CLUBS
LISTINGS
Regular weekly clubs plus one-oft events are listed by city. then by day. then alphabetically bytitle. Clubs will be listed. provided that up-to-date details reach our offices at least seven days before publication. Clubs Listings compiled by James Haliburton
GLASGOW
Fridays
I The Alhambra 8pm—midnight. Free. Pub with live DJ. I The Ark at the Tunnel. 11pm-3.3()am. £4. Rap. ltalo house. techno and upfront dance music in well-trendy atmosphere. I Bennet's 11pm—3.30am. £2.50. I Casablanca at Circa. 10.30pm—3am. £4/£3. African. reggae. soca. Latin. soul and ska from Tchico. I Cathouse at Hollywood Studios. 10.30pm—2.3()am. £2.50/£1 .50 with ticket. Rock club. I Cleopatra’s 10.30pm—2.30am. £3. I Club Sanctuary at Reds. Strathclyde University. 9pm—2am. £1 .50/£1. House. garage and a bit ofsoul. I Crash at the Cotton Club. 11pm—4am. £4/£2 with matric card. Good time indie dance and chart pop. DJ Dave Ross recommends early arrival. I Dug at the Art School. lOpm-latc. £2. ‘Funke. funke‘. Hip hop/jazzjragga/dance — ‘do the right thing' as they say. I Feedback at the Network. 10.30pm—late. £2./£1 before 11.30pm. Long running indie/pop club — from Sub Pop to Kylie. I Follies 10.30pm—3.30am. £4/£l .50 before 11.30pm. I Fuel at Joe Paparazzi. 11pm—3.30am. £2. Student-orientated dance night. I Heaven 10.30pm—3am. £5/£3.5() with matric card. Original rave sounds with Terry and Jason. ex of Breeze. I JuJu at the Sub Club. 1().30pm—3.3()am. £4/£2. DJs Harri and Oscar (of Rain fame) playing funky rather than upfront dance. I Jungle at Rain. llpm—3.30am. £4/£2 with matric card. Nick Peacock and Nigel Hayes going for an older. Sandino-type crowd with funk. soul. jazz and Latin music. I Loog at Rooftops (Secrets Lounge). 10.30pm—3am. £2. Groovy mix of60s garage. ska. psychedelia and soul with 905 indie and grunge sounds. I Phasers Dn Stun at Level 8. Strathclyde University. 9pm—2am. £1 .50/£1. Alternative. indie. with Star Trek fetish. I Radio City at the Mayfair (Cameo Suite). 10pm-2.30am. £2. Well known rock and pop classics that you‘ve probably got at home. I Shag at Fury Murry‘s. 11pm-late. £3. Enjoyable mish-mash of indicodance . pop. classic chart hits and silly singalongs. I Slam at Club Loco at The Arches. 11pm—3.30am. £5. Extremely busy night from the Slam crew. I Twister at RAF Social Club. 9pm— 1 am. £3/£2 before 10pm. 22 May only. DJ 5 from Divine and Goodfoot playing 60$ Garage and the likes of The Troggs and The Beach Boys. I The Volcano 10pm—2am. 53/52 with matric card. Chart and techno; very busy
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The Ital Club at Liberty's in Edinburgh on the last Friday of every month began as far back as June 1976 as the Ital Sound System. Eventually the club established a three-year residency in the Playhouse Studios opening three nights a week and playing host to numerous British and Jamaican bands. With the departure of Papa Swi for London in 1984 after eight years of success, the ltal Club closed its doors.
Seven years later ltal re-opened in Liberty’s and continues to pursue its policy oi playing a wide selection of reggae music as well as a splash of soul, funk and calypso.
Here, Ital DJs pick ten tracks (the first four being new releases) to reflect the balance between new and vintage music that can be heard at the club.
1. China Black: Searching. A mid-paced slice of soulful British
reggae from a new outfit currently riding high in the (reggae) charts.
2. Freddy McGregor: To Be Poor Is A Crime. A timely message from one oi the evergreens oi Jamaican music. Listen up!
3. Chaka Demus And Pliers: Gal Wine. An infectious piece of combination (singer and deejay) style from the current brand leaders. User-friendly ragga.
4. Ken Boothe And Pure Silk: Be Thankful. A re-worklng ot the old William Bell tune from a highly successful twinning of the veteran Jamaican singer and top UK lovers rock band.
5. Frankie Paul: Sara. The inimitable Frankie at his peak. from the album of the same name. Sweet as a nut!
6. John Holt: Love l Can Feel. Vocals from a stalwart of reggae music over a timeless Studio One rhythm track, re-used time and again down the years. Classical reggae!
7. Mighty Diamonds: Right Time. From the legendary Channel One studios. vintage '76 rockers cut from the doyens ol reggae harmonies.
a. Bob Marley: Running Away. Any one of dozens could have been included. Bob’s lyrics float over a haunting melody. Musically brilliant.
9. Delroy Wilson: Living In The Footsteps (Df Another Man). Everlasting King Tubby’s production from ’75. Voiced by one of Jamaica’s finest crooners.
10. Bob Andy: Friends. Words of wisdom from reggae’s supreme lyricist - sadly overlooked in favour of more transient tastes.
and poseur-full. I Xposed at Club Xchange. l 1pm—late. £2.50.
Saturdays
I The Alhambra 8pm—midnight. Free. Pub with live DJ.
I Atlantis at the Sub Club. 11pm—3.30am. £6. House and techno sounds. crowded and trendy.
I Dennet's 11pm—3.30am. £3.
I Dig fled Fun eus at the Network. 9pm—2.30am. £3. Student night in Paisley. I Blackout at the Sub Club. 7.30—10.30pm. £3. Under 18s.
I Cale Loco at The Arches. 1 1pm-3.30am. £5. More than just a club. with live bands, performance artists and whatever takes their fancy it‘s certainly Glasgow's most unusual night out.
I Casbah at Rain. 10pm—3.30am. £4/£3. Attitudinal funk, soul and jazz with DJs Oliver and Gordon.
I Cathouse at Hollywood Studios. 10.30pm—2.30am. £3.50/£3 with ticket. Rock club.
I Cleopatra's 10.30pm—2.30am. £3.50.
I Code 6 at Circa. 10pm—3.30am. £7/£5 members. Steven Sleepman. The Orb. Scott and Boydie hit Circa with a non-rave. upfront dance night.
I Detect at Fury Murry‘s. 11pm—late. £3.50. Dance music and 805 pop forthc medium-hip student types.
I Divine at the Art School. 11pm—2.30am. £2.50. Happening club playing the best in psychedelic/garage/soul/ms in the Vic Bar.
I Dream Sequence at Rooftops (Secrets Lounge). 10.30pm-3am. £2.50. Agood selection of indie dance faves in congenial atmosphere with your host ‘Uncle’ T-Coy. I Fifth Dimension at Glasgow Polytechnic. 10pm-3am. Students and guests only. Indie/goth night.
I Follies 10.30pm—3.30am. £5.
I lleaven 10pm—3.30am. £7/£5 with flyer. Two floors of rave and dance. Under-18 night from 7—10pm. £4/£3.
I Helter Skelter at the Mayfair. 10pm—2.30am. £2. Sad old bikers and
youngsters who think that J imbo Morrison
is God. IJoe Paparazzl's 11pm—3.30am. £5. I Libra at Hollywood Studios.
10.30pm—2.30am. £2.50. Over-25$ singles disco.
I MardiGras10.30pm—3.30am.£5.
I Mayfest Mayhem Party at CCA. llpm—late. £3/£2. Say farewell to another Mayfest with the DJs from Rain.
I The Network 6.30-10pm. £2/£1 .50 with leaflet. Paisley under-18s disco.
I Boots at Circa (Room Two). 11pm—3.30am. Resident DJ Scott Gibson joined by Oscar and Ian Clarke as well as regular guest DJs and PAs. Musically. it will reflect Scott‘s eclectic taste in upfront dance incorporating quality house . old funk and hip hop but steering clear ofout and out rave.
I Strathclyde University Union 9pm—2am. £2.50. Students and guests only. Studenty cattle market on Level 8. very popular dance and techno in Reds with Two Man Sound.
I The Tunnel 11pm—late. £6. Big upfront dance night for the well-dressed — more 605 grooves in Room 2. Extremely busy. I The Volcano IOpm—Zam. £4/£3 with matric card. Student night with Rab and Alan. retro and progressive dance grooves.
I Wild at the Cotton Club. 1 1pm—4am. £5/£3 with matric card. Commercial dance
and pop. Sundays
I Bennet's 11pm-3.30am. 75p.
I Bob's Full House at The Volcano. 10pm—2am. £2. Daft disco with Robert and friends.
I Bounce at The Tunnel. 11pm—late. £3. Summer at The Tunnel with Scooby and Mel Barr.
I Buy at Club Xchange. llpm-late. 75p. The Double Dockers at Fury Murry‘s. 11pm—3am. £1 with Matric card or leaflet/£2. Tam and Dave‘s groovy mix of indie. dance. pop and soul.
I Fuddrulrkers at Cleopatra‘s. 10.30pm—2.30am. £1 .
I Limbo at Rain. 11pm—3.30am. £3/£2. Nigel and Harri play underground house through to James Brown funk for the trendies. Look out for free passes.
I Mardi Gras Rave llpm—latc. £8/£6.
I The Sub Club 10pm—2am. £2.
Mondays
I Funkin' Mondays Rebirth at Club Xchange. 11.30pm—late. £1 before midnight. Mixed night at the gay venue with a good selection of dance sounds.
I Juicy at The Volcano. 10pm—2am. £2. House/club night with Mel Barr and guests, seriously upfront and trendy.
I Trinity Ragga at Rooftops. 10.30pm-3am. £2. Reggae night. also on Thursdays.
I The Tunnel 11pm—3.30am. £2. Gay Mondays. with a well-deserved reputation for a pleasant atmosphere and a good selection of current dance music.
I ZFD at Fury Murry’s. 11pm-3am. £2. Sixties. 705. 805 and indie 905 with a bit of pop dance thrown in for good measure.
Tuesdays
I Rendezvous at Circa. 11.30pm-3am. Gay club with DJ Raymond Davren. Phone for membership details.
I Shimmy Club at Bennet's. 10.30pm—3am. £2. The longest running
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