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I used to go clubbing 3-5 times a week from 18-22. Then at laest once a week until I was 30.


When I was 18 Weekdays were various Soul nights in the crap clubs - for dancing. Friday specialist soul clubs - for dancing/being seen. Saturday was 'pulling' (normally failing) in the average shite clubs with my non-soulboy mates (straights clubs as we used to call them in a more innocent time); when I got a bit older it was more in the centre of town and trying to be in the cool clubs though I always loverd Wend May's locomotion too but gradually was getting really bored of the club scene when HALLELLUH Acieeeed but when that got booted out of the clubs in '88 and went outdoors it was much more fun; then I started just going local and mainly the mambo/Fridge - never liked the Ministry et al that much The End was ok, blue note was ok. Ibiza Clubs were OK when I finally went out but I felt I'd done it all before..with better dancing... and even then they were way past sell by date.

My clubbing days were spent between 1973 and 1988, and some of my favourites were

Crackers - Wardour Street

Global Village - Villiers Street arches

Lyceum - Strand (Monday night)

Cheeky Pete's - Richmond

Sloop John D - A boat moored off Chelsea Bridge

Goldmine - Canvey Island

Sundowner _ Tottenham Court Road

Birds Nest - Kings Road

Sombreros - Kennsington

Room at the top - Ilford

Cats Whiskers - Streatham

Hatchetts - Piccadilly

???? Wrote:

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> I did many of them - although some were past their

> best...and a few were before my time :) but I know

> all of them by name (and legend) except the boat

> one!

The boat was very quirky and could only be accessed via a ferry from a pier opposite Cheyne Walk. It wasn't a club that was widely known about which usually meant no more than 40 0r 50 got in the place but the American DJ played some wonderful tunes, stuff that he had imported from the US which he was happy to chat to us about.

To tilt the compass northwards, my fave places in Manchester/Leeds from '84--'95 were

No 1 Club (first place to play house in the UK, someone said, but I am not so sure, but the gilt and chrome and ?1 cans of icey Breakers lager were great);

Hacienda (it was regularly empty during the week and even at weekends it was often quiet, except for certain band nights and, of course, post '88. Nude Night was not as kinky as it sounds - it was funk on a Friday night);

Stuffed Olives (subterranean, glamorous, camp, northern but which took on a newer life once Acid House arrived);

Cyprus Tavern (rowdy-ish, student-y - when there were hardly any students, compared to now);

Rockshots;

Corbieres (cellar wine bar with good Goth/indie/New Romo/townie mix and a good jukebox);

Archway;

New York, New York (Rovers' Return meets Joe Orton's parlour via Walk On The Wildside);

Paradise Factory (all was getting a bit too ravy-Davy-gravy for me by then);

Le Phonographique (shopping centre-based, downstairs broom cupboard with a novel approach to fire safety and emergency exitry but good al the same);

Warehouse;


London wise, Nag Nag Nag was a great night as was Sex in Leicester Square way back and Kinky Gerlinky too.

My clubbing days were spent between 1973 and 1988, and some of my favourites were

Crackers - Wardour Street

Global Village - Villiers Street arches

Lyceum - Strand (Monday night)

Cheeky Pete's - Richmond

Sloop John D - A boat moored off Chelsea Bridge

Goldmine - Canvey Island

Sundowner _ Tottenham Court Road

Birds Nest - Kings Road

Sombreros - Kennsington

Room at the top - Ilford

Cats Whiskers - Streatham

Hatchetts - Piccadilly


Oh dear !! My family used to run Global Village (it later went to Heaven) and hubby bouncer at Global, Lyceum, Cats Whiskas et al .... anyone remember Heatwave at the Lyceum?

Nigello Wrote:

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> Corbieres (cellar wine bar with good

> Goth/indie/New Romo/townie mix and a good

> jukebox);


Many a bottle was downed here.

Did you ever drink in Gander's, basement jazz bar in Barton Arcade?...

If Barton Arcade was the upscale tube of shops/odd cafe between St A's Square and the Arndale, then yes, I think I did! (I could search for it and find my own answer, but in the spirit of the '80s, I shan't.)


I also used to like the Armenian Cafe for post-club nosh and that bar diagonally opposite Napoleon's whose name escapes me (and my Google aversion).

stringvest Wrote:

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> My clubbing days were spent between 1973 and 1988,

> and some of my favourites were

> Crackers - Wardour Street

> Global Village - Villiers Street arches

> Lyceum - Strand (Monday night)

> Cheeky Pete's - Richmond

> Sloop John D - A boat moored off Chelsea Bridge

> Goldmine - Canvey Island

> Sundowner _ Tottenham Court Road

> Birds Nest - Kings Road

> Sombreros - Kennsington

> Room at the top - Ilford

> Cats Whiskers - Streatham

> Hatchetts - Piccadilly

>

> Oh dear !! My family used to run Global Village

> (it later went to Heaven) and hubby bouncer at

> Global, Lyceum, Cats Whiskas et al .... anyone

> remember Heatwave at the Lyceum?


Why oh dear? Global Village was the best for funk dance floor fillers, loved the place, and Monday night was motown night in 73,and 74.

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