Gaz Mayall: Gaz's Rockin' Blues

Gaz¿s Rockin¿ Blues is an institution and London¿s longestrunning one-nighter club. It was founded by Gaz Mayall on the3rd of July 1980 and was held at Gossip¿s on Dean Street, Sohountil November 1995 when it moved to its current venue StMoritz in Wardour Street.¿ Never missing a Thursday night in 30 years, Gaz DJ¿s andhosts, and occasionally plays live with his ska band The Trojans.¿ Gaz began collecting records aged 17, bulk buying cheapreggae and ska collections down street markets such asPortbello road and Brick Lane at a time when it seemed no onewanted them. For the last nineteen years Gaz has been runninghis own record label Gaz¿s Rockin¿ Records producing ska actsand artistes around the world, and is also a great fan of boogiewoogie, rock¿n¿roll, traditional Irish music, funk and world music.¿ This book is released to coincide with the 30th anniversaryof the club night in July 2010, and features all the flyers andposters made especially for the night over the years, as wellas some photos, anecdotes and everything you wanted to knowabout this legendary and well-loved night.