The Alphabet Club (1960s - Gerrard Street, London)

[DER]

Does anyone have knowledge of The Alphabet Club that was on Gerrard Street, London in the 1960s?

 

My Grandmother, who has sadly passed away, used to venture there in the 60s.

 

So - want to know if anyone had more info on the Club or even ventured there themselves.

 

Thank you in advance.

[Sceneman]

Yes I used to pop in there when doing my rounds from the flamingo,cheap club at 50 pence entrance fee,, but music was not really much cop,the scene club  had the best sounds virtue of guy  stevens ,it wasn’t a favourite club ,but frequented by hard up teens of the time,most high on speed ,not many dancing 

[Sceneman]

My neigbor used  to go there on a Saturday nite but I ever saw him in soho as I used to frequent scene and flamingo at differing times en route to coffee Anne coffee bar

[Mal C]

Tell us about the coffee Anne coffee bar?

Malc

[Sceneman]

A basement coffee bar in a wharehose in whitcombe street which no longer exists ,a jukebox and lots of blocked babbling mods in the small hours,it had steep wooden stairs which many fell down ,I don’t think it was open during the day …the area has been redeveloped a lot

[Sceneman]

On 20/11/2024 at 12:34, Sceneman said:

Yes I used to pop in there when doing my rounds from the flamingo,cheap club at 50 pence entrance fee,, but music was not really much cop,the scene club  had the best sounds virtue of guy  stevens ,it wasn’t a favourite club ,but frequented by hard up teens of the time,most high on speed ,not many dancing 

I should say ten shillings to get in

[Mal C]

is that by Leciester Square?

[Sceneman]

Heading that I suppose ,whitcombe street is south,of wardour street

[Sceneman]

Other dives in soho were the Roaring 20s ,upstairs club very busy ,mostly black patrons,soul club,we couldn’t get in for some reason

and the Zambezi club ,never went in them 

and the freight train mod coffee bar in wardour street north, owned by Chas mCdevit who had a recording studio in the basement

Major lance was seen there when he was in town but I didn’t go in there despite working across the road ,

le macabre ,basement  coffee bar ,with coffins as seats ,dark an spooky with a juke box ,playing ,dance on by Kathy Kirby amongst other things,we used to start our night there…now is a apartment flat