YEAR |
NAME |
DAY |
AREA
OR CLUB |
DJs |
Mid
70s/80s |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1965-72 |
The
Orsett Cock |
Saturday |
Orsett |
Chris
Hill |
Mid
70s-80 |
The
Royalty |
Thurs/Sunday |
Southgate |
Chris
Hill/Froggy |
Mid
70s-81 |
Crackers |
Fri/Sunday |
W1 |
George
Power/Paul Anderson |
1973-76 |
The
Goldmine |
Friday |
Canvey
Island |
Chris
Hill |
1975-96 |
The
Norfolk Village |
Friday |
Shoreditch
E2 |
Terry
Jones |
1976-80 |
The
Lacy Lady |
Friday |
Seven
Kings, Ilford |
Chris
Hill/Tom Holland |
1978-84 |
The
Goldmine |
Saturday |
Canvey
Island |
Chris
Hill |
1978-86 |
Frenchies |
Sundays |
Camberley |
Chris
Brown/Johnnie Walker |
1980 |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1980+ |
The
Rio |
Various |
Didcot |
Various |
1980 |
The
Greyhound |
Friday |
Chadwell
Heath |
Froggy |
1980-81 |
Munkberrys |
Saturday |
Jermyn
St. W1 |
Trevor
Shakes |
1980-81 |
Blitz |
Friday |
Gt.
Russell St. |
Various |
1980-83 |
The
Hilltop |
Mondays |
Kent |
Pete
Tong |
1980-84 |
The
Best Disco In Town |
Fridays |
Lyceum |
Greg
Edwards |
1980-84 |
Jacksons |
Various |
Staines |
Vanous |
1981 |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1981 |
Americas |
Saturday |
Southall |
Chris
Brown & Fergi/Sean French |
1981-82 |
Language
Lab |
Fri/Sat |
London |
Simon
Cyberman & Junior G. |
1981-82 |
The
Horseshoe |
Friday |
Tottenham
Ct. Rd |
George
Power & Paul Anderson, Boo, Colin (jazz) |
1981-82 |
Bentleys |
Sunday |
Canning
Town |
Froggy |
1981-83 |
Spats |
Thursday |
W1 |
Trevor
Shakes & Des Parkes |
1981
-83 |
Rappers |
Monday |
Epping
Forest CC |
Froggy
& Eddie James |
1981-85 |
Good
Times Road Show |
Various |
House
Parties |
Norman
& Joey Jay |
1981-87 |
The
Belvedere Arms |
Sunday
lunch |
Ascot |
Chris
Brown |
1982 |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1982-84 |
Titanic |
Fri/Saturday |
London |
Nutrament/Thin
Dickson/Dizzy Heights |
1982-84 |
Pandies |
Friday |
W1 |
DJ
Tom |
1982-84 |
Meltdown
Pasties |
Saturdays |
Various |
Jonathan
More & Paul Murphy & Jumbo |
1982-84 |
The
Dirt Box |
-
|
Earls
Court |
Jay
Strongman & Rob Milton |
1982-85 |
Cats
Whiskers |
Sunday |
Streat
ham |
Steve
Walsh & Steve Jackson |
1982-86 |
Electric
Ballroom |
Fridays |
Camden |
George
Power/Tosca/Paul Anderson, Paul Murphy |
1982-86 |
Kisses |
Weekends |
Peckham |
Gordon
Mac, Linden T & Guest DJs |
1982-89 |
Crazy
Larrys |
Tuesday |
Chelsea |
Alistair
(Rapattack) & J.C. |
1983 |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1983 |
Wag
Opened |
Saturdays |
W1 |
Hector
& Steve Jackson |
1983 |
Wag |
Thursdays |
W1 |
Jay
Strongman |
1983-84 |
Maze |
Thurs/Sat |
Ronnie
Scotts |
Trevor
Shakes & Des Parkas |
1983-85 |
Swan
& Sugar Loaf |
Mondays |
Southwark |
Nicky
Holloway + Guests |
1983-85 |
Gossips |
Friday |
W1 |
Tim
Westwood & Steve Walsh |
1983-85 |
Bogarts |
Sunday |
Harrow |
Chris
Hill, Tom Holland, Robbie Vincent & Guests |
1983-85 |
Bentleys |
Weekends |
Canning
Town |
Derek
Boland |
1983-87 |
The
Warehouse |
Saturdays |
Kentish
Town
& Electric Ballroom |
Jay
Strongman |
1983-89 |
Mud
Club |
Fridays |
The
Subway W1 & Busbys |
Jay
Strongman & Mark Moore |
1984 |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1984 |
Soul
City |
Sunday |
Heaven |
Tim
Westwood & Linden T |
1984 |
The
Boilerhouse |
Various |
London |
Ben
& Andy |
1984-85 |
Barberellas |
Mondays |
Southall |
Norman
Jay |
1984-85 |
Film
Ham |
Saturdays |
South
London |
Jonathon
More & C.J. Mackintosh & M.C. Merlin |
1984-88 |
Blackmarket |
Fridays |
Wag
W1 |
Steve
Jervier/Barry Sharpe/Laselles/Horace |
1985 |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1985 |
Cave
Man Boogie |
Saturday |
Chislehurst
Caves |
Nicky
Holloway |
1985 |
Legends |
Thursdays |
W1 |
Spike
& Neville |
1985-86 |
Spats |
Sat.
lunch |
W1 |
Tim
Westwood |
1985-86 |
Cat
In The Hat |
Friday |
Comedy
Store |
Laselles,
Barry Sharpe, Paul Anderson |
1985-88 |
Secret
Rendezvous |
Thursdays |
Comedy
Store |
Simon
Gofle & Guests |
1985-87 |
Doo
At The Zoo |
Saturdays |
London
Zoo |
Nicky
Holloway & Guests |
1985-87 |
Special
Branch |
Fridays |
Royal
Oak SE1 |
Nicky
Holloway & Guests |
1985-88 |
The
Raw |
Saturdays |
Y.M.C.A. |
Ben
& Andy/Dave Dorrell & Rob Milton |
1985-89 |
The
Raid |
Sat/Friday |
Wag/limelight |
Terry
Farley & Paul Oakenfold |
1986 |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1988-87 |
Delirium |
Saturdays |
Astoria |
Noel
Watson & Robin King |
1986-87 |
Across
The Tracks |
Thursdays |
Dingwalls |
Simon
Goffe & Guests |
1986-87 |
Doo
At The Dome |
Saturday |
Thorpe
Park |
Nicky
Holloway & Guests |
1986-87 |
Ambassadors |
Fridays |
Euston |
George
Power/Tosca/Dezzy D & Gordon Mac |
1986-88 |
Soul
II Soul |
Sundays |
Africa
Centre |
Jazzie
B, Aitch B, Q, Trevor Madhatters |
1986-88 |
Dance
Exchange |
Saturdays |
Fridge |
Jay
Strongman |
1986-88 |
Family
Funktion |
Various |
Warehouse |
Judge
Jules/Dan The Man |
1986-89 |
Shake
& Fingerpop |
Various |
Warehouse |
Norman
Jay + Good times |
1986-89 |
Cafe
de Paris |
Wednesdays |
Cafe
de Paris |
Albert,
Fat Tony, Various |
1988-89 |
Westworld,
Wetworld Carwash |
Saturdays |
Various
venues |
Various |
1987 |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1987 |
J.B.s
Reunion |
-
|
Town
& Country |
Family
Funktion, Shake & Fingerpop |
1987-89 |
Enter
The Dragon |
Fridays |
The
Park, W8 |
Colin
Favor, Trevor Fung, Paul Anderson |
1987-88 |
Performance |
Sunday |
La
Vie En Rose |
Norman
Jay |
1987-88 |
Club
Zoo |
Wednesdays |
Munkberrys |
Zoo,
Trouble & Colin Dale, Greg & Henderson |
1987-88 |
The
Base |
Saturdays |
HQ
Camden Lock |
Dean
Savonne, Clive & Kiss FM DJs |
1987-88 |
Fever |
Saturday |
Astoria |
Simon
Goffe & Guests |
1987-89 |
Shoom |
Sat/wed |
Southwark/Y.M.C.A./
Busbys/The Park |
Danny
Ramplin |
1987-89 |
Daisy
Chain |
Tuesday |
Fridge |
Jeffrey
Hinton, Mark Lawrence, Princess Julia |
1987-89 |
Love |
Friday |
Wag |
Steve
Protor, Dave Dorrell Paul Anderson |
1987-89 |
Fools
Paradise |
Friday |
Gossips |
Simon
Goffe & Jasper |
1988 |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1988-88 |
Babylon |
Thursdays |
Heaven |
Colin
Favor |
1988-89 |
Rage |
Thursdays |
Heaven |
Colin
Favor & Guests |
1988-89 |
Trip |
Saturdays |
Astoria |
Nicky
Holloway & Guests |
1988-89 |
Pig |
-
|
Grays
Inn Road |
Jay
Strongman & Jules |
1988-89 |
Good,
The Bad & Ugly |
Saturdays |
Cask
& Glass |
Jay
Strongman & Guests |
1988-89 |
Talking
Loud, Saying Something |
Sundays |
Dingwalls |
Gilles
Peterson & Patrick Forge |
1988-89 |
Dance
Wicked |
Thurs/Sat |
Electric
Ballroom |
Roy
The Roach |
-
|
-
|
-
|
The
Arch |
Madhatters,
Soul II Soul |
1988-89 |
2nd
Base |
Saturdays |
Dingwalls |
Paul
Anderson & Kiss FM DJs |
1988-89 |
Confusion |
Sundays |
Bill
Stickers/Shaftesburys |
Kid
Bachelor & Guests |
1988-89 |
Land
Of Oz |
Mondays |
Heaven |
Colin
Hudd & Paul Oakenfold |
1988-89 |
High
On Hope |
Thursdays |
Dingwalls |
Norman
Jay & Frankie Foncett |
1989 |
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1989 |
Upfront |
Fridays |
Borderline, |
Stafford
Trevor Madhatters & Gordon Mac |
1989 |
Passion |
Saturdays |
Maidenhead |
Chris
Brown & Guests |
1989 |
Sin |
Fri/Sat |
Astoria |
Nicky
Holloway & Guests |
1989 |
What
It Is |
Sundays |
Turnmills |
Paul
Anderson |
1989 |
Roots
Reggae |
Sundays |
Dingwalls |
Joey
Jay & Manasseh |
1989 |
Method
Air |
Aft.
Fridays |
The
Arch |
Ben
& Andy |
1989 |
Soul
II Soul |
Friday |
Fridge |
Soul
II Soul |
1989 |
Orig.
Rare Groove Show |
Mondays |
Bass
Clef |
Norman
Jay |
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|
-
|
-
|
-
|
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|
Not
to forget the sound systems that held wicked house and warehouse
parties. Here is a small selection of some of the guys that carried
big boxes every weekend:Mastermind
Roadshow, Soul II Soul, Rapattack, Beat Freak, BT. Express, Winner
Roadshow, Good Times, Main Attraction, Trouble funk, Funkadelic,
Froggy Monster Road Show.
To
all the DJs and ravers throughout the decade:
We
have listed above just some of the club nights throughout the
last ten years, which are looked upon as important milestones
of the dance movement in London and the surrounding areas. We
could not include all the clubs that we wanted to. Nor, indeed,
could we remember half of those we wanted to include! We wish
to thank all those of you who were around to contribute to DANCES
OF THE DECADE in the short period of time that we had to put this
together. Hopefully, in time to come, we can expand on this. We
apologies if any of the information inserted is incorrect. If
we’ve left anybody out, don’t give us a hard time, just a polite
phone call so that when we do a feature like this again, we’ll
have a more comprehensive list. DANCE ON INTO THE 90s!
"Dances of the Decade" FREE! January 1990 Issue 3 -
Published December 1989
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