Your First Allnighter

[Guest Lucy]

My 1st niter was Stafford 83. Travelled from Reading with Mr Bicknell and pals from Reading in the back of a van. That feeling walking into T.O.W was amazing, Just felt right in everyway. I think we went to a Leighton Buzzard dayer straight from Stafford, continued pretty much that way for the next 6 years.

[Martyn Pitt]

Mine was some Casino in Wigan Spring 1974.

First record I remember as I walked out onto the balcony was 'I got to find me somebody - Velvets' , thought I had died and gone to heaven

Martyn

[Guest claude rains]

Just being nosey,

When was your first nighter,Mine was 1975,Samanthas,We caught the train from Burton station,Me and Brendon Forster,Beddy,Andy Fletcher.

I think it was £1.20 to get in.

Kind Regards,Kev,Jarvis

Ps,Iam at Keele on the 2nd of Sept..

My 1st allnighter was quite late, compared to alot of people I know.

I was 17 and the Venue was The Twisted Wheel Reunion May 1986, at The Placemate 7.

I met a couple on holiday in malta. They were Mike & Julie Phoenix, we initially met in a bar. Got into a conversation about scooters, then got on to music.

They mentioned Northern Soul, which I knew about from soul nights at the hadleigh suite in southend, frank and paul use to run.

I hadn't been to a nighter, so they invited me up for a weekend.

Got a coach from victoria, met Mike at manchester coach station, then took me back to salford where they lived.

We both went out around manchester for the evening and had a few drinks.

On the saturday myself and mike attended the Mersey Lights Alldayer, which was a bit of a culture shock from do's in southend.

I knew hardly any of the records and the dancers were better than any of the friends knocked about with. I remember feeling so exicited and on such a high.

At about 11 PM Julie picked us up, went back to theirs and got changed.

I remember looking out of the window of Julies little reliant robin, bombing down the lamp lit manchester streets.

We arrived at the whitworth street where we waited in line to pay.

I remember that night not for the music alone, but it was a right of passage into another chapter of my life. It's a feeling that I never recaptured, though occansionally came close to in my heady early nighter years of the mid 80's to early 90's.

Not long after that night at the Placemate 7, I started attending the 100 club, the rest as they say is history.

P.S.

The Next Soul Of The Barrio is October 21st

The one just gone had a good attendance, music as usual fantastic.

You can check out the smiling faces in the gallery, kindly submitted by Karen Heath.

T.T.F.N

Edited August 29, 2006 by claude rains

[Geoff]

La Discotheque, Wardour Street, 1964.

Can't really remember too much about it, but I do remember Jan & Dean's Surf City being played.

Really feel old after reading the other posts on this one. LOL.

[grant]

Wigan jan 77 used to go to the navada in bolton first,catch the manchester to wigan train at bolton.Characters about when i started dave molloy, pat and eilain cluxton,ste livesy and the horwich boys,gazo,the heywood lot shaun brett lee moors,frosty, cheesy,salty,dave holland and anita,hovis and best of all always an alldayer on somwhere on a sunday.

defo must know you andy if you knew dave holland (me & tim knocked around with him at wigan), cheesey from Romiley , the heywood boys shaun, epy (not sure how he spelt it!!), frosty, anita, etc craig from st helens way

Grant

[Guest Soultown andy]

I do know ya,will be at keele sat or middleton week after and we will have a chat .

[Citizen P]

Well I was all ready to go to the Torch, but the night I was going it Shut.

So when wigan started in September '73, I thought, it'll never last!......

Eventually made my first visit in November '73.

Tony

[Paul R]

First allnighter was Va Vas, must have been beginning of Sept ish 73 with the Ormskirk crowd, Mandy Edis ,Porky, Steve Marchant Tommy Allinson. First record I heard was Alice Clarke "You Hit Me", but the one that blew me away was Mel Williams. I went back a couple of weeks later, but by now I wasn't old enough! I was 15. Waited then & started going to Wigan In November 73. Don't get out much nowadays, but just had a great weekend in The Isle Of Wight Crown Hotel in the company of Mischief, John Buck, Mick Lloyd & anyone I've missed. Also met Soulie64(I think) & had a good drunken verbal .

Thanks for the memories

Paul

[good angel]

First allnighter was Va Vas, must have been beginning of Sept ish 73 with the Ormskirk crowd, Mandy Edis ,Porky, Steve Marchant Tommy Allinson. First record I heard was Alice Clarke "You Hit Me", but the one that blew me away was Mel Williams. I went back a couple of weeks later, but by now I wasn't old enough! I was 15. Waited then & started going to Wigan In November 73. Don't get out much nowadays, but just had a great weekend in The Isle Of Wight Crown Hotel in the company of Mischief, John Buck, Mick Lloyd & anyone I've missed. Also met Soulie64(I think) & had a good drunken verbal .

Thanks for the memories

Some fantastic storys really enjoyed the memorys,this would make a good book.

Kind Regards Kev Jarvis

Regards Kev Jarvis

Paul

Edited August 29, 2006 by good angel

[Guest]

La Discotheque, Wardour Street, 1964.

Can't really remember too much about it, but I do remember Jan & Dean's Surf City being played.

Really feel old after reading the other posts on this one. LOL.

You and me both Geoff.....bloomin' young whippersnappers

[Sanquine]

Just being nosey,

When was your first nighter,Mine was 1975,Samanthas,We caught the train from Burton station,Me and Brendon Forster,Beddy,Andy Fletcher.

I think it was £1.20 to get in.

Kind Regards,Kev,Jarvis

Ps,Iam at Keele on the 2nd of Sept..

1979 - Wigan Casino - I was a mere 14 yr old

Heard so much bout it - been listening to Northern for a while thank's to a couple of Clubs for 14 - 18 yr old in York - and by then the music was already my life and had started to collect as well as dance my arse off

Had to get 2 train's - so nervous didn't know what to expect - All I can say is - WOW -

My dad would say it was the worse mistake he made, letting me go ruined my life he thought - took over my life finances etc Still does

Well all I can say heaven and high water's wouldn't have kept me away and never will.

Karen

Edited August 31, 2006 by sanquine

[Winnie :-)]

Just being nosey,

When was your first nighter,Mine was 1975,Samanthas,We caught the train from Burton station,Me and Brendon Forster,Beddy,Andy Fletcher.

I think it was £1.20 to get in.

Kind Regards,Kev,Jarvis

Ps,Iam at Keele on the 2nd of Sept..

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Kettering Central Hall in '74, can't remember much about it apart from the dancers who were awesome and that the guys from Kettering and the guys from Corby had previously not got on.

Winnie:-)

[Guest martyn]

Just being nosey,

When was your first nighter,Mine was 1975,Samanthas,We caught the train from Burton station,Me and Brendon Forster,Beddy,Andy Fletcher.

I think it was £1.20 to get in.

Kind Regards,Kev,Jarvis

Ps,Iam at Keele on the 2nd of Sept..

St Ives January 1976 with Steve Hodgets & Chris Farr from Bedford.First tune I remember being played was Falballa.Other tunes I remember from that night were,Skullsnaps-I'm Your Pimp,Jenette Harper-Pick Me Up,Lloyd Mitchells-Life Is A Song,Margret Mandolph-Something Beautiful,Alpaca Phase III-I Like to Party,Martin Stevens-Mal,Evelyn Thomas-Weak Spot,Earth Wind & Fire-Biyo.....................Should have put me off really

[Pudsoul]

Hinckley Leisure Centre, 4 April 1982 if I remember, I was 16 but looked 12, no idea how they let me in? Then Clifton Hall the following Friday, and lots more after that.

Interesting that there are only a handful of people on this thread who started in the early 80s. The scene was on the wain then.

Having just missed Wigan all anyone spoke about at the time was the end of the scene, and compared every new venue to the Casino, which is probably why I got into 60s newies and Stafford cause they (the music and the people) didn't try to compare. Happy days.

[good angel]

Hi yer Pud,

You have to remember we started in the 70s by the time the 80s was here, we had young familys .

Regards,Kev Jarvis

[Sanquine]

Hinckley Leisure Centre, 4 April 1982 if I remember, I was 16 but looked 12, no idea how they let me in? Then Clifton Hall the following Friday, and lots more after that.

Interesting that there are only a handful of people on this thread who started in the early 80s. The scene was on the wain then.

Having just missed Wigan all anyone spoke about at the time was the end of the scene, and compared every new venue to the Casino, which is probably why I got into 60s newies and Stafford cause they (the music and the people) didn't try to compare. Happy days.

Started at wigan in 79 then carried on through the 80's - Hinckley Leisure centre went regular great venue Must admit though people said it wained in the 80's I never saw much sign - cleethorpes w/g - Bradford Queens hall etc always lot's to go to. Always have fond memories of Wigan - but take each venue for what it is and never compare it is what it is at that time

Karen

Edited August 31, 2006 by sanquine

[Dave Fleming]

My first All-Nighter was St Ives July 1975,my mate done a tape of that night i still have a copy of this,some of the Djs on it ,Tony Dellar,Poke,John Manship in the Dj line up,here`s what was on the tape,

Smokey + Fab Blades-Jerk baby jerk-Dore

G Davis + R Tyler-Hold On ect-Parlo

J Williams-All of a suden-Backbeat (remember paying J Anderson £6 for this at that time)

R Garner-Hot line-Capitol

Independents-Arise + Shine-Wand

Danny Reed-What makes her a woman-Music Bag

Teddy + the finger poppers-Soul groove-Artic

Larry Santos-You`ve got me ect-Evoultion

4 Seasons-I`m gonna change-Phillips Lp

R P Wyle-Rosemary-Karen

Perception Orc-Betcha if ect-Perception

G Blackwell-Can`t lose ect-Smoke

Malibus-Gee baby-Sure shot

DD Warwick-Don`t you ever give up-Mercury

T Jones-Spellbound-G World

Lou Pride-I`m com`un home ect-Suemi

Judy Harris-You touched me-Sun

B Paris-Night owl-Cameo

J Knight-Our love is ect-Pye

R Hamilton-Cracking up-RCA

Subwat riders-After the session-Moonshot

Jades-Snatch + Grab-Virtue

Salt + Pepper-Rock me ect-Epic

T Wilson-Love is like ect-Bluerock

Shalimars-Stop + take a look-Verve

C Douglas-Marble + Iron-Buddah

Johnny Vanillie-7 Days of lovin you-Prevue

N Wilson-The end of our love-Capitol

Joe Hicks-Don`t it make ect-AGC

Velvet Satins-Nothing can compare-Gen Am

Buster + Eddid-Can`t be still-Class

JJ Barnes-Our love ect-Revilot

P Parfit-Love is ect-Becon

Ahh memories

Dave f..........

[Val (Chunky)]

1975 St Ives the atmosphere was f**kin' electric.......even remember the smells of brute, polo's and juicy fruit whilst queing up on the steps.........used to love it there.

[Guest Jimmy Scriv]

Up the Junction - Crewe was my first All Nighter early 70's. Live on stage was Donnie Elbert and Gene Latter. My memory might be a little hazy but I'm sure there was a chill out room there showing cartoons provided by a projector on the wall.