In September last year we posted this advert from 1971 for Europe’s largest mobile Discotheque ‘Star Trek’.
Over Christmas the owner of Star Trek, Hans Lignell, posted a comment on Brand New Retro. Hans, who is now based in Australia, said that …
We introduced “disco music” to ballrooms all over Ireland at a time when they either danced to a contemporary popular showband such as Dickie Rock, or a country & western one such as Big Tom.
You can see the full comment from Hans here and other comments on Zhivago from Hans & Freddy Bailey here.
I’ve scanned and posted below more information on Star Trek, including a pic of Hans, from the Jan-Mar 1971 issue of Showcase magazine. Also scanned from this issue are pics from 2 Ages and Sloopys and a couple of really interesting articles on the rise of clubs/discos and its impact on the Showband scene.
Hans Lignell tv club 1971
Located on Georges Quay – the 2 Ages = Cave Age and Space Age
 DJ Danny Hughes on Discos v Dreadful C&W |
 Pat Doyle on Star Trek and emergence of discos |
You can view all previous posts on Irish Discos, Nightclubs & Pubs here.
Filed under: 70s, Clubs & Pubs, Music - Mainstream
