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Wow, never a dull moment at Rock City by the sounds of things. Perhaps the name has something to do with the violence? Seriously though there were other places in Nottingham that Gary told me about. He was from Mansfield (Forrest Town). Be buggered if I can remember the names though.

Where was that then? Do tell. How so strange?

Not sure there were that many do's there. Think Max Rees unsurprisingly had a hand in them, did you ever go?

With no shortage of venues, most reasonably well attended. Why would the popularity be down? lots of mods crossing over NS popularity was on the up. Where was Droylesden btw?

That's Imber bruv - KK's in Cambridge.

We went to an allnighter there on one occasion. I took 'All your lovin's gone to my head' by The Magnificent Men, That I had purchased from Dave Evison. It was massive at the time they played it. Danny Everard dj'd there that night and to my horror, I saw him in a sleeping bag at the end of the hall after his spot.

Whoa did the site crash? Or just me?

Remember the black patent leather shoes phase? Part of the uniform at one point they were. I know what you mean though we did look like a bunch of mincers back then See Jon Bucks group shot from the stage at Buzzard, ah man, my hair! I just don't wanna say

They hadn't cottoned on back then how to bum rape our music with a view to making thier sworded pennies I guess.

I see what you mean, understood

This confirms to me that there was 'action' all over at that time. If I were a civillian lurker on here I would have thought that there couldn't have been more than a dozen venues tops in the 80's. Going by previous comments that is.

Me and my mates were ex mods embarking on the Northern scene and at Peterborough to name one venue of the eighties, the numbers there were more than just ticking over, the place was packed! This is the essence of the thread, the nineteen eighties was not a poor relation decade for northern, a lot of people like you and me and others above got into it in the eighties. If it really was as dire as some have said, perhaps we wouldn't be on here today discussing what we are discussing. Enjoy your lunch, chew your food. ps, Kelsey Kerridge - Cambridge. Another eighties all nighter venue.

Stafford was key in terms of introducing mid tempo sounds. So again this was an advancement of the scene rather than the death throes some have talked of. Here & now is where it's at deffo. However, 'creeping nostalgia'? Surely apart from the up to the minute modern heads, we are all guilty of nostalgia?

Well said Steve

Keele! Of course, went to a nighter there - top notch. Never made it to Central Pier, or Blackburn. Venues listed above, and your comment kinda goes towards proving my point though.

Been a lot of talk about the 80's being a low point on the northern scene and last week a comment of "during the eighties when the scene was on it's knees" was posted and I thought that was a bit OTT. I got into Northern 1982/83 and there seemed to be a fair choice of venues that were reasonably well attended. During the early/mid and late eighties we went to, 100 Club, Leighton Buzzard, St Ives, Peterborough, Loughborough, Leicester and Stafford amongst others. I appreciate although the eighties were by no means a high point of the scene's history compared with the seventies heyday or the early ninetees resurgence. However all the talk that northern soul all but died out during the eighties, is I think an inaccurate overstatement and is unfair on the promoters of the venues of that time. I'm sure there are other eighties venue's I have missed that we didn't go to. Not sure whether this 'eighties was dead' feeling is a general consensus, or were there folk that went out, danced and like me had a good time back then?

Trip over to where exactly?

Wouldn't know dude. Try wants or look at your box. Wouldn't hold your breath as it's a soul forum etc. Best bet to PM JTrouble, he's a bit of a funkster (so to speak) he was on line earlier.

Funk is a bit crap. Some of the James Brown stuff is okay. Calling him the Godfather of soul though is bollocks. You do seem to get quoted and replied to quite a little bit Pete. (I'm not stalker #3 btw). Think it may have to do with your not backward in coming forward stance. Don't change it though for Christ's sake.

If DG's era was the late sixties/early seventies, then he should be first on the list. It was time spent at the Twisted Wheel that prompted Dave Godin to write about 'Northern Soul' for the first time in Blues & Soul. Soul City's output born in mind and he doesn't warrant a mention even on the subs bench?

Catchy term. Who came up with that again?

A reshuffle and still no Dave Godin? Surely we don't need to say why! He ain't even on the fringe. No E in Ady BTW.

More than a hint of sarcasm in that statement me thinks. Though, I'd put him in cos of Wigan. As previously stated Dave Godin too, he has to be in there.