PRIVATE 1950s PRESSING LP SWINGIN SOHO GARGOYLE CLUB EARLY HERBIE FLOWERS
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A real blast from the past
Rare private pressing LP Swingin Soho Gargoyle 1955?. With Jimmy Jacobs (club manager) and The Nite Spots (including a young Herbie Flowers, conscripted 1956). Commentary and some vocal by JJ, music by Nite Spots
Cover considerable creasing but 99% undamaged. Main circular 12" body nice. Reverse also creased and grubby but printing and photos clear
Disc A few very light hairlines, retains excellent bloom, plays about perfect
In 1928, the socialite aristocrat David Tennant founded the Gargoyle club on the top floors of number 69 (Dean Street), a socially radical club and well-known hangout of politicians, cosmopolitan intellectuals and artists. Consisting of a vast ballroom, bar, coffee ?room and drawing room, the Gargoyle dripped with decadence and lavish interiors, some by Henri Matisse. Regulars included Fred Astaire, though the popularity of the club began to dwindle by the mid 1950s – the in-crowd inevitably moved on to pastures new. The club went into decline, becoming a drinking den frequented by artists such as Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. By the 1970s, a theatre had been added to the top floor and revue shows were staged, though this could not keep the club afloat. The Gargoyle closed its doors in the late 1970s, and ?the buildings were listed Grade II in 1978.
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