In this fond record, former manager Al Read has collected a chronological record of the many bands that played at the club (and the hilariously small amounts they were paid) before many of them went on to world fame.
Here also are photographs, graphics and anecdotes that bring that wonderful past to life. Here also are the musicians, artists, photographers, writers and musos who grew out of the place.
It seemed that virtually everyone apart from David Bowie and Pink Floyd tripped on the steps of the tiny wooden stage at one time or another.