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Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band gigs 1963-1967

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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.

Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

The band featured in Fabulous 208, circa August 1965 before Clive Burrows (second left) departed. Photo may be subject to copyright

Zoot Money – Hammond organ/vocals

Andy Somers – lead guitar

Paul Williams – bass/vocals

Nick Newall – tenor saxophone

Colin Allen – drums

25 November 1963 – Marquee, Oxford Street, central London with Manfred Mann (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live) Billed as Zoot Money R&B Group

 

23 December 1963 – Marquee, Oxford Street, central London with Manfred Mann (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live) Billed as Zoot Money R&B Group

1964

1 January 1964 – Clacton Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with Nix and The Nomads and The Nite Sect (Essex County Standard)

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4 February 1964 – Stereo Club, Woking, Surrey (Woking News & Mail)

20 February 1964 – Studio, Westcliffe, Essex with Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (Southend Standard & Essex Weekly Advertiser)

 

16 March 1964 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Cheynes (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

 

4 April 1964 – Coronation Hall, Denmark Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey with Dave Davani & The D-Men (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

10 April 1964 – Ricky Tick, Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey (Aldershot News)

17 April 1964 – Brighton Chinese Jazz Club, Florida Room, Brighton, Sussex with Long John Baldy & The Hoochie Coochies (Evening Argus)

21 April 1964 – Fender Club, Kenton, Middlesex with Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (Harrow Observer & Gazette

21 April 1964 – Ricky Tick, Pearce Hall, Maidenhead, Berkshire (David Else research)

 

16 May 1964 – Ricky Tick, Plaza Ballroom, Guildford, Surrey (Aldershot News)

Around this time Clive Burrows joins on baritone saxophone

13 June 1964 – Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex with The Evergreens (Essex Chronicle)

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19 June 1964 – Jumbo Club, King George’s Hall, Esher, Surrey (Woking Herald) Opens the club

Woking Herald, 26 June 1964. Photo may be subject to copyright

3 July 1964 – Ricky Tick, Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with The Tridents (David Else research)

4 July 1964 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with Russ Sainty & The Nu Notes and Terry Judge & The Barristers (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

12 July 1964 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey with support (Aldershot News)

15 July 1964 – Orford Cellar, Norwich, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News)

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8 August 1964 – Attic Club, 1a High Street, Hounslow, Middlesex with The Clique (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

26 August 1964 – Orford Cellar, Norwich, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News)

30 August 1964 – Starlight Rooms, Montpellier Road, Brighton, Sussex with The Alexanders (Evening Argus)

31 August 1964 – Modern Jazz Studio, Westcliffe, Essex (Southend Standard & Essex Weekly Advertiser)

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5 September 1964 – Attic Club, 1a High Street, Hounslow, Middlesex with Them (aka The Themselves) (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

6 September 1964 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

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7 September 1964 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, Middlesex (Leyton and Leytonstone Guardian/Wood Green & Southgate Weekly Herald)

11 September 1964 – Ricky Tick, Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey (David Else’s research)

12 September 1964 – Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Essex Chronicle)

24 October 1964 – Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Essex Chronicle)

 

17 November 1964 – Aylesbury Bluesville, Borough Assembly Hall, Market Square, Aylesbury, Bucks (Bucks Advertiser)

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19 November 1964 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, Middlesex (Leyton and Leytonstone Guardian/Wood Green & Southgate Weekly Herald)

21 November 1964 – Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex with The RBQ (Essex Chronicle)

 

6 December 1964 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Crawdaddies (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

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7 December 1964 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, Middlesex (Leyton and Leytonstone Guardian/Wood Green & Southgate Weekly Herald)

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12 December 1964 – Petersfield Town Hall, Petersfield, Hampshire with The Overriders (Petersfield Post/Surrey Advertiser)

1965

7 January 1965 – Majestic Ballroom, Luton, Bedfordshire with The Rebounds (Luton News)

21 January 1965 – Studio, Westcliffe, Essex (Southend Standard & Essex Weekly Advertiser)

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22 January 1965 – Lynx Club, Boreham Wood, Herts (Melody Maker) 

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24 January 1965 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, Kent (Melody Maker)

27 January 1965 – Forum Ballroom, Oxford, Oxfordshire (Oxford Mail)

 

9 February 1965 – Ricky Tick, Regency Ballroom, Bath with The Stormsville Shakers (Western Scene) 

17 February 1965 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, Kent (Melody Maker)

 

6 March 1965– Chelmsford Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Essex Chronicle)

11 March 1965 – Studio, Westcliffe, Essex (Southend Standard & Essex Weekly Advertiser)

12 March 1965 – Ricky Tick, Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey (David Else’s research)

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14 March 1965 – Crazy E, Birmingham (All Nighter) with The Stormsville Shakers and Jugs O’Henry (Birmingham Evening Mail)

14 March 1965 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/)

21 March 1965 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, Kent (Melody Maker)

24 March 1965 – Orford Cellar, Norwich, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News)

27 March 1965 – Royal Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent with The Lonely Ones (Maidstone Gazette)

28 March 1965 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

29 March 1965 – Bluesville, Manor House Ballroom, Ipswich, Suffolk (Essex County Standard)

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2 April 1965 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with Mal Ryder & The Spirits and The Ricochets (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

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7 April 1965 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

10 April 1965 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Goldie & The Gingerbreads and Mal Ryder & The Spirits (Lincolnshire Standard)

17 April 1965 – Chelmsford Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Essex Chronicle)

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18 April 1965 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

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21 April 1965 – Northampton College of Technology Students’ Association, Scaffold Club, Northampton (Northampton Chronicle)

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23 April 1965 – Oodly Boodly Club, Syston Assembly Hall, Leicester (Birmingham Evening Mail)

27 April 1965 – Bluesville, Aylesbury, Bucks (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/)

29 April 1965 – Birdcage, Kimbells Ballroom, Southsea, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

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5 May 1965 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

9 May 1965 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

13 May 1965 – Bowes Lyon Youth Centre, Stevenage, Herts with Mike Dean & The Kinsmen (Hertfordshire Express)

19 May 1965 – The Blue Indigo, Southampton, Hants (Southern Echo)

22 May 1965 – Ricky Tick, High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (David Else research) 

23 May 1965 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/)

24 May 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Leyton, Leytonstone and Waltham Forest Guardian)

26 May 1965 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

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30 May 1965 – The Downs, Hassocks, West Sussex with The Jades (Mid Sussex Times)

 

7 June 1965 – Redcar Mini Festival, Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with Long John Baldry with Hoochie Coochie Men, Tony Knight’s Chessmen and The Crawdaddies (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

10 June 1965 – Bowes Lyon Youth Centre, Stevenage, Herts with The Mastersounds (Hertfordshire Express)

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19 June 1965 – Jazz & Blues Festival, Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London with The Dutch Swing College, Solomon Burke, Unit 4 Plus 2, The Spencer Davis Group, The Downliners Sect, Alan Elsdon’s Jazzband, Brian Green New-O-Stompers, The Loose Ends and The Epitaph Soul Band (Bexley Heath & Welling Observer and Kentish Times)

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19 June 1965 – Uxbridge Blues Festival, Uxbridge, northwest London with Marianne Faithfull, The Who, Solomon Burke, The Spencer Davis Group, Long John Baldry, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, The Birds, John Mayall, Ray Martin Group and Dave Whittling (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

23 June 1965 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

25 June 1965 – Ricky Tick, Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey (David Else’s research)

 

18 July 1965 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

21 July 1965 – Farnborough Town Hall, Farnborough, Hampshire (Aldershot News)

22 July 1965 – Birdcage, Kimbells Ballroom, Southsea, Hampshire with Charlie and Inez Foxx (Dave Allen research) They may have replaced The Ram Jam Band

 

6 August 1965 – Mayfair Club, the Belfry, Wishaw, near Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands with Johnny Gibbins Modern Jazz Quartet (Birmingham Evening Mail)

13 August 1965 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with Bern Elliott & The Klan and The Tribe (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

14 August 1965 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The Peddlars and The Mirage (Lincolnshire Standard)

15 August 1965 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with Greg Burman’s Soul Band (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

20 August 1965 – Ricky Tick, Plaza Ballroom, Guildford, Surrey (David Else’s research)

22 August 1965 – Blue Moon, Hayes, west London (Harrow Weekly Post)

24 August 1965 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with Vince Everett & The Orchids (East Kent Times)

29 August 1965 – Nottingham Boat Club, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (Down at the Boat book)

Around this time Clive Burrows leaves to join The Alan Price Set. Johnny Almond takes his place. Trumpet player Geoff Condon joined around the same time.

 

1 September 1965 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

3 September 1965 – New Fender Club, Kenton, northwest London (Greenford Weekly Post)

12 September 1965 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

13 September 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Tottenham Weekly Herald)

18 September 1965 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Dave & The Strollers (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

21 September 1965 – Bristol Chinese R&B Club, Corn Exchange, Bristol (Western Scene)

26 September 1965 – Blue Moon, Hayes, west London (Harrow Weekly Post)

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30 September 1965 – Bowes Lyon House, Stevenage, Herts with The Saracens (Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire Express)

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1 October 1965 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

2 October 1965 – The House of Aden, Witham Public Hall, Witham, Essex with Cole Train Union (Essex Chronicle)

10 October 1965 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey (Aldershot News)

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13 October 1965 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

15 October 1965 – Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford, Surrey (Boyfriend magazine) David Else also has the band at the Ricky Tick, Staines Town Hall, Staines, Middlesex on this date

16 October 1965 – Bristol University, Bristol (Boyfriend magazine)

17 October 1965 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Boyfriend magazine)

18 October 1965 – Majestic Ballroom, Reading, Berkshire (Boyfriend magazine)

19 October 1965 – Ready Steady Go Club, Aylesbury, Bucks (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/)

22 October 1965 – Twisted Wheel, Manchester (Boyfriend magazine)

23 October 1965 – Club A Go Go, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear with The Dawnbreakers (website: http://www.readysteadygone.co.uk/club-agogo-newcastle-2/)

31 October 1965 – Blue Moon, Hayes, west London (Harrow Weekly Post)

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3 November 1965 – Blue Moon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Gloucester Citizen)

4 November 1965 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

5 November 1965 – New All Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker)

Photo in London Life 6-12 November 1965. Photo may be subject to copyright

7 November 1965 – Nottingham Boat Club, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (Down at the Boat book)

8 November 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Tottenham Weekly Herald)

10 November 1965 – Farnborough Town Hall, Farnborough, Hampshire (Aldershot News)

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11 November 1965 – Pier Pavilion, Worthing, West Sussex (Worthing Gazette) 

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14 November 1965 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

28 November 1965 – Beachcomber, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (Nottingham Evening Post)

29 November 1965 – Co-op Hall, Chesham, Bucks with The Associates (Buckinghamshire Advertiser)

 

5 December 1965 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

18 December 1965 – Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex with Grant Tracey & The Sunsets (Essex Chronicle)

24 December 1965 – Ricky Tick Club, Windsor, Berkshire (Beat Instrumental)

26 December 1965 – Ricky Tick, Plaza Ballroom, Guildford, Surrey (Beat Instrumental)

27 December 1965 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

31 December 1965 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Beat Instrumental) 

1966

1 January 1966 – Coronation Hall, Ramsgate, Kent (Beat Instrumental)

2 January 1966 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Beat Instrumental) 

3 January 1966 – Star Hotel, Croydon, south London (Chris Broom book: Rockin’ and Around Croydon) This is missing from Beat Instrumental

4 January 1966 – KD Club, Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside (Beat Instrumental) 

7 January 1966 – Iron Club, Sidcup, Kent (Beat Instrumental)

8 January 1966 – Twisted Wheel, Manchester (Beat Instrumental) 

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9 January 1966 – Redcar Jazz Club, Coatham Hotel, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Skyliners (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book/Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

10 January 1966 – Esquire Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Beat Instrumental) 

14 January 1966 – Town Hall, Staines, Middlesex (Beat Instrumental)

15 January 1966 – Burton’s, Uxbridge, west London (Beat Instrumental) 

16 January 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Beat Instrumental) 

17 January 1966 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Beat Instrumental) 

18 January 1966 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Beat Instrumental) 

19 January 1966 – Farnborough Town Hall, Farnborough, Hampshire (Aldershot News)

21 January 1966 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, west London (Beat Instrumental) 

22 January 1966 – Ricky Tick Club, Windsor, Berkshire (Beat Instrumental) 

23 January 1966 – Cadillac Club, Brighton, Sussex (Beat Instrumental) 

24 January 1966 – Majestic Ballroom, Reading, Berkshire (Beat Instrumental) 

25 January 1966 – Civic Hall, Grays, Essex (Beat Instrumental) 

26 January 1966 – Orford Jazz Cellar, Norwich, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News)

27 January 1966 – Braysgrove Youth Centre, Harlow, Essex (Beat Instrumental) 

28 January 1966 – Refectory, Golders Green, north London (Beat Instrumental)

29 January 1966 – Palais, Peterbourgh, Cambridgeshire (Beat Instrumental) 

30 January 1966 – Ritz and Plaza Ballrooms, Birmingham (Beat Instrumental/Boyfriend magazine)

 

2 February 1966 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

4 February 1966 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Beat Instrumental) 

5 February 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Beat Instrumental) 

6 February 1966 – Blue Moon, Hayes, west London (Melody Maker)

7 February 1966 – Court Youth Centre, South Ockendon, Essex (Beat Instrumental)

10 February 1966 – White Lion, Edgware, north London (Beat Instrumental) 

11 February 1966 – Technical College, Glamorgan, Wales (Beat Instrumental) 

12 February 1966 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Beat Instrumental) 

13 February 1966 – Cosmo, Carlisle, Cumbria (Beat Instrumental) 

15 February 1966 – Burton’s, Uxbridge, west London (Beat Instrumental)

17 February 1966 – Blue Moon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Gloucester Citizen)

18 February 1966 – Averley Village Hall, Averley, Essex (Boyfriend magazine)

19 February 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

20 February 1966 – Shakespeare Club, Woolwich, south London (Beat Instrumental)

21 February 1966 – Majestic Ballroom, Reading, Berkshire (Beat Instrumental)

22 February 1966 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Beat Instrumental) 

25 February 1966 – Chislehurst Caves, Chislehurst, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

26 February 1966 – Ricky Tick, Windosr, Berkshire (Beat Instrumental) 

27 February 1966 – Black Prince, Bexley, southeast London (Fabulous 208)

28 February 1966 – Baths Hall, Ipswich, Suffolk (Beat Instrumental) 

 

2 March 1966 – Orford Jazz Cellar, Norwich, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News)

3 March 1966 – Country Club, Blaby, Leicestershire (Beat Instrumental) 

4 March 1966 – Manor House, north London (Beat Instrumental) 

5 March 1966 – Chelsea College, Chelsea, southwest London (Beat Instrumental) 

6 March 1966 – Chelmsford Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Essex Chronicle) Beat Instrumental has the Flamingo in Soho on this date

7 March 1966 – Star Hotel, Croydon, south London (Chris Broom book: Rockin’ and Around Croydon)

9 March 1966 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, south London (South East London Mercury) 

10 March 1966 – Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire (Beat Instrumental)

11 March 1966 – Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, Oxfordshire (Beat Instrumental)

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12 March 1966 – Marcam Hall, March, Cambridgeshire (Beat Instrumental/Lynn News)

13 March 1966 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Beat Instrumental) 

15 March 1966 – Gig in Paris, France (Beat Instrumental) 

16 March 1966 – Farnborough Town Hall, Farnborough, Hampshire (Aldershot News)

17 March 1966 – Gig in Paris, France (Beat Instrumental) This seems unlikely considering they just came back on 16th to play Farnborough

18 March1966 – Mr McCoys, Middlesbrough (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

19 March 1966 – Club A Go Go, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (website: http://www.readysteadygone.co.uk/club-agogo-newcastle-2/)

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20 March 1966 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

21 March 1966 – College of Advanced Technology, Birmingham (Beat Instrumental)

23 March 1966 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, west London (Beat Instrumental) 

24 March 1966 – Ricky Tick, Harvest Moon, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

27 March 1966 – Dereham Tavern, Dereham, Norfolk with The News (Eastern Evening News)

 

6 April 1966 – Orford Jazz Cellar, Norwich, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News)

8 April 1966 – Zambesi, Hounslow, west London (Melody Maker)

10 April 1966 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

13 April 1966 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

14 April 1966 – Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire with The Image (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)

17 April 1966 – Chelmsford Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Essex Chronicle)

23 April 1966 – Bowes Lyon House, Stevenage, Herts with Saracens (website: http://www.coda-uk.co.uk/60’s_music_scene.htm)

26 April 1966 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Beat Instrumental) 

28 April 1966 – Warwick University, Warwick (Beat Instrumental)

29 April 1966 – Manor House, north London (Beat Instrumental)

30 April 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Beat Instrumental) 

 

1 May 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Beat Instrumental)

2 May 1966 – Majestic Ballroom, Reading, Berkshire (Beat Instrumental) 

6 May 1966 – Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Beat Instrumental)

7 May 1966 – Twisted Wheel, Manchester (Beat Instrumental) 

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8 May 1966 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Chatham, Rochester and Gillingham News)

12 May 1966 – Brays Grove Youth Centre, Harlow, Essex (Beat Instrumental) 

13 May 1966 – Oxford Town Hall, Oxford (Beat Instrumental)

14 May 1966 – Drill Hall, Grantham, Lincolnshire (Beat Instrumental) 

15 May 1966 – Blue Moon, Hayes, west London (Melody Maker)

18 May 1966 – Farnborough Town Hall, Farnborough, Hampshire (Aldershot News)

19 May 1966 – Burton Manor, Stafford, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

20 May 1966 – Club A Go Go, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Beat Instrumental)

21 May 1966 – Leicester University, Leicester (Beat Instrumental)

22 May 1966 – Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Beat Instrumental) 

26 May 1966 – Locarno, Barnsley, South Yorkshire (Beat Instrumental)

27 May 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

28 May 1966 – Ricky Tick, Windsor, Berkshire (Beat Instrumental)

29 May 1966 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

30 May 1966 – Blues Festival, Quebec Park, East Dereham, Norfolk with Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band, Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, The Sullivan James Band and Sounds Reformed (North Norfolk News) Beat Instrumental says this took place at the Tavern Club

31 May 1966 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Beat Instrumental) 

 

1 June 1966 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

2 June 1966 – Jazz Club, Ross-on-Wye (Beat Instrumental)

3 June 1966 – Porchester Hall, Bayswater, central London and Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Beat Instrumental)

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4 June 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

4 June 1966 – South East Jazz and Blues Festival, Blackheath with Manfred Mann, Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, Roy C and The Loose Ends, Blackheath, southeast London (Melody Maker) This isn’t listed in Beat Instrumental

5 June 1966 – White Lion, Edgware, north London (Beat Instrumental)

6 June 1966 – The Catacombe, Eastbourne, East Sussex (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

7 June 1966 – Corn Exchange, Bristol (Beat Instrumental) 

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8 June 1966 – Orchid Ballroom, Purley, south London (Chris Broom book: Rockin’ and Around Croydon)

10 June 1966 – Devonshire House, Exeter, Devon (Beat Instrumental)

11 June 1966 – Burton’s, Uxbridge, west London (Beat Instrumental)

12 June 1966 – Carousel Club, 1 Camp Road, Farnborough, Hampshire (Aldershot News/Camberley News)

 

2 July 1966 – Ricky Tick, Windsor, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

3 July 1966 – King Mojo, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

4 July 1966 – Manor House, St Matthew’s Baths, Ipswich, Suffolk (Fabulous 208)

6 July 1966 – Farnborough Town Hall, Farnborough, Hants (Beat Instrumental)

7 July 1966 – KD Club, Billingham, County Durham (Fabulous 208)

8 July 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, west London (Fabulous 208/Melody Maker)

9 July 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

10 July 1966 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (Fabulous 208)

11 July 1966 – Supreme Ballroom, Ramsgate, Kent (Fabulous 208)

12 July 1966 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Beat Instrumental) 

13 July 1966 – Orford Jazz Cellar, Norwich, Norfolk (Fabulous 208)

15 July 1966 – Manor House, north London (Beat Instrumental)

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16 July 1966 – Club Continental, Eastbourne, East Sussex (Beat Instrumental/Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

17 July 1966 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

18 July 1966 – Majestic Ballroom, Reading, Berkshire (Beat Instrumental) 

19 July 1966 – Youth Centre, Wednesbury, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

20 July 1966 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Beat Instrumental) 

22 July 1966 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Spectrum (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

23 July 1966 – Zambesi, Hounslow, west London (Fabulous 208)

24 July 1966 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Fabulous 208)

25 July 1966 – Top Rank Ballroom, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

27 July 1966 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

30 July 1966 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire (Cambridgeshire Times)

31 July 1966 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

 

1 August 1966 – Bluesville, St Matthew’s Baths, Ipswich, Suffolk (Beat Instrumental)

4 August 1966 – Ricky Tick, Stoke Hotel, Guildford, Surrey (Fabulous 208)

5 August 1966 – Corn Exchange, Newbury, Berkshire (Fabulous 208) David Else has the band at the Ricky Tick, Harpenden Public Hall, Harpenden, Herts on this date

6 August 1966 – Burton’s, Uxbridge, west London (Fabulous 208)

7 August 1966 – Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, Dorset (Beat Instrumental) 

8 August 1966 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Beat Instrumental) 

9 August 1966 – Blue Lagoon, Southsea, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

11 August 1966 – Pier Pavilion, Herne Bay, Kent (Fabulous 208)

12 August 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Beat Instrumental) 

13 August 1966 – Bowes Lyon House, Stevenage, Herts with Saracens (website: http://www.coda-uk.co.uk/60’s_music_scene.htm)

14 August 1966 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

15 August 1966 – Royal Albion Hotel, Walton-on-Naze, Essex (Essex County Standard)

16 August 1966 – Fishmonger’s Arms, Wood Green, north London (Fabulous 208)

17 August 1966 – Discoblue Club, Ryde, Isle of Wight (Fabulous 208)

18 August 1966 – RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex (Fabulous 208/Beat Instrumental)

19 August 1966 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, west London with The Tea Set (Melody Maker)

20 August 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

24 August 1966 – Pavilion, Bournmouth, Dorset (Beat Instrumental)

25 August 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

26 August 1966 – Manor House, north London (Beat Instrumental) 

27 August 1966 – Twisted Wheel, Manchester (Fabulous 208)

28 August 1966 – Nottingham Boat Club, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (Down at the Boat book)

29 August 1966 – Redcar Jazz Club, Coatham Hotel, Redcar, North Yorkshire with Tony Knight’s Chessmen, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and The Crawdaddies (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book/Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

 

1 September 1966 – Ricky Tick, Harpenden Public Hall, Harpenden, Herts (David Else research/Welwyn Advertiser) 

3 September 1966 – Club A Go Go, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208/Beat Instrumental) 

3 September 1966 – St George’s Hall, Exeter, Devon with The Bunch and The Spectres (Express & Echo) This must have been cancelled or moved unless gig above is incorrect

4 September 1966 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey with The Alley Cats (Aldershot News/Camberley News)

5 September 1966 – Manor House, St Matthew’s Baths, Ipswich, Suffolk (Fabulous 208)

6 September 1966 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Beat Instrumental)

7 September 1966 – Orford Jazz Cellar, Norwich, Norfolk (Fabulous 208)

8 September 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

9 September 1966 – Scunthorpe FC, Scunthorpe with others (Beat Instrumental)

10 September 1966 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The Vibrations & The Noblemen and The Little People (Lincolnshire Standard)

11 September 1966 – Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

12 September 1966 – Colston Hall, Bristol with Otis Redding and St Louis Union (Fabulous 208) Beat Instrumental has Top Rank Ballroom in Wolverhampton on this date

14 September 1966 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London with The Alan Bown Set (Fabulous 208)

15 September 1966 – Public Hall, Epping, northeast London (Beat Instrumental)

16 September 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Beat Instrumental)

17 September 1966 – Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Beat Instrumental)

18 September 1966 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

20 September 1966 – Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Fabulous 208)

21 September 1966 – Top Rank Ballroom, Southampton, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

22 September 1966 – McKilroy’s Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire (Fabulous 208)

23 September 1966 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Sound Trekkers (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

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24 September 1966 – Grantham Drill Hall, Grantham, Lincolnshire with The Small Faces, The Delcounts and Breed (Nottingham Evening Post/Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

25 September 1966 – Sunshine Ballroom, East Dereham, Norfolk with The Style (Fabulous 208)

27 September 1966 – Corn Exchange, Bedford, Bedfordshire (Fabulous 208)

28 September 1966 – Scene Club, Cardiff, Wales (Fabulous 208)

29 September 1966 – Ricky Tick, Stoke Hotel, Guildford, Surrey (Fabulous 208)

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1 October 1966 – Mr Magoos Club, Subscription Rooms, Stroud, Gloucester (Gloucester Citizen)

2 October 1966 – Leofric Hotel, Coventry, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

5 October 1966 – Swansea University, Swansea, Wales (Fabulous 208)

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6 October 1966 – Ritz Club, Skewen, south Wales with The Eyes of Blue (South Wales Evening Post)

7 October 1966 – Freshers Dance, Stratford Town Hall, Stratford, east London with Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Newham, West Ham & East Ham, Barking and Stratford Express)

8 October 1966 – Ricky Tick, Windsor, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

9 October 1966 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Fabulous 208)

10 October 1966 – Queen’s Ballroom, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

11 October 1966 – Ricky Tick, Windsor, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

13 October 1966 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208)

14 October 1966 – Mark Altman Ballroom, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

15 October 1966 – Durham University, Durham, County Durham (Fabulous 208)

16 October 1966 – King Mojo, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

19 October 1966 – Bromel Club, Bromley, southeast London (Fabulous 208)

20 October 1966 – Dorothy’s Ballroom, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (Fabulous 208)

21 October 1966 – Aston University, Aston, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

22 October 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Felder’s Orioles (Melody Maker)

25 October 1966 – Rag Ball, Sherwood Rooms, Nottingham with Ivy League with The Jaybirds, Lee Dorsey and Our Young (Nottingham Evening Post)

26 October 1966 – City Hall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

27 October 1966 – Ricky Tick, Bedford, Bedfordshire (Fabulous 208)

28 October 1966 – Jazz Club, Manor House, north London (Fabulous 208)

29 October 1966 – Chelsea College, Chelsea, southwest London (Fabulous 208)

30 October 1966 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, west London (Melody Maker)

31 October 1966 – Shakespeare Hotel, Woolwich, south London (Fabulous 208)

 

2 November 1966 – Locarno Ballroom, Stevenage, Herts (Fabulous 208)

3 November 1966 – New Yorker Discotheque, Swindon, Wiltshire (Fabulous 208)

4 November 1966 – Market Hall, St Albans, Herts (Luton News)

5 November 1966 – Lancaster University, Lancaster, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

6 November 1966 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)

8 November 1966 – Winter Gardens, Malvern, Worcestershire (Fabulous 208)

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9 November 1966 – New Addington Hotel, New Addington, Surrey (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)

11 November 1966 – Metropole Hotel, Brighton, Sussex with The Spencer Davis Group (Fabulous 208)

12 November 1966 – Midnight City, Digbeth, West Midlands with New York Public Library (Birmingham Evening Mail)

13 November 1966 – Belle Vue, New Elizabethan, Greater Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

15 November 1966 – Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Fabulous 208)

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The Hillingdon Mirror ran a picture of the band in its 15 November 1966 issue, page 20 (see above)

17 November 1966 – West Park Pavilion, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands (Fabulous 208)

18 November 1966 – Jazz Club, Manor House, north London (Fabulous 208)

19 November 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Fabulous 208)

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20 November 1966 – Bluesette, Leatherhead, Surrey (Caterham Weekly Press/Melody Maker) Advert says the club reopens

21 November 1966 – Majestic Ballroom, Reading, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

24 November 1966 – Links International Club, Maxwell Park Youth Centre, Borehamwood, Herts (Simon Gee research)

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25 November 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Situation and Clem Dalton Show (Melody Maker)

26 November 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

29 November 1966 – St Thomas Hall, Brentwood, Essex (Fabulous 208)

 

1 December 1966 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire with David Essex & The Mood Indigo (Cambridge News/Fabulous 208)

3 December 1966 – Morley Town Hall, Morley, West Yorkshire (Yorkshire Evening Post)

3 December 1966 – Jigsaw, Manchester, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)

4 December 1966 – Mr Smith’s, Manchester, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)

7 December 1966 – Liverpool University, Liverpool, Merseyside (Fabulous 208)

8 December 1966 – York University, York, North Yorkshire with The Brian Auger Trinity (Fabulous 208)

 

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10 December 1966 – Blue Moon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Gloucester Citizen)

11 December 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London with Bobby Hebb (Melody Maker)

12 December 1966 – St Luke’s College, Exeter, Devon with Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Fabulous 208)

13 December 1966 – Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset (Fabulous 208)

14 December 1966 – Ritz Ballroom, Kings Heath, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

14 December 1966 – Plaza Ballroom, Handsworth, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

15 December 1966 – Great Hall, Reading, Berkshire with Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Fabulous 208)

17 December 1966 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with Davey Sands & The Essex (East Kent Times)

18 December 1966 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (Fabulous 208)

19 December 1966 – Baths Hall, Ipswich, Suffolk (Fabulous 208)

20 December 1966 – Bray’s Grove Youth Centre, Harlow, Essex (Fabulous 208)

21 December 1966 – College of Technology, Durham, County Durham (Fabulous 208)

22 December 1966 – De Montfont Hall, Leicester, Leicestershire (Fabulous 208)

24 December 1966 – Chelmsford Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex with The Coletraine Union (Southend Standard)

29 December 1966 – Civic Hall, Connah’s Quay, Wales (Fabulous 208)

30 December 1966 – Boulevard, Tadcaster, West Yorkshire with Ray King Soul Band (Yorkshire Evening Post)

30 December 1966 – Crystal Ballroom, Castleford, West Yorkshire with Ray King Soul Band and Sweet Image (Wakefield Express/Yorkshire Evening Post)

31 December 1966 – King Mojo, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

1967

1 January 1967 – Redcar Jazz Club, Coatham Hotel Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Zephrons (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

4 January 1967 – Bromel Club, Bromley, southeast London (Fabulous 208)

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5 January 1967 – White Bicycle, Maple Ballroom, Northampton, Northamptonshire (Fabulous 208/Northampton Chronicle)

6 January 1967 – Dancing Slipper, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (Fabulous 208)

7 January 1967 – Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire (Lancashire Evening Post)

9 January 1967 – Majestic Ballroom, Reading, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

10 January 1967 – St Thomas Hall, Brentwood, Essex (Fabulous 208)

13 January 1967 – Market Hall, St Albans, Hertfordshire (Fabulous 208)

14 January 1967 – Kings Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire with The Invasion (Evening Sentinel)

14 January 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire with The Technique (Evening Sentinel/Fabulous 208)

14 January 1967 – Nite Owl, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

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

21 January 967 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with The Fireflies (Cambridgeshire Times)

22 January 1967 – Dereham Tavern Club, Dereham, Norfolk with The Rubber Band (North Norfolk News)

24 January 1967 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset with The Bossmen (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

27 January 1967 – Civic and Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, The Zombies, The ‘N’ Betweens, The Savoy Jazz band and Ken Ingram’s Jazz band (Express & Star)

28 January 1967 – Club A Go Go, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (website: http://www.readysteadygone.co.uk/club-agogo-newcastle-2/)

29 January 1967 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

 

1 February 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Stevenage, Herts (Fabulous 208)

3 February 1967 – Bluesville, Manor House, north London (Fabulous 208)

4 February 1967 – Chelmsford Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Essex Chronicle)

5 February 1967 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Fabulous 208)

7 February 1967 – Ricky Tick, Assembly Borough Hall, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire (Poster)

9 February 1967 – Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales (Fabulous 208)

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10 February 1967 – Clouds, Derby (Derby Evening Telegraph)

11 February 1967 – Twisted Wheel, Manchester (Fabulous 208)

13 February 1967 – Bluesville Club, Baths Hall, Ipswich, Suffolk (Essex County Standard)

18 February 1967 – Faculty of Tech, Manchester (Fabulous 208)

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20 February 1967 – Belfry, Wishaw, West Midlands with Sonny Childe & The Explosive TNT and The Monopoly (Birmingham Evening Mail)

22 February 1967 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire (Fabulous 208)

23 February 1967 – Nicholas Youth Centre, Basildon, Essex (Fabulous 208)

24 February 1967 – Aston University, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)

25 February 1967 – Leicester University, Leicester (Fabulous 208)

25 February 1967 – Beachcomber, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (Fabulous 208)

26 February 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, west London (Fabulous 208)

 

3 March 1967 – Baths Hall, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire (Fabulous 208)

3 March 1967 – Northgate Hall, Sleaford, Lincolnshire (Fabulous 208)

4 March 1967 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Fabulous 208)

4 March 1967 – Queen Mary’s College, Mile End, east London (Fabulous 208)

5 March 1967 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

10 March 1967 – Pavilion Ballroom, Weymouth, Dorset with Palmer James and Trend 67 (Western Gazette)

11 March 1967 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

13 March 1967 – Granby Halls, Leicester with The Who, Dick Morrisey and The Alan Price Set (Fabulous 208/Leicester Mercury)

15 March 1967 – Top Rank Suite, Southampton, Hants (Fabulous 208)

17 March 1967 – Gaiety Ballroom, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)

18 March 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire with The Syn and The Exception (Evening Sentinel/Fabulous 208)

19 March 1967 – Top Rank Suite, Chesterfield, Derbyshire (Fabulous 208)

20 March 1967 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Fabulous 208)

22 March 1967 – College of Commerce, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

23 March 1967 – Salisbury City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire with First Lites (Frogg Moody and Richard Nash’s book Hold Tight!)

25 March 1967 – King Mojo, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (The Star)

26 March 1967 – Troutbeck Hotel, IIkley, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

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27 March 1967 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Real McCoy and T D Backus & The Powerhouse and The Frame (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book/Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

31 March 1967 – Gaiety Ballroom, Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)

31 March 1967 – Cadillac Ballroom, Scarborough, North Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

 

1 April 1967 – Chelmsford Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Essex Chronicle)

2 April 1967 – Starlight Ballroom, Crawley, West Sussex (Melody Maker)

7 April 1967 – Ricky Tick, Hounslow, west London (David Else research) 

8 April 1967 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker)

9 April 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, west London (Melody Maker)

14 April 1967 – Rugby Town Hall, Rugby, Warwickshire (Coventry Evening Telegraph)

15 April 1967 – Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

16 April 1967 – The Thing, Oldham, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)

18 April 1967 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

21 April 1967 – Central Pier, Morecambe, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

22 April 1967 – Spa Ballroom, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

23 April 1967 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (Fabulous 208)

24 April 1967 – El Dorado, Leith, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

28 April 1967 – Club A Go Go, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

29 April 1967 – Manchester University, Manchester with Brian Poole (Fabulous 208)

30 April 1967 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

 

3 May 1967 – Caravelle Club, Viewing Lounge, Birmingham Airport with Monopoly (Coventry Evening Telegraph)

5 May 1967 – Princess Club, Chorlton, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)

5 May 1967 – Domino Club, Openshaw, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)

6 May 1967 – Twisted Wheel, Manchester (Fabulous 208)

7 May 1967 – Beau Brumell Club, Nantwich, Cheshire (Fabulous 208)

8 May 1967 – Feathers, Ealing, west London (Fabulous 208)

12 May 1967 – Southampton University, Southampton, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

14 May 1967 – Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Fabulous 208)

15 May 1967 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Fabulous 208)

18 May 1967 – Majestic Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

20 May 1967 – Ricky Tick, Windsor, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

21 May 1967 – Airmen’s Club, USAF base, Bentwaters, Suffolk (Fabulous 208)

22 May 1967 – Bamboo Club, Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

23 May 1967 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

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26 May 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The New Jump Band (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

27 May 1967 – Corby Civic Centre, Corby, Northamptonshire (Fabulous 208)

28 May 1967 – Shoreline Club, Bognor Regis, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)

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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, The Move and Pink Floyd (Spalding Guardian)

31 May 1967 – Scotch Club Discotheque, Torquay Devon (Fabulous 208)

 

1 June 1967 – Quay Club, Exeter, Devon (Fabulous 208)

2 June 1967 – Queen’s Hall, Barnstaple, Devon (Fabulous 208)

4 June 1967 – Purple Fez Club, Devonport, Plymouth, Devon (Fabulous 208)

6 June 1967 – Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset with The Fingers (Bournemouth Echo)

8 June 1967 – RAF Wyton, Wyton, Cambridgeshire (Fabulous 208)

9 June 1967 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Fabulous 208)

10 June 1967 – Baths, Matlock, Derbyshire (Fabulous 208)

13 June 1967 – Winter Gardens, Malvern, Worcestershire (Fabulous 208)

15 June 1967 – RAF Cottesmore, Rutland (Fabulous 208)

16 June 1967 – University College, Gower Street, central London (Fabulous 208)

17 June 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London (Fabulous 208)

18 June 1967 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (Poster)

25 June 1967 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Bluecaps (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

28 June 1967 – Cellar Jazz Club, South Shields, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

30 June 1967 – Edgehill Training College, Liverpool, Merseyside (Fabulous 208)

 

1 July 1967 – Summerfield Technical College, Kidderminster, Worcestershire (Fabulous 208)

2 July 1967 – Swan, Yardley, Birmingham with Legay (Coventry Evening Telegraph/Fabulous 208)

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3 July 1967 – Club Rado, Belfast, Northern Ireland with Interns (Fabulous 208/ City Week)

4 July 1967 – Embassy Ballroom, Londonderry, Northern Ireland (Fabulous 208)

6 July 1967 – Club A Go Go, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

7 July 1967 – Skyline Ballroom, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire with The Jeff Beck Group (Fabulous 208)

8 July 1967 – Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

9 July 1967 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

10 July 1967 – Belfry Hotel, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

14 July 1967 – Bluesville, Manor House, north London (Fabulous 208)

15 July 1967 – Seagull Ballroom, Ryde, Isle of Wight (Fabulous 208)

21 July 1967 – McGoo’s, Edinburgh, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

21 July 1967 – Victoria Ballroom, Dunbar, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

22 July 1967 – Community Centre, Auchinleck, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

Disc & Music Echo, 22 July issue, says that The Big Roll Band is splitting up but that they will fulfil contracted bookings. Jeff Condon (trumpet) and Johnny Almond are joining The Alan Price Set

23 July 1967 – Top Ten Club, Dundee, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

27 July 1967 – Caledonian Hotel, Inverness, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

28 July 1967 – Douglas Hotel, Aberdeen, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

29 July 1967 – Market Hall, Carlisle, Cumbria (Fabulous 208)

 

3 August 1967 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent (Fabulous 208)

4 August 1967 – Winter Gardens Ballroom, Penzance, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)

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5 August 1967 – Flamingo, Redruth, Cornwall with The Passion (West Briton & Royal Cornish Gazette)

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7 August 1967 – Town Hall, Torquay, Devon with Root and Jenny Jackson with The High-Timers (Fabulous 208/Herald Express) This could be the first gig by the remaining members who were soon billed as  Dantalion’s Chariot

11 August 1967 – Doncaster Top Rank, Doncaster, South Yorkshire (Barnsley Chronicle & South Yorkshire News) Just says Zoot Money

The horn section left around this time

August 1967 – This month, they play Le Papagayo, Saint Tropez, France (Melody Maker) Record Mirror says the residency starts on 14 August. This could be where Dantalion’s Chariot debut

Around this time, the group changes name to Dantalion’s Chariot. In early September Paul Williams replaces John McVie in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

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Julian Covey & The Machine

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Drummer Robert Cromwell Anson (b. 20 October 1940, Sherwood, Nottingham) had played with various jazz bands, including The Don Rendell Quintet before joining The Brian Auger Trinity in July 1963 and working under the name Phil Kinnora.

In August 1964, Anson left to form his own group, The Machine, and adopted a new stage name, Julian Covey. The first line-up of the new formation came together that September.

Over the next three years, Julian Covey & The Machine underwent a staggering number of personnel changes, which often resulted in entirely new formations lasting a handful of months.

One of the first significant musicians to feature in the group’s ranks was Hammond organist Vincent Crane (b. Vincent Rodney Cheesman, 21 May 1943, Reading, Berkshire, d. 14 February 1989), who had previously worked with The Vincent Cheesman Trio, The Simon Magus Band/The Vincent Cheesman Blues Brothers, Lew Hird’s Australian Jazz Band and The Big Sound.

Photo: Melody Maker

It’s quite possible that Crane was part of the formation when Julian Covey & The Machine made its Marquee debut, opening for The Spencer Davis Group, on 4 May 1965.

Noted jazz sax player Bob Downes (b. 22 July 1937, Plymouth, Devon), who had previously worked with The John Barry Seven, remembers Crane being a member of the band for a while but it is unlikely that the Hammond organist was still on-board when Julian Covey & The Machine travelled to Accra in Ghana and performed a week-long gig in the city.

Crane, of course, would later go on to play with The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and Atomic Rooster after playing with The Word Engine, Vincent Crane’s Freedom Riders and The Vincent Crane Combo in the interim.

Downes meanwhile would also work with The Word Engine before playing with Jimmy Nicol & The Shub Dubs, Chris Andrews and then Dave Antony’s Moods.

Around June 1965, Julian Covey pieced together a new version of The Machine comprising the following:

Julian Covey – drums/vocals

Jim Cregan – lead guitar

Dave Levy – piano

Cliff Barton – bass

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Saxophone player

Cliff Barton (b. 1944, West Ealing, London, d. 16 May 1968) had worked with a host of bands before joining but didn’t stay very long, according to Jim Cregan (b. 9 March 1946, Yeovil, Somerset). Barton’s pedigree included playing with Cyril Davies and The R&B All Stars and Long John Baldry & The Hoochie Coochie Men. He would join The Alan Price Set on leaving Julian Covey.

Jim Cregan told Jason Barnard at the Strange Brew website that he joined Julian Covey and future Yes bass player Chris Squire for a short trip to Ghana to mark the inauguration of the Ghanaian TV service. The trio supported pianist Ramon Bouche and played on TV a couple of times but did not perform any live gigs. Ghana Today Television, the country’s national public broadcaster, run by the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation commenced operations on 31 July 1965, so the band’s trip to Ghana would have been around this time.

A former member of The Muldoons, Jim Cregan would go on to play with The Ingoes and more significantly Blossom Toes in 1960s among others. He would also become a noted session player during the 1970s.

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In October 1965, Covey formed yet another formation of The Machine which included:

John McVie – bass

Stan Marut – Hammond organ

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Geoff Krivit – lead guitar

John McVie (b. 26 November 1945, Ealing, London) had been sacked from John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers for his drinking in early October (his place taken by Jack Bruce initially).

Hammond organist Stan Marut also joined at this time after working with The Jynx Pack. He had previously been a member of Dickie Pride & The Original Topics.

Before the year was out, guitarist Geoff Krivit (b. 1948) who had subbed for Eric Clapton in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers between September-October 1965 joined The Machine briefly. He’d previously played with The Secrets, Jimmy Powell & The Dimensions and The Five Dimensions.

According to the Lancashire Evening Post, the band supported The Shots (who later evolved into The Smoke) at Preston Public Hall on 29 October 1965 alongside Shawn Philips. The following dates opening for The Shots suggest that there may have been a short tour.

7 November 1965 – Belle Vue, Manchester with The Shots and Shawn Phillips (Manchester Evening News & Chronicle)

9 November 1965 – Middlesbrough Town Hall, Middlesbrough with The Shots and Shawn Phillips (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

Marut remembers that The Machine landed a regular Saturday night gig at the Cromwellian during this period.

Photo: Melody Maker, early 1966

According to Melody Maker, they played at the Pontiac, Zeeta House, Putney, south west London on 6 November (see below), which took place part of the way through the tour with The Shots.

Shortly after John McVie returned to John Mayall’s band in the first week of January 1966, future Herd drummer Andrew Steele (b. 2 August 1941, Hendon, London, d. 18 April 2005) joined after working with Johnny Halliday. Steele had started out with Gary Farr & The T-Bones and was an old friend of Jim Cregan’s, having played with him in The Muldoons in early 1965.

Geoff Krivit also departed around February 1966 to spend time with Freddie Mack & The Mack Sound before hooking up with Dr K’s Blues Band.

Guitarist Mike Ward and bass player Steve Rance from The Ad-Libs, the house band at Leicester Square club, the Ad-Lib joined at this time. The band then comprised:

Julian Covey – lead vocals

Mike Ward – guitar

Stan Marut – Hammond organ

Steve Rance – bass

Andrew Steele – drums

Marut remembers the band played Peter Stringfellow’s club, the King Mojo in Sheffield and also at the Britannia Boat Club in Nottingham.

Marut also remembers sax player Dave Quincy from Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds used to jam with the group regularly.

I found a few gigs during this period:

26 February 1966 – Dungeon, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

18 March 1966 – Ricky Tick, Windsor, Berkshire (Melody Maker)

19 March 1966 – Stamford R&B Club, Stamford Hotel, Stamford, Lincolnshire (Grantham Journal)

26 March 1966 – Cromwellian, South Kensington, west London (Melody Maker)

On the eve of a tour with John Lee Hooker in May 1966, Marut was forced to leave and Dave Greenslade took his place. After the tour, Dave Greenslade left to join Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds.

While playing at Tiles, Oxford Street on 5 May (see above), the band’s drummer (Ed: Andrew Steele?) had to pull out and Covey took over the drum stool and gained praise from Hooker.

I found a few gigs during this period: 

13 May 1966 – Village, Cleethorpes (Grimsby Evening Telegraph) Billed as The Machine and backed John Lee Hooker

14 May 1966 – Plaza Ballroom, Handsworth, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail) Backed John Lee Hooker

12 June 1966 – Sunday Club, Addlestone, Surrey (Woking Herald)

 

16 July 1966 – Greyhound Hotel, Cromford, Derbyshire (Derby Evening Telegraph)

21 July 1966 – Adam & Eve, Southampton, Hants (Southern Evening Echo)

22 July 1966 – Peyton Place, Bromley South, London (Melody Maker)

According to David Else, a revamped line-up played in a side tent at the Windsor Festival on 30 July 1966.

Photo: Mirabelle, 27 August 1966 issue

Around September 1966, however, Covey reshuffled the band yet again to include:

Julian Covey – lead vocals

Dave Mason – lead guitar

Keith Webb – drums

Dave Mason (b. 10 May 1946, Worcester, Worcestershire) had played in several local Worcester bands, most notably The Hellions before jumping ship to join Covey in late 1966.

Keith Webb (b. 1934, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, d. 31 March 2007) had previously worked with The Hipster Image and was probably the most consistent member of The Machine after Covey, surviving to the band’s split in September 1967.

According to the Kent Messenger & Gravesend Journal, the group appeared at Coronational Ballroom in Ramsgate, Kent on 9 September 1966.

Photo: Melody Maker. 10 September 1966

On 22 September 1966, Julian Covey & The Machine made their second Marquee appearance, opening for The Move.

In late 1966, Julian Covey & The Machine played at the Bag O’Nails in Kingley Street, Soho for a week. However, Mason didn’t stay long and in spring 1967 he formed Traffic and later found success as a solo artist.

On 8 October 1966, the band returns for another show at the  Greyhound Hotel, Cromford, Derbyshire.

On 29 October 1966, the group appears at the 2 ‘B’s Club, Ashford, Kent with The Noyse.

Around November 1966, Covey reshuffled the pack again to:

Julian Covey – lead vocals

John Morsehead – lead guitar

Johnny Spence (aka Johnny Holiday) – bass

Keith Webb – drums

Johnny Spence (b. 26 January 1942, Birmingham) had some pedigree, having previously worked (most notably) with Johnny Kidd & The Pirates and The Pirates after splitting from the singer. He’d recently spent time backing US legend, Jerry Lee Lewis.

Indian-born John Morsehead had met Spence while playing with Johnny Kidd & The Pirates and The Pirates. In May 1966, he joined The Shotgun Express where he played with future Machine member Peter Bardens.

A few notable gigs from this period include:

4 November 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

5 November 1966 – Ricky Tick, Hounslow, west London (Melody Maker)

12 November 1966 – Ricky Tick, Thames Hotel, Windsor, Berkshire (Melody Maker)

29 November 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton south London (Melody Maker)

 

14 December 1966 – Club A Go Go, Newcastle upon Tyne (Fabulous 208)

16 December 1966 – Slade School of Fine Arts, Gower Street, central London with The Move (Fabulous 208)

30 December 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

 

2 January 1967 – Bag O’Nails, Kingley Street, Soho, central London (Fabulous 208)

12 January 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

19 January 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

Around late January/early February 1967, Covey formed what is probably considered to be the definitive version of the band, which cut the group’s lone 45, “A Little Bit Hurt” c/w “Sweet Bacon”.

Julian Covey – lead vocals

John Morsehead – lead guitar

Johnny Spence – bass

Pete Solley – Hammond organ

Keith Webb – drums

Ex-Trinity College of Music keyboard player Pete Solley (b. 19 October 1948, London) joined the existing line-up.

Having cut a lone single for Island Records, which was produced by Jimmy Miller, “A Little Bit of Hurt” c/w “Sweet Bacon” was released on 12 May 1967.

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The new formation gigged incessantly and shows included the following:

27 January 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

28 January 1967 – Matlock Bath Pavilion, Matlock, Derbyshire with Tropical Boot Company (Derby Evening Telegraph)

 

2 February 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

9 February 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

14 February 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire with Keith Webb (Evening Sentinel)

16 February 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

17 February 1967 – Dancing Slipper, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

 

8 March 1967 – Falcon Hotel, Falconwood, southeast London (PACE magazine)

21 March 1967 – Sunday Club, Addlestone, Surrey (Woking Herald)

24 March 1967 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

26 March 1967 – Klue J Club, Chelmsford, Essex (Poster)

21 April 1967 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

 

5 May 1967 – George Inn, Wilby, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

6 May 1967 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London with The All Night Workers (Melody Maker)

13 May 1967 – Bluesville, St Thomas Parish Hall, Brentwood, Essex (Melody Maker)

27 May 1967 – Iron Curtain Club, Small Heath, West Midlands with Small Change (Birmingham Evening Mail)

On 29 May, Covey also depped on drums for Keith Moon in The Who when the sticks man hurt his stomach throwing his drum kit at the crowd.

4 June 1967 – Beachcomber Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

17 June 1967 – Stoke Hotel, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

23 June 1967 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London with Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede (Middlesex County Times)

24 June 1967 – Clouds, Derby (Derby Evening Telegraph)

28 June 1967 – Charles Keene College, Leicester Corn Exchange, Leicester with The Family and The Invaders (Leicester Mercury)

6 July 1967 – Flamingo Ballroom, Redruth, Cornwall with Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band  (West Briton & Cornwall Gazette)

15 July 1967 – Cottingham Civic Hall, Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire with The Locomotion (Hull Daily Mail)

In August 1967, they also performed at the 6th National Jazz and Blues Festival but soon after Peter Bardens, who’d briefly worked with The Love Affair, joined on Hammond organ. Bardens had an impressive musical pedigree, which included The Cheynes, Them, The Peter B’s and The Shotgun Express, which is where he worked with Morsehead.

Pete Solley next joined Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds but left in May 1968 to briefly work with Los Bravos. In late 1968, he joined Terry Reid’s backing band (where he reunited with Keith Webb) and then worked with The Crazy World of Arthur Brown before becoming member of Paladin.

In September 1967, Julian Covey & The Machine ran its course. Renamed Philamore Lincoln, Anson joined Graham Bond for several months before embarking on an intriguing solo career.

Morsehead next joined Aynsley Dunbar’s Retaliation while Spence retired but later reformed The Pirates.

NOTE: the band’s history is difficult to trace accurately so I would welcome any additions/corrections below in the comments section

Thanks Stan Marut, Bob Downes, Jim Cregan, Jason Barnard, David Else, Bruno Ceriotti and John Warburg for providing information. This website was also incredibly useful:

http://newuntouchables.com/magazine/tag/julian-covey-the-machine/

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Lloyd Alexander Real Estate

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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.

Billy Cox – lead vocals

Howard Werth – guitar/vocals

Tony Crisp – Hammond organ

Trevor Williams – bass

Keith Gemmell – tenor saxophone

Mel Chambers – baritone sax

Dave O’Brien – drums

 

1 November 1967 – Pink Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London (Melody Maker)

17 November 1967 – Pink Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Horatio Soul Square Deals (Melody Maker)

 

15 December 1967 – London Hotel, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard)

23 December 1967 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News)

26 December 1967 – Penny Farthing Club, Southend, Essex (Essex Chronicle)

31 December 1967 – Frank Freeman’s, Kidderminster, Worcestershire (Kidderminster Times & Stourport News)

1968

5 January 1968 – Steering Wheel, Weymouth, Dorset (Dorset Evening Echo)

28 January 1968 – Sunday Club, Addlestone, Surrey (Woking Herald)

29 January 1968 – Penny Farthing Club, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard)

29 January 1968 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

 

10 February 1968 – Middleton Ballroom, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard)

12 February 1968 – Penny Farthing Club, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard)

17 February 1968 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News)

16 March 1968 – Benn Memorial Hall, Rugby, Warwickshire with Stacey’s Circle (Rugby Advertiser/Leicester Mercury)

23 March 1968 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News)

 

12 April 1968 – Steering Wheel, Weymouth, Dorset (Dorset Evening Echo)

13 April 1968 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset with The Breakthru (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

 

11 May 1968 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News)

13 May 1968 – Penny Farthing Club, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard)

18 May 1968 – Memorial Hall, Newmarket, Cambridgeshire with The Surrealist Adventure (Cambridge News)

25 May 1968 – Drill Hall, Melton Mowbray with The Dawn Breakers (Grantham Journal)

 

15 June 1968 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

 

27 July 1968 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk with The Nice (Eastern Evening News)

5 August 1968 – Penny Farthing, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard)

24 August 1968 – Gari Ballroom, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with The Bohemians (Yarmouth Mercury)

31 August 1968 – Tin Hat, Kettering, Northamptonshire with Darrell Jackson and The Broadway Crowd (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

 

12 September 1968 – Penny Farthing, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard)

21 September 1968 – Town Hall, Downham Market, Norfolk with Grannies Elastic (Lynn News)

 

5 October 1968 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News)

18 October 1968 – Birdcage, Harlow, Herts with Felice Taylor (Melody Maker)

21 October 1968 – Penny Farthing, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard)

9 November 1968 – Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth, Dorset with The Groovy Kind (Dorset Evening Echo/Western Gazette)

23 November 1968 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks with The Trees (Bucks Free Press)

14 December 1968 – St Albans City Hall, St Albans, Hertfordshire with The Big Stampede (Welwyn Times)

28 December 1968 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News)

1969

11 January 1969 – Club La Bamba, Tundbridge Wells, Kent (Kent & Sussex Courier)

Not long after the band split up and Gemmell, Werth and Williams formed Audience

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Bob Dorough singing “The Dream Keeper” by Langston Hughes

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As you may have heard, Bob Dorough passed away this week at the age of 94. He had a range of talents, including a unique singing voice, arranging, writing and playing piano.

My favorite of his works is “The Dream Keeper”, one of his three adaptions of songs by Langston Hughes, from the Jazz Canto LP on Pacific Jazz. The other two songs are “Daybreak in Alabama” and “Night and Morn”, plus the LP features his setting of Lawrence Ferlinghetti’s “Dog”. None of these were mentioned in reports when he passed, or even on his Wikipedia page.

I wrote to Mr. Dorough in 2013 and this is what he told me about this album:

Billy Bean used to come to NYC, from his native Philadelphia, to blow in a jam session I held at my apt. – in the 50’s.

Then I lived in LA for 3 years. I had already composed and performed the three songs to Langston Hughes, with Ralph Pena on bass, at the Lenox Jazz School.

After Ralph knew I was in LA he spoke to Lawrence Lipton about the songs and Dr. L called me to ask me to record them for Jazz Canto. I said “It’s not ‘Jazz & Poetry’ – they’re ‘art songs’ in the jazz idiom.” “I want them on the album anyway,” he said. So I said, “OK, but let me do one at least that I would think of as ‘Jazz & Poetry.'”

“What would you do” he asked – without hesitation I said “Dog” by Ferlinghetti. He was astounded and said OK.

Bunker and Hardaway were just cats I’d met since moving to LA and also special pals of Pena’s.

The lineup on the album is:

Bob Dorough – piano
Ralph Pena – bass
Billy Bean – guitar
Bob Hardaway – tenor sax
Larry Bunker – drums and vibes

Categories: England, London

Lloyd Alexander Blues Band

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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.

Billy Cox – lead vocals

Howard Werth – guitar/vocals

Tony Crisp – Hammond organ

Bruce Evans – bass

Steve Reeves – tenor sax

Mel Chambers – baritone sax

Dave O’Brien – drums

The original Lloyd Alexander Blues Band has been formed around 1963/1964 in east London by sax player Steve Reeves and guitarist Howard Werth, who had named the outfit after their middle names, “Lloyd” (Reeves) and “Alexander” (Werth).

In late 1966, the pair joined forces with Walthamstow band The Blue Dukes, who’d been formed in the early 1960s and included Crisp, Evans and O’Brien. Singer Billy Cox had joined The Blue Dukes during late 1965 after working with The Jynx Pack.

4 March 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, London with She Trinity (Melody Maker)

18 March 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Dynamic Ebonies (Melody Maker)

 

1 April 1967 – The Catacombe, Eastbourne, East Sussex (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

21 April 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London (Melody Maker)

24 April 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, London with Lee Hawkins and special guest Jimmy Cliff (Melody Maker)

29 April 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Bobby Johnson & The Atoms (Melody Maker)

 

6 May 1967 – The Catacombe, Eastbourne, East Sussex (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

19 May 1967 – Oasis Club, North End Junction, Portsmouth, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

25 May 1967 – Disque Rouge, Swan Ballroom, Maldon, Essex (Essex Chronicle)

29 May 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, London with Lee Hawkins Group and Mike Morgan Sound (Melody Maker)

31 May 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Accent (Melody Maker)

 

23 June 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London (Melody Maker)

 

1 July 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Bobby Johnson & The Atoms (Melody Maker)

8 July 1967 – Newmarket Memorial Hall, Newmarket, Suffolk with The Trax and The Survivors (Cambridge News)

28 July 1967 – The Parlour, Oasis Club, North End, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

 

11 August 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London (Melody Maker)

Around this time, Trevor Williams took over from Bruce Evans. Keith Gemmell, who had previously worked with The Noblemen and The New Faces, took over from the Steve Reeves at the same time. The group then changed name to The Lloyd Alexander Real Estate.

The following gigs are under The Lloyd Alexander Blues Band name though.

6 September 1967 – Pink Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London (Melody Maker)

16 September 1967 – Cesar’s Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire with The Courtelles (Ampthill News & Flintwick Record)

22 September 1967 – Pink Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Warren Davis Monday Band (Melody Maker)

24 September 1967 – Nutty Club, Leytonstone, Essex (Melody Maker)

7 October 1967 – Pink Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Gass and Mr Hip Soul Band (Melody Maker)

21 October 1967 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

22 October 1967 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with Joey Young & The Tonicks (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

 

4 November 1967 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

25 November 1967 – Luton Boys Club, Luton, Bedfordshire with Genesis (Luton band) (Evening Post: Hemel Hempstead)

17 December 1967 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with The Human Instinct (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

30 December 1967 – Cesar’s Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire (Ampthill News & Flintwick Record)

1968

6 January 1968 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset with Breakthru (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

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John Brown’s Bodies

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Left to right: Chris Andrews, John Reeves, Dave Morris, Clive Barrow and James Shanley

Clive Barrow – lead vocals

James Shanley – lead guitar

John Reeves – rhythm guitar

Chris Andrews – bass

David Morris – drums

A Hammersmith-based R&B band formed around February/March 1965 who featured future All Night Workers’ singer Clive Barrow. John Reeves had previously played with The Impacts with singer Dave Terry (aka Elmer Gantry).

The five piece were regulars at the Goldhawk Social Club and also played twice at the Hammersmith Palais.

The band was profiled in the Hammersmith and Shepherd’s Bush Gazette and Post on 10 February 1966.

Photo: Melody Maker, 1965 gig

They also played at the Cellar Club in Kingston upon Thames, the Bromley Court Hotel, the London Cavern in Shepherd’s Bush/Notting Hill, the Blue Triangle in Ealing, the Starlite Ballroom in Greenford, the El Partido in Lewisham and the Mechanical Orange in Chelsea.

Andrews remembers one show at the Mechanical Orange, a crypt under a church, where there was a big fight and the vicar was hit over the head with a statue of the Madonna.

John Brown’s Bodies also opened for Jimmy James & The Vagabonds several times, including one appearance at Eel Pie Island.

The musicians changed name to The Clive Barrow Group in 1967/1968. Barrow left in early 1969 to join The All Night Workers.

Thanks Chris Andrews for the photo and memories

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David Essex & The Mood Indigo

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The Mood Indigo in mid-1966. Left to right: Rick Parker, original sax player, Pete Steed, Dave Dyer and original drummer Mick Martin. Photo: Del Paramor

Keyboard player Pete Steed formed the original Mood Indigo in early 1966 before singer David Essex became involved. The original formation comprised:

Pete Steed – organ/vocals

Dave Dyer – lead guitar

Rick Parker – bass

Mick Martin – drums

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A sax player whose name no one can recall

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30 April 1966 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Pinkerton’s Assorted Colours, The Triads, The Dickens Set and The Ferry Boys (Lincolnshire Standard)

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21 May 1966 – Memorial Hall, Newmarket, Cambridgeshire with The Breed (Cambridge News)

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26 May 1966 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge with The Small Faces (Cambridge News)

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17 June 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with Herbie Goins & The Night Timers (Melody Maker)

20 June 1966 – Drill Hall, Newmarket, Cambridgeshire (Cambridge News)

24 June 1966 – Parkside Hall, Ampthill, Bedfordshire with support (Bury Free Press)

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25 June 1966 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge with Bob Kidman & His Band, The Paramounts, Wainwright’s Gentlemen and The Astrobeats (Cambridge News)

 

2 July 1966 – Memorial Hall, Newmarket, Cambridgeshire with Beat Six (Cambridge News)

9 July 1966 – Marcam Hall, March, Cambridgeshire with Wayne Fontana (Lynn News)

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6 August 1966 – Maple Ballroom, Northampton with The Tykes (Northampton Chronicle)

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8 August 1966 – Drill Hall, Newmarket, Cambridgeshire (Cambridge News)

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4 September 1966 – Burlesque, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

On 11 September 1966, tenor sax player Del Paramor rehearsed with The Mood Indigo before playing his debut gig three days later, succeeding the sax player who’d left.

Paramor had previously worked in a group with future Procol Harum keyboard player Matthew Fisher at Butlin’s Holiday camp in Minehead, Somerset called The Hi-Fi Sounds.

The following gigs are from his diary.

14 September 1966 – USAF base, Broughton, Northamptonshire

16 September 1966 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge with BB Kidman & His Band, The Sassanacks, The County Cousins and The Swinging Q Men

17 September 1966 – Memorial Hall, Newmarket, Suffolk with The Still Waters

22 September 1966 – Conservative Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire

23 September 1966 – Letchworth Youth Club, Letchworth, Hertfordshire

The Mood Indigo pictured without David Essex in Cambridge, spring 1967. Photo: Del Paramor

1 October 1966 – DeHavilland Social Club, Stevenage, Hertfordshire

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3 October 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Mad Lads (Melody Maker)

7 October 1966 – Purple Door, Luton, Bedfordshire

8 October 1966 – Maidenhead, Berkshire (probably the Dolphin Hotel)

On the morning of 8 October, the musicians auditioned at the Marquee in Greek Street in London and met David Essex. The singer and his manager Derek Bowman were keen to link up with The Mood Indigo so that Essex could gain some “road” experience with a touring group

12 October 1966 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge

14 October 1966 – Stanford-le-Hope, Essex (unknown venue)

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15 October 1966 – Flamenco, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

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16 October 1966 – Olympia Ballroom, Cromer, Norfolk with Dawn & The Dee-Jays (North Norfolk News)

On 18 October, Mood Indigo had its first rehearsal with David Essex and baritone sax player Paddy Corea in Stevenage.

Originally from the Caribbean, Corea had played with several bands in the Stoke Newington/Tottenham area of London and knew Eddy Grant, Junior Marvin and Calvin Samuels among others.

22 October 1966 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge with The Plague, The Tramps and Formula 4

26 October 1966 – Mecca Ballroom, Stevenage, Hertfordshire with The Searchers

27 October 1966 – Mecca Ballroom, Stevenage, Hertfordshire with The Ted Heath Band

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29 October 1966 – Maple Ballroom, Northampton with The Hubb (Northampton Chronicle) This is missing from Del’s list

 

4 November 1966 – Garden of Eden Club, Bridge Hotel, Wheatley, Oxfordshire

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5 November 1966 – Parsons Hall, Irchester, near Rushden, Northamptonshire with The State Express (Royston band)

12 November 1966 – Leicester University, Leicester

12 November 1966 – Latin Quarter, Leicester

16 November 1966 – Mecca Ballroom, Stevenage, Hertfordshire with Lee Dorsey

18 November 1966 – Drill Hall, Newmarket, Suffolk

19 November 1966 – Wittering near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (unknown venue)

21 November 1966 – Goldsmith College, New Cross, southeast London

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24 November 1966 – Charity show at Bowes Lyon House, Stevenage, Hertfordshire with Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

25 November 1966 – Caesars Palace, Luton, Bedfordshire

26 November 1966 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Herts with The Fenton Wells

29 November 1966 – Letchworth College of Technology, Letchworth, Hertfordshire

 

1 December 1966 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge with Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

2 December 1966 – Witchdoctor Club, Catford, southeast London

3 December 1966 – Owl Club, Wanstead, Essex

9 December 1966 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London

10 December 1966 – Youth Club, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

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16 December 1966 – The Cricketers Inn, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex

Following this gig, Mick, the drummer was sacked after crashing the van and replaced by Keith Harvey

17 December 1966 – Flamenco, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald) This is missing from Del Paramor’s gig list so may not have happened

18 December 1966 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London

22 December 1966 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge with Tykes (Club Moulin Rouge)

24 December 1966 – Mecca Ballroom, Stevenage, Hertfordshire

31 December 1966 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire with The Mooche

Near the Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge, spring 1967. Left to right: second drummer Keith Harvey, Paddy Corea, Del Paramor, Pete Steed and Rick Parker. Photo: Del Paramor

1967

1 January 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (“Radio Caroline Night Out”) (Melody Maker)

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6 January 1967 – Brackley Town Hall, Brackley, Northamptonshire

7 January 1967 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London

8 January 1967 – Maids Head, King’s Lynn, Norfolk

9 January 1967 – Drill Hall, Newmarket, Suffolk

13 January 1967 – Purple Door, Luton, Bedfordshire

14 January 1967 – Nautilus Club, Lowestoft, Suffolk

20 January 1967 – USAF base, Mildenhall, Suffolk

21 January 1967 – Owl Club, Wanstead, east London

22 January 1967 – Hyams Sports and Social Club, Prickwillow, Cambridgeshire

23 January 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London

27 January 1967 – Harvest Moon, Guildford, Surrey with Jon and Great Expectations (West Surrey Advertiser) Paramor says this was cancelled

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28 January 1967 – 007 Club, Keys Hall, Brentwood, Essex with The Wishbones

30 January 1967 – Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire

On 3 February, Del Paramor remembers David Essex’s father hired a new Ford van for the group to travel in

3 February 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London

4 February 1967 – Starlite, Greenford, west London

8 February 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

10 February 1967 – Caesar’s Palace, Luton, Bedfordshire

11 February 1967 – Cliff Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex

12 February 1967 – Tiffany’s, Shaftsbury Avenue, central London

14 February 1967 – Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset with Dave Berry

15 February 1967 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge with The Jimi Hendrix Experience

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17 February 1967 – Royal Albion Hotel, Walton-on-Naze, Essex (Essex County Standard)

18 February 1967 – Legion Hall, Amersham, Bucks

19 February 1967 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London

23 February 1967 – Weir Hotel, Raleigh, Essex

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24 February 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Jo Jo Gunne (Melody Maker)

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25 February 1967 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

26 February 1967 – Olympia Ballroom, Cromer, Norfolk

 

1 March 1967 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge

3 March 1967 – RAF Marham, near Swaffham, Norfolk

3 March 1967 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/) This is missing from Del’s list but probably didn’t happen considering the confirmed date above on the same date

4 March 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Who

5 March 1967 – Maids Head, King’s Lynn, Norfolk

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6 March 1967 – Drill Hall, Newmarket, Suffolk (Cambridge News)

7 March 1967 – RAF Wyton, near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire

12 March 1967 – Brandon, near Mildenhall, Suffolk (unknown venue)

17 March 1967 – Sawston College, near Cambridge

18 March 1967 – Assembly Rooms, Framlingham, Suffolk

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19 March 1967 – Tavern Club, Dereham, Norfolk with The Insite (Eastern Evening News)

25 March 1967 – Thing Club, Oldham, Lancashire with Victor Brox

25 March 1967 – Majestic Club, Oldham, Lancashire (“guested”)

27 March 1967 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge

31 March 1967 – Disk-a-Takis Club, Manchester

 

1 April 1967 – Maple Ballroom, Northampton with Fridays Mind

5 April 1967 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge

6 April 1967 – Samantha’s, New Burlington Street, central London

8 April 1967 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London

9 April 1967 – Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire

13 April 1967 – RAF Henlow, Hertfordshire

15 April 1967 – Town Hall, Heacham, Norfolk

16 April 1967 – Co-op Hall, Warrington, Cheshire

17 April 1967 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire

22 April 1967 – Abertillery Jazz Club, Wales

25 April 1967 – Darrell’s Club, Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester

26 April 1967 – Club A Go Go, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne & Wear

27 April 1967 – Mecca/Locarno, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear

28 April 1967 – Cambridge City Football Club, Cambridge with The Spencer Davis Group, The Yardbirds, Family and The Breed

29 April 1967 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire

 

3 May 1967 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge with The Barron Knights

5 May 1967 – USAF base, Stanton, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

6 May 1967 – Burton Leander Social Club, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire (Burton Daily Mail) This is not on Del’s gig list so probably didn’t happen

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6 May 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The All Night Walkers and Zany Woodruffe Operation (Melody Maker)

6 May 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

10 May 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire

12 May 1967 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London

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13 May 1967 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Troggs

14 May 1967 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Troggs (final gig)

David Essex splits from The Mood Indigo after the Dreamland gigs and goes solo.

Del Paramor briefly works with singer Vince Edwards before joining The Warren Davis Monday Band in July. Paddy Corea joins a ‘fake’ version of The Skatelites and then Blue Rivers & The Maroons. Most of the band evolves into Demon Fuzz. 

The Mood Indigo reform later in the year.

Although the gig advertised Mood Indigo, Del Paramor says it was his next band with Vince Edwards who honoured the booking. Image may be subject to copyright

Huge thanks to Del Paramor for the gigs listings from September 1966-May 1967. Thanks to Del for the use of photos as well.

The followings gigs were from June 1967 but it’s not clear if they went ahead:

2 June 1967 (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle). Image may be subject to copyright

5 June 1967 (Bolton Evening News). Image may be subject to copyright

15-16 June 1967, Cornish gigs (possibly Cornish Guardian). Image may be subject to copyright

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Mood Indigo, spring 1967, left to right: Rick Parker, Paddy Corea, Pete Steed, Keith Harvey and Del Paramor. Photo: Del Paramor

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The Soul Trinity

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This little known Reading, Berkshire band featured siblings, Kelvin and Hugh Bullen, who later joined Joe E Young & The Tonicks.

I would welcome any additional information about the band’s personnel and its history in the comments section below. Also, any photos.

Notable gigs

20 August 1966 – Silver Meter, Reading, Berkshire (Reading Evening Post)

 

23 September 1966 – Ricky Tick, Hounslow, west London (Melody Maker)

 

25 October 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

29 October 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Escorts and Tina and Helen (Melody Maker)

 

2 November 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

5 November 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Derek Savage Foundation and Tina and Johnny Glover (Melody Maker)

8 November 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

12 November 1966 – Ricky Tick, Hounslow, west London (Melody Maker)

19 November 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Derek Savage Foundation and Tina and Johnny Glover (Melody Maker)

22 November 1966 – Concorde, Southampton, Hampshire (Southern Evening Echo)

22 November 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Johnny Glover (Melody Maker)

25 November 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Winston G Set and Tina and Johnny Glover (Melody Maker)

29 November 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Johnny Glover (Melody Maker)

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16 December 1966 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker)

24 December 1966 – Ricky Tick, Hounslow, west London (Ricky Tick website: https://www.rickytick.com/)

1967

7 January 1967 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

13 January 1967 – Ricky Tick, Newbury Plaza, Newbury, Berkshire (Newbury Weekly News)

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14 January 1967 – YMCA, Sebert Street, Gloucester with supporting group (Gloucester Citizen)

21 January 1967 – Newbury Plaza, Newbury, Berkshire (Newbury Weekly News)

28 January 1967 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker)

28 January 1967 – Ricky Tick, Hounslow, west London (Melody Maker)

29 January 1967 – New All Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker)

 

9 February 1967 – Concorde, Southampton, Hampshire (Southern Evening Echo)

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11 February 1967 – Clouds, Derby (Derby Evening Telegraph)

12 February 1967 – Riverside Club, Cricketers Hotel, Chertsey, Surrey (Woking Herald)

16 February 1967 – Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire with Pink Floyd (Melody Maker)

Pink Floyd cancelled but not sure about Soul Trinity

24 February 1967 – Roaring 20s, Carnaby Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

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25 February 1967 – Chelmsford Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex with The Jimi Hendrix Experience (Melody Maker)

26 February 1967 – New All Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker)

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2 April 1967 – Riverside Club, Cricketers Hotel, Chertsey, Surrey (Woking Herald)

8 April 1967 – Ricky Tick, Thames Hotel, Windsor, Berkshire (Berkshire)

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9 April 1967 – Sunday Club, Addlestone, Surrey (Woking Herald)

15 April 1967 – Clouds, Derby (Derby Evening Telegraph)

18 April 1967 – Ricky Tick, Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks (Melody Maker)

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21 April 1967 – Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire with The Move (Southern Evening Echo)

29 April 1967 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/)

30 April 1967 – Sunday Club, Addlestone, Surrey (Woking Herald)

Photo: Nick Hope

30 April 1967 – Ricky Tick, Newbury Plaza, Newbury, Berkshire (Newbury Weekly News)

 

5 May 1967 – Ricky Tick, Hounslow, west London (Melody Maker)

6 May 1967 – Ricky Tick, Thames Hotel, Windsor, Berkshire (Melody Maker)

12 May 1967 – Ricky Tick, Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with Small Faces (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/) Small Faces may not have performed

14 May 1967 – Co-op Hall, Sunday Club, Addlestone, Surrey (Contract/Woking Herald)

 

17 June 1967 – St Thomas’ Hall, Brentwood, Essex (Melody Maker)

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23 June 1967 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

 

1 July 1967 – Ocean Room Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)

6 July 1967 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Melody Maker)

13 July 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

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16 July 1967 – Sunday Club, Addlestone, Surrey (Woking Herald)

23 July 1967 – Beau Brummel Club, Alvaston Hall Hotel, Nantwich, Cheshire with Phil Ryan & The Scorpions (Crewe Chronicle)

28 July 1967 – Bluesville ’67, Manor House, north London (Melody Maker)

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29 July 1967 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Lincolnshire with The Spellbinders, The Clockwork Orange and The Barry Lee Show (Melody Maker) The Spalding Guardian below lists Garnet Mimms rather than The Spellbinders but notes “The Fabulous Singing Group from America”. 

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30 July 1967 – Tabernacle, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)

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6 August 1967 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

8 August 1967 – Malvern Winter Gardens, Malvern, Worcestershire (Malvern Gazette)

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20 August 1967 – Sunday Club, Addlestone, Surrey (Woking Herald)

31 August 1967 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Melody Maker)

 

2 September 1967 – Chelmsford Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Melody Maker)

8 September 1967 – Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks (Bucks Advertiser)

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11 September 1967 – Foseco Sports & Social Club, Tamworth, Staffordshire (Tamworth Herald)

17 September 1967 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

30 September 1967 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)

 

15 October 1967 – Sunday Club, Addlestone, Surrey (Woking Herald)

Around late October/early November, the Bullen brothers joined Joe E Young & The Tonicks.

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Categories: Brite-Star, Cleveland, Monongahela, Newberry, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh

The Stairway to the Stars “Cry” / “Dry Run” on Brite-Star

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Stairway to the Stars, 1967, from left: T.r. Sollosi, Dave Benard, P.J. Geary, and Ray Niccolai. Photo courtesy of Paul Geary
Stairway To The Stars Brite-Star 45 Dry Run

The Stairway to the Stars came from the Pittsburgh area, but cut this 45 for the Brite-Star label out of Newberry, Ohio, near Cleveland. Newberry is only a couple hours from Pittsburgh, but the labels indicate a Nashville base.

One side has a moody, echoing vocal, “Cry”, written by Tom Sellosi and Dave Benard. The intensity grows for the short recitation at the end.

On the flip is “Dry Run” a great instrumental featuring a lot of tremolo on the guitar, a strong three note riff that sounds like a keyboard more than guitar, and a long and dissonant middle section for the lead break. Phil Dirt pointed out the similarity of the opening melody to the Vistas “No Return” on Tuff, but the Stairway to the Stars really expand on that theme in the rest of the song.

The Rite account number is 728 and the release numbers are 17909 (“Dry Run”) / 17910 (“Cry”), released in September or October 1966.

Members on the record included:

Tom Sollosi – lead guitar
Dave Benard – lead vocals
Paul Geary – tenor sax
Ray Niccolai – rhythm guitar and bass

Paul Geary provided the photos and wrote to me:

We all lived in the Monongahela, Pa. area south of Pittsburgh. Tom Solossi knew I played tenor sax in the jazz band in high school and he was trying to get a little band together. He had already recruited Ray Niccolli for rhythm guitar. Tom himself played lead guitar and also taught guitar at a local music shop. Dave Benard who worked at a furniture store in Mon City was our vocalist.

The band did a lot of weddings, teen dances, and social clubs. We were all in high school at the time and appreciated the extra money we made playing music.

Tom knew a local DJ in Charleroi, Pa. His name was Johnny Barbero and he wanted us to come to the radio station WESA for a recording session. I played sax on the recording but was drowned out by the heavy guitars.

We made a demo and paid Brite-Star Records to make some records to distribute. It played on a few local radio stations, but never took off.

Q. Do you remember who played drums on the record?

We were between drummers at the time but I’m pretty sure it was George Tirpack.

We stayed together for about a year and then everyone started applying for colleges and that ended the group.

The Library of Congress has a registration for “Cry” from September 12, 1966, to David Benard and Thomas Sollosi. The “Dry Run” label lists T.R. Sollosi, but this song wasn’t registered.

Teen Beat Mayhem indicates this 45 came with a picture sleeve, which I’ve never seen. Paul tells me there was never anything but a plain sleeve for the single.

The Blue Knights, precursor to Stairway to the Stars, from left: Frank Champ, accordion and keyboard; Tom Sollosi, lead guitar; Bill Garrison, drums; Paul Geary, sax; Ray Niccoli, rhythm guitar. Photo courtesy of Paul Geary.

Info on Brite-Star came from the 45rpm Records site.

Stairway To The Stars Brite-Star 45 Cry

Categories: England, London

Scots of St James

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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.

SCOTS OF ST JAMES:

James Oakley – lead vocals

Hugh Nicholson – lead guitar

Diego Danalaise – bass

Alan Kelly – drums

Hailing from Glasgow, The Scots of St James began life as The In Crowd but changed name after moving down to London

29 January 1966 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Hertfordshire with Flamingo’s Rock House Band and The Gass (Luton News)

Before moving down to London in the summer of 1966, Ian Murray took over from Diego Danalaise and Stuart Francis replaced Alan Kelly on drums. After moving to London, the group added keyboard player James Mylchreest

Summer 1966. Left to right: James Oakley, James Mylchreest, Stuart Francis, Hugh Nicholson and Ian Murray. Thanks to Ian for the photo

29 August 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

 

9 September 1966 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker)

9 September 1966 – Club West Indies, Stonebridge Park, northwest London (Melody Maker)

10 September 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The A-Jaes and The Kirkbys (Melody Maker)

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24 September 1966 – Club West Indies, Stonebridge Park, northwest London (Melody Maker)

 

14 October 1966 – Location, Woolwich Arsenal Station, Woolwich, southeast London with Lee Dorsey (Melody Maker)

16 October 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

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23 October 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

23 October 1966 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London with Champion Jack Dupree and Five Proud Walkers (website: http://eelpieislandmusic.com/eel-pie-island-roll-call)

25 October 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker)

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28 October 1966 – Location, Woolwich Arsenal Station, southeast London with The Artwoods (Melody Maker)

29 October 1966 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire with The Puppets (Evening Sentinel)

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30 October 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

 

6 November 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

In December, the band issued its debut single, a version of Ben E King’s “Gypsy” c/w with Ian Murray’s “Tic Toc” for Strike Records

Shortly after the single’s release, lead guitarist Norrie MacLean from The Poets took over from Hughie Nicholson who joined The Poets. Bass player Alan Gorrie replaced Ian Murray and keyboard player Graham Maitland took over from James Mylchreest.

 

The Scots of St James now comprised:

Jimmy Oakley – lead vocals

Norrie MacLean – lead guitar 

Graham Maitland – keyboards

Alan Gorrie – bass/vocals

Stuart Francis – drums

2 February 1967 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Geoff Williams’ research: Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek book)

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3 February 1967 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker)

4 February 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with Tiles Big Band and Inspiration (Melody Maker)

 

6 March 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire with Lee Dorsey and Marmalade (Evening Sentinel) The Scots of St James backed Lee Dorsey

11 March 1967 – Beachcomber, Nottingham with Lee Dorsey and The Montanas (Nottingham Evening Post) The Scots of St James backed Lee Dorsey

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11 March 1967 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Lee Dorsey, The Bystanders, The Equals and Ray Bones (Lincolnshire Standard) The Scots of St James backed Lee Dorsey

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27 March 1967 – The Catacombe, Eastbourne, East Sussex (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

 

8 April 1967 – Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with Freddie Fingers Lee and The Upper Hand (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/)

8 April 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Scenery and Makin’ Sounds (Melody Maker)

24 April 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire with The Drifters and The Escorts (Evening Sentinel)

29 April 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Stafforshire (Evening Sentinel)

Owen “Onnie” McIntyre took over lead guitar from Norrie MacLean

2 May 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

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13 May 1967 – Ricky Tick, Hounslow, west London (Melody Maker)

19 May 1967 – Fiesta Hall, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)

19 May 1967 – George Inn, Wilby, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

 

6 July 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire with The Neat Change (Evening Sentinel)

The band recorded its second 45, “Timothy” c/w “Eiderdown Clown”, for the Spot label, which was released in September 1967

5 August 1967 – Glastonbury Town Hall, Glastonbury, Somerset with Derek and Pete (Somerset County Gazette)

10 August 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire with The Gods (Evening Sentinel)

12 August 1967 – Legion Hall, Amersham, Bucks (Buckinghamshire Advertiser)

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19 August 1967 – Portpatrick Public Hal Management Committee, Portpatrick, Scotland (Wigtownshire Free Press & Galloway Advertiser)

 

1 September 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire with Jo Jo Cooke (Evening Sentinel)

Photo: Richard Goddard

2 September 1967 – Gloucester YMCA, Gloucester with The Night Shift (Richard Goddard research)

8 September 1967 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker)

10 September 1967 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker)

13 September 1967 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker)

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There is a good short article and pic in Record Mirror, 16 September 1967, page 10 (see above), which shows the following line-up:

Jimmy Oakley – lead vocals

Owen “Onnie” McIntyre – lead guitar

Graham Maitland – keyboards

Alan Gorrie – bass

Stuart Francis – drums

16 September 1967 – Legion Hall, Amersham, Bucks (Buckinghamshire Advertiser)

17 September 1967 – Nite Owl, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

19 September 1967 – Gala Ballroom, Norwich with Deep Purple (Eastern Evening News)

22 September 1967 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker)

23 September 1967 – Cesar’s Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire with Hamilton & The Movement (Ampthill News & Flintwick Record)

24 September 1967 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker)

 

7 October 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

13 October 1967 – 400 Ballroom, Torquay, Devon (Herald Express) Rebooked for 17 November

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4 November 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire with Cats Pyjamas (Evening Sentinel)

5 November 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

17 November 1967 – 400 Ballroom, Torquay, Devon (Herald Express)

 

9 December 1967 – “Big C”, 1 Camp Road, Farnborough, Hampshire (Aldershot News)

 

20 January 1968 – Big C Club, 1 Camp Road, Farnborough, Hampshire (Aldershot News)

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21 January 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

 

2 March 1968 – Newgtongate Institute, Newtongate, Scotland with Renaissance Fayre (West Midlothian Advertiser)

15 March 1968 – Ballerina Ballroom, Nairn, Scotland (Forres Elgin & Nairn Gazette)

 

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

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5 May 1968 – Downbeat Club, the Swan, Maldon, Essex (Essex Chronicle)

During 1968, the band evolved into Hopscotch (see gigs in comments section)

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