Post by coops on Dec 28, 2008 11:34:44 GMT
I’d heard so many people going on about the Grosvenor rooms in Sutton-in-Ashfield that I just had to go myself to see what all the fuss was about.
I went, I saw, I was suitably impressed.
A very, very appropriate venue for northern soul, in the promo blub it was said that talc was not required, a truism to the enth degree, I had trainers on and didn’t need any talc what-so-ever.
This almost perfect dance floor takes up most of the room with carpeted-tabled outer area it looks like it was made for dancing.
The people there were of the friendly kind, the very friendly kind, even the faces I didn’t know smiled and made us welcome, I feel that may flow down frown the promotion team of Rob, Mark and Graham.
The music?
I had been told it was an across-the-board venue but, alas, only half-a-dozen 70s played throughout the night but that’s just me, the paying public lapped up the 60s tunes and showed their appreciation on that wonderful dance floor.
The only down side for me was one of the dee-jays played a couple of tunes the dee-jay on previous and also his selection of 60s tune, to me, sounded a bit like an ‘Oldies-R-Us-Safety-Set’ which lacked even a humble ounce of imagination, but, again, it must just be me because the paying public seemed to lap them up.
A big shout for Kyppers. I had heard he had started dee-jaying and wanted to hear his set, great set Kypps, now get that bloody microphone working and there’ll be no stopping you my friend.
I have known Kyppers since 1975 and the heady days of St.Ives, back then he only collected L.P.s but believe me he knew what to collect, including the legendary Len Barry Brunswick L.P. and if my memory serves me there were only two known copies on the scene.
All-in-all I thoroughly enjoyed the night and will certainly be going there again, I’ve been told there are other rooms and in the future one may be opened up as a Modern/Crossover room, if that happens the Grosvenor Rooms will certainly become one of THE events to be seen at.
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I went, I saw, I was suitably impressed.
A very, very appropriate venue for northern soul, in the promo blub it was said that talc was not required, a truism to the enth degree, I had trainers on and didn’t need any talc what-so-ever.
This almost perfect dance floor takes up most of the room with carpeted-tabled outer area it looks like it was made for dancing.
The people there were of the friendly kind, the very friendly kind, even the faces I didn’t know smiled and made us welcome, I feel that may flow down frown the promotion team of Rob, Mark and Graham.
The music?
I had been told it was an across-the-board venue but, alas, only half-a-dozen 70s played throughout the night but that’s just me, the paying public lapped up the 60s tunes and showed their appreciation on that wonderful dance floor.
The only down side for me was one of the dee-jays played a couple of tunes the dee-jay on previous and also his selection of 60s tune, to me, sounded a bit like an ‘Oldies-R-Us-Safety-Set’ which lacked even a humble ounce of imagination, but, again, it must just be me because the paying public seemed to lap them up.
A big shout for Kyppers. I had heard he had started dee-jaying and wanted to hear his set, great set Kypps, now get that bloody microphone working and there’ll be no stopping you my friend.
I have known Kyppers since 1975 and the heady days of St.Ives, back then he only collected L.P.s but believe me he knew what to collect, including the legendary Len Barry Brunswick L.P. and if my memory serves me there were only two known copies on the scene.
All-in-all I thoroughly enjoyed the night and will certainly be going there again, I’ve been told there are other rooms and in the future one may be opened up as a Modern/Crossover room, if that happens the Grosvenor Rooms will certainly become one of THE events to be seen at.
images ournorthernsouls.org