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10 Nov 2001, 17:50

Who were the 1st resident DJs at the Hacienda?

10 Nov 2001, 18:19

Do you know the answer to this, or are you asking us if we know??

Haven't the foggiest - maybe Dave Haslam is amongst the earliest?

10 Nov 2001, 18:20

Mike Pickering?

10 Nov 2001, 18:46

I'd go with both of the above, but to be truthful I havnae got a Scooby!

10 Nov 2001, 18:55

After Pickering, Jon Da Silva and Graeme Parke. Pickering led the way from new wave/disco into early house then Da Silva and Parke soundtrack the first E-fueled house nights.

I think a book exists, "The Hacienda Must Be Built", but I don't know who wrote it. The above information was paraphrased from Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton's "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life ( The history of the disc jockey)" and it's not a bad read. I wish i could have attended the Hacienda in its heyday. When I visited manchester (and Salford) in 93 I walked past a sad looking, closed Hacienda. Then to Eastern Bloc to shop for some records.

11 Nov 2001, 05:09

i don't know the answer - I was looking for some inspiration from you lot. I went to the Hacienda for many years - through the Pickering/Da Silva/ Haslam days (Nude/ Shine etc) - but I was looking for the DJ from the early 80s - New Wave stuff - remember Madonna played there in 83 - I'm fairly sure that Pickering was not involved then.

11 Nov 2001, 12:02

The original Hacienda resident DJ was Hewan Clark.

11 Nov 2001, 13:25

Originally posted by brian geoghagan After Pickering, Jon Da Silva and Graeme Parke. Pickering led the way from new wave/disco into early house then Da Silva and Parke soundtrack the first E-fueled house nights.I think a book exists, "The Hacienda Must Be Built", but I don't know who wrote it. The above information was paraphrased from Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton's "Last Night A DJ Saved My Life ( The history of the disc jockey)" and it's not a bad read. I wish i could have attended the Hacienda in its heyday. When I visited manchester (and Salford) in 93 I walked past a sad looking, closed Hacienda. Then to Eastern Bloc to shop for some records.

One thing I can be most proud of saying is that me and one of my Latin/Brazilian bands have played on the mighty Hac stage THREE times between 1996 and 1997 before the place closed for good. The atmosphere at each gig was electrifying! And each night was a different club as well! The New Year's Eve gig Dec 31st 1996 was the biggie though - it was total full-on drum-shagging hysteria! Over 1000 punters crammed in for this....blazing hot and sweat dripping off the ceiling rafters......What a gig! I guess I'm one of the luckier folk who managed to do this before it all went to dust. Sigh.......

Mind you - I have FIVE of the famous blue bricks I salvaged from the site just before the bulldozers moved in good and proper about 18 months ago. (It was all I could carry in my rucksack at the time) Any offers as souvenirs?