Feb 13, 2022 · A poster for a benefit for concert for the Kitchen, at Hulme's PSV club in 1987. On the bill were Dub Sex, DJ Hedd - AKA Dave Haslam - and Thirst, which contained Karl Burns and Martin...

Feb 17, 2015 · Parties sprung up in the area, most notoriously at the PSV Club, which was of course the birthplace of what was to become Factory Records. Joy Division played early shows there and Mick...

Dec 11, 2014 · Not far down the road in Hulme, you visited the PSV club. Manchester's Mos Eisley Cantina (without the funky house band), the PSV (formerly the Russell Club of Factory Records fame)...

The PSV Club in Hulme had cultural significance; founded in the 1970s, The PSV Club (Public Service Vehicles) was initially set up by the Jamaican community who worked as bus drivers in Manchester. During the 1970s, it was home to The Factory, the influential night set up by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus, which became the catalyst for Factory ...

Apr 24, 2024 · In the midst of the ruinous Thatcher era, Manchester’s Hulme Crescents estate became a haven for squatters, anarchists and acid house ravers, who converged in the hedonistic flat-turned-studio and after-hours club, The Kitchen.

Mar 1, 2022 · Squat parties were a common sight, and the notorious PSV Club in the area later became the birthplace of what was to become Factory Records. There was ‘The Kitchen’ slap-bang in the centre of the Crescents; three flats that had been knocked through to create a club that was like nothing people had ever seen before, or since.

Jun 5, 2007 · The demolition of the PSV Club in Hulme... these photos were taken by John West who has kindly donated them to the archive. In the top photo you can see a bit of the old 'Carribean Club' sign, which - and I may be wrong- is what the club was called in the mid-late 1980s (or was it its last name before demolition? i can't remember)

Jul 3, 2019 · Hulme in the 1980s and early 1990s – a time when this inner city suburb of Manchester was a haven for squatters, punks, drop-outs and artists. With its brutalist concrete crescents and graffiti-ed-up walkways – there was nowhere quite like it.

The Caribbean Club, Royce Road, Hulme, 1990. Originally called the PSV (Public Service Vehicle) Club, it began as a social club for bus service staff. Later it became a nightclub/music venue known as...

Club and live venue in Hulme. PSV stands for Public Service Vehicle and the club was originally a social club for bus service staff. Originally called The Russell Club but also known as The Factory or The Caribbean Club.