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Hi my name is Nigel. :)

I worked the Sheffield club scene in the 70s to 2000, as I can not get a book published this is my way getting it out off my system ! ( no publisher will put up with my bad spelling)

I started DJ'ing at the ice rink in Sheffield, then moved upstairs to Samanthas to do parties in the Hallam suite; the main DJs at that time where John Vincent and Spider (Kev Watson), Spider brought to Sheffield his own brand of music (mick ronson roxy music ect ect) John started the northern soul allnighters and also was big on the northern soul scene.

I left Samanthas to work at Tiffanys in the tree tops disco. The main DJ was Bryan Westlake, I took over from Bryan in the main room after tiffs had a facelift.

A dj I worked with at the same time was G Bull (who later bought Voilet Mays record shop), about this time Mecca had opened the Crazy Daisy - the manger was David Jameison, Spider Watson move from Sams to dj there, I left Tiffany's to dj round the UK, coming back to Sheffield to cover at the daisy ( the only mecca club to play punk). Had a good time there, worked with a good friend there Steve who had been a mate from the old ice ring days, did a bit of djing in the blowup room in Baileys on Bank St, at that time mecca and top rank had the big clubs then EMI came along with the twin disco concept, I started work the in the Romeos room with Spider Watson in the Juliets room, then Steve Thomson took over from spider steve had started djing in Faces then took over from Kim Sanders at the daisy (Kim made the daisy thee place to be on a Saturday lunch time) also played punk & funk on a Wednesday - he left to become the manger of the Saddle on West Street.

All the club djs would meet lunch times in the daisy to chat that's the one who did not have a proper job, even Mark Rose who dj'd at Scamps would come in I met Mark again when I was working at club WOW, he now lives in the states and works on a radio, the manager at R&J's was the old mecca lads from the daisy David and Chris not forgetting Ron who later went to manage Rebles, at this time Josephines opened, the first dj was Pat Sweetwater then Chris (the mighty atom) then Paul Baron. another place the Sheff DJs would meet was Revolution Records,

little Pete had worked for the record companies and had the best tunes in town.

Yet on my travels abroad again to come back to Sheff and the new Cario Jax where I was to worked with Steve Thomson and Paul Baron, then the small refit plus Silks bar added on, name change to carios dropping the jax

thats it for now, I will be back with a more indepth on the clubs and people I worked with right up to club wow !

By the way wow stood for "World of Wonder ! " if they only knew lol

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Hi my name is Nigel. :)

I worked the Sheffield club scene in the 70s to 2000, as I can not get a book published this is my way getting it out off my system ! ( no publisher will put up with my bad spelling)

I started DJ'ing at the ice rink in Sheffield, then moved upstairs to Samanthas to do parties in the Hallam suite; the main DJs at that time where John Vincent and Spider (Kev Watson), Spider brought to Sheffield his own brand of music (mick ronson roxy music ect ect) John started the northern soul allnighters and also was big on the northern soul scene.

I left Samanthas to work at Tiffanys in the tree tops disco. The main DJ was Bryan Westlake, I took over from Bryan in the main room after tiffs had a facelift.

A dj I worked with at the same time was G Bull (who later bought Voilet Mays record shop), about this time Mecca had opened the Crazy Daisy - the manger was David Jameison, Spider Watson move from Sams to dj there, I left Tiffany's to dj round the UK, coming back to Sheffield to cover at the daisy ( the only mecca club to play punk). Had a good time there, worked with a good friend there Steve who had been a mate from the old ice ring days, did a bit of djing in the blowup room in Baileys on Bank St, at that time mecca and top rank had the big clubs then EMI came along with the twin disco concept, I started work the in the Romeos room with Spider Watson in the Juliets room, then Steve Thomson took over from spider steve had started djing in Faces then took over from Kim Sanders at the daisy (Kim made the daisy thee place to be on a Saturday lunch time) also played punk & funk on a Wednesday - he left to become the manger of the Saddle on West Street.

All the club djs would meet lunch times in the daisy to chat that's the one who did not have a proper job, even Mark Rose who dj'd at Scamps would come in I met Mark again when I was working at club WOW, he now lives in the states and works on a radio, the manager at R&J's was the old mecca lads from the daisy David and Chris not forgetting Ron who later went to manage Rebles, at this time Josephines opened, the first dj was Pat Sweetwater then Chris (the mighty atom) then Paul Baron. another place the Sheff DJs would meet was Revolution Records,

little Pete had worked for the record companies and had the best tunes in town.

Yet on my travels abroad again to come back to Sheff and the new Cario Jax where I was to worked with Steve Thomson and Paul Baron, then the small refit plus Silks bar added on, name change to carios dropping the jax

thats it for now, I will be back with a more indepth on the clubs and people I worked with right up to club wow !

By the way wow stood for "World of Wonder ! " if they only knew lol

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lol I remember Aubrey Marsden who managed Samatha's and whilst I never visited recall the Silver Blades Ice rink. There again I worked for a short period of time at the Alhambra - well it was Mecca Bingo and Social club but on Friday/Saturday nights after 10pm became a 'cheap entry' nightclub.

Some good days to remember back then!!

Michael

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Guest knighty59

Paddyman......I am guessing here but if you worked with Paul Baron and Steve Thompson in Cairos then i reckon you must be Nigel Filmer.

I remember you well. My name's Steve Knight and I used to DJ in Silks on a regular basis between 1984-1988 and also in Cairos with Paul Baron.

Hope you are keeping well, if i have the right guy.

Cheers

Steve K.

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Guest Rachel Smith

Hi guys, I don't know if you're interested but Dave Allen is hosting a Josephines reunion party in January 2015 at Napoleons Casino on Ecclesall Road. All info can be found on the Napoleons Facebook page.

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Guest Kevin Dinnigan

Hi All.

I use to be a full time  Dj in the 70s..

I started at  Genevieve's and upstairs at Mona Lisa's in the  70s then moved to 

The Top Rank Suite-Steely's- and i opened Improvisions at the same venue on a Sunday night

before leaving Sheffield in December 1979 to live in Perth-Australia..

Great Times..Great People..Great Music..

Best Regards..

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