blogsy 0 Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 The Grey Topper book - The Palace and the Punks is now out! This is England, this is Nottinghamshire, England 1970’s! The incredible true story of the notorious punk venue the Grey Topper - situated in a Nottinghamshire pit village! Where The Stranglers played in 76, The Vibrators, The Ruts, Early Xerox era Adam and the Ants, The Specials, UK Subs, Angelic Upstarts (that ended in a riot), The Members and more! Pre-punk days Glam kings The Sweet played there, as did the Bay City Rollers, Geno Washington, Ben E King, Judas Priest, AC/DC's Brian Johnson when in Geordie and loads more famous names and bands. Imagine a 1970's Phoenix Nights if Top of the Pops was filmed there! Includes a Topper memory from a certain Mick Twomey. Grey Topper here Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 Includes a Topper memory from a certain Mick Twomey. Lets see it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted June 18, 2011 Report Share Posted June 18, 2011 I see at least one review of this book http://uksubstimeandmatter.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17834:2011-the-palace-and-the-punks-by-tony-hill&catid=207:uk-subs-bookshelf&Itemid=85 PURCHASE THE BOOK - LINK HERE with the following request REQUEST FROM THE AUTHOR: "There was a guy who was at the 2007 gig who filmed it all. He was stood on the side of the stage, then at the front, but I’ve never found out who he was. Would love to track him down and get my hands on a copy..." CAN YOU HELP? Contact T&M if you can... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blogsy 0 Posted July 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2011 Great 2 page review of The Palace and the Punks in todays Notts Evening Post! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
blogsy 0 Posted July 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2011 Great 2 page review of The Palace and the Punks in todays Notts Evening Post! http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/unlikely-village-venue-hosted-classic-rock-n-roll/story-12907541-detail/story.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 I am reliably informed, .There's an article about it in the Ripley and Heanor news this week. If its got a mention by me in it I would like to see it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Like a real life field of dreams Alf Hyslop built it - the Grey Topper music venue in Jacksdale, an obscure Nottinghamshire pit village - and they came - glam kings Sweet, Mud, Bay City Rollers, Hot Chocolate, soul legends Ben E king, Geno Washington, Edwin Starr, reggae greats Desmond Dekker and Jimmy Cliff, heavy metal acts UFO, Judas Priest, Saxon. Then came the punk rock and new wave explosion - The Stranglers, The Vibrators, UK Subs, The Members, The Ruts, Angelic Upstarts, Ultravox, Adam and the Ants, The Pretenders, Toyah, The Specials, Simple Minds. Inevitably with punk, violence flared, culminating in the Angelic Upstarts riot gig that has gone down in Jacksdale folklore. The Palace and the Punks tells the amazing, hilarious (imagine a 1970's Phoenix Nights if Top of the Pops was filmed there), and occasionally sad, true story of the Grey Topper, centred around its last rise and fall and pogo in 1979. The book contains original interviews with and the memories of – Jet Black who talks about The Stranglers as an unsigned band in 1976 (using his ice cream van as a tour bus) punk and the Pistols, The Members (‘Sound of the Suburbs’), Andy Scott and Steve Priest of glam kings Sweet, Chris Fenwick manager of Dr Feelgood (who played their first gig outside of London at the Grey Topper when called The Pig Boy Charlie Band as featured in Sex Pistol film maker Julien Temple's Oil City Confidential), Roddy Radiation of The Specials, the UK Subs, Depeche Mode’s Alan Wilder, Eddie from punk originals The Vibrators describing being there at the one of the most famous moments in rock history – the Sex Pistols debut gig at St Martins college of art in 1975! The legendary punk rock festival at the 100 Club. Plus loads more first hand Topper tales. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Had a bit of a backlog of books but saved this one till last good read enjoyed it & yes Mick you & this site gets a mention ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Fame at last. Cana ava gleg arrit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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mick2me 3,033 Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Thanks Red Should be Mick2me and members? Nice to get some recognition for the site Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 And there's more! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 I've been famous before you know. And for more than 15 minutes "Infamy, Infamy... They've all got it in fer me!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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