Sherry's, Pink Coconut, Paradox etc......

[boik]

Went to the coconut a few times but not really my sort of place. I did however go to many gigs at "Extremes"(??) a basement club a couple of doors along. Saw some great bands there. Have I got that name right?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

The Basement on Grand Parade?

I don't know the names of things. Old Stein heading north, on the right

 

[Bromley shrimp]

Yes. It was called Friday Night Club. Very dark.

 

[Bromley shrimp]

Down steps under the art college opposite side of Steiner to King and Queen.

 

[Bromley shrimp]

Hungry years was the Arlington before. Not bad.

 

[Bromley shrimp]

There was a code something like Mr k to wherever the fight was when it was Sherrys.

 

[Bromley shrimp]

Anyone remember Bobby Samson band at Jenkinsons?

 

[beorhthelm]

As a big tourist and clubbing town why has the building/disco never been used by one of the 'names' by which I mean Cream, Ministry etc? There must be a huge market for these big name DJ's.

in the 90's at least, and early 00's the big DJs did regularly play the Zap, Escape, others etc. i always put the lack of a super club down to the proliferation of medium sized clubs, along with no really big place for a superclub.

 

[mona]

Yes. It was called Friday Night Club. Very dark.

Soul music disco in the 60s. That takes me back. Anyone remember a Beach Boys cover band called the Malibu Sound who played venues like Jimmys?

 

[Icy Gull]

Anyone remember Bobby Samson band at Jenkinsons?

I had the misfortune to work in Jenkinsons for a short time, not sure they were there when I was there. It was a pretty shit club though!

I also remember the Art Collge basement with it's very low ceiling. You didn't want to suffer from claustrophobia in that place when it was packed! Not convinced many of us would have survived if there had been a fire!

 

[ManOfSussex]

I don't know the names of things. Old Stein heading north, on the right

Sounds like The Basement. I only went there a few times right at the end just before it closed late 1996/early 1997.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

It's probably timely for someone to document the history of Brighton clubs since the war before they all fall down. I was brought up on going to the Archade on the West Steet side of Sherrys, winning some Players Weights in a penny slot machine and going over to the newly opened Top Rank Suite on a Saturday morning (previously we used to go to the Regent Ballroom on a Saturday morning - around 1963/4). Anyone remember the Barn, almost next door?
It's a shame such a unique and historic place like Sherrys has been allowed to deteriate to a state where is wouldn't be economical to restore it. However my personal preference would be this over the Hippodrome.
Sherrys was a great place to go in the 70s with the already mentioned resident bands in the summer. Place had loads of character and probably less trouble than other places. Used to use the Susex Sports Centre a lot for a cheap fuel up before the usual rounds of Bosun and Queen Ann before Sherrys. Happy days.

 

[alfredmizen]

Anyone remember the junction ? toppers and rumours and that old classic shithole night fever ??!!

 

[boik]

Went to the coconut a few times but not really my sort of place. I did however go to many gigs at "Extremes"(??) a basement club a couple of doors along. Saw some great bands there. Have I got that name right?

Just checked on street view, and it seems the place that I was thinking of was under what is now Revolution, and was at one time a mongolian restaurant. Ring any bells?

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Sounds like The Basement. I only went there a few times right at the end just before it closed late 1996/early 1997.

That's it. The Vault was under the resources center wasn't it. I went to the Basement 20 years earlier than you . . . . all spikey hair, stockings and leather mini skirts then. No idead what I saw in it

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

It's probably timely for someone to document the history of Brighton clubs since the war before they all fall down. I was brought up on going to the Archade on the West Steet side of Sherrys, winning some Players Weights in a penny slot machine and going over to the newly opened Top Rank Suite on a Saturday morning (previously we used to go to the Regent Ballroom on a Saturday morning - around 1963/4). .

My mum and dad met in the Regent ballroom. But I can't hear it mentioned without thinking of that Pete and Dud sketch, the content of which I cannot possibly recount here, albeit it involved an ant and a nipple, and ended along the lines of 'what a way to run a ****ing nightclub'. I'm sure someone can post a clip.

Thanks for the post. I love all this stuff

 

[ManOfSussex]

That's it. The Vault was under the resources center wasn't it. I went to the Basement 20 years earlier than you . . . . all spikey hair, stockings and leather mini skirts then. No idead what I saw in it

It was indie/grunge/brit-pop when I was there!

I think U2 played their first UK gig there way-back-when as well.

 

[Bromley shrimp]

Sherrys in the week was grab a granny night. I remeber the ice ring before it became the top rank suite full of skin heads and smoothies. The ice rink was shit as ice hockey was lost when SSBrighton was closed and I can remeber watching at Christmas the wizard of oz on ice pantomime at the SS Brighton. 60s70s 80s a bit of a blur know.

Used ice rink in 1969 - when skinheads emerged on Easter Monday on the seafront for the first time. We were sold a pup with the rink because it wasn't big enough for hockey. As a consequence it closed at the time of 1971 party conferences. It was replaced with the Odeons as I recall and the Top Rank Suite continued in the same format.

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Hungry Years took some beating for the rocksters. Pulled many a hottie in there back in the day.

 

[WATFORD zero]

I went to the Basement 20 years earlier than you . . . . all spikey hair, stockings and leather mini skirts then.

I think I may know you, did you wear low cut tops as well ?