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Guest topcatnumpty1

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I agree --you never hear much about the Casino--1981--1985--sounds played,D.J.s,people who went ---this badge will bring it all back for those who attended in the last 4 years!!!

T.C

Guest Matt Male

Guest Matt Male

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It was still going while Stafford was going strong!!?? Talk about a split scene. I had no idea.

Funny i can never remember a single conversation that went like...

"Stafford this weekend?"

"Nah i'm off to Wigan. New pair of Nature Treks to break in..."

:huh:

Guest Ste Brazil

Guest Ste Brazil

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BUGGER - I could have bloody gone after all?!?! :huh:

Ste.

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Alan Walls

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I agree --you never hear much about the Casino--1981--1985--sounds played,D.J.s,people who went ---this badge will bring it all back for those who attended in the last 4 years!!!

T.C

Indeed. I, for one, shall never remember this truly Golden Era, which produced such fantastic sounds as...er...um...ahem, and those legendary DJ's Whatshsname, Thingy and The Other Fella. The memories are sure to come flooding away to a drought with this wonderful gaming patch. It'll be just like doing the Footsee in Mr N's all over again! Wigon shall never die! God bless Dusty Bin Stanley and Pritchard Starling. GTF!

Douglas Regular

Douglas

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This was when the scene went really underground, the privilaged few were let know by word of mouth etc that the casino was still going strong, to passer-bys the place looked closed,but inside the place was rocking,it was sad on the last night as the curtain came down 23/09/85 .

Guest in town Mikey

Guest in town Mikey

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Perhaps all the guys who missed out on this classic time, will now stop compaliaing when records by Phil Collins or The Gap Band are sold on ebay as northern Soul.

That night they dropped the demo version of Collins' version of - You Cant Hurry Love. What a cracker.

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Perhaps all the guys who missed out on this classic time, will now stop compaliaing when records by Phil Collins or The Gap Band are sold on ebay as northern Soul.

That night they dropped the demo version of Collins' version of - You Cant Hurry Love. What a cracker.

The Gap Band are not Northern ? :thumbsup:

Malc

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'New York Disco', Malc. Dusty Bin Stanley lifted the fatwah on that style during the halcyon 81-85 era...

If it was lifted in 1982 , I stopped going as I preferred to go to The Torch .

Malc

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Paul R Long Time

Paul R

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Not often you see Dust bin Stanley and fatwah in the same sentence.

No, you usually see fatwah without the "h" and with "nker" in its place.

:thumbsup:

Paul

grantdyche Regular

grantdyche

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Once again quite a few very anti Russ Winstanley comments on this thread,

Nice to see so many people(including myself have bought Tim Browns "The Wigan Casino Years")

A few lines in that book could also be used in this thread to slag of certain other people also,

Russ had his faults and so did a few other dj's at the time of The Casino,

Also many at previous nighters,

Have a read about certain promoters and artists "Booting" records(at the Torch) in the "Casino Years" ,

Very interesting reading !!

Let old almost sleeping dogs lie,

Loved the Casino and I will never forget it,Never saw the bad times,For me they did not happen,

Always a great night,Was not there at the end,Wished I was though


Guest SteveJohnston

Guest SteveJohnston

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Once again quite a few very anti Russ Winstanley comments on this thread,

Nice to see so many people(including myself have bought Tim Browns "The Wigan Casino Years")

A few lines in that book could also be used in this thread to slag of certain other people also,

Russ had his faults and so did a few other dj's at the time of The Casino,

Also many at previous nighters,

Have a read about certain promoters and artists "Booting" records(at the Torch) in the "Casino Years" ,

Very interesting reading !!

Let old almost sleeping dogs lie,

Loved the Casino and I will never forget it,Never saw the bad times,For me they did not happen,

Always a great night,Was not there at the end,Wished I was though

Your spot on Grant.

It makes me sick reading replies like the ones of this nature concerning Russ, it is very unlikely that Wigan Casino soul club would ever have happened without him imo, it would not be so bad if Russ was a on here reading this shit then he could reply! if you want to call Him names at least do it facing Him.

Soul16 Regular

Soul16

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I'm beginning to wish I hadn't started this, I never imagined for one moment that it would turn into an opportunity for people to have a go at Russ Winstanley.

Paul R Long Time

Paul R

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I'm beginning to wish I hadn't started this, I never imagined for one moment that it would turn into an opportunity for people to have a go at Russ Winstanley.

OK I apologise for the Fatwa**** jibe. It was actually mean't in jest, because yes, you usually have a load of people slagging him off. I knew Russ pretty well from the pre allnighter days when we used to go to hear sounds at his market stall, and later at the allnighters and various alldayers round the country. He was always OK with me. In fact at a Burnley Rose room alldayer he even played a couple of records for me. I had asked if he had any room in his car to give me a lift nearer to my home. He couldn't, but he did ask over the mic if anyone could. he then played me two records. One by Dee Edwards, and the other by Donna King:thumbsup: rolleyes.gif .:thumbup: . Oh how I laughed.

Paul

grantdyche Regular

grantdyche

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Your spot on Grant.

It makes me sick reading replies like the ones of this nature concerning Russ, it is very unlikely that Wigan Casino soul club would ever have happened without him imo, it would not be so bad if Russ was a on here reading this shit then he could reply! if you want to call Him names at least do it facing Him.

Thanks for your reply to my post,

Yes you are very correct in what you say,And I agree with you,

I very much doubt that the "Dustbin Stanley" Crew will agree with you or I,

But if there is someone to kick,Rest assured they will kick,

The Wigan Nighter was started by Russ and that be the truth,

Like it or not !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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