Sunday 15 May 2011

It's all in the mix: Club legend Gaz Mayall's cave of wonders - Interiors, House & Home - The Independent

It's all in the mix: Club legend Gaz Mayall's cave of wonders - Interiors, House & Home - The Independent

Gaz Mayall's legendary Soho club night Gaz's Rockin Blues is 30 this year. With more than 1,560 Thursday nights danced away to reggae, R&B, rock'n'roll, ska, and soul from Mayall's collection, it's the longest-running shindig in London. Little wonder, then, that he shares his home with an estimated 10,000 records.

"Some are grouped by label, but usually it's by genre," says the 52-year-old. "I've got a really good collection of Prince Buster records, including a very rare, signed version of Fly Flying Ska. It got stolen once: some rascal took a handful of my collection. It took me a year, but I tracked him down, went round and got them all back."

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