I was 12 in 94 ...I was listening to it back then, thru tapes given to me via my older piers-lol but never went to the clubs, given the fact I looked about 9!...I wish I was older, so I could of experienced it and been there Some of us dont know we're born I say we dont know we're born
first for me was the 2nd galactica in scarborough (dec 91) was more into hip hop before that but it blew me away , didn't go out religiously after but made it to phenomena in brid a few times , some he la hu things in york and went to galactica paris, one thing i do regret is not joining some mates going over to the zone once missed out big time.
Was out regularly from summer 89 onwards. Went to the revival nights at the Hacienda around 1994(?)
Smart they were
Don't know where that puts me with the poll btw. Was into the scene but couldn't really go raving at 12 years old. :$
Oh mate, was there no underage events in your town? We had a regular weekly night at a club (Fat Ians) & an event called Wonderland. Cant remembr who played there erm Donovan 'Bad Boy' Smith is 1 I can remember. The rest escapes me as was mash-up, got the flyers somewhere though...
Plus not really knowing anybody else into it meant I had nobody to go to events with.
Bloody hell mate, Galactica in Scarborough! Did you go to the one at the racecourse?
Also Phenomena at Bridlington Leisure World???
Was out regularly from summer 89 onwards. Went to the revival nights at the Hacienda around 1994(?)
Smart they were
I went with Man Alive off here, plus 4 other mates from University in my mums old Polo. A few of em hadnt been to the Hac before and were bored senseless with me going on about the place, so they wanted to see what all the fuss was about
Didnt enjoy the drive home
lol lol my old stomping ground too phenomena @ brid they were the days nipper , bill-e-whizz , frankie wonder , carl cox , evil eddy richards , huggy , mann parris , n-joi , new Atlantic ,
did you go to the one they called " the effing fierce one the first all dayer in about 92 still got some old photos from their and one or two flyers .
galactica was good too @ york n-joi , slippmat & lime
, shades of rhythm ,terrorize , luigi , eddy richards ,
Most certainly did Wez!
Happy days!
when i get time a'll up the flyer and some photos from it you still got any of the tapes from their .
This is giving away my vintage and my history
But I was clubbing in 84
And had my first residency in a club by 85!!! (it was very hard to be a dj then too)
I was a club Dj before it was anyones ambition!! IT used be:
1. Fat blokes in Hawaian shirts who spoke in gravelly voices who had failed tomake it big with thier bands(or did not have enough talent to be one) and Nightclub DJ was the next best thing!!!
OR
2. Soul music fanatics who spent more money on ONE rare 7" single than they earned in a month of gigs - despite playing 5 nights a week all over the country (but mainly in Wigan)
I get a little embarrased talking about it - unless you catch me after a few "liveners" then I wont shut up about it ....(so AVOID me then)AND am saving it for the "book". Which will be started as soon as I can type AND use a spell checker !!!