NIGHTLIFE LIST
I Nightlile is listed as a diary tirst by day(in this section each at the two particular days ol the lortnight are treated as one). then by city and then by venue. Special Club nights are listed undertheir club namelollowed by theirvenue. A separate venue list tollowsthe diary listings. with addresses and phone numbers. NB In order to be as accurate as possible. only those discos able to conlirm their prices and days are listed in the diary. The venue list may be consulted tormore nightlile locations—but checkwithvenue. Please send intormation ten days betore pubhcahon.
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FRIDAYS Glasgow
I The Alhambra 3t \y‘atet-looStreet.22! .32lt'l \pnt midnight. l‘I'L‘L‘. Resident I.).I yy llll the latest sounds.
I Bennets l lpm 3.30am. £2. Maitin (iay \\ uh I li-NR( i music.
I Cleopatras 10.30am 2.30pm. £3. Disco sounds
I Cotton Club I Ipitt- 3.30am. £3. Special
thinks promotion night eaclt I’ritlay.
I Delirium at I III I’an Alley . lo. ‘sopin Rain £2.50ysith ticket. Worth a y mi tonight as tltete are a cotiple ol discos It c‘lttti)\L‘ llttlll. I Disco Viva Ill3llpm 3am. £3.50. The l>isco \‘iy a house disco in lull syying. lliglt eneiey ttiiik and chatl sotiitds with personality |).l. I Follies lll3llptit- 3am. £3.50. (illilll liaseil tltseo soilittls. [ND] [NI] I Fury Murry's l Ipiti 3.30am. £3.50. ‘l‘ttitk on l'it‘ltltl.\\ at I’tttys'. with Radio t lyde Itl Segun \y ho adds a tottelt ottan. I Hard Rock Catte at the Venue. 10pm till late. £3.50 l i\ c mustcand disco. I Henry Atriltas lll.30pm~ 3.30am. £2.50. ‘\\ icck the I’aycheck' night. lyyti torthe pt ice ol one hetoie midnight. (’heap thinks tl’i'cceded lty under lh‘s discoyyitlt Ross King.) I Hollywood Studios lllpm- 3am. £3.50. ll\ c .icls cy ety I‘titlay. IJoe Paparazzi 1 1pm .‘~..‘~o. £3, Disco sounds I Madisons Ill 40pm 3am. £2 yyithticket theloic itttdiiight l. .v\lter a lay -ol't \ltttllsttlts ale liaek III the gt'tmy‘e. I Maytair l lpm 3am. £3.50. ()y‘er25s night disco. I Mardi Gras I Ipm- 3.30am. £3. House music tiigltt I Palomino Club 9pm 3am. £4. I)isco \t‘llII(l\. I Panama Jax 10.45pm -3.3ll;tltt. £3.50. Soul and rinsed chart music with resident Ills. Iommy :\i‘noltlot' Raymond l)ay ieii. I P-Funk at the Sub (‘lttlx I lpm --3.30am. £2 w ith tickets. £3.50 without. A new. special promotion night. Lageroitly‘ 85pm I Pzazz 10.30pm 3.30am. £4. Mixed sittiittls I Rattles 1030- 3am. £3. l)iscosotinds w ith I).I. Roddy Stewart. I Reggae Club at the I-unction Suite. Roottops. Illpnt- 3am. £3. I Singles Club Vamps I-‘loor at Disco Viva. ‘),30pm 2am. .'\tlmI\\lt)lt hy membership contact \ critic for details. I Souled Out at ’l he Warehouse. llpm 3.30am. £3. Soul arid Reggae music with DJ Itddy Bahatna. I Texas Fever at 4h yy'est. I0.30pm-—3am. I he tittamotis 'I'esas I‘ey er returns to Iiy'en tip a rather dtill I-ri tiight.
NIGHTLIFE
I U Club at .Ioe Paparazzi. I Iam- 3.30pm. £3. Mixed sounds todancc to.
IZico's I0pm—3am. £3. (‘hart haseddisco sounds.
Edinburgh
I The Amphitheatre l0pm .4am. The I‘riday Night Spectacular. £3.50. llall price hel'ore I lpm. I).l Ross Keddic at the controlspresidingoyei llte classy split leyel dancellooi'. [.»\||NI)] I AWOL at tlte ( ‘alton Studios. £l.50. New islt chih attracting a good Iiite-tipol Iidinhtii'gh hands attd printe national hands. See Rock listings and don't iitiss I Buster Browns I lpm- -4am. £2.50; hall price drinks aitd admission helot'c midnight. Chart and dance music. .-\imsat oy er 20s aliitosphere. Btislei' Broyy its' l'ndei‘- lSsdisco. ".30 llpttt. Very popular with tlte early teens. . Caté St James (‘ltltt 25 Disco on Ill and Sat 8pm- 2am. £l memhcrs; £2 non-members. Membership £2. The Top o' the Walk rc-opens under a new name alter a tltorough i'enoyation. In the midst otall this change. tlte music remainsa popular mix olchart hits and ( ioldeit ()ldies. See paitel. |N[)||N'I'] I Chaplins at I‘inshtiry l’ark's Night ( ‘Itih. I l .30pm—(iant. Dance into the early hours. I'i'ee every week with membership (£5) obtained at I-‘inshtiry Park. No admittance yy ithotit membership card. I Cinderellas Rockertellas ‘)pm~ 3am. £2.50hetore l lpm; £3 alter. 50p discount for members. All drinks (illp. (‘inderellas celehrates amazingly its 7th Birtltday . 20 May only: special promotion appearance ol’Nick Kamen signing autographsand grinning tor photographs. |.'\| [NI)| [N'I'I I Dillingers 10pm—‘4am. £2 before I lpm; £3 after. Wicked 1: special night tillpott selected drinks a good contemporary dance music. [ND] |N'I'| | A]
I Edgars 10pm 4am. £1 below I lpm: £2 before midnight; £3 alter. ()tiirky interior with plenty of dark corners. Also Iidgars has probably the most expensiye air conditioning. very cool.
I Fire Island 1 Ipm--3aiit. £2.70 ( £l before I 1.15pm). Popular gay disco iii the centre of town.
I Goombay Beat at Barbados Stiite (Coasters). Illpm -3am. £2. Well established club but has a Sltam (TA) reggae pick tip atmosphere attd a bland mttsic selection.
I Madisons l0pm—4am. £ l .50helore
I Ipnt. £2.50 alter. Madisons' I).I escorts the crowds through an enjoyable l-‘riday night scene. It's worth a visit to seetlte laser. 20 May: Smirnoltl’arty vodka and mixer will set you hack only 70p.
I Outer Limits at Coasters. 10.30pm—4am. £2 till I 1.30pm. £3 after. Full scale popular disco well worth a visit if you possessa student card. as you'll receive discount on admission. [A] [NT]
I Potterrow Spm- I am (I Iappy I Iour 8.30—9.30pm). Students free: gtiests 50p. More alternative night at the liveliest ol' the student unions. [S]
I Reggae Club at Shady Ladies. 10.30pm—3am. £2. Best Conventional reggae selection in town complements a good skank atmosphere.
I Rokko's 8pm*3aiit (Happy Hours
8—1 lpm). Free before I lpm; £3 at‘ter. See Mon.
I Shake at The Mission. 10.30pm~3am. £2. Spans a wide selection olchart successes. easy dance. little imagination. I Spanish Harlem at Wilkie I louse.
I0pm—3am. £2. Well worth a Visit -—
containing 2 discos y ary ing iii tempo -— Latin. llip I Iop. Soul. .'\Iso there'sacafe hidden someyyheie tit they eiitte.
I Strangeways at tlte (IIILIL‘LI Balloon. 10pm 3am. £l.5lll£l l. Indie andtun mttsak l‘ttl'l’t)“ titg limit the Bltie Moitday l‘eettl'tlc‘UllL‘c‘llUll.
I Teviot Row Spm- 2am t I lappy I Iour
‘l Illpm ). :\Il student senties hay e aslight ‘lleshittarket‘ atmosphere. hut this has to he seen to lie heliey etl. St) lttttL‘lt lot‘the lteyy cellltates.
IZenatec Illptti- 3.30am. £2 before
I I .3llpm; £3.50alter. (‘omtort yyith lasers.
\ itleos and the best iii the current music scene Ityery I‘ricast youryolesIoryour lay e dance I' Sat oit the Radio I-ot tli Dance ( 'hart Show in association \y itlt /enatec the l‘tiscothctiuc and y oting giy es you the chance ol pit/es.
SATURDAYS
Glasgow
I The Alhambra .31 \Vatel'lott Street. 22 l 32o0. Spin midnight. I’ree. Resident I).I \y ilIt the latest sounds.
I The Bad Ass Club 14 May only : liye appearance Mom 'I antara Blade with added support trotit ttigilty es escapingthe (‘iip Winners.
THE OFFICIAL SCOTTISH DANCE CHART
Compiled weekly Irom the returns at overtoo
Scottish DJs and sales lrom specialist retail outlets by tirst Class radio and club promotion and supplied lortnightly to The List. This chart compiled on 9 May 1 988.
1(1)Who's Leaving Who I Iazell Dean EM! 2(3)Electra Salsa (PWL Remix) 0ft 'l‘on Son Ton
3(2)Theme From S-Express S-Iixpress R Kim:
4(1l)l Want You Back Bananarama London
5(7)l Love Supreme Will Downing 4th and Broad
6(19)l Want You Back '88 The Jacksons Moron-m
7(-)Blue Monday '88 New Order Factory- 8(15)Devine Emotions Narada Reprise 9(-)Perlect Fairground Attraction RCA 10(4)Pinc Cadillac Natalie Cole EM! 11(5)Heart Pet Shop Boys Parlopltone 12(9)Groove Me Fern Kinney Unidise
13(10)Prove Your Love Taylor Dayne A rLsIa
14(-)Got To Be Certain Kylie Minoguc PWL 15(6)Cross My Broken Heart Sinitta Fanfare 16(14)Let's All Chant Pat and Mick PWL 17(18) Sex Controle Amour Vee Jay's Promo 18(-)Walk Away Joyce Sims London 19(-)Boys and Girls Mandy PWL
20(-)Do You Wanna Faunk (Remix) Sylvester
Domino
21(23)Everywhere Fleetwood Mac W8 22(-)Who’s Gonna Ease The Pressure Mac Thornhill Virgin
23(8)Push The Beat Capella Fast Globe 24(-)GO Blow 10
25(13)Just a Mirage Jellybcan Cool Tempo
t‘ettl'tls; llte results are aired ()It
I Bonnets I lpm~3.30am. £3. Mainly (iay with I Ii-N‘RG music. '
I Breaktast Club at Ilenry .-\lrika's. l0.30pm—4aitt. £4. tl-‘olloyys t'nder IS disco). With l).I (iary Marshall.
I Cleopatras I03llam- 2.30pm. £3. Disco sounds.
I Live at the Cotton Club at the ( ‘otton (‘lult llpm--3..‘~0am. £5.
I Disco Viva lllpin— 3am. £3.30. 'I‘yyo lloors ol' solid dancing with personality [Us
I Eden Club at Tin l’an Alley, llpm~3._‘sllam. £2.50yyitlt ticket. £4 without. The highlight ot many a hairdresset”s weekend? (‘heap drink before lam.
I Feel the Rhythm at I Ieiiiy .-\lrikas. l0.3llpiit~-3.3llaiti. £2.50. I’ieceded lyy tinder lSs‘ disco, I
I Follies I0.30pm 3am. £4. |NI)||NI| I Hard Rock Catte at the Venue. l I pm till late. £3.50. \Vith l).I George.
I Hollywood Studios 10pm 3am. £3.50 llotise disco.
IJoe Paparazzi l lpm 3.30am. £4. the busy . hip trendy night at .ll’s yy ith I).I Nicky Koranskye otten yyiihathettie.
I Krack at I‘ury Mtirrys. I Ipnt 3.30am. £3.50. 'Setting the style tor USS". hack at l‘ui‘y s and back to its ltesl.
IMadisons l0.40pm 3am. £2.50t£2 with ticket helore midnight ). A new L'llll‘ looks like the I‘tiit I louse didn't godoyy it Intiyyell.
I Mardi Gras I Ipiti 3.30am. £3. llotise Mtisic Night.
I Maytairllpm-fsam.£3.5ll.()yet-31s disco yy ith resident DJ . ( icorgc.
I Moonlighting at P/a/z. l0.30pm--3.30ani. £3. I-‘unky Soul with tip-to-date ['S Imports.
I Palomino ClubUpm -3am. £4. I)isco sounds.
I Panama Jax I lpm 3.30am. £4. Soul and mixed chart music w ith resident I).ls. 'I‘ommy' Arnold or Raymond Day ren.
I Rattles lll.3ll 3am. £3. Discosotintls \yitlt l).l. Roddy Stewart.
I Roottops Illpm- 3am. £3. (‘hart disco III the Itinction stiite.
I Saturday Live at 'l'in l’an Alley. £2.50 With ticket. Includes '(‘rack' and '(‘ltih Iiden'. l.iy'e I’As at ‘I-lden' trotii some London fashion y ictims. no (littll‘l
I Sub Club I Ipm- 3.30am. £3.50. Another club with the possibility ol'a I’A trom somebody tryittg to plug their single. IViva and Vamps at Disco \‘iya. “two floors of solid dancing.’ Illpm 3am. £3.50. IThe Warehouse 1 lpm .3._3Il1iltl. £3.50. The house disco.
.ZICO'S lllpltt 3am. £3. ('ltzil't liasetl disco sounds.
Edinburgh
IThe Amphitheatre lupin 4am. £4. Ilall price before I lpm. Iintet'lain yottisell iit style in Scotland's liltimate Nightcltih. [A] |NI)|
I The Backroom at Shady Ladies. 10.30pm A3am. £2. l.i\ely cltiliplaytng contemporary music and popular classics. ('iood eyen for the change in selection punk funk and independent dance.
I Buster Browns l0.30piit—4am. £3.50. “all price admission and drinks helore
I lpm. Worthwhile night with steady .“tuthtul crowd. Buster B rowns‘
Under- l8sdisco. 7v Illpm. See I-‘ri.
I Cate St James See I‘ri for details. [ND] INTI
I Chaplins at I‘iinshury' l’ark's Night (‘ltilt 11.30pm—6am. See Iiri.
I Cinderellas RockerIeltas ‘)pttt~-3;im. £2.50. 14 May only: start ol (‘inderella's Birthday Party“ spanning the next yyeek or so. A truly awesome night planned with VlI’s. competitions and much more. [.-\| lNDl INTI
I Coasters 6.30;» 10pm. £ l .50. tinder ltSs alcohol-free disco. I.iy'e acts iitost weeks. I Dillingers 10pm-—4am. £2 hetore l lpm; £3 after. Nicky‘s mega-mix. I’opular I).I. formerly of Fingers Bar. hosts modern dance to a wide range of audience. |NI)|
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