Sceneman

https://www.rickytick.com/photos.asp Another fondly-remembered hang-out was the ‘Coffee Ann’ that catered almost exclusively for the music club-goers. Situated down some steep steps in the basement of a warehouse in Whitcombe Street, it was known for staying open into the early hours of the morning but was rarely, if ever, open during the day. ‘Les Enfants Terrible’ at 93 Dean Street was another expresso café venue that featured live music and was mainly frequented by many French students.

when cops raided the scene club ,on numerous occasion, they used to come charging down the stairs blowing on police whistles like the keystone cops and the lights suddenly went on and the music stopped ,pretty hilarious looking back on it as the pill pushers were outside in ham yard or at the coffee anne .the mods allnight coffee bar or the freight train coffee bar ..never seen any pics of the freight train the mods hangout where you could score some blues ..20 for a quid in a brown paper envelope there was some very young girls down there at the time of 15 and 16 ..their parents must have been worried where they were

heres a few more bits of interest

i was there when that was recorded ..a spotty faced eric used to give it 100% and more ,,hes very subdued these days ..maybe burnt out from yelling ''big boss man'' at full blast thanks for those clips well done

heres a piccy of my old club card issued in august 1963 ..scene only lasted a few years but they were good years ..theres a photo of me in a parka being dragged out by cops during a drug raid on the front of a sunday paper and subsequent appearance at Bow street magistrates court on a charge of being in possession of ampethamines

heres a video i made before the area of ham yard was redeveloped with a hotel there now https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJtTUf25ULA some good comments by old members of the club ..i used to see members of the R stones dancing on the floor during the week !! when they were not working somewhere ! i believe the actual club area is inside a nearby hotel where theres a cocktail bar on the site also see paul andersons book named ''mods a new religion'' for all the stuff about the scene club and the times scene club was killed off by police drug raids and i forgot the Pontiac club in putney where i did a DJ spell at the time

oops forgot the last chance ..we piled in there on a sunday morning when the scene club closed notice the grand piano with grafitti in the scene club on which eric burdon used to jump up and down on //phew rare photos in the scene club as few had a handy camera at the time to take photos unlike now

other clubs were the kingston jazz cellar the osterley jazz club boathouse kew hammersmith palais ..which had an amazing selection of stars over the years inc the Beatles and the rolling stones but was nigh on impossible to get in when they were ..i cruised in there 1 night midweek and the 3 degrees were on stage and it was normal prices ..they kinda blew ya socks off when live .. El Partido lewisham was a hangout for MODs and jamaicans ..2 floors of live r&B ,blues ,ska and reggae .open all night and very noisy St Marys hall putney was a rockers club that featured the likes of cliff and the shadows ,marty wilde ,and other rockers of that period ..trouble was when the MODs arrived on the scene there was always fights between the 2 factions on a friday night 10 shilllings to get in but we stopped going due to the fights and went to the scene club instead https://www.garagehangover.com/el-partido-lewisham/

thanks for that ..guy stevens used to sell R&B imports on Thursday might at the scene club ..god knows where he got such huge amounts of 45s at the time ..lots of sun records and labels from the south ,he was importing in bulk ..we never did find out who sandra was.. a peroxide blond woman who stood in when guy nipped out for a fag and a pee .his booth was stacked with piles of 45s and racks of LPs on the walls.. i never did go much during the week as funds were limited for a young MOD bloke on a small salary to get in to all these clubs .a night at the scene used to take half my wages at the time .. the scene had the best sound system of any soho club of the time ..all the rest were rubbish and cheap and that includes the flamingo and whiskey a gogo

the club on eel pie island had a good lineup over the years it was operating ..any ads?

CUE CLUB HAD A BAD REP AT THE TIME DUE TO STABBINGS AND MURDERS DOWN THERE ..SO AVOIDED IT ROARING 20S COULDNT GET IN EASILY AS MEMBERS ONLY AND ALWAYS TOO BUSY TO GET IN

DONT FORGET THE RICKY TICK AT WINDSOR ..THEY ALL WENT FROM SOHO TO WINDSOR AND BACK TO PERFORM CRAWDADDY WAS GOOD ON SUNDAYS WITH THE YARDBIRDS AND GREBBELS SUPPORT BAND

I MISSED SCREAMING JAY HAWKINS AT THE FLAMINGO WHEN HE APPEARED LIVE ,,JUST DIDNT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IN AS IT WAS ALL SPENT AT THE SCENE CLUB LAST SATURDAY.. FLAMINGO WAS EXPENSIVE TO GET IN WHEN THEY HAD A LIVE BAND.. I ALSO MISSED MAJOR LANCE AS I WAS BROKE AT THE TIME

since there was no way to know or even learn the steps it was all a mystery and black art at the time ..they came and went very fast in the UK no doubt there was those with phds in the usa

there was only 1 the scene club in ham yard and it gets very few mentions ..georgie fame and blue flames was the biggest down there but he never mentions it ,,always the flamingo .but it wasnt a MOD hangout like the scene club .. guy stevens was DJ zoot money and a host of stars inc the who and bo diddley played there ..and the beatles allegedly but i never saw em there

but what happened to his record collection ?did it go for auction ?and results ? died from diabetes so i understand he gave me a mention on a few occasions over the year s..

any ska and reggae reissue singles i buy lately are so bad they virtually unplayable ,dished warped not circular and when you ask for a replacement you get the reply ''there all the same ''..i have had to stop buying re issues .. so what happened to the pressers ,who are they and why so bad quality ?

anything around ?

and nobody to play them at the time they were issued only the BBC light programe that played nonsense records ,the record papers had small ads but you hadnt heard em on the radio to assess them worthy to buy and most youths earned little money at the time ,6 shillings and 8 pence took a big chunk from yur salary so many many good 45s vanished without trace...its alarming how many died without trace .....hence somes rarity now...as few sold

thanks i couldnt find one for some reason

not only the DJs didnt play em but there was little promotion at the time they were issued in a weekly avalanche of unknown issues of which you knew very little info in days before the gooogle and net....and 45 were deleted quickly from the catalogues ..major lance monkey time was deleted 4 weeks after it came out ,same with a lot of good titles that sank without trace

any idea why ? does this 45 have some specal significance ?strange its not there but all else is .. i have it on a demo yellow label

any issue is ok possible swap

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