Lost Property from A Wasted Youth

Back in the dark days of the troubles in Northern Ireland .. in the early eighties … there was a club in an old ballroom … called the Plaza ..

It was bring your own … was as rough and ready as could be and was full of a mixture of Belfasts underground nightlife .. goths, punks , mods , new romantics , disco kids and the boystown gang

It was here that I first heard all of the music that led me into being a DJ … it was here i first heard Bauhaus, The Smiths, Sisters of Mercy , Cocteau Twins, Talking Heads , Magazine , The Doors, Joy Division , New Order, Electro , Disco, Hip Hop, Nina Simone …………. all the really good stuff …

In the few years before it closed it would also have been where I first heard early House Music …………

It was absolutely brilliant .. I cannot describe what it was like when i first walked into that place and was blown away by the style of the people and the dark sleazy edge it all had .. i felt like i had discovered another world .. away from suburban boredom and the dark depressing news of the troubles …

I was hooked instantly and have never looked back …

For anyone else reading this who was there … theres an ace facebook group over at

http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/My-jeans-got-bogging-at-the-Delta-and-then-at-the-Plaza/278127038019?

heres a mix of tunes from that era

Still Ill The Smiths
Blitzkrieg Bop (Single Version) The Ramones 
A Message To You Rudy The Specials
Jungle Boogie Kool & The Gang 
Shannon – Let The Music Play 
Once In A Lifetime The Talking Heads
Love Is Drug Roxy Music 
The Clash – Rock the Casbah (Ny Mix ) 
Panic – The Smiths
(I’m Always Touched By Your) Presence Dear  Blondie
Guns of Navarone Specials 
She Sells Sanctuary – Cult 
Temptation (7-Inch Mix) New Order 
Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) (US Remix) Spandau Ballet 
The Village New Order 
I am a Passenger Iggy Pop 
Uncertain Smile The The  

http://www.sendspace.com/file/2ravgw

http://rapidshare.com/files/353223923/LostPropertyfromwastedYouth.mp3  ( mp3 link by request )