The 1980s
Merseyside Break Dance Heritage — 1980s
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Tommy Boy Greatest Hits.
Craig from St Helens still has his 1986 Tommy Boy record and his Sanyo Blaster that he got for his 16th Birthday in 1986.
The Stage - Liverpool Handrawn Graffiti Mural by Trace Mcgregor about the Bboys / Breakers / Break Dancers at St Johns Shopping Precinct in 1984 (Liverpool). (Credit - Tracy Mcgregor)
Freeze Force Crew - St Helens Town Centre 1983. (Credit: St Helens Reporter)
Freeze Force Crew in Church Square, St Helens town centre. (Credit - St Helens Reporter)
Young Breakers posing for a photo in from St Helens around 1984. (Credit: DJ Nick Morley)
Broken Glass Crew from Manchester in Liverpool City Centre in 1983. David Thomas, Danny, Ray Royston - From Broken Glass Crew on the Lino. 6th October 1983. (Credit - Liverpool Echo).
Eastwood Rockers 1984 - Liverpool. Muller, MC, Freakie Friday, Trix and Hower. 26th July 1984. (Photo by Eddie Barford/Mirrorpix/Getty Images. Credit - Liverpool Echo)
A how-to guide about arm-waving drawn by Frank Harris. Eastside Rockers (Toxteth - Liverpool) in the Liverpool Echo Newspaper. 26/07/1984
Barry Kenyon (In the blue) and Craig Gornall on the BMX. 1984 - St Helens , Blue Ace Estate in Clockface. Barry was in Frantic Rockers, Sonic Force and UK Renegades. Africa Bambatta was always blasting out the ghetto blaster. (Credit - Barry Kenyon)
Barry Kenyon (In the blue) and Craig Gornall on the BMX, 1984 - St Helens , Blue Ace Estate in Clockface. Africa Bambatta was always blasting out the ghetto blaster. Barry was in Frantic Rockers, Sonic Force and UK Renegades. (Credit - Barry Kenyon)
Clive Horton, Nick Rees, Jeff Daniels, Kev Monahan and Colin Hamilton. Street Style - 1982 - Southport.
Richard Dennis Braithwate, Mark Kershaw and Mark Renshaw. They often performed in the Philarmonic Hall & the Empire Liverpool with Lee Darku from Black Pearls Crew. (Photo Credit/Story - Lee Darku)
Popping at St Johns Precinct, Liverpool in 1984. (Photo Credit - Colette Benson)
Lee with his trophy for coming 3rd place at the International Break Dance Competition in Toxteth, Liverpool in 1983 / 84. Photo Credit - Lee Darku)
Bboys / Breakers / Break Dancers at St Johns Shopping Precinct Liverpool in 1984
All photos credited to Tracy Mcgregor.
Bboys / Breakers /Break Dancers at St Johns Shopping Precinct in 1984 (Liverpool). (Credit - Tracy Mcgregor)
Bboys / Breakers / Break Dancers at St Johns Shopping Precinct Liverpool in 1984. (Credit - Tracy Mcgregor)
Bboys / Breakers / Break Dancers at St Johns Shopping Precinct Liverpool in 1984. (Credit - Tracy Mcgregor)
Bboys / Breakers / Break Dancers at St Johns Shopping Precinct Liverpool in 1984. (Credit - Tracy Mcgregor)
Bboys / Breakers / Break Dancers at St Johns Shopping Precinct Liverpool in 1984. (Credit - Tracy Mcgregor)
Bboys / Breakers / Break Dancers at St Johns Shopping Precinct Liverpool in 1984. (Credit - Tracy Mcgregor)