What was Brighton like in 1984?

[Phat Baz 68]

Brighton was a brilliant place to be during the early 80's, 80-85 Zap club, beach parties the women, hot summers fannytastic !!!!

 

[Insel affe]

I was in Birkenhead in 1984. Last year of school and was really getting into birds and fashion.

Birkenhead you say young Mr Hillbilly, ah bit of a long shot..... you never had any dealings with the Birkenhead Bulldogs Scooter club per chance ?

Went to one of their scooter parties once in some run down dodgy pub, and everyone slept in the pub on the pool tables and benches etc, they then came to Wigan and caused all sorts of problems nasty nasty right wing idiots some of them, straight out of this is England story line I tell ya.

 

[smeg]

I saw Ultravox at the Brighton Centre but thought it was earlier than 1984. I thought they were pretty poor in concert. Remember a sort of lampshade coming down for one of their songs to make it look atmsopheric. Think Midge Ure was sitting on a stool or something like that for that particular song.

Yeah I think it was 1982, I went as well

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I saw Ultravox at the Brighton Centre but thought it was earlier than 1984. I thought they were pretty poor in concert.

Hardly surprising really, seeing as how their records were pretty poor also.

 

[HovaGirl]

So what were the fashions in 1984?

How tolerant was the city? Was there ever a genuine problem with racism at the football?

Fashions at Brighton Carnival, 1984. The city has always been one of the most tolerant places, compared to others. Ahead of its time, in many ways. Racism? No more or less than anywhere else, but there were already a LOT of foreign students from the Near East as well as everywhere else.

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[HovaGirl]

The site of the Ramada Renaissance / Holiday Inn / green windowed hotel thing, 1985

Shame it blocked out the Town Hall.

 

[HovaGirl]

Not sure if it was even the 80s, but I seem to have a lingering memory of seeing the film 'Soldier Blue' in a cinema at the top right hand side of West street....if it there was a cinema what is it now?
I may be confusing it with the one where bk is in North St now, but really have a vague memory of it being West St.

Academy.

 

[Paskman]

I remember Brighton had a Gamley's toy shop back in 1984, opposite Churchill Sq.

A proper toy shop, with proper toys

Wasn't it in Regency Arcade?

I went to see 1984 at the ABC(?) in East Street with my then girlfriend, who is probably a grandmother now :-(

 

[chaileyjem]

Here's a brilliant set of pix of HMV and Churchill Square from early 1985.
I worked there christmas 84/85. My job was to play Band Aid and Wham on the record player behind the counter every few tracks. Thats pretty much all we sold and that years NOW!
No.1 in the "Alternative/Indie" single charts (in HMV Brighton at least) was Upside Down by the Jesus and Mary Chain.
Sold a fair few of these too.
HMV , sorry to admit this, allowed staff to take home up to 3 LPs per night to effectively tape them and when brought back were rebagged in the plastic stuff and sold as new.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hmvgetcloser/sets/72157625519187579/with/5279610923/

 

[Norman Potting]

Fashions at Brighton Carnival, 1984. The city has always been one of the most tolerant places, compared to others. Ahead of its time, in many ways. Racism? No more or less than anywhere else, but there were already a LOT of foreign students from the Near East as well as everywhere else.

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[Gregory2Smith1]

love that photo of the Virgin record shop,remember buying Rattus Norvegicus in there only to get home and see the label on the disc was different,thinking I'd been ripped off,on closer inspection it was actually a Portugese import,made up with that

 

[chaileyjem]

Haircut at Freddies.............. Flat top naturally

with some Black and White

 

[Lincoln Imp]

Def DS I reckon

Not sure. A DS slopes continuously down from to top of the rear window to the bumper.

 

[Comrade Sam]

I teach in the East End now and the students asked last week 'How did you down load music when you were our age?' 'I'd put on a big coat and go to WHSmiths in Churchill Square!' Totally lost on them.

 

[The Large One]

Shame it blocked out the Town Hall.

To be fair, the previous building did too.

 

[The Large One]

I teach in the East End now and the students asked last week 'How did you down load music when you were our age?' 'I'd put on a big coat and go to WHSmiths in Churchill Square!' Totally lost on them.

I was wondering when you'd finally dip your toe into this madhouse.

 

[Comrade Sam]

That was my 6th post Al - 1st funny one though!

 

[Jaguar_uk]

Coasters was the only nightclub I ever actually liked going to, Rory was brilliantly camp and the music he played wasn't just disco, made for a great mix of people.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Coasters was the only nightclub I ever actually liked going to, Rory was brilliantly camp and the music he played wasn't just disco, made for a great mix of people.

Rory's best toon, and the best mix

 

[Jaguar_uk]

Anyone know what become of the legendary Rory?