spats on saturdays, early UK hip hop

Remember spats ? 37 Oxford street, lunchtimes, hosted by a spotty young Tim Westwood who ran the countrys only radio Rap show on LWR. The nations B boys used to gather here, Sipho, Darnel, Cosmic Jam, Johnny Cutmaster Swift, Duke Booty, Zaki D, Pete and Jan from live to break, DJ pogo, streets ahead, Basil Liverpool, sidewalk, dolby d, zulu rockers, london all stars, jubilee gardens, afika centre, family quest, hoffmeister, feathers, covent garden.

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• spats
• tim westwood
• 37 Oxford street
• lunchtime
• LWR
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• skool
• Sipho
• Darnel
• Cosmic Jam
• Cutmaster Swift
• Duke Booty
• Zaki D
• live to break
• broken glass
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• DJ pogo
• streets ahead
• Basil Liverpool
• sidewalk
• dolby d
• zulu rockers
• london all stars
• jubilee gardens
• afika centre
• family quest
• hoffmeister
• feathers
• covent garden

[compressedfilms]

If you remember Spats you will remember.

Live to break , london allstars , GMC, Imperial mixers , Lenard at the door (used to have to put pens in a box) scotty , Powerfull Peter pervis,Lee Wilson, Hallit, Peter edwards, Demo, Tim westwood, family quest, Kast , Foam, Duke, Dolby, King B,Sipho...and many many more..

British Hip Hop was born and proberbly died in places like this.

Respect!!

[jackal2513]

was Peter pervis the same 'pete' in live to break ? Who was Hallit as well.. name rings a bell

[compressedfilms]

AMAZING!!

Have you got any more????

I used to go to Spats every saturday .

And before that the electric ballroom.

I was there on the last day Saturday 19th July 1986 (the day of UK FRESH 86).

The last record played at Spats was Time Zone - wild style . I used to have a pile of pics but lost them in a police graffiti raid LOL.

I got on the tube to Webley and Fresh 86 at 3pm with Live to break.

GREAT DAYS!!

[jackal2513]

sorry... this is all I have

[neilzinho]

Proud to say I was there most Saturdays. Respect to Westwood for bringing us the music, on the 1s & 2s, the D-E-X...

[jackal2513]

the D-E-X ... lol

wednesday nights on LWR wasn't it

[AndrewEliasActor]

Blimey...this takes me back. @moshhon I was at school with Robert Edwards. Used to go to Spatz with Ricardo, Robert and some of them Big Met writers. Good times!

[Kreat1on1]

BiG uP Twist kid!in the white hoodie

[mcemix]

I loved that young Cut Master Swift at the end. Still Smiling Bro Keep it Real!!!

[mcemix]

@kierenj38

love it priceless, Your dad was an innovator, inspirater, just like all in the video A UK HIP HOP Creator.

Yes you should be proud.

I must say Westwood Started Spats and then left it was the Family Quest who were like the host Mc's at first. but then Working with the Mix-Masters Carried it on for the next three to for years. before the sad ending on the 19th July.

Up to UK fresh 86, where We the quest represented the UK RAP scene. Great times long lost, never forgotten. Bless y'all!

[cheekophil]

Proud to say I was there, cheeko mc

[cheekophil]

Love this, respect Tim Westwood, Dj Fingers Family Quest. Must HAIL THEM PEOPLE

[aitchybr]

respect due my friend ..  well done brilliant footage !!!

I used to go every Saturday with my brother and crew !!!!

Thanx !!!

[vinylmasakist]

@compressedfilms Yeh I remember all of these names, Breaker ray was another wicked bboy, used to attend spats most saturdays to break, also charringcross underground and covent gardens.

Worth mentioning streetsounds are doing a uk fresh reunion, do beleive its scheduled for February 2011...look forward to seeing you all there, gonna be a blast from the past!