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Dave Withers was on at a similar time at the second one Steve

Shane, Rebels was run by Richard S and Bernie Golding

Yes I went to that one too. Black Frank from southampton was also there cos I travlled back on the train to london with him. Great nights and it really was the start of something fresh!

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And of course Snaith. Sam and Arthur tried a couple of venues in Sheffield, Turn Ups (The old Nether Edge Hall for locals) and Take Two down Attercliffe. Somewhere else as well but can't remember where.

Yeah I think first part of 1981 , well thats what Robin had on the tapes .. all mangled now angry.gif

The tapes are fine Simon - not mangled at all? - First Brum Locarno is dated as 23/3/81 - Arthur/Sam/Mario - History in the making....

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Memorable all nighters at Rebels (I came up from the south) with Richard, Sam, Arthur, Mannion etc. Gary Rushbrooke was the "token" 60s DJ - on about 7 am as I recall.

I've got a Rebels tape "1st All Niter" - 21/11/81 - Richard,Arthur and a couple of bits from Steve Mannion...it always seemed to snow when rebels was on!

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I've got a Rebels tape "1st All Niter" - 21/11/81 - Richard,Arthur and a couple of bits from Steve Mannion...it always seemed to snow when rebels was on!

Forget th weather Robin. What about the hike up the stairs :lol:

I went into the building with a client six/seven years ago (i think) years ago. It had been shut for ages, and we had to wear safety gear and sign a disclaimer for any resulting "health problems". Halfway up the stairs, hundreds, and I mean hundreds of pigeons started flying around. It was infested with the flying rats. (Mind you, it was a sh*thole in 1981 laugh.gif )

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Chalky will do em .. hes got some new tape to harddisk gear ..You'll be playing golf when u retire .btw Martin must have his bus pass by now smile.gif

Long way to go before mine I'm glad to say, but full on as ever - you know how it is...

Quick listing of the Rebels tape...

Richard - Charles Veal, Ruby Wilson, Lamont Dozier

Arthur - Rideout, Fam of Eve, Zingara, Jeff Smith, Nicky Newarkers, Tyrone Barkley, Bileo, Brafa (not many will know that), Sylvers, Charles Mann, Willie Darrington, Larom Baker, Esquires, Timeless Legend, Executive Force,Leon Peterson, Earl Randell,

Steve M - Wes Black, Willie Clayton "Dance & Shake Your Body", Larry Houston

Richard - Johnny Honeycutt, "Maurice McAllister", "Rose Valentine", "James Lewis",CM Lord

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maybe as said they prefer to hear Modern which might be underplayed. maybe some of the modern room DJ's play what they know is gonna win same as Northern tunes but disco just gets to me i like it but to hear it played out.

I heard Dave Forrest playing Ain't No Stopping Us Now and said doing well on the Modern scene lately my reaction was my god this so disco dosen't seem Modern.

i like and prefer nights that have all music played so you can hear straight forward Northern, little modern, crossover, R & B etc and Modern music to me is more mid 70's that's when i feel a lot of it started not as early as i hear of records being made and classed as Northern

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Yeah well its more modern than the 60's stuff :huh:

At the Frankfurt weekender, the Modern Room is far from being empty ! I have only been to the Koln weekender and the Aachen weekender and the Modern Rooms were not empty... so i'm a bit surprized by this assumption.

Thierry

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At the Frankfurt weekender, the Modern Room is far from being empty ! I have only been to the Koln weekender and the Aachen weekender and the Modern Rooms were not empty... so i'm a bit surprized by this assumption.

Thierry

tha's because you were djing, thierry :huh: , apart from that, yes, you're right!

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tha's because you were djing, thierry :huh: , apart from that, yes, you're right!

Ah ah ah ! Glad you're on here too ! I mean to say that my experience is limited in Germany. But please let's not suppress the Modern Rooms !

Thierry :huh:

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Wow , this thread has well over 3000 views , and Helen was really asking for more R&R rooms :Dlaugh.gif

Well Simon RnB rooms actually as i think Modern rooms are where you go for R&R!!

I've really enjoyed reading this thread and there have been some excellent discussions and topics brought up.

Not many people have expressed a desire for RnB rooms tho so maybe better Modern rooms are whats required, so an event is seen as a two room do rather than a Northern/oldies do with a Modern room tacked on the side.

Helen

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Well Simon RnB rooms actually as i think Modern rooms are where you go for R&R!!

I've really enjoyed reading this thread and there have been some excellent discussions and topics brought up.

Not many people have expressed a desire for RnB rooms tho so maybe better Modern rooms are whats required, so an event is seen as a two room do rather than a Northern/oldies do with a Modern room tacked on the side.

Helen

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Hang on a minute...of course we need more R&B rooms ... yes.gif .modern = old peoples D.I.S.C.O 's :D

Bazza

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But I went to an old peoples Disco and all they wanted was Motown , Stax and Cliff Richard :D

I requested James Brown g.gif

i prefer cliff richard

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Sheffield Romeo and Juliets? Baileys whatever it was called had a Modern Room before 83 Mark. At the Sunday all dayers. I remember DJing there with Sam and Arthur. Around 82ish I think. Oldies in the main room.

romeo and juliets memories come back of going up the m1 in my mk 3 cortina ! .... one room was 70's ( as modern was called then ) and the other room was funk not oldies ?...... can anyone remember the venue at shrewsbury ? what was it called ...had a dayer there about the same time as rommeo and juliets was going ......

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Hi all, just back from prestatyn weekender, and the so called other room, modern room, crossover room, 70s,80s,poss 90s room, was NOT full. why is this, you may ask, then again this was a Legengs northern,motown weekend... Lucky for me i like all the formats.. havin started out on the safe old northern scene, back in the day.. etc. And went along the route of, wigan, mecca, cleethorpes.. + local nites at notts, leic (where i live) ST.ives, sam,s sheffield... etc, then a bit of a change, the dare i say it Jazz Funk scene, inc, the real blue note stuff.. Then going back to the scene late 80s,9o,s leic all nighters at the Oddfellows, thanks to ally.. which is where i first (for me) met my real modern soul crowd... and room ? and i loved it, what a change, and the room was FULL. then again around this time most modern,crossover events where. so what as changed ? apart from that crowd movin on and droppin out. gettin old, etc. Lucky for me i can still dance, and love all the stuff which is played, inc, bit of the r & b.. Gettin back to your orig quest Hellen, i dont know , ha. For me i dont mind the northern room, playin some modern ,crossover, 70s,80s, even soulful house,garage, what ever people will name it.. so long as it is GOOD. all for now, mart

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romeo and juliets memories come back of going up the m1 in my mk 3 cortina ! .... one room was 70's ( as modern was called then ) and the other room was funk not oldies ?...... can anyone remember the venue at shrewsbury ? what was it called ...had a dayer there about the same time as rommeo and juliets was going ......

Oak Hotel at Shrewsbury - ran by the Shrewsbury Collective. Pip was the only one I knew..Richard and Sam guested - I went a couple of times - a long way from Loughborough on a Friday night for a Soul Nite! The record that always reminds me of this cracking small venue is Jean Carn "No, No, you can't come back now" which was a bit of an anthem.

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There is only one word for modern Y.M.C.A...... come on now sing a long, all to gether now :thumbsup:

Modern rooms ......

Give it ten years , they will be called oldies rooms , and will be full .......

Malc Burton

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Well Simon RnB rooms actually as i think Modern rooms are where you go for R&R!!

I've really enjoyed reading this thread and there have been some excellent discussions and topics brought up.

Not many people have expressed a desire for RnB rooms tho so maybe better Modern rooms are whats required, so an event is seen as a two room do rather than a Northern/oldies do with a Modern room tacked on the side.

Helen

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If you find your answer Helen, share it with me!. biggrin.gif

I've been watching both RnB rooms and modern rooms for the last few years and I believe RnB rooms have died off a touch quicker but there isn't much in it and its still changing. We have two rooms at Bury and We alternate and have both modern and RnB on a bi-monthly basis.

I honestly can't tell much of a difference between the numbers that either genre pull in.

Jayne.x.

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If you find your answer Helen, share it with me!. :unsure:

I've been watching both RnB rooms and modern rooms for the last few years and I believe RnB rooms have died off a touch quicker but there isn't much in it and its still changing. We have two rooms at Bury and We alternate and have both modern and RnB on a bi-monthly basis.

I honestly can't tell much of a difference between the numbers that either genre pull in.

Jayne.x.

Thanks for that Jayne,

we'll have to make it up there to you sometime. Sounds like a gr8 nite.

Helen

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