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    The Mardi on Bold Street was good in its day


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    I use to go to the Moonstone and the Sportsman to see 29th and Dearbourne, Supercharge, Rocking Horse, Rock School and all the others.
    Remember the Mardi, Casa and the Gladray, Macs was a great club especialy Sunday nights.
    Does anyone remember Scamps or Romeo and Juliets?

    Now I was a member of Erics from the begining (I still have my free membership card to prove) seen then all the Clash, Costello, SLF, ****ed, Skids, XRay Spec, The Specials with Madness as support, the beginings of the Bunnymen, OMD, Big in Japan, Dead or Alive, AFOS.
    Would go Fridays, Saturday two shows under 18s in the afternoon and then the evening shows and Sundays when you would see what Roger Eagle wanted Liverpool to experience such as major Reggae or Blues artists.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Urban View Post
    The Mardi on Bold Street was good in its day
    The Mardi Gras I went to from its' opening in 1958 was at the bottom of Mount Pleasant, previously it was a billiard hall, it was over Turners auction rooms. It was demolished to build a multi story car park and multi screen cinema, later to be the 051 club I think.
    When did the Mardi Gras move to Bold St.?
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    Quote Originally Posted by matt View Post
    I used to go to Voodoo at Le Bateaux

    Cream at Nation, and also Medication there on a Monday night.

    And Planet X on Hanover Street.

    Used to go to Macs which was under Waterstones on Bold Street.
    Gone now, but probably my ever fave Liverpool club.

    Le Bateaux sucks! Too small and a dump.

    They closed a toilet once because it was overwhelmed with puke and the bowl was overflowing with it like in Ghostbusters 2.
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    The importance of Erics has

    always been underplayed because there was a point in the 80's when the top 40 singles chart included something like 18 records by people who had attended

    the gig by The Clash there,that's unbelievable isn't it.

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    I totally agree with you

    Paul.
    Matthew Street was a hive of activity off the beaten track, there was Erics, Probe Record, Action Replay Records, Armadillo Tea rooms, Grapes and

    White Star pubs.
    If you look at the Liverpool bands that had links with Erics.WAH, Ellery Bop, OMD, Big in Japan featuring Holly Johnson, Ian Brodie (The

    Lighting Seeds) Bunnymen, Teardrops, Dad or Alive, the list could go on.
    " If you know your history, then you would know where you coming from".


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    Quote Originally Posted by john View Post
    I totally agree with you Paul.
    Matthew Street was a hive of

    activity off the beaten track, there was Erics, Probe Record, Action Replay Records, Armadillo Tea rooms, Grapes and White Star pubs.
    If you look at the

    Liverpool bands that had links with Erics.WAH, Ellery Bop, OMD, Big in Japan featuring Holly Johnson, Ian Brodie (The Lighting Seeds) Bunnymen, Teardrops,

    Dad or Alive, the list could go on.
    The Cavern (the most famous club in the World) Eric's (got to be one of the most influential),Cream (has

    events all over the World from Moscow to Uruguay and even Garlands is in Ibiza now,that's why we are European capital of Culture.

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    never started going to clubs till late 80's
    First ever club with mates was the Moonstone in the precinct followed by Nightriders (freewheelers) in wood street. Used to watch bands in the Cumberland, Planet x (both Hannover street and the one off Dale street), the academy in Hannover street.
    Because my mates where a mix of tastes we went to different places all the time. Partners, The Grafton, Chaucers, the Casa, The Conti on a Tuesday, Maxwell's plum, The Ebo, The Mardi, The Quad, The Underground, The state, Pickwicks (ashamedly), Images, Coconut grove, The She, Rio's, Hunters Lodge, Fallows, Paradox............
    Always loved clubs and the atmosphere, especially just before they open
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    Quote Originally Posted by john View Post
    I totally agree with you Paul.
    Matthew Street was a hive of activity off the beaten track, there was Erics, Probe Record, Action Replay Records, Armadillo Tea rooms, Grapes and White Star pubs.
    If you look at the Liverpool bands that had links with Erics.WAH, Ellery Bop, OMD, Big in Japan featuring Holly Johnson, Ian Brodie (The Lighting Seeds) Bunnymen, Teardrops, Dad or Alive, the list could go on.
    The White Star isn't in Matthew St. the address is in Button St.
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    Pictures of revellers in The State here

    http://www.arklo.com/TheState/State_front.htm

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    [QUOTE=shytalk;20792]The Mardi Gras I went to from its' opening in 1958 was at the bottom of Mount Pleasant, previously it was a billiard hall, it was over Turners auction rooms. It was demolished to build a multi story car park and multi screen cinema, later to be the 051 club I think.
    When did the Mardi Gras move to Bold St.?[/QUOTE]

    About 1973.
    From 1908 to 1929 it was a cinema called the Mount Pleasant Hall.
    Renamed the Century just before it closed when it showed foreign films.

    This 1966 photo is from "Ainscough's Liverpool", one of my favourite books.
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    Thanks PhilipG,
    I was one of the first members there in about 1958. It was a great club, we used to go in the Beehive pub opposite for a few then on to the Mardi. It was opened by Stan Roberts and Jim Ireland, they went on to open numerous clubs and manage a lot of bands. The manager was Harry Ormesher who I knew previously from his 'photo shop in Seaforth Rd. He later became a world renowned photographer. The doorman was Alan Tanner, aka Alan Adrian a Jamaican ex boxer. There was rarely any trouble there. In those days you could park your car outside as long as you didn't obstruct the bus stop.
    The building must have had extensive modification to make it 2 story as it was when I went there.
    Thanks for the pic it brought back a lot of memories.
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    Quote Originally Posted by shytalk View Post
    The White Star isn't in Matthew St. the address is in Button St.
    So was Probe, so was replay records and the white star all on Button Street, but knew the area around there as Matthew Street
    " If you know your history, then you would know where you coming from".


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    S'ok just an ex hackney driver being picky
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    Bloody taxi driver
    only joking mate, you were right about the street, good little boozer the white star
    " If you know your history, then you would know where you coming from".


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