Left to right (back row): Roger Warwick and Tony Tyler. Left to right (middle row): Georges El Hayek, Alan Bugby, Patrick Samson, Georges Dersy and Sousso Samson. Left to right (front row): Derek Whitehall and Carl Daykin
Born in Beirut in Lebanon as Sulaimi Khoury, Patrick Samson and his brothers Sandy, who became his manager and MD, and guitarist Soussou Khoury moved to France in 1961.
In the early 1960s, they formed Patrick Samson & Les Pheniciens and recorded a few singles. They then formed The Patrick Samson Group.
In late 1966, the musicians moved to Turin, Italy and subsequently formed The Patrick Samson Set, which included five Englishmen.
One of these was baritone sax player Roger Warwick, who was hired by Sandy Samson after he spotted him working with Freddie Mack & The Mack Sound at the Upper Cut in December 1966. Before that, Warwick had briefly worked with Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages and The Tornados among others.
The others were tenor sax player Derek Whitehall; organist Tony Tyler; bass player Alan Bugby; and drummer Carl Daykin. Bugby had previously played with Nero & The Gladiators, The Strangers and Johnny Halliday.
This is the formation that is pictured on the cover of the group’s live LP Sono Nero (see above) released in March 1968, which also included Moroccan trumpet player Georges Dersy and a Lebanese guitarist Georges El Hayek known as “Little George”. This formation also recorded some singles, including a fantastic cover of The Spencer Davis Groups’s “I’m a Man”.
Around the time the LP was issued, Carl Daykin left and later played with The Primitives (not before rejoining Patrick Samson later in the year).
He was briefly replaced by Christian Vander who later formed Magma. Another Englishman, Nigel Pegrum, who’d been a very early member of The Small Faces and then worked with Lee Grant & The Capitols joined in Vander’s place.
In March 1968, the group added two more Englishmen, Hammond organist Keith Burberry and tenor sax player Martin Grice, who were playing with The Warren Davis Monday Band (see entry on this site).
Before they came onboard, Roger Warwick left to join The Four Kents where he was subsequently joined by Georges Dersy. Warwick then worked with Ronnie Jones briefly.
Roger Warwick was with The Four Kents on their British 1968 tour
Later that year, Pegrum left to return to England and joined Spice but left before they found fame as Uriah Heap. He subsequently played with Steeleye Span before emigrating to Australia. Original drummer Carl Daykin rejoined.
Tony Tyler later became a noted music journalist, working at New Musical Express.
When Daykin left, Italian drummer Christians Euros took his place, who was joined by fellow Italians, sax player Claudio Pascoli; bass player Guido Guglielminetti; and guitarist Umberto Tozzi.
This is a very brief sketch of the band’s history and I would welcome any additions/corrections. Many thanks to Roger Warwick for filling in some of the gaps
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.
Photo: Jackie Korzon. The Five Proud Walkers in 1964
THE (FIVE) PROUD WALKERS
Terry Elliott – lead vocals
Clive Omer – lead guitar
Colin Forster – lead guitar
John Treais – bass
Brian Thompson – drums
Clive Omer and John Treais were apprentices at the Post Office (now British Telecom) and formed the original band in north London during 1963 as The Proud Walkers with a singer called Joe and drummer Brian Thompson who had worked with John Treais in a previous group.
Photo: Jackie Korzon. Left to right: Brian Thompson, Terry Elliott, John Treais, Clive Omer and Colin Forster, 1964.
1963
6 July 1963 – St John’s Hall, Hoppers Road, N1, London with The Wolverine Jazz Band (Promotional card from John Treais) Billed as The Five Proud Walkers
Photo: John Treais
1964
The group wanted to move in a more blues direction so brought in singer Terry Elliott during 1964.
29 September 1964 – Cavern, Westcliff, Kent (East Kent Times & Mail)
1965
Photo: Luton News
27 February 1965 – Harpenden Public Hall, Harpenden, Herts with Bern Elliott & The Klan (Luton News)
At some point the band appeared on the same bill as The Yardbirds while Eric Clapton was a member. They also played alongside The Moody Blues.
On 5 March 1965, Clive Omer decided to leave the band. His old school friend Colin Forster bought his gear, including his ’50s Stratocaster.
Photo: John Treais. Left to right: John Treais, John Hanshay, Brian Thompson, Colin Forster and Terry Elliott (foreground)
The group briefly continued with keyboard player John Hanshay who stayed a few months.
2 May 1965 – Bure Club, Mudeford, Dorset with Felders Orioles (Advert from John Treais)
Photo: Melody Maker
6 May 1965 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Melody Maker)
On 26 May Jimmy Horrocks, who was studying at the London School of Economics, joined on organ/flute, taking over from John Hanshay.
29 May 1965 – St Peter’s Youth Club, Staines, Middlesex (Staines and Egham News) Billed as The Proud Walkers
6 June 1965 – Top Rank Dance Club, Odeon Theatre, Wood Green, north London (Tottenham and Edmonton Weekly Herald)
23 July 1965 – Pontiac, Zeeta House, Putney, southwest London with The Sidewinders with Gary L Thompson (NME/Melody Maker)
Photo: Melody Maker
31 July 1965 – Cricket Club, Ashford, Middlesex (Staines and Egham News) Billed as The Proud Walkers
8 August 1965 – St Joseph’s Hall, Basingstoke, Hampshire with The Byrds, Blues Syndicate, and The Bunch (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette) Billed as The Proud Walkers
Photo: Swindon Evening Advertiser
9 August 1965 – Corn Exchange, Newbury, Berkshire with The Byrds and The Bunch (Swindon Evening Advertiser)
Richard Hudson from north London band The Four Gonks replaced Brian Thompson on drums and started rehearsing with the group on 15 September.
18 September 1965 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Sorrows (East Kent Times)
9 October 1965 – Zeeta House, Putney, southwest London (Date from John Treais)
Photo: John Treais
14 November 1965 – Zambesi, Hounslow, west London (Date from John Treais)
24 November 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford street, central London with The Downliners Sect (Melody Maker)
11 December 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London with The Artwoods and Dave Anthony’s Moods (Melody Maker)
Photo: John Treais
17 December 1965 – Christmas gig at an apprentice’s association (Promotional card from John Treais)
Photo: John Treais. Back row, left to right: Richard Hudson, John Treais, Jimmy Horrocks. Centre: Colin Forster. Foreground: Terry Elliott
22 January 1966 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey with the Webb and The Y V L’s and The Partisans (Aldershot News/Camberley News) Billed as The Proud Walkers
15 February 1966 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London with The Loose Ends (Melody Maker)
Photo: John Treais. Left to right: John Treais, Colin Forster, Jimmy Horrocks, Richard Hudson and Terry Elliott, 1966.
6 March 1966 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London with Deakin Lewis Band (Contract from John Forster)
Thanks to Colin Forster for the image
10 March 1966 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker)
12 March 1966 – Carousel Club, 1 Camp Road, Farnborough, Hampshire with Jimmy Brown Sound (Aldershot News/Camberley News)
17 March 1966 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker)
Photo: John Treais
19 March 1966 – The New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London with Mea Mercer (Melody Maker)
24 March 1966 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker)
26 March 1966 – Beachcomber, Nottingham with Mae Mercer (Nottingham Evening Post)
Photo: John Treais
9 April 1966 – The New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker)
11 April 1966 – Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express) Billed as The Proudwalkers
Photo: John Treais
17 April 1966 – Bluesette Club, Leatherhead, Surrey (Date from John Treais)
Photo: John Treais. Band play the 100 Club
19 April 1966 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker)
26 April 1966 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker)
Photo: John Treais
7 May 1966 – RAE Assembly Hall, Farnborough, Hampshire with Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (Aldershot News)
Photo: John Treais
13 May 1966 – The New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker)
10 June 1966 – Bluesette Club, Leatherhead, Surrey (Contract from Colin Forster)
Sometime in mid-June 1966, Terry Elliott departed. The group auditioned singers at Wood Green Jazz club.
Dave Terry, who’d taken over from Arthur Brown in The Union in late 1965, replaced Elliott.
18 June 1966 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)
19 June 1966 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) Says from Cromwellian
25 June 1966 – Chichester College of Further Education, Chichester, West Sussex with The Who (Dave Terry recollections)
Thanks to Colin Forster for the image
1 July 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Contract from Colin Forster) Dave Terry says he never played this venue but Terry Elliott had left by now, so perhaps it was cancelled?
Photo: John Treais
16 July 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Melody Maker)
3 September 1966 – Worthing Hospitals’ League of Friends, Steyne Gardens, Worthing, West Sussex with Kaine & Abel (Worthing Gazette)
Photo: Melody Maker
16 September 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker) Dave Terry says he never played this venue but Terry Elliott had left in June. Also, John Treais remembers that Roy Stacey covered for him once at this club when he couldn’t make the gig so at least show took place at the Ram Jam.
Photo: John Treais. The Five Proud Walkers with new singer Dave Terry at 28 September gig at London College of Fashion
28 September 1966 – London College of Fashion, central London with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Dave Terry’s recollections)
15 October 1966 – Location, Woolwich Arsenal Station, Woolwich, southeast London (Melody Maker)
Around this time John Treais left after a gig in Southampton and John Ford (ex-Jaymes Fenda & The Vulcans) took over on bass, making his debut backing Champion Jack Dupree, which may have been at Eel Pie Island (below).
3 December 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)
10 December 1966 – New Spot, Gosport, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)
31 December 1966 – Wooden Bridge Hotel, Guildford, Surrey with Whisky Ring (Surrey Advertiser)
1967
John Ford falls ill and Roy Stacey, who’d worked with Dave Terry in The Union, as well as early 1960s band The Impacts, subbed for him for about six weeks around January-February. Ford subsequently returned to the group in February.
7 February 1967 – Clouds, Derby with Champion Jack Dupree (Derby Evening Telegraph)
18 February 1967 – Club Continental, Eastbourne, East Sussex (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)
1 April 1967 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with The Vigilantes (West Briton & Cornwall Gazette)
Photo: Melody Maker
6 April 1967 – White Hart, Acton, west London (Melody Maker)
23 April 1967 – The Bridge, Wooden Bridge Hotel, Guildford, Surrey with Over 2,000 (Surrey Advertiser)
Photo: Melody Maker
27 April 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker)
6 May 1967 – The Pitch, Digbeth, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)
8 May 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Neat Change (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
Photo: Surrey Advertiser
27 May 1967 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with Dave Martin Group (Surrey Advertiser)
17 June 1967 – 400 Ballroom, Torquay, Devon (Herald Express)
Photo: Surrey Advertiser. Photo shows the late 1966 before John Treais left.
24 June 1967 – South Bank Jazz Club, Grimsby, Humberside (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)
Photo: Melody Maker
27 June 1967 – Royal Ballroom, Southgate, north London (Melody Maker)
In late June Jimmy Horrocks left to join Robert Hirst & The Big Taste who were heading to Hamburg to play the Star Club in the first week of July. He later replaced Reg Dwight (aka Elton John) in Bluesology
Photo: Woking Herald
14 July 1967 – Twilight Zone, Constitutional Hall, Chertsey, Surrey (Woking Herald) Billed as The Proudwalkers
In mid-July, the group changed name to Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera. However, an advert for The Velvet Opera had been printed in Melody Maker several weeks in a row as early as April 1967.
Photo: Velvet Opera advert, Melody Maker, April 1967
Thanks to Clive Omer, John Treais and Colin Forster for providing information about the band’s early years. Thanks also to Dave Terry (aka Elmer Gantry) and Roy Stacey. Thanks also to Mike Stax.
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.
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THE MARK FOUR
Formed as Kenny Lee & The Mark Four in late 1962
Kenny Lee (aka Kenny Pickett) – lead vocals
Norman Mitham – lead guitar
Mick Thompson – rhythm guitar
John Dalton – bass
Jack Jones – drums
Everyone except Kenny Lee had previously been members of Danny King & The Blue Jacks, who changed name to Jimmy Virgo and The Blue Jacks in 1961
1963
In January 1963, Eddie Phillips from Bobby Lee & The Travellers took over from Norman Mitham on lead guitar
16 February 1963 – Long’s Ballroom, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Peter Barlow & The Swallows (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
30 March 1963 – Long’s Ballroom, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Bobby Angelo and The Tuxedoes (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
4 May 1963 – Long’s Ballroom, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Cherry Roland and The Solitaires (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
7 September 1963 – Long’s Ballroom, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Brian Poole & The Tremeloes (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
1964
11 January 1964 – Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Essex Chronicle)
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14 March 1964 – Rex Ballroom, Cambridge with The Huntsmen (Cambridge News) Billed as Kenny Lee & The Mark Four
Around this time, they became The Mark Four and Kenny Lee reverted to his real name Kenny Pickett
3 April 1964 – The Phurlow Arms, Norwood, south London (John Warburg research)
4 April 1964 – The Athenian, Muswell Hill, north London (John Warburg research)
5 April 1964 – The Inferno Club, Welling, Kent (John Warburg research)
6 April 1964 – St Peter’s in The Field, Bocking, Braintree, Essex (John Warburg research)
8 April 1964 – The Robin Hood, Dagenham, Essex (John Warburg research)
9 April 1964 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Manfred Mann (East Kent Times & Mail)
9 April 1964 – The Public Hall, Epping, Essex (John Warburg research)
10 April 1964 – St. Hellier Arms, Carshalton, Surrey (John Warburg research)
11 April 1964 – Sims Motors, Finchley, north London (John Warburg research)
12 April 1964 – The Angel Tavern, 181 Fore Street, Upper Edmonton, Middlesex (John Warburg research)
14 April 1964 – The Tigers Head, Downham, southeast London (John Warburg research)
15 April 1964 – The Falcon Inn, Eltham, southeast London (John Warburg research)
16 April 1964 – The Wolsey Hall, Windmill Lane, Cheshunt, Herts (John Warburg research)
17 April 1964 – The Assembly Rooms, Rotherhithe, southeast London (John Warburg research)
18 April 1964 – The Cheshunt Boys and Athletic Club, Cheshunt, Herts (John Warburg research)
19 April 1964 – The Cambridge, Edmonton, Middlesex (John Warburg research)
20 April 1964 – The Falcon Inn, Eltham, southeast London (John Warburg research)
21 April 1964 – The White Hart (possibly Southall) London (John Warburg research)
22 April 1964 – The Robin Hood, Dagenham, Essex (John Warburg research)
23 April 1964 – The Chaz-Don, Dalston, north London (John Warburg research)
24 April 1964 – The Tiger’s Head, Downham, southeast London (John Warburg research)
25 April 1964 – St. Paul’s, Winchmore Hill, London (John Warburg research)
27 April 1964 – St. Hellier Arms, Carshalton, Surrey (John Warburg research)
29 April 1964 – The Blyth Hotel, Sevenoaks, Kent (John Warburg research)
30 April 1964 – The Inferno Club, Welling, Kent (John Warburg research)
25 June 1964 – The Big Beat Dance, The Worsley Hall, Windmill Lane, Cheshunt, Herts with Unit Four Plus Two (John Warburg’s research)
3 July 1964 – Wood Green Beat Club, Wood Green Assembly Rooms, Wood Green, London (Tottenham Weekly Herald)
11 July 1964 – The Cheshunt Boys and Athletic Club, Cheshunt, Herts with The Talismen (John Warburg research)
20 August 1964 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Sounds Incorporated (East Kent Times & Mail)
22 August 1964 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with The Habits (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
11-12 September 1964 – Streatham Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Streatham News)
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19 September 1964 – Ballito, St Albans, Herts with The Juniors (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
26 September 1964 – Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Essex Chronicle)
9 October 1964 – The Pill Social Centre, Pill Road, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, South Wales with Little Eva, Danny Storm and the Strollers (John Warburg research)
9 October 1964 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
14 October 1964 – The Wolsey, Hall, Windmill Lane, Cheshunt, Herts with The RMO (John Warburg research)
27 October 1964 – Kodak Hall, Wealdstone, Middlesex with The Gaylords and The Vincents (Harrow Observer & Gazette)
8 November 1964 – Rendevous Club, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times & Mail)
4 December 1964 – Ballito, St Albans, Herts with Johnny Haven & The Just Five (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
13 December 1964 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Herts (Hertfordshire Express)
26 December 1964 – Streatham Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Streatham News)
31 December 1964 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Guy Darrell & The Midniters (East Kent Times & Mail)
1965
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2 January 1965 – Gala Ballroom, Norwich with The Downlands and The Soundtracks (Eastern Evening News)
3 January 1965 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
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30 January 1965 – Ilford Baths, Ilford, east London with The Koalas (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)
28 February 1965 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
2 March 1965 – Witch Doctor Club, The Dolphins, Marine Court, St. Leonards On Sea, Hastings, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
31 October 1965 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
Mick Thompson and John Dalton left at this point with Dalton later joining The Kinks, Bass player/singer Tony Cooke from The LeRoys joined and they worked as a quartet
10 November 1965 – The Wolsey Hall, Windmill Lane, Cheshunt, Herts with The Concords (John Warburg research)
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21 November 1965 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire with Steve Washington & The Congress and Barmy Barry (Evening Sentinel)
27 November 1965 – Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex with The High Numbers (Essex Chronicle)
28 November 1965 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times)
5 December 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London with New Ed Williams Sound System (Wood Green and Southgate Herald/Tottenham Weekly Herald)
11 December 1965 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)
24 December 1965 – Coronation Ballroom, Ramsgate, Kent with Eric Delaney Big Band (East Kent Times)
31 December 1965 – Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent with The Sons of Fred and The Defenders (Kent Messenger/Maidstone Gazette)
1966
1 January 1966 – Clacton Town Hall, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex with Davey Sands & The Essex and Curtis & Co (Essex County Standard)
5 January 1966 – The Witchdoctor Club, The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex with The Poor Boys (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
7 January 1966 – Tower Ballroom, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with Malcolm & The Jetblacks (Eastern Evening News)
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8 January 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)
14 January 1966 – Orford Cellar, Norwich with Lucas & The Emperors (Eastern Evening News)
15 January 1966 – The Witchdoctor Club, The Dolphin, St. Leonards on Sea, East Sussex (John Warburg research)
27 January 1966 – Harvest Moon, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)
4 February 1966 – Beaconsfield Youth Club, Beaconsfield, Bucks with Proof (Bucks Free Press)
4 February 1966 – Gala Ballroom, Norwich, Norfolk with Bobby Gibson and The 004s (Eastern Evening News)
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11 February 1966 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Beds with Mike Dean & The Kinsmen and The Associates (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)
12 February 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury) Billed as Mark VI
19 February 1966 – Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent with The Blues Syndicate (Kent Messenger/Maidstone Gazette)
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11 March 1966 – Axminster Guildhall, Devon (Bridport News)
8 April 1966 – Tower Ballroom, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with Unit 4 (Eastern Evening News)
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9 April 1966 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex with The Clockwork Oranges (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website/Hastings and St Leonards Observer)
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16 April 1966 – Seaton Town Hall, Seaton, Devon (Bridport News)
23 April 1966 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Moody Blues (East Kent Times)
24 April 1966 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times)
30 April 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)
7 May 1966 – Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent (Chatham Observer/Maidstone Gazette)
13 May 1966 – The Club Continental, Eastbourne, East Sussex (John Warburg research)
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14 May 1966 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with The Beat Syndicate (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website/Hastings and St Leonards Observer)
The group’s manager Tony Stratton-Smith wanted to bring in Rob Garner on bass from Liverpool band The Kinsleys. Shortly afterwards, they became The Creation
29 May 1966 – Starlight, Crawley, West Sussex with The Shindigs (Caterham Weekly Press) Billed as The Mark Four but the group was already operating as The Creation
10 June 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London with Quiet Five (Melody Maker)
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25 June 1966 – Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset (Bridport News) Now known as The Creations
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Thanks to John Warburg for supplying some information
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.
Left to right: Rob Davis, Pete Gray, Les Gray and Ray Stiles. Photo copyright: Sport & General Press Agency. From Rockin’ and around Croydon
THE MUD
Les Gray – lead vocals
Rob Davis – lead guitar
Ray Stiles – bass
Pete Gray – drums
1966
28 August 1966 – Cromer Olympia, Cromer, Norfolk with Davey Sands & The Essex (North Norfolk News)
10 September 1966 – Newmarket Memorial Hall, Newmarket, Cambridgshire with The Sounds (Cambridge News)
The Duprays came from Washington Court House, Ohio, which lies about 40 miles southwest of Columbus and a little further from Dayton.
Members were:
Bruce Daulton – lead vocals Ray Joslin – guitar Mike Burnette – guitar Dennis Minshall – keyboards Don Miller – bass Carl Mullen – drums
Guitarist Ray Joslin wrote the excellent top side, “You Make Me”, which starts with what is supposed to be his girl’s wailing, with some unusual echoed drumming. The wailing continues through the guitar break and short recitation.
The band shares composition credit on the bizarre B-side, “The Frog (Froggy)”.
Released on Prism Records PR-1929, the RCA custom pressing code SK4M-1497/8 dates it to late 1965.
B-W Music, Inc and WWMG Pub. published “You Make Me”, while WelDee Music and WWMG Pub. published “The Frog (Froggy)”, though I couldn’t find Library of Congress registrations for either song.
Unlike many Ohio bands of the era, the Duprays did not seem to get any local press coverage, perhaps because they were young teenagers.
The Redcaps, November 1964. Left to right (back): Graham Smith, Rick Wright and Mick Stewart. Left to right (front): Tony Dougherty and Eddie Thorpe
A west London band formed sometime in 1964, the group’s line up in November comprised:
Tony Dougherty – lead vocals (from South Harrow)
Mick Stewart – lead guitar (from Hanwell)
Graham Smith – rhythm guitar (from Ealing)
Rick Wright – bass (from Dulwich)
Eddie Thorpe – drums (from Watford)
Mick Stewart is the best known member. He went on to play with Mike Dee & The Prophets, Simon Scott, The All Nite Workers, Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, Hamilton & The Hamilton Movement, James Royal, Sweet and Mojo Hannah among others before moving to the United States.
Stewart says that Eddie Thorpe, who joined him in The All Nite Workers, replaced the original drummer John Hickson, who came from Ealing. He remembers the band opening for Lulu on a tour of the north of England and Scotland.
The Redcaps, 1964. Thanks to Lisa Wright for sharing the photo.
We would be interested to hear from anyone who can add further information.
November 1964 gig
February 1964 gig from East Kent TimesEast Kent Times advert, gig, 24 April 1964
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 Move, late 1966. Left to right: Carl Wayne, Ace Kefford, Bev Bevan, Trevor Burton and Roy Wood. From Fabulous 208 Magazine. Photo may be subject to copyright
THE MOVE:
Carl Wayne – lead vocals
Roy Wood – guitar/vocals
Trevor Burton – guitar/vocals
Ace Kefford – bass/vocals
Bev Bevan – drums
1966
22 January 1966 – Carlton Club, Erdington, West Midlands with The Hellions (Birmingham Evening Mail)
1 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as Carl Wayne & The Move
1 February 1966 – Carlton Club, Erdington, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as Carl Wayne & The Move
3 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Little Stevie Wonder (replaced P J Proby), The Sidewinders, The Sombreros and The Matadors (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as featuring Carl Wayne
3 February 1966 – Elbow Room, Aston, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as featuring Carl Wayne
5 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Doris Troy and Fantastic Bluesology Incorporated (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as featuring Carl Wayne
10 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as Carl Wayne & The Move
10 February 1966 – Carlton Club, Erdington, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as featuring Carl Wayne
12 February 1966 – Marquee Club and Whisky A Go Go, Navigation Street, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail)
13 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Jeremy & The Heartbeats (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as featuring Carl Wayne
15 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Inez and Charlie Foxx and Jeremy & The Heartbeats (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as featuring Carl Wayne
16 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as Carl Wayne & The Move
19 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Monopoly (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as featuring Carl Wayne
20-21 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Doris Troy and Bluesology Incorporated (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as Carl Wayne & The Move
22 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Deke Arlon (Birmingham Evening Mail) Backed Deke Arlon for a week and billed as The Move featuring Carl Wayne
24 February 1966 – Hereford Lounge, Yardley, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as featuring Carl Wayne
5 March 1966 – Marquee Club, Birmingham with The Shakedown Sound (Birmingham Evening Mail)
5 March 1966 – Plaza Ballroom, Handsworth, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)
7 March 1966 – The Belfry, Wishaw, West Midlands with John Bull Breed and The Sombreros (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as featuring Carl Wayne
16 March 1966 – Plaza Ballroom, Handsworth, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)
24 March 1966 – Carlton Club, Erdington, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)
26 March 1966 – Le Metro Club, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail)
29 March 1966 – Carlton Club, Erdington, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)
1 April 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Gary Farr & The T-Bones (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live) London debut
2 April 1966 – Plaza Ballroom, Handsworth, West Midlands with William’s Conquers (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as Carl Wayne & The Move
5 April 1966 – Chalet Country Club, Rednal, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)
7 April 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Mark Leeman Five (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
9 April 1966 – Le Metro Club, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail)
18 April 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Cleo Laine and Danny King (Birmingham Evening Mail)
19 April 1966 – Tito’s Club, Handsworth, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)
20 April 1966 – Lyndon, Sheldon, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as Carl Wayne & The Move
23 April 1966 – Ritz Ballroom, King’s Heath, West Midlands with The Steampacket Show (Birmingham Evening Mail)
26-27 April 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with D D Warwick (Birmingham Evening Mail) DD Warwick may have been replaced by Dakota Station and The Johnny Patrick Trio
28 April 1966 – Hereford Lounge, Yardley, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)
1 May 1966 – Plaza Ballroom, Handsworth, West Midlands with The Craig (Birmingham Evening Mail)
1 May 1966 – Ritz Ballroom, King’s Heath, West Midlands with The Craig (Birmingham Evening Mail)
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2-3 May 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Julie Grant, Danny King and Deep Feeling (Birmingham Evening Mail)
6 May 1966 – West End Club, Coalville, Leicestershire with Listen (Leicester Mercury) Billed as Carl Wayne & The Move
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8 May 1966 – Kavern, Small Heath, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)
13 May 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Sands (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
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21 May 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail)
27 May 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Sands (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
2 June 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Triad (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
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5 June 1966 – The Ultra Club, Downs, Hassocks, West Sussex with The Henry (Mid Sussex Times)
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9 June 1966 – Bradmore WMC, Bradmore, West Midlands (Express & Star)
14 June 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Jimmy Witherspoon (Birmingham Evening News)
23 June 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Rift (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
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28 June 1966 – Wednesbury Youth Centre, Wednesbury, West Midlands (Express & Star)
3 July 1966 – Tavern Club, East Dereham, Norfolk (Fabulous 208)
6 July 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with The Stringbeats and The Nightriders (Birmingham Evening Mail)
7 July 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Sands (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
8 July 1966 – Coronation Inn, Ramsgate, Kent (Fabulous 208)
10 July 1966 – Tavern Club, Dereham, Norfolk with Ian & Danny Eves with Sounds Reformed (Eastern Evening News/Lynn News)
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12 July 1966 – Adam & Eve, Southampton, Hants (Southern Evening Echo)
13 July 1966 – Disco Blue Club, Ryde, Isle of Wight (Fabulous 208)
14 July 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Bluesology (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
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15 July 1966 – Civic and Wulfrun Halls, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The New Merseys, Dave Berry, Tony Rivers & The Castaways, The Montanas and The Californians (Express & Star)
16 July 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)
17 July 1966 – The Downs, Hassocks, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)
21 July 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Ultimate (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
22 July 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)
26 July 1966 – Chalet Country Club, Rednal, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)
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28 July 1966 – Tettenhall Club and Institute, Tettenhall, West Midlands (Express & Star)
28 July 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Herd (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
2 August 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire with Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Dave Allen research)
4 August 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Sands (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
11 August 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Bluesology (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
12 August 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London (Melody Maker)
13 August 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)
14 August 1966 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Chatham, Rochester & Gillingham News)
14 August 1966 – Starlight Ballroom, Wembley, northwest London (Fabulous 208)
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18 August 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Sands (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
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19 August 1966 – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Montanas, Finders Keepers, The Californians and The Crying Shames (Express & Star)
20 August 1966 – Co-op, Rainbow Suite, Birmingham with Bent Society (Birmingham Evening Mail)
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21 August 1966 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)
25 August 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
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3 September 1966 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Zuider Lee and Ray King Soul Band (Lincolnshire Standard)
4 September 1966 – Downs Hotel, Hassocks, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)
8 September 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with MI5 (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
9 September 1966 – Rialto Ballroom, Derby (Fabulous 208)
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10 September 1966 – Burlesque, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)
11 September 1966 – Nottingham Boat Club, Nottingham (Down at the Boat book)
15 September 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Bo Street Runners (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
16 September 1966 – Jigsaw, Manchester (Manchester Evening Mail)
17 September 1966 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent (Melody Maker)
19 September 1966 – Ricky Tick, Hounslow, west London (Melody Maker)
22 September 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Julian Covey & The Machine (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
23 September 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)
24 September 1966 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Epics (East Kent Times)
25 September 1966 – Ricky Tick, Hounslow, west London (Fabulous 208)
29 September 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Syn (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
30 September 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)
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2 October 1966 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)
6 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Embers (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
7 October 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)
13 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Sands (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
14 October 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)
15 October 1966 – Leeds University, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)
20 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Bluesology (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
21 October 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire with The Action (Dave Allen research)
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21 October 1966 – The Marquee Show, Fairfield Hall, Croydon, south London with The Spencer Davis Group, Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, Wynder K Frog, The Herd and The VIPs (Chris Broom book: Rockin’ and Around Croydon)
22 October 1966 – Chelmsford Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex with support (Southend Standard)
23 October 1966 – Technical College, Brighton, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)
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27 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Good-Goods (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
28 October 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)
29 October 1966 – College of Technology, Brighton, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)
4 November 1966 – Walsall Town Hall, Walsall, West Midlands with New Vaudeville Band, The Staffords and The Ambassadors (Express & Star)
5 November 1966 – Hull University, Hull (Fabulous 208)
6 November 1966 – Jigsaw, Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)
9 November 1966 – Orford Cellar, Norwich (Eastern Evening News)
17 November 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Dave Antony’s Moods (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
19 November 1966 – Technical College, Harlow, Essex (Fabulous 208)
19 November 1966 – King Mojo, Sheffield, South Yorkshire with Ben E King (The Star) Fabulous 208 says 20 November
24 November 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Roscoe Brown Combo (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
According to Disc & Music Echo they were banned from playing the Marquee in November for eight months. First gig back is 4 July.
25 November 1966 – The Thing, Oldham, Lancashire (Oldham Evening Chronicle)
26 November 1966 – Durham University, Durham (Fabulous 208)
27 November 1966 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208)
29 November 1966 – Town Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks (Fabulous 208)
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30 November 1966 – Adam & Eve, Southampton, Hants (Southern Echo)
3 December 1966 – Smethwick Baths, Smethwick, West Midlands with Heat Wave (Birmingham Evening Mail)
4 December 1966 – Belle Vue, New Elizabethan, Manchester with The Klyx (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)
10 December 1966 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)
11 December 1966 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)
13 December 1966 – Chinese R&B Jazz Club, Bristol Corn Exchange, Bristol (Bristol Evening Post)
15 December 1966 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey (Fabulous 208)
15 December 1966 – Speakeasy, W1, central London (Fabulous 208/Mick Capewell’s Marmalade Skies website) Opening night
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17 December 1966 – Blue Moon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (courtesy of Richard Goddard)
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20 December 1966 – Civic Hall, Grays, Essex (Fabulous 208)
22 December 1966 – Top Rank Suite, Chesterfield, Derbyshire (Fabulous 208)
23 December 1966 – Il Rondo, Leicester, Leicestershire (Fabulous 208)
26 December 1966 – Locarno Ballroom, Bristol (Fabulous 208)
28 December 1966 – Locarno, Stevenage, Hertfordshire (Fabulous 208)
29 December 1966 – Locarno, Streatham, southwest London (Fabulous 208)
30 December 1966 – Carousel Club, Farnborough, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)
31 December 1966 – Trade Hall, Watford, Hertfordshire (Fabulous 208)
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31 December 1966 – Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, north London with The Who and Pink Floyd (Melody Maker)
1967
1 January 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate with The Mack Sound (Melody Maker)
6 January 1967 – Civic and Wulfrun Halls, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The ‘N’ Betweens, The Soul Seekers, Parchment People and Prim ‘N’ Proper (Express & Star)
7 January 1967 – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Essex with The Fingers and The Tender Trap (Southend Standard)
7 January 1967 – Club Nevada, Market Hall, Redhill, Surrey (Caterham Weekly Press/Surrey Mirror)
8 January 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, London with The Roscoe Brown Combo (Melody Maker)
10 January 1967 – Winter Gardens, Malvern, Worcestershire (Fabulous 208)
12 January 1967 – Technical College Waltham Forest, London (Disc & Music Echo)
13 January 1967 – Corn Exchange, Leicester, Leicestershire (Fabulous 208)
14 January 1967 – Worcester College of Further Education, Worcester, Worcestershire (Fabulous 208)
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15 January 1967 – Black Cat, Gravesend, Kent (Fabulous 208) The South London paper PACE lists the band at the Psychedelic Sounds, General Gordon Hotel, Kings Farm Estate, Gravesend on this date
5 February 1967 – Iron Curtain Club, St Mary’s Cray, southeast London (Fabulous 208/PACE)
5 February 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Record Mirror)
6 February 1967 – Bath Pavilion, Bath (Record Mirror)
9 February 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Coventry, West Midlands (Record Mirror)
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10 February 1967 – Top Spot Ballroom, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with The Chances Are (Gloucester Citizen)
11 February 1967 – Manchester University, Manchester (Record Mirror)
12 February 1967 – 2X2 Club, Halifax, West Yorkshire (Record Mirror)
12 February 1967 – King Mojo, Sheffield, South Yorkshire with The Amboy Dukes (The Star)
13 February 1967 – Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Record Mirror)
14 February 1967 – Lotus Ballroom, Forest Gate, London (Record Mirror)
15 February 1967 – Town Hall, Battersea, London (Fabulous 208)
16 February 1967 – Skyline Ballroom, Hull with The Mandrakes, The Dawn Breakers and Birds Groove (Hull Daily Mail)
17 February 1967 – Nottingham University, Nottingham (Fabulous 208)
19 February 1967 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey (Aldershot News) The club reopened on 12 February
23 February 1967 – Co-op Hall, Gravesend, Kent (Fabulous 208)
24 February 1967 – Coventry University, Coventry, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)
25 February 1967 – Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)
26 February 1967 – The Thing, Oldham, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)
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27 February 1967 – Top Rank Suite, Cardiff, Wales (South Wales Echo)
2 March 1967 – Locarno, Derby (Derby Evening Telegraph)
3 March 1967 – Tabernacle, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)
4 March 1967 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Tracy’s Circles (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
5 March 1967 – Saville Theatre, London (withdrew) (Record Mirror)
9 March 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Bristol (Fabulous 208)
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10 March 1967 – Queen’s College, Oxford with The Zombies (Cherwell)
11 March 1967 – Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)
12 March 1967 – Speakeasy, London (Disc & Music Echo)
13 March 1967 – Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)
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17 March 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, London with Tiles Big Band and the Knack (Melody Maker) Club’s first birthday party
18 March 1967 – Town Hall, Ealing, London (Fabulous 208)
20 March 1967 – Civic Hall, Dunstable, Bedfordshire (Fabulous 208)
22 March 1967 – Locarno, Stevenage, Herts (Fabulous 208)
23 March 1967 – Crystal Ballroom, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel/Fabulous 208)
24 March 1967 – Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland with The Merseybeats (Fabulous 208)
26 March 1967 – Oasis, Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)
26 March 1967 – Drokiweeny, Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)
27 March 1967 – Public Hall, Heacham, Norfolk (Fabulous 208)
30 March 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Streatham, London (Fabulous 208)
1 April 1967 – Pearce Hall, Maidenhead, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)
3 April 1967 – Tabernacle, Southport, Greater Manchester (Manchester Evening News & Chronicle)
6 April 1967 – King’s Hall, Belle Vue, Greater Manchester with The Tremeloes, Sounds Incorporated, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers and The Mirage (Fabulous 208)
7 April 1967 – Grand Ballroom, Coalville, Leicestershire (Disc & Music Echo)
8 April 1967 – Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone with The Couriers (Folkestone & Hythe Gazette)
8 April 1967 – Video-London, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Express and Star) This might just be autograph signing
9 April 1967 – Cadillac Club, Brighton, West Sussex (Melody Maker)
14 April 1967 – Brighton Arts Festival, Brighton, West Sussex with Paul Jones, Mike Stuart Span, Geno Washington, Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers and others (Melody Maker)
15 April 1967 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire with The Academy (Dave Allen research)
21 April 1967 – Top Rank Suite, Swansea, Wales (Fabulous 208)
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21 April 1967 – Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire with The Soul Trinity (Southern Evening Echo) David Else also has them playing at Aylesbury Borough Assembly Hall today
22 April 1967 – Shoreline Ballroom, Bognor Regis, West Sussex (Disc & Music Echo)
24 April 1967 – Belfry, Wishaw, West Midlands with Monopoly and Orange Pips (Birmingham Evening Mail)
27 April 1967 – Locarno, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)
28 April 1967 – Liverpool Pier Head, Liverpool (Disc & Music Echo)
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29 April 1967 – Wellington Club, Dereham, Norfolk with Rubber Band and Deep Purple (Eastern Evening News/North Norfolk News) Band opens the club
3 May 1967 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, London (Melody Maker)
5 May 1967 – Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Disc & Music Echo)
6 May 1967 – Civic Hall, Nantwich, Cheshire with The Denims (Crewe Chronicle)
11 May 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Coventry, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)
12 May 1967 – Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham with Gopler and Mark Raymond Sound (Gloucestershire Echo)
Disc and Music Echo says they travel to the Netherlands for three days from 12 May (possibly cancelled?)
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13 May 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Winds of Change and The Associates (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)
15 May 1967 – Bath Pavilion, Bath (Disc & Music Echo)
23 May 1967 – Disc and Music Echo says they are in West Germany today
25 May 1967 – Disc and Music Echo says they are in Paris, France today
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27 May 1967 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex with The Flashbaks (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
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29 May 1967 – Barbeque 67, Tulip Bulb Auction Hall, Spalding, Lincolnshire with The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band, Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band and Pink Floyd (Spalding Guardian)
31 May 1967 – Top Rank Suite, Swansea, Wales (Fabulous 208)
1 June 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Bristol (Fabulous 208)
3 June 1967 – Winter Gardens, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset (Fabulous 208)
7 June 1967 – Silver Blades, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)
10 June 1967 – Corn Exchange, Kelso, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
11 June 1967 – Top Ten Club, Dundee Palais, Dundee, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
11 June 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Montrose, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
12 June 1967 – Kinema Ballroom, Dunfermline, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
13 June 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
14 June 1967 – Douglas Hotel, Aberdeen, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
15 June 1967 – Caledonian Hotel, Inverness, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
17 June 1967 – Tofts, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker)
17 June 1967 – Swan, Yardley, West Midlands with The Pips (Birmingham Evening Mail) Could this have been later in the same evening as the Tofts gig?
17 June 1967 – Pier, Colwyn Bay, Wales (Fabulous 208) Seems unlikely with gig above
18 June 1967 – Sunday Club, Swan, Yardley, West Midlands (Coventry Evening Telegraph)
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19 June 1967 – Trinity and St John’s Oxford with Manfred Mann, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, John Barnett & His Band and West Indian Steel Band (Cherwell)
23 June 1967 – Starlite, Greenford, London with The Gods (Melody Maker)
24 June 1967 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with Just Too Much (East Kent Times & Mail)
25 June 1967 – Great Yarmouth Aquarium, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Disc & Music Echo) This was supposed to be every Sunday for ten weeks until 27 August but only fulfilled several weeks before cancelling (last one mid-July)
7 July 1967 – Central Pier, Morecambe, Lancashire (Disc & Music Echo)
8 July 1967 – The Hub, Barnsley, West Yorkshire with Hepworths Good Impression (Barnsley Chronicle & South Yorkshire News) The Move open the venue
11 July 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Winston’s Fumbs (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live) This may be first gig back at Marquee since November when they were banned from the venue
13 July 1967 – Densbury College, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)
15 July 1967 – Cesar’s, Bedford, Bedfordshire (Bedfordshire Times)
15 July 1967 – Shoreline Club, Bognor Regis, West Sussex (Fabulous 208) This date seems unlikely
17 July 1967 – Great Yarmouth Aquarium, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Disc & Music Echo) Final one before Amen Corner take it on
28 July 1967 – New Century Hall, Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)
28 July 1967 – UFO, Tottenham Court Road, central London (Fabulous 208)
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1 August 1967 – Torquay Beat & Blues Festival, Torquay Town Hall, Devon (Herald Express)
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2 August 1967 – Flamingo, Redruth, Cornwall with The Onyx (West Briton & Royal Cornish Gazette)
5 August 1967 – Imperial, Nelson, Lancashire with The Atlantics and The Cavedwellers (Burnley Express & Burnley News)
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8 August 1967 – Lotus Ballroom, Forest Gate, London (Newham & Stratford Express)
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11 August 1967 – Seventh National Jazz & Blues Festival, Windsor Racecourse, Windsor, Berkshire with The Small Faces, Marmalade, Tomorrow, Syn and The Nite People (Melody Maker)
24 October 1967 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)
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27 October 1967 – Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich, West Midlands (Express & Star)
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28 October 1967 – Imperial, Nelson, Lancashire with The Atlantics and Michael’s Angels (Burnley Express & Burnley News)
1 November 1967 – Tinned Chicken Club, York, North Yorkshire (Fabulous 208) Disc & Music Echo has 31 October
3 November 1967 – Royal Tottenham, Tottenham, London (Disc & Music Echo)
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4 November 1967 – Tinned Chicken, Railway Institute, York, North Yorkshire with The Rats (Yorkshire Evening Post)
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9 November 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Portsmouth, Hampshire with Jack & The Jacobites (Portsmouth News)
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10 November 1967 – Royal Hall, Harrogate, North Yorkshire with Do-Dahs and Sacred Mushrooms (Tadcaster News)
14 November 1967 – Royal Albert Hall, London with Jimi Hendrix Experience and The Nice (Disc & Music Echo)
15 November 1967 – Bluesville, Ipswich, Suffolk (Fabulous 208)
17 November 1967 – City Hall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)
18 November 1967 – Empire Theatre, Liverpool (Fabulous 208)
19 November 1967 – Coventry Theatre, Coventry, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)
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22 November 1967 – Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire with Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Amen Corner, The Nice and Eire Apparent (Portsmouth News)
23 November 1967 – Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff, Wales with Amen Corner, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd, The Nice, Eire Apparent (South Wales Echo)
24 November 1967 – Colston Hall, Bristol (Fabulous 208)
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25 November 1967 – Blackpool Opera House, Blackpool, Lancashire with Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd, Amen Corner, The Nice and Eire Apparent (Lancashire Evening Post)
26 November 1967 – Palais Theatre, Manchester (Fabulous 208)
27 November 1967 – Belfast Festival of Arts, Belfast, Northern Ireland with Jimi Hendrix Experience (and others) (Disc & Music Echo)
1 December 1967 – Central Hall, Chatham, Kent with Jimi Hendrix Experience and others (Fabulous 208)
2 December 1967 – Dome Theatre, Brighton, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)
3 December 1967 – Theatre Royal, Nottingham (Fabulous 208)
4 December 1967 – City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)
5 December 1967 – Green’s Playhouse, Glasgow, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
6 December 1967 – Douglas Hotel, Aberdeen, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
7 December 1967 – Caledonian Hotel, Inverness, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
8 December 1967 – Regal Ballroom, Bonnyrigg, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
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9 December 1967 – Auchinleck Community Association, Auchinleck, Scotland with The Merry Macs (Kilmarnock Standard)
21 December 1967 – Palais, Nottingham (Fabulous 208)
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22 December 1967 – Christmas on Earth, Olympia, Kensington, west London with The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Who, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Pink Floyd, Keith West & Tomorrow, Soft Machine and many others (Melody Maker)
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23 December 1967 – Axminster Guildhall, Axminster, Devon (Lyme Regis News)
23 December 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, London (Fabulous 208)
26 December 1967 – Civic Hall, Nantwich, Cheshire with The B-Jays and Frankie & The Countdowns (Crewe Chronicle)
28 December 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Bristol (Fabulous 208)
1968
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20 January 1968 – Brunel at the “New” Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, north London with Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Fleetwood Mac, Fairport Convention, Geranium Pond and Paper Blitz Tissue (Melody Maker)
22 January 1968 – Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland with The Jury, This and That, Ice Blue – Mason Webb, Pineapple Truck and The Purple Eyes Jazz Noise (South Midlothian Advertiser)
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26 January 1968 – Coleville Grand Ballroom, Leicester with The Decoys (Fabulous 208/Leicester Mercury)
27 January 1968 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex with Shades of Black (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
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2 February 1968 – Queen’s Hall, Leeds, West Yorkshire with Chuck Berry, The Herd, Jimmy Savile, Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds, Edwin Starr, Brian Auger Trinity, Julie Driscoll, Sammy Small, The Union Blues Rave Band, Th Accent (Yorkshire Evening Post)
3 February 1968 – Plaza Ballroom, Bearwood, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)
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3 February 1968 – Plaza Ballroom, Handsworth, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)
8 February 1968 – Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales with St Valentine’s Massacre and Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (Ron Goodway)
17 February 1968 – Kent University, Canterbury, Kent (Fabulous 208)
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23 February 1968 – Granby Halls, Leicester with Traffic, The Kinks, Plastic Penny, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and The Eyes of Blue (Melody Maker)
27 February 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Attack (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
5 March 1968 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)
7 March 1968 – Liberal Hall, Yeovil, Somerset (Western Gazette)
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11 March 1968 – Bluesville ’68 Club, St Matthew’s Baths, Ipswich, Suffolk (Essex County Standard/Ipswich Evening Star)
The Ipswich Evening Star has a great spread on the band in its 13 March 1968 issue, page 16
23 March 1968 – Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich, West Midlands (Express & Star)
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26 March 1968 – Bournmouth Students’ Union, Royal Ballrooms, Boscombe, Dorset with Fleetwood Mac, Delroy Williams and Chris Shakespere & The Globe (Bournemouth Evening Echo)
1 April 1968 – Belfry, Wishaw, West Midlands with The Idle Race and The Exchequers (Birmingham Evening Mail)
3 April 1968 – Hemel Hempstead Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with The Maze (Welwyn and Hatfield Advertiser)
8 April 1968 – Silver Blades, Streatham, London (Coulson & Purley Advertiser)
12 April 1968 – Carlton Club, Warrington, Cheshire with Bits (Warrington Guardian)
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13 April 1968 – Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone & Hythe Gazette)
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21 April 1968 – Mecca Dancing, Locarno, Wakefield, West Yorkshire (Wakefield Express)
30 April 1968 – 101 Club Scene, Carlisle, Cumbria with The Mythology (Cumberland News)
Ace Kefford left around this time and Trevor Burton moved to bass
25 May 1968 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Lee Harmer’s Popcorn (East Kent Times & Mail)
25 May 1968 – Kursaal Ballroom, Southend, Essex with Crocheted Doughnut Ring (Southend Standard)
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3 June 1968 – Barn Barbecue Concert & Dance, Whittlesey, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire with Fleetwood Mac, James & Bobby Purify, Amen Corner and Pesky Gee (Cambridge News)
10 June 1968 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with Episode Six and Circus (Surrey Advertiser)
21 June 1968 – Midsummer Nights Dream, Burton Constable, near Hull with Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band, Marmalade, 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)
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30 June 1968 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)
10 August 1968 – Ryde Pier, Ryde, Isle of Wight with Opal Butterfly (John Harriss’ recollections)
13 August 1968 – Middle Earth, Torquay Town Hall, Torquay, Devon with The Package Deal, Graded Grains and Fire (Herald Express)
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20 August 1968 – Palais, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)
2 September 1968 – Bluesology Festival, Chateau Impney, Droitwich, Worcestershire with Fleetwood Mac, Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds, The Freddy Mack Show and Family (John Combe book)
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6 September 1968 – Kinema Ballroom, Stranraer, Scotland with The Kleen Machine (Wigtownshire Free Press & Galloway Advertiser)
7 September 1968 – Dobbie Hall, Larbert, Scotland with Blues Authority (Grangemouth Advertiser)
14 September 1968 – Hyde Park open air concert, Hyde Park, London (Fabulous 208)
20 September 1968 – Century Hall, Manchester (Fabulous 208)
20 September 1968 – St Albans City Hall, St Albans, Herts with Jon James & The Swamp and Peyton Band (Welwyn and Hatfield Advertiser)
21 September 1968 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Yes and Forever Changes (Lincolnshire Standard)
21 September 1968 – New Centre Hall, Manchester with The Impact (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)
25 September 1968 – Tavistock Town Hall, Tavistock, Devon (Western Evening Mail)
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28 September 1968 – Links International Club, Maxwell Park Youth Centre, Borehamwood, Herts with Chain Gang (Simon Gee research) Melody Maker says support is Strawberry Jam
29 September 1968 – The Crown, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)
4 October 1968 – Southampton University, Southampton, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)
8-10 October 1968 – Market Hall, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales (Fabulous 208)
11 October 1968 – Kew Boat House, Kew, London (Richmond & Twickenham Times)
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12 October 1968 – Coronation Hall, Kingston upon Thames, London (Kingston and Malden Borough News)
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17 October 1968 – Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear with Family, The Nashville Teens, Dollyrocker Band and Peter’s People (Newcastle Evening Chronicle)
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21 October 1968 – St Matthew’s Baths, Ipswich, Suffolk with supporting groups (Essex County Standard)
26 October 1968 – Plymouth Guildhall, Plymouth, Devon with Frozen Tear (Western Evening Mail)
The Move, late November 1968. Photo may be subject to copyright
1 November 1968 – King’s College, Strand, central London with Lemon Tree and Heart ‘N’ Souls (Melody Maker)
8 November 1968 – Rag Charities Ball, Hotel Metropole, Brighton, West Sussex with Spooky Tooth, Wynder K Frog, Honeybus and Chicken Shack
13 December 1968 – County Hall, Westminster, London (Fabulous 208)
15 December 1968 – Civic Hall, Corby, Northamptonshire (Fabulous 208)
21 December 1968 – Pavilion, Handsworth, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)
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27 December 1968 – Bridge Place Country Club, Bridge near Canterbury, Kent (Canterbury Advertiser/Kent Herald)
1969
10 January 1969 – Sharberry Hall, Ilminster, Somerset (Fabulous 208)
25 January 1969 – Gala Ballroom, Norwich, Norfolk (Fabulous 208)
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26 January 1969 – Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London (Fabulous 208)
2 February 1969 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)
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3 February 1969 – Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)
According to Melody Maker Rick Price makes his debut (replacing Trevor Burton) in Belfast on Friday, 9 February
20 February 1969 – Imperial College, Charity Concert, Royal Albert Hall, London with The Spencer Davis Group, Status Quo, East of Eden and The Nashville Teens (Melody Maker)
26 February 1969 – Fiesta Club, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham (Fabulous 208)
28 February 1969 – Woolwich Polytechnic, Woolwich, London (Fabulous 208)
1 March 1969 – Corn Exchange, Cambridge (Fabulous 208)
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19 March 1969 – Lyceum, London (Fabulous 208)
20 March 1969 – Town Hall, Reading, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)
22 March 1969 – Bradford University, Bradford, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)
23 March 1969 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with Ruby James & The Sound Seekers (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)
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10 May 1969 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Smoke (Folkestone & Hythe District Herald)
24 May 1969 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with Eyes of Blond and Uncle Rufls Band (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next)
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7 August 1969 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Mud (Folkestone & Hythe District Herald)
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10 August 1969 – Alton Towers, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire with The Montanas (Melody Maker)
21 August 1969 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall (Cornish Guardian)
24 August 1969 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
1 September 1969 – Pop and Blues Festival, Pennycross Sports Stadium, Plymouth, Devon with Fleetwood Mac, Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band, The Nashville Teens, Dave Amboy, Rod Mason Jass Band (Melody Maker)
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4 September 1969 – Rebecca’s, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail)
6 September 1969 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The Applejacks (Lincolnshire Standard)
16 November 1969 – Lyceum, Strand, London with Keith Relf’s Renaissance and Juicy Lucy (Melody Maker)
20 December 1969 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with two supporting groups (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)
1970
28 February 1970 – Belfry, Wishaw, West Midlands with Heaven (Birmingham Evening Mail)
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28 March 1970 – New Corn Exchange, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk with Armageddon and Soul Expression (Melody Maker)
The Incrowd came from Hillsboro, Ohio, close to 60 miles east of Cincinnati. Members were:
Larry Zuggs – vocals Randy Applegate – guitar Paul “Bud” Long – guitar Charles Murphy – organ Mike Waddell – bass Jay Cooper – drums
Circa 1965 they traveled to Dayton’s Mega Sound Studio (distinct from Mega-City Studio) to record their only single, featuring an intensely wrought soul ballad “Keep It” on the A-side. On the flip is the frantic and distorted “Set Me Free”. Both songs were supposedly written at the recording session!
Instead of release on Mega Sound’s standard Prism label, they were given the plain b&w Prism package plan for their pressing of 500 copies. Other bands on this 3000 custom series included the Senators and the Warbucks.
Anyone have a photo of the band?
Info from Buckeye Beat, with help from Matthew Baker in distinguishing Mega Sound and Mega-City studios.
The Breakaway Five cut the great instrumental “Jivin” for Red Wortham’s revived Bullet label, featuring pounding drums in the intro and great guitar work, including a quote from Hank Snow’s “I’m Movin’ On”. The flip “I’m Gonna Walk” is a country song by F.L. Parrish, livened up by the echo on the guitar lines.
Members of the Breakaway Five included Norman Davis, Larry Davis, Larry Morgan, and possibly Ronnie Morgan. According to a comment on youtube, the band may have started as the Rivieras from Dickson, Tennessee, just west of Nashville.
Sur-Speed Music ASCAP is listed as publisher on both songs, though “Jivin” does not have any writing credit.
I’m not sure of the release date on this, but I would guess late ’50s or early ’60s. The label credits do not match the Villains 45s or any other Bullet 45 releases of the 1960s. The release number 241 is closer to Bullet’s early 78 rpm releases by Cecil Gant and Wynonie Harris. No other Bullet 45s have similar mastering codes (869-1165/6 in this case), a production credit to Wortham, or (in most cases) lack of an address.
The Cordials recorded for the Bundy label of Freeport, New York. They may have been a local group, but Freeport is not far from Brooklyn, so the group could have been from anywhere in the New York metro area.
The Cordials cut a fine version of “Misery”, originally done by the the Dynamics on their 1963 single on Big Top. I prefer the flip, “Tell Me Please”, a moody original with great harmonies, written by Rick Stevens and published by M.C. Music Pub. BMI.
An article in Cash Box from August 7, 1965 gives an approximate date for the Cordials release and some background on Bundy:
“Bundy-Fonic Expands”
Mickey Carr, top man at The Bundy-Fonic Corp., is in the process of expanding the firm’s activities, and has appointed Bob Spina to veep and Clarence Finnell as A&R boss.
The diskery, with Dee Dee Records as a subsidiary line, will be offering two new releases, the first tagged “Misery” b/w “Tell Me Please” by the Cordials, and another by the Diablos, the titles on which will be announced at a later date. Both disks will be on Bundy Records. The address of the firm is 22 Pine St., Freeport, L.I.
Although Bundy had a 1962 release by Ray Artis, “Dear Liz” / “Wella-Wella” (Bundy BU-222), I haven’t found the Diablos single or anything else on Bundy. There were several record companies called Dee Dee, and I’m not sure if the one mentioned in the Cash Box article actually released anything.
The Cordials is a styrene 45, released on Bundy BU7711, Mickey Carr gets credit for arranging and producing both sides, and Bundy is listed as a subsidiary of Bundy Phonic Ent. Corp.
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