The Mojo Sheffield

[Shinehead]

Before my time but maybe of interest to others, the artist roster was interesting , Otis Clay and Wilson Pickett amongst some other soul greats.

https://sheffieldmusicarchive.co.uk/cp-venues/king-mojo-club/

[Thinksmart]

Looks to of been a top Mod venue from reading and reports heard later. I know people from here in Notts went. 

Edited Wednesday at 11:37 by Thinksmart

[Shinehead]

58 minutes ago, Thinksmart said:

Looks to of been a top Mod venue from reading and reports heard later. I know people from here in Notts went. 

 

I worked with a guy who was a few years older than me who was a mod in the sixties who went to the mojo, he met his wife there but he had no interest in soul music at all.

He and his brother in law had just purchased a scooter for runs out in the summer this was around 2018 he was well into his sixties by then.

Edited Wednesday at 12:33 by Shinehead

[Ian Parker]

my late brother in law, used to frequent that place,  also Wheel,   Dungeon etc .   i was a 16 year old kid,  mesmerised by his tales.  all we had , was Nottm palais and Wiggun .    woulda loved to be a part of that era. 

[Shinehead]

Strange thing about the guy I posted about above 2 years ago in the summer he knocked on my door ( he did not know I lived there) to ask about and get some advise on my hanging baskets ! which he said were the best he had seen, he was surprised to see me come to the door

How times change an old mod and an old skinhead talking about hanging baskets .

[Jessie Pinkman]

Some great pictures there, I'd love to read "The Dirty Stop Outs Guide"  The Amboy Dukes seemed to be a popular band. I always loved there version of "Who's Foolin Who" whenever it was played out back then. The Stevie Wonder story is funny.

Edited Wednesday at 13:20 by Jessie Pinkman

[Pied Piper]

1 hour ago, Ian Parker said:

my late brother in law, used to frequent that place,  also Wheel,   Dungeon etc .   i was a 16 year old kid,  mesmerised by his tales.  all we had , was Nottm palais and Wiggun .    woulda loved to be a part of that era. 

Totally Understand Ian, 

When you Hear Great Stories from People 

Who attended the Wheel, Mojo etc The Music, Dancing, Fashion. It makes you wish you were apart of it.

Please Remember you and I Have been Lucky to Have Great Memories of Wigan, And Other Great Venues, Treasure Them.

[Thinksmart]

I had friends older who went to all the early Midlands and North venues. Lots of memories here from some: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/

 

One friend who was a Wheel, Mojo, Dungeon, Cats go-er loaned me a big series of tapes to copy with the pre 73 Soul and related plays from his collection before his first retirement from the scene (many in that 65-72 era saw Wigan as the end, not the start), which were highly influential to me back in early 90s. 

I was on the then quite small scene scene but only hearing select oldies and the ace newies of the time. Things were coming back and I used to be an extensive tape swapper (remember that era?), but a lot of early Northern Soul was not being heard outside collections in those retired from going out.

Most of these on the tapes my friend loaned me were long gone, very Soulful classics not being played out anymore and yet to be compiled on CD or online later in the decade. These are obvious later such as Bang Bang Man, Mr Soul, Willie Tee, Yum Yum Tree, Bobbi Lynn, Soul Serenade, Bobby Bland etc but felt like a route back to the source back then. I worked out 90% of them over the years but the tapes perished in a storm that damaged our roof so I never found out the rest. The Kent series Cellar of Soul covers it well.

Amboy Dukes are intriguing as not the USA band of the same name unless preceded by the word American. The USA named band were Ted Nugent's hard psych-rock band (see 'Journey to the Center if the Mind' as their main song if you do not know it).

 

Edited Wednesday at 19:36 by Thinksmart

[Dylan]

6 minutes ago, Thinksmart said:

I had friends older who went to all the early Midlands and North venues. Lots of memories here from some: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/

If I’ve got the address right I believe the dungeon also played an important role in Nottingham night life as Venus.  

[Thinksmart]

Yes I went to early days of Venus there as an underground House club. From about 85-86 outside the Mod scene I left, I was running out of places to hear Soul locally and many had tiny attendances by much older people. I was still too young to get entry to Rock City or Palais nights which were much more age enforced then. House music clubs were easier to get in for a while. By about 87-88 there was little NS, only slick 80s Soul I did not enjoy at the time or House music, which had a similar tempo and underground feel. 

For a long time I assumed The Dungeon was where Monastery and The Bomb were underground on Bridlesmith Gate. That really did feel like a dungeon. An invite-only tiny Soul night under The Salutation down the many steps in the caves was my most literal Dungeon style event.

Edited Wednesday at 19:41 by Thinksmart

[Dylan]

30 minutes ago, Thinksmart said:

Yes I went to early days of Venus there as an underground House club.

For a long time I assumed it was where Monastery and The Bomb were underground on Bridlesmith Gate. That really did feel like a Dungeon. An invite tiny soul night under The Salutation down the many steps in the caves was my most literal Dungeon style event.

Went to the bomb quite a few time myself and also under its previous name the hippo which was a good club.

 

i moved to Nottingham autumn 93 after Venus shut that summer so missed that but heard great things about the place.

Edited Wednesday at 18:11 by Dylan

[Roburt]

I was a member of the Mojo & attended on a regular basis in 1966 & 67 (till it was closed down) ...