Eddie Richards


Eddie Richards, also known as Evil Eddie Richards and Jolly Roger, is a British DJ. He was one of the first DJs to champion house music back in the mid 1980s and one of the UK's original mix DJs residing at London's Camden Palace.

Biography

Richards was born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England. He first came to prominence in the 1980s as a DJ at the Camden Palace in London., whom he credits the late Colin Faver for getting him a residency at the club. He became resident DJ at Clink Street, where he played a major role in introducing house music to the UK, and he has been called Britain's "godfather of house".
After playing at underground clubs as Clink Street and Heaven in London and The Hacienda in Manchester, Richards went on to headline the legendary Second Summer of Love parties such as Sunrise, Energy and Helter Skelter among many others. Remix and production work led to the release of club classics such as "Acid Man" in 1988, which reached number 23 in the UK singles charts, followed by other popular remixes of Ralphi Rosario, Orbital and The Shamen.
From April 1989 to July 1990, Richards ran a local clubnight Outer Limits in Bletchley, near Milton Keynes. In June 1990, he also founded the DJ agency Dy-na-mix.
Later, Richards devoted more time to music production, releasing and licensing tracks with labels in the UK, Europe & US including End Recordings, Hypervinyl, SoCo Audio, Northern Lights, LHB, & own labels Lunar Tunes, Dy-na-mix & Storm.
Besides his long standing residency at Wiggle, a series of London underground parties, he spins regularly at Fabric in London and has been featured in the Fabric Mix CD series.

Discography