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The Love Affair gigs 1966-1970

June 22, 2019 Nick Warburton 28 Comments

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.

LOVE AFFAIR

Steve Ellis – lead vocals

Georgie Michael – lead guitar

Mick Jackson – bass

Morgan Fisher – keyboards

Maurice Bacon – drums

The Love Affair evolved out of The Soul Survivors, which featured Ellis, Bacon and Fisher. They changed name in August 1966 and signed with Decca Records for their debut 45, a cover of The Rolling Stones’ “She Smiled Sweetly”.

17 February 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, London with The Fortunes (Melody Maker)

18 February 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Neat Change (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

17 March 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, and Bedfordshire with The Original Drifters (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

During mid-late March, Rex Brayley from Hounslow R&B band, The Dae-B-Four took over from Georgie Michael. By this point, they had left to Decca and signed to CBS

7 April 1967 – Flamingo, Soho, London (Melody Maker)

8 April 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Syn (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

21 April 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, London with The Soul Sisters (backed by The Trend) (Melody Maker)

3 June 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Westpoint Supernaturals (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

17 June 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Syn (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

8 July 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Tribe (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

22 July 1967 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

27 July 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Marmalade (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

28 July 1967 – Windmill Club, Upminster, London (Brentwood Review & Romford Recorder)

Around this time Morgan Fisher left to go to college and seasoned musician, Hammond player Peter Bardens joined for a brief period. By September Lynton Guest had taken over keyboards

5 August 1967 – Locarno, Swindon, Wiltshire with The John Smith Affair (Swindon Evening Advertiser)

13 August 1967 – Connaught Hotel, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Express & Star)

17 August 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Marmalade (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

18 August 1967 – Windmill Club, Upminster, London (Brentwood Review & Romford Recorder)

31 August 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Marmalade (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

9 September 1967 – Palace Ballroom, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire with The Hydra Bronx ‘B’ Band (Bletchley District Gazette)

14 September 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Marmalade (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

28 September 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Marmalade (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

29 September 1967 – Windmill Club, Upminster, London (Brentwood Review & Romford Recorder)

6 October 1967 – G-Ranch Discotheque, Maidstone, Kent (Maidstone Gazette)

6 October 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, London with supporting group (South East London Mercury)

7 October 1967 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with Trayne of Thought (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next)

14 October 1967 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with Freddie King and Chicken Shack (East Kent Times & Mail)

15 October 1967 – Rendevous Club, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times & Mail)

21 October 1967– Luton Boys Club, Luton, Bedfordshire with The Hydro Bronx Band (Evening Post Hemel Hempstead)

26 October 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Marmalade (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

16 November 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Syn (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

18 November 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, London (South East London Mercury)

19 November 1967 – Sunday Club, Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)

21 November 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Amen Corner (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

23 November 1967 – Melton Drill Hall, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire (Grantham Journal)

December 1967 – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with Magic Roundabout (Express & Star)

2 December 1967 – Connaught Hotel, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Express & Star)

14 December 1967 – Flying Fox Club, RAF Cottesmore, Rutland with Marmalade, The Symbols and The Kontax (Grantham Journal)

16 December 1967 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

22 December 1967 – Windmill Club, Upminster, London (Brentwood Review & Romford Recorder)

30 December 1967 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Tremeloes (East Kent Times & Mail)

1968

16 January 1968 – Brave New World, Eastney, Southsea, Hampshire (website: http://michaelcooper.org.uk/C/birdcage.htm)

19 January 1968 – Ready Steady Go Club, Aylesbury, Bucks (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/)

22 January 1968 – Orchid Ballroom, Purley, Surrey (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

26 January 1968 – Tiger’s Head, Downham, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

27 January 1968 – Top Spot, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with The Reaction (Gloucester Citizen)

31 January 1968 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

1 February 1968 – Liberal Hall, Yeovil, Somerset (Western Gazette)

2 February 1968 – Tavistock Town Hall, Tavistock, Devon (Western Evening Herald)

3 February 1968 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Strange Fruits (East Kent Times)

6 February 1968 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

7 February 1968 – Locarno, Stevenage, Herts (Hertfordshire Express)

8 February 1968 – Town Hall, Wandsworth, London (Fabulous 208)

9 February 1968 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Track and New England Mood (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

10 February 1968 – New Century Hall, Manchester (Fabulous 208)

11 February 1968 – Crown & Cushion, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)

12 February 1968 – Kings Hall, Berkhamsted, Herts (Fabulous 208)

13 February 1968 – Bournemouth College, Bournemouth, Dorset (Fabulous 208)

17 February 1968 – Locarno Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire (Fabulous 208)

22 February 1968 – Worthing Pier Pavilion, Worthing, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)

24 February 1968 – Clockwork Orange, Chester, Cheshire with The Roundabouts (Crewe Chronicle)

25 February 1968 – Cat-Balou Club, Grantham, Lincolnshire (Melody Maker/Grantham Journal)

2 March 1968 – Wilton Hall, Bletchley, Bucks (Bedfordshire Times)

3 March 1968 – New Regis Club, Bognor Regis, West Sussex (Brighton Evening Argus)

5 March 1968 – Town Hall, Kidderminster, Worcestershire (Malvern Gazette)

7 March 1968 – Douglas Hotel, Aberdeen, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

8 March 1968 – Regal Ballroom, Bonnyrigg, Scotland with The Dollyrocker Band and Phoenix Trifle (Fabulous 208/South Midlothian Advertiser)

11 March 1968 – Locarno Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

15 March 1968 – Tottenham Royal, Tottenham, London (Fabulous 208)

16 March 1968 – Market Hall, Haverfordwest, Wales (Fabulous 208)

19 March 1968 – Cricketers Arms, Felton, Northumberland (Fabulous 208)

20 March 1968 – Hemel Hempstead Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with Picnic (Fabulous 208/Welwyn and Hatfield Advertiser) Berkhamsted Gazette as Tender Trap as support

21 March 1968 – Locarno, Streatham, London (Fabulous 208)

23 March 1968 – Civic Hall, Nantwich, Cheshire with The Rogues (Crewe Chronicle)

24 March 1968 – ABC Cinema, Merthyr Tydfil with Plastic Penny (West Monmouth & Merthyr Express)

25 March 1968 – Top Rank Suite, Doncaster, South Yorkshire (Doncaster Evening Post)

28 March 1968 – Ambassador Cinema, Belfast, Northern Ireland with The Tigers, The Soul Foundation and The High Wall (City Week)

11 April 1968 – Gaumont Theatre, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with Gene Pitney, Don Partridge, Status Quo, Simon Dupree & The Big Sound and Lucas & Mike Cotton Sound (Express & Star)

27 April 1968 – Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, Kent with The Section and Square One (Folkestone & Hythe Gazette)

1 May 1968 – Top Rank, Reading, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

3 May 1968 – Top Rank, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)

6 May 1968 – Top Rank, Bristol (Fabulous 208)

8 May 1968 – Top Rank, Brighton, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)

10 May 1968 – Top Rank, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

12 May 1968 – Wembley Pool, Wembley, London (Fabulous 208)

13 May 1968 – Top Rank, Cardiff, Wales (Fabulous 208)

15 May 1968 – Top Rank, Watford, Herts (Fabulous 208)

17 May 1968 – Top Rank, Preston, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

18 May 1968 – Royal Hall, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

20 May 1968 – Top Rank, Southampton, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

22 May 1968 – Top Rank, Croydon, London (Chris Broom book: Rockin’ and Around Croydon/Fabulous 208)

24 May 1968 – Top Rank, Leicester (Fabulous 208/Leicester Mercury)

27 May 1968 – Top Rank, Hanley, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208)

29 May 1968 – Top Rank, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

31 May 1968 – Top Rank, Plymouth, Devon (Fabulous 208)

5 June 1968 – Top Rank Suite, Swansea, south Wales (South Wales Evening Post)

7 June 1968 – Top Rank, Doncaster, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

15 June 1968 – Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire (Steve Chapples research)

21 June 1968 – Kinema Ballroom, Stranraer, Scotland with The Static Symbol (Wigtownshire Free Press & Galloway Advertiser)

22 June 1968 – Olympic Hall, East Kilbride, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

23 June 1968 – Top Ten Club, Dundee, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

24 June 1968 – Caledonian Ballroom, Inverness, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

25 June 1968 – Dobbie Hall, Larbeth, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

29 June 1968 – Arcadia Ballroom, Bray, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

3 July 1968 – Locarno, Stevenage, Herts (Fabulous 208)

4 July 1968 – Pier Pavilion, Worthing, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)

5 July 1968 – Royal, Tottenham, London (Fabulous 208)

6 July 1968 – Oxford Town Hall, Elms Court Ballroom, Botley, Oxford with The Locomotive (Fabulous 208/Oxford Mail)

8 July 1968 – Bath Pavilion, Bath (Fabulous 208)

11 July 1968 – Locarno, Streatham, London (Fabulous 208)

12 July 1968 – Locarno, Blackpool, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

13 July 1968 – St Thomas Hall, Brentwood, Essex with Cherry Smash (Fabulous 208/Essex Chronicle)

16 July 1968 – Middle Earth, Torquay Town Hall, Torquay, Devon with Drifters, Phaze and Enterprise Big Band (Herald Express)

17 July 1968 – Winter Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)

18 July 1968 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)

20 July 1968 – Victoria Cross Gallery, Wantage, Oxfordshire (Fabulous 208/Oxford Mail)

26 July 1968 – Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with J J Bender & The SoS (Fabulous 208/Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)

Around this time Morgan Fisher re-joined, replacing Lynton Guest

10 August 1968 – Winter Gardens, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset (Fabulous 208)

14 August 1968 – Top Rank, Leicester (Fabulous 208)

17 August 1968 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Dual Purpose (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

19 August 1968 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208)

24 August 1968 – Seagull Ballroom, Ryde, Isle of Wight (Fabulous 208)

27 August 1968 – Top Rank, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

29 August 1968 – Spinning Disc, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

30 August 1968 – Central Pier, Morecambe, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

1 September 1968 – Queen’s Hall, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

14 September 1968 – New Century Hall, Manchester (Fabulous 208)

18 September 1968 – Top Rank Suite, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

21 September 1968 – Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire (Steve Chapples research: www.lankybeat.com)

30 September 1968 – Chesford Grange, Kenilworth, Warwickshire with Jigsaw (Warwick Advertiser)

4 October 1968 – Astoria, Finsbury Park, London (Fabulous 208)

5 October 1968 – Odeon Manchester, Manchester (Fabulous 208)

9 October 1968 – ABC Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

10 October 1968 – City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear with Tommy James & The Shondells, The Gunn, The Paper Dolls, Ronnie Scott Orchestra and Mike Quinn (Fabulous 208/Newcastle Evening Chronicle)

11 October 1968 – Odeon, Birmingham with Scott Walker, Paper Dolls and Tommy James & The Shondells (Fabulous 208/Express & Star)

12 October 1968 – Odeon, Chesterfield (Fabulous 208)

13 October 1968 – Empire, Liverpool (Fabulous 208)

14 October 1968 – Colston Hall, Bristol (Fabulous 208)

16 October 1968 – Odeon, Cardiff, Wales (Fabulous 208)

17 October 1968 – Adelphi, Slough, Berkshire with Scott Walker, The Paper Dolls (backed by Bluesology?), The Gunn, Terry Reid, Cupid’s Inspiration, Mike Quinn and Ronnie Scott Orchestra (Bracknell News/Reading Evening Post)

18 October 1968 – Gaumont, Ipswich, Suffolk (Fabulous 208)

19 October 1968 – Granada, Tooting, London (Fabulous 208)

25 October 1968 – Corn Exchange, Devizes, Wiltshire (Fabulous 208)

26 October 1968 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with supporting groups (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

27 October 1968 – Birdcage, Harlow, Essex (Fabulous 208)

31 October 1968 – Skyline Ballroom, Hull with Gospel Garden, Pitiful Souls and Rikki Dobbs (Fabulous 208/Hull Daily Mail)

1 November 1968 – Surrey Rooms, Oval, London (Melody Maker)

1 November 1968 – Shakespere Hotel, Woolwich, London (Melody Maker)

1 November 1968 – Tabernacle, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208) This is unlikely

2 November 1968 – Pavilion, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset (Fabulous 208)

6 November 1968 – Top Rank Suite, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

8 November 1968 – Ritz Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset (Fabulous 208)

9 November 1968 – Leas Cliff Pavilion, Folkestone, Kent (Fabulous 208)

12 November 1968 – Kirkcaldy Ice Rink, Kirkcaldy, Scotland with The Herd, Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, Procession and Susan Richards (Fabulous 208)

13 November 1968 – Market Hall, Carlisle, Cumbria with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, The Herd, Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, Procession and Susan Richards (Fabulous 208)

15 November 1968 – Dundee Ice Rink, Dundee, Scotland with The Herd, Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, Procession and Susan Richards (Dundee Evening Telegraph/Fabulous 208)

16 November 1968 – Rawmarsh Baths Hall, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire with The Fire Exit and The Chicago Line (South Yorkshire & Rotherham Advertiser)

17 November 1968 – Grand Court Ballroom, Sheringham, Norfolk with Caste (Eastern Evening News/North Norfolk News)

22 November 1968 – Tottenham Royal, north London (Fabulous 208)

23 November 1968 – Plaza, Handsworth, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)

24 November 1968 – Locarno, Wakefield, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

29 November 1968 – Central Hall, Keswick, Cumbria (Fabulous 208)

29 November 1968 – Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear with The Foundations, Marmalade and The Puncture Outfit (Newcastle Evening Chronicle)

30 November 1968 – Domino, Boston, Lincolnshire (Fabulous 208)

2 December 1968 – Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Chris Broom book: Rockin’ and Around Croydon)

7 December 1968 – Scene Two, Scarborough, North Yorkshire (Scarborough Evening News)

8 December 1968 – Palladium, London (Fabulous 208)

9 December 1968 – Ipswich Baths, Ipswich, Suffolk (Fabulous 208)

13 December 1968 – Morecambe Pier, Morecambe, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

14 December 1968 – Bolton Palais, Bolton, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

16 December 1968 – Belfry, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)

19 December 1968 – Nevada Ballroom, Bolton, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

24 December 1968 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Candy Choir (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

26 December 1968 – Winter Gardens, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset (Fabulous 208)

28 December 1968 – Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks (Fabulous 208)

29 December 1968 – Civic Centre, Corby, Northamptonshire (Fabulous 208)

31 December 1968 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent (Fabulous 208)

1969

2 January 1969 – Civic Hall, Connah’s Quay, Wales (Fabulous 208)

4 January 1969 – Leas Cliff Pavilion, Folkestone, Kent (Fabulous 208)

11 January 1969 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with Jay Lane (Cambridgeshire Times)

23 January 1969 – Emporium Ballroom, Doncaster, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

25 January 1969 – Music Hall, Shrewsbury (Fabulous 208)

30 January 1969 – Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

13 February 1969 – Lyceum, London (Fabulous 208)

14 February 1969 – Paisley Ice Rink, Paisley, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

21 February 1969 – Locarno Ballroom, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

27 February 1969 – Fiesta Club, Stockon-on-Tees (Fabulous 208)

15 March 1969 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

26 April 1969 – Royal Lido Ballroom, Prestatyn, Wales with The Roll Movement (website: www.45worlds.com/live)

17 May 1969 – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Essex with Hopscotch and Shannie’s Mood (Southend Standard)

9 August 1969 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Mud (Folkestone & Hythe District Herald)

10 August 1969 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

30 August 1969 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

3 October 1969 – Regal Ballroom, Bonnyrigg, Scotland with Tadem and Santa Fe Smoke (South Midlothian Advertiser)

18 October 1969 – Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire (Steve Chapples research)

24 October 1969 – Carlton Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire with The Falcons (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)

In December 1969, Steve Ellis left and August “Gus” Eadon took over lead vocals in early January 1970.

1970

17 July 1970 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Key Largo (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

5 August 1970 – The Hive, Bournemouth, Dorset (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)

12 September 1970 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with Barries Magazine (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next)

19 September 1970 – Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire (Steve Chapples research)

Mick Jackson’s departure in December l970 led to a succession of personnel changes in the coming years

Categories: Country, England

Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival Show featuring Tommy Bishop

June 15, 2019 Nick Warburton 5 Comments

Tommy Bishop (lead vocals)

Mick Pearson (guitar/vocals)

Jack ? (piano/tenor sax)

Jeff Lake (tenor sax)

Noel “Bo” Skelton (bass/vocals)

Terry “Tetley” Parkin (drums)

Singer Tommy Bishop, who hailed from Brentwood in Essex, had first come to prominence with Tommy Bishop’s Richochets.

It’s not clear what Bishop did after the group split up in 1966/1967 but it’s possible he put together a new group with guitarists Chris Howlett and Pete Hole, who were behind the recording of the Decca single “Midnight Train”, which was credited the Rock ‘n’ Roll Revival Show.

According to tenor sax player Jeff Lake, who had started his career with west London R&B group Jeff Curtis & The Flames in 1964-1965, another tenor sax player/pianist called Jack, who came from Tottenham, was part of the group and both most likely appeared on the single.

“I first met Tommy when I auditioned for him when he was forming a band to go to Germany,” remembers Lake, who’d recently worked as road manager for Manchester’s Playboys (his friend and another ex-Flames member Malcolm Randall was their sax player).

“That group never got off the ground. A couple of months later I received a telegram from him to join this new band which became The Rock and Roll Revival Show.”

Lake also remembers three musicians from northeast England who were part of the group. These were guitarist Mick Pearson, bass player Noel “Bo” Skelton and drummer Terry “Tetley” Parkin.

However, Parkin says that none of them appeared on the single, which was recorded and released before their arrival.

Parkin, who hailed from north Lincolnshire, joined his first band The Echoes in 1959. The group later worked as The Northern Echoes and sometimes The Sound of The Echoes, including a two-month residency at the Top Ten Club in Hamburg (Ed: The Beatles were playing around the corner at the Star Club at the time).

Later, Parkin played with The Chads, another north Lincolnshire group, which is where he met guitarist Mick Pearson.

In early 1966, Parkin joined Brian Poole’s post-Tremeloes group, The Unity, appearing on the single “The Other Side of the Sky”.

1967 gig. Image may be subject to copyright

When the group split in early 1968, he answered an advert in Melody Maker and joined Tommy Bishop’s new group who included another guitarist and bass player, both of whom quit after the first gig.

“That was when I suggested that Noel and Mick were available and they joined the band,” he says. “I can’t remember how long the band were together but the highlight was when we toured and supported Bill Haley and the Comets on their UK tour.”

Parkin remembers the group recorded a demo track, possibly for Decca, a Tommy Bishop composition called “Sugar Man”, which wasn’t released.

When the group split up, Parkin later played with The Gordon Jones Soul Band while Skelton returned to The Rumble Band, which later recorded as Rumble.

“Jack, the sax player from Tottenham, later went out as a guitar/vocals solo artist under the name Jack Bodine,” says Parkin. “Sometime after Bill Haley died, Jack sang with the original Comets on UK TV.”

We’d love to hear from anyone who can add any more information.

Huge thanks to Terry “Tetley” Parkin and Jeff Lake for providing further information about the group

Selected gigs:

15 March 1968 – Pink Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London

30 March 1968 – Cottingham Civic Hall, Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire with The Big Change

5 April 1968 – Benn Memorial Hall, Rugby, Warwickshire with Pete Kelly’s Solution and Tuxedo Junction Blues Band

9 April 1968 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, London

12 April 1968 – Locarno, Stevenage, Herts

13 April 1968 – Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with Candy Bus

14 April 1968 – Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset with The Balloons

15 April 1968 – Impsella Club, Chateau Impney, Droitwich, Worcestershire

16 April 1968 – Gala Ballroom, Norwich, Norfolk

18 April 1968 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire

19 April 1968 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset

21 April 1968 – Riverside Club, Cricketers Hotel, Chertsey, Surrey

27 April 1968 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Fanny Flicker’s Show and The Cortinas

29 April 1968 – Sheridan Rooms, Nottingham with Bill Haley & The Comets

4 May 1968 – Belfry, Wishaw, near Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands with The Skin Deep (Birmingham Evening Mail)

11 May 1968 – Polytechnic, Little Titchfield Street, London with Karl ‘G’ Big Band

13 May 1968 – Quaintways, Chester, Cheshire with The Hitmakers

18 May 1968 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with Out of Sight

19 May 1968 – Excel Blue Angel, Middlesbrough

25 May 1968 – Campus, Welwyn Garden City with The Frugal Sound

27 May 1968 – Penny Farthing Club, Leicester

1 June 1968 – Mistrale Club, Beckenham, London with Mr Mo’s Messengers

2 June 1968 – Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset with The Palmer James

4 June 1968 – Dudley Zoo, Dudley, West Midlands with Bill Haley & The Comets and Pete Kelly’s Solution

8 June 1968 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with Pattersons Generation

15 June 1968 – Alex’s Disco, Salisbury, Wiltshire

16 June 1968 – Crown & Cushion, Perry Barr, West Midlands with Jasper Stubbs, Fanny Flickers Rock & Roll Show and Al Copone & Steve Rio

23 June 1968 – Kinema Ballroom, Dunfermline, Scotland with The Falcons and The Shadettes

28 June 1968 – Regal Ballroom, Bonnyrigg, Scotland with Slater’s Street Few and Spider’s Web

29 June 1968 – Cheltenham Spa Lounge and Ballroom, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire with Loopy & Cindy (This may be another band)

12 July 1968 – Swinging Slipper, West Bridgeford, Nottinghamshire

26 July 1968 – Top Spot, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with Sound City (This may be another band)

29 July 1968 – Penny Farthing Club, Leicester

Categories: British Columbia, Canada, Country

The Canadians

June 9, 2019 Nick Warburton Leave a comment

The Strangers shortly after arriving in the UK, late 1966. Photo credit: Barry Casson

Bobby Faulds (aka Bobby Hanna) – lead vocals

David Foster – keyboards/vocals

Mike Stymest – bass

Wes Chambers – saxophone

Rich England – saxophone

Billy Stewart – trumpet/valve

Barry Casson – drums

Having enjoyed success in their native Victoria, British Columbia as Bobby Faulds & The Strangers, the group makes plans to relocate to England in late 1966 after drummer Barry Casson, who has spent time in London, recommends moving there.

The band arrives in England in early October 1966, having travelled overland across Canada from Vancouver to Gander, Newfoundland where they pick up their flight.

On arrival, the group stay with Faulds’ relatives in Kettering, Northamptonshire. Renamed The Canadians, they start by playing some local gigs.

5 November 1966 – Corby Civic Centre, Corby, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Advertiser)

12 December 1966 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge with Bob Kidman & His Band, the Prowlers, The Few Four and The Breed (Cambridge News) Billed as The Canadian Strangers

15 December 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, London with Him & The Others (Melody Maker)

17 December 1966 – Refectory, Golders Green, London (Melody Maker)

17 December 1966 – Cue Club, Praed Street, Paddington, London (Melody Maker)

18 December 1966 – The Cavern, Liverpool with The Prowlers, The Mead, The Defenders and Times Five (Phil Thompson’s Story of the Cavern book)

Just before Christmas, the horn section returns home to Canada. Around the same time, the band signs to the Roy Tempest Agency and gains work backing visiting US acts.

23 December 1966 – Clouds, Derby with John Evan Soul Band (Derby Evening Telegraph)

24 December 1966 – Flamenco, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

25 December 1966 – Dungeon, Nottingham with The In Crowd (The Canadians were backing The Drifters) (Nottingham Evening Post)

31 December 1966 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The Equals, The Triads, Ray Bones at the Organ and Frank and Keith (The Canadians were backing The Spellbinders) (Lincolnshire Standard) The Canadians may have been back at this venue on 7 January backing The Soul Sisters

31 December 1966 – The Cavern, Liverpool (All-nighter) with The Prowlers, The Beechwoods, The Tatters, The States, The Klubs, The Kids, The Sign and The Times, The Hideways and The Shades (The Canadians were probably backing The Soul Sisters) (Phil Thompson’s Story of the Cavern book)

8 January 1967 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (The Canadians were backing The Soul Sisters) (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

10 January 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, London (Melody Maker) The Canadians probably also played on 11 January backing The Soul Sisters

14 January 1967 – Dungeon, Nottingham (The Canadians were backing The Spellbinders) (Nottingham Evening Post)

14 January 1967 – Rawmarsh Baths Hall, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire with the Rumours (The Canadians were backing The Spellbinders)

23 January 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire with Traction (The Canadians were backing Inez & Charlie Foxx) (Evening Sentinel)

30 January 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire with The Amboy Dukes (The Canadians were backing Inez & Charlie Foxx)(Evening Sentinel)

30 January 1967 – Clouds, Derby with Peppers Machine (The Canadians were backing Inez & Charlie Foxx)(Derby Evening Telegraph)

11 February 1967 – Dungeon, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

Tour with Chuck Berry (Record Mirror and Disc & Music Echo):

17 February 1967 – Princess Theatre, Chorlton, Greater Manchester and Domino Club, Openshaw, Greater Manchester

18 February 1967 – New Century Hall, Manchester

18 February 1967 – Manchester Tech College, Manchester

19 February 1967 – Saville Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue, London with Hamilton & The Hamilton Movement and Del Shannon (riot at this show or the one on 26 February)

20 February 1967 – Queen’s Hall, Wolverhampton (unlikely given Cardiff which is confirmed below but not impossible)

20 February 1967 – Cardiff Top Rank, Cardiff, Wales

21 February 1967 – Olympia, Paris, France

22 February 1967 – Stevenage Locarno, Stevenage, Herts

22 February 1967 – Cedar Club, Birmingham (or is this the Rum Runner?)

23 February 1967 – Streatham Locarno, Streatham, London

23 February 1967 – Blaises, Queen’s Gate, London

24 February 1967 – Durham University, Durham

24 February 1967 – Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

25 February 1967 – Sussex University, Brighton, West Sussex

25 February 1967 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey

26 February 1967 – Saville Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue, London with Hamilton & The Hamilton Movement and Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers (riot at this show or the one on 19 February)

27 February 1967 – The Cavern, Liverpool with The Multivation, The Klubs and The Tremas (Phil Thompson’s Story of the Cavern book)

18 March 1967 – Civic Hall, Nantwich, Cheshire with The Original Drifters, The Sound Society and The Solents (Evening Sentinel)

Tour with Bo Diddley:

14 April 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire

15 April 1967 – Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire

16 April 1967 – Saville Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue, London

17 April 1967 – Cardiff Top Rank, Cardiff, Wales

18 April 1967 – Cromwellian, South Kensington, London

19 April 1967 – Blaises, Queens Gate, London

19 April 1967 – Sybilla’s, Swallow Street, London

During late April/early May, English guitarist Mick Patel from The Loose Ends joins The Canadians who travel to Cologne in May to play gigs.

27 April 1967 – Golden Torch Tunstall, Staffordshire with The Soul Sisters and The Toggery (Evening Sentinel) Possibly with Mick Patel on guitar by now

On their return to the UK, Bobby Faulds signs a solo deal and records as Bobby Hanna.

David Foster and Mick Patel will subsequently join The Warren Davis Monday Band. Casson meanwhile joins Ruskin T Emery Revue with Australian guitarist Ray Danaher

The following resource was also really helpful:

https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/

Thanks to Barry Casson for his help

Categories: Country, England, Hayes, London, Middlesex

Four Point Five/The Soul System

June 2, 2019 Nick Warburton 8 Comments

Photo: Keith Jellows. Clockwise from 12 O’clock: Duncan Wilkes, Rik Jones, Dave Horn, Keith Jellows, Keith Kendall, John Bartovski and Geoff

A west London band formed in mid-1966 and not to be confused with David O’List’s short-lived group of the same name who morphed into The Attack, The Soul System were originally called Four Point Five.

Formed by friends at Mellow Lane School in Hayes, the original formation comprised:

Geoff ? – lead vocals

Keith Kendall – lead guitar

John Bartovski – bass/harmony vocals

Rik Jones – organ/harmony vocals (after Bartovski departed)

Dave Horn – tenor sax

Duncan Wilkes – trumpet

Keith Jellows – drums

Kendall had started out with another Mellow Lane School group, Brian & The Fantoms but had left in 1964 to join The First Impressions (aka The Legends). In late 1965/early 1966, he departed to join Four Point Five.

Four Point Five (and later The Soul System) gigged extensively but never released any recordings.

As Four Point Five:

9 August 1967 – Drayton Hall, West Drayton, west London (Uxbridge and West Drayton Chronicle)

The Hillingdon Mirror ran an article and photo in its 15 August 1967 issue, page 2 (see above)

30 August 1967 – Hayes Town Hall, Hayes, west London (Uxbridge and West Drayton Chronicle)

The Hillingdon Mirror ran a photo of the band playing at the Town Hall Park in its 5 September 1967, page 7 (see above)

14 October 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with Georgie Fame and The Army (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

Changing name to The Soul System around late 1967/early 1968, former All Night Workers’ baritone sax player Johnny Baker joined the formation in January/February 1969.

The following month John Bartovski left and future Strawbs’ bass player Chas Cronk briefly covered the bass slot until the summer.

Rick Eagles, who’d worked with Keith Kendall in the First Impressions and The Legends during 1964-1965, and had subsequently worked with Tony Knight’s Chessmen and The Good Earth, assumed the bass position until the end of the year.

Just before Eagles’ arrival, however, Dave Horn departed to focus on his ‘A’ Levels. The group line-up remained steady until late 1969 when Baker re-joined The All Night Workers. He subsequently suggested Keith Kendall on lead guitar (who had briefly returned to Brian & The Fantoms in the interim).

Keith Jellows later played with The New Mud and also The Sweet.

Gigs at The Soul System (see comments section for more)

25 January 1969 – Club LaBamba, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Kent & Sussex Courier)

28 January 1969 – Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks with Rod Welling and guest group (Bucks Free Press)

Thanks to Keith Kendall, Dave Horn, Keith Jellows and Rick Eagles for information about the band. We’d love to hear from anyone who can add more information.

Categories: Country, England

The Projection

May 27, 2019 Nick Warburton 2 Comments

A very obscure British band who cut a rare, lone 45 “The Maze of Yesterday” c/w “Freewheel Uphill” in 1969/1970. The recordings were issued only in West Germany (Ariola), Spain (Vergara) and Sweden (Polydor). The picture sleeves depict a five-piece in the German release and a four-piece in the Spanish release, suggesting they started life as a quintet.

Judging by the song-writing credits, the group featured Gordon Neville, Michael Halpin and George J Watt.

Singer Gordon Neville subsequently sang with Alan Bown among others and was also in Scottish group Beggars Opera who recorded the song “Now You’re Gone” composed by Neville with Sellar and Watt, who I presume is the same George Watt associated with The Projection.

George Watt has confirmed that he is not the same musician who played Hammond organ briefly in The Attack in mid-1967.

We would welcome any more information on this rare band.

Categories: Country, England

New York Public Library gigs 1966-1970

May 20, 2019 Nick Warburton 2 Comments

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

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Cherokees. Left to right: Tez Stokes, Dave Bower, Mick Sweeney, John Kirby Woollard, Jim Green and roadie Jeff Hole

Formed in Leeds, West Yorkshire as The Cherokees, the original formation comprised:

John Kirby Woollard – lead vocals

Tez Stokes – lead guitar

David Bower – rhythm guitar

Mick Sweeney – bass

Jim Green – drums

In early 1966, the group changed name to The New York Public Library and worked at the Star Club in Hamburg, West Germany

25 June 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The End and The Carl Douglas Set (Melody Maker)

30 July 1966 – Cleveland Arms, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Express & Star)

20 August 1966 – ABC Promotions, Public Hall, Heacham, Norfolk with The Ultimate (Lynn News)

27 August 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Mynah Birds and The Broodly-Hoo (Melody Maker)

NYPL, top to bottom: John Kirby Woollard, Mick Ibbotson, Mick Sweeney, Dave Bower and Tez Stokes

18 September 1966 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey with support (Aldershot News/Camberley News)

Around this time drummer Mick Ibbotson took over from Jim Green and appears on the band’s debut 45 “I Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore”

2 October 1966 – George Inn, Wilby, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

28 October 1966 – 7 Club, Shrewsbury, Shropshire with The Van-Dels (Express & Star)

29 October 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Soul Method and The Heavenly Bodies (Melody Maker)

12 November 1966 – Midnight City, Digbeth, West Midlands with Zoot Money and His Big Roll Band (Birmingham Evening Mail)

18 November 1966 – Boulevard, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire (Yorkshire Evening Post) Says formerly The Cherokees

17 December 1966 – House of Aden, Witham Public Hall, Witham, Essex with The Hush (Essex County Standard)

31 December 1966 – Eastbourne Town Hall, Eastbourne, East Sussex with Lee Hawkins (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

1967

In early 1967, both Mick Sweeney and newcomer Mick Ibbotson departed

Now based in London, former Knack drummer Topper Clay replaced Ibbotson and bass player Paul Servis joins. Servis had previously worked with Johnny Milton & The Condors before attending university

7 April 1967 – Cofton Country Club, Rednal, West Midlands (Redditch Indicator)

8 April 1967 – Worcester Co-Op, Worcester, Worcestershire (Worcester Evening News)

16 April 1967 – Kitchners, Black Horse, Kidderminster, Worcestershire (Kidderminster Times and Stourport News)

8 July 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Rick ‘N’ Beckers and Jimmy Powell & The Dimensions (Melody Maker)

15 July 1967 – Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with The Gass and Status One (Essex County Standard)

2 September 1967 – Khyber Club, Taunton County Cricket Ground, Taunton, Somerset with Combustic Show (Somerset County Gazette)

22 September 1967 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, northwest London with James & Bobby Purify (Harrow Weekly Post)

29 September 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, west London (Melody Maker)

7 October 1967 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Georgie Fame (East Kent Times & Mail)

8 October 1967 – Rendevous Club, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times & Mail)

30 October 1967 – Dollar & Discotheque, Wexham, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)

21 October 1967 – Penthouse, Birmingham, West Midlands with Breakthru (Birmingham Evening Mail)

4 November 1967 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

5 November 1967 – Kyrle, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail)

19 November 1967 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with J J Bender SOS (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

7 December 1967 – Hatchetts Playground, Piccadilly, central London (Evening Standard)

8 December 1967 – Hatchetts Playground, Piccadilly, central London (Evening Standard)

9 December 1967 – Hatchetts Playground, Piccadilly, central London (Evening Standard)

10 December 1967 – Castaways, Birmingham with Kathy Kirby (Birmingham Evening Mail)

22 December 1967 – Andromeda, Colchester, Essex (Essex County Standard)

23 December 1967 – Clockwork Orange, Chester, Cheshire with Mandy’s Movement (Crewe Chronicle)

31 December 1967 – Rendevous Club, Margate, Kent with P P Arnold (East Kent Times & Mail)

1968

4 February 1968 – Beau Brummel Club, Alvaston Hall Hotel, Nantwich, Cheshire with James & Bobby Purify and The Jaytree Organisation (Crewe Chronicle)

8 February 1968 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with James and Bobby Purify (Birmingham Evening Mail)

1 March 1968 – 400 Ballroom, Torquay, Devon (Herald Express)

20 March 1968 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

6 April 1968 – The Place, Hanley, Stafforshire (Evening Sentinel)

13 April 1968 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Alan Price Set (East Kent Times)

28 April 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

4 May 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

Around May/June Paul Servis left and joined The Parking Lot briefly

Singer John Kirby Woollard also left. David Bower moved over to bass and Clay’s former Knack band mate, Brian Morris came in on lead vocals and rhythm guitar

15 June 1968 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

21 June 1968 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News)

29 June 1968 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

The new formation records two 45s “Got To Get Away” and “Love Me Two Times” and also unreleased material

NYPL, 1968. Clockwise from top: Tez Stokes, Dave Bower, Topper Clay and Brian Morris

20 July 1968 – The Cobweb, St Leonards, East Sussex with Herb of Grace (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

4 August 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

30 August 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

Melody Maker says that the group went to Belgium and Holland on 16 September. It also says they will take in a promotional trip to Norway. The article adds that they will undertake their first US tour on 16 February 1969 with six weeks of dates.

14 September 1968 – Nottingham University, Nottingham (Melody Maker)

2 October 1968 – Manchester University, Manchester (Melody Maker)

5 October 1968 – Bristol University, Bristol (Melody Maker)

10 October 1968 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker)

12 October 1968 – Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire (Melody Maker)

19 October 1968 – Hull University, Hull (Melody Maker)

2 November 1968 – Gala Ballroom, Norwich, Norfolk with The Peter Croft Blues Band (Eastern Evening News)

30 November 1968 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

3 December 1968 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

13 December 1968 – Brockley County School, Brockley, southeast London with The Mojos (South East London Mercury)

1969

12 January 1969 – Downbeat Club, the Swan, Maldon, Essex (Essex Chronicle)

1 February 1969 – Lion Hotel, Warrington, Cheshire with Finders Keepers (Warrington Guardian)

18 March 1969 – Blaises, Imperial Hotel, Queen’s Gate, west London (Hounslow Post)

10 July 1969 – The Revolution, central London (possibly with Kenny Rogers & The New Edition) (Melody Maker)

NYPL, 1969, left to right: Topper Clay, Dave Bower, Tez Stokes and Pete Morrison

In August 1969, singer Peter Morrison took over from Brian Morris

30 August 1969 – Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks with The Crescents (Bucks Free Press)

Thanks to John Kirby Woollard, Tez Stokes, Topper Clay, David Bower and Peter Morrison for photos

For more detailed information on the band: http://www.petermorrisonmusic.co.uk/

Categories: Country, England, London

Tuesday’s Children gigs 1966-1969

May 19, 2019 Nick Warburton 2 Comments

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

TUESDAY’S CHILDREN

Formed in mid-1966 from the ashes of The Prophets the original line-up comprised:

Phil Cordell (lead vocals, guitar)

Mick Ware (vocals, guitar)

Paul Kendrick (bass)

Derrick Gough (drums)

1966

1 October 1966 – New Spot, Gosport, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

14 October 1966 – Garry Owen Club, Hammersmith, west London (Fabulous 208)

15 October 1966 – Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, southwest London (Fabulous 208)

12 November 1966 – Walton Hop, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (Woking Herald)

10 December 1966 – Baths, Leyton, London (Fabulous 208)

1967

14 January 1967 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London (Fabulous 208)

20 January 1967 – Windmill Hall, Upminster, east London (Fabulous 208)

4 February 1967 – Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, southwest London with The Attack (Fabulous 208)

17 February 1967 – Harvest Moon Club, Guildford, Surrey with The Next Move (Surrey Advertiser)

11 March 1967 – Bal Tabarin, Downham, southeast London with the Collection (South East London Mercury)

22 March 1967 – Big L Party Night, Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with The James Royal Set (Melody Maker)

23 March 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London (Fabulous 208)

24 March 1967 – Miners’ Club, Ripley, North Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

25 March 1967 – Anchor Hotel, Skegness, Lincolnshire (Fabulous 208)

7 April 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (Fabulous 208)

28 April 1967 – Europa Hotel, Grosvenor Square, central London (Fabulous 208)

24 May 1967 – Wellington Manor Country Club, Crowthorne, Berkshire with Grapefruit (Reading Evening Post)

26-27 May 1967 – Cromwellian Club, South Kensington, London (Fabulous 208)

8 June 1967 – Elizabethan Hall, Dagenham, London (Fabulous 208)

9-15 June 1967 – Pier, Ryde, Isle of Wight (Fabulous 208)

29 July 1967 – Cromwellian Club, South Kensington, London (Fabulous 208)

In early August, Phil Cordell left for a solo career.

Hammond organist Bob Hodges joined. Earlier in the year, he’d played with The Attack.

The group also added two sax players: Roger Davies, who was Kinks siblings’ Ray and Dave’s cousin, and Liverpudlian Phil Kenzie, who had recently played with Sonny Childe & The TNT

12 August 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

26 August 1967 – Lotus Ballroom, Forest Gate, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

During September trumpet player Hilary Roy did four gigs with the band

2 September 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, London (afternoon) (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 September 1967 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (evening) (Bob Hodges’ diary)

3 September 1967 – Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with Eyes of Blonde (Bob Hodges’ diary/Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

8 September 1967 – De Valence Ballroom, Tenby, Wales with The Swinging Blue Jeans (Bob Hodges’ diary)

9 September 1967 – Ritz Ballroom, Skewen, Wales with Love Sculpture (Bob Hodges’ diary/Port Talbot Guardian)

10 September 1967 – Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 September 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire with Sons & Lovers (Evening Sentinel/Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 September 1967 – Garden of Eden Club, Bridge Hotel, Wheatley, Oxfordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

21 September 1967 – RAF Watton, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

22 September 1967 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

23 September 1967 – Embassy Rooms, Colchester, Essex with The Collection (Bob Hodges’ diary/Essex County Standard)

24 September 1967 – Pink Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 September 1967 – Shades, Masonic Hall, Wokingham, Berkshire (Ricky Tick Club Night) (Bracknell News/Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 September 1967 – Nags Head, Wollaston, Northamptonshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

7 October 1967 – University of Sussex, Falmer, West Sussex with Pink Floyd, The Moody Blues, Fairport Convention and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown (Bob Hodges’ diary)

13 October 1967 – According to Bob Hodges’ diary, the band attended ABC Film/TV Studios, Teddington

14 October 1967 – Victoria Hotel, Dartford, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 October 1967 – Foseco Sports & Social Club, Tamworth, Staffordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary/Tamworth Herald)

20 October 1967 – Youth Club, St Ives, Cambridgeshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

21 October 1967 – Twisted Wheel, Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle/Bob Hodges’ diary)

27 October 1967 – St Barnabus Youth Club, Woodford, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 October 1967 – Queen Elizabeth College, Campden Street, Kensington, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 October 1967 – Middleton Hotel, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

31 October 1967 – Wood Green Jazz Club, Fishmongers Arms, Wood Green, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

3 November 1967 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

Photo: Richard Goddard. This isn’t in Bob Hodges’ gig diary list

4 November 1967 – YMCA, Sebert Street, Gloucester with The Inmates (Gloucester Citizen)

5 November 1967 – Cat Balou, Grantham, Lincolnshire (Bob Hodges’ diary/Grantham Journal)

6 November 1967 – Tabbys Discotheque, Ealing, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

9 November 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Tages (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live/Bob Hodges’ diary)

10 November 1967 – Windmill Hall, Upminster, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

11 November 1967 – Penny Farthing Club, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (Southend Standard) This gig is not in Bob Hodges’ diary

11 November 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire with Modes Mode (Bob Hodges’ diary) Gig lists six piece

12 November 1967 – Middleton Hotel, Middleton, Essex (Southend Standard) This gig is not in Bob Hodges’ diary so may not have happened

Around this time sax players Roger Davies and Phil Kenzie departed, the latter to briefly work with PP Arnold and then with Freddie Mack. Davies may be the same musician who subsequently played with The Warren Davis Monday Band.

17 November 1967 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 November 1967 – Silver End Hotel, Silver End, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 November 1967 – Aurora Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

26 November 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29-30 November 1967 – According to Bob Hodges’ diary, the band attended Pinewood Studios to film “The Ugliest Girl In the World” with actor Nicholas Parsons

1 December 1967 – Victoria and Bull Hotel, Dartford, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 December 1967 – Lord Hill Hotel, Shrewsbury, Shropshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

3 December 1967 – Tiffany’s, Shaftsbury Avenue, W1, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

7 December 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho London (Melody Maker/Bob Hodges’ diary)

8 December 1967 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Melody Maker/Bob Hodges’ diary)

9 December 1967 – Nags Head, Motown Club, Wollaston, Northamptonshire with Big Bob’s Hi-Fi Sound (Melody Maker/Bob Hodges’ diary/Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

10 December 1967 – Dolphin Hotel, Maidenhead, Berkshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

11 December 1967 – Penny Farthing Club, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (Essex Chronicle/Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 December 1967 – Civic Hall, Corby, Northampshire with The Minor Portion Roll Band (Melody Maker/Bob Hodges’ diary/Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

14 December 1967 – Palais Ballroom, Nottingham (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 December 1967 – Bear and Key Hotel, Whitstable, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 December 1967 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

20 December 1967 – West Oxfordshire College of Technology, Whitney, Oxfordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

22 December 1967 – Roadmender Club, Northampton (Bob Hodges’ diary)

23 December 1967 – Manor House Pub, Manor House, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 December 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 December 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Amboy Dukes (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live/Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 December 1967 – Rugby Club, Letchworth, Hertfordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 December 1967 – Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

1968

3 January 1968 – Marconi Sports & Social Club, Chelmsford, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

6 January 1968 – Tabernacle Club, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Bob Hodges’ diary)

7 January 1968 – Parley Sports Club, Wimbourne, Dorset (Bob Hodges’ diary)

8 January 1968 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Mooche (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday/Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 January 1968 – Springhead School, Northfleet, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

13 January 1968 – Wellington Club, Dereham, Norfolk with Reformation (Bob Hodges’ diary/Lynn News)

14 January 1968 – Maids Head, King’s Lynn, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

20 January 1968 – Blaises, Kensington, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

25 January 1968 – Cromwellian, South Kensington, London (Fabulous 208/Bob Hodges’ diary)

26 January 1968 – Steering Wheel, Weymouth, Dorset (Dorset Evening Echo/Bob Hodges’ diary)

27 January 1968 – Ritz Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 January 1968 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

1 February 1968 – Concord Club, Southampton, Hampshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 February 1968 – Shepway Youth Club, Maidstone, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

3 February 1968 – Union Rowing Club, Nottingham (Bob Hodges’ diary)

6 February 1968 – North Park Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with The Eagle Blue Beat Band (Bob Hodges’ diary/Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

8 February 1968 – RAF Henlow, Bedfordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

10 February 1968 – Luton Boys Club, Luton, Bedfordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 February 1968 – Cromwellian Club, South Kensington, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

17 February 1968 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

23 February 1968 – Youth Club, Loughton, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 February 1968 – La Bamba Club, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

27 February 1968 – North Park Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

1 March 1968 – Romford Youth Club, Harold Hill, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 March 1968 – Queen Elizabeth College, Campden Street, Kensington (Bob Hodges’ diary)

8 March 1968 – Robert Beard Youth Club, Hornchurch, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

9 March 1968 – Brighton College of Education, Farmer, West Sussex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

10 March 1968 – Embassy Suite, Colchester, Essex with The System (Essex County Standard/Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 March 1968 – Wood Green Jazz Club, Fishmonger’s Arms, Wood Green, London (Melody Maker/Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 March 1968 – London University, St John Street, Clerkenwell, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 March 1968 – Memorial Hall, Newmarket, Suffolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

20 March 1968 – Sir James Hawkey Hall, Woodford (Bob Hodges’ diary)

22 March 1968 – Woodlands Youth Club, Basildon (Bob Hodges’ diary)

23 March 1968 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Simon Dupree & The Big Sound and The Wild Angels (Bob Hodges’ diary/Melody Maker)

24 March 1968 – Adelphi, Slough, Berkshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 March 1968 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with Root and Jenny Jackson with The Hightimers (Cambridge News) This isn’t in Bob Hodges’ diary

30 March 1968 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

4 April 1968 – RAF Swanton, Moreley, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

5 April 1968 – Hastings College of Technology, Hastings, East Sussex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

6 April 1968 – Sybillas, Swallow Street, London (morning) for filming scene for film “29” with Alexis Kanner (Bob Hodges’ diary)

6 April 1968 – Lynton Hall Palais, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

7 April 1968 – Silver End Hotel, Silver End, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

10 April 1968 – William McGuffie Youth Club, Walthamstow, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

13 April 1968 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks with The Associates (Bucks Free Press/Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 April 1968 – Parley Sports & Social Club, Wimbourne, Dorset (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 April 1968 – Roadmender Club, Northampton (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 April 1968 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

20 April 1968 – Wellington Club, Dereham, Norfolk with Sleepy Talk (Bob Hodges’ diary/North Norfolk News)

21 April 1968 – Birdcage, Harlow, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

26 April 1968 – Speakeasy, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

27 April 1968 – All Saints Youth Club, Hornchurch, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

3 May 1968 – Youth Club, Loughton, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

4 May 1968 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

5 May 1968 – Youth Club, Poplar, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

8 May 1968 – Mountbatten Club, Chatham, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

9 May 1968 – Scotch of St James, Masons Yard, Mayfair, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

11 May 1968 – La Bamba Club, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

13 May 1968 – Hatchettes Club, Piccadilly, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

17 May 1968 – Ritz Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bob Hodges’ diary)

18 May 1968 – University College, London with Deep Purple (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 May 1968 – Wellington Boot Bar, Wellington Manor Country Club, Crowthorne, Berkshire with Grapefruit (Bracknell News/Bob Hodges’ diary)

25 May 1968 – Egham College Students’ Union, Egham, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

27 May 1968 – Youth Club, Epping, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 May 1968 – Blaises, Kensington, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

31 May 1968 – William McCuffie Youth Club, Walthamstow, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

1 June 1968 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

3 June 1968 – Birdcage Club, Harlow, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

4 June 1968 – Top Rank Club, Watford (Bob Hodges’ diary)

8 June 1968 – TA Drill Hall, Bedford, Bedfordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 June 1968 – Archer Hall, Billericay, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 June 1968 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 June 1968 – Willows, Romford, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

22 June 1968 – University of Essex Students’ Union, Colchester, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

25 June 1968 – Scene Club, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 June 1968 – Potters Bar Hotel, Potters Bar (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 June 1968 – Pier Ballroom, Lowestoft, Suffolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

1 July 1968 – Hatchetts, Piccadilly, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 July 1968 – Scene Club, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

6 July 1968 – Town Hall, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

7 July 1968 – Rasputins, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

9 July 1968 – Scene Club, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

11 July 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Bob Hodges’ diary/Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

13 July 1968 – T Walls & Co Social Club, Gloucester, Gloucestershire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 July 1968 – Silver End Hotel, Silver End, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 July 1968 – Domino Club, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 July 1968 – Scene Club, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

17 July 1968 – Revolution Club, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

18 July 1968 – Speakeasy, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

Gig isn’t in Bob Hodges’ diary list. Image may be subject to copyright

23 July 1968 – Scene Club, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News) Missing from Bob Hodges’ diary so may not have happened

28 July 1968 – Bag O’Nails, Kingley Street, Soho, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 August 1968 – Fiesta Hall, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser/Bob Hodges’ diary)

3 August 1968 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

5 August 1968 – Domino Club, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

9 August 1968 – Sybillas, Swallow Street, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

10 August 1968 – La Bamba, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 August 1968 – Revolution Club, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 August 1968 – Youth Club, Cuffley, Hertfordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

17 August 1968 – Scene Club, Gari Ballroom, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with The Something Else (Bob Hodges’ diary/Yarmouth Mercury)

22 August 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Bob Hodges’ diary/Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

23 August 1968 – Sybillas, Swallow Street, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 August 1968 – Thingamajig, Reading, Berkshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

25 August 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford (Bob Hodges’ diary)

31 August 1968 – Pier Ballroom, Lowestoft, Suffolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

5 September 1968 – Revolution Club, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

6 September 1968 – Rasputin’s, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

7 September 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

10-11 September 1968 – Hatchetts, Piccadilly, London (Poster at Jonathan Marks’ website: https://imgur.com/a/sWtBd#0)

14 September 1968 – Pier Ballroom, Morecambe, Lancashire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 September 1968 – Tabernacle, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 September 1968 – Quaintways, Chester, Cheshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

20 September 1968 – Black Sheep Club, London, W1 (Bob Hodges’ diary)

21 September 1968 – Hatchetts, Piccadilly London (Melody Maker/Mick Capewell’s Marmalade Skies)

27 September 1968 – Loughton College of Education, Loughton, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 September 1968 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 September 1968 – Tiffany’s, Shaftsbury Avenue, London, W1 (Bob Hodges’ diary)

5 October 1968 – Pier Ballroom, Lowestoft, Suffolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

7 October 1968 – St Edmund Hall, Student Union, Oxford University (Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 October 1968 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 October 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 October 1968 – Sybillas, Swallow Street, London, W1 (Bob Hodges’ diary)

25 October 1968 – Youth Club, Cuffley, Herts (Bob Hodges’ diary)

26 October 1968 – Sixth Form College, Lincoln (Bob Hodges’ diary)

27 October 1968 – Bag O’Nails, Kingley Street, Soho, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 October 1968 – Sybillas, Swallow Street, London, W1 (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 October 1968 – Revolution, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

31 October 1968 – El Grotto Club, Ilford, east London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

1 November 1968 – Shepway Youth Club, Maidstone, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 November 1968 – Queen Elizabeth College, Campden Street, Kensington, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

3 November 1968 – Embassy Rooms, Colchester, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary/Essex County Standard)

9 November 1968 – Rush Green College, Romford (Bob Hodges’ diary) Surrey Advertiser has them at Pantiles in Bagshot, Surrey. They must have been replaced for this gig by another band

15 November 1968 – Rasputins, London, W1 (Bob Hodges’ diary)

17 November 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder) This is missing from Bob’s diary so perhaps they were replaced

22 November 1968 – Civic Hall, Aveley, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

23 November 1968 – Corn Exchange, Bedford (Bob Hodges’ diary)

26 November 1968 – Blaises, Kensington, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 November 1968 – Sports Centre, Crippe Street, Maidstone, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 December 1968 – Greyhound Hotel, Chadwell Heath, Ilford, east London (Bob Hodges’ diary/Newham, West Ham & East Ham, Barking and Stratford Express/Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

13 December 1968 – Hornchurch Grammar School, Hornchurch (Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 December 1968 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 December 1968 – Technical High School, Chelmsford, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

20 December 1968 – College of Further Education, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

21 December 1968 – Westcliffe Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

22 December 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 December 1968 – La Bamba Club, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 December 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London (private charity event) (Bob Hodges’ diary)

1969

6 January 1969 – Quaintways, Chester, Cheshire with US Flaptop & The Cat Road Show and Headline News (website: www.45worlds.com/live) Not listed in Bob Hodges’ diary

10 January 1969 – Youth Club, Sawston, Cambridgeshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

11 January 1969 – Ritz Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bob Hodges’ diary)

18 January 1969 – Redifon Social Club, Wandsworth, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

22 January 1969 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 January 1969 – Revolution Club, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

25 January 1969 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 January 1969 – Guildhall, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

31 January 1969 – Institute Hall, Braintree, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 February 1969 – Red Cow, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

8 February 1969 – Memorial Hall, Great Shelford (Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 February 1969 – Wesley Youth Club, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

22 February 1969 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 February 1969 – Queen Elizabeth College, Campden Street, Kensingston, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

1 March 1969 – Bubbles Club, Brentwood, Essex with Pussyfoot Tramp, Still Life, Colours and Fantasy (Bob Hodges’ diary/Melody Maker)

8 March 1969 – Netherhall School, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 March 1969 – Corn Exchange, Cambridge with The Who (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 March 1969 – University College, Gower Street, London with The Nice, Deep Purple and three others (Melody Maker) Not in Bob Hodges’ diary

15 March 1969 – Bubbles Club, Brentwood, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 March 1969 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 March 1969 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

4 April 1969 – Silverwood Working Men’s Club, Rotherham (Bob Hodges’ diary)

5 April 1969 – Athaneum, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

8 April 1969 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, London, W1 (Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 April 1969 – Burnetts Club, Newbury, Berkshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

18 April 1969 – Maidstone Technical College, Maidstone, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 April 1969 – Graduate Centre, Cambridge University (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 April 1969 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

26 April 1969 – Hermitage Club, Hitchin, Herts (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 May 1969 – Lafayette Club, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Bob Hodges’ diary)

10 May 1969 – Neeld Hall, Chippenham, Wiltshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 May 1969 – Meridan Youth Club, Royston, Herts (Bob Hodges’ diary)

22 May 1969 – Sawston Hall, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 May 1969 – Pantiles Club, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary/Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)

26 May 1969 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 May 1969 – Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane, London, W1 (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 May 1969 – Teachers Training College, Saffron Walden, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

8 June 1969 – Cambridge Rock and Pop Festival (afternoon) (Bob Hodges’ diary)

8 June 1969 – Cambridge Footlights Club, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

9 June 1969 – Clare College, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

9 June 1969 – Selwyn College, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

10 June 1969 – Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

11 June 1969 – Magdalen College, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 June 1969 – RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 June 1969 – Agricultural College, Askham Bryan, York (Bob Hodges’ diary)

21 June 1969 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

3 July 1969 – Technical College, Worcester, Worcestershire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

5 July 1969 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

11 July 1969 – RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 July 1969 – Tye Green Community Centre, Harlow, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 July 1969 – Union Society, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 July 1969 – Stapleford Recreation Ground, Stapleford, Cambridgeshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 July 1969 – BRC Sports Club, Stafford, Staffordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

25-26 July 1969 – Bakers Row Club, Cardiff, Wales (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 July 1969 – Union Society, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

17 August 1969 – Tower Ballroom, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

23 August 1969 – Cruising Club, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 August 1969 – RAF Odiham, Hampshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 August 1969 – RAF Wittering, Cambridgeshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 September 1969 – Revolution Club, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 September 1969 – Lyceum Ballroom, Strand, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

13 September 1969 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 September 1969 – Technical College, Chelmsford, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

20 September 1969 – Rhodes Centre, Bishops Stortford, Herts (Bob Hodges’ diary)

25 September 1969 – BRC Club, Stafford, Staffordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

1 October 1969 – New Penny Club, Derby (Bob Hodges’ diary)

4 October 1969 – Christchurch College, Canterbury, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

5 October 1969 – Horns Hotel, Braintree, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

11 October 1969 – Ewell Technical College, Ewell, Surrey with The Faces (Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 October 1969 – Southbank Club, Grimsby with The Graham Bond Initiation (Bob Hodges’ diary)

Photo: Thanks to Julie Kirk for providing

17 October 1969 – Technical College, Rugby, Warwickshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 October 1969 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Bob Hodges’ diary)

25 October 1969 – Youth Club, Cheadle Hulme (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 October 1969 – The Cinema, Saffron Walden, Essex with The Herd (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 October 1969 – Tramway Club, York (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 October 1969 – Progressive Club, Gateshead (Bob Hodges’ diary)

7 November 1969 – Youth Club, Wickford, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 November 1969 – Royal Lancaster Hotel, Kensington, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 November 1969 – Technical College, Maidstone, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 November 1969 – Beetroot Club, Brentwood, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 December 1969 – St Peter’s School, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

13 December 1969 – Memorial Hall, Newmarket (Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 December 1969 – Letchworth Grammar School, Letchworth (Bob Hodges’ diary)

18 December 1969 – BRC Sports & Social Club, Stafford, Staffordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 December 1969 – Rumpston Youth Club, Witham, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

From the start of 1970, they began working as Czar

Categories: Country, London

Miltons Fingers

May 10, 2019 Nick Warburton 6 Comments

A Scottish rock band, who later moved to Farnham, Surrey, Miltons Fingers are best known for including future Genesis drummer John Mayhew who worked with the group for a year, between 1968-1969.

The group was formed in North Berwick, Scotland in late 1965/early 1966 with the following line-up:

Milton Mclachlan – lead vocals

Tony “Spike” Milligan – lead guitar

Mike Sinclair – rhythm guitar

Bert Coupe – bass

Dave Berry – drums

Milton Mclachlan, who was studying at art college in Farnham, says the group was managed by Neil Warnock and signed to NEMS Enterprises. During their time together Miltons Fingers played at the Millstream in Farnham, Feltham R&B Club and the Overseas Visitors Club in Earl’s Court, London. The singer recalls sharing the bill with The Zombies, Deep Purple and David Bowie.

Through the Chiswick-based Norton York Agency, they also worked in West Germany. Mclachlan also remembers other European gigs in Denmark and Switzerland.

Between 1966-1970, Miltons Fingers also played regularly at Kew Boathouse (and some of the gigs are listed below).

Like early Genesis, the band went through quite a few drummers in their time together. In 1967, Alan “Frog” Ridley took over from Dave Berry. Ridley was succeeded by Alan Stevenson who then made way for John Mayhew in 1968. During Stevenson’s time with the group, Mike Sinclair left and the group continued as a four-piece.

At some point, the group cut two tracks on an acetate – “Jenny’s Mother” and “Light of My Life”.

Mclachlan remembers the group renting a seven bedroom house in Farnham and a few of Genesis used to come round and listen to the musicians rehearse before Mayhew joined them. Charterhouse school was not far away near Godalming.

After Mayhew left, the group carried on until 1970.

Miltons Fingers, 1968. Left to right: Tony “Spike” Milligan, Milton, Alan Stevenson and Bert Coupe

18-20 September 1967 – Kew Boathouse, Kew, west London (Hounslow Post)

9-12 October 1967 – Kew Boathouse, Kew, west London (Hounslow Post)

16-18 October 1967 – Kew Boathouse, Kew, west London (Hounslow Post)

1 December 1967 – Star Palast, Kiel, West Germany with Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages, The Thin Red Line and Dick Scott & Company (Rolf Hannet’s research)

24 February 1968 – Andromeda, Colchester, Essex (Essex County Standard)

2 March 1968 – Star Palast, Kiel, West Germany with Paul Raven & The Boston Showband, Princes of Israel and The Barriers (Rolf Hannet’s research)

6 September 1968 – Andromeda, Colchester, Essex (Essex County Standard)

13 September 1968 – Andromeda, Colchester, Essex (Essex County Standard)

9 October 1968 – Westcliffe Hotel, Southend, Essex (Essex County Standard)

12 October 1968 – Centre 185, Egham, Surrey with The Skatarlites (Staines & Egham News)

8 November 1968 – Centre 185, Egham, Surrey (Staines & Egham News)

29-30 November 1968 – Wellington Manor Country Club, Crowthorne, Berkshire (Reading Evening Post)

The following gigs are from the website: http://www.45worlds.com/live/artist/miltons-fingeres

7 June 1969 – The Cobweb, St Leonards, East Sussex with Gold Dust

5 July 1969 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

26 July 1969 – Wimbledon Town Hall, Wimbledon, southwest London with Simon Dupree & The Big Sound

5 August 1969 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

26 August 1969 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

13 September 1969 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

20 September 1969 – The Cobweb, St Leonards, East Sussex with Virgin Circle

Many thanks to Milton Mclachlan for providing information on the band

Categories: England, Essex

Tony Rivers & The Castaways gigs 1963-1968

May 5, 2019 Nick Warburton 11 Comments

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

TONY RIVERS & THE CASTAWAYS

Tony Rivers – lead vocals

Vic Larkins – lead guitar

Mickey Johnson – rhythm guitar

Ray Brown – bass

Brian Talbot – drums

Formed as The Cutaways in Dagenham, Essex in 1960 without Tony Rivers (real name: Tony Thompson), the band backed singer Bobby Rio before Rivers joined as new lead singer in late 1961. They changed name not long afterwards.

1963

16 January 1963 – Hi-Fi Hop, Walton Playhouse, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (Woking Herald)

26 January 1963 – Hi-Fi Hop, Walton Playhouse, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (Woking Herald)

6 February 1963 – Walton Hop, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey with Shane Fenton & The Fentons (Woking Herald)

16 March 1963 – Hi-Fi Hop, Walton Playhouse, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (Woking Herald)

6 July 1963 – Hi-Fi Hop, Walton Playhouse, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (Woking Herald)

Sometime before signing a record deal with EMI, John Lyons (rhythm guitar) and Ricky West (lead guitar) took over from Johnson and Larkins respectively.

West didn’t stay long and joined The Tremeloes. Steve Scott took over lead guitar. The new formation recorded a string of singles, released on Columbia Records.

3 August 1963 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with Gene Vincent & The Outlaws (Surrey Advertiser)

18 August 1963 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Stormers (Aldershot News)

23 November 1963 – Hi-Fi Hop, Weybridge Hall, Weybridge, Surrey (Woking Herald)

Photo: Harrow Weekly Post. Image may be subject to copyright

8 December 1963 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with The Searchers, Patrick Dane & The Quiet Five and Bob Charles Combo (Surrey Advertiser)

1964

4 January 1964 – Royal Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent with The Strangers Five (Kent Messenger)

11 January 1964 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with The Le Roys (Woking News & Mail)

17 January 1964 – Cast Off, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with Hully-Gullys (Hertfordshire and Hemel Hempstead Gazette and West Herts Advertiser)

24 January 1964 – Long’s Ballroom, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Dinos (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

1 February 1964 – Walthamstow Assembly Hall, Walthamstow, north London with two supporting groups (Leyton and Leytonstone Guardian/Walthamstow Guardian)

15 February 1964 – Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with Red and Carolyn Plus Four (Essex Chronicle/Essex County Standard)

22 February 1964 – Hi-Fi Hop, Walton Playhouse, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey with The Hop Mimers (Woking Herald)

25 February 1964 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

29 February 1964 – Long’s Ballroom, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

11 April 1964 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Beatfinders (East Kent Times)

14 April 1964 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

18 April 1964 – Public Hall, Heacham, Norfolk with Ricky Lee & The Hucklebucks (Lynn News)

25 April 1964 – Walthamstow Assembly Hall, Walthamstow, north London with The Costers and The Beat Syndicate (Leyton, Leytonstone and Waltham Forest Guardian/Walthamstow Guardian)

28 April 1964 – Hi-Fi Hop, Weybridge Hall, Weybridge, Surrey (Woking Herald)

1 May 1964 – 03 Beat, Ovaltine Ballroom, Kings Langley, Herts (Hertfordshire and Hemel Hempstead Gazette and West Herts Advertiser)

3 May 1964 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Herts with The Hideaways (Hertfordshire Express)

16 May 1964 – Harpenden Public Hall, Harpenden, Herts with The Vincents (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)

29 May 1964 – Town Teen, Adeyfield Hall, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with The Forerunners (Hertfordshire and Hemel Hempstead Gazette and West Herts Advertiser)

30 May 1964 – Long’s Ballroom, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

13 June 1964 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with The Worryin’ Kind (Woking News & Mail)

18 June 1964 – Breaks Youth Club, Hatfield, Herts with The Cortinas (Paul Griggs’ book: Diary of a Musician)

11 July 1964 – Clacton Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with The Kinks and The Trends (Essex County Standard)

13 September 1964 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Leyton & Leytonstone Guardian/Wood Green & Southgate Weekly Herald)

22 September 1964 – Ilford Town Hall, Ilford, east London with The Concords (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

29 September 1964 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Mike Stevens & The Dolphins (East Kent Times & Mail)

30 September 1964 – Elm Hotel, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser)

3 October 1964 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with The King Bees (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

17 October 1964 – Walthamstow Assembly Hall, Walthamstow, north London with The Candles (Leyton, Leytonstone and Waltham Forest Guardian/Walthamstow Guardian)

24 October 1964 – Hi-Fi Hop, Walton Playhouse, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (Woking Herald)

7 November 1964 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Chuck & The Dyaks (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

21 November 1964 – Hi-Fi Hop, Walton Playhouse, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (Woking Herald)

During a Scottish tour, drummer Brian Talbot is killed in a road accident on 6 December. Drummer/singer Brian Hudson takes over the drum stool during early 1965

12 December 1964 – Public Hall, Heacham, Norfolk with The Devil’s Coachmen (Lynn News)

1965

1 January 1965 – Woodhall Community Centre, Welwyn Garden City, Herts (website: http://www.coda-uk.co.uk/60’s_music_scene.htm)

9 January 1965 – Whitehall, East Grinstead, West Sussex with The Alexanders (Sussex Evening Express)

10 January 1965 – Sunset Ballroom, The Sandringham, Hunstanton, Norfolk (Lynn News)

17 January 1965 – Cast off, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire with The Hully-Gullys (Berkhamsted Gazette)

1 February 1965 – The Hop, Welwyn Garden City, Herts with The Cortinas (Paul Griggs’ book: Diary of a Musician) According to Griggs’ book, guitarist Steve Scott announced he was leaving and the band offered him the lead guitar position, which he declined.

13 February 1965 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Emeralds (featuring Daniel Boone) (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

20 March 1965 – Barking Assembly Hall, Barking, east London with The Corsairs and the Galleons (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

21 March 1965 – Royal Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent with The Medway Folk Trio (Maidstone Gazette)

10 April 1965 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Four Pennies and Cannibals Sollet (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

12 April 1965 – The Hop, Welwyn Garden City, Herts with The Cortinas (Paul Griggs’ book: Diary of a Musician)

18 April 1965 – Rocky Rivers’ Top 20 Club, Conservative Club, Bedford (Ampthill News & Weekly Record)

19 April 1965 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Wainwright’s Gentlemen (East Kent Times & Mail)

24 April 1965 – Hi Fi Hop, Shepperton Village Hall, Shepperton, Middlesex (Woking Herald)

15 May 1965 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with The Eccentrics (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

29 May 1965 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Them and The Concords (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

3 June 1965 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, northwest London with Wainwright’s Gentlemen (Melody Maker)

10 June 1965 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, northwest London (Melody Maker)

11 June 1965 – The Avenue R&B Club, Green Pond Road, east London (Leyton, Leytonstone and Waltham Forest Guardian)

18 June 1965 – Guildhall, Axminster, Devon with support (Bridport News)

20 June 1965 – Whitehall, East Grinstead, West Sussex with The Dagoes (Sussex Evening Express)

11 July 1965 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey (Aldershot News)

16 July 1965 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Mark Leeman Five and The Dennisons (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

17 July 1965 – Civic Theatre, Bedford with King James, Lloyd Williams, The Triads and The En-Devers (Ampthill News & Weekly Record)

25 July 1965 – The Downs, Hassocks, West Sussex with The Web (Mid Sussex Times)

29 July 1965 – Rocky Rivers’ Top 20 Club, Conservative Club, Bedford (Ampthill News & Flintwick Record)

31 July 1965 – Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with Sons of Fred and The Charades (Essex County Standard)

1 August 1965 – Sunday Club, Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)

4 August 1965 – Locarno, Swindon, Wiltshire with Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (website: http://www.swindonmusicscene.co.uk/swindon_music_scene_gigs_of_note.html)

7 August 1965 – Slough Adelphi, Slough, Berkshire with The Byrds, Kenny Lynch, Tommy Quickly, Elkie Brook, Boz and The Bozmen, The Remo Four, Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers and The Slade Brothers (Staines and Egham News/Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)

21 August 1965 – Public Hall, Heacham, Norfolk with The Invaders (Lynn News)

30 August 1965 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Herd (East Kent Times)

5 September 1965 – Sunday Club, Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)

12 September 1965 – Co-op Hall, Addlestone, Surrey (Woking Herald)

25 September 1965 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with The Ends (Cambridgeshire Times)

26 September 1965 – The Downs, Hassocks, West Sussex (Mid Sussex Times)

2 October 1965 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

3 October 1965 – Sunday Club, Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)

15 October 1965 – King George’s Hall, Esher, Surrey (Caterham Weekly Press & Advertiser)

16 October 1965 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Ketas (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

3 November 1965 – Top Hat, Littlehampton, West Sussex (Littlehampton Gazette)

6 November 1965 – Clacton Town Hall, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex (Essex County Standard)

7 November 1965 – The Downs, Hassocks, West Sussex (Mid Sussex Times)

13 November 1965 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

14 November 1965 – Whitehall, East Grinstead, West Sussex with The Mike Stuart Span (Sussex Evening Express)

19 November 1965 – Queen’s Ballroom, Cleveleys, Lancashire plus two supporting groups 6 (Lancashire Evening Post)

26 November 1965 – Regency Ballroom, Bath with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch (Western Scene)

6 December 1965 – Woodhall Community Centre, Welwyn Garden City, Herts (see website above)

12 December 1965 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington with John Lee & The Groundhogs (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

18 December 1965 – Public Hall, Heacham, Norfolk with The Utopians (Lynn News)

19 December 1965 – Sunday Club, Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)

24 December 1965 – Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent with support (Kent Messenger/Maidstone Gazette)

31 December 1965 – Dill Hall, Bedford, Bedfordshire with Bryan & The Brunelles (Bedfordshire Times)

1966

21 January 1966 – 400 Ballroom, Torquay, Devon (Herald Express)

29 January 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

5 February 1966 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mich and Titch and Brian & The Brunelles (Lincolnshire Standard)

6 February 1966 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London with Ed Williams Sound System (Tottenham Weekly Herald)

19 February 1966 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with The Cascades (Cambridgeshire Times)

22 February 1966 – Ready Steady Go Club, Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks (Bucks Advertiser)

26 February 1966 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with Blues Syndicate (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

2 March 1966 – Stonehouse Church Hall, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire (Gloucester Citizen)

5 March 1966 – Co-Op, Rainbow Suite, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail)

18 March 1966 – West End, Rushden, Northamptonshire with support (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

20 March 1966 – Sunday Club, Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)

27 March 1966 – Jigsaw, Manchester (Manchester Evening News & Chronicle)

3 April 1966 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Gaylords (East Kent Times) Trend and Boyfriend magazine has this also on 11 April

6 April 1966 – Market Hall, St Albans, Herts (Welwyn Advertiser)

15 April 1966 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

22 April 1966 – Parkside Hall, Ampthill, Bedfordshire with The Angelo Six (Luton News)

23 April 1966 – Farnborough Technical College Students’ Union, Farnborough, Hampshire with The Paramounts (Aldershot News)

Around this time, singer Kenny Rowe who has previously fronted The Fifth Avenue joins on second lead vocals. Tony Harding also takes over lead guitar from Steve Scott.

The band now comprises:

Tony Rivers – lead vocals

Kenny Rowe – lead vocals

Tony Harding – lead guitar

John Lyons – rhythm guitar

Ray Brown – bass

Brian Hudson – drums/vocals

The group records a version of The Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows”

13 May 1966 – Axminster Guildhall, Axminster, Devon (Bridport News)

14 May 1966 – Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset (Bridport News)

27 May 1966 – Gaiety Ballroom, Grimsby, Humberside (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)

28 May 1966 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The Sons of Fred, Tom Thumbs and The Omruds (Lincolnshire Standard)

9 June 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Summer Set (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

20 June 1966 – Haymarket Lounge, Basingstoke, Hampshire (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)

24 June 1966 – Unknown venue, Hastings, East Sussex with Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, Unit 4 Plus 2 and The Defiants (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

25 June 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

26 June 1966 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Chatham, Rochester and Gillingham News)

2 July 1966 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

3 July 1966 – Rocky Rivers’ Top 20 Club, Conservative Club, Bedford (Ampthill News & Weekly Record)

7 July 1966 – Thorngate Ballroom, Gosport, Hants (Portsmouth News)

9 July 1966 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with supporting groups (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

15 July 1966 – Civic and Wulfrun Halls, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The New Merseys, Dave Berry, The Move, The Montanas and The Californians (Express & Star)

17 July 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

21 July 1966 – Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire with The Illusions (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)

30 July 1966 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire with Legay (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)

5 August 1966 – Paradise Club, Wigan, Greater Manchester (Warrington Guardian)

7 August 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Factotum (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

9 August 1966 – The Cavern, Liverpool (Phil Thompson’s Story of the Cavern book)

13 August 1966 – Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with The Symbols (Essex County Standard)

22-24 August 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with support (Birmingham Evening Mail)

27 August 1966 – Mick’s Flamenco, Folkestone, Kent (Kentish Express)

30 August 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Fleur De Lys (Keith Guster’s diary) The group didn’t turn up so The Fleur De Lys played all evening

Around this time Brian Hudson leaves to form The Parking Lot and former Sugarbeats drummer Geoff Swettenham replaces him

24 September 1966 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, Lord Sutch & The Savages, The Intruders and The Ferryboys (Lincolnshire Standard)

9 October 1966 – Stoke Hole, Stoke Hotel, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

14 October 1966 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

22 October 1966 – Disc Club, St Martin’s Centre, Colchester, Essex (Essex County Standard)

28 October 1966 – Conservative Club, Finchley, north London (Fabulous 208)

30 October 1966 – Rocky Rivers’ Top 20 Club, Conservative Club, Bedford (Ampthill News & Weekly Record)

About now Tony Harding and Kenny Rowe depart and former Sugarbeats lead guitarist John Perry joins. The group also bring in another singer Martin Shaer to replace Rowe

14 November 1966 – Dancing Slipper Ballroom, West Bridgeford, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

23 November 1966 – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Montanas and Harvey’s Team (Express & Star)

Geoff brings in his brother Pete on rhythm guitar/vocals from The Sugarbeats

3 December 1966 – The Cavern, Liverpool with The Kids, The Defenders, The Twilites, The Tatters and T D Backhus and The Powerhouse (Phil Thompson’s Story of the Cavern book)

16 December 1966 – West End, Rushden, Northamptonshire with The Heretics (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

17 December 1966 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Herts with Section A (Hertfordshire Express)

24 December 1966 – St George’s Hall, Exeter, Devon with The Son Set (Express & Echo)

1967

1 January 1967 – Matrix Hall, Coventry, West Midlands with The Spencer Davis Group, Jigsaw and Lovers Lot (Coventry Evening Telegraph)

3 January 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Syn (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

6 February 1967 – Sunday Club, Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)

13 February 1967 – The Park Hall Hotel, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Staffords and The Pines (Express and Star)

14 February 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Syn (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

18 February 1967 – Baillie Club, Glasgow, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

19 February 1967 – Palais, Dundee, Scotland with Cat Stevens (Fabulous 208)

20 February 1967 – Dhabi Hall, Larbert, Scotland with Cat Stevens, The Pathfinders and The Squad (Fabulous 208)

26 February 1967 – Bluesette Club, Bridge Street, Leatherhead, Surrey (Caterham Weekly Press)

4 March 1967 – Victoria Cross Gallery, Wantage, Oxfordshire with These They Are (Wiltshire Gazette/Didcot Advertiser)

5 March 1967 – Beau Brummel Club, Alvaston Hall Hotel, Nantwich, Cheshire with The Sound Society (Crewe Chronicle)

7 March 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Wynder K Frog (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

8 March 1967 – 7 Club, Shrewsbury, Shropshire (Shropshire Star)

17 March 1967 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

29 March 1967 – Queen’s Ballroom, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Californians (Express and Star)

31 March 1967 – Tiger’s Head, Downham, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

2 April 1967 – Bluesette Club, Bridge Street, Leatherhead, Surrey (Caterham Weekly Press)

13 April 1967 – Embassy Suite, Colchester, Essex with The Time (Essex County Standard)

14 April 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Time & Motion (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

19 April 1967 – Hull College of Commerce Students’ Union, Skyline Ballroom, Hull with Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band, The Amboy Dukes, The Locomotion and The Jamm (Hull Daily Mail)

22 April 1967 – Parkside Hall, Ampthill, Bedfordshire with The Angelo 6 (Bury Free Express)

26 April 1967 – Hemel Hempstead Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with The Enders Ltd (Berkhamstead Gazette, Tring & District News)

27 April 1967 – Sherwood Rooms, Nottingham with Six Across and Stevenson’s Rockets (Nottingham Evening Post)

13 May 1967 – The Union, Manchester with The Mud (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

14 May 1967 – The Embassy, Colchester, Essex with The Chalfont Movement (Essex County Standard)

16 May 1967 – Winter Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)

17 May 1967 – Gaerleon College of Education, Swansea, Wales (Fabulous 208)

18 May 1967 – Ritz Ballroom, Skewen, Wales (Fabulous 208)

20 May 1967 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Breed (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

22 May 1967 – Park Hall Hotel, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Maize and The Valets (Express & Star)

25 May 1967 – Elizabeth Hall, Dagenham, east London (Fabulous 208)

28 May 1967 – 76 Club, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208)

1 June 1967 – Summer House, The Portway, Kingswinford, West Midlands (Express & Star)

4 June 1967 – Sunday Club, Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)

5 June 1967 – Park Hall Hotel, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with Screaming Lord Sutch & The Roman Empire, Finders Keepers and Sons and Lovers (Express & Star)

8 June 1967 – Youth Centre, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire (Fabulous 208)

9 June 1967 – West End, Rushden, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

10 June 1967 – St Mary’s College, Twickenham, west London (Fabulous 208)

14 June 1967 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with The Dissatisfied (Fabulous 208/West Briton & Royal Cornish Gazette)

21 June 1967 – Cook Elite Hall, Cook, Bishop Auckland, County Durham (Fabulous 208)

22 June 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

25 June 1967 – Tabernacle, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)

30 June 1967 – Tiger’s Head, Downham, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

6 July 1967 – Guildford School of Art, Guildford, Surrey with PP Arnold, Whisker Davies Blues Stormers and Tony Bennett (Surrey Advertiser)

8 July 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with supporting groups (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

13 July 1967 – Waggon & Horses, Wall Heath, West Midlands with Pride & Pashion (Express & Star)

15 July 1967 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge (Cambridge News)

16 July 1967 – Sunday Club, Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)

17 July 1967 – Civic Theatre, Bedford, Bedfordshire with Soul Caravan, The En-Devers, King James and Lloyd Williams, The Triads (Bedfordshire Times)

22 July 1967 – Garrison Ballroom, Millport, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

24 July 1967 – Town Hall, Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

26 July 1967 – Pier Bandstand, Weymouth, Dorset (Fabulous 208) Unlikely with Flamingo gig later

26 July 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

4 August 1967 – White Lion Hotel, Edgeware, north London (Fabulous 208)

4 August 1967 – Corby Civic Centre, Corby, Northamptonshire with The Minor Portions (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

4 August 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Bobby Johnson & The Atoms (Melody Maker)

5 August 1967 – Civic Hall, Corby, Northamptonshire (Fabulous 208)

7 August 1967 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall (West Briton & Royal Cornwall Gazette)

9 August 1967 – Vallance Ballroom, Tenby, Wales (Fabulous 208)

10 August 1967 – Ritz Club, Skewen, Wales (Port Talbot Guardian)

11 August 1967 – Glanmore Club, Swansea, Wales (Fabulous 208)

12 August 1967 – Town Hall, Aberystwyth, Wales (Fabulous 208)

17 August 1967 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall (Cornish Guardian)

18 August 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Ten Years After (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

29 August 1967 – Lotus Ballroom, Forest Gate, east London (Newham & Stratford Express)

1 September 1967 – Queens Rink Ballroom, Hartlepool, County Durham with The Tony King Sound (Hartlepool Mail)

10 September 1967 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with The Crawdadds (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

16 September 1967 – Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone & Hythe Gazette)

18 September 1967 – Broadway Club, Dudley Zoo, West Midlands with The Wanted (Express & Star)

22 September 1967 – Civic and Wulfrun Halls, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Californians, Dual Purpose, The Staffords and The News (Express & Star)

29 September 1967 – Floral Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland (Cityweek)

30 September 1967 – Club Rado, Belfast, Northern Ireland (Cityweek)

6 October 1967 – Cragburn Pavilion, Gourock, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

7 October 1967 – Carioca Club, Town Hall, Bearsden, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

8 October 1967 – Cesar’s Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire with Plastic Dream (Ampthill News & Flintwick Record)

12 October 1967 – Kingfisher Country Club, Wall Heath, West Midlands with The Modernairs and Barmy Barry Show (Express & Star)

13 October 1967 – Birmingham City College, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)

14 October 1967 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with The Friction (Cambridgeshire Times)

15 October 1967 – Sunday Club, Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)

16 October 1967 – Top Rank Suite, Cardiff, Wales with Simon Dupree & The Big Sound and Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich (Fabulous 208)

21 October 1967 – Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, southwest London with Jo Jo Gunne (Streatham News)

22 October 1967 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, northwest London (Harrow Weekly Post)

23 October 1967 – Park Hall Hotel, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with People’s People and Barmy Barry Show (Express & Star)

27 October 1967 – Tabernacle Club, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

30 October 1967 – Lyceum, Strand, central London (Fabulous 208)

4 November 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

11 November 1967 – Ilford Baths Hall, Ilford, east London with The Aldgate Pump (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

12 November 1967 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with The Tiles Big Band (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

19 November 1967 – Saville Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue, central London with The Bee Gees, Flowerpot Men and Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (Melody Maker)

23 November 1967 – RAF Club, Uxbridge, west London (Fabulous 208)

24 November 1967 – Bradford University, Bradford, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

25 November 1967 – Shaftsbury Hall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Fabulous 208)

Around this time, the Sweetenham brothers and John Perry leave to form Grapefruit and Martin Shaer also departs. Disc & Music Echo’s 16 December issue confirms the split.

Tony Rivers rebuilds the group, retaining Ray Brown and bringing Tony Harding and Kenny Rowe (who has recently produced The Playground) back

Tony Rivers – lead vocals

Kenny Rowe – lead vocals

Tony Harding – lead guitar

Ray Brown – bass

Bill Castle – drums/vocals

16 December 1967 – Lotus Club, Forest Gate, east London (Newham, West Ham & East Ham, Barking and Stratford Express)

17 December 1967 – Embassy Suite, Colchester, Essex with The Shell Shock Show and The Martells (Essex County Standard)

30 December 1967 – Civic Hall, Nantwich, Cheshire with Phil Ryan & The Scorpions (Evening Sentinel/Crewe Chronicle)

1968

6 January 1968 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with The Hustling Kind (Hastings & St Leonards Observer)

26 January 1968 – Civic and Wulfrun Halls, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Alan Price Set, The Soul Seekers, Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac and Barmy Barry Show (Express & Star)

5 February 1968 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

13 February 1968 – Pyjama Dance, Glen Ballroom, Llanelli, south Wales with Simon Dupree &The Big Sound, The Spencer Davis Group, Fleetwood Mac and The Dream (South Wales Evening Post)

23 February 1968 – Avery Hill College, Eltham, southeast London with The Information and The Joker 5 (South East London Mercury) This may be a different date

23 February 1968 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Tykes (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

28 February 1968 – Tangerine Club, Forest Gate, east London (Newham, Barking and Stratford Express)

2 March 1968 – Plaza, Handsworth, West Midlands with Terry Reid’s Fantasia (Birmingham Evening Mail)

15 March 1968 – Club Rado, Belfast, Northern Ireland with Neat Change and Taste (City Week)

15 March 1968 – Floral Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland (City Week)

29 March 1968 – The Plaza, Bedford with Spell, Acceleration, Spectre Powerhouse, Tribe Five, John Williams and Jackson Mornay (Ampthill News & Weekly Record)

30 March 1968 – Glastonbury Town Hall, Glastonbury with Fusion (Somerset County Gazette)

4 April 1968 – Flying Fox Club, RAF Cottesmore, Rutland with Max Baer & The Chicago Setback and Privy Seal (Grantham Journal)

7 April 1968 – New Regis Club, Bognor Regis, West Sussex (Evening Argus)

13 April 1968 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with The Provokers (Cornish Guardian)

15 April 1968 – Queen’s Ballroom, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with Happy Magazine and Glass Menagerie (Express & Star)

17 April 1968 – Central Hall, Kettering, Northamptonshire with Marmalade (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

20 April 1968 – The Cobweb, St Leonards, East Sussex with Penny Peeps (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

29 April 1968 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

The Hillingdon Mirror ran a story and a photo of Tony in its 30 April 1968, page 11. The article mentions the new formation with Kenny Rowe (vocals); Tony Harding (lead guitar/vocals); Tom Marshall (rhythm guitar/vocals); Ray Brown (bass); and Bill Castle (drums/vocals)

3 May 1968 – Brighton Students’ Festival Ball, Hotel Metropole, Exhibition Hall, Brighton, West Sussex with Adge Cutler and The Wurzels, Washington DCs, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Manfred Mann and P P Arnold (West Sussex Gazette)

18 May 1968 – Hoffman Apprentices’ Association, Hoffman Ballroom, Chelmsford, Essex with The Roulettes (Essex Chronicle)

24 May 1968 – Top Rank Suite, Swansea, south Wales with Simon Dupree & The Big Sound and The Love Sculpture (South Wales Evening Post)

31 May 1968 – Wellington Manor House, Crowthorne, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

6 June 1968 – Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

7 June 1968 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with supporting groups (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

8 June 1968 – Dudley Teachers’ Training College, Dudley, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

15 June 1968 – Wolverhampton College of Technology Students Union, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with Backdenkel Purists (Express & Star)

Around this time Tony Ferguson took over lead guitar from Tony Harding

25 June 1968 – Fishmongers Arms, Wood Green, north London (Fabulous 208)

27 June 1968 – Royal College of Art, Chelsea, southwest London (Fabulous 208)

28 June 1968 – Lady Spencer Churchill College of Education, Oxford (Fabulous 208)

29 June 1968 – 76 Club, Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire (Fabulous 208)

6 July 1968 – Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

6 July 1968 – Institute Braintree, Braintree, Essex with Purple Haze and Ben Truman (Essex Chronicle/Essex County Standard)

22 July 1968 – Park Hall Hotel, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with Obs-Tweedle (Express & Star)

22 July 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Duster Bennett (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

August 1968 – Scene and Herd Club, St Thomas Hall, Brentwood (Essex Chronicle)

1 August 1968 – Alsagar College, near Crewe, Cheshire (Fabulous 208)

2 August 1968 – RAF Cranwell (Fabulous 208)

22 August 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

24 August 1968 – Archer Hall, Billericay, Essex (Southend Standard)

28 August 1968 – Redcliffe Hotel, Caswell Bay, south Wales with Yellow featuring Paul Rogers (South Wales Evening Post)

8 September 1968 – Sunday Scene, Silver End, near Witham, Essex (Essex Chronicle)

14 September 1968 – Birdcage, Harlow, Essex (Fabulous 208)

21 September 1968 – Plaza Ballroom, Old Hill, West Midlands with Fox & The Vision (Express & Star)

24 September 1968 – Hatchetts Playground, Piccadilly, central London (Melody Maker/Mick Capewell’s Marmalade Skies)

29 September 1968 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, northwest London (Uxbridge Weekly Post)

Around this time, the band becomes Harmony Grass, but the gigs below are billed as Tony Rivers & The Castaways

26 October 1968 – Leeds University, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

28 October 1968 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

3 November 1968 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, northwest London with Acceleration (Uxbridge Weekly Post)

14 November 1968 – Sloopy’s Scoop, Middlesbrough (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

17 November 1968 – Sunday Scene, Silver End, near Witham, Essex (Fabulous 208)

22 November 1968 – Bangor University, Bangor, Wales (Fabulous 208)

23 November 1968 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with supporting groups (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

29 November 1968 – Staines Town Hall, Staines, Middlesex (Staines & Egham News)

30 November 1968 – Leeds University, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

6 December 1968 – Club Lafayette, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Express & Star)

Categories: England

Simon Dupree & The Big Sound gigs 1965-1970

May 5, 2019 Nick Warburton 8 Comments

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

SIMON DUPREE & THE BIG SOUND

Derek Shulman – lead vocals

Phil Shulman – saxophone, trumpet, vocals

Ray Shulman – guitar, violin, trumpet, vocals

Peter O’Flaherty – bass

Eric Hine – keyboards

Tony Ransley – drums

Originally formed in Portsmouth, Hampshire as The Howling Wolves, they became The Road Runners before changing name to Simon Dupree & The Big Sound in late 1965

1965

5 December 1965 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

1966

22 January 1966 – El Partido, Lewisham, London with Duke Lee (Melody Maker)

30 April 1966 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)

12 July 1966 – Blue Lagoon, Kimbells, Southsea, Hampshire with Brian Hugg Fraternity and The Alwyn Hayes Set (Portsmouth News)

16 July 1966 – Blue Lagoon, Kimbells, Southsea, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

20 July 1966 – Big Beat Cruise, Portsmouth Harbour, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

22 July 1966 – Fiesta Hall, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)

30 July 1966 – New Spot, Gosport, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

25 August 1966 – Thorngate Ballroom, Gosport, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

3 September 1966 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Satalites (Aldershot News)

7 September 1966 – Big Beat Cruise, Portsmouth Harbour, Hampshire with The Sons of Man (Portsmouth News)

9 September 1966 – Fiesta Hall, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)

21 September 1966 – Indigo Vat, Southsea, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

2 October 1966 – Indigo Vat, Southsea, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

20 October 1966 – Concorde, Southampton, Hampshire with Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Southern Evening Echo)

29 October 1966 – Le Disque A Go Go, Bournemouth, Dorset (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)

4 November 1966 – Southampton Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire with The Just Us and Lisa’s Brethren (Southern Evening Echo)

26 November 1966 – Le Disque A Go Go, Bournemouth, Dorset (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)

1 December 1966 – Thorngate Ballroom, Gosport, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

11 December 1966 – The Academy, Portsmouth, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

13 December 1966 – St George’s Hall, Exeter, Devon with The Soul Society and The Rage (Express and Echo)

31 December 1966 – Concorde, Southampton, Hampshire (Southern Evening Echo)

1967

3 January 1967 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

7 January 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Soul Reasons (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

27 January 1967 – Kookoo-Byrd Discotheque, Cardiff, Wales (South Wales Echo)

28 January 1967 – Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire and The Fyx (Lancashire Evening Post)

5 February 1967 – Granada Bedford, Bedford, Bedfordshire with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mich and Titch, The Easybeats, The Kinks, David Garrick and The Vision (Cambridge News)

15 February 1967 – Stonehouse Church Hall, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire (Gloucester Citizen)

21 February 1967 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset with The Shame (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

25 February 1967 – Goldsmith College, New Cross, London with Brian Something and The Whats Its and Brothers Grimm (South East London Mercury)

26 February 1967 – Steering Wheel, Weymouth, Dorset (Dorset Evening Echo)

3 March 1967 – Guildhall, Gloucester (Gloucester Citizen)

4 March 1967 – Town Hall, Loughborough, Leicestershire (Fabulous 208)

16 March 1967 – Champness Hall, Rochdale, Greater Manchester with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mich and Titch (Fabulous 208)

18 March 1967 – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Essex with Daddy Linburg and The Fingers and The Spooks (Southend Standard)

19 March 1967 – Bluesette Club, Bridge Street, Leatherhead, Surrey (Caterham Weekly Press)

19 March 1967 – Brady Club, Hanbury Street, London (Fabulous 208)

20 March 1967 – Top Rank Tenpin Bowling, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

21 March 1967 – Savoy Ballroom, Portsmouth, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

25 March 1967 – Pearce Hall, Maidenhead, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

26 March 1967 – Cricketers Hotel, Chertsey, Surrey (Woking Herald)

27 March 1967 – Royal York Hotel, Ryde, Isle of Wight (Fabulous 208)

29 March 1967 – Stonehouse Church Hall, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire with The Medium Rare (Gloucester Citizen)

30 March 1967 – Embassy Suite, Colchester, Essex with The Earl Winston Set (Essex County Standard)

31 March 1967 – Town Hall, Trowbridge, Wiltshire (Fabulous 208)

1 April 1967 – The Thing, Oldham (Fabulous 208)

3 April 1967 – Star Hotel, Croydon, London (Fabulous 208)

5 April 1967 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge (Cambridge News)

9 April 1967 – Pavilion Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Dorset with support (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

13 April 1967 – College of Further Education, Manchester (Fabulous 208)

14 April 1967 – Magoo’s Club, Edinburgh, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

14 April 1967 – Victoria Hall, Dunbar, Scotland with The Tremeloes (Fabulous 208)

15 April 1967 – Community Centre, Auchinleck, Scotland with The Tremeloes (Fabulous 208)

17 April 1967 – Palais, Dundee, Scotland with The Tremeloes (Fabulous 208)

19 April 1967 – Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

20 April 1967 – Palace Ballroom, Aberdeen, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

21 April 1967 – Raith Ballroom, Kirkcaldy, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

22 April 1967 – Students Union, Dundee, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

24 April 1967 – Top Rank Suite, Cardiff, Wales (Fabulous 208)

25 April 1967 – Pavilion Bournemouth, Bournemouth, Dorset with Cream (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

26 April 1967 – Kingston Modern School for Girls, Portsmouth, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

27 April 1967 – Manchester University, Manchester (Fabulous 208)

28 April 1967 – Assembly Rooms, York, North Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

29 April 1967 – Pearce Hall, Maidenhead, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

30 April 1967 – Tabernacle, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)

5 May 1967 – Astoria, Finsbury Park, north London with The Beach Boys, Helen Shapiro, The Marionttes, The Nite People, Alan Field, Terry Reid with Peter Jay’s Jaywalkers (Hackney Gazette)

6 May 1967 – Odeon, Birmingham, West Midlands with The Beach Boys, Helen Shapiro, The Marionettes, The Nite People and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers (Express and Star)

9 May 1967 – Odeon, Glasgow, Scotland with The Beach Boys, Helen Shapiro, Peter Jay & The New Jaywalkers, The Marionettes and The Nite People (Fabulous 208)

10 May 1967 – ABC, Edinburgh, Scotland with The Beach Boys, Helen Shapiro, Peter Jay & The New Jaywalkers, The Marionettes and The Nite People (Fabulous 208)

11 May 1967 – Railway Club, Tilbury, Essex (Fabulous 208)

12 May 1967 – Bridge Hotel, Wheatley, Oxfordshire (Fabulous 208)

13 May 1967 – St Mary’s College, Twickenham, London (Fabulous 208)

14 May 1967 – Riverside Club, Cricketers Hotel, Chertsey, Surrey (Woking Herald)

15 May 1967 – Top Rank Suite, Swansea, Wales (Fabulous 208)

16 May 1967 – Floral Hall, Malvern, Worcestershire (Fabulous 208)

17 May 1967 – Stonehouse Church Hall, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire with Justinthyme (Gloucester Citizen)

18 May 1967 – Concord, Southampton, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

19 May 1967 – Severn Club, Shrewsbury, Shropshire (Fabulous 208)

20 May 1967 – Memorial Hall, Northwich, Cheshire (Fabulous 208)

23 May 1967 – Winter Gardens, Malvern, Worcestershire (Malvern Gazette)

25 May 1967 – Ritz Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset (Fabulous 208)

26 May 1967 – Court Ash Club, Yeovil, Somerset with Trend ’67 (Western Gazette)

27 May 1967 – Pearce Hall, Maidenhead, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

29 May 1967 – Flamingo Ballroom, Redruth, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)

2 June 1967 – Youth Club, Beaconsfield, Bucks (Fabulous 208)

3 June 1967 – Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich, West Midlands with Jimmy Cliff & The Shakedown Sound (Express & Star)

3 June 1967 – Carlton Club, Erdington, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail/Fabulous 208)

4 June 1967 – Nottingham Boat Club, Nottingham (Down at the Boat book)

7 June 1967 – “Pop Afloat” British Rail, Portsmouth, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

9 June 1967 – Civic Centre, Solihull, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

10 June 1967 – Dunelm House, Durham, County Durham (Fabulous 208)

11 June 1967 – Bridge Hotel, Wheatley, Oxfordshire (Fabulous 208)

13 June 1967 – Kings Hall, Aberystwyth, Wales (Fabulous 208)

14 June 1967 – Samantha’s, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bournemouth Echo)

14 June 1967 – Malibu Club, Poole, Dorset (Fabulous 208)

15 June 1967 – Seahawk Club, Helston, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)

16 June 1967 – Swansea University, Swansea, Wales (Fabulous 208)

17 June 1967 – Glastonbury Town Hall, Glastonbury with The Sabres with Vicki (Western Gazette)

18 June 1967 – Leofric, Coventry, West Midlands (Coventry Evening News)

20 June 1967 – Concord, Southampton, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

22 June 1967 – AAC Middle Wallop, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)

23 June 1967 – Top Spot Ballroom, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with The Medium Rare (Gloucester Citizen)

24 June 1967 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire (Fabulous 208)

28 June 1967 – Sheffield University, Sheffield, South Yorkshire with The Searchers, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band and The Stormsville Shakers (Fabulous 208)

29 June 1967 – Civic Hall, Connah’s Quay, Wales (Fabulous 208)

30 June 1967 – Top Rank Suite Cardiff, Wales (Fabulous 208)

1 July 1967 – Memorial Hall, Rugby, Warwickshire (Fabulous 208)

2 July 1967 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Dominoes (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

7 July 1967 – Queen’s Hall, Barnstaple, Devon (Fabulous 208)

8 July 1967 – Town Hall, Torquay, Devon with Witness Four and The Velvet Touch (Fabulous 208/Torquay Times)

9 July 1967 – Waterfront Club, Woolston, Southampton, Hampshire (Southern Echo)

9 July 1967 – Pier Ballroom, Worthing, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)

10 July 1967 – Grammar School, Portsmouth, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

12 July 1967 – TA Hall, Minehead, Somerset with The Sabres (Somerset County Gazette)

13 July 1967 – Langley’s Community Centre, Slough, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

14 July 1967 – Beaconsfield Youth Club, Beaconsfield, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

14 July 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with Granny’s Intentions (Melody Maker)

16 July 1967 – Astoria Ballroom, Oldham, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)

17 July 1967 – Will’s Discotheque, Reading, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

23 July 1967 – Beat at Blenheim, Blenheim Park, Woodstock with Manfred Mann, Jeff Beck, PP Arnold & The Nice, The Steam Machine and The Crisp (North Berks Herald)

25 July 1967 – Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset with The Soul Foundation (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)

28 July 1967 – Central Pier, Morecambe, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

29 July 1967 – Beatpacket Club, Dolphin Hall, Tetbury, Gloucestershire (Wiltshire & Gloucestershire Standard)

30 July 1967 – Starlite, Greenford, London with The Human Instinct (Melody Maker)

4 August 1967 – Town Hall, Torquay, Devon (Fabulous 208)

5 August 1967 – Town Hall, Abergavey, Monmouthshire, Wales (Fabulous 208)

6 August 1967 – Jimmy Saville’s Top Top Club, Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

11 August 1967 – Porthcawl Pavilion, Porthcawl, Wales (Fabulous 208)

12 August 1967 – Seagull Ballroom, Ryde, Isle of Wight (Fabulous 208)

14 August 1967 – Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

19 August 1967 – Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales with The Spectres (Port Talbot Guardian)

24 August 1967 – Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

25 August 1967 – Top Spot Ballroom, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with The Dipps (Gloucester Citizen)

25 August 1967 – Pengram Memorial, Cardiff, Wales (Fabulous 208)

27 August 1967 – Ritz Ballroom, Skewen, Wales (Fabulous 208)

27 August 1967 – Nottingham Boat Club, Nottingham (Down at the Boat book) This seems unlikely

28 August 1967 – De Valence Ballroom, Tenby, Wales (Fabulous 208)

29 August 1967 – Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales (Fabulous 208)

30 August 1967 – Regal Ballroom, Minehead, Somerset with Flower Power (Somerset County Gazette)

31 August 1967 – Concord Club, Southampton, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

2 September 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with supporting groups (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

3 September 1967 – Hotel Leofric, Coventry, West Midlands with Pesky Gee (Coventry Evening Telegraph)

7 September 1967 – Ritz Club, Skewen, Wales with Omega Plus (Port Talbot Guardian)

8 September 1967 – Regency Ballroom, Pembroke, Wales (Fabulous 208)

9 September 1967 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with The Friction (Cambridgeshire Times)

10 September 1967 – The Place, Wakefield, West Yorkshire with C G Morris & Reaction Soul Band (Yorkshire Evening Post/Wakefield Express)

10 September 1967 – Plaza Teen Club, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

15 September 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, London with Floribunda Rose (Melody Maker)

16 September 1967 – Top West Club, Abertillery, Wales (Fabulous 208)

18 September 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with Floribunda Rose (Melody Maker)

21 September 1967 – City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire (Fabulous 208)

22 September 1967 – Beaconsfield Youth Club, Beaconsfield, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

23 September 1967 – Technical College, Bristol (Fabulous 208)

24 September 1967 – 1600 Club, Hereford, Herefordshire (Worcester Evening News)

26 September 1967 – The Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

28 September 1967 – Concorde Club, Southampton, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

29 September 1967 – St George’s Hall, Exeter, Devon (Fabulous 208)

11 October 1967 – Skyline Ballroom, Hull with Wynder K Frog (Hull Daily Mail)

12 October 1967 – Club A Go Go, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (website: http://www.readysteadygone.co.uk/club-agogo-newcastle-2/)

13 October 1967 – City of Leeds Training College, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

14 October 1967 – Bristol University, Bristol (Fabulous 208)

16 October 1967 – Top Rank Suite, Cardiff, Wales with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mich and Titch and Tony Rivers & The Castaways (Fabulous 208)

17 October 1967 – Winter Gardens, Malvern, Worcestershire (Malvern Gazette)

22 October 1967 – Plaza, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire (Huddersfield Daily Examiner)

23 October 1967 – Cardiff College of Education, Cardiff, Wales with The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Bees, The Love Culture and The Clockwork Motion (South Wales Echo)

25 October 1967 – Eriskay Ballroom, Ammanford, Wales (Fabulous 208)

26 October 1967 – Civic, Wrexham, Wales (Wrexham Leader)

26 October 1967 – Connah’s Quay, Wales (Fabulous 208)

27 October 1967 – Central Pier, Morecambe, Lancashire with The Konch and Lord Byron (Lancashire Evening Post)

29 October 1967 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

5 November 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Ruby James & The Stax (Melody Maker)

10 November 1967 – Top Spot Ballroom, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with The Inmates (Gloucester Citizen)

11 November 1967 – Lord Mayor’s Show, London with The Foundations (Disc & Music Echo)

30 November 1967 – Liberal Hall, Yeovil, Somerset (Western Gazette)

According to Melody Maker, in late November, the band joined Paul Jones, Traffic, Lucas and The Crazy World of Arthur Brown for the Teenage Fair in Gothenburg, Sweden

1 December 1967 – UFO, Paignton, Devon (Disc & Music Echo)

2 December 1967 – Borough Road College, Isleworth, London (Melody Maker)

3 December 1967 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Milestones (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

8 December 1967 – Town Hall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Disc & Music Echo)

10 December 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, London (Melody Maker)

11 December 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Jon (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

12 December 1967 – Swansea Training College, Swansea, Wales (Fabulous 208)

13 December 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Stevenage, Herts (Fabulous 208)

15 December 1967 – Ballerina, Nairn, Scotland (Forres, Elgin & Nairn Gazette)

19 December 1967 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

21 December 1967 – Penn Inn Club, Uxbridge, London (Fabulous 208/Disc & Music Echo)

22 December 1967 – Sports Centre, Bracknell, Berkshire with The Hayze (Bracknell News)

23 December 1967 – Matlock Bath, Matlock, Derbyshire with Soul Concern (Derby Evening Telegraph/Derbyshire Times)

23 December 1967 – Night Owl, Leicester (Fabulous 208)

29 December 1967 – 400 Ballroom, Torquay, Devon (Fabulous 208)

30 December 1967 – Flamingo Club, Redruth, Cornwall with Modesty Blues (Fabulous 208/West Briton & Royal Cornwall Gazette)

1968

2 January 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Nite People (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

6 January 1968 – New Century Hall, Manchester (Fabulous 208)

7 January 1968 – Beau Brummel Club, Alvaston Hall Hotel, Nantwich, Cheshire with Jaytree Organisation (Crewe Chronicle)

8 January 1968 – Orchid Ballroom, Purley, London (Coulson & Purley Advertiser)

10 January 1968 – Caelean College, Newport, Wales (Fabulous 208)

13 January 1968 – Lanchester College Union, Coventry, West Midlands with Elmer Gantry and East Side Project (Coventry Evening Telegraph)

14 January 1968 – Carlton Ballroom, Erdington, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

16 January 1968 – Concord, Southampton, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

17 January 1968 – Students’ Union, University of East Anglia, Norwich with The Village Green Soul Band (Eastern Evening News)

19 January 1968 – College Hall, Rochdale, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)

20 January 1968 – Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

23 January 1968 – Ritz Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset (Fabulous 208)

26 January 1968 – High Hall Residence, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)

27 January 1968 – Lanchester College, Coventry, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

27 January 1968 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire with The Decoys (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)

28 January 1968 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208)

29 January 1968 – Queen’s Ballroom, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Express & Star)

3 February 1968 – Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire (Steve Chapples research: www.lankybeat.com)

4 February 1968 – New Regis Club, Bognor Regis, West Sussex (Brighton Evening Argus)

5 February 1968 – Pavilion Ballroom, Bath (Fabulous 208)

8 February 1968 – Rivington Barn, Harwich, Essex (Fabulous 208)

13 February 1968 – Top Rank Suite, Swansea, Wales (Fabulous 208)

13 February 1968 – Pyjama Dance, Glen Ballroom, Llanelli, south Wales with The Spencer Davis Group, Tony Rivers & The Castaways, Fleetwood Mac and The Dream (South Wales Evening Post)

16 February 1968 – Bangor University, Bangor, Wales (Fabulous 208)

17 February 1968 – Plaza Ballroom, Old Hill, Bearwood, West Midlands (Express & Star)

17 February 1968 – Plaza, Handsworth, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

20 February 1968 – Civic Hall, Corby, Northamptonshire with Spectre Powerhouse (Fabulous 208/Stroud News)

23 February 1968 – 400 Ballroom, Torquay, Devon (Melody Maker)

24 February 1968 – Drill Hall, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire with The Nemkons (Grantham Journal)

24 February 1968 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Melody Maker)

26 February 1968 – Belfry, Wishaw, near Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands with The UK Bonds (Birmingham Evening Mail)

29 February 1968 – Constantine Students Union, Rag Ball ’68, Windsor Ballroom with Steve Brown Soul Sect and The Traine (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

5 March 1968 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington , North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

6 March 1968 – Winter Gardens, Morecambe, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

7 March 1968 – Civic Hall, Dunstable, Bedfordshire (Fabulous 208)

9 March 1968 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Downliners Sect (East Kent Times/Fabulous 208)

13 March 1968 – Hemel Hempstead Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts (Fabulous 208)

19 March 1968 – City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

21 March 1968 – Civic Hall, Brierley Hill, West Midlands (Express & Star)

22 March 1968 – Tottenham Royal, Tottenham, London (Fabulous 208)

23 March 1968 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The Wild Angels and Tuesday’s Children (Melody Maker)

27 March 1968 – Cavendish Ballroom, Edinburgh, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

30 March 1968 – Community Centre, Auchinleck, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

30 March 1968 – Sundowner, Corn Exchange, Haddington, Scotland with Mason Webb (Haddingtonshire Courier)

30 March 1968 – Olympia Ballroom, East Kilbride, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

31 March 1968 – Kinema Ballroom, Dunfermline, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

5 April 1968 – Odeon, Lewisham, southeast London with Gene Pitney, Don Partridge, Status Quo, Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound and Amen Corner (South East London Mercury) Amen Corner were special guests

11 April 1968 – Gaumont Theatre, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with Gene Pitney, Don Partridge, Status Quo, Amen Corner and Lucas & Mike Cotton Sound (Express & Star)

20 April 1968 – Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, Dorset with Gene Pitney, Don Partridge, Status Quo, Amen Corner and Lucas & Mike Cotton Sound (Dorset Evening Echo)

21 April 1968 – De Montfort Hall, Leicester Gloucestershire with Gene Pitney, Don Partridge, Status Quo and Amen Corner (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)

23 April 1968 – ABC Gloucester, Gloucester, Gloucestershire with Gene Pitney, Don Partridge, Status Quo, Amen Corner, Lucas & Mike Cotton Sound and Tony Brandon (Gloucester Citizen/Stroud News)

30 April 1968 – Granada, Bedford, Bedfordshire with Gene Pitney, Don Partridge, Status Quo, Amen Corner and Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound (Bedfordshire Times)

1 May 1968 – ABC Peterborough, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire with Gene Pitney, Don Partridge, Status Quo, Amen Corner, Lucas and Mike Cotton Sound (Cambridgeshire Times)

10 May 1968 – Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Fabulous 208)

11 May 1968 – Leas Cliff Hotel, Folkestone, Kent with The Couriers (Fabulous 208/Folkestone and Hythe Gazette)

14 May 1968 – Welfare Hall, Loughor, south Wales with The Power Stop Big Band (South Wales Evening Post)

18 May 1968 – Glastonbury Town Hall, Glastonbury with The Click (Somerset County Gazette)

19 May 1968 – Redcar Jazz Club, Coatham Hotel, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Bluecaps (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book/Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

23 May 1968 – Dorking Halls, Dorking, Surrey with The Web (Surrey Advertiser)

24 May 1968 – Top Rank Suite, Swansea, south Wales with Tony Rivers & The Castaways and The Love Sculpture (South Wales Evening Post)

25 May 1968 – City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire with Mr Hip Soul Band (Western Gazette)

26 May 1968 – Elms Court Ballroom, Botley, Oxford (Oxford Mail)

31 May 1968 – Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Gloucestershire (Fabulous 208)

11 June 1968 – Ballroom in Cambridge (probably Dorothy Ballroom) (Fabulous 208)

11 June 1968 – Jesus College, Cambridge (Fabulous 208)

28 June 1968 – Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset (Fabulous 208)

29 June 1968 – St Thomas’ Hall, Brentwood, Essex (Fabulous 208)

2 July 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Tramline (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

4 July 1968 – Co-op Ballroom, Doncaster, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

4 July 1968 – Skyline Ballroom, Hull (Fabulous 208)

10 July 1968 – Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208

12 July 1968 – Sheffield University, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

13 July 1968 – Ayr Ice Rink, Ayr, Scotland with The Kinks, The Pathfinders and two supporting groups (Kilmarnock Standard)

14 July 1968 – Barbeque, Billesden, Leicester (Fabulous 208)

20 July 1968 – Kinema Ballroom, Stranraer, Scotland with The Kleen Machine (Wigtownshire Free Press & Galloway Advertiser)

23 July 1968 – 400 Ballroom, Torquay, Devon (Fabulous 208)

24 July 1968 – Winter Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)

25 July 1968 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)

27 July 1968 – Seagull Ballroom, Ryde, Isle of Wight (Fabulous 208)

2 August 1968 – Metropole, Exhibition Hall, Brighton, West Sussex with Marmalade, The Mike Stuart Span, The Tremeloes, The Nice and Spooky Tooth (Melody Maker)

3 August 1968 – Ryburgh Hall, Norfolk with The Track (Eastern Evening News/Lynn News/North Norfolk News)

9 August 1968 – Top Spot, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with The Soniks (Gloucester Citizen)

21 August 1968 – Regal Ballroom, Minehead, Somerset with Howard Stephen Shape (Somerset County Gazette/Western Gazette)

31 August 1968 – The Marquee, King George IV Playing Field, Welwyn Garden City with Lamb Bros & Co (website: http://www.coda-uk.co.uk/60’s_music_scene.htm)

10-14 September 1968 – Excel, Middlesbrough (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

11 September 1968 – Bottoms Up Club, Consett, Tyne & Wear (Newcastle Evening Chronicle)

14 September 1968 – Tavern Club, East Dereham, Norfolk (Fabulous 208)

16 September 1968 – Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire with The Small Faces and supporting artists (Southern Echo)

21 September 1968 – Subscription Room, Stroud, Gloucestershire with The Night Shift (Fabulous 208/Stroud News)

28 September 1968 – Tin Hat, Kettering, Northamptonshire with The Krisis (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

3 October 1968 – Dome, Brighton, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)

4 October 1968 – Colston Hall, Bristol (Fabulous 208)

6 October 1968 – The Place Club, Hanley, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208)

11 October 1968 – Rosewell Institute, Rosewell, Scotland with The Bay City Rollers, The Chase and Paper Chase (South Midlothian Advertiser)

13 October 1968 – Kinema Hall, Dunfermline, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

18 October 1968 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset (Dorset Evening Echo)

19 October 1968 – Victoria Cross Gallery, Wantage, Oxfordshire (Oxford Mail)

23 October 1968 – Catholic Youth Club, Swindon, Wiltshire (website: www.swindonmusicscene.co.uk/swindon_music_scene_gigs_of_note.html)

24 October 1968 – Tech College, Bristol (Fabulous 208)

26 October 1968 – Elms Court, Botley, Oxford with Bernard Reich (Fabulous 208/Oxford Mail)

1 November 1968 – Walsall Town Hall with The ‘N’ Betweens and Hari Kari (Express & Star)

2 November 1968 – The Plaza, Old Hill, West Midlands (Express & Star)

8 November 1968 – Top Spot, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with Peggotty’s People (Gloucester Citizen)

13 November 1968 – Top Rank Suite, Swansea, south Wales (South Wales Evening Post)

18 November 1968 – Top Rank, Cardiff, Wales (Fabulous 208)

23 November 1968 – Alton Towers, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208)

13 December 1968 – Ealing Tech College, Ealing, London with Free and The Downliners Sect (Melody Maker)

13 December 1968 – Variety Club, Thirsk, North Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

14 December 1968 – Leyton Baths, Leyton, London (Fabulous 208)

21 December 1968 – Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with Imagine Confusion (Bucks Advertiser lists Morganic Confusion) (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/)

26 December 1968 – Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset with Teak & The Smokey and John Gary Scene (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

1969

25 January 1969 – The Cobweb, St Leonards, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

31 January 1969 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire (Fabulous 208)

7 February 1969 – West London College, Student’s Union, the Lyceum, Strand, London with Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera and Trifle (Melody Maker)

8 February 1969 – Hounslow Town Hall, Hounslow, London with Crimson Mood (Hounslow Post)

13 February 1969 – Ballerina Ballroom, Nairn, Scotland (Forres Elgin & Nairn Gazette)

21 February 1969 – Caxton Hall, London (Fabulous 208)

24 February 1969 – Dorchester Hotel, London (Fabulous 208)

27 February 1969 – ABC, Lincoln (Fabulous 208)

28 February 1969 – Wimbledon Tech College, Wimbledon, London (Fabulous 208)

1 March 1969 – Fiesta Club, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham (Fabulous 208)

7 March 1969 – Goldsmith College, New Cross, London (Fabulous 208)

14 March 1969 – Civic Hall, St Albans, Herts (Fabulous 208)

15 March 1969 – Hatfield Tech College, Hatfield, Herts (Fabulous 208)

28 April 1969 – Regal, Ringland, Bournemouth, Dorset with The Cavaliers (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)

Former Bluesology keyboard player Reg Dwight (aka Elton John) covered for Eric Hine when he was ill for a short Scottish tour and the following time period appears the most likely

7 June 1969 – Kinema Ballroom, Stranraer, Scotland with The Nursery (Wigtownshire Free Press & Galloway Advertiser)

11 July 1969 – Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset with The Froot and Joe Grandy (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)

12 July 1969 – Northcroft, Newbury, Berkshire with Amen Corner, Chicken Shack and J J Jackson (Melody Maker)

26 July 1969 – Wimbledon Town Hall, Wimbledon, southwest London with Milton’s Fingers (Melody Maker)

15 August 1969 – Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset with Joe Grundy and The Sponges (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)

6 September 1969 – The Belfry, Wishaw, West Midlands with Eyes of Blood (Birmingham Evening Mail)

20 September 1969 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with Magic Alice and Circle Line (Surrey Advertiser)

21 September 1969 – Rebecca’s, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail)

14 November 1969 – Whispering Wheels Ballroom, Blackheath, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

27 December 1969 – Parade Hall, Brentwood, Essex (Melody Maker)

1970

2 January 1970 – Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset with Syd Fay Orchestra (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)

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