Stu Allan has died

[killer b]

Manchester rave pioneer Stu Allan has popped it - cancer apparently. Didn't care much for anything he did mid-90s onwards, but the early productions and mixes still sound great.

 

[killer b]

 

[ska invita]

fucking cancer
wasnt aware of him living in london at the time but became aware over time - obviously massive to radio listeners in manchester and beyond - salute

Didnt realise he was behind the Im Chucky tune - always liked that tune - quite unusual - though theres a horrible story associated with that tune which has spoilt it for me - no reflection at all on Stu Allan of course - almost better not to know


Classic 1991 Stu Allan production

 

[killer b]

Theres an interesting interview with him on Greg Wilson's website here - lots of chat about the 80s manc club scene

Stu Allan | Electrofunkroots

One person who played a major role in bringing House music to the attention of people in the North-West was Stu Allan, yet, with regards to much of the documentation on this subject, he might as well have not existed!

electrofunkroots.co.uk

 

[lazythursday]

The soundtrack to the most intense, chaotic, cartoonish and downright scary part of my life, Salford 91-95. Not listened to him for a long long time but a total legend.

 

[friedaweed]

He's been gigging recently too. Great tunes at the time.

 

[Mr.Bishie]

Midlands legend

RIP Stu & thanks for the fuckin good times x

 

[ska invita]

Theres an interesting interview with him on Greg Wilson's website here - lots of chat about the 80s manc club scene

Stu Allan | Electrofunkroots

One person who played a major role in bringing House music to the attention of people in the North-West was Stu Allan, yet, with regards to much of the documentation on this subject, he might as well have not existed!

electrofunkroots.co.uk

Really enjoyed this, didn't know he was a soul boy, like so many of the early hardcore djs were...
Apathy

 

[killer b]

Really enjoyed this, didn't know he was a soul boy, like so many of the early hardcore djs were...
Apathy

Greg Wilson's written a load of really good pieces on that era - worth having dig through if you're not already familiar

 

[WhyLikeThis]

RIP

 

[Lorca]

I was at that, used to go to the eclipse every week. RIP Stu.

 

[Apathy]

RIP Stu. Gutted about this sad news. I used to live nearby and used to see him out and about almost always with a Spin Inn records bag full of records back in the early 90s. Wish I’d struck up a conversation with him back then but I was a bit of a fan-boy and I deffo would have made a tit of myself I know now tho that he was just a proper humble down-to-earth genuinely nice soul and an unlikely taste maker for a whole generation of manc kids mid-80s onwards. So important, but he never really got that wider recognition tbh

Love how this particular records holds a legendary status in Manchester amongst people of a certain age. Stu had the only record for a long time and it got heavy rotation on his show. Every man and his dog was after a copy but it took a while for Spin Inn to get more import copies in stock. It’s probably the quintessential song from that era of his radio shows

 

[ska invita]

bumping this 'new' upload....Stu Allen NYE coming into 1994...by this time jungle was dominant down south and i'd heard that the north had a more 4x4 jungle-techno sound but not that may tunes ever reached my ears...mainly some tango & ratty and formation records
really fun set of stompers here...I wouldve thought this was naff at the time but im worn down now