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Why Did I Quit?
Leaving The DJ World Behind Greg in 1985 (Photo by Kevin Cummins) This has been perhaps the most frequently asked question since I started deejaying again. There’s not a single answer to this, rather a...
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No Sell Out – Electro Retrospective
Legend / Wigan Pier: May 1982 – Dec 1983 http://soundcloud.com/gregwilson/no-sell-out-electro SAMURAI FM INTRODUCTION, 2005: Throughout our lives everyone usually finds his or her hero. That special...
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12 x 12
FOR WAX POETICS / NEW YORK The first 12” I ever owned was “Jaws” by Lalo Schifrin. I received it in the post from a club promotions company called MIF in August 1976. I wasn’t quite sure what it was –...
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Some Retrospective Record Lists FOR KEEP ON MAGAZINE ISSUE #3 – 2004 1. Q – THE VOICE OF Q (PHILLY WORLD) 2. SANDY KERR – THUG ROCK (CATAWBA) 3. VAUGHAN MASON – ROCKIN’ BIG GUITAR (BRUNSWICK) 4....
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Hewan Clarke
A CONVERSATION Hewan Clarke is the quintessential Manchester DJ. If medals were given out for services to the city’s nightlife, based on overall contribution coupled with sheer longevity, he’d be...
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When Punk Met Funk
No Wave Mutant Disco Hybrids They say that what goes around comes around, and sometimes it takes the passage of time for the full significance of earlier innovations to be fully appreciated. This seems...
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The Haçienda
ALL GOOD THINGS COME TO AN END Haçienda Ads Featuring Greg Wilson’s Funk Nights (Click image to enlarge) I remember once taking someone from Detroit along to The Haçienda in the early 90’s. I hadn’t...
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On The Tube
The 1st UK DJ To Mix Live On TV Click here to view the embedded video. http://youtu.be/77sjud0zLJY Greg Wilson on The Tube – Channel 4, 25th February 1983 In February 1983 I became the first British DJ...
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Legend
Manchester’s Other Club Everyone has heard of The Haçienda, but not many people know about Legend, which could well be described as Manchester’s other club of the 80’s – I was fortunate enough to be...
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Electrospective: Hewan Clarke
Interviewed by Greg Wilson 30.08.08 https://vimeo.com/36535864 Image by www.anti-limited.com Full transcript of interview: GW: Anyway, as I say, we’re onto the second part of the interviews, and this...
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