Can anyone remember the music on the Nelson Jukebox around 1972 -3.

I would give my eye teeth for it now. Most of the stuff was pretty underground stuff at the time.


Tracks I remember are

McKenna Mendelson Mainline. "I think I'm losing my marbles".
Groundhogs = Cherry Red or Split?
Grand Funk Railroad - "Paranoid"

I wonder who chose the music?

Just had a listen to Split on Cd Universe, wow, I am going to get it again.

Hi Lostrider. First accept my apologies for delay in answering your question. The records in the jukebox at the Nelson were provided by one of my ex-drinking partners, Rick Vale. They were part of his massive collection of goodies he had in the 70`s and he wanted to listen to some decent music while he was there, so he gave them to the landlord in exchange for some cheap/free beer. I can only remember King Crimson`s Cat Food. Great nights were spent there and at the mighty Buccaneer, and on Wednesday a visit to the Penthouse for Nurses Night and 10p drinks!:love: Anybody noticed my obsession with Nurses, apologies if it seems overwhelming but I did end up marrying one.:thumbsup:

I used to work in 'The Nelson' in the late sixties and the manager had a good mate at Northern Music whose box it was. he also had a key to the box.
As long as was decent stuff he let people put their own discs on it. (trouble was you had to knock the centres out for them to fit. If ever you wanted them back you had to buy those pop in centers to use them on an ordiary turntable again)

Gradually we got rid of most of the mainstream stuff and replaced it with really good music, (Jethro Tull, Cream, etc.) I left in 71 and went away for a bit.

When I came back the place had changed completely.
Instead of laid back people, every pub you went in was full of snot-nosed kids wanting to fight.
I think the kind of music that they liked was called 'bubblegum' because of the crap it was, Amen Corner and that kind of tripe

The Nelly was the only place in town where you put your choice of music on the juke box, then went back the following day to listen to it.

was the jukebox in the basement? Before my time, but frequent the now that its a rock bar again.....just curious as to what it was like in the early 70's.....back in the late 80's I am sure the bar upstairs used to be in a different position, where the DJ box is now I seem to recall when it was THE HIND.....

I never went upstairs.

was the jukebox in the basement? Before my time, but frequent the now that its a rock bar again.....just curious as to what it was like in the early 70's.....back in the late 80's I am sure the bar upstairs used to be in a different position, where the DJ box is now I seem to recall when it was THE HIND.....

I have never been in since it changed from the Nelson, but as far as I can remember. you walked in the front door and turned right upstairs. As you entered the room the Jukebox was on the left near the door and the bar ran down the left side.

It was called the 'Dive Bar', the box was on left as you went in past a bench seat, and practically next to the bar. The volume control and reject button were behind the bar, so if any crap came on you could reject it.
If any one complained about that we told them that someone must have knocked the machine and caused it to skip one.
Some crazy characters used to get in there, and some real tough guys as well.
You had to be on your toes sometimes, depending on the mood of the place.
There were some badish fights sometimes, when the place was like a wild west saloon. :D
We had a special number to the coppers to get a quick call out, because they knew they were always guaranteed 'afters'
It was a regular thing that we would be having a drink about 2am and 2 or 3 coppers would turn up, to 'make sure everything was OK'
As long as no money was to be seen they had two or three bevys and went.
That was in the days when coppers were decent blokes, all about six foot six, they took no **** from anybody. :thumbsup: