CELEBRITY PHOTO ARCHIVE 2
The Camden Palace in North London, that is, playground of the stars. The Palace is pop´s top night club, where some of the biggest names in the business hang out.
And the man behind it is a Scot - Glaswegian George Hendry. Two years ago he drew up plans to open the ULTIMATE pop night spot and now the Palace´s trendy reputation has even outgrown that of New York´s famous Studio 54.
When I dropped in, George gave me a guided tour of the club - and EVERYBODY was there. I spotted Hazel O´Connor, Captain Sensible, Steve Harley, Paul Gambaccini, Pete Shelley, Madness, The Fun Boy Three and Palace hosts Steve Strange and Rusty Egan of Visage!
George told me why he´d chosen them to help build up the club´s reputation. ´I had watched Steve and Rusty operating as hosts in other small clubs around London. They impressed me by the way they helped cultivate a really healthy, late-night scene. I wanted a club wich would be the best in the country, so I set about getting the building into shape and then approached them to front it for me.`
- DAILY RECORD / MAY 20TH 1984 -
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