my friends on the scence from leicester/northampton/loughborough /etc spend most and i main most wekenda; all weekend.. at venuse such as stafford, mexborough,leicester, bradfrord, manchester, scotland, london,herne bay and many many more for a period of 8 years 1982-1990 we attended every weeknd some venue or other both nites....these were some of the best years of my life... i meet my wife there an old yate and wigan gal from stroud... we knew sue, mol,adam tomo, pete, brain ray, dave evison, guy gilly,keb. and big shout to everone not mentioned..60's soul rules for ever... these were exciting times for 60's soul and northern so i would love to hear why its is called the "lost years"... the only thing that was lost was the amount of braincellsalso we were young in our teens/twenties...i attended leighton buzzard reunion last year... is everone that old now????... i put this down to raving which stated 88-90 and this attracted young people... and ourselves but that a different story hi fellaprobably called the lost years because these were the years when most everyone left the soul scene. returning in about the year 2000. they wern't lost to some of us because we never left it hi to ady cros and david thorley i see you names on here daz and jo say hi -------------------- lets have more events,the more the merrier   mrdarcy view member profile yesterday, 06:16 pm post #12 getting spins again group: mint posts: 314 joined: 14-may 07 member no.: 8,555 event:: the burnley allnighter lifeline the pemberton last played clip:various - andy rix session 8 -2001    sorry my post got lost in the above thread....i'm sure you can find it -------------------- lets have more events,the more the merrier   phild view member profile yesterday, 06:17 pm post #13 getting spins again group: mint posts: 335 joined: 18-june 05 from: bradford member no.: 3,217 last played clip:mill street depot - i may be right - stang    the 80's were absolutely wonderful times for the northern scene. some of the top sounds ever were brought to the fore in the 80's.great people, great music, great venues. i wish i was that "lost" again. don't think i'd have the energy these days though.phil -------------------- i haven't got a scooby-doo about soul music"tried and convicted" - by the soul policesoy del lado incorrecto de la ciudad ich bin von der falschen seite der stadt http://www.myspace.com/phildick   geordiejohnson view member profile yesterday, 06:22 pm post #14 getting spins again group: mint posts: 506 joined: 30-june 04 from: the friendship pure soul music barnsley s/yorks member no.: 1,476 last played clip:michael orr - 'spread love' alt' - cd track    quote(chalky @ oct 21 2007, 07:04 pm) don't forget the dayers, and the tuesday night sessions held there in the last couple of years it was running.i actually missed the dayers as i had to work at my lousy job i had at the timeactually events at the tracky could have been 800 wow so the scene was alive and kicking thanks to derek greenhoff, bub and the likes of yourself who djayed there & kept it fairly bouyant, (i did get sick of freddie houstons soft walking though at 9:15pm could set me clock by it ) -------------------- the friendship boys are coming back with a vengencegeordiejohnson, mark whiteleyfor future dates keep your eyes peeledif you missed the monthly ones ----- u missed out support local venue's (dont let the soul go out of your lives )   chalky view member profile yesterday, 06:25 pm post #15 one-off group: mint posts: 7,733 joined: 15-november 02 from: chesterfield member no.: 225 event:: lifeline    last played clip:ady, mary, the flirts and maxine on craig charles soul & funk show    quote(geordiejohnson @ oct 21 2007, 06:22 pm) i actually missed the dayers as i had to work at my lousy job i had at the timeactually events at the tracky could have been 800 wow so the scene was alive and kicking thanks to derek greenhoff, bub and the likes of yourself who djayed there & kept it fairly bouyant, (i did get sick of freddie houstons soft walking though at 9:15pm could set me clock by it )that'll be derek i think, sure my mate sold it to him i never played it there. this post has been edited by chalky: yesterday, 06:33 pm -------------------- chalkylifeline soul club   tony rounce view member profile yesterday, 06:29 pm post #16 insufferable knowall group: mint posts: 1,798 joined: 10-february 06 from: the outskirts of town... member no.: 4,529 event:: my whole life... last played clip:timmy willis - such misery    i have nothing but good things to say about most of the 80s - starting with the unforgattable 6ts nights at west hampstead (best club ever, best time ever), ending and going into the very early 1990s with the golden era of modern soul and all it entailed (look away now, pete), alex lowes' weekenders when they were aimed predominatly at soul fans and where everyone felt like they were part of something special, horsell on a wednesday night with steve hobbs and a weekly rotation of guests (not to mention some of the most brilliant all-dayers ever put on by anyone, any time or anywhere), the likes of lew kirton and johnny bristol playing at small london venues, wonderfully appreciative turnouts at sidedoor soul and similar nights all over the south, the last truly great caister weekender with lenny williams and richard 'can't stop loving you' rogers, , there was so much good stuff going on all the time that we must have taken much of it for granted. it wasn't all great, but there's very little about the 80s that i'd like to lose from a soul fan's point of view.... -------------------- www.obsessedwithlizwhite.com   sean hampsey view member profile yesterday, 06:46 pm post #17 in-demander group: mint posts: 1,989 joined: 18-november 05 from: chesterfield / rotherham / sheffield member no.: 4,120 event:: soul essence last played clip:priceless - love in your life - decimal    the 80's is when the uk soul scene came of age.the 'pop' fans and fashion victims that came along in the mid 70's had, by then, come and gone.rotherham clifton hall, cleethorpes winter gardens, bradford queens hall, warrington parr hall, stafford totw (and more) kept things going for the soul fans who stayed.new blood came along who were genuinely interested in the music rather than because it was the 'new big thing' (because it wasn't)... and playlists became broader, more interesting, more diverse and (imo) more soulful.great decade, great years, great times (that, sadly, so many people missed). sean -------------------- just soul!a new soul music venueon the edge... of south yorkshire / derbyshire coming soon!   simon m view member profile yesterday, 07:26 pm post #18 in-demander group: mint posts: 2,355 joined: 7-september 05 from: south east englandish member no.: 3,720 event:: soulselect.com last played clip:ivorys - please stay    maybe not so many people but just as many new sounds, in this decade of the scene and some are still only known by a few this post has been edited by simon m: yesterday, 07:37 pm -------------------- http://www.soulselect.com = 24/7 soul funk and jazzy musichttp://www.myspace.com/simonmmmskegness weekender nov30/dec1st http://www.starsandstripesimports.com/events.htmlmodern soul night soulselect.com @ tba dj's simon m , paul phillps ( solar radio) , dave b   steve g view member profile yesterday, 07:46 pm post #19 massive everywhere group: mint posts: 2,799 joined: 5-january 05 from: cheshunt-home of tesco's and "the sun" member no.: 2,175 event:: anywhere without 70's "has been" big name djs       last played clip:ivorys - please stay    quote(simon m @ oct 21 2007, 08:26 pm) maybe not so many people but just as many new sounds, in this decade of the scene and some are still only known by a few the 80s was a great decade as others have said. it's the 70s boys and gals who got married and left the scene who refer to it as the 'lost decade'. to me it was a very exciting decade soul scene wise. this post has been edited by steve g: yesterday, 07:46 pm -------------------- thanks for listening simon jordan - neil warnock welcome to the palace!........herts soul clubs - where black squirells still live!iarh - institute of advanced record hounds mazda rx8 "engine oil fillers" circlehong kong - where the bus is still rules!rel maunsell & o v bullied trust   blackwhite view member profile yesterday, 07:51 pm post #20 in-demander group: mint posts: 1,138 joined: 26-august 04 from: surrey member no.: 1,699 last played clip:george perkins    quote(ady croasdell @ oct 21 2007, 06:24 pm) i would say more than that hardcore baz, but probably short of 1,000.there were a good 200+ active on the scottish scene at that time. with our friends from down south used to get great attendances at crown hotel , thornton / glenrothes ymca and then allanton. not forgetting the arbroath niters and quite a few others. twas a very healthy and progressive scene at that time.derek   tomangoes view member profile yesterday, 08:15 pm post #21 getting spins again group: mint posts: 645 joined: 29-june 04 from: doncaster member no.: 1,473 event:: any    last played clip:funky (8) corners pt 2    i agree it was the time when the 200000 kids who passed through the doors of the casino and other 1970s venues were getting married, starting families etc. i was one of them.it was also the same time that northern and jazz funk went seperate ways, so another reason for the 'lost years' reference.record prices died, and the scene shrunk.thats not to say it died in any way but in reality the conveyor belt of traditional new material slowed down and was enhanced by diversity.it must be said though that some of the discoveries in the 80s, have been claimed as already known about in the 70s but were not good enough to get the exposure they deserved due to the number of records discovered then.in any case, its history now and the scene is probably bigger now that ever before.ed -------------------- http://www.holiday-rentals.co.uk/p85481florida rules okeh................................and duvel....   biggray1 view member profile yesterday, 08:23 pm post #22 getting spins again group: mint posts: 491 joined: 15-august 03 from: sunny kirkby in ash member no.: 758 last played clip:kenny thomas - keep the fires burning - radio edit    sorry but i missed out the 80s in my soul life,excuse...had 3 kids to raise!! f..kin hard too thanx to thatcher..talk about yuppies and loads a money..   matt male view member profile yesterday, 09:03 pm post #23 you can't get away... group: mint posts: 1,116 joined: 25-december 04 from: nuneaton - midlands member no.: 2,123 event:: nuneaton soul night, middleton allnighter.       last played clip:gwen mccrae - lead me on - live    quote(daz @ oct 21 2007, 06:13 pm) daz and jo say hi that wouldn't be daz morris from leicester would it? -------------------- still working on this, but please take a look: nuneaton soul   steve g view member profile yesterday, 09:05 pm post #24 massive everywhere group: mint posts: 2,799 joined: 5-january 05 from: cheshunt-home of tesco's and "the sun" member no.: 2,175 event:: anywhere without 70's "has been" big name djs       last played clip:ivorys - please stay    quote(biggray1 @ oct 21 2007, 09:23 pm) sorry but i missed out the 80s in my soul life,excuse...had 3 kids to raise!! f..kin hard too thanx to thatcher..talk about yuppies and loads a money.. well i was around, but did neglect the 60s a bit too much in favour of 70s 80s and i do regret that. -------------------- thanks for listening simon jordan - neil warnock welcome to the palace!........herts soul clubs - where black squirells still live!iarh - institute of advanced record hounds mazda rx8 "engine oil fillers" circlehong kong - where the bus is still rules!rel maunsell & o v bullied trust   robin s view member profile yesterday, 09:27 pm post #25 tape swappers fav group: mint posts: 167 joined: 22-september 05 from: stockton on tees member no.: 3,810 last played clip:margie joseph 'don't turn the lights off.'    hi daz and jo of course,yeah great times were'nt they - i know we did'nt share exactly the same musical tastes but it did'nt stop us spending a lot of time together! the best of times. i reckon guy's 50th on the 3rd is going to be a bit of a reunion for the "lost generation" - hope to see you there? -------------------- "once upon a time there was a spion kop..."   winsford soul view member profile yesterday, 09:38 pm post #26 in-demander group: mint posts: 1,159 joined: 14-march 05 from: manchester (ex widnes ) member no.: 2,516 event:: winsford allnighters last played clip:lowton with the lights on 2000    quote(daz @ oct 21 2007, 06:13 pm) can anyone explain what this means lost years of the 1980swhat about the lost years since 1975 when i went my first nighter steve   spacehopper view member profile today, 09:31 am post #27 second issue group: mint minus posts: 21 joined: 11-september 07 member no.: 9,414 event:: kings hall july last played clip:big mama thornton - wade in the water    my older brother done the 70s where i came along in the 80s...every 3 weeks i was on a scooter rally where they had all nighters with live acts such as edwin starr mary wells,eddie holman and jj barnes and the biggest numbers ever ,sadly now the nites seem to finish at 2 !..but in between that we had regular "back st "soul nites in norwich aswell as the fleet and wirrina in peterborough...   chalky view member profile today, 09:41 am post #28 one-off group: mint posts: 7,733 joined: 15-november 02 from: chesterfield member no.: 225 event:: lifeline    last played clip:ady, mary, the flirts and maxine on craig charles soul & funk show    quote(spacehopper @ oct 22 2007, 09:31 am) my older brother done the 70s where i came along in the 80s...every 3 weeks i was on a scooter rally where they had all nighters with live acts such as edwin starr mary wells,eddie holman and jj barnes and the biggest numbers ever ,sadly now the nites seem to finish at 2 !..but in between that we had regular "back st "soul nites in norwich aswell as the fleet and wirrina in peterborough...i remember at least one all-nighter in norwich back in the 80's, at the university. think ozzie got into a bit of trouble for messing with some talk this post has been edited by chalky: today, 09:41 am -------------------- chalkylifeline soul club   ian sims view member profile today, 09:46 am post #29 moderator sales/wants group: forum mods posts: 4,733 joined: 12-january 05 from: elsenham member no.: 2,216 event:: 100 club       last played clip:eddie holman - where im not wanted    quote(daz @ oct 21 2007, 05:13 pm) so i would love to hear why its is called the "lost years"... the only thing that was lost was the amount of braincellshi daz,ady is right, we had an 8 page thread on this very subject a couple of years back. '1980’s northern low point ..., or was it?' thread includes a comprehensive list of 80's venues. http://www.soul-source.co.uk/forum/index.p...ic=10144&hl=welcome to soul source btw, if you could post a hello shout in the intro section i'd be grateful. -------------------- green onions, saturday dec 22, 8-1. the marquee, railway st, hertford.new year's eve soul revolution/soul or nothing @ the bedroom, rivington st, london. 7.30pm till 7.30am.   bitchdj view member profile today, 12:48 pm post #30 getting spins again group: mint posts: 732 joined: 30-january 05 member no.: 2,286 last played clip:michael orr - 'spread love' alt' - cd track    i tentatively took my first steps onto the niter scene in the early 80's cut my soul teeth on the likes of totw...jamaica club in glos ( that was a dive lol )...of course the 100 club...a couple of those alldayers that popped up at yate leisure centre...bradford queens hall...etc etc...for me it was a good time and a break from all the 100mph stuff that had gone before...i even went to a niter in aberdeen whilst living up that way for a bit...leicester n hinckley...station hotel in donny....crowle...thorne loadsa venues.......so for me it did not die away and like has been mentioned before those that were there at the start of it all were busy having kids and mortgages etc.....i do remember Ł20 being a lot to pay for a record ...and knew i was on the slippery slope of a collector when the price increased to Ł50 and i didnt bat an eyelid....fond memories indeed...made many friends some of whom i havent laid eyes on since the 80's....but i do have some dodgy pics of karen mc hugh ( wigley )....and a few more peeps with terrible 80's hairdos...remember that mushroom perm thingy???.... lost years my arse cookie   peter99 view member profile today, 01:15 pm post #31 getting spins again group: mint posts: 629 joined: 27-july 06 from: nottingham member no.: 5,734 event:: need to find a new one!    last played clip:george perkins baby i love you    quote(sean hampsey @ oct 21 2007, 07:46 pm) the 80's is when the uk soul scene came of age.the 'pop' fans and fashion victims that came along in the mid 70's had, by then, come and gone.rotherham clifton hall, cleethorpes winter gardens, bradford queens hall, warrington parr hall, stafford totw (and more) kept things going for the soul fans who stayed.new blood came along who were genuinely interested in the music rather than because it was the 'new big thing' (because it wasn't)... and playlists became broader, more interesting, more diverse and (imo) more soulful.great decade, great years, great times (that, sadly, so many people missed). seanabsolutely seanthose were wicked venues - there were more than three hundred rammed into clifton hall! the best soul times of my life - wonderful music, wonderful crowd. there was also some great nights and leics odd fellows and loughborough town hall - amongst others.   alan t view member profile today, 01:22 pm post #32 tape swappers fav group: mint posts: 138 joined: 2-october 04 member no.: 1,823 last played clip:ady, mary, the flirts and maxine on craig charles soul & funk show    quote(chalky @ oct 22 2007, 10:41 am) i remember at least one all-nighter in norwich back in the 80's, at the university. think ozzie got into a bit of trouble for messing with some talk remember it well, it was with that big guy from cumbria, i had to jump in and break it up. it was the night after the tv cameras were at horwich. did a double that weekend, horwich to norwich in a mk1 escort with a bunch of messy heads. what a journey. happy days.tomo   byrney view member profile today, 02:01 pm post #33 getting spins again group: mint posts: 435 joined: 1-june 04 member no.: 1,402    last played clip:brafra - live it up-?    quote(bitchdj @ oct 22 2007, 01:48 pm) remember that mushroom perm thingy???.... much as it hurts to say i had a mushroom perm thingy along with a mullet (permed at back), wedge, bob and pony tail. not all at the same time. i am a guilty of crimes against hair fashion -------------------- www.forestnook.co.uk   byrney view member profile today, 02:11 pm post #34 getting spins again group: mint posts: 435 joined: 1-june 04 member no.: 1,402    last played clip:brafra - live it up-?    quote(ian sims @ oct 22 2007, 10:46 am) hi daz,ady is right, we had an 8 page thread on this very subject a couple of years back. '1980's northern low point ..., or was it?' thread includes a comprehensive list of 80's venues. http://www.soul-source.co.uk/forum/index.p...ic=10144&hl= here's the final list you pulled together simsy of the "non events" that happened in those darkest days i still think we could add to this100 club78 club (letchworth)aberdeen music hallabraham moss alfreton leisure centre allnightersarbroath smokeysassembly rooms (derby)astoria - roundhay roadbarnsley - port cullisbarrow belle view nighters bensons (bradford)bilston miners wellfare (scotland) blackburnbroken wheel (retford) bubbles (leicester)burnleyburton-on-trent capones (rotherham)carlton inn morecombecarlton soul club (normanton) carousel manchestercastaways (rushden/bedfordchapel all-nighter (rotherham)charlie’s barn (beeston)chesterfield "winding wheel" civic hall brighouse clifton hallco-op roomscotton's-stockportcoventrycricketers wigancrown hotel (thornton)darlingtondrill hall (lincoln)droylesdendunstableedinburgh queens halleddlestone (doncaster)empress ballroom (mexborough)fifefleetwood function at the junctionfusion (chesterfield)glenrothes ymcagloucester jamaica clubgloucester leisure centre (cambridge suite) halifax civic hall hammersmith palaisherringthorpe leisure centrehighwaymans holthinckleyhoist (connisborough) ilford palais jasperskeele kelsey kerridgekings hall (stoke)kgb (sheffield)leeds allnighterleicester leighton buzzard levenlichfield leisure centrelondoner tracky clubloughborough mansfield leisure centre market harborough leisure centremarket tavern (crowle)masboro all nighters (rotherham)masonic hall (blackburn) matlock bath pavillionmorecambemr v’s (leeds) mucky duck (mansfield) newbury soul clubnewcastlenorth park (kettering)notts palais all dayersolde english matlockpaddocks club (london)papa luigis peterboroughparr hall (warrington)peterboroughqueens hall bradfordrazzmatazz club (brierly hill)rebels sheffieldredbrook hotel (rotherham)reflections (leicester)ripley soul nightsrock city (notts)romeo & juliets all dayers (hull)romeo & juliets (sheffield) rotherham clifton hallsaltergate club (chesterfield)scarborough (rudies)seventh heaven (doncaster) sheffieldsherwood rooms nottinghamshotts allenton miners welfaresloski'ssnaith (selby)soul cellar - harlowsouthport weekenders st ives staffordstamfordstardens (newent)starlight 2001 club (leicester)swan hotel mansfieldswanage allnightertac yarmouth weekenderstamdhu (bannockburn)take 2 sheffieldthe '81 soul clubthe outrigger (birmingham)the phoenixthe roundabout (gloucester)thorne canal tavernthree cups - chelmsfordtiffanys (wigan/sheffield/rotherham)todmorden all dayerstorkseytrotters mansfieldtudor barn warsopturn-ups - nether edge turn-ups (sheffield)twisted wheel 87ukrainian club (nottingham)warehouse sheffieldwarrington wheel inn (scone)whitchurchwhite horse putneywigan casinowinding wheel (chesterfield) windmill assembly roomswinter gardens (cleethorpes)wirrinaworcester leisure centreworksop leisure centreworksop townyateymca - chelmsfordzingari club (long eaton) -------------------- www.forestnook.co.uk   ian sims view member profile today, 02:16 pm post #35 moderator sales/wants group: forum mods posts: 4,733 joined: 12-january 05 from: elsenham member no.: 2,216 event:: 100 club       last played clip:eddie holman - where im not wanted    quote(byrney @ oct 22 2007, 02:11 pm) here's the final list you pulled together simsy of the "non events" that happened in those darkest days i still think we could add to thisyou could be right mate.thanks for posting. -------------------- green onions, saturday dec 22, 8-1. the marquee, railway st, hertford.new year's eve soul revolution/soul or nothing @ the bedroom, rivington st, london. 7.30pm till 7.30am.   thebigo view member profile today, 02:26 pm post #36 in-demander group: mint posts: 1,151 joined: 26-august 02 from: arlesey, bedfordshire, uk member no.: 90       last played clip:fitz major-our country needs love-uk ashanti    agree withbaz 100% hs to the origin of the term, namely compared to the 70's the 80's were really only around 900 hardcore travelling all over the country, not the lack of venues etcas, because as we can all see above, there were many great clubs at the time. -------------------- i'm sorry, your mistaking me for someone who gives a f*** about your opinion!   big h view member profile today, 02:40 pm post #37 second issue group: mint minus posts: 29 joined: 10-september 07 from: peoples republic of aberdonia member no.: 9,405 event:: anyplace, anywhere last played clip:richard brown-sweet and kind-steeltown    quote(byrney @ oct 22 2007, 03:01 pm) much as it hurts to say i had a mushroom perm thingy along with a mullet (permed at back), wedge, bob and pony tail. not all at the same time. i am a guilty of crimes against hair fashion wernt we all byrney i remember your mushroom perm matey, you were like king charles spaniel !   daz view member profile today, 02:41 pm post #38 second issue group: mint minus posts: 2 joined: 14-december 06 member no.: 7,160 last played clip:precisions -why girl - video    thank you to your replies i thought i had been wasting my youthso let have no more of this bo"!!cks the eighties were mean and keen if you weren't there then tough s*** you missed a magic time   chalky view member profile today, 02:43 pm post #39 one-off group: mint posts: 7,733 joined: 15-november 02 from: chesterfield member no.: 225 event:: lifeline    last played clip:ady, mary, the flirts and maxine on craig charles soul & funk show    quote(thebigo @ oct 22 2007, 02:26 pm) agree withbaz 100% hs to the origin of the term, namely compared to the 70's the 80's were really only around 900 hardcore travelling all over the country, not the lack of venues etcs, because as we can all see above, there were many great clubs at the time.but there are less than 900 travelling soulies now?there were more travelling soulies back in the 80's than there is now imho. there's probably a hardcore of 300, 400 tops who regularly do all-nighters. the rest come out of the woodwork for the one off and occasional all-nighters. the scene today isn't as healthy as it's made out to be imho, playlists are the same at many venues, it's an ageing scene with very few youngsters and many venues far from full. -------------------- chalkylifeline soul club   reg view member profile today, 02:49 pm post #40 mrs bergman group: mint posts: 1,001 joined: 18-october 04 from: stockport member no.: 1,870 event:: my front room    last played clip:stafford 80s tv clip    quote(byrney @ oct 22 2007, 03:11 pm) here's the final list you pulled together simsy of the "non events" that happened in those darkest days i still think we could add to this100 club78 club (letchworth)aberdeen music hallabraham moss alfreton leisure centre allnightersarbroath smokeysassembly rooms (derby)astoria - roundhay roadbarnsley - port cullisbarrow belle view nighters bensons (bradford)bilston miners wellfare (scotland) blackburnbroken wheel (retford) bubbles (leicester)burnleyburton-on-trent capones (rotherham)carlton inn morecombecarlton soul club (normanton) carousel manchestercastaways (rushden/bedfordchapel all-nighter (rotherham)charlie's barn (beeston)chesterfield "winding wheel" civic hall brighouse clifton hallco-op roomscotton's-stockportcoventrycricketers wigancrown hotel (thornton)darlingtondrill hall (lincoln)droylesdendunstableedinburgh queens halleddlestone (doncaster)empress ballroom (mexborough)fifefleetwood function at the junctionfusion (chesterfield)glenrothes ymcagloucester jamaica clubgloucester leisure centre (cambridge suite) halifax civic hall hammersmith palaisherringthorpe leisure centrehighwaymans holthinckleyhoist (connisborough) ilford palais jasperskeele kelsey kerridgekings hall (stoke)kgb (sheffield)leeds allnighterleicester leighton buzzard levenlichfield leisure centrelondoner tracky clubloughborough mansfield leisure centre market harborough leisure centremarket tavern (crowle)masboro all nighters (rotherham)masonic hall (blackburn) matlock bath pavillionmorecambemr v's (leeds) mucky duck (mansfield) newbury soul clubnewcastlenorth park (kettering)notts palais all dayersolde english matlockpaddocks club (london)papa luigis peterboroughparr hall (warrington)peterboroughqueens hall bradfordrazzmatazz club (brierly hill)rebels sheffieldredbrook hotel (rotherham)reflections (leicester)ripley soul nightsrock city (notts)romeo & juliets all dayers (hull)romeo & juliets (sheffield) rotherham clifton hallsaltergate club (chesterfield)scarborough (rudies)seventh heaven (doncaster) sheffieldsherwood rooms nottinghamshotts allenton miners welfaresloski'ssnaith (selby)soul cellar - harlowsouthport weekenders st ives staffordstamfordstardens (newent)starlight 2001 club (leicester)swan hotel mansfieldswanage allnightertac yarmouth weekenderstamdhu (bannockburn)take 2 sheffieldthe '81 soul clubthe outrigger (birmingham)the phoenixthe roundabout (gloucester)thorne canal tavernthree cups - chelmsfordtiffanys (wigan/sheffield/rotherham)todmorden all dayerstorkseytrotters mansfieldtudor barn warsopturn-ups - nether edge turn-ups (sheffield)twisted wheel 87ukrainian club (nottingham)warehouse sheffieldwarrington wheel inn (scone)whitchurchwhite horse putneywigan casinowinding wheel (chesterfield) windmill assembly roomswinter gardens (cleethorpes)wirrinaworcester leisure centreworksop leisure centreworksop townyateymca - chelmsfordzingari club (long eaton)sloskis and the carousel were the same place (just a different name)...so that's one less...maybe it wasn't so busy in the 80s after all...ha ha only kidding! i was out every weekend either on the mod scene or an all niter -------------------- once a blue moon   ian sims view member profile today, 02:50 pm post #41 moderator sales/wants group: forum mods posts: 4,733 joined: 12-january 05 from: elsenham member no.: 2,216 event:: 100 club       last played clip:eddie holman - where im not wanted    quote(reg @ oct 22 2007, 02:49 pm) sloskis and the carousel were the same place (just a different name)...so that's one less...maybe it wasn't so busy in the 80s after all...ha ha only kidding! i was out every weekend either on the mod scene or an all niter -------------------- green onions, saturday dec 22, 8-1. the marquee, railway st, hertford.new year's eve soul revolution/soul or nothing @ the bedroom, rivington st, london. 7.30pm till 7.30am.   vinylvixen view member profile today, 03:44 pm post #42 in-demander group: mint posts: 1,776 joined: 26-october 04 from: harlow - that's a silent t member no.: 1,898    last played clip:brenda & tabs - that's in the past    quote(tony rounce @ oct 21 2007, 07:29 pm) i have nothing but good things to say about most of the 80s - starting with the unforgattable 6ts nights at west hampstead (best club ever, best time ever)bestest bestest club ever, bestest djs, bestest everything....but that's just my humble opinion. my soul scene days ended around '83-84 and started again in '98 so it's a bit like having soul dementia....i sort of remember the early part but the rest is a blank looks like i missed loads - bugger jo this post has been edited by vinylvixen: today, 03:44 pm -------------------- there's only two things you need in life - one is love and the other is soul....   « next oldest · all about the soul · next newest »   3 user(s) are reading this topic (3 guests and 0 anonymous users) 0 members: forum home search help rare soul forum   |-- all about the soul   |-- look at your box?   |-- media source   |-- events talk   |-- events: lookbacks   |-- sales   |---- ebay sales links   |---- trades/swaps   |-- wants   |-- all our yesterdays   |-- the freebasing room   |-- intro/members shouts   |-- soul source site and tech area   |---- site news   |---- pcs, audio and web   |---- members feedback   |-- soul of jamaica   |---- jamaican r & b   |---- ska   |---- rocksteady   |---- reggae 68-71   |---- other   |-- soul on the web   |-- a forum for testing   display mode: standard · switch to: linear+ · switch to: outline track this topic · email this topic · print this topic · subscribe to this forum time is now: 22nd october 2007 - 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