Sceneman

i would say in the london R and B clubs but i cant be sure as it was changing fast about then ,it kinda evolved from who knows where ,others may have more info than me .. the flamingo sound system was pretty poor compared with the scene clubs sound system and the choice of records was better at the scene club as DJ guy stevens had a large collection of just about everything you could think of, all fresh from the US..on the visits to the flamingo on record nights i was surprised at the lousy selection of tunes they had and the lack of volume and bass on their piddling sound system .so one more reason to stick with the scene club as the thumping great speakers slung from the ceiling were about as good as you could get, with 2 garard 301s at the other end of the chain and the very best 45s of the time ,supplied by mr stevens

on saturday we used to get news of who we missed at the scene club during the week ,all big names like bo diddley or little richard used to appear there with no warning ,even the who alegedly played there ..before going into the scene we used to have a swift half in one of the local boozers or the macabre coffee bar in an alley way off wardor street .now it seems to be a basement flat occupied by humans.. the macabre coffee bar had a juke box on which a kathy kirby single ''dance on'' was heard

to get in to see jay hawkins at the flamingo was if my memory seves me was 1 pound 17 shillings and sixpence ,,same as most other top name acts from the US and a teenage mods salary was around 2-3pounds as an apprentice so it was a chunk of the wages ,whereas a record night was 10 shillings at most R and B clubs in soho .although the althabet club was 10 shillings on saturday all nighter and weekday record sessions at most clubs ..we had long debates about can we afford it but came to the conclusion we couldnt afford to see jay hawkins or major lance or the soul sisters..ggrrrr rumour had it major lance was seen in the freight train coffee bar in berwick street ,a mods hangout

a trip to the door of the scene club i managed to get a video before the hotel was built dont forget to read the comments on youtube by ex mods and members

we all missed some top name acts at the flamingo and numerous other clubs but a mods miserable wages at the time wouldnt stretch to going to other clubs. after a night out at the scene there wasnt much money left for seeing other acts especially the flamingo as it was over a quid to get in to see live acts from america ,and money had to be found to keep a scooter running and clothes and records to buy and daily living expenses .. the scene was a guinee to get in on a saturday .cheaper in the week . at xmas time the scene became deserted as mods were at partys so didnt go there over xmas

last play at the last chance was jimmy radcliff .then the lights went on and all the mods shuffled out to a coffee bar somewhere..last chance saloon was demolished for the new train station..in the mean time it was known as the eidelweiss club for some years in the early 70s . when the scene closed at 7AM mods used to go to last chance for an extra hour or 2 ,and it was 5 shillings to get in .

when the scene club closed it went dark for some time then reopened as the new scene club..i went there once but it was really poor. few people in there and it had been painted cream color over the black and the sound system had been ripped out and replaced with a crumby record player and small speakers it was now brightly lit up and no ambiance any more .. by now the area had become dangerous with muggers everywhere and hard core drug addicts so not the sort of place to hang around and i never went to the new scene again ,i tore up my club card in disgust as it was so bad and guy stephens was no longer on decks and no bands were playing there as far as i know...

i sent em 2x 45s with slight buckle to unwarp but when they came back they looked the same so didnt pay em.. yours may vary to mine

i sent em 2 to try on and awaiting the results and will report back ,slightly warped ska 45s

i would say no ..as the london mod scene had crashed before the northen scene took over ,the mods didnt exist for long in london ..not sure about elswhere though in the 60s..soho clubs never had any northern scene in the 60s imo

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150 cops that s a lota cops for 1 club all on overtime payments when bobbies did a raid they all rushed in blowing on whistles like the keystone cops ,hillarious times

i found DJ copy on a stall in portobello road in the early 70s for a few shillings ..and sold it to dave edwards a few years back

curious as back in the 50s to 60s BBC progs wouldnt have played anything decent even if they had some good 45s in the vaults as there just wasnt any program outlet as it was all on radio luxembourg and that was hard to hear on a tiny transistor radio as reception was bad ..but if you look at the vynil issued per week it was colossal.. BBC of the time was all billy cotton band show and music while you work .diabolical rubbish till the pirates came along and they would have their own demos and libraries

djs are now superfluous to requirements as the progs are done by others well in advance ..so they just need to blab endlessly about twaddle to fill in ..how much are they paid now?peter young seems to have sold his collection before he popped off .wonder who got em? i was referring to unofficial sales

i heard whispers some time back about rare 45s being stolen and sold off on the quiet..any possibility it could be true? Djs dont need em any more so what became of the record library ?are they being nicked and sold off ?

the scene club soho was open last friday for a one off special invitation night and i am waiting for photos and videos

list of agencies from record mirror of that time .clodagh rogers is there sitting by the phone waiting for your call

the kingston cellar was actually upstairs over the boat storage so bands had to lug their gear and speakers up some steep stairs ,i have my members card somewhere

some guys started the ham yardies club a few years back but dunno what happened to it .used to meet in a pub up in east london .must be ten years ago

mentioning houston TX i did the record shops there about 7 years ago and all i found was rotten heavilly scratched 45s not worth a cent

before and after the fire they had numerous ricky tick sites all over the area ..they came and went searching for the magic formula of success ..kids were fickle at the time..

the ricky tick was an old rambling mansion with paneled walls and roaring fires and sofas ..it was a very large place .. shame it burnt down some years later..recall graham bond on there plus lots of others ..dj had a piano with decks built in

used to have karate booga loo but it was stolen by da bitch in bromley

guy did play some modern at the time 45s like the righteous bros youve lost that loving feeling which sounded perfect on the scene club sound system..plus lots of other 45s which had just been released