Rusty Egan
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Career
He was the DJ at Blitz, the influential New Romantic nightclub in London from 1979 until 1981. While there, he introduced German (Kraftwerk), Japanese (Yellow Magic Orchestra)and British (Eno, Ultravox) electronica/synthpop to the British club scene almost single-handedly putting together the soundtrack for the new romantic movement. He also owned The Cage, a new romantic record store on London's King's Road. As the club grew in popularity, Egan began to be recognised as a central figure in London’s nightlife. In 1982, he opened up the now-famous Camden Palace nightclub in London, where he continued to spread and influence the development of electronica in the UK.
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