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The Local Music Scene in Jersey Saint Helier, Channel Islands*

Jersey Saint Helier, Channel Islands Record Shops and Venues

Record Shops

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• Seedee Jons In Bath St is the best independent record / cd shop. TThe staff are friendly and offer personal oredring services for that hard to find record!!
• HMV, Seedee Jons
• Since my last visit to Jersey there seems to have benn a bit of a change to the record shop scene. Hmv have got bigger,when to comes to chart cd's they seem to be the cheapest on the island along with wollies. Seedee jons have gone down the lines of dvd's and computer games. They still sell cd's but not the range they did before.Infact they seem to have lost the independant record shop tag and have become a sort of jersey version of our price or tower records with the attidude to go with it(not like it used to be i'm afraid to say) If you are into dance music the only shop really to go to is Whitelabel records in Colomberie. This is run by Mal who used to run the afore mentioned shop before he left (some say sacked due to a car accident!!!).anyway great service,great tunes and a great atmosphere and the prices are very compettitive as well.If your lucky(as i was) coffee or tea will be provided. The great thing about this place is that you don't seemed pressured to buy anything unlike other record shops in the island
• Seedee Jons! Kicks Ass!
• Seedee Jons- The best place top find cd's of any type! Rock on
• White Label Records, La Colomberie, St Helier for all your Dance and Underground needs.
• White Label Records. Mal (mop head) from SeeDee Jons has branched out and set up his own shop doing mostly vinyl. very good. recommended!
• In Jersey ? AVOID any of the majors like the money-grabbing CD outlets like HMV or Woolworths. They appear to have forgotten THERE'S NO VAT HERE..thus charge UK prices. Save yourself literally ££££ on your purchases and make for Seedee Johns. What he sells for 5 or 6.99 will cost you between 9 and 11 quid in HMV etc.
• A NEW RECORD SHOP HAS OPENED UP IN COLOMBERIE CALLED WHITELABEL RECORDS. IT IS JERSEY'S FIRST SHOP SPECIALISING FOR THE DANCE SCENE. AFTER VISITING THE SHOP I WAS SURPRISED BY THE QUAILITY OF SERVICE AND THE STOCK THAT WAS HELD THERE. THERE IS ALSO A FANTASTIC COLLOCTION OF NOT JUST DANCE CD'S BUT A FINE SELECTION OF MORE CHILLED STUFF.IF THE GUY THERE HAS'NT GOT WHAT YOU ARE AFTER HE WILL GET IT FOR YOU.THERE ARE ALSO DECKS,MIXERS,FLIGHT CASES ETC ETC AND VERY FUNNY T-SHIRTS(YOU HAVE TO SEE TO BELIEVE) THERE SEEMS TO BE A MUCH MORE PERSONAL TOUCH THERE THAT ALL THE OTHER RECORD SHOPS SEEM TO BE LACKING IN JERSEY.POP IN AND HAVE A BROWSE AROUND I THINK YOU WILL AGREE THAT YOU MAY WELL BE PLEASENTLY SUPRISED BY WHAT YOU FIND.YOU'LL FIND IT DOWN BY THE NEW PSAR AT SNOW HILL. I HAVE ALSO FOUND UOT HE HAS A WEB SITE WWW.WHITELABELRECORDS.CO.UK WHERE YOU CAN SEE ALL THE TUNES HE HAS IN STOCK
• after visiting st helier recently i was very pleased to find that this beautiful island finally has a proper dance related record shop called whitelabel records.what a great selection of vinyl and cd's.great clothing and accessories.The owner is very knowledgeable and if he dos'nt have it he will get it for you.the best dance specialist in the channel islands.the web address is www.whitelabelrecords.co.uk
• see dee johns, very good shop on bath street.
• after visiting the island i found the only shop worthy of being called a record shop was seedee jons in bath street,the staff are very knowledgeable and funny.beingh a dj i found that mal(or mop head)due to his vast expanse of hair,was as in touch with the current music scene as anyone i all the vinyl shops i've visited.if he did'nt have it it would be sent to him within a week,nice one.the girl that works there(nina) is a stunner and she is not just a pretty face,she knows her music inside out.what a shop,if anybody is thinking of visiting jersey check this shop out,you won't be dissapointed.the hmv in jersey is crap,usual chart rubbish with a shite overpriced stock,the place is a ripoff.cd's at seedee jons are at most 3-4 pound cheaper(not chart titles)
• seedee jons has now moved to a bigger and better shop.the selection of cd's are second to non,and the dance vinyl selection is fantastic,new tunes every day. the prices are also the lowest in the island,non of the high rip off prices people are paying at the so called vat free hihg street shops.check it out
• Easily the best record shop on the island is Seedee Jon's, located in St. Helier. As well as carrying a huge selection of vinyl and CD's, they also sell Pervert and Porn Star clothes.
• the exchange place in la motte street .. kinda groovy ..
• Seedee Jons is alright, and Music and Video Exchange. Otherwise, fairly shit.

Clubs (Dance Music) and Music Bars

• The Venue has now been transformed into La Carla- pricey, showy, and always packed to the brim with suits after work Follies has now been refurbished and looks totally sweet, and is only over 21's on Saturdays. Go there if you are more interested in having a laugh and for a great atmosphere rather than Liquid, unless of course you want to pose.
• FOLLIES - THE BEST NIGHCLUB IN JERSEY - LIQUID SUCKS -FULL OF PPL WHO ARE UP THEIR OWN ARSES
• PURE in St. Helier is the only weekly dance club left in Jersey, Theory promote weekly sessions there with DJs such as Sister Bliss, Justin Robertson, Nic Fanciulli, Jon Carter, Stanton Warriors, Lee Coombes etc. The Watersplash host a monthly underground called FUSSION, which has Djs sets such as Leftfield, Massive Attack, Orbital, Plump Djs, Stanton Warriors, Audio Bully's, Scratch Perverts etc
• Follies d'Amour, The Watersplash (West Coast), Sports Bar, So Bar, Pure, Liquid
• Pure at the weighbridge
• the new club liquid on the waterfront is good although splash still beats all others!
• Got a feeling some of the comments of the above are rather dated as since then Jersey has developed estensively. If you like an immaculate club where there is never any trouble and your shoes never stick to the carpet try LIQUID on the new Waterfront developement. Millions spent on it and it shows!!!
• Liquid the newest UK arrival on the Waterfront is normally always full and plays a rqange of muic and gets some d list celebs making appearances. The Wtaersplash still rules for punk rockers and some other types and Folies when the Uni crowd are back- otherwise it's empty!
• Out of this World do excellent regular Techno and Hard House nights at various clubs around the island. Resident DJs are TJ Hooker and Ashley Ford, Regular Guests include, Lisa Lashes, Eddie Halliwell,The Tidy Boys Bangin!!
• the new Liquid at the waterfront is sound
• The Spalsh on St. Ouen's beach.
• the Venue Club is now called the 'The Gap'
• The Venue Has turned into a 70's(!?) club. The best Dance clubs are Peso's,Anley St (various promoters & styles of dance music) The watersplash (St Ouen)various nights, great underground club, spliffs allowed!
• Just to keep you all up to date - quids/halls is now the dragon, the venue is now the gap, large was knocked down and infinity burnt down.
• The Venue night club no longer exists!
• the splash, punk on satudays from 10, dance on fridays from 10. both end at 2. in town the warehouse, the gap follies, madisons are all ok.
• Jersey clubs are great in the Summer. Try Quids for cheesy classics, Follies for mainstream dance, Large on a Sunday night for a great 70's and 80's revival or Madisons for some of the UKs top DJs.
• the venue is for the younger crowd but seen to have the best selection of dj's from the uk.madissons is for the oldies who like garage.infinity play good house.check out the events at elizabeth castle,fantastic nights had by all.
• Folies - gets far too packed at the weekend. Quids Inn - nice mix of people too young and too old in there. The Havana Club - just a mix of people too old in there. The Buzz is no longer a club - damn shame. Large (formerly the O-Bar) - good laugh on a Friday with a nice mix of music, but Saturday is dancey. It's also very fluorescent.
• the Venue, under 18's on Friday night.
• Places to check out in town are The Venue, Quid's Inn, Madison's, Vespas, The Merchant Trader and Babylon. But arguably the best club on the island is the Watersplash, which is located on St. Ouens bay on the far east side of the island. There are coaches that take you to and from town.
• Try the Hacienda, it's a cool place, but only if your Mancunian and Red.
• Venu, Halls, Madisons, Follies, NormaJeans, Pesos, Rock Galaxy, O-Bar, Happy Days (umm .. hmm .. yeah!) ..TGI Idols (well I wonder where they got that name from .. doh ..)
• Clubs? Jersey? Nah, mate. Try somewhere else if you like music. If you're into bland chart crap or like YMCA and other cheesy crap, you could be in heaven.
• "Folies" is only one of our 9 or 10 clubs. The Venue is a ravey/dance oriented club usually with good UK DJ's. The Buzz is a funpub / club. Halls was an existing club that has recently refurbished. Madisons beach night during the Summer is legendary!!
• One of Jersey's top clubs is Les Folies D Amour on the Esplanade. This club is an over 21s club, and plays mostly commercial music.

Live Music Venues

• Moody Blues and blue note often have gigs...and Q bar!!!!!!
• Jersey Live Festival was launched in Sept 04 at the Royal Jersey Showgrounds in Trinity, Jersey. Bands that appeared included The Thrills, Razorlight, Delays, The Subways & The Open.
• Blue Note Bar, Sounds Workshop
• Chambers has to be the place to be if you like live music. I would rather go and see a good live band than dance to a talentless DJ any night of the week and Jesey now has some fantastic live acts. Suzy's field are one of the local young bands to play regularly at this venue however there are several other increadible bands playing at this top venue and it doesn't cost you anything to get in!!! It boasts the longest bar on the islands as well so what more could you want?! St. Ouens 5 mile bay also has a live venue in the form of the Surf shack half way down (just follow the surfer dudes!!!!!!) Sunday afternoons and evenings everyone gets together to sup a few tinnies and get some live music going as the sun sets leaving you with a memorable lasting impression of what the island has to offer.
• Sounds workshop live room and St James centre are both cool!
• we dont often get bands over here, oh, wait, status quo came over and charged £30 a ticket... for the youth: there are quite a few local punk gigs going on with bands like bullet proof and wilmor that gets the mosh pit going, dont go if you are a townie or we'll kick u in!
• Great western ripped out and revamped now called "the bridge" (located at the weighbridge)very popular with students and STS (scandinavian travel school)otherwise known as young swedish blondes.
• Decent bands usually play at The Great Western and guest DJ's frequent The Venue and Vespas, all of which are in town. To the east of the island , bands usually play at the Tipsy Toad Star at St. Peters and at the Watersplash on St. Ouens bay.

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