sam.77

The 62 Club was rattling with punk sounds as far back as '76, Stevie Booth (Biker) had the first import Ramones Lp. Punk tracks were spun inbetween Northern Soul tracks, "i'd painted a few "Rock stars" directly onto the walls downstairs in the disco bit, as my Dad had painted directly on the walls (a cracking Jimi Hendrix) in the 60's. The 62 Club was a "Youth Club" run by Harry???, then a different lot came into run it Christine???? and the whole dynamics of the 62 Club changed. Out went the look and it became more "drop -in " friendly. Names from the early days were Gary Clark, Kenny Bowie and Dave King. The City had already been visited by The Stranglers, Subway Sect, The Clash in 76 and 77, but not at the 62. Its was mentioned on this forum the Angelic upstart at Fusion, but they'd played the McRobert Hall with Girlschool, where Mensi came on with a frozen pigs head, for who killed Liddel (this was 79?). The next night there was an incident at the 62 involving the said pigs head.

aye is that you Les, I remember the scrap outside McRobert hall after the gig & the Marsh with the pigs head the following night.

Hum were Pat on vocal Steve & Rods on guitars Beefy on bass & Crug on drums, its bin a long time but it brings back memories.

Steve