The Catfish circa 1997

[Buzzer]

Which place played Green Onions each night without fail?
Or have I just made that up?

The Catfish and Funky Fish both did...every night.

 

[The Large One]

Thanks for these Al, I'm building a Spotify playlist. I remember The Beat Goes On by Buddy Rich and Save Me by Nina Simone

Do Your Thing - The Delights Orchestra
Glad I Knew Better - Howard Tate
I Want You To Be My Baby - Ellie Greenwich

More later...

 

[Buzzer]

This was another favourite tune although I recall a few versions were played

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uubf-5fOfz8

 

[Buzzer]

This one ALWAYS got everyone dancing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MYdr8Fkah0

 

[Tarpon]

The Catfish and Funky Fish both did...every night.

Thanks. It was peak drinking years for me so I appreciate the confirmation!

 

[CHAPPERS]

I seem to recall the Catfish went downhill when there was the name change to the Funky Fish and was there also a switch of DJs..

This would have been around 1999/2000 by my estimates.

 

[Buzzer]

This got quite a few airings too

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B6TKClPFQA

 

[The Large One]

The aforementioned Delights Orchestra...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx-jfBLgXVU

 

[Buzzer]

Charles Wright 'Express Yourself' was the tune, more than any other, that reminded me of that grumpy rasta DJ and the Catfish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab4MsGoCjSs

 

[Buzzer]

The memories are flooding back now. Anyone else remember this being played?

Otis Redding and Carla Thomas 'Tramp'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP7VU6AVIgc

 

[rocker959]

Went a couple of times when it was at the Volk's .

 

[Gwylan]

This was another favourite tune although I recall a few versions were played

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uubf-5fOfz8

Yeah, the Robert Parker version was.

While we're talking clubs, anyone remember the one that used to be at the Concorde (the old one by the Aquarium) around 82/83? That was a pretty good night out but what was it called?

 

[Skaville]

The memories are flooding back now. Anyone else remember this being played?

Otis Redding and Carla Thomas 'Tramp'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wP7VU6AVIgc

I remember Tramp, but I thought it was the Lowell Fulson version

 

[aftershavedave]

great place the catfish.

comforting to know the time without needing a watch, seemed to be the same records every week, same order.

oh and california soul?

there was a compilation CD called the catfish kick, must have been circa 1990? i must dig it out

 

[Skaville]

great place the catfish.

comforting to know the time without needing a watch, seemed to be the same records every week, same order.

oh and california soul?

there was a compilation CD called the catfish kick, must have been circa 1990? i must dig it out

So there was. Here is the track listing


1 –The Five Du-Tones Shake A Tail Feather
2 –Etta James Tell Mama
3 –Billy Davis & The Legends Spunky Onions
4 –Richard Berry Louie, Louie
5 –Pilgrim Travellers* I've Got A New Home
6 –John Lee Hooker Odds Against Me
7 –Frankie Lee Sims Married Woman
8 –Guitar Junior* Roll, Roll, Roll
9 –The Ikettes Peaches And Cream
10 –Wilbert Harrison Let's Stick Together
11 –Little Esther The Deacon Moves In
12 –The Original Five Blind Boys Of Alabama Marching Up To Zion
13 –Johnny Shines Mean Black Gobbler
14 –The Mar-Keys Last Night
15 –James Brown Chonnie-On-Chon
16 –Doctor Ross Boogie Disease #2

 

[Southy]

They also put on The Five Blind Boys of Alabama and Etta James at the Brighton Centre.

Great stuff.

Wasn't that Russ Dewsbury and his legendary Jazz Bops that put all those bigger nights on? I went to the Five Blind Boys one. It all gets a bit hazy to be fair.

 

[The Albion Roar]

Wasn't that Russ Dewsbury and his legendary Jazz Bops that put all those bigger nights on? I went to the Five Blind Boys one. It all gets a bit hazy to be fair.

That was deffo the Catfish. I think the jazz bops included the likes of the James Taylor Quartet and Terry Callier.

Back to Etta...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DMnYr9Vn5k

 

[OzMike]

Had some great times there as well as at some of the other clubs mentioned, used to go to the Escape Club a lot as I was friends with the owner.

 

[pearl]

The Catfish was brilliant back in 97. Agree completely with the OP.

We were spoilt for clubs back in 97. You had the Escape and Zap on the seafront for the ravers, there was the alternative nightclub down by the Pink Coconut/Barcelona/whatever it was called, up the road next to the model shop in West St was that bar/club that played excellent lounge and soul nights (you had to go down some steps to get to it), the Sussex Arts Club never failed, there was the Jazz Rooms up Ship Street. The Gloucester was Britpop central and if you really, really, really couldn't get into any of them because you were so drunk then there was always Marilyns down by St Bartholomews Church where trannies and gurners mixed with no aggro whatsoever.

I'd completely forgotten about Marilyns ... what a place that was, upstairs (where the toilets were) was how I imagine a brothel to be ... maybe it was

 

[golddene]

what was the name of the nightclub/dance venue in 1984, sited at the top of Regency square (where the underground car park is) we've been trying to remember the name for years now, anyone remember please?