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1986-87 In September 1986, about 4 months after Temperance Club started on Thursdays at the Hacienda, Dave Haslam took over the Saturday night with Dean Johnson, a soul…
Sam Sams used to share its premises with Salmon Cabs and for years, the place was a late-night haven of safety and sustenance in Hulme. Salmon Cabs was…
Can’t pay the rent Got no job Roof leaks bad Some folk want me dead Events they come And days go by People pray While others cry I’m…
By Geraldine In 1984 I found out that you could get in at the BBC, for free, to be in the audience of The Oxford Road Show. As…
Contains adverts from Debris Fanzine, 1985-87 These ads for Identity clothes shops are taken from copies of Debris, an indie music fanzine, from the mid-80s. There are no…
By Geraldine This song was made in 1983 when the rockabilly look was all the rage - I tried to have this look but my hair would never…
I heard this track in clubs… specifically I remember hearing it at Black Rhythms at Manchester Poly. I found out the name of the band and the track…
By Geraldine I discovered The Fall when I went to see Michael Clark and his dancers performing in Manchester to a soundtrack by the group in 1984. The…