Dave Cave

    

This is me as a dj in the 70's and now, in my Toy showroom in Hong Kong.

I spent my best years in Manchester in the late 60's and 70's ,I was a dj on Piccadilly Radio for some time.

Just went through all your comments re Mr Smiths.  I was a croupier at the Portland Club when I first got to Manchester and then got a job as the DJ at Time and Place. Now that was a discotheque well before its time.

Fond memories though of Mr Smiths, found a 10 bob chip once on the floor and ended up making 20 pounds on roulette in 1970  - I was a rich man.

Great to hear all your comments.  Anyone there from Time and Place days or Nice and Easy?

 

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Charles Slaney
7 years ago
Great reading I'm pretty sure Dave Cave gave me my first job as a "pro DJ" at Browns in Levenshulme either that or he got a job as an a&r man for ABC and we (patrons of Ralph's record's) persuaded him to dig out the Tam's hey girl don't bother me which got to no1.
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Dave Platt
7 years ago
Wow what a blast from the past seeing your picture pop up here.

We met through vasco zambelli of time and place fame.I was helping him out at the landsdowne hotel at the time I think. I have a grainy photo of us at your parents house somewhere !!!.
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Evert
7 years ago
Hi, Dave I remember your affection for the far East,suprise surprise I'm rather close in Thailand.
Yes we can receive Mancunian radio here !
Stay in touch Evert 
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Dave cave
3 years ago
I’m in thailand Evert, email me
Cheers 
Dave 
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Tony James
7 years ago
Yes I remember you. Great pioneering days. I was the side kick to Montez at Nice&Easy. Now there was a jock who was well ahead of his time. I still got all the kit and still DJ now and again. Great to know we were all part of Manchester’s music history.
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Anonymous
7 years ago
Hi Dave, I loved Time & Place, I’ve never loved a club as much. The music you played was the best, your the only DJ that played Grazin in the Grass, Friends of distinction, I still play that at least once a week several times over lol !!
We became friends and hung out together, my name is Sherry, you probably won’t remember me, but we had many laughs. Your a long way from home now, and in the toy trade. My Mum had a few toy shops, so the toy industry was in my blood growing up ha!!
Lovely remenicing, take care Dave
Best wishes Sherry x
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Anonymous
7 years ago
Bloody hell Dave Cave! Do I remember you?Cathy xx
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Dave O'Malley
7 years ago
Hi Dave,
Good to see you looking and doing well.
Our paths crossed briefly when I was a manager on Ken Leary's club circuit for a couple of years, under general manager Billy 'Mac'; and I remember you moving to Piccadilly Radio when it opened. I managed the 'Wishing Well' in Swinton for a while, where I think you'd had a flat on the top floor before it was converted into 'Champagne Charlies' Club. The Wishing Well still gets online mentions from its former DJ Mike Prince, who (maybe still) holds reunions in the 'Bull's Head' next door.
Later I had a record shop in Radcliffe for a while; Alan Cash and some of the other DJs would occasionally call in for a cuppa (although I don't remember them ever buying anything). And after that I managed clubs in London, where I'm now in contented retirement.
There, let's see what that bunch of name dropping brings out.
Best wishes, Dave.
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david cave
6 years ago
hi Dave,
great going down memory lane and your right about everything you mentioned.
I still see Ken leary and T pot phil his wife brother for a curry in Swinton every August when I'm over from Hkong.
just finishing writing my autobiography's lots of great memories going in it.keep in touch.dave
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Andrew Chadwick
5 years ago
hi dave, i am researching manchester from the 70s and am looking for more information about champagne charlie’s in swinton 
any sort of information/gossip or facts about it would be greatly appreciated 
thanks andrew 
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Jon Evans
1 year ago
It was partly owned by my Brother in law David Burns former head chef at Worsley old hall, he died in a RTA in Monton not long after.
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Dave cave
5 years ago
Remember all this Dave
Great times we all had mate.
Glad to see your all good, I have a curry with Ken every year, he is a bit deaf now but still got all his marbles!!
Thanks 
Dave cave
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Kevin Lane
6 years ago
DC,
if you pick this up drop me an e mail at  
Take care The Lane Brain.
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mike barratt
6 years ago
good god dave - 45 years ago !! just like yesterday when you were doing your leaving for jakata tape - still have it...
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John Kay
6 years ago
Brill mate Johnypoos!!
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John Kay
6 years ago
Still my best mate!!
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BB
6 years ago
Love it that you stayed in the toy trade so long, but what’s with the mad apostrophe on “Disco’s to Dinos”?  Stop the print run!! Anon from the toy trade
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, Well, far away now do you re
6 years ago
as usual I get things in a muddle, I have just got this new laptop and windows 10 is a b---------- lets go back to '98 I was alright with that.  Do you ever get back to the UK? we could have a noggin...….or two. Always had you in high regard
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John medhurst
5 years ago
Hi Dave
Richmond
Rochdale FC
Wishing Well Titanic appeared
Phillips Park Hall
Nelsons Column
Brown Cow

You made me work at everyone send my regards to tpot. Look forward to the book. Cheers djotho
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Dave Manley
5 years ago
Hiya I worked at the column to I was sugar puff I’m in the book with dave
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Diane jaggers
5 years ago
I remember you from Time and Place would have been around 1967. 
I worked there for a while, great times . 
Do you know what happened to Allan and Bob, the owners ?
Diane ( maiden name was Walker)
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Deb
5 years ago
I remember you from Makro one of our favourite buyers 
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Dave Manley
5 years ago
Quoting John medhurst:
Hi Dave
Richmond
Rochdale FC
Wishing Well Titanic appeared
Phillips Park Hall
Nelsons Column
Brown Cow

You made me work at everyone send my regards to tpot. Look forward to the book. Cheers djotho
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Ian
4 years ago
Where you a footballer too
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Janice Edwards
4 years ago
Hi Dave, remember me, Janice from Torquay 1968
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geoff naeem
4 years ago
hi dave , this is Geoff from time and place, when you left i became the dj down stair then i went and worked at nice and easy for three years.i still remmber all the good times we had in one of the best club you can finde.i have been trying for year to get in touch with yoursel.rember Greg Edward and the manager we had Vasco.my no is 07973286209 would love to hear from you. take care and be safe .
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Dave cave
3 years ago
Hi Geoff, just saw this will try and call you next time I’m in the U.K. mate, the good old days eh?
Cheers 
Dave 
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Frank
4 years ago
there was an other Dave Cave living in Manchester, working for Makro Self Service wholesalers in UK and Asia, who knows him
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Dave cave
3 years ago
Same guy!!!
Cheers 
Dave 
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C Willcox
4 years ago
Hi Dave, I’m trying to get my hands on a copy of your autobiography - do you know how I can?
Please email me at if you (or anyone that has one spare) see’s this!

Thankyou!
Catherine
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Janice Edwards
3 years ago
Quoting Janice Edwards:
Hi Dave, remember me, Janice from Torquay 1967
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Vinny Paolo
3 years ago
Hi' Dave, doing this just after our gracious Queen Elizabeths funeral, very very proud to be be British. My name is Vinny and for well over 25years I was a D.J. in various M/C City centre clubs. First one was the original Portland Lodge Dickenson St just off Portland St. £4•00 a night "wow"..! ! T was a neat little venue owned by the William's brothers and a regular haunt of The Quality Street Gang. The Mancinis, Schiavos etc. I got to know them very well & even though some times they were less than honest they weren't like these villains we have in todays world.. Used to get CBS 'promo' records from a guy called 'Penn' whose small CBS office was in Portland St near the G.P.O. sorting office, great guy.. My normal supply of vinyl was of course Gary Lsbes "Spin-Inn" on Cross St mearThe Shambles Pub, American Imports £1•00 'yep'.. Can't remember how we met but I got to know Phil Wood Piccadilly 261 and went around with him for years, great guy, we went to various clubs incl' "Slack Alice" Bootle St. Think truthfully you took me in there first how it happened I dunno'..? After work at the Portland Lodge it was either "Greasy Nick's Cafe" Oxford Rd, round the corner, a big meeting place for club employees D.J.'s, bouncers etc etc. Also there was "Ray's Bangla" facing Central Library the first Indian restaurant I think in M/C. No 'Chinatown' as it is now in those days just "Charlie Chans'' George St just off Princess St where Blinkers was (Selwyn Demmy etc). Later used to go in Oscars early doors then 'The Millionaire' where I did quite a but of work later working for the late Pete Stringfellow bless him. Worked at other venues 'Brambles", 'Rotters' but my memory of knowing you was you & I opened up and promoted 'Phillip's Park Hall', Park Lane Prestwich. Memory it was Ken Learys place did at least a couple of years there, great and a very popular venue, buzzin' as they say. As you may know it became a wedding venue and died on its 'a**e' eventually, shame.. Even though I am way past the '65' mark I am still doin' D.J. and promo' work, keeps my brain active and I still enjoy seeing people enjoying themselves.. No idea if we will ever meet up again as your on the other side of the world in a different line of work but you never know as they say.. If you get this and ever find time I will give you my home and mobile numbers, contact from you would be great. Thankfully I am still very well respected in the music game, people regularly come up and say "it's Vinny my Gid are you still doing this"..? My reply is always the same, "Yeh' stop enjoying it, stop doing it"..!! Anywsy Mr "C" it's my birthday tomorrow September 22nd and doing this has cheered me up. Wherever you are, whatever your doing, "Stay Safe" my mate. 
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Vinny Paolo
3 years ago
Vinny home and mobile numbers here in Manchester England. 0161 370 2147 and 07775 75 2176 .. Cheers Dave
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Dorine Johnston
3 years ago
Hi Dave
You most likely won’t remember me but I don’t know why but your name just popped into my head and low and behold I googled you and there you are. I used to work at Ralph’s Records late 60’s early 70’s and remember you coming in to the shop to listen to new releases You were very suarve and sophisticated compared to some of the other patrons of the establishment. I have a memory of you going to Sweden- not sure if it was for business or pleasure. 
I can remember when you started at Piccadilly Radio. Great memories of a great DJ and a really special Record Shop. 
Cheers  Dorine 
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Wendy
3 years ago
I think I used to clean your house in Helmshore in the late 1970/80s! 
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John Boyle
2 years ago
How do I post pictures Dave 
How are you by the way 
I was probably the only person younger than you in those days 
I was cellerman by the way 
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Paula Nordell
2 years ago
Hi Dave l hope you remember my lovely late Husband John Nordell  He used to have happy my with you especially in Spain. Great to see you looking so well  and still working hard . It would be nice to hear from you and l would love to read your book. I have moved back up  North with my children spend a lot of time in good old Manchester. Regards Paula Nordell paul
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