I never used the Carlton Club. Too far off the beaten track for me. By the time it changed over to Mothers in about 1968 I was a married man so my nightclubbing days were finished. At least at the sort of clubs that were frequented by loads of unaccompanied women.
I remember mothers like this photo, just before the fire that nearly gutted it and we had the contract to strip it out around 8 or 9 years ago. As I said before if I'd have known at the time so many famous bands had used the stage I would have saved it and sold it off on ebay piece by piece.
I also saw Screaming Lord Such on stage; I think it was Birmingham Town Hall. They carried him on in a coffin, during the act be built a little fire on stage turned his back to the audience and peed on it to put it out.
Phil