Records - 1990



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Early - London: Labrynth

After amassing an incredible run of over twenty illegal parties and the subsequent problems which led to their untimely demise, lead organisers Joe Wieczorek and Sue Barnes decide to go straight and operate as a legal business from a licensed venue. After months of frantic searching and a couple of false starts, the couple find a potential venue.

 

With a very varied existence which saw this building as an victorian circus in it's first life, and a theatre and cinema in it's second life, and then a busy west indian dancehall-nightclub [ that played host to a variety of reggae artists during it's heyday in the seventies and eighties ] in it's third life - the Four Aces club in Dalston, east London will become the new home of the Labrnyth.

 

 

 

January

January 6th - Northampton: ESP Promotions

As everyone took a well earned rest from the excesses of christmas, ESP's Craig Campbell starts another year in party promotions by hosting "ESP II" at the Roadmender in Northampton.

 

 

January 11th - Bootle: Quadrant Park

The history of nightclubs on Merseyside is about to be re-written as a new venue, Quadrant Park in the Girobank enclave of Bootle, Merseyside opens for business.

 

A well known and respected electronics lecturer by day, local DJ Mike Knowler is awarded the thursday night residency at "the quad" due to a near faultless performance at his college's christmas party.

 

 

 

January 12th - Brighton: Storm

The party scene on the south coast recieves a massive shot in the arm as an alliance between Hastings DJ John Digweed plus local organiser Martin Webb spawns the creation of "Storm".

 

Held at the infamous Top Rank venue on Brighton's seafront, the untested partnership dosen't take the guaranteed full-house for granted as they book Derrick May, Grooverider and Harvey to perform at their debut party. All the tickets for Storm's Brighton debut sold-out within days of their release.

 

 

 

January - Blackburn: Hardcore Uproar & Boomtown

The constant pressure, outside influences and the gult of venue closures by the local police still doesn't deters Blackburn's party scene as it continues to flourish and grow in amongst the chaos.

 

Still out there representing their addictive party scene are Tommy Smith and Tony Creft, who are risking their liberties by hosting their Hardcore Uproar and Boomtown parties.

 

 

 

January 27th - London: Freedom To Party

The ravers would-be saviour, the "Freedom To Party Campaign" outshines the british media as their plight is thrust back into the national domain. Thousands of ravers march through central London in protest to Graham Bright's and the now government-backed "Entertainments - Increased Penalties" bill.

 

Lead by campaign chief Tony Colston-Hayter, a first time crowd of over eight-thousand people gathered peacefully in Trafalgar Square, central London to hear rousing speeches from pay party organisers, DJ's and other leading figures within the party scene. Amplified music is banned by the Metropolitan Police so Debbie Malone belts out her hit "Rescue Me" accapella. London MC Chalky White is arrested by the police as the authorities bring the demostration to a close.

 

During this afternoon's march, volunteers from the campaign circuated flyers detailing a free after-party which had been organised by the coalition from today's demonstration...

 

 

 

 

 
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