Herbal Tea Party club listings in the Manchester Evening News.
Herbal's first birthday bash on 13 October 1994 with DJs Justin Robertson, Charlie Hall and Rob Fletcher plus live sets from Drum Club (who ran the London Drum Club night and recorded for Guerilla, Butterfly and Sabrettes) and Innersphere (Sabrettes). Drum Club's Lol Hammond also recorded as Slab with Sabrettes' Nina Walsh and Charlie Hall recorded as Phlex. Inner Sphere's Dave Hedger also recorded as Lords Of Afford with Andrew Weatherall.

Herbal Tea Party club listings in the Manchester Evening News.
Herbal's first birthday bash on 13 October 1994 with DJs Justin Robertson, Charlie Hall and Rob Fletcher plus live sets from Drum Club (who ran the London Drum Club night and recorded for Guerilla, Butterfly and Sabrettes) and Innersphere (Sabrettes). Drum Club's Lol Hammond also recorded as Slab with Sabrettes' Nina Walsh and Charlie Hall recorded as Phlex. Inner Sphere's Dave Hedger also recorded as Lords Of Afford with Andrew Weatherall.

Herbal Tea Party club listings in the Manchester Evening News.
Herbal's first birthday bash on 13 October 1994 with DJs Justin Robertson, Charlie Hall and Rob Fletcher plus live sets from Drum Club (who ran the London Drum Club night and recorded for Guerilla, Butterfly and Sabrettes) and Innersphere (Sabrettes). Drum Club's Lol Hammond also recorded as Slab with Sabrettes' Nina Walsh and Charlie Hall recorded as Phlex. Inner Sphere's Dave Hedger also recorded as Lords Of Afford with Andrew Weatherall. Cheeky comment from the 'journalist' everyone was welcome.

Herbal Tea Party club listings in the Manchester Evening News.
Herbal's first birthday bash on 13 October 1994 with DJs Justin Robertson, Charlie Hall and Rob Fletcher plus live sets from Drum Club (who ran the London Drum Club night and recorded for Guerilla, Butterfly and Sabrettes) and Innersphere (Sabrettes). Drum Club's Lol Hammond also recorded as Slab with Sabrettes' Nina Walsh and Charlie Hall recorded as Phlex. Inner Sphere's Dave Hedger also recorded as Lords Of Afford with Andrew Weatherall.
27 October 1994. David Holmes (whose remix of Sabres Of Paradise's Smokebelch was a Herbal classic and System 7 (Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy) live.

Herbal Tea Party club listings in Metropolitan magazine.
Herbal's first birthday bash on 13 October 1994 with DJs Justin Robertson, Charlie Hall and Rob Fletcher plus live sets from Drum Club (who ran the London Drum Club night and recorded for Guerilla, Butterfly and Sabrettes) and Innersphere (Sabrettes). Drum Club's Lol Hammond also recorded as Slab with Sabrettes' Nina Walsh and Charlie Hall recorded as Phlex. Inner Sphere's Dave Hedger also recorded as Lords Of Afford with Andrew Weatherall.
27 October 1994. David Holmes (whose remix of Sabres Of Paradise's Smokebelch was a Herbal classic and System 7 (Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy) live.

Rob Fletcher's DJ chart in the Manchester Evening News' Go Clubbing. Rob was resident DJ and promoter of Herbal Tea Party at The new Ardri and Sonar at The Music Box, label manager of Discord Records and Headtraxx and recorded as Headfunk with Andy Tracey from The Joy.

Herbal Tea Party club listings in Melody Maker.
Herbal's first birthday bash on 13 October 1994 with DJs Justin Robertson, Charlie Hall and Rob Fletcher plus live sets from Drum Club (who ran the London Drum Club night and recorded for Guerilla, Butterfly and Sabrettes) and Innersphere (Sabrettes). Drum Club's Lol Hammond also recorded as Slab with Sabrettes' Nina Walsh and Charlie Hall recorded as Phlex. Inner Sphere's Dave Hedger also recorded as Lords Of Afford with Andrew Weatherall.

Justin Robertson at Herbal Tea Party's first birthday bash on 13 October 1994 at the New Ardri. Also on the line up were Charlie Hall (Drum Club) and Rob Fletcher plus live sets from Drum Club (who ran the London Drum Club night and recorded for Guerilla, Butterfly and Sabrettes) and Innersphere (Sabrettes). Drum Club's Lol Hammond also recorded as Slab with Sabrettes' Nina Walsh and Charlie Hall recorded as Phlex. Inner Sphere's Dave Hedger also recorded as Lords Of Afford with Andrew Weatherall.

Herbal Tea Party
Sabres of Paradise (Live) and Andrew Weatherall

Andrew Weatherall's act Sabres Of Paradise played a rare live date at Herbal Tea Party before taking to the road to support Primal Scream.

Playing with a full live band the set featuring tracks from both their albums including a rocking version of Smokebelch.
Two DJ sets from Andrew Weatherall, one warming up playing chilled breaks and one after playing all shades of Techno. Plus resident Rob Fletcher.

Herbal Tea Party
Sabres of Paradise (Live) and Andrew Weatherall

Andrew Weatherall's act Sabres Of Paradise played a rare live date at Herbal Tea Party before taking to the road to support Primal Scream.

Playing with a full live band the set featuring tracks from both their albums including a rocking version of Smokebelch.
Two DJ sets from Andrew Weatherall, one warming up playing chilled breaks and one after playing all shades of Techno. Plus resident Rob Fletcher.

A rare live recording of Sabres of Paradise live at Herbal Tea Party at The New Ardri in Manchester on 8 December 1994. Andrew Weatherall sets the mood with a laid back 30 minute set before Sabres Of Paradise take over with a full live band. Set list - Bubble and Slide ll, Tow Truck, Theme and Smokebelch. Andrew set following the band has also been uploaded. Also on the line up Herbal resident Rob Fletcher. Greatly missed but his music lives on. Lord Sabre we salute you. x