By the time we played this gig, it had a long history as a club and was, at that point a West Indian run club.

We had a good night but at the end, the owner said all the money had gone back to his place. He added that if we took him there, he would pay us.

Hmmm, heard that one before.

Anyway, we later dropped him off in the middle of Moss Side and he disappeared round the corner. We sat in the van, expecting to be there for ages before we got fed up and went home pennyless.

In a few minutes, true to his word, he came running round the corner and paid us! In full, not a problem.

We had some great nights there after. Not all club owners were the same.

Paul Mlynarz, Phoenix City Smash

Played this club with a band from Manchester University called The Basix. The club was then just the J & J club from the elderly owners Jim and Josie.

Chris Bowden
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