This is a probably unrecorded group from the Dallas area called the Galaxies.
Members were:
Steve Connor
Frank Schefflier
Monty Oakley
Garry Ford – guitar
Garry’s father, Robert Ford wrote a profile of the group for AP which ran in the Garden City Telegram on November 10, 1965.
These Galaxies are NOT the Garland, TX Galaxies that recorded “Gitchy-Gitchy-Goo” on Limelight and were active throughout most of the ’60s. That group included Bobby Lake, Kenneth Pugh, Bubba Tomlinson, and Ray Windt.
The Atchison Globe ran a feature on the Ferraris of Atchison, Kansas on April 19, 1964.
Members were:
Doug Stillings – rhythm guitar
Glenn Seever – drums
Jim Jeffries – lead guitar
Bill Wallace – bass
They may have never recorded their “Ferrari Stomp”, but there could be a connection to some later band.
Formed from the ashes of Croydon R&B outfit, The Boardwalkers, who’d recorded two tracks on a private pressing demo single – “A Miracle” and “Any Man’s Girl” (two versions), the original Warren Davis Monday Band came together in January 1967.
Warren Davis – (aka Max Spinks) – lead vocals
Rob Walker – lead guitar/vocals
Andy Wilson – Hammond organ
Bruce Usherwood – bass/vocals
Paul Houlton – tenor saxophone
Martin Grice – tenor saxophone
Peter Mole – drums
This formation cuts the band’s debut single – Bill Wyman and Peter Gosling’s “Wait For Me” c/w Warren Davis’ “I Don’t Wanna Hurt You” (Columbia BD 8190). Usherwood knew Wyman and Gosling, who was working with Moon’s Train.
7 January 1967 – Southwark Pop Scene, Newington Public Hall, Walworth Road, south London with Manfred Mann and Dave Cash (South East London Mercury)
20 January 1967 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)
22 January 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
29 January 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
4 February 1967 – Carlton Club, Erdington, West Midlands with The Bobcats
5 February 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
10 February 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with The Rockin’ Berries
11 February 1967 – Manhole, Redhill, Surrey
12 February 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, central Soho, London
18 February 1967 – 2 ‘B’s Club, Ashford, Kent with support (Kentish Express)
23 February 1967 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with Ty-Burns (Aldershot News)
25 February 1967 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Shame (Aldershot News)
5 March 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
11 March 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
12 March 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
19 March 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
26 March 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
1 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Dave Berries & The Cruisers
2 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
8 April 1967 – Booker T & The MGs rave about them in Melody Maker
9 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
15 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
16 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
17 April 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Herd
22-23 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London (Newham, West Ham & East Ham, Barking and Stratford Express)
27 April 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
28 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Jeff Beck Group
29-30 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
4 May 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
6-7 May 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
13 May 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Terry Reid with Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers
Around this time, the band was joined briefly by Welshman, guitarist Dave Edmunds, who took over from Rob Walker. Melody Maker‘s 13 May issue, page 14, includes an advert for the group looking for a new singer and guitarist.
Edmunds who would soon move on to join the band that became Love Sculpture later became a successful solo artist. Walker briefly returned to the group after Edmunds had played only a handful of gigs.
14 May 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
16 May 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
21 May 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
25 May 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
27 May 1967 – Roaring 20s, Carnaby Street, Soho, central London
28 May 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Sookie Dolls
4 June 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
5 June 1967 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Edwin Starr and Band of Joy
6 June 1967 – Dungeon, Nottingham with Edwin Starr
8 June 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Edwin Starr gig but most likely The Warren Davis Monday Band as backing group)
9 June 1967 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham with Edwin Starr
9 June 1967 – Beachcomber Club, Nottingham with Edwin Starr
10 June 1967 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Manfred Mann, Edwin Starr, The Darlings and Ray Bones
11 June 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
12 June 1967 – Atlanta Ballroom, Woking, Surrey with Edwin Starr
18 June 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
25 June 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
2 July 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Moons Train and The Trap
8 July 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with The Small Faces
9 July 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
Rob Walker left permanently around now. Further changes took place soon after when Andy Wilson and Paul Houlton also departed, the latter to join Moon’s Train.
A new line-up comprised:
Warren Davis – lead vocals
David Foster – keyboards (came over from Vancouver with The Canadian Strangers)
Mick Patel – lead guitar/saxophone/vocals (ex-Loose Ends)
Martin Grice – tenor saxophone
Bruce Usherwood – bass/vocals
Peter Mole – drums
While the band was rehearsing at Billy Walker’s Upper Cut, they auditioned tenor saxophone Derek “Del” Paramor, who joined from Vince Edwards’ group. Until May 1967, he’d worked with David Essex & The Mood Indigo.
15 July 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Wynder K Frog (new line up’s debut)
16 July 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
22 July 1967 – Central R&B Club, Gillingham, Kent with Derrick Dee Soul Show
23 July 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
23 July 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (late nighter)
29 July 1967 – Leeds International Club, Leeds, West Yorkshire
30 July 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
2 August 1967 – The current formation cuts two tracks at Regent Sound studios with Jeff Collins producing. The recordings are featured on their second single – a cover of the Raleigh/Linden co-write (and recorded by Lou Rawls) “Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing” c/w Warren Davis and David Foster’s “Without Fear” (Columbia BD 8270).
4 August 1967 – Roaring ‘20s, Carnaby Street, Soho, central London
6 August 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Eric Burdon & The Animals
6 August 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
Soon after, the band headed to Naples, Italy to play at the NATO base from 9-16 August. The trip was a disaster as the club on the base didn’t know anything about the booking and the group only played a few times so they could afford to return to London.
19 August 1967 – Roaring ‘20s, Carnaby Street, Soho, central London
26 August 1967 – Nautilus Club, Lowestoft, Suffolk
27 August 1967 – Cat-Balou, Grantham, Lincolnshire (Grantham Journal) This isn’t in Del Paramor’s gig list so was probably cancelled
28 August 1967 – Roaring ‘20s, Carnaby Street, Soho, central London
28 August 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, central London
Following the double-nighter in Soho, David Foster, Mick Patel and Bruce Usherwood all departed. Usherwood subsequently joined Patrick Dane & The Front Line Band. Foster returned to Canada where he became a successful solo artist and producer.
The band regrouped, adding two former members of The Overlanders, lead guitarist Paul Brett and bass player Paul Petts. They also brought in keyboard player Keith Beck (real name: Burberry).
The line-up now comprised:
Warren Davis – lead vocals
Paul Brett – lead guitar/vocals
Keith Beck – Hammond organ
Martin Grice – tenor saxophone
Del Paramor – tenor saxophone
Paul Petts – bass
Peter Mole – drums
8 September 1967 – Harrow Inn, Woolwich, southeast London
9 September 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, northwest London
17 September 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street Soho, central London
22 September 1967 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London
22 September 1967 – Pink Flamingo, Soho, central London with Lloyd Alexander’s Blues Band
23 September 1967 – Luton Boys Club, Luton, Bedfordshire
29 September 1967 – Elm Hotel, Leigh on Sea, Essex
30 September 1967 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset
1 October 1967 – Lyme Regis, Dorset (possibly Marine Theatre)
4 October 1967 – Flamingo, Soho, central London
6 October 1967 – Cesar’s Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire with The Locomotion
7 October 1967 – Croydon Tech, Croydon, south London
10 October 1967 – Staircase, Soho, central London (opening night of club with Cat Stevens as guest of honour, who wasn’t performing)
13 October 1967 – Beachcomber (Dunstable, Bedfordshire?)
14 October 1967 – Royal Lido, Prestatyn, Wales with The Raynes (Rhyl & Prestayn Gazette)
16 October 1967 – Birdcage, Harlow, Essex
20 October 1967 – Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London
21 October 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, northwest London
21 October 1967 – Roaring ‘20s, Carnaby Street, Soho, central London
28 October 1967 – Assembly Rooms, Oxford Town Hall, Oxford, Oxfordshire
31 October 1967 – Beachcomber, Dunstable, Bedfordshire
4 November 1967 – On this day, the Daily Sketch “Monkees” article appeared, only to be denied later in Variety
4 November 1967 – Reading University, Reading, Berkshire
8 November 1967 – The band records Paul Petts’ “What’s It Like Down There?” at Tony Pike Music Ltd studios in Putney.
9 November 1967 – The musicians record Paul Brett and Paul Petts’ “Queen Victoria” at Tony Pike Music Ltd studios in Putney. Both tracks are shelved.
10 November 1967 – Staircase, Soho, central London
11 November 1967 – Corby Civic Centre, Corby, Northamptonshire with The Blue Magnum
14 November 1967 – Dollar Disco, Slough, Berkshire
15 November 1967 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News) Missing from Del Paramor’s gigs so may have been cancelled
16 November 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, central London (with either The Syn or Love Affair)
17 November 1967 – Queen’s Hall, Leeds, West Yorkshire with Pink Floyd, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Ivan’s Jaguars, The JB’s, The Peighton Checks, Roger Bloom’s Hammer, The Roll Movement, The Screen and The Syndicate (Yorkshire Evening Post)
18 November 1967 – St Paul’s College, Shaftesbury Hall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
22 November 1967 – Dundee University, Dundee, Scotland
23 November 1967 – String O’ Beads, Bradford, West Yorkshire (Yorkshire Evening Post)
25 November 1967 – Castle Ballroom, Ryde, Isle of Wight
28 November 1967 – Racing Drivers Ball, Savoy Hotel, Strand, London
1 December 1967 – North West Polytechnic, Royal Hotel, Woburn Place, London with Denny Laine’s Electric String Band and Fleetwood Mac
2 December 1967 – Witham (possibly Public Hall), Essex
3-4 December 1967 – String O’Beads, Bradford, West Yorkshire
5 December 1967 – Bradford University, Bradford, West Yorkshire with The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
8 December 1967 – Shooters Hill Grammar School, Shooters Hill, SE10, near Greenwich, London
9 December 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London
10 December 1967 – RAF Witton, Kidderminster, Worcestershire (held at Frank Freeman’s)
15 December 1967 – Winter Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall
16 December 1967 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with The Future Impression (billed as Dave Warren Monday Band)
18-20 December 1967 – Horseshoe Club, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
22 December 1967 – Jason’s Club, Barnstaple, Devon
23 December 1967 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with Friction
24 December 1967 – Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent
29 December 1967 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey
30 December 1967 – Luton Boys Club, Luton, Bedfordshire
31 December 1967 – Blaises, Kensington, west London
Paul Brett left early in the new year. He joined Tintern Abbey and later led his own group, Paul Brett’s Sage after playing with Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera, Velvet Opera and Fire. Tony Ollard joined after working with The Creation (he’d replaced Eddie Phillips).
The new line up now comprised:
Warren Davis – lead vocals
Tony Ollard – lead guitar
Keith Beck – Hammond organ
Martin Grice – tenor saxophone
Del Paramor – tenor saxophone
Paul Petts – bass
Peter Mole – drums
4 January 1968 – Warwick Hall, Kimpton Road, southeast London
5 January 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London
6 January 1968 – Shades, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
6 January 1968 – String of Beads, Bradford, West Yorkshire
7-8 January 1968 – Hatchetts, Piccadilly, central London
9 January 1968 – Carousel Club, Farnborough, Hampshire
9 January 1968 – Sybillas, Swallow Street, central London
11 January 1968 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
13 January 1968 – College of Technology, Brighton, West Sussex
16 January 1968 – The new line up returns to Tony Pike’s Putney studio and record another Paul Petts song, “Thinkin’ About Tomorrow” and Warren Davis’ “Frances”. Both tracks are shelved.
17 January 1968 – Church Hall, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire
18 January 1968 – Liberal Hall, Yeovil, Somerset (Western Gazette)
19 January 1968 – Bristol, Avon (gig was cancelled)
20 January 1968 – YMCA, Gloucester, Gloucestershire with Here, There & Everywhere
25 January 1968 – Audition for BBC, central London
27 January 1968 – White Tiles, Swindon, Wiltshire
30 January 1968 – The Blue, Rotherhithe, southeast London
1 February 1968 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
3 February 1968 – RAF Waddington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
4-5 February 1968 – Leofric Hotel, Coventry, West Midlands (also gig at Mercer’s Arms, Coventry on 5 February)
9 February 1968 – Big C, Farnborough, Hampshire (Aldershot News) Missing from Del Paramor’s gig list so may have been cancelled
10 February 1968 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex with The Block
13-28 February 1968 – Hotel Pino, Turin, Italy
1-17 March 1968 – Blow Up Club, Munich, West Germany
With the German dates completed, Martin Grice and Keith Beck returned to Turin and joined The Patrick Sansom Set.
Back in the UK in March 1968, the remaining members rehearsed new baritone sax player Roger Davis and debuted at Klooks Kleek in West Hampstead on 21 March 1968.
18 March 1968 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (billed as Warren Davis The Monday Band) This gig was billed but did not happen
21 March 1968 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (new line-up’s debut)
28 March 1968 – Liberal Hall, Yeovil, Somerset with Emotion (Western Gazette) Del Paramor says that this gig was cancelled
However, there was a split in the band’s ranks at this point with Warren Davis, Del Paramor and Roger Davis linking up with the group Still Life to form a new version of The Warren Davis Monday Band. Tony Ollard, Paul Petts and Pete Mole split to work on other projects. Ollard (see comments) moved to Italy.
Davis, Paramor and Davis had seen Still Life at the Marquee on 25 March 1968 and were impressed.
The new formation comprised:
Warren Davis – lead vocals
Stuart Cowell – guitar/lead vocals
Tom Tierney – guitar
Con Byrne – bass
Ron Reynolds – Hammond organ
Del Paramor – tenor saxophone
Roger Davis – baritone saxophone
Jim Toomey – drums
The new line-up recorded the track “No 9 Putney Bus” for what they hoped would be a TV series.
30 March 1968 – Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
31 March 1968 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
3 April 1968 – Blaises, Kensington, west London
5 April 1968 – Queen’s Hall, Barnstaple, Devon
6 April 1968 – Tardebigge, Redditch, Worcestershire (venue unknown)
19 April 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Del Paramor says David Essex turned up to see him at the gig which was a disaster)
20 April 1968 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex (billed as Still Life)
24 April 1968 – Blaises, Kensington, west London
26 April-2 May 1968 – Rose Club, Hannover, West Germany
4 May 1968 – Tofts, Folkestone, Kent
7 May 1968 – Concorde, Southampton, Hampshire (Del Paramor and Roger Davis told they were sacked)
9 May 1968 – Quay Club, Exeter, Devon
10 May 1968 – Scottish Club Discotheque, Torquay, Devon (Herald Express)
11 May 1968 – Cirencester, Gloucestershire (possibly Stax Club)
14 May 1968 – Sybillas, Swallow Street, central London
15 May 1968 – Hampstead Country Club, north London
Del Paramor and Roger Davis left after this gig. Paramor joined Mr Mo’s Messengers, who morphed into Sonority, where he worked with Peter Mole.
20 May 1968 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Fish-Hook (billed as Warren Davis Band)
21 May 1968 – New Pink Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
23 May 1968 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
26 May 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)
28 May 1968 – New Pink Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
29 May 1968 – Hampstead Country Club, north London
1 June 1968 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with C G Morris and The Reactions
3 June 1968 – Whisky A Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
Guitarist Tom Tierney left around now. Warren Davis and Con Byrne wrote “The Painter”, which Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera record.
Two other tracks credited to Byrne-Davis: “Fire Fly” and “Deed I Do” were cut as acetates.
At some point, possibly with this final formation, the band cut two tracks at IBC Sound Recording Studios in Portland Place: “Nothing Is Sweeter Than Lovin’ You” and “Muddy Water”.
15 June 1968 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex
29-30 June 1968 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with The Vigilantes (Saturday) and The Provokers (Sunday)
By mid-July 1968 the band’s line-up comprised:
Warren Davis – lead vocals
Stuart Cowell – lead guitar/vocals
Ron Reynolds – Hammond organ
Con Byrne – bass
Jim Toomey – drums
Judging by a gig in Switzerland in mid-September (see comments), the band may have played some European dates around this time.
19 September 1968 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London
The musicians, however, went their separate ways by late September 1968. Cowell and Toomey would form a new band with Jerome Arnold from Paul Butterfield’s Blues Band and later put together Titus Groan.
Warren Davis (see comments) audition for The Foundations but was not successful. In 1971 he co-wrote both sides of a single with Byrne for the band Mighty Dodos, which was released on Spark.
Huge thanks to Del Paramor for the gigs listings from July 1967-May 1968. Thanks to Del, Bruce Usherwood, Paul Brett and Stuart Cowell for details. Melody Maker also provided gigs for the Upper Cut, Forest Gate, London. I also used a number of regional newspapers for gigs. I will be writing a more detailed article on the band and would welcome hearing from other former members.
Copyright © Nick Warburton. All Rights Reserved. No part of this article may be reproduced or transmitted in any from or by any means, without prior permission from the author.
Welcome to another posting of a series of gig listings for 1960s bands. None of these lists is exhaustive and my idea is to add to them in the comments section below over time. They are here for future researchers to draw on. I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will add images in time.
I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com
Equally important, if you attended any of the gigs below or played in the support band, please do leave your memories below in the comments section for future historians to use. If you know of any missing gigs, please add them too, if possible, with the sources.
THE ATTACK:
Singer Richard Shirman and bass player Gerry Henderson were working in Earl’s Court-based group, The Soul System with guitarist Bob Taylor and keyboard player Dennis Hooker.
Guitarist David O’List who was working with The Richard Henry Sensation met Henderson at a supermarket in Earl’s Court and was invited to a Soul System rehearsal around early November 1966.
After joining The Soul System, O’List says he changed the name to The Attack, composed some new songs, changed the band’s set list and landed the group a record and agency contract.
Disc & Music Echo’s 12 November issue mentions Richard Shirman and The Attack so they had changed name by this point.
16 December 1966 – Hammersmith College, Hammersmith (Melody Maker)
According to Martyn Hanson’s excellent book Hang on to a Dream: The Story of the Nice, Dennis Hooker had to leave to take his finals. Also, Bob Taylor left during this month to join The Downliners Sect.
The remaining trio recruited two musicians who had advertised in Melody Maker. Drummer Alan Whitehead had previously worked with Crispian St Peter and then The Loose Ends but left in September 1966 to work briefly with Epitaph Soul Band and The Cops ‘n’ Robbers.
Hammond organist Bob Hodges was with Walthamstow-based soul band, The New Jump Band and played his final gig with them on 16 December 1966.
Richard Shirman – lead vocals
David O’List – lead guitar
Bob Hodges – Hammond organ
Gerry Henderson – bass
Alan Whitehead – drums
In late December, The Attack recorded their debut single “Try It” c/w “We Don’t Know”, which was released on 27 January 1967. Whitehead, who had appeared in early promotional photos, had already secured a job with Marmalade and departed before any gigs were played.
The Attack recruited a couple of drummers to fulfill live dates, starting with former Mark Leeman Five and The Habits member Brian Davison, who would reunite with David O’List in The Nice in August 1967. In the interim, he’d briefly work with Don Shinn’s band, Shinn and The Mike Cotton Sound.
7 January 1967 – Club Carnaby, Loughbourgh, Leicestershire (Bob Hodges’ diary)
14 January 1967 – Victoria Ballroom, Chesterfield, Derbyshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)
15 January 1967 – King Mojo, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Bob Hodges’ diary) Richard Shirman’s recollections confirm Davison was on drums for this gig
16 January 1967 – Hearbeat Club, Silver Blades Ice Rink, Birmingham, West Midlands (Bob Hodges’ diary/Birmingham Evening Mail)
21 January 1967 – Alexandra Hotel, Lancaster, Lancashire (Bob Hodges’ diary)
22 January 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Burnley, Lancashire (Bob Hodges’ diary)
28 January 1967 – Pink Elephant Club, Aspull, Wigan, Greater Manchester (Bob Hodges’ diary)
28 January 1967 – Room at the Top, Wigan, Greater Manchester (all nighter) (Bob Hodges’ diary)
29 January 1967 – Casino Club, Wigan, Greater Manchester (Bob Hodges’ diary)
3 February 1967 – PA at Witchdoctor Club, Catford, London (for Radio London) (Bob Hodges’ diary)
4 February 1967 – PA at Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, London with Tuesday’s Children (for Radio London) (Bob Hodges’ diary/Fabulous 208)
Around this time, Peter “Barney” Barnfield joined as full-time drummer. The new line-up was responsible for the band’s second single, “Hi Ho Silver Lining” c/w “Anymore Than I Do”, issued on 3 March 1967.
10 February 1967 – Alexandra Hotel, Lancaster, Lancashire (Bob Hodges’ diary)
11 February 1967 – Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire (Bob Hodges’ diary)
12 February 1967 – Peppermint Lounge, Liverpool (Bob Hodges’ diary)
13 February 1967 – Civic Call, Carnforth, Lancashire (Bob Hodges’ diary)
14 February 1967 – Majestic Ballroom, Darlington, County Durham (Bob Hodges’ diary)
16 February 1967 – Top Rank Suite, Hanley, Staffordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)
18 February 1967 – The Plaza Ballroom, Handsworth, West Midlands with The Moody Blues and The Traction (Birmingham Evening Mail)
18 February 1967 – Plaza Ballroom, Oldhill, West Midlands (Bob Hodges’ diary)
19 February 1967 – George and Dragon, Tonbridge, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)
21 February 1967 – Lotus Ballroom, Forest Gate, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)
25 February 1967 – Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire (Lancashire Evening Post/Bob Hodges’ diary)
3 March 1967 – Carlton Ballroom, Erdington, West Midlands (Bob Hodges’ diary)
3 March 1967 – Elbow Room, Aston, West Midlands (Bob Hodges’ diary)
4 March 1967 – Neeld Hall, Chippenham, Wiltshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)
10 March 1967 – Iron Curtain Club, St Mary’s Cray, near Orpington, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)
16 March 1967 – Ritz Club, Skewen, south Wales with The Alan Bown Set, The Eyes of Blue and Tony Rivers & The Castaways (South Wales Evening Post/Bob Hodges’ diary)
17 March 1967 – St Benedict’s Club, Sketty, Swansea, south Wales with The King Bees (South Wales Evening Post/Bob Hodges’ diary)
18 March 1967 – Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset (Bob Hodges’ diary)
Richard Shirman left after the Lyme Regis gig on 18 March and the remaining quartet carried on until the 22 April gig in the West Midlands. In the meantime, Shirman put together a new Attack line-up behind the scenes.
Bob Hodges remembers the current version took on a singer with a name like G D’Amati, who fronted the band on the next three shows
25 March 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)
31 March 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Sale, Greater Manchester with The Smoke (Bob Hodges’ diary/Manchester Evening News & Chronicle)
8 April 1967 – East Ham Technical College, East Ham, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)
Bob Hodges remembers that for the final three dates, the lead singer was Pete Hodges (no relation), a singer from Birmingham who had previously worked with Jimmy Cliff & The New Generation (and possibly the final version of The Mark Leeman Five).
15 April 1967 – Nottingham College of Further Education, Clifton, Notts (Bob Hodges’ diary)
20 April 1967 – James Finnegan Hall, Redcar, North Yorkshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)
22 April 1967 – Club Ponderosa, Bearley Holiday Centre, Snitterfield (near Stratford Upon Avon), Warwickshire (Coventry Evening Telegraph)
After this final gig, the musicians were told that Richard Shirman had formed a new band under the name The Attack and that their services were no longer needed. David O’List soon formed The Nice, who became PP Arnold’s backing band after she left The Blue Jays. Bob Hodges joined Tuesday’s Children later in the year
In April, Shirman launched a new version of The Attack as follows:
Richard Shirman – lead vocals
Geoff Richardson – lead guitar
George Watt – Hammond organ
Kenny Harold – bass
Chris Allen – drums
This formation was responsible for the band’s third single, “Created By Clive” c/w “Colour of my Mind”.
28 April 1967 – Top Spot Ballroom, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with The Sombreros (Gloucester Citizen)
6 May 1967 – Hull College of Commerce Students’ Union, Hull, Humberside (Hull Daily Mail)
2 June 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, London with The Trailblazers (South East London Mercury)
3 June 1967 – Floral Hall, Gorleston, Norfolk (Yarmouth Mercury)
17 June 1967 – Royal Lido, Prestatyn, Clwyd, Wales with The Raynes (Rhyl & Prestayn Gazette)
24 June 1967 – Lewes FC Beat Rave, Lewes Town Hall, Lewes, East Sussex with The Nashville Teens and The Teen Team (Sussex Express)
Within days of the band’s third single being released on 23 June 1967, second lead guitarist John DuCann joined. George Watt and Kenny Harold left that summer. Geoff Richardson left soon after and later moved to the USA to play with The British Walkers while Chris Allen also departed to join The Syn (Disc & Music Echo, 8 July, page 14).
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By August, the group’s line-up comprised:
Richard Shirman – lead vocals
John DuCann – lead guitar
Jim Avery – bass
Plug Davies – drums
16 September 1967 – Waggon & Horses, Wall Heath, West Midlands (Express & Star)
This formation recorded The Attack’s fourth single, which was released on 12 January 1968.
Around this time, Plug Davies introduced his friend from Wales, Keith Hodge, who in turn recommended Roger Deane on bass.
Richard Shirman – lead vocals
John DuCann – lead guitar
Roger Deane – bass
Keith Hodge – drums
21 February 1968 – Speakeasy, W1, London (Fabulous 208/Mick Capewell’s Marmalade Skies)
27 February 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Move (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
11 March 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Nice (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
14 March 1968 – Middle Earth, Covent Garden, London with Family, Picadilly Line, Doc K’s Blues Band and Pete Brown’s Poetry (Melody Maker)
Melody Maker notes that The Attack played dates in Helsinki, Finland on 17-18 July 1968
Huge thanks to Bob Hodges for the use of his gig list and photos. Thanks also to David O’List for early insights. Thanks to Mike at Ugly Things and Phil Smee (for the photo of the third line-up by the River Thames).
Copyright © Nick Warburton. All Rights Reserved. No part of this article may be reproduced or transmitted in any from or by any means, without prior permission from the author.
Welcome to another posting of a series of gig listings for 1960s bands. None of these lists is exhaustive and my idea is to add to them in the comments section below over time. They are here for future researchers to draw on. I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will add images in time.
I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com
Equally important, if you attended any of the gigs below or played in the support band, please do leave your memories below in the comments section for future historians to use. If you know of any missing gigs, please add them too, if possible, with the sources.
Adopting the name Episode Six in the summer of 1964, the line-up featured in an article published in the Harrow Weekly Post from 22 July, page 15 was as follows:
Andy Ross – lead vocals
Sheila Carter-Dimmock – organ/vocals (b. 18 March 1947, Hatch End, Middlesex)
Graham Carter-Dimmock – rhythm guitar/vocals (b. 27 April 1944, Hatch End, Middlesex)
Tony Lander – lead guitar (b. 10 August 1947, Cambridge)
Roger Glover – bass (b. 30 November 1945, Brecon, Wales)
Harvey Shields – drums (b. 6 September 1946, Twickenham, Middlesex)
1964
30 May 1964 – Territorial Army Centre, Harrow, Middlesex (Harrow Observer) Formerly The Lightnings
24 July 1964 – Public Hall, Witham, Essex with The Rubies (Essex Chronicle)
7 November 1964 – Westcliff Hotel, Clacton, Essex (Essex County Standard)
14 November 1964 – Glendale Hall, N15, north London (Tottenham Weekly Herald)
1965
19 January 1965 – Kodak Hall, Wealdstone, Middlesex with Jimmy Bond & The MI5 and The Beachcombers (Harrow Observer & Gazette)
30 March 1965 – Kodak Hall, Wealdstone, Middlesex with The Prophets and The Group Five (Harrow Observer & Gazette)
When Andy Ross left, Ian Gillan (b. 19 August 1945, Hounslow, Middlesex) joined from Wainwright’s Gentlemen after performing his final gig with them on 26 April 1965 at the Seagull Hotel, Southall, London
24 July 1965 – Legion Hall, Amersham, Bucks (Buckinghamshire Advertiser)
8 October 1965 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, northwest London (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette) Melody Maker has this as 7 October
31 December 1965 – Harrow County Boys, Harrow, northwest London (Harrow Observer & Gazette)
1966
1 January 1966 – Royal Oak, Dagenham, east London (Brian Long research)
2 January 1966 – Oldfield Hotel, Greenford, northwest London (Brian Long research)
3 January 1966 – The Bluesday Club, Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
6 January 1966 – Coventry Locarno, Coventry, West Midlands (Brian Long research)
7 January 1966 – USAF High Wycombe, High Wycombe, Bucks (Brian Long research)
8 January 1966 – USAF Alconbury, Alconbury, Cambridgeshire (Brian Long research)
11 January 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
13 January 1966 – Nottingham Palais, Nottingham (Brian Long research)
14 January 1966 – Black Cat, Woolwich, southeast London (Brian Long research)
15 January 1966 – Ikelstone Palais, Ikelstone, Derbyshire (Brian Long research)
16 January 1966 – Royal Oak, Dagenham, east London (Brian Long research)
18 January 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, London (Brian Long research)
22 January 1966 – Westcliffe Hotel, Clacton, Essex (Brian Long research)
24 January 1966 – Dunstable Civic Hall, Dunstable, Bedfordshire (Brian Long research)
25 January 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
27 January 1966 – Nottingham Palais, Nottingham (Brian Long research)
28 January 1966 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, southeast London (South East London Mercury)
The Hounslow Post on 28 January 1966, page 8 has an article and picture on the band
29 January 1966 – Borough Polytechnic, Borough, south London (Brian Long research)
30 January 1966 – Welcome Inn, Eltham, southeast London (Brian Long research)
1 February 1966 – ‘Ready Steady Radio’, Lyceum, Strand, central London (Brian Long research)
4 February 1966 – USAF Welford, Welford, Northamptonshire (Brian Long research)
5 February 1966 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, southeast London (South East London Mercury)
6 February 1966 – USAF Alconbury, Alconbury, Cambridgeshire (Brian Long research)
7 February 1966 – Hammersmith Palais, Hammersmith, west London (Brian Long research)
8 February 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
10 February 1966 – Canon’s Club (unknown location) (Brian Long research)
11 February 1966 – Royal Forest Hotel, Chingford, east London (Brian Long research)
12 February 1966 – Acton works social, Acton, west London (Brian Long research)
13 February 1966 – Big L Discotheque, Charing Cross Road, central London (Brian Long research)
14 February 1966 – Peterborough Nurses’ Home, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (Brian Long research)
15 February 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
16 February 1966 – Silver Blades Ice Rink, Streatham, southwest London (Brian Long research)
18 February 1966 – RAF Abingdon, Abingdon, Oxfordshire (Brian Long research)
19 February 1966 – Woodford Memorial Hall, Woodford, east London (Brian Long research)
20 February 1966 – Royal Oak, Dagenham, east London (Brian Long research)
21 February 1966 – Kettering Workingmen’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire (Brian Long research)
22 February 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
24 February 1966 – Nottingham Palais, Nottingham (Brian Long research)
26 February 1966 – Ikelstone Palais, Ikelstone, Derbyshire (Brian Long research)
27 February 1966 – Welcome Inn, Eltham, southeast London (Brian Long research)
28 February 1966 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford (Brian Long research)
1 March 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
2 March 1966 – New Victoria Cinema (audition) (Brian Long research)
3 March 1966 – Cromwellian Club, South Kensingston, west London (Brian Long research)
5 March 1966 – Harrow County School, Harrow, northwest London (Brian Long research)
8 March 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
9 March 1966 – USAF Chicksands, Chicksands, Bedfordshire (Brian Long research)
10 March 1966 – Cromwellian Club, South Kensington, west London (Brian Long research)
11 March 1966 – Copdock House Hotel (possibly Ipswich), Suffolk (Brian Long research)
12 March 1966 – London School of Economics, Aldwych, central London (Brian Long research)
15 March 1966 – Chelmsford Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Brian Long research)
17 March 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
19 March 1966 – Winter Gardens, Banbury, Oxfordshire with The Road Knights and The Frenzies (Brian Long research/Brackley Advertiser)
22 March 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
24 March 1966 – Nottingham Palais, Nottingham (Melody Maker)
25 March 1966 – Royal Forest Hotel, Chingford, east London (Brian Long research)
26 March 1966 – Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, southwest London (Melody Maker)
27 March 1966 – Windy City Club, Oxford, Oxfordshire (Melody Maker)
29 March 1966 – Overseas Club, Earl’s Court, west London (Melody Maker)
1 April 1966 – Scotch of St James, Mayfair, central London (audition) (Brian Long research)
2 April 1966 – Peterborough Nurses’ Home, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (Brian Long research)
3 April 1966 – Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset (Melody Maker)
5 April 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
8 April 1966 – Recording session (Brian Long research)
12 April 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
16 April 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Brian Long research)
18 April 1966 – Dunstable Civic Hall, Dunstable, Bedfordshire (Brian Long research)
19 April 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
20 April 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Brian Long research)
21 April 1966 – Dorchester Hotel, Mayfair, central London (Brian Long research)
22 April 1966 – USAF Welford, Welford, Northamptonshire (Brian Long research)
23 April 1966 – USAF Alconbury, Alconbury, Cambridgeshire (Brian Long research)
26 April 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
27 April 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Brian Long research)
28 April 1966 – RAF Abingdon, Abingdon, Oxfordshire (Brian Long research)
29 April 1966 – Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire (Brian Long research)
The Middlesex Chronicle (Hounslow Edition) on 29 April 1966, page 3 has an article on band
30 April 1966 – Ilkestone Palais, Ilkestone, Derbyshire (Brian Long research)
3 May 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
7 May 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Brian Long research)
10 May 1966 – Ready Steady Radio (Tiles, Oxford Street, central London) (Broadcast 22 May) (Brian Long research)
12 May 1966 – Nottingham Palais, Nottingham (Brian Long research)
13 May 1966 – Coronation Ballroom, Ramsgate, Kent with The Tea Set and Children of The Damned (Brian Long research/East Kent Times)
17 May 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
19 May 1966 – Reading University, Reading, Berkshire (Brian Long research)
20 May 1966 – Ready Steady Go (TV) (Brian Long research)
21 May 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Brian Long research)
21 May 1966 – RAF Wittering, Wittering, West Sussex (Brian Long research)
23 May 1966 – BBC audition, Piccadilly, central London (Brian Long research)
24 May 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
26 May 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Brian Long research)
27 May 1966 – Co-Op Hall, Gravesend, Kent (Brian Long research)
28 May 1966 – Recording session (Brian Long research)
1 June 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
3 June 1966 – Roya Forest Hotel, Chingford, east London (Brian Long research)
4 June 1966 – Winter Gardens, Banbury, Oxfordshire with The Lazyways (Brian Long research/Brackley Advertiser)
7 June 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
9 June 1966 – RAF Bicester, Bicester, Oxfordshire (Brian Long research)
10 June 1966 – Winter Garden, Eastbourne, East Sussex with The Shades (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)
16 June 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
17 June 1966 – Coronation Ballroom, Ramsgate, Kent with Sands and Steve & The Corvettes (Brian Long research/East Kent Times)
18 June 1966 – Lloyds Bank, Beckenham, south London (Brian Long research)
19 June 1966 – Brands Hatch, West Kingsdown, Kent (Brian Long research)
21 June 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
23 June 1966 – RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex (Brian Long research)
25 June 1966 – Battersea Park, Battersea, south London (Brian Long research)
26 June 1966 – USAF Alconbury, Alconbury, Cambridgeshire (Brian Long research)
28 June 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
1 July 1966 – Beaconsfield Youth Club, Beaconsfield, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)
2 July 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Brian Long research)
7 July 1966 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex with Fag Paper Nose and Chin Band (Roger Bistow research)
8 July 1966 – Alton, Hampshire (Brian Long research)
9 July 1966 – Recording session (Brian Long research)
14-15 July 1966 – Leys Hotel, Clacton, Essex (Brian Long research/Essex County Standard)
16 July 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London with The Legend (Melody Maker)
29 July 1966 – Beaconsfield Youth Club, Beaconsfield, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)
30 July 1966 – Grand Hotel, Brighton, West Sussex (Brian Long research)
1 August 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
3 August 1966 – Recording session for Pye (Brian Long research)
4 August 1966 – Nottingham Palais, Nottingham (Brian Long research)
5 August 1966 – Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Berkhamsted Gazette & Tring and District News)
6 August 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London (Brian Long research)
8 August 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
12 August 1966 – Coronation Hall, Ramsgate, Kent (Brian Long research)
13 August 1966 – Coventry Air Pageant, Coventry, West Midlands (Brian Long research)
15 August 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
18 August 1966 – Wakefield Locarno, Wakefield, West Yorkshire (Brian Long research)
25 August 1966 – Kew Boathouse, Kew, west London (Brian Long research)
27 August 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Soul Agents (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live) (According to Brian Long, show broadcast 5 September)
29 August 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
30 August 1966 – Ready Steady Radio at Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Brian Long research)
31 August 1966 – Pickwick Club, central London (audition) (Brian Long research)
3 September 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London (Brian Long research)
9 September 1966 – Princess Club, Chorlton, Greater Manchester (Brian Long)
9 September 1966 – Domino Club, Openshaw, Greater Manchester (Brian Long)
12 September 1966 – Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with Tom Jones & The Squires (Berkhamsted Gazette & Tring and District News)
15 September 1966 – RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex (Brian Long)
16 September 1966 – Co-op Hall, Gravesend, Kent (Brian Long)
17 September 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Good Goods (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
The Hillingdon Mirror ran a picture of the band in its 20 September 1966 issue, page 20
23 September 1966 – Recording session at Pye (Brian Long research)
25 September 1966 – Brands Hatch, Kingsdown, Kent (Brian Long research)
27 September 1966 – Finsbury Park Astoria, Finsbury Park, north London with Dusty Springfield & The Echoes, Boz and His People, The Settlers, The Alan Price Set, The Mindbenders and Dave Berry (Brian Long research) This is the start of The Dusty Springfield tour
28 September 1966 – Bournemouth Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, Dorset with Dusty Springfield & The Echoes, The Alan Price Set, The Settlers, Dave Berry, David and Jonathan, Boz & His Group and Jeff Lenner (Brian Long research/website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)
29 September 1966 – Odeon, Cheltenham with Dusty Springfield, Alan Price Set, Boz & His Group, The Settlers, The Echoes and Los Bravos (Gloucester Citizen)
30 September 1966 – Birmingham Odeon, Birmingham, West Midlands with Dusty Springfield, The Alan Price Set, Boz & His Group, The Settlers, The Echoes and Los Bravos (Brian Long research/Birmingham Evening Mail/Express & Star)
1 October 1966 – Cardiff Capitol, Cardiff, Wales (Brian Long research)
2 October 1966 – Colston Hall, Bristol (Brian Long research)
3 October 1966 – Manchester Odeon, Manchester (Brian Long research)
4 October 1966 – Newcastle Odeon, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Brian Long research)
5 October 1966 – Liverpool Odeon, Liverpool (Brian Long research)
6 October 1966 – Hanley Gaumont, Hanley, Staffordshire (Brian Long research)
7 October 1966 – Sheffield Gaumount, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Brian Long research)
8 October 1966 – Leicester gig (Brian Long research)
9 October 1966 – Woburn Abbey gig, Buckinghamshire (Brian Long research)
11 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
15 October 1966 – Harrow County School, Harrow, northwest London with Five’s Company (Brian Long research/Harrow Observer)
18 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Action (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
20 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (audition) (Brian Long research)
21 October 1966 – Beaconsfield Youth Club, Beaconsfield, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)
25 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
28 October 1966 – Witchdoctor Club, Catford, southeast London (Brian Long research)
29 October 1966 – University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent (Brian Long research)
1 November 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Spencer Davis Group (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
4 November 1966 – Beckenham Ballroom, Beckenham, south London (Brian Long research)
5 November 1966 – Wimbledon Stadium, Wimbledon, southwest London (Brian Long research)
11 November 1966 – Witchdoctor Club, Catford, southeast London (Brian Long research)
12 November 1966 – Nautilus Club, Lowestoft, Suffolk (Brian Long research)
13-14 November 1966 – Trip to the Netherlands around this time (Disc & Music Echo)
15 November 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
17 November 1966 – RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex (Brian Long research)
21 November 1966 – Recording session at Pye (Brian Long research)
22 November 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Action (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
23 November 1966 – ‘Swingalong’ recording at BBC (Brian Long research)
25 November 1966 – Recording session at Pye (Brian Long research)
25 November 1966 – Solvatorian College, Harrow Weald, northwest London (Brian Long research)
The Hounslow Post from 25 November 1966, page 6 has an article and picture on the band
26 November 1966 – Royal Lido, Prestatyn, Clwyd, Wales with The Raynes (Rhyl & Prestayn Gazette)
28 November 1966 – ‘Monday Monday’ at the BBC (Brian Long research)
30 November 1966 – Fly to Beirut, Lebanon (Disc & Music Echo) This was on Roger Glover’s birthday
1-31 December 1966 – Casino du Liban, Beirut, Lebanon (Brian Long research)
1967
11 February 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Soul’s Incorporated (Melody Maker/Newham, West Ham & East Ham, Barking and Stratford Express)
19 February 1967 – Harvest Moon Club, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)
22 February 1967 – Kingsway Theatre, Hadleigh, Essex with Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, Cat Stevens, The Style and The Machine
2 March 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with The Herd (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)
3 March 1967 – Exeter University, Exeter, Devon (Fabulous 208)
4 March 1967 – Nautilus Club, Lowestoft, Suffolk (Fabulous 208)
17 March 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Bobby Johnson & The Atoms (Melody Maker)
13 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Jon (Melody Maker)
15 April 1967 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with Dilemma (West Surrey Advertiser)
6 May 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London with supporting group (South East London Mercury)
23 May 1967 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Paul Kaye (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
28 May 1967 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Herts with The Spectrum (Hertfordshire Express)
13 June 1967 – Clapham Common, Clapham, London (Disc & Music Echo) Start of open air gigs
18 June 1967 – Brands Hatch Radio London Motor Racing and Pop Festival, Brands Hatch, Kent with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch and Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser)
1 July 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London with supporting group (South East London Mercury)
8 July 1967 – Ashton Palais, Ashton-under-Lyme, Greater Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)
12 July 1967 – Victoria Rooms, Bristol with Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas (Fabulous 208)
15 July 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, northwest London (Fabulous 208)
16 July 1967 – Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, central London (Fabulous 208)
21 July 1967 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, northwest London (Hayes Gazette/Hillingdon and Uxbridge Weekly Post)
29 July 1967 – Embassy, Colchester, Essex with The Reaction (Essex County Standard)
The Hillingdon Mirror ran a colour picture in its 8 August 1967 issue, page 9 (see below)
12 August 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London with supporting group (South East London Mercury)
16 August 1967 – Big Beat Cruise, Solent, South Parade Pier, Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier Head with The Wrong Direction (Portsmouth News)
18 August 1967 – Diss Corn Hall, Diss, Norfolk with The Wild Oats (Thetford Times)
Portsmouth News has a photo of the band in its 10 August 1967 issue, page 10 (see below)
Disc & Music Echo’s 26 August issue notes that the group are keen to sign Dick Allix from The Gnomes of Zurich to replace drummer Harvey Shields. Instead, they end up recruiting John Kerrison.
1 September 1967 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, northwest London (Hayes Gazette/Hillingdon and Uxbridge Weekly Post)
2 September 1967 – Lion Hotel, Warrington, Cheshire with Konda Group and Arthur’s Limited (Warrington Guardian)
9 September 1967 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Summer Set (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)
7 October 1967 – Luton Boys Club, Luton, Bedfordshire with Friday’s Mind (Evening Post: Hemel Hempstead)
9 October 1967 – Ready Steady Go Club, Kings Arms Hotel, Berkhamstead, Herts (Berkhamstead Gazette, Tring & District News)
21 October 1967 – City University, central London with The Action (Melody Maker)
28 October 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London with Bobby King & The Sabres (South East London Mercury)
3 November 1967 – “Big C”, 1 Camp Road, Farnborough, Hampshire (Aldershot News)
12 November 1967 – Sunday Club, Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough and Eton Express)
According to Melody Maker, the band embarked on 16-day trip to West Germany on 13 November 1967 via Luxembourg
December 1967 – Blow Up, Munich, West Germany
10 December 1967 – Carlton Club, Warrington, Cheshire (Warrington Guardian) Is this likely with German gigs above?
23 December 1967 – Benn Memorial Hall, Rugby, Warwickshire with The Tears (Rugby Advertiser)
30 December 1967 – Co-op, Rainbow Suite, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail)
1968
20 January 1968 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with The Chasers (Hastings & St Leonards Observer)
22 January 1968 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
27 January 1968 – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Essex with Tramline and Magnus Opus (Southend Standard)
24 February 1968 – Lion Hotel, Warrington, Cheshire with The Rhodents Soul Quintet (Warrington Guardian)
1 March 1968 – Beaconsfield Youth Club, Beaconsfield, Bucks (Buckinghamshire Advertiser)
2 March 1968 – Co-op Hall, Chesham, Bucks with Tangerine Peel (Buckinghamshire Advertiser)
23 March 1968 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)
30 March 1968 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex with Great Xpectations (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
4 April 1968 – Luton Boys Club, Luton, Bedfordshire (Luton News)
5 April 1968 – Heath Row, Ipswich, Suffolk with ‘Marshall’ Mick Lennox (Radio 1) (Ipswich Evening Star)
7 April 1968 – Nu Sunday Club, Manor Ballroom, Ipswich, Suffolk (Ipswich Evening Star)
11 April 1968 – Beaconsfield Youth Club, Beaconsfield, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)
13 April 1968 – The Cobweb, St Leonards, East Sussex with The Embers (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
6 May 1968 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday) This seems very unlikely considering the gig below
6 May 1968 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with The Illinois Press (Cornish Guardian)
1 June 1968 – Elms Court Ballroom, Botley, Oxford with Pepper Pot (Oxford Mail) Billed as The Episode
2 June 1968 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex with Rainbow Reflection (Hastings & St Leonards Observer)
10 June 1968 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with The Move and Circus (Surrey Advertiser)
22 June 1968 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)
12 July 1968 – Kew Boat House, Kew, west London (Thames Valley Times)
14 July 1968 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex (with supporting programme) (Hastings & St Leonards Observer)
20 July 1968 – Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with Glenroy Oakley & The Oracles and Lyte ‘N’ Eze (Essex County Standard)
27 July 1968 – The Barn Ballroom, Little Bardfield Hall, Little Bardfield, Essex (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
Fabulous 208 from 17 August 1968 announces Mick Underwood as John Kerrison’s replacement
30 August 1968 – Tigers Head, Downham, southeast London (South East London Mercury)
15 September 1968 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, northwest London (Uxbridge Weekly Post)
9 October 1968 – Shrubbery Hotel, Ilminster, Somerset with Disturbance and Dave the Rave (Somerset County Gazette) Billed as The Episode
19 October 1968 – University College, Gower Street, W1, central London with Proteus (Melody Maker)
20 October 1968 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, northwest London (Uxbridge Weekly Post) Replaced by Tremeloes
15 November 1968 – Brunel University, Acton, west London with Timebox (Melody Maker)
16 November 1968 – Centre 185, Egham, Surrey with Five & a Penny (Staines & Egham News)
11 December 1968 – De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex with The Red Squares and The Motion (Hastings & St Leonards Observer)
14 December 1968 – Tavistock Town Hall, Tavistock, Devon with Blitz (Western Evening Herald)
31 December 1968 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Lloyd (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
1969
24 January 1969 – Tigers Head, Downham, southeast London (South East London Mercury)
1 March 1969 – Bay Hotel, Sunderland (website: www.45worlds.com/live)
1 April 1969 – The Clock House, Watford, Hertfordshire with Billy Davis (Uxbridge Weekly Post)
26 April 1969 – Kingston College of Technology, Kingston upon Thames, southwest London with Orange Rainbow (Melody Maker)
11 May 1969 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, northwest London (Uxbridge Weekly Post)
In mid-June Ian Gillian and Roger Glover left to join Deep Purple
21 June 1969 – The Cobweb, St Leonards, East Sussex with Tanglewood (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
27 June 1969 – Pop Supershow, RAE Assembly Hall, Farnborough, Hampshire with Aynsley Dunbar’s Retaliation, Locomotive and Ten Percent Butter (Aldershot News)
10 October 1969 – Northern Polytechnic, Holloway, north London with Steamhammer (Time Out) Melody Maker says it was Battered Ornaments
22 November 1969 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)
19 December 1969 – Edgbarrow Youth Club, Crowthorne, Hampshire (Aldershot News)
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