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Glasgow Live
Glasgow Live
National
David McLean

The popular Glasgow music venue that once had a very dodgy reputation

Since it opened in the mid-2000s, Jamaica Street's Classic Grand has hosted a long list of top acts, including Stereophonics, Adele, Feeder and Grandmaster Flash.

But for people of a certain age, mere mention of the city centre venue can still elicit a nudge and a wink.

Long before the days of internet porn sites, VHS cassettes and even top shelf magazines were a thing, the Classic Grand was a cinema and well-known for screening X-rated erotica.

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