Cheap sherry, Blastaway and the carpets in The Old Twenty Nine - it's Sunderland in the 90s.

And what an eye-opening look it is at the fun you used to have more than 30 years ago.

Buying sherry from the Food Giant

In the 6th episode of our video series called Sunderland’s 90s Nightlife, we look at your routines that you followed in the hours before you went into the clubs.

Julie Garland talks about stopping off at the old Food Giant supermarket in Holmeside at the start of the evening to buy cheap sherry.

Another of her memories is buying a drink called Blastaway at Boulevard - Diamond White and Castaway.

The ‘glass carpet’ of The Old Twenty Nine

Phil Monk remembered the ‘glass carpet’ of The Old Twenty Nine pub in High Street West, where there was broken glass all over the floor.

Bryn Hanson remembered that one of the best nights of the week for going out was a Sunday.

And for those of you who remember the great days of the 90s, watch out for mentions of Fitzgeralds, Baroque, Masters, The Derry, Idols, Blueberries, The Ivy House, Ku Club, Gillespies and many more.

The episode is called Back To Our Routes and it is packed with reminders of a great era.

Idols and Annabels remembered

Our series is now well under way and here’s a reminder of the first five episodes which you can catch online.

First up was episode 1 called Old Skool. Our interviewees discuss their memories of music back in the 1990s including what was popular, including Nirvana, rave, dance and trance, and what went down well in Sunderland’s nightclubs.

In the second episode, the very people who ran Idols and Annabels have spoken to the Sunderland Echo to share their memories - and there were lots of them!

Coming up next in our series

In a packed third episode of Sunderland 90s Nightlife - the new video series brought to you by the Sunderland Echo - we asked people for the first thing that comes to mind when they thought of the 90s night scene in the city.

Episode 4 was a look back at Chambers, particularly through the eyes of John Shaw who was a DJ there in the 1990s.

He remembered that the selection of drinks in those days was very limited compared to what’s on offer in pubs and clubs now.

Then came episode 5 called The Safety of the Pack. We looked at the places where people met before going to their favourite nightclub.

Watch out for episode 7 coming next week when we look at The Blue Monkey.