March 1966

 

Jigsaw
Cromford Court, off Market Street
(sadly now under the Arndale Centre)

Karol Keyes and The Big Sound circa 1966
at the Jigsaw

   
See also Manchester Cavern and Magic Village
 
Memories
 

Ah the Jigsaw club. It was where we usually ended up when the many late (and probably illegal) bars threw us out. Not a huge club but it was a perfect alternative to the Wheel which was by the late sixties starting to be taken over by out of town speed freaks.

The Jigsaw was ahead of it's time. In a soul obsessed town they showcased top of the market electric bands. For instance, for about fifty pence I saw Paul Butterfield's Blues Band with Mike Bloomfield play virtually all night, all this plus the most stunning girl (you wore a red dress) I've ever seen dance unmolested and without a break until the watery Sunday morning light broke......wonderful days.

Allan Jones

I remember The Who playing at the Jigsaw when it first opened. It was a big mistake because they almost trashed the joint at the end of their set; primarily the black and white jigsaw used as a back drop.

Mo Caldwell

I also remember seeing the Who at the Jigsaw in the late sixties,they where great, I also saw the Manfred Mann band with Paul Jones on vocal, they were brilliant, very bluesey.

Harry Nightngale

 


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