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23 Sep 2009

Who was There? Deeply Vale!

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Posted By : DYEHOUSE | Comments : 32

The event happening in Rochdale today has brought it all back!

Thanks Mike for letting us know about the Music celebration thing going on in Rochdale, I would otherwise not have known about it!
But looking through the links took me to the pages about Deeply Vale and the memories came flooding back but boy it does make you feel old when you look at the date it happened?
So was wondering who else was there who's on here?
Admitting you were there is a bit of a givaway to your age but sod it I loved it!
In fact I still have the mirrors that were on sale there! for some reason [that I cant remember now] I bought both the large one and the small one and still have them both after 30+ years!
I looked throgh all the pics on the website to see if I could spot myself but could'nt,although I remembered so much more looking at them,the teepee's,where our tent was, the vehicles that where around us tents, the MUD!!! and so many faces I can no longer put a name to ? sigh!

I remember watching "Steve Hillage" and "here and now" oh and "Tony Wilson" was there!

where you there?

what do you remember? [apart from the mud?]

http://www.rockinrochdale.com/Deeply%20Vale.html

Comments

# Posted by DAKOTA - 23/09/2009, 18:02 (GMT)

I was there G, again a snall world ehh mate , i was stoned outa my head and in a tent with dave allen from Gong ,and Brock from Hawkwind, oe was it hawklords by then ?? dunno cant remember lol

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 23/09/2009, 18:26 (GMT)

I suppose it's a case of "if you remember it you weren't there"
I vaguely remember Gong's appearance but only cause I thought they were crap! ha ha!
can you rememeber were your tent was pitched in relation to the stage and the teepee's on the right if you were facing the stage?

# Posted by DAKOTA - 23/09/2009, 18:35 (GMT)

in the treeline to the right of the stage about halfway back g

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 23/09/2009, 18:50 (GMT)

Ah yeh!
That's were they were selling all the blow!
I was further back than that more to the other side!

# Posted by DAKOTA - 23/09/2009, 19:05 (GMT)

Circle square triangle waves its a gift i have from birth

# Posted by Mike Collinge - 23/09/2009, 19:44 (GMT)

I was there in 1977 - the year before you guys are talking about - playing with Mudanzas. we played late afternoon/early evening and all I remember is: the steps to the stage then a sea of faces & one of the keyboards going out of tune because of the fluctuating generator power. after the gig we found some beer, walked down thru the stalls, bought "cake" and watched some bands (Tony Crabtree, Body) and then someone took me home. Happy Daze!!

# Posted by Mike Collinge - 23/09/2009, 19:50 (GMT)

more info on Mudanzas/Deeply Vale here:
http://www.mcollinge.co.uk/mudanzas.html

# Posted by Mike Collinge - 23/09/2009, 19:55 (GMT)

Rochdale/Heywood event ok. george borowski performed. hooky, john robb, paddy from emmerdale, john brierley, colin richardson, steve clayton etc were in attendance. Nice to say hello to some familiar faces again.

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 23/09/2009, 20:35 (GMT)

Yes Mike!
Tony Crabtree!!! that guy was a god on the guitar!
he could play hendrix stuff and make it sound clean?
Was stunned to hear of his death [found out on a story I read on the internet!] he w2as just as awsome when playing an acoustic!
The first time I saw him play I thought "sod it" and I never played again for years! ha ha!

# Posted by Mike Collinge - 23/09/2009, 20:45 (GMT)

hi G, Tony was an amazing piano player too. another drinking casualty.... saw him quite a few times and got to know him as a friend...funny guy too.
you need to hear "kenny with a kicking K" on the "It Started In Rochdale CD". a spoken word tale from Tony. dead funny!!

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 23/09/2009, 20:52 (GMT)

would like to get some of his recordings if there are any?
I know he had a contract that went array an he had to pay the money back or something?
But I've never heard any of it?
what do you know Mike?

# Posted by Mike Collinge - 23/09/2009, 21:06 (GMT)

there will be some somewhere. for now, check this out:

www.emusic.com/.../11451229.html

2 things from Tony.

# Posted by Mike Collinge - 23/09/2009, 21:08 (GMT)

Tony had a contract with Virgin and a single out - band name Cry - but it all went wrong...manager rip-offs I think and Virgin demanded the advance back.

# Posted by Mike Collinge - 23/09/2009, 21:11 (GMT)

also here:

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 23/09/2009, 21:22 (GMT)

Thanks Mike!
Pity there's not more especially some of his heavy stuff!

# Posted by MOTHERS RUIN - 23/09/2009, 21:28 (GMT)

I must have been too young to witness this.......ok i was living in Stockport and working in repair shop in A1 MUSIC ..manchester...i knew all the guys as they were regular customers ......i cud right a book bout the manc scene ..if i cud remember ..damn RnR excess ...i was there .......somewhere !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????

# Posted by Mike Collinge - 23/09/2009, 21:29 (GMT)

could try Chris Hewitt. he may have some more recordings of Tony.

Ozit/Morpheus Records
c/o Chris Hewitt
P.O. Box 116
Northwich, Cheshire
CW9 5UG
U.K.

Fax (+44)(0) 1565 734196

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 23/09/2009, 21:33 (GMT)

bugger me I work in Northwich!
Have you got the full address?

# Posted by viking - 23/09/2009, 21:33 (GMT)

on a slightly more pessimistic note-it was just a shame the farm implement people decided to claim it as their own?? was a real community project when it first started. :-)

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 23/09/2009, 21:36 (GMT)

E. if you dont remember it ,you must have been there!

# Posted by THE STIG - 24/09/2009, 21:30 (GMT)

i missed it, all my mates were there with the notsensibles (iam in love with margaret thatcher) they all sneaked off without me. (billy no mates or what)

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 24/09/2009, 21:35 (GMT)

notsensibles (iam in love with margaret thatcher) ?
was'nt that the year after in 79?
think you missed it by a whole year?

# Posted by THE STIG - 24/09/2009, 21:59 (GMT)

dont know, your probably right, watched them loads of times live though, and chimp eats banana who went on to become chumbawumba, played in bands with members from both bands as i got older and became mates with most of them, its a small world.

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 24/09/2009, 22:03 (GMT)

It certainly is a small world! [well around the north west anyway ha ha!]

# Posted by THE STIG - 24/09/2009, 22:05 (GMT)

especially burnley, sage the guitarist from the notsensibles is a doctor now, never thought i would be going on the piss with a doctor hahahaha
they had a comeback a couple of year back, then they hated each other again then split.

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 24/09/2009, 22:10 (GMT)

Sounds like yer typical band relationships!
although after a few years they normally mellow and pretend to like each other?

# Posted by THE STIG - 24/09/2009, 22:13 (GMT)

this is where we all used to go on a friday night when i was 16, it was in nelson and we used to walk along the m65 as they were still building the motrorway, so we would walk from burnley to nelson on the unbuilt m65,now thats dedication haahaha
http://www.notsensibles.com/railwayworkers/index2.htm

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 24/09/2009, 22:19 (GMT)

Dont know of that place?
But I do know the effin M65!!
I bloody hate that road!
going up it to the Nelson and colne gigs is a real long drag up the never ending long and winding road?
that's why I always quote JC Clarke [Idonteverwnnagoterburnleywhattheydoinburnleyd...]

# Posted by Mike Collinge - 24/09/2009, 22:36 (GMT)

M65.great motorway, always empty!!! foot down!!!!!

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 24/09/2009, 22:43 (GMT)

Yeh!, but it just goes on forever an ever an ever an ever an ever!

# Posted by Mike Collinge - 24/09/2009, 22:45 (GMT)

nor far enough, it ends at colne then its the long and winding road to Skipton!!! (or at least the A59!!)

# Posted by DYEHOUSE - 24/09/2009, 22:47 (GMT)

I dont go any further after I reach the end of that "bloody motorway"
We used to do the Shooters!
was like travelling to outer mongolia for me!

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