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<blockquote data-quote="greg wilson" data-source="post: 802814" data-attributes="member: 14835"><p>Colin was at Rafters with John Grant - it was Manchester's top Jazz-Funk night of the time. His other notable residency of the period was at Cassenelli's in Standish near Wigan, which is where I think I first saw him DJ (when I took over the residency at Wigan Pier in 1980).</p><p></p><p>He was obviously a fixture on the All-Dayer circuit - Clouds in Preston being the biggest in the North during the early 80's (did you go to any of the Ritz All-Dayers in Manchester btw?).</p><p></p><p>In 81/82 he was at the Main Event at Placemate 7 in Manchester (the old Twisted Wheel), working alongside Mike Shaft. He took over from John Grant, who'd hung up his headphones to become a harbour master on the South Coast (so much for DJ prospects in those days!). The Main Event was a joint Blues & Soul / Piccadilly Radio promotion, so there was a lot of weight behind it and it was the biggest night in Manchester until things really took off at Legend.</p><p></p><p>After that it was Berlin in Manchester, where he's best known for Jazz, and Rock City in Nottingham, where he played a similar selection to what was going on at Legend, with lots of Electro. In the run up to the House explosion in Manchester he was at The Playpen, which was a very influential venue, but one you never hear about (the old Slack Alice's, previously owned by Georgie Best). Colin was playing all those early Trax and DJ International releases alongside the Electro and other black music forms (which is what Stu Allan would do on Piccadilly Radio and at clubs like The Gallery, which held regular All-Nighters). </p><p></p><p>House undoubtedly came out of the black scene in Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham and other cities in the North and Midlands, whereas it was initially more of a gay thing in London (although, interestingly, I think Levine avoided it at Heaven, where, of course, Hi-NRG held sway).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That card will be worth a few pennies. I just got offered £300 for a t-shirt I have from when The Tube was at The Hacienda in early '84 (the time Madonna made her UK TV debut).</p><p></p><p>I was resident on Fridays for a short time during the latter part of '83. They wanted to attract the type of crowd who came to Legend on the Wednesday night. It was a struggle, for a whole heap of reasons, but we had some good nights and it helped pave the way for what happened later down the line. There's more info here:</p><p><a href="http://www.cerysmaticfactory.info/greg_wilson.html">Greg Wilson's Funk Night | Fac 51 The Hacienda</a></p><p></p><p>Also a piece I wrote about The Hacienda and the demise of the House era here:</p><p><a href="http://www.furious.com/perfect/twotalesfromtherave.html">Two Tales from the Rave</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greg wilson, post: 802814, member: 14835"] Colin was at Rafters with John Grant - it was Manchester's top Jazz-Funk night of the time. His other notable residency of the period was at Cassenelli's in Standish near Wigan, which is where I think I first saw him DJ (when I took over the residency at Wigan Pier in 1980). He was obviously a fixture on the All-Dayer circuit - Clouds in Preston being the biggest in the North during the early 80's (did you go to any of the Ritz All-Dayers in Manchester btw?). In 81/82 he was at the Main Event at Placemate 7 in Manchester (the old Twisted Wheel), working alongside Mike Shaft. He took over from John Grant, who'd hung up his headphones to become a harbour master on the South Coast (so much for DJ prospects in those days!). The Main Event was a joint Blues & Soul / Piccadilly Radio promotion, so there was a lot of weight behind it and it was the biggest night in Manchester until things really took off at Legend. After that it was Berlin in Manchester, where he's best known for Jazz, and Rock City in Nottingham, where he played a similar selection to what was going on at Legend, with lots of Electro. In the run up to the House explosion in Manchester he was at The Playpen, which was a very influential venue, but one you never hear about (the old Slack Alice's, previously owned by Georgie Best). Colin was playing all those early Trax and DJ International releases alongside the Electro and other black music forms (which is what Stu Allan would do on Piccadilly Radio and at clubs like The Gallery, which held regular All-Nighters). House undoubtedly came out of the black scene in Manchester, Sheffield, Nottingham and other cities in the North and Midlands, whereas it was initially more of a gay thing in London (although, interestingly, I think Levine avoided it at Heaven, where, of course, Hi-NRG held sway). That card will be worth a few pennies. I just got offered £300 for a t-shirt I have from when The Tube was at The Hacienda in early '84 (the time Madonna made her UK TV debut). I was resident on Fridays for a short time during the latter part of '83. They wanted to attract the type of crowd who came to Legend on the Wednesday night. It was a struggle, for a whole heap of reasons, but we had some good nights and it helped pave the way for what happened later down the line. There's more info here: [url=http://www.cerysmaticfactory.info/greg_wilson.html]Greg Wilson's Funk Night | Fac 51 The Hacienda[/url] Also a piece I wrote about The Hacienda and the demise of the House era here: [url=http://www.furious.com/perfect/twotalesfromtherave.html]Two Tales from the Rave[/url] [/QUOTE]
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