Dan all roads lead to the ’Ford…….cut my teeth during the glory days of Peri’s, Monday “Rave” night down Dukes, tear ups outside the Kebabery/bus station and promoting/DJing down Chelmsford City FC Social Club 1990-92 when I was in 6th form……halcyon days indeed 😆

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      IndustryStandard My mate Joe Morena did gigs down there. Remember him? SPS him and Dave Valentine and Ian Wright who was a resident at Oscars.

        Dan mr rams kebab was always good

        Seems like there are quite a few people from Chelmsford on here

          Prince of orange with Maff and knuck playing

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            Christian I used to play alongside them on a Friday up at the Prince. Top lads.

              The Ship for me and my old crew. Sometimes Bay Horse. Odd place growing up in Chelmsford . Back then not far enough from London to form any identity of its own, but also too far away to be really influenced by london quickly . Made us adopt a real DIY attitude, doing parties , bunking school to go record shopping / clothes shopping . Zoom, Soul II Soul, MASH.

              Back then in Chelmsford we had New Era which was a clothes store then a market stall a couple of days a week for tunes.

                IndustryStandard Another one here from Chelmsford. Used to go record shopping at Vinyl Rhythm near the station. Always wished there were some decent nights there, but don’t think there was a demand for it. Plus London was close enough

                  Vinyl Rhythm and then a few ales in the ship.

                  completely agree, never really had anything decent apart from the odd one off’s. I seem to remeber ashley beadle playing at the shire hall.

                  I used to bunk off school and go to Vinyl Rythms to see Al in the house side.also frequented the ship most saturday afternoons.

                  also used to drive up to southend for soulman records

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                    Christian My old mate (RIP) Keith Elderfield was a resident at basics and was putting on gigs at the Shire Hall…..Chelmsford had an involvement with Sunscream as they used to do their parties in Moulsham Street and Dave Valentine was producing them. Knuck is probablt one of the most underated DJ’s there’s been in Chelmsford. Soulman was a great shop…I blagged tickets for the Northern Exposure launch at MOS from Colin & Steve.

                        Christian The fact that he makes it looks so easy when he’s playing.

                          Dan filled in for Dave Valentine last summer at the Street Beats and Eats festival . Sunscream were playing which was entertaining . In true Chelmsford tradition the event descended into farce when a local pikey went apse shit and it too 6 community officers to boot him out……..Nothing changes

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                              However my folks live in Springfield (opposite the railway bridge) still an alright area.

                              I moved away 20 years ago to Leeds but still visit my mum in moulsham. The outskirts are still pretty nice but have not been out in the town centre for years

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