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Can someone tell me where the Crypt One Club in London was situated? I've been reading 'Rip It Up And Start Again' by simon Reynolds(everybody here should be reading it) and I can't for the life of me remember where it was. I was there in '79 freezing to death waiting for Throbbing Gristle to perform.

Also, there was another band on that night, who I seem to recall where called 'Metabolist', can anyone confirm this? Seem to remember them being pretty good.

― tolstoy (tolstoy), Monday, 25 April 2005 13:23 (twenty years ago)

Wow, I'm impressed, is that the TG gig where Genesis P-Orridge had taken an overdose of sleeping pills before it and had to have his stomach pumped after it? I think that 1978 tho?

― Dadaismus (Dada), Monday, 25 April 2005 13:30 (twenty years ago)

"We became friendly and they invited us to play with them at the Crypt (also known as the Cryptic One Club), a youth centre in North London"

From an SPK site, hope that jogs a memory or two.

― mzui (mzui), Monday, 25 April 2005 13:31 (twenty years ago)

http://www.brainwashed.com/axis/tg/live/cryptic.htm

― mzui (mzui), Monday, 25 April 2005 13:33 (twenty years ago)

To have actually witnessed a TG performance is something to brag about. ENVY!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 25 April 2005 13:34 (twenty years ago)

IRC 16. TG live at the Cryptic One Club (under Trinity Church), Bishops Bridge Road, Paddington, London. 11 November 1978. C-60 Stereo inc. Whistling Song -- Tesco Disco -- E-Coli -- High Note. 7/10. Ref: Morley, Paul. 'Imagine the Stranglers backwards ... (a compliment)'. NME, 18 November 1978.

― mzui (mzui), Monday, 25 April 2005 13:35 (twenty years ago)

Some discussion of Metabolist by me and mr. dleone here

― Dadaismus (Dada), Monday, 25 April 2005 13:36 (twenty years ago)

Yep that was the one, though I didn't realise that at the time. Finally I can put that memory in order. Bishops Bridge Road - no wonder I couldn't place it. Is the church still there, or has it been flattened for 'luxury' apartments?

You're right it was '78 and I swear it was the night that the 'look' came about. It was a freezing cold night and being in a genuine crypt it was bloody cold once inside; consquently everybodty kept there coats on throughout the evening, however as the night wore on and the place was solid with bodies it turned into a sweatbox however there really was not room to actually take ones coat off. I've always said that at some point everyboy there looked aat each other and said "Hey, this looks right". Aloah! A couple hundred gloomies left that night and became the new fashion thing. A Special time, I fell into conversation with Karl Blake (Lemon Kittens) as we stamped the pavement outside before I (or anyone else at that point) knew who he was.

Thanks for the Metabolist link dadaismus. 'tis true it could do with a re-release.

― tolstoy (tolstoy), Monday, 25 April 2005 15:27 (twenty years ago)

...erm, apologies for spelling and poor grammar!

― tolstoy (tolstoy), Monday, 25 April 2005 15:30 (twenty years ago)

Following mzui's link also answers another question which bugged me for awhile after the gig. I didn't realise RR and The Normal were there but they pasted together an incredible collection of laughter loops which came across as very sinister over the pa. I spent ages trying to track that down, I guess it was just a 'there and then' thing.

― tolstoy (tolstoy), Monday, 25 April 2005 15:46 (twenty years ago)

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