NIGHTLIFE LIST
with the latest sounds.
I Bennels 11pm-3.30am.£3. MainlyGay with lli-NRG music.
I Cleopatras 10.30pm—2.30. £3. Non-stop disco sounds iii the West End.
I Cotton Club 1 lpm—3.30am. £5. 'l‘ltenight at the ( ‘otton (Tub. What more can be said’.’
I Disco Viva lllpnt—3am. £3.50. Two floors of solid dancing with personality DJs.
I Escape Club at Pzazz. 11.30pm—3.30am. £4. All drinks £1. Brian Sweeneypresents a new cltib for Saturdays at Pzazz forthose of you who like uncut funk. streetsounds and club classics.
I Follies 10.30pm—3.30am. £4.50. [:s'D) INTI
I Hard Rock Caffe at the Venue. 11pm till late. £3.50. With DJ George.
I Hollywood Studios l0pm—3am. £3.51). See Fri.
I House Live at Tin Pan Alley. 10.30pm—3am. £3.50. The House Live is back on the top floor ofTin Pan Alleyby popular demand.
I Joe Paparazzi llpm—3.30am. £5. The busy. hip trendy night at JPs with DJ Nicky Koi anskyc — often with a theme.
I Knightsbridge SW1 llpm—3.30am. Anotlierover 21 night at this upmarket club. [)1 liddie Goldberg. IND] INT] IA] I Krack at Fury Murrys. 1 1pm—3am. £3.50. What can 1 say aout Krackthat hasn‘t been said before“? Only that for me it's a toss up every Saturday between here and the Sub Club.
I Mardi Gras 10.30pm—3.30am. £4. Mardi (iras Club Night. A mixture of Acid house and chart sounds. IA]
I Mayfair l 1pm—3am. £3.50. ()ver21s disco in the ballroom and the SWDS club in the Cameo suite.
I Palomino Club 9pm—3am. £4. Disco sounds.
I PanamaJax I lpm—3.30am. £4. Soul and mixed chart music with resident DJs. Tommy Arnold or Raymond Davren.
I Raffles 10.30—3am. £3. Discosounds with [)J. Roddy Stewart.
I Rooftops £2. Acid house at Rooftops. £1 all drinks.
I Savoy 1 1pm—3am. £3.50. ()ver21s‘ night at (ilasgow's largest disco. IA]
I SLAM at Tin Pan Alley. 10.30pm—3am. £3.50. SLAM have been havingtheir busiest nights recently. proving a more than adequate rival to the Sub (‘lub et al. I Sub Club 1 1pm—3.30am. £3.50. Still popular as ever due to their policy of playing brilliant dance music. IA]
I The Underground at Henry Afrikas. IIpm- 3.30am. £2.50. DJ Jim iifferson will be playing the best in Balearic beats. soul arid house.
I Viva and Vamps at Disco Viva. ‘Two floors of solid dancing.‘ l0pm—3am. £3.50. I The Warehouse 1 lpm-3.30am. £4. Warehouse ('1th Night — the busiest night in town. so come early. Largest part ofthe sounds is house and acid house. IA]
I Whizz at the Sub (‘lub. 14—18s' night.
7» llpnt. £2. See Fri.
I Zico‘s 10pm—3am. £3. (‘hart based disco sounds.
Edinburgh
I The Amphitheatre 11.3iipm—4am. £4. llalfprice before 11.30pm. Entertain yourself in style in Scotland's Ultimate Nightclub. IA] IND]
I The Backroom at Shady Ladies. 10.30pm--3am. £2. L‘ndergoing something of a new lease of life with crowds on the increase.
I BigBird at Wilkie House. llpm—4am. £2.50. Powerful mix of sounds with the accent on variety. Hip Hop. House. Acid R 'n' B. you name it . ..
I Buster Browns 1 1pm—4am. £3.75. Worthw hile night with steady youthful crowd. Buster Browns‘ Under- 18sdisco, 8-1 lpm. See Fri. IA]
I Cate St James See Fri for details. IND] l-Nl'l
I Chambers Street Spm— lam ( l lappy llotir SSW-9.30pm). 75p. lnoffensive
SCRATCH ACID
Dream at Millionaires, Thursday, has designs on the acid scene but delves under the superficial and obligatory to provide Edinburgh with a vivid new club. From their own mouths the dream is based on the hugely successful ‘shoom‘ club in London which introduced Balearic sounds to the UK. As well as Balearic and Acid House tunes, Dream plays deep house and bangra, which is an appealing and danceable Indian club sound. The diversity for a venue in this vein gives the staying power needed for what in actual fact isthe first weekly all-nighter in Edinburgh. Featured during the evening are live acid performances- dancers and special effects which create an informal atmosphere, even uninhibited. Dream will serve as a platform to launch even bigger and better events under the banner of Pfantasia. Enjoy. (Stuart Raiker).
CLUB ELECTRA
Thursdays at Panama Jax.
‘Specialists in electronic beats’ it boasts on Club Electra’s posters and tickets. This means they will be playing all types of electronic music which acid house has helped bring into fashion, especially New Beat. New Beat hails from Belgium and it can be described as a mix between European electro and Indie chart dance.
Club Electra‘s DJs Keith, Bill and Bobby are all regulars at the Backroom in Edinburgh on Saturdays. They have been trying to mix in electronic music with their regular ‘alternative' material with limited success. So when the opportunity arose to open up a new club in Glasgow, they saw the possibilities to branch out with a new audience.
It has two major assets: the first is that it‘s a totally original dance club for Glasgow. No funk orsoul is played, and any clubthat manges to fit in Tackhead, Kraftwerk and DAF can't be bad. Secondly is it has a great atmosphere, particularly when they turn the lights
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If given a fair chance, this could prove to be one of the best clubs around. Well worth a visit. (Colin Steven)
CLUB ELECTRA TOP TEN
1. Mark Stewart/Simon Harris: Fatal Attraction/Here Comes That Sound. 2. Phuture: Spank Spank.
3. Revolting Cocks: Cattle Grind.
4. Various Artists: New Beat Take One. LP.
5. Scrappy: Touch Me.
6.808 State: Flow Coma.
7. Swan Lake: In The Name of Love. 8. Nitzer Ebb: Control I‘m Here.
9. Royal House/Jungle Brothers: Can You Feel It?/|‘I| House You.
10. Fini Tribe: Zulus.
student disco enlivened by the pizzason sale downstairs.
I Chaplins at Finsbury Park's Night (Tub. 11.30pm-oam. See Fri. INT]
I Cinderellas Rockerfellas 9pm 3am. £2.50; £2 before 11pm. lmmensely popular mainstream club. DJs Rick Baker and (iary (ilover host the 'biggest party in town.‘
I Club Sandino at Liberty‘s. 5 Novonly. lllpm—3am. £2.50 (£1 .50). The monthly shot of soul. house. jazz and more with all proceeds going to the Nicaragua Solidarity ('ampaign. Recommended.
I Coasters b.30p 10pm. £1 .50. l'nder lfs’s. Sat 12 only: astounding selection of bands in aid ofcharity: Bomb The Bass. Deacon BLue. Wet Wet Wet are all on the cards. A lot of them staying through to()utcr Limitsirt the evening. Listen to Radio Forth for details closer to the time.
I Edgars 10pm—4am. £2 before midnight; £3 after. Membership forms forthe suitably impressed available at the door. I Goombay Beat at the Barbados Suite (Coasters). 10pm—3am. £2. See Fri.
I Hard Rock Cafe at the Venue. 9pm—2.30am. 5 Nov only: price varies. Tattooed Love Boys. a ‘glam' group from London. play live.
I Hot Earth at the Music Box. £2. 9pm—late. 5 Nov only. ()ften with live acts.
Antbitiousiiew soul funk club. often with a special theme.
IThe Hooch at('oastcrs. 10.30pm «lam. £2.50. Now expanding oitto two floors. Warren and Yogi will present Acid l louse downstairs with soul and [an sounds up above.
I Kangaroo Club at The Mission. 10.30pm—4.‘~am. £2. Very popular sotil hip hop funk venue where vanity takes on a sweatyexterioi'.
I Madisons 10pm»-1aiii. Free. l).l ( 'oliii plays an excellent selection of disco sotiiids.
I Mambo Club at (‘alton Studios. ‘)pitt--3am. £2. African music based club attracting a mixed crowd.
I Millionaire‘s lllpm bam. £2 I £1 before 12). See Fri.
I Outer Limits at Coasters. 10.30pm 4am. £2 before 1 1pm: £3.50 after. l’opularfull scale disco with reduction for student cards each night. INT]
IZenatec 10pm-4am. £2.50beforc 11.30pm; £4 alter. Very comfortable upmarket ioint. A relaxed night out. IA]
SUNDAYS Glasgow
I The Alhambra 3l \Vgtlet‘loo Street. 22l 3260. 8—1 lpm. Free. (‘hcap drinksand
free mixers?
I The Batcaveai Henry Afrika's (continued)... 11pm—3.30am.£2. Likeall good Batman stories the Batcave now comes in parts?
I Bennets llpm—4am. £2. .\tain|y gay with lli-NRU sounds to fit.
I Club 9 at the Sub Club. 1 lpm—3.30am. £1 admission and £1 all drinks. This could prove to be Nightlife's saviour: an acid-free zone! ()nlv soul music is .illow ed at (‘lub i). so remember no smiley T-shirts. [Al
I Fresh 88 at The (‘ottoii (‘lub
l 1piii—.‘~.30am. £3.50. (ilasgow‘s two best D.ls Seguii and (’olin Barr. will be playing ‘Total acid house' amd ‘Balearic beats'. Sounds fun?
I Follies l lpm~—3am. £3. Cheap drinks.
I Fuddrukkers at ('leopatras. l0.30pm—2.30am. £ 1. Anything goes tonight in the West iznd‘s best (well. it's only l nightclub. Presented by Benncts' l).l (‘raig Day is.
I Fury Murrys l lpm--3.30am. £1. All drinks £l. If you go otit tonight tnake sure it's here. (‘heap drink and a wide rangeol music make thisone of my favourite clubs! [Al
I The Kennel Club at Tin Pan Alley.
llpm 3am. Soul club night. Beer at (itlpa pint. spirits.40p.
I Knightsbridge SW1 1 1ptit—-3..‘s0aiii. ‘Bete Noire' ~ lli-NRU nigltt. £2 admission. Lager. Heavy and Spirits all 75p.
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I Night Shift at the Warehouse.
1 1piii--.‘s..‘~0aiit. £3.50. House music and the soul chart. (‘anned beers all 80p and spiritsollp.
I Palomino Club ‘)piii~-3am.
£3. Discosounds.
I Panama Jax 10.45pm—3.30am. £3. Sunday Splash with resident DJsTommy Arnold or Ray mond Davren. 50p lager. heavy . whisky . vodka andgiii.
I Pzazz l0.30piii»2.30am. Live Fire Island rttn III conjunction with First (‘lass Radio (see dance ehartlwith a hi-NR(i extravaganza. PA event with all drinks£ l. I Rattles10.30-2am.£2.50. Discosounds with DJ Roddy Stewart. Vodka andlager (illp.
I Rooftops £ l. Acid house at Rooftops. Sllpalldrinks.
I Savoy l lpiii 3am. £2. Sundaysat the Savoy with lager only 85p and vodka o5p. M]
I Wicked Sunday at Follies. llpm—3am. Vodka. (iin. Whisky and lager - all-10p. I Zico's 10pm—3am. £2. (‘hart based disco sounds but watch out for the planned 70s' night.
Edinburgh
I The Amphitheatre lllpiii— 3am. £2. Half price before 11pm. Popular nightat leading mainstream venue. IND]
I The Blaze Club at Zenatec.
10pm 3.30am. £2. New club playing. you guessed it. Acid house and Balearic beat. (’ruze lager is 80p a can all night.
I BusterBrowns l0pm—4ani. £2.25. llalf price admission aitd drinks before 1 1pm. A soulful Sunday with a great atmosphere. the best night to make your first visit to Buster Browns.
I Edgars 10pm~3aiii. £2. Trial run for drinks at (111p can't be bad.
I Outer Limits at ('oasters.
10.30pm 3.30am. £1 before 1 1pm; £2 after. Halloween Party Night with fancy dress and competitions. DJs Stuart Lewis and James .‘vlowbray supplying up to the minute sounds. INT]
I Parkbenchallweekendo at the Bermuda Triangle. 10.30pm—3am. £2. Fasilythe most controversial club in town. Reactions range from child-like happiness to utter disgust. Not for the shy.
I Sunday Obsession at ('inderellas Rockerfellas l0pm—2am. £2 before 11pm; £2.50after. 80p drinks. Seven yearson. ('inderellas proving as popular as ever for a large scale night club with a newSunday angle. IND] INT]
44The List 28 Oct — 10 Nov 1988