Welcome to another posting of a series of gig listings for 1960s bands. None of these lists is exhaustive and my idea is to add to them in the comments section below over time. They are here for future researchers to draw on. I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will add images in time.
I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com
Equally important, if you attended any of the gigs below or played in the support band, please do leave your memories below in the comments section for future historians to use. If you know of any missing gigs, please add them too, if possible, with the sources.
The Foundations, 1967. Image may be subject to copyright
THE FOUNDATIONS
Clem Curtis – lead vocals
Alan Warner – lead guitar, vocals
Tony Gomez – keyboards
Mike Elliott – saxophone
Pat Burke – saxophone
Eric Allandale – trombone
Peter MacBeth – bass
Tim Harris – drums
Originally formed as The Ramong Sound (who briefly included singer Arthur Brown), the group changed name around late February/early March to The Foundations.
Harris had previously worked with The Oliver Bone Establishment while MacBeth had been with Ralph Denyer’s Rockhouse Band.
5 February 1967 – The New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London(Melody Maker) Billed as The Ramog Sound
19 January 1968 – Central Pier, Morecambe, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)
19 January 1968 – Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire (Steve Chapples research) Fabulous 208 says this was 20 January
21 January 1968 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Silver Dollars (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)
3 February 1968 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire with The Big Idea (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)
6 February 1968 – Cricketers Arms, Felton, Northumberland (Fabulous 208)
10 February 1968 – Sofia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales (Fabulous 208)
13 February 1968 – Tech College, Nottingham (Fabulous 208)
16 February 1968 – Regal Ballroom, Bonnyrigg, Scotland with Boy Friends and Reflection (South Midlothian Advertiser)
24 February 1968 – Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich, West Midlands (Express & Star)
24 February 1968 – Walsall Town Hall, Walsall, West Midlands with Traction (Express & Star)
25 February 1968 – Assembly Rooms, Aylesbury, Bucks (Fabulous 208)
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1 March 1968 – Clockwork Orange, Chester, Cheshire with The Ways (Crewe Chronicle)
2 March 1968 – Drill Hall, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire with The Nemkons (Grantham Journal)
4 March 1968 – Orchid Ballroom, Purley, London (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
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The Wakefield Express, 9 March 1968 issue, page 22 has a good photo of the band (see above)
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17 March 1968 – New Khyber Club, Taunton, Somerset with The Sabres, The Nick Hales Show and Fashion Parade (Somerset County Gazette)
20 March 1968 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)
23 March 1968 – Plaza Ballroom, Bearwood, West Midlands (Express & Star)
29 March 1968 – Roxy Cinema, Kelso, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
29 March 1968 – Regal Ballroom, Bonnyrigg, Scotland with Tony & The Traders, Reigning Monarchs and The Reflections (Fabulous 208/South Midlothian Advertiser)
30 March 1968 – Hub Club, Clydebank, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
31 March 1968 – Clouds, Derby (Fabulous 208)
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1 April 1968 – Watford Round Table, Top Rank Suite, Watford, Herts with Still Life (Fabulous 208/Welwyn and Hatfield Advertiser)
2 April 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Beatstalkers (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
3 April 1968 – Top Rank Suite, Swansea, south Wales with The Herd, The Ronnie Keene Band and The Mumbles Carnival Queen (South Wales Evening Post)
5 April 1968 – Royal Hall, Harrogate, North Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)
6 April 1968 – Twisted Wheel, Manchester (Fabulous 208)
10 April 1968 – Top Rank Suite, Reading, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)
11 April 1968 – Locarno, Coventry, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)
13 April 1968 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with supporting groups (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/) Possibly with The All Night Workers
15 April 1968 – St Matthew’s Bath, Ipswich, Suffolk (Fabulous 208)
24 April 1968 – Salisbury Odeon, Salisbury, Wiltshire with The Bee Gees, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch and Grapefruit (Frogg Moody and Richard Nash’s book Hold Tight!)
26 April 1968 – Exeter Odeon, Exeter, Devon with The Bee Gees and Grapefruit (Herald Express)
According to Melody Maker, The Foundations are scheduled to play the Piper Club in Rome, Italy from 29 April to 5 May 1968. They then leave for an American tour followed by a tour of the Far East from 16 June to 17 July 1968.
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24 June 1968 – Portpatrick Public Hall Management Committee, Portpatrick Scotland (Wigtownshire Free Press & Galloway Advertiser)
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18 July 1968 – Locarno Ballroom, Portsmouth, Hampshire with Jack Hawkins and The Jacobites (Portsmouth News)
According to Melody Maker, The Foundations were due to make their cabaret debut at the Latimo, South Shields and Dolce Vita, Newcastle upon Tyne for one week from 21 July 1968. This was followed by the Cavendish, Blackburn, Lancashire from 4 August, Dolce Vita, Birmingham from 11 August, Cavendish, Sheffield, South Yorkshire from 18 August and Tito’s, Darlington from 25 August
31 July 1968 – Locarno, Stevenage, Herts (Hertfordshire Express)
1 August 1968 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Mud (East Kent Times & Mail)
29 August 1968 – Sloopy’s Scoop, Middlesbrough with Stuart Gasston and Toby Twirl (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)
29 August 1968 – Tito’s, Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)
Melody Maker from 31 August, page 4, reports that Clem Curtis announces he is leaving.
6 September 1968 – George Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire with The Soul Express and The Magazine (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)
Melody Maker from 14 September 1968, page 4, reports that Clem Curtis is leaving at the end of September.
15 September 1968 – Kew Boat House, Kew, London (Thames Valley Times/Melody Maker)
15 September 1968 – Byron, Greenford, London (Thames Valley Times)
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20 September 1968 – Victoria Ballroom, Dunbar, Scotland with The Haze (Haddingtonshire Courier)
28 September 1968 – Scene Two Discotheque, Scarborough, North Yorkshire (Scarborough Evening News)
The Foundations, late 1968. Image may be subject to copyright
After Clem Curtis leaves, former Joe E Young & The Toniks singer Colin Young joins. Mike Elliott departs at the same time as Curtis, who goes solo.
4 October 1968 – Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, Scotladn (Melody Maker) Colin Young makes his debut
5 October 1968 – Kilmarnock Grand Hall, Kilmarnock, Scotland with The Pitiful Souls (Kilmarnock Standard)
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12 October 1968 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Granny’s Intention (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)
19 October 1968 – Tin Hat, Kettering, Northamptonshire with The Market (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)
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2 November 1968 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with Generous Earth (Cambridgeshire Times)
29 November 1968 – Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear with Love Affair, Marmalade and The Puncture Outfit (Newcastle Evening Chronicle)
14 December 1968 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with The Precious Few and Bohemians (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next)
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15 December 1968 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Chatham, Rochester & Gillingham Evening Post)
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21 December 1968 – New Links, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire with support (Melody Maker/Welwyn and Hatfield Advertiser)
9 March 1969 – Fairfield Hall, Croydon, south London with Stevie Wonder, The Flirtations, The Coloured Raisins and The Big Movement (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)
11 March 1969 – Granada, East Ham, London with Stevie Wonder and The Flirtations (Southend Standard)
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25 March 1969 – Adelphi, Slough, Berkshire with Stevie Wonder, The Flirtations, The Coloured Raisins and The Big Movement (Staines & Egham News/Windsor, Slough and Eton Express)
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27 March 1969 – Odeon Theatre, Lewisham, southeast London with Stevie Wonder, The Flirtations, The Coloured Raisins and The Big Movement (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser/South East London Mercury)
11 April 1969 – Regal Ballroom, Bonnyrigg, Scotland with Tandem and Cage (Midlothian Advertiser)
23-25 May 1969 – Electric Circus, Toronto, Canada with Leigh Ashford Group (Toronto Telegram)
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21 June 1969 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Archimedas Principal (Folkestone & Hythe District Herald)
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.
Marmalade in late 1966, shortly after changing name from The Gaylords. Photo may be subject to copyright
THE MARMALADE
Dean Ford – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
William Junior Campbell – lead guitar, keyboards, vocals
Patrick Fairley – rhythm guitar, six-string bass, vocals
Graham Knight – bass, vocals
Raymond Duffy – drums
The original Marmalade. Photo may be subject to copyright
The group started life as Glasgow group, The Gaylords who went through numerous personnel changes over the years.
According to Wellingborough News, The Gaylords became The Marmalade on 9 September 1966. However, booking agents continued to book them under their former name for some time, including a show at the Dungeon Club in Nottingham on 16 October and the Witch Doctor in St Leonards, East Sussex on 5 November (see below).
25 September 1966 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with The Versions (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)
30 October 1966 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with Something Else (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)
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5 November 1966 – Witch Doctor, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex (Hastings & St Leonards Observer) Billed as The Gaylords
28 November 1966 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)
4 December 1966 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with The Survivors (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)
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15 December 1966 – Flying Fox Club, RAF Cottesmore, Rutland with Davey Sands & The Essex, The Tribe and The Nemkons (Grantham Journal)
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16 December 1966 – Victoria Hall, Oakham, Lincolnshire with The Unit 2 (Grantham Journal) Says The Gaylords now The Marmalade
In mid-December, Londoner Alan Whitehead took over the drum stool. Whitehead had previously played with Crispian St Peters and then The Loose Ends. In late September 1966, he left The Loose Ends to join Cops ‘n’ Robbers then spent a month working with The Epitaph Soul Band before recording briefly (and appearing in publicity shots) with The Attack.
Marmalade with Alan Whitehead (bottom right). Photo may be subject to copyright
18 December 1966 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)
26 December 1966 – Bath Regency Ballroom, Bath with The Undertakers (Poster) Billed as Marmalades
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18 January 1967 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times & Mail) It says formerly The Gaylords in the advert
19 January 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Pink Floyd (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
22 January 1967 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with Sounds Incorporated (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)
29 January 1967 – Dereham Tavern Club, Dereham, Norfolk with St Willie’s Cool School (North Norfolk News)
3 February 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Action (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
8 February 1967 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge (Cambridge News)
22 February 1967 – Mr Magoo’s, Edinburgh, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
23 February 1967 – RNAS Arbroath, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
24 February 1967 – La Bamba Club, Falkirk, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
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25 February 1967 – The Institute, Newtongate, Scotland with The Poets (South Midlothian Advertiser)
1 March 1967 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times & Mail)
2 March 1967 – W1 Hall, Ely, Cambridgeshire (Fabulous 208)
3 March 1967 – Continental Club, Eastbourne, East Sussex (Fabulous 208)
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4 March 1967 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with The Motion (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
10 July 1967 – Park Hall Hotel, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Valets and Pride and Passion (Express & Star)
12 July 1967 – Speakeasy, London (Disc & Music Echo)
Members of The Beatles, The Monkees, The Hollies, The Who, Cream and Walker Brothers were among the guests attending the Speakeasy show above according to Disc & Music Echo
13 July 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Nite People (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
15 July 1967 – Corby Civic Centre, Corby, Northamptonshire with Guy Darrell (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)
20 July 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Iveys (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
20 July 1967 – Samantha’s, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bournemouth Evening Echo) Advert says they played all week
24 July 1967 – Hatchetts Playground, Piccadilly, central London (Evening Standard)
27 July 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Love Affair (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
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28 July 1967 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge with The Plastic Dream Boat (Cambridge News)
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3 August 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Studio Six (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
4 August 1967 – Tabernacle, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)
8 August 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire with The Reg James Explosion (Evening Sentinel)
10 August 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Blossom (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
11-13 August 1967 – Windsor Jazz Festival, Windsor, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)
13 August 1967 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with The Exit and Trax (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)
16 August 1967 – Cromwellian Club, South Kensington, London (Fabulous 208)
17 August 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Love Affair (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
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19 August 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, London with supporting group (South East London Mercury)
19 August 1967 – Scotch of St James, Mayfair, London (Fabulous 208)
20 August 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)
24 August 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Iveys (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
25 August 1967 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Fabulous 208)
26 August 1967 – Wellington Club, Dereham, Norfolk with The Rubber Band (North Norfolk News)
27 August 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)
29 August 1967 – Scotch of St James, Mayfair, London (Fabulous 208)
31 August 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Love Affair (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
Marmalade, Record Mirror, 2 September 1967. Photo may be subject to copyright
2 September 1967 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Syn (East Kent Times & Mail)
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14 September 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Love Affair (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
21 September 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Ray King Soul Band (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
23 September 1967 – Kestrells Club, Crewe, Cheshire (Fabulous 208)
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23 September 1967 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston Lincolnshire with Garnet Mimms (backed by The Senate), The Yum Yum Band and Ray Bones (Spalding Guardian)
25 September 1967 – Staffordshire Yeoman, Stafford (Stafford Newsletter)
26 September 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)
27 September 1967 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, London (Fabulous 208)
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28 September 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Love Affair (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
29 September 1967 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Fabulous 208)
29 September 1967 – Philippa Fawcett College, Streatham, London (Fabulous 208)
30 September 1967 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker)
4 October 1967 – Sussex University, Brighton, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)
7 October 1967 – Burton’s, Uxbridge, London (Melody Maker)
8 October 1967 – Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with The Plague (Fabulous 208/Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)
9 October 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208) Needs confirmation
11 October 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)
12 October 1967 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with Pinkerton’s Assorted Colours (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)
13 October 1967 – Queens Rink Ballroom, Hartlepool, County Durham with The Tony King Sound (Hartlepool Mail)
18 October 1967 – Notternell Youth Centre, Harlow, Essex (Fabulous 208)
19 October 1967 – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Essex with The Tremeloes, The Moody Blues, Sounds A Round, Lois Lane and Alexander Bell & The Flies (Southend Standard)
20 October 1967 – G-Ranch Discotheque, Maidstone, Kent (Maidstone Gazette)
21 October 1967 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire with The Kleek (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)
22 October 1967 – Red Lion Hotel, Leytonstone, London (Fabulous 208)
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24 October 1967 – Granada, Kingston upon Thames, southwest London with The Who, Traffic, The Herd, The Dream, Ray Cameron and The Tremeloes (Woking Herald)
26 October 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Love Affair (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
Marmalade. Photo may be subject to copyright.
2 November 1967 – WI Hall, Ely, Cambridgeshire with The Craw Dads (Cambridge News/Fabulous 208)
3 November 1967 – Granada Cinema, Kingston upon Thames, London with The Tremeloes (Fabulous 208)
4 November 1967 – Granada Cinema, Walthamstow, London with The Tremeloes (Fabulous 208)
5 November 1967 – Theatre Royal, Nottingham with The Tremeloes (Fabulous 208)
6 November 1967 – Town Hall, Birmingham with The Tremeloes (Fabulous 208)
7 November 1967 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset with The Shame (Bournemouth Evening Echo)
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9 November 1967 – Maidstone Granada, Maidstone, Kent with The Who, Traffic, The Herd, The Dream, Ray Cameron and The Tremeloes (Kentish Express)
12 November 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, Middlesex with Legay (Melody Maker)
13 November 1967 – Broadway Club, Dudley Zoo, West Midlands with Magic Roundabout (Express & Star)
16 November 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208)
17 November 1967 – New Central Pier, Morecambe, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)
18 November 1967 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with Soul Concern (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next)
18 November 1967 – Town Hall, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)
20 November 1967 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, London (Paul Griggs’ book: Diary of a Musician)
23 November 1967 – TA Centre, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire (Fabulous 208
24 November 1967 – College of Technology, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)
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25 November 1967 – Cesar’s Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire with The Vivas (Ampthill News & Flintwick Record)
25 November 1967 – Night Owl, Leicester (Fabulous 208)
26 November 1967 – Maidstone Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent (Maidstone Gazette)
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30 November 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Iveys (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
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1 December 1967 – Top Spot Ballroom, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with Pentworth’s People (Gloucester Citizen)
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2 December 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, London (South East London Mercury)
3 December 1967 – Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent (Fabulous 208)
3 December 1967 – Red Lion, Leytonstone, London (Fabulous 208)
4 December 1967 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
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5 December 1967 – Savoy Ballroom, Southsea, Hampshire with The Alan Bown and The Night People (Portsmouth News)
6 December 1967 – Horrorball, Albert Hall, London with Pink Floyd, The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band and Blue Rivers & The Maroons (Melody Maker)
14 December 1967 – Flying Fox Club, RAF Cottesmore, Rutland with The Love Affair, The Symbols and The Kontax (Grantham Journal)
19 December 1967 – College of Art, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Fabulous 208)
21 December 1967 – Teenscene Club, Ely, Cambridgeshire (Melody Maker)
22 December 1967 – Locarno, Basildon, Essex with The Moody Blues and Ivan St Clair & The System Soul Band (Southend Standard)
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23 December 1967 – Dreamland Ballroom Margate, Kent with The Joyce Bond Band (East Kent Times & Mail)
25 December 1967 – Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with The Hydro-Bronx B Band (Melody Maker/Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)
26 December 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208)
2 June 1968 – Beau Brummel Club, Alvaston Hall Hotel, Nantwich, Cheshire with Adges Convention (Crewe Chronicle)
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4 June 1968 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bournemouth Evening Echo)
6 June 1968 – Liberal Hall, Yeovil, Somerset with Evacuations (Western Gazette)
13 June 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Gun (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
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21 June 1968 – Midsummer Nights Dream, Burton Constable, near Hull with Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band, The Move, Family, Spooky Tooth, Tramline, Savoy Brown Blues Band, Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera, Baron Richtofen’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Circus, CJ Morris and The Reaction (Hull Daily Mail)
25 June 1968 – 400 Ballroom, Torquay, Devon (Torquay Times)
27 June 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Breakthru (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
1 July 1968 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
6 July 1968 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with Hofmans Biscuit (Cambridgeshire Times)
10 July 1968 – Top Rank, Southampton, Hampshire Fabulous 208)
12 July 1968 – The Factory, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail)
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13 July 1968 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with Hofmans Biscuit (Cambridgeshire Times)
14 July 1968 – Locarno Ballroom, Southgate, Wakefield, West Yorkshire (Wakefield Express)
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19 July 1968 – St Albans City Hall, St Albans, Herts with Horatio Soul Band (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
20 July 1968 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Lee Harmer’s Popcorn (East Kent Times & Mail)
There is a good story and pic of the band in the Wakefield Express in its 20 July 1968 issue, page 20 (see below)
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22 July 1968 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)
2 August 1968 – Metropole, Exhibition Hall, Brighton, West Sussex with Simon Dupree & The Big Sound, The Mike Stuart Span, The Tremeloes, The Nice and Spooky Tooth (Melody Maker)
3 August 1968 – Tavistock Town Hall, Tavistock, Devon (Fabulous 208) Seems unlikely considering gig below
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3 August 1968 – Boston Playing Fields, Boston, Lincolnshire with Angel Pavement and The Variation (Grantham Journal)
5 August 1968 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with Rainbow Ffolley and Circle Line (Surrey Advertiser)
11 August 1968 – Byron, Greenford, London (Thames Valley Times)
23 August 1968 – Royal Ballroom, Tottenham, London (Fabulous 208)
24 August 1968 – Civic Centre, Corby, Northamptonshire (Fabulous 208)
27 August 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Gun (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
2 September 1968 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with Pesky Gee and The Chelfont Line (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)
12 September 1968 – Liberal Hall, Yeovil, Somerset with The Stormy (Western Gazette)
13 September 1968 – Avery Hill College, Eltham, southeast London with The Kinsmen and Funky Fever (South East London Mercury)
13 September 1968 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bournemouth Evening Echo)
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14 September 1968 – Marine Ballroom, Lyme Regis, Dorset with support (Bridport News/Lyme Regis News)
20 September 1968 – Avery Hill College, Eltham, southeast London with The Kinsmen and Ten Street Dormat (South East London Mercury)
21 September 1968 – Locarno, Swindon, Wiltshire (Swindon Evening Advertiser)
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22 September 1968 – Pop In, Cromer, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News)
27 September 1968 – George Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire with Legay and The Inspiration (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)
27 September 1968 – Horsham Capitol Concert, Horsham, West Sussex with The Mike Stuart Span (New Musical Express)
28 September 1968 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent (Fabulous 208)
6 October 1968 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, London with Coconut Ice (Uxbridge Weekly Post)
12 October 1968 – Shrewsbury Music Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire (Melody Maker)
17 October 1968 – Liberal Hall, Yeovil, Somerset (Fabulous 208)
18 October 1968 – Corn Exchange, Devizes, Wiltshire (Fabulous 208)
19 October 1968 – Leas Cliff Hotel, Folkestone, Kent (Fabulous 208)
6 November 1968 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208)
12-23 November 1968 – Latino Club and La Dolce Vita, South Shields, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)
15 November 1968 – Nottingham University with Cortinas and The Nashville Teens (Paul Griggs’ book: Diary of a Musician)
19-23 November 1968 – Club Tito, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)
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29 November 1968– Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear with The Foundations, Love Affair and The Puncture Outfit (Newcastle Evening Chronicle)
7 December 1968 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with Little John & The Shaddrocks and Reformation (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next)
8 December 1968 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, London (Fabulous 208)
27 January 1969 – Orchid Ballroom, Purley, Surrey (Fabulous 208)
29 January 1969 – Bligh Hotel, Sevenoaks, Kent (Fabulous 208)
30 January 1969 – Mecca Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)
31 January 1969 – Huddersfield Town Hall, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)
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1 February 1969 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Pendulum (Folkestone & Hythe District Herald)
3 February 1969 – Fiesta Club, Stockton-on-Tees (Fabulous 208)
6 February 1969 – Town Hall, Tavistock (Fabulous 208)
7 February 1969 – Odeon, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)
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8 February 1969 – Odeon, Lewisham, southeast London with Gene Pitney, The Iveys, Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound and Joe Cocker & The Grease Band (South East London Mercury)
9 February 1969 – Gaumont, Southampton, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)
11 February 1969 – Gaumont, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)
12 February 1969 – Fairfield Hall, Croydon, London with Gene Pitney, Joe Cocker and The Iveys (Chris Broom book: Rockin’ and Around Croydon)
13 February 1969 – ABC Gloucester, Gloucester (Fabulous 208)
14 February 1969 – Colston Hall, Bristol (Fabulous 208)
15 February 1969 – Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, Wales (Fabulous 208)
16 February 1969 – Coventry Theatre, Coventry, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)
18 February 1969 – Adelphi, Slough, Berkshire with Gene Pitney (Fabulous 208)
20 February 1969 – ABC Peterborough, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (Fabulous 208)
12 March 1969 – Corn Exchange, Devizes, Wiltshire (Fabulous 208)
14 March 1969 – RAF Valley, Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales (Fabulous 208)
15 March 1969 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with Kiss and Barries Magazine (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next)
16-22 March 1969 – Starlite, Blackburn, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)
28 March 1969 – Maple Ballroom, Northampton (Fabulous 208)
29 March 1969 – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Essex with Doughnut Ring and King Size Keen Show (Southend Standard)
5 April 1969 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Tuesday’s Outcome (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
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3 May 1969 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Procession (Folkestone & Hythe District Herald)
15 July 1969 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Dream Police (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
19 July 1969 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The Illusions and Ricky Tee (Lincolnshire Standard)
27 July 1969 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex with The Embers (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
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21 August 1969 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Epics (Folkestone & Hythe District Herald)
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, early 1968. Photo may be subject to copyright
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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5 April 1968 – Benn Memorial Hall, Rugby, Warwickshire with Pete Kelly’s Solution and Tuxedo Junction Blues Band
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9 April 1968 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, London
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12 April 1968 – Locarno, Stevenage, Herts
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13 April 1968 – Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with Candy Bus
14 April 1968 – Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset with The Balloons
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15 April 1968 – Impsella Club, Chateau Impney, Droitwich, Worcestershire
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16 April 1968 – Gala Ballroom, Norwich, Norfolk
18 April 1968 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire
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19 April 1968 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset
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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
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4 May 1968 – Belfry, Wishaw, near Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands with The Skin Deep (Birmingham Evening Mail)
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11 May 1968 – Polytechnic, Little Titchfield Street, London with Karl ‘G’ Big Band
13 May 1968 – Quaintways, Chester, Cheshire with The Hitmakers
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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
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1 June 1968 – Mistrale Club, Beckenham, London with Mr Mo’s Messengers
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2 June 1968 – Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset with The Palmer James
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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
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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)
The Lost and Found originated in San Clemente, California as the Nuts & Bolts. Relocating to Phoenix Arizona, they became the Lost and Found and cut this single on the one-off Pins label. They were about 16 or 17 years old at the time of the session.
The band members were:
Jim Jeffers – lead guitar Mike Ingram – rhythm guitar and vocals Al Manfredi – bass and vocals Mike Ryer – drums and vocals
Mike Ingram wrote the fast-paced “Don’t Move Girl”, while Al Mandredi wrote the introspective “To Catch the Sun”, both songs published by Debra, BMI.
The Library of Congress shows the songs registered on November 14, 1966, listing their full names, with their mothers’ names as publishers: John Michael Ingram and Ruby P. Ingram; and Albert T. Manfredi and Wanda Manfredi.
The single is a Wakefield Pressing with the code SJW-8937. It was recorded at Loy Clingman’s Viv Studio.
The group had a tragic streak, as Mike Ingram died soon after the group returned to California in early 1967. After a year’s hiatus, Al Manfredi reformed the group with drummer Mike Ryer, only to have tragedy strike again, as Ryer died of cancer. Certainly this was a talented group that deserved a better fate.
Al Manfredi gave music lessons while continuing to write and record demos of songs. In 1973 he brought a band into a studio to cut some of his original songs, and had a small number of copies pressed by Band ‘n Vocal Mobile Recording Service. Al passed away in 1995, but Now-Again Records has issued his album and other recordings as Blue Gold.
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
Before the Buckinghams, there were the Centuries, who released one fine single on the Spectra-Sound label in 1965, “I Love You No More” b/w “Yeh: It’s Alright”.
The Centuries’ members were:
Carl Giammarese – lead guitar Nick Fortuna – rhythm guitar Curt Bachman – bass guitar and lead vocals on “I Love You No More” Gerald Elarde – drums and lead vocals on “Yeh; It’s Alright”
Listen to “I Love You No More” below. “Yeh; It’s Alright” is also good, especially Carl’s frantic guitar solo.
It’s Alright and I Love You No More were recorded by The Centuries in, I think, late 1964, at Lawrence and Western and I think it was the old St. Louis Insurance Building. My cousin Jerry Elarde was our drummer and lead singer (fab voice) … he sang It’s Alright. Our bass player, Curt Bachman, sang I Love You No More. I was the Lead Guitar player and Nick Fortuna was the rhythm guitar player. Both songs were written by Jeff Boyen (from Saturday’s Children). Jeff was part of a duo called Ron and Jeff, kind of folky, but they did early Beatles fabulously. These songs had nothing to do with The Buckinghams other than Nick and I became The Pulsations and then The Buckinghams.
Jeff Boyan was part of the Blackstones which included Curt Bachman for a time. The Blackstones would release four singles on the Invictus label, including a slightly different arrangement of “I Love You No More” (as Dalek/Engam: the Blackstones) in July, 1965. Boyan would go on to join Saturday’s Children with singles on Dunwich. Deb Music BMI published both songs, which were credited to “Geoff – Boyan”.
Carl Giammarese, Nick Fortuna and Curt Bachman would continue with a name change to the Pulsations, adding Dennis Tufano, Jon Poulos, and Dennis Miccoli and eventually becoming the Buckinghams. The Buckinghams first single would also come out on Spectra-Sound Records, “Sweets for My Sweet” / “Beginner’s Love”, before they were signed to U.S.A. Records.
Dan Belloc owned Spectra-Sound Records. The Centuries single has master numbers 4759-1 and 4760-1 while the Buckinghams has S-4617, which may indicate the Buckinghams was released first, but I am not sure of that.
For more info on Jeff Boyan and context on these bands, I definitely recommend Jeff Jarema’s interview with Jerry McGeorge of the Blackstones, the Shadows of Knight, and H.P. Lovecraft in Here ‘Tis #6, which can be found on the Internet Archive.
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.
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.
Jean Purretta (bottom center) in the Beachcomber, August 12, 1959
Jeannie Purretta released one single in the early ’60s on the Camsul label owned by Dick Campbell, who also wrote and produced both sides, and Artie Sullivan, who co-produced.
“If You See My Baby” is a catchy, fast number with an interesting guitar-led passage after the first verse. The recording quality is somewhat crude but helps to give the single a wall-of-sound quality, and deserves a reissue as it is currently an obscure recording.
Jeannie sings “He’s My Boy Friend” with almost a country twang.
Jeannie Purretta came from Worcester, Massachusetts, graduating from Commerce High School in 1952. The Beachcomber of August 12, 1959, published in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, has a photo and lists Jean Purretta as 1st place winner in a talent parade.
On April 27, 1960, Jean Purretta sang on three songs recorded in New York with a large group featuring Charlie Mariano, Vinnie Dean, Frank Soccolow, John Hafer, Pepper Adams, Curtis Fuller, Jerry Tyree, Burt Collins, Rick Kiefer, Chet Ferretti, Eddie Bert, Frank Rehak, Bill Elton, Mike Zwerin, Bill Barber, Tommy Flanagan, Paul Chambers, Charlie Persip, Sal Salvador.
Some of the session appeared on Tony Zano’s Balmore LP The Gathering Place but the vocals with Jean have never been issued to my knowledge. Tony Zano was a stage name for Anthony Ferrazzano.
Dick Campbell and Artie Sullivan started Camsul Records in Worcester in 1962. In 1965 they relocated to the midwest and started CineVista Records and Andrea Dawn Music, recording in Janesville WI (Leaf Records), Sauk City WI (Cuca Records) and Chicago, IL (Universal Studios).
I asked Artie about Jeannie’s single and he wrote to me:
Jeannie Purretta was singing in local clubs at the time and we heard her sing. She was our fourth release on Camsul Records while we were living in Shrewsbury MA. We recorded her in Worcester MA at North East Recording Studio (owner Fred Holovnia). Fred later moved to Shrewsbury MA. Last I checked she was living in Shrewsbury MA. We used the band the Scarlets to back her up and Dick & I sang background.
The Scarlets was a local college band from Worcester MA that Dick & Artie hooked up with and used to back up their recordings while living in Massachusetts. Dick joined the band about a year and half after they formed. The Scarlets consisted of Peter Damanis on drums, born in Queens NY attending Clark University Worcester MA, Gordon Schultz on lead guitar from Worcester MA also at Clark University Worcester MA and John Benson on bass from Worcester Ma attending Worcester Tech.
Thank you to Artie Sullivan for the information about Jeannie and the Scarlets.
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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.
