Best Jukebox in Burnley?

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Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by Mala591 » Tue May 16, 2023 4:34 pm

The first I can remember was in the Wimpy bar on St. James’s st. circa 1968

The El Greco coffee bar (lots of soul music)
The Park View pub
The Bull and Butcher pub
The Glory pub
(approximate chronological order)

(As I remember) The Park View was the best with 6 requests for £1 and a wide selection of musical genres. When the pub was packed and buzzing with loud uptempo music I used to put ‘Born Free’ on by Matt Monroe just to calm the atmosphere down a bit 🙂 (sorry)

Did you have any favourite Jukeboxes?

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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by longsidetrumpet » Tue May 16, 2023 6:17 pm

I do remember the Glory one, tops for soul music

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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by Ptangyangkipperbang » Tue May 16, 2023 6:19 pm

The Carlton nothing came close for me
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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by rufus lumley » Tue May 16, 2023 6:39 pm

Broadswords for me.
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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by grapidianclaret » Tue May 16, 2023 6:44 pm

Coach and horses pool room. Circa 1988 to 2000.

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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by Claretmisterg » Tue May 16, 2023 7:11 pm

Borough cafe in Nelson. Purely rock and roll Jukebox. Talking about late 60s early 70s.

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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by Volvoclaret » Tue May 16, 2023 7:17 pm

grapidianclaret wrote:
Tue May 16, 2023 6:44 pm
Coach and horses pool room. Circa 1988 to 2000.
Coach and Horses 70s to 80s you youngsters missed the best. 😉
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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by Claret knight » Tue May 16, 2023 7:24 pm

Broadswords was another level

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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by bpgburn » Tue May 16, 2023 7:29 pm

The Wigg (pool room) Brierfield mid to late 70's

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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by Clive 1960 » Wed May 17, 2023 6:22 am

I will throw in the empress grill .

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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by Healeywoodclaret » Wed May 17, 2023 7:18 am

El Greco Coffee Bar ….. now you are showing your age!!

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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by basil6345789 » Wed May 17, 2023 7:51 am

Big Window upstairs

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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by blatherwickstattoos » Wed May 17, 2023 9:05 am

Manor Barn had a fantastic duke box. Really good selections. The lasagne was also brilliant. Miss that place.

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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by Bigbopper » Wed May 17, 2023 9:10 am

Late 60's early 70's The Broadsword, Saturday 1pm till 3pm great bunch of people in there. Beer not quite so good but there were other options.

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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by get stuck in tracy » Wed May 17, 2023 11:18 am

Mullards S.C 7 goes for sixpence, value wise fantastic choice wise crap.

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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by Devils_Advocate » Wed May 17, 2023 1:43 pm

blatherwickstattoos wrote:
Wed May 17, 2023 9:05 am
Manor Barn had a fantastic duke box. Really good selections. The lasagne was also brilliant. Miss that place.
Don't for get the afternoon chair throwing events on pound-a-pint Sundays
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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by Vino blanco » Wed May 17, 2023 2:15 pm

The first juke box I ever saw and used was in the early sixties, circa 1961/62 in the Coach and Horses. The pub was a meeting place for younger people in the late fifties and early sixties, quite often queues forming before opening time at the weekend. I remember we used to listen to American rock n rollers like Little Richard, Buddy Holly, Elvis etc on there. I know it was a tanner to play the box but I can’t remember if that was for one play or more. Happy days.

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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by Tricky Trevor » Wed May 17, 2023 3:26 pm

I hope Broadsword had Danny Boy on.
Had the Eagles landed?

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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by Eloise Laws » Wed May 17, 2023 4:24 pm

Upstairs in the Atlantis…..
Upstairs in the Broadswords
Waterloo pub on Trafalgar
Cannot remember a juke box in the El Grec

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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by The Hung Juror » Wed May 17, 2023 4:37 pm

This is a slam dunk for me, the Broadswords.

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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by Blue Skies » Fri May 19, 2023 9:07 am

Juke boxes back in the day were brilliant. Nothing better than finding an obscure B side totally opposite genre to the pub you were in and repeatedly playing them. Broadsword late Saturday evening full of those Wigan Casinos people waiting for their minibus having to listen to B side of Into the Valley by the Skids.

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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by Herts Clarets » Fri May 19, 2023 12:28 pm

Blue Skies wrote:
Fri May 19, 2023 9:07 am
Juke boxes back in the day were brilliant. Nothing better than finding an obscure B side totally opposite genre to the pub you were in and repeatedly playing them. Broadsword late Saturday evening full of those Wigan Casinos people waiting for their minibus having to listen to B side of Into the Valley by the Skids.
Albert Tatlock :lol:

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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by Blue Skies » Fri May 19, 2023 1:50 pm

Another annoying one was The B side of Rezillos Top of the Tops. I wish Half Man Half Biscuit were around in the late 70s

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Re: Best Jukebox in Burnley?

Post by Terrier » Fri May 19, 2023 4:30 pm

Bulls head, sadly long gone, on the wall and you turned pages to see the song lists!

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