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Some big films that year... Terminator This Is Spinal Tap Ghostbuster A Nightmare on Elm Street The Killing Fields Beverly Hills Cop And that Bank Holiday on ITV regular, Romancing The Stone.

What were the haircuts of choice back in '84?

So right at the start then. 1978 or '79 seems to be roughly when it started taking hold in Liverpool.

I think I read it began around 1982 locally. Deerstalkers and all that. Would that be about right? Brighton seemed to be ahead of a lot of similar sized towns in catching on, mainly, I am led to believe, because of the big club supporting locals. Weren't Portsmouth the south coast team who...

I read somewhere that Brighton developed a casual scene around this time - perhaps a few years earlier - mainly because the town had quite a few locals who supported London teams, Manchester United, Liverpool etc, and they adopted the look which was then copied by local Albion fans. Any truth...

So what were the fashions in 1984? How tolerant was the city? Was there ever a genuine problem with racism at the football?

I've heard a few people mention Coasters over the years. Where was it out of interest? What is there now?

What was the live music and clubbing scene like? What was it like at the Albion back then? Best shops? Have the changes come about naturally or was there a regeneration effort by the council etc at any time?

Saw an article the other week looking at what the UK was like in 1984 - with the year picked because of the Orwell book and the fact it is 30 years ago this year. One of those pieces which looks at predictions against reality type thing. Got me wondering, what was Brighton like in 1984...