The Height Of Goth
The Height Of Goth, subtitled A Night at the Xclusiv nightclub, Batley, West Yorkshire. This is a rare treat for fans of both Goth culture and also Northern English culture in general. You gotta love those Yorkshire accents, and if you lived in a town called “Batley”, wouldn’t YOU consider opening a Goth club? At two hours and ten minutes The Height Of Goth is a bit of a slog, but there are some good interviews to keep you entertained.
This film has been rescued from an old mildewed-and-damaged VHS cassette tape so the quality in the first few minutes is pretty poor, but it settles down fine just in time for the action inside the club.
The original video was commissioned by the couple who ran the club (Annie and Pete Swallow) and was distributed amongst family, friends and regulars. It cost £2 at the time. This is the complete full length video as originally presented.
TRACK LISTING:
0:08:58 New Order, Blue Monday,
0:10:26 The Smiths, What Difference Does it Make,
0:12:23 Echo And the Bunnymen, The Cutter
0:13:57 Psyhcedellic Furs, Pretty In Pink,
0:17:39 The Cramps, You Got Good taste,
0:20:02 Spear Of Destiney, Liberator,
0:22:38 Siouxsie and The Banshees, Hong Kong Garden,
0:23:20 Sisters of Mercy, Temple of love
0:24:35 David Bowie, Jean Genie,
0:27:19 Ziggy Stardust, Spiders From Mars,
0:29:39 The Stranglers, No More Heroes,
0:32:28 Glen Miller, In The Mood,
0:34:33 The Monkees, I'm a Believer.
0:37:08 Bobby Pickett, Monster Mash,
0:40:02 T Rex I Love To Boogie,
0:43:36 The Cult, Spiritwalker,
0:46:23 Cramps, The Human Fly,
0:47:08 Cramps, Save It,
0:49:24 Killing Joke, Eighties,
0:53:04 Spear Of Destiney, Prisoner Of Love,
0:55:07 The The, This is the Day,
0:58:24 The Associates, Country Club,
1:02:23 Blancmange, Living on the Ceiling,
1:05:36 Birthday Party, Release the Bats,
1:07:53 Patti Smith, Because the Night,
1:21:23 Sex Gang Children Sebastian,
1:23:47 Stranglers, Skin Deep.
1:28:29 Stranglers, Waltz in black,
1:30:14 The The, Uncertain Smile, Psyhcedellic Furs, Love My Way,
1:34:06 March Violets, Walk into the sun,
1:37:09 Leitmotiv (UK) - Living in A Tin
1:38:55 Hanoi Rocks - Up Around The Bend
1:39:15 ? - Dry Spell?
1:41:10 REM Rockville,
1:43:12 Echo and the Bunnymen, Cutter,
1:45:27 Undertones, Teenage Kicks,
1:46:05 Buzzcocks, Ever Fallen In Love,
1:46:42 The Doors, Touch Me
1:47:56 The Beatles, Hippy Shake,
1:48:29 Black Sabbath, Paranoid,
1:49:25 Sex Gang Children, Mauritia Mayer,
1:51:31 Soft Cell, Torch,
1:54:33 Spear Of Destiney, The Wheel.
1:56:54 Ziggy Stardust, Life On Mars.
