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Christian Remember buying Ren 1 from there and Al sticking it on for a full listen when the shop was quiet. Hearing that album at that time with all the shitty mix tapes going around was the nuts.

The odd long hair from the Raver side popping their head round with a face like “whats all this birds music shite you’re listening to”🤣

    Dan …you remember the original underground record store in Chelmsford? The record stall in Chelmsford market on a Friday? Ran by a couple of guys, one with ginger long hair? In my 6th form ('90-92) it started up and rather than hoof into London we all started getting tunes from there. The they did their sourcing in London during the week then proper back of a van type vibe from the market. We got pally with them and even got them to DJ at some of our “raves” we put on at Chelmsford City social. Not a great success. A 90’s crowd of under 18s expecting LFO and Stakker Humanoid, with those two playing Soul and Levan disco🤣

    Vinyl Rhythm must have started when I buggered off to Uni in the summer of ’92. Cant remember why it closed/what happened to it

        IndustryStandard I used to go to vinyl rhythm from about 93-94. I knew one of the blokes that helped fund it, sounded like they just couldn’t afford to keep it going by the time it closed.

          I think it was Ian Wright, Dave Valentine and Joe Morena.

          Dan We used to put on events at Chelmsford City FC Social club ( under the main stand ) from around 89-92. Did loads. By the summer of ’92 we’d teamed up with the Rainsford lot and were doing bigger parties at the Town/Shire Hall, up the top of the high street. Nice venue that. Plus a few at the YMCA. Proper DIY vibe. Everyone going potty…..all died down once we started going out in London and we all went off to Uni. Halcyon days !

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              IndustryStandard Mate I was probably at them! Best thing Chelmsford ever had was Barhouse/Hooga….proper messy.

              I used to live 5 minutes from the venue and you’d walk in some nights and they’d have Melle Mel, Konrad Black, Jimpster and Juan Atkins. Nuts.

                IndustryStandard the guys from the market (think they were both called andy), then opened a shop for a few months just along from Judge Tindles and branched out big time from the stall. Vinyl Rhythm then opened opposite the bus station originally then moved to the corner near zeus.

                I was similar going to the market stall, but then used to also jump on the train to romford to go to Boogie Times most saturday mornings. no way would I let a 14-15 year jump on train by themselves to go to romford of all places

                    Christian forgot it was initially opposite the bus station. Near the legendary Kebabary …..lunch time donner for 90p ! lol

                      …my mate is having his 50th in Chelmsford in Jan so will visit the old place then. Last time I was there was for his 40th! Wondering if they have changed the decor and the menu in the Ship from when I left in 1992…….probably not.

                        seanc80 top notch from start to finish, he never bettered it

                          seanc80 the “women have no feelings” bit is one of the best stand up-routines ever.

                            Christian Dan who owned Boogie times is absolutely rolling in it nowadays. Classic Euphoria etc all his concept. He turned up to one of our gigs in a yellow Lamborghini.

                                Christian I used to play upstairs in the Prince of Orange on a Friday night with Keith Elderfield… He was doing it for peanuts and playing Basics on the Saturday…. proper Legend RIP.