Geeselad Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 Yep , Chawners in Hope Street it's still there but sells furniture !!! parked opposite yesterday on the short stay. Spook It was still a decent place to get clothes from when I was in my late teans a mere 25 years ago!
Spook Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 (edited) Ben Shermans, Brutus, Sta Press , those diamond jumpers & Skinners but it was more like 38 years ago for me !!!! Also don't forget "The Steam Machine" them bloody chasing lights did my head in Edited February 10, 2012 by spook
Nige Brown Posted February 10, 2012 Posted February 10, 2012 (edited) Dont forget the Music Shop Shewins ( i think it were called that) it stood were the doors are now as you walked into the Potteries Centre in the main square " up Hanley duck" ,,,,, thats were Minshull found the UK Hickory Demo of Babrbara Mills Queen of Fools ,,, in a basket full of 2 shilling records!!!! Again people take the piss nowdays ,,,but that was a hell of a find back then,,, and he made it a Torch all nighter Anthem not long after!! Edited February 10, 2012 by Nige Brown
Guest FrostyJak Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 the potts had a lot of good venues over the years went THE TORCH THE BEAR ANTELOPE TIFFS NEWCASTLE ALL-DAYERS KEELE ALSAGER LIBERAL/LABOUR CLUB ? PENDRAGON ALSAGER JOLLIES ROMAN CANDLE-more jazz funk Shame on me i only ever made way to Keele & Jollies out of these but wished i'd have made it to a lot more I work with a lot of potters, one guy is a rate "Neckender" he recalls loads of night spots in longton & up hangley not all soul but one that i'm sert he's pulling me bout he recons was across from bus station & underground called Le Pussy anyone remember that
Mace Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 (edited) the potts had a lot of good venues over the years went THE TORCH THE BEAR ANTELOPE TIFFS NEWCASTLE ALL-DAYERS KEELE ALSAGER LIBERAL/LABOUR CLUB ? PENDRAGON ALSAGER JOLLIES ROMAN CANDLE-more jazz funk Around that time of Shelleys I also went a decent soul night at Florence Colliery Club, just a few miles down the road.......not sure how many were held there, but can only remember going once. I know there has been soul events there in recent years, but did anyone go back then, and was it just a one off? Edited February 11, 2012 by Mace
Mace Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Just been directed to this pic of me outside Shelleys circa 1985......christ I must never have eaten fcuk all! Made up for it since mind... 1
Mace Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Can't even remember DJing at that Starsound Allnighter @ The Princess Suite on the above flyer....but that must be the only flyer I've ever seen with my full name rather than my nickname. John Cope on that same flyer may have been the guy with the TV shop in Tunstall and knocked about with Clowsey?
Guest POTTERIESPECK Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Yep i remmber that night,also remember it was a Thurday night, mate of mine ended up on stage with Edwin.
Geeselad Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Around that time of Shelleys I also went a decent soul night at Florence Colliery Club, just a few miles down the road.......not sure how many were held there, but can only remember going once. I know there has been soul events there in recent years, but did anyone go back then, and was it just a one off? they did a few nighters there as well, lightwood lane? think it was neil and jackie clowes running it, okeh promotions, I just remember that fecking awful frank wilson istrumental filling the floor.
Geeselad Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 they did a few nighters there as well, lightwood lane? think it was neil and jackie clowes running it, okeh promotions, I just remember that fecking awful frank wilson istrumental filling the floor. as no one mentioned the lesuire dome/ jollees, that was a nighter venue in the mid to late 8ts.
Mace Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 they did a few nighters there as well, lightwood lane? think it was neil and jackie clowes running it, okeh promotions, I just remember that fecking awful frank wilson istrumental filling the floor. Might well have been a nighter that I went to......memory ain't what it was.....
Mace Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 as no one mentioned the lesuire dome/ jollees, that was a nighter venue in the mid to late 8ts. Leisurebowl/Jollies and Princess Suite were all part of same building above Longton Bus Station Geese.
Hornet Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 rememder going an all dayer at romeo & juliets in hanley / seem to remember elvis costello was on at the victoria hall the same day !!
Crumb Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 rememder going an all dayer at romeo & juliets in hanley / seem to remember elvis costello was on at the victoria hall the same day !! Where was Romeo & Juliets, did thet used to be the Steam Machine? I went an alldayer there & Gary Fulcher got beat up by a bouncer, had to go the cop shop as a witness & Sham 69 were in there. Got arrested while playing at the Vicky Hall, think they broke into a kiosk to steal some chewing gum.
Hornet Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 yes it used to be the heavy steam machine ! not sure what year it was !
Guest POTTERIESPECK Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Went see Sham 69 that night Crumb as they were on at Vicky Hall. . Romeo's & Steam Machine were Tthe same building.
Crumb Posted February 14, 2012 Posted February 14, 2012 Went see Sham 69 that night Crumb as they were on at Vicky Hall. . Romeo's & Steam Machine were Tthe same building. Got talking to Jimmy Pursey, he reckoned he'd been to the Casino a couple of times.
sir cumference Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 Shame on me i only ever made way to Keele & Jollies out of these but wished i'd have made it to a lot more I work with a lot of potters, one guy is a rate "Neckender" he recalls loads of night spots in longton & up hangley not all soul but one that i'm sert he's pulling me bout he recons was across from bus station & underground called Le Pussy anyone remember that It was called the "EL PUSSY" and yes he`s right.
Guest FrostyJak Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 It was called the "EL PUSSY" and yes he`s right. Thanks for the info Great name for a club dunnu think ya would get away with using it now
sir cumference Posted February 15, 2012 Posted February 15, 2012 Thanks for the info Great name for a club dunnu think ya would get away with using it now Just noticed your avatar-LOL!
Guest POTTERIESPECK Posted February 16, 2012 Posted February 16, 2012 ONE OF THE INSET IN STOKE, THE OTHER IS SHERWINS UP HANLEY
Guest FrostyJak Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 [ Great stuff thanks for posting yooth "Trentham Gardens" went a few do's there but much much later,
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