The Downliners Sect’s gigs 1963-1968

January 21, 2018 Nick Warburton 13 Comments

Welcome to another posting of a series of gig listings for 1960s bands. None of these lists is exhaustive and my idea is to add to them in the comments section below over time. They are here for future researchers to draw on. I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will add images in time.

I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com

Equally important, if you attended any of the gigs below or played in the support band, please do leave your memories below in the comments section for future historians to use. If you know of any missing gigs, please add them too, if possible, with the sources.

The Downliners Sect, August 1965 in Fabulous 208. Clockwise from left: Don Craine, Keith Grant, Johnny Sutton, Terry Gibson and (centre) Pip Harvey. Photo may be subject to copyright

Formed from the ashes of The Downliners, whose original members included Don Craine (real name: Mick O’Donnell), the original line-up below is from July 1963.

Keith Grant – lead vocals/bass

Don Craine – rhythm guitar/autoharp/lead vocals

Terry Gibson – lead guitar

Johnny Sutton – drums

1963

6 October 1963 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (website: http://eelpieislandmusic.com/eel-pie-island-roll-call)

1964

3 January 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

13 January 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

15 January 1964 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (see website above)

16 January 1964 – Coronation Hall, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey with MI4 (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

18 January 1964 – Chez Don, Dalston, north London (Don Craine’s diary)

20 January 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

22 January 1964 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (see website above)

24 January 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

26 January 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

29 January 1964 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (Don Craine’s diary)

31 January 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

1 February 1964 – Oxford Town Hall, Oxford (Don Craine’s diary)

2-4 February 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

7 February 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

8 February 1964 – Ricky Tick, Olympia, Reading, Berkshire with The Blues Committee (Poster)

9-10 February 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

12 February 1964 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (see website above)

14 February 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

17 February 1964 – Riverboat Jazz Club, Colwyn Bay, Wales (Don Craine’s diary)

19 February 1964 – Star Hotel, Croydon, Surrey (Don Craine’s diary)

22 February 1964 – Trinity Jazz Club, Wandsworth, south London (Don Craine’s diary)

23 February 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

26 February 1964 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (see website above)

28 February 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

29 February 1964 – Club Noreik, Tottenham, north London (Don Craine’s diary)

1-2 March 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

4 March 1964 – Hammersmith Town Hall, Hammersmith, west London (Don Craine’s diary)

6 March 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

7 March 1964 – Kingston Ballroom, Portsmouth, Hants (Don Craine’s diary)

8 March 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (afternoon) (Don Craine’s diary)

8 March 1964 – Trinity Jazz Club, Wandsworth, south London (evening) (Don Craine’s diary)

9 March 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

10 March 1964 – Railway Hotel, Harrow Wealdstone, Middlesex (Don Craine’s diary)

11 March 1964 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (see website above)

13 March 1964 – Café Royal, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

14 March 1964 – Nottingham University, Nottingham (Don Craine’s diary)

15 March 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (afternoon) (Don Craine’s diary)

15 March 1964 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, Kent (Don Craine’s diary)

16 March 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

18 March 1964 – Blue Beat Club, Hayes, Middlesex (Don Craine’s diary)

19 March 1964 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London (see website above)

20 March 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

21 March 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

22 March 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (afternoon) (Don Craine’s diary)

22 March 1964 – Trinity Jazz Club, Wandsworth, south London (evening) (Don Craine’s diary)

23 March 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

24 March 1964 – Technical College, Dagenham, Essex (Don Craine’s diary)

25 March 1964 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (see website above)

26 March 1964 – Ealing Town Hall, Ealing, Middlesex (Don Craine’s diary)

27 March 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

28 March 1964 – Disc A Go Go, Bournemouth, Dorset (Don Craine’s diary)

29-30 March 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

1 April 1964 – Dancing Slipper, Nottingham (Don Craine’s diary)

2 April 1964 – Feathers Hotel, Lydney, Gloucester, Gloucestershire (Don Craine’s diary)

3 April 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

4 April 1964 – The Loft, Banbury, Oxfordshire (Don Craine’s diary)

5 April 1964 – Blue Moon, Hayes, Middlesex (Don Craine’s diary)

8 April 1964 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (see website above)

10 April 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

11 April 1964 – Rendezvous Club, Portsmouth, Hants (Don Craine’s diary)

12 April 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

14 April 1964 – Borough Assembly Rooms, Aylesbury, Bucks (Don Craine’s diary)

17 April 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

18 April 1964 – Trinity Jazz Club, Wandsworth, south London (evening) (Don Craine’s diary)

18 April 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (All Nighter) (Don Craine’s diary)

19 April 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

22 April 1964 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (see website above)

24 April 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

25 April 1964 – South Eastern Technical College, Dagenham, Essex (evening) (Don Craine’s diary)

25 April 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London with Them (All Nighter) (Melody Maker/Don Craine’s diary) Them was a West London group who changed name to Themselves when Van Morrison’s group arrived in London

26 April 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

28 April 1964 – Britannia Hotel, Barking, Essex (Don Craine’s diary)

29 April 1964 – Disc A Go Go, Bournemouth, Dorset (Don Craine’s diary)

Around this point, Ray Sone joined on harmonica

1 May 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

2 May 1964 – Trinity Jazz Club, Wandsworth, south London (Don Craine’s diary)

3 May 1964 – Blue Moon, Hayes, Middlesex (Don Craine’s diary)

5 May 1964 – Concorde, Southampton, Hampshire (Don Craine’s diary)

13 May 1964 – Northampton College, London (Don Craine’s diary)

17 May 1964 – Savoy Ballroom, Catford, southeast London (Don Craine’s diary)

19 May 1964 – Concorde, Southampton, Hampshire (Don Craine’s diary)

22 May 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

23 May 1964 – Club Noreik, Tottenham, north London (Don Craine’s diary)

24 May 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (afternoon) (Don Craine’s diary)

24 May 1964 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, Kent (evening) (Don Craine’s diary)

27 May 1964 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (see website above)

29 May 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

31 May 1964 – Blue Moon, Hayes, Middlesex (Don Craine’s diary)

2 June 1964 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

3 June 1964 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (see website above)

5 June 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

6 June 1964 – Rendezvous Club, Portsmouth, Hants (Don Craine’s diary)

7 June 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

9 June 1964 – Concorde, Southampton, Hampshire (Don Craine’s diary)

12 June 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

13 June 1964 – Nottingham University, Nottingham (Don Craine’s diary)

14 June 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

16 June 1964 – Greenwich Town Hall, Greenwich, southeast London (Don Craine’s diary)

17 June 1964 – Forum Balloom, Oxford (Don Craine’s diary)

19 June 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

20 June 1964 – Centre Youth Club, Crawley, West Sussex (Don Craine’s diary)

21 June 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

22 June 1964 – Masonic Hall, Harrow & Wealdstone, Middlesex (Don Craine’s diary)

24 June 1964 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (see website above)

25 June 1964 – Lotus Ballroom, Forest Gate, east London (Don Craine’s diary) Ilford Recorder has this as the Kavern Club in the Lotus Ballroom

26 June 1964 – Alexandra Palace, north London with The Rolling Stones, Millie & The Five Embers, John Lee Hooker, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, The Barron Knights, Jimmy Powell & The Five Dimensions, Tony Colton & The Crawdaddies, Alexis Korner and others (Clapham Advertiser/Don Craine’s diary)

27 June 1964 – Trinity Jazz Club, Wandsworth, south London (Don Craine’s diary)

28 June 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

29 June 1964 – King Edward Hall, Windsor, Berkshire (Don Craine’s diary)

1 July 1964 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (website: http://eelpieislandmusic.com/eel-pie-island-roll-call)

2 July 1964 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, Middlesex (Leyton and Leytonstone Guardian)

The Middlesex Chronicle ran an article and photo (see above) on the band in its 3 July 1964 issue, page 2

3 July 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

4 July 1964 – El Rondo Ballroom, Leicester (Don Craine’s diary)

10 July 1964 – Rock Boat Trip, Bournemouth, Dorset (Don Craine’s diary)

14 July 1964 – Concorde, Southampton, Hants (Don Craine’s diary)

15 July 1964 – Disc A Go Go, Bournemouth, Dorset (Don Craine’s diary)

16 July 1964 – Kimbells, Portsmouth, Hants (Don Craine’s diary)

17 July 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

18 July 1964 – Rendezvous Club, Portsmouth, Hants (Don Craine’s diary)

19 July 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

21 July 1964 – The Downs, Hassocks, West Sussex (Mid Sussex Times) Missing from Don’s diary so may have been cancelled

22 July 1964 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (Don Craine’s diary)

24 July 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

25 July 1964 – BEA, London Airport, Middlesex (evening) (Don Craine’s diary)

25 July 1964 – Club Noreik, Tottenham, north London (All Nighter) (Don Craine’s diary)

26 July 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (afternoon) (Don Craine’s diary)

26 July 1964 – Blue Moon, Hayes, Middlesex (evening) (Don Craine’s diary)

27 July 1964 – Bromley Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley (Don Craine’s diary)

28 July 1964 – Bristol Chinese R&B Club, Corn Exchange, Bristol (Don Craine’s diary/Western Scene)

30 July 1964 – Lotus Ballroom, Forest Gate, east London (Don Craine’s diary)

31 July 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

2 August 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

7 August 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

8 August 1964 – Runcorn Town Hall, Runcorn, Cheshire (Don Craine’s diary)

9 August 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

11 August 1964 – McKilroys Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire (Don Craine’s diary)

14 August 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, centralLondon (Don Craine’s diary)

15 August 1964 – Bure Country Club, Bure, Dorset (Don Craine’s diary)

16 August 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary) Beat Monthly also lists the band playing at the Blue Moon in Hayes on the same night but which was first?

21 August 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

22 August 1964 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/)

23 August 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (afternoon) (Don Craine’s diary)

23 August 1964 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, Kent (evening) (Don Craine’s diary)

24 August 1964 – EMI Friday Spectacular radio show, London (Don Craine’s diary)

26 August 1964 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Don Craine’s diary)

28 August 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

29 August 1964 – Denis Drew Dance Studios, Hackney, north London (evening) (Don Craine’s diary)

29 August 1964 – Club Noreik, Tottenham, north London with Laurie Jay Combo (All Nighter) (Melody Maker)

30 August 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

31 August 1964 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Herts (Don Craine’s diary)

1 September 1964 – Dancing Party radio show, EMI, London (Don Craine’s diary)

3 September 1964 – Lotus Ballroom, Forest Gate, east London (Don Craine’s diary)

4 September 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Monthly) This is missing from Don Craine’s dates

5 September 1964 – Rendezvous Club, Portsmouth, Hants (Don Craine’s diary) Beat Monthly has the band playing on the Attic in Hounslow on this date

6 September 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

10 September 1964 – Ipswich Corn Exchange, Ipswich, Suffolk (Essex County Standard)

11 September 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

12 September 1964 – Goldhawk Social Club, Shepherd’s Bush, west London (Don Craine’s diary)

13 September 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

17 September 1964 – Gloucester Town Hall, Gloucester, Gloucestershire with The Primitives and The Bee Jays (courtesy of Richard Goddard) Missing from Don Craine’s gig list

18 September 1964 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, southeast London (Don Craine’s diary)

19 September 1964 – Private Function, Oakham, Rutland (Don Craine’s diary)

20 September 1964 – Attic Club, Hounslow, Middlesex (Don Craine’s diary)

21 September 1964 – EMI Friday Spectacular radio show, London (Don Craine’s diary)

23 September 1964 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (website: http://eelpieislandmusic.com/eel-pie-island-roll-call)

24 September 1964 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, Middlesex (Don Craine’s diary)

25 September 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

26 September 1964 – Attic, Hounslow, Middlesex (Beat Instrumental) This is missing from Don Craine’s diary

27 September 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

30 September 1964 – St Albans Market Hall, St Albans, Herts (Don Craine’s diary)

1 October 1964 – Trowbridge Town Hall, Trowbridge, Wiltshire (Don Craine’s diary)

2 October 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

3 October 1964 – Nottingham University, Nottingham (Don Craine’s diary)

4 October 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

6 October 1964 – The Church Elms, Dagenham, Essex (Don Craine’s diary)

7 October 1964 – The Jazz Cellar, Norwich, Norfolk (Don Craine’s diary)

9 October 1964 – Co-op Hall, Peckham, south London (Don Craine’s diary)

10 October 1964 – Rendezvous Club, Portsmouth, Hants with The Challengers (Don Craine’s diary/Portsmouth News)

11 October 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

13 October 1964 – Red Lion, Leytonstone, east London (Don Craine’s diary)

16 October 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

17 October 1964 – Lainsbury Hall, Stanford, Norfolk (Don Craine’s diary) Beat Instrumental has a gig in Grantham on this date

18 October 1964 – St Michaels Hall, Camden Town, north London (Don Craine’s diary) Beat Instrumental has a gig at Studio 51 on this date and another in Putney

19 October 1964 – Hermitage Hall, Hitchin, Herts (Don Craine’s diary)

20 October 1964 – New Civic Hall, Grays, Essex (Don Craine’s diary)

21 October 1964 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Don Craine’s diary)

22 October 1964 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, Essex (Don Craine’s diary) Beat Instrumental has the band appearing on BBC 2 Beat Room on this date

23 October 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

24 October 1964 – Queen Mary’s College, Mile End Road, east London (Don Craine’s diary)

29 October 1964 – Robin Hood, Dagenham, Essex (Don Craine’s diary)

30 October 1964 – Southampton University, Southampton, Hants (Don Craine’s diary)

31 October 1964 – Attic Club, Hounslow, Middlesex (Don Craine’s diary)

1 November 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

4 November 1964 – South West Essex Technical College, Walthamstow, north London (Don Craine’s diary)

5 November 1964 – Kidderminster Town Hall, Kidderminster, Worcestershire

6 November 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

7 November 1964 – Rendezvous Club, Portsmouth, Hants (Don Craine’s diary)

8 November 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

9 November 1964 – Bath Pavilion, Bath with The Toggery Five (Don Craine’s diary/Western Scene)

10 November 1964 – Wallington Public Hall, Wallington, Surrey (Don Craine’s diary)

11 November 1964 – Corn Exchange, King’s Lynn, Norfolk with Ricky Wilson & The Three Quarters and The Charades (Don Craine’s diary/Lynn News)

12 November 1964 – STV appearance, Glasgow, Scotland (Don Craine’s diary)

13 November 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

15 November 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

16 November 1964 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, southeast London (Don Craine’s diary)

17 November 1964 – Guildford Odeon, Guildford, Surrey (Don Craine’s diary)

18 November 1964 – Unknown venue in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire (Don Craine’s diary)

19 November 1964 – Granada, Aylesbury, Bucks with Manfred Mann, The Soul Sisters, The Spencer Davis Group, Wayne (Kelly) Gibson and The Dynamic Sounds, Bern Elliott & His Klan, The Mark Leeman Five, Blues by Five and Dave Kaffey (Don Craine’s diary/Bucks Advertiser)

20 November 1964 – ABC Wakefield, Wakefield, West Yorkshire (Don Craine’s diary)

21 November 1964 – ABC Ipswich, Ipswich, Suffolk (Don Craine’s diary)

22 November 1964 – Regal Boston, Boston, Lincolnshire (Don Craine’s diary)

23 November 1964 – Colston Hall, Bristol (Don Craine’s diary)

24 November 1964 – Church Elms, The Heathway, Dagenham, Essex (Don Craine’s diary)

25 November 1964 – Forum Ballroom, Oxford (Don Craine’s diary)

26 November 1964 – Town Hall, Greenwich, south London (Beat Instrumental) This is missing from Don Craine’s diary

27 November 1964 – 51 Club, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental) This is missing from Don Craine’s diary

27 November 1964 – Gig in Chippenham, Wiltshire (Beat Instrumental) This is missing from Don Craine’s diary

29 November 1964 – 51 Club, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental) This is missing from Don Craine’s diary

30 November 1964 – Bridgewater Town Hall, Bridgewater, Somerset (Don Craine’s diary)

1 December 1964 – Royal Forest, Chingford (Beat Instrumental) This is missing from Don Craine’s diary

2 December 1964 – Clarence Pier Ballroom, Southsea, Hants (Don Craine’s diary)

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

4 December 1964 – Fishmongers Arms, Wood Green, north London (Don Craine’s diary)

5 December 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (afternoon) (Don Craine’s diary) Beat Instrumental has this on 6th

5 December 1964 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, Kent (evening) (Don Craine’s diary) Beat Instrumental has this on 6th

8 December 1964 – Gig in Aylesbury, Bucks (Beat Instrumental) This is missing from Don Craine’s diary

9 December 1964 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (website: http://eelpieislandmusic.com/eel-pie-island-roll-call)

10 December 1964 – Gig in Colchester, Essex (Beat Instrumental) This is missing from Don Craine’s diary

11 December 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

12 December 1964 – Rendezvous Club, Portsmouth, Hants (Don Craine’s diary)

13 December 1964 – Civic Hall, Crawley, West Sussex (Don Craine’s diary) Beat Instrumental has a gig at Studio 51 later this evening as well

18 December 1964 – Bromley Technicl College, Bromley, Kent (Don Craine’s diary) Beat Instrumental has a gig at Studio 51 instead on this date

19 December 1964 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/) Beat Instrumental has a gig in Bishop’s Stortford instead on this date

20 December 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

21 December 1964 – Eltham Baths, Eltham, Kent (Don Craine’s diary)

24 December 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental) This is missing from Don Craine’s diary

27 December 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)

28 December 1964 – Mojo Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Don Craine’s diary)

30 December 1964 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, Kent (Don Craine’s diary)

31 December 1964 – George Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire (Don Craine’s diary)

1965

1 January 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

3 January 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental) According to the magazine, the band also played at Boreham Wood today, which was probably the Long John Club.

8 January 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

9 January 1965 – Market Hall, Redhill, Surrey (Beat Instrumental)

10 January 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

15 January 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

16 January 1965 – Coronation Hall, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey with The MI4 (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

17 January 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

22 January 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

23 January 1965 – Rendezvous Club, Portsmouth, Hants (Beat Instrumental)

24 January 1965 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, Kent (Melody Maker)

24 January 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

25 January 1965 – Crown Hotel, Morden, Surrey (Beat Instrumental)

26 January 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

30 January 1965 – Gig in Norfolk (Beat Instrumental)

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

4 February 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, Middlesex (Beat Instrumental)

5 February 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

6 February 1965 – Co-op Hall, Gray’s Inn Road, north London (Beat Instrumental)

7 February 1965 – Long John Club, Maxwell Park Youth Centre, Boreham Wood, Herts (Simon Gee research)

7 February 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

10 February 1965 – Forum Ballroom, Oxford (Oxford Mail)

11 February 1965 – College Ball, Leicester (Beat Instrumental)

12 February 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

14 February 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

19 February 1965 – University College, central London (Beat Instrumental)

21 February 1965 – Civic Hall, Crawley, West Sussex (Beat Instrumental)

21 February 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

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

26 February 1965 – Ricky Tick, Guildford Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey (Beat Instrumental)

27 February 1965 – Rendezvous Club, Portsmouth, Hants (Beat Instrumental)

27 February 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

2 March 1965 – Civic Hall, Grays (Beat Instrumental)

5 March 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

6 March 1965 – Ritz Dance and Social Hall, King’s Heath, West Midlands (Poster)

6 March 1965 – Brum Kavern Club, Small Heath, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

7 March 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

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

11 March 1965 – Liberal Hall, Yeovil, Somerset with Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas (Western Gazette)

14 March 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental) According to the magazine, the band also played at Boreham Wood today, which was probably the Long John Club.

19 March 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

21 March 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

26 March 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

27 March 1965 – Gig in Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Beat Instrumental)

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

28 March 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

1 April 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Wood Green & Southgate Weekly Herald)

2 April 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

3 April 1965 – Gig in Chelmsford, Essex (Beat Instrumental)

4 April 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental) According to Beat Instrumental, the band played in Boreham Wood earlier, which was probably the Long John Club

5 April 1965 – Bluesville, Manor House Ballroom, Ipswich, Suffolk (Essex County Standard)

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

6 April 1965 – Bristol Chinese R&B Club, Corn Exchange, Bristol (Western Scene)

7 April 1965 – Manor House, Harringay, north London (Beat Instrumental)

8 April 1965 – Trade Hall, Watford, Herts (Beat Instrumental)

11 April 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

16 April 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

17 April 1965 – Bure Club, Mudeford, Hants (Southern Echo)

18 April 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

19 April 1965 – Rendezvous Club, Portsmouth, Hants (Beat Instrumental)

20 April 1965 – Gig in Uxbridge, Middlesex (possibly Burton’s)

23 April 1965 – The Lido Ballroom, Winchester, Hants with The Renegades (Southern Echo)

23 April 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

Around this time Ray Sone left and Pip Harvey joined on harmonica

25 April 1965 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Beat Instrumental)

27 April 1965 – Hen & Chickens, Langley, West Midlands with Go Go Binz (Birmingham Evening Mail)

28 April 1965 – Cavern, Liverpool (Beat Instrumental)

29 April 1965 – Blue Note, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear (Beat Instrumental)

30 April 1965 – Upper Park, Stockton-on-Tees, Teesside (Beat Instrumental)

1 May 1965 – Kokono Club, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear (Beat Instrumental)

2 May 1965 – Upper Park, Darlington (Beat Instrumental)

3 May 1965 – Blue Moon, Hayes, west London (Dorothy Bullock list) This is the most likely year. However Beat Instrumental has The Manor in Ipswich, Suffolk on this date

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

6 May 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Wood Green & Southgate Weekly Herald/Walthamstow Guardian)

7 May 1965 – Manor House, Harringay, north London (Beat Instrumental)

8 May 1965 – 234 Club, Grays (Beat Instrumental)

9 May 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

10 May 1965 – Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

11 May 1965 – Liberal Hall, Yeovil, Somerset with The Honeycombs and The Codiaks (Western Gazette)

14 May 1965 – Oasis, Manchester (Beat Instrumental)

15 May 1965 – Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Essex Chronicle) Beat Instrumental notes they play at the Club Noreik in Tottenham, north London afterwards

16 May 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)

16 May 1965 – Black Prince, Bexley, southeast London (Beat Instrumental)

17 May 1965 – Adelphi, West Bromwich, West Midlands (Beat Instrumental)

22 May 1965 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks with Crow (Bucks Free Press)

25 May 1965 – McKilroys, Swindon, Wiltshire (Beat Instrumental)

27 May 1965 – Pavilion, Southsea, Hants (Beat Instrumental)

28 May 1965 – Casino, Walsall, West Midlands (Beat Instrumental)

29 May 1965 – College of Arts, Brighton, Sussex (Beat Instrumental)

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

3 June 1965 – Bowes Lyon House, Stevenage, Herts with The Stalkers (Herts Express)

4 June 1965 – Pontiac, Zeeta House, Putney, southwest London with Boston Dexters (Melody Maker)

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

19 June 1965 – 234 Club, Grays (Beat Instrumental)

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

21 June 1965 – Manor House, Ipswich, Suffolk (Beat Instrumental)

24 June 1965 – Gig in Salisbury, Wiltshire (Beat Instrumental)

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

Photo: Surrey Mirror, 25 June 1965. Photo may be subject to copyright

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

20 July 1965 – Bristol Chinese R&B Club, Corn Exchange, Bristol (Western Scene)

5 August 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Wood Green & Southgate Weekly Herald)

7 August 1965 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Exiles (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

9-19 August 1965 – Tour of Finland (Beat Instrumental)

20-25 August 1965 – Tour of Sweden (Beat Instrumental)

5 September 1965 – Southall Community Centre, Southall, west London (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

9 September 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Wood Green & Southgate Weekly Herald)

12 September 1965 – The Downs, Hassocks, West Sussex with The Evil Eyes (Mid Sussex Times)

17 September 1965 – Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire with The Primitives, The Roadhogs and The Bee-Jays (Gloucester Citizen)

2 October 1965 – Public Hall, Heacham, Norfolk with The Planets (Lynn News)

5 October 1965 – Bristol Chinese R&B Club, Corn Exchange, Bristol (Western Scene)

9 October 1965 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire (Evening Tribune)

13 October 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London with The Arthur Brown Union (Melody Maker)

20 October 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London with The Arthur Brown Union (Melody Maker)

21 October 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Wood Green & Southgate Weekly Herald)

23 October 1965 – Coronation Hall, Kingston upon Thames, southwest London with The Hi-Jackers (Surrey Comet)

26 October 1965 – Bowes Lyon House, Stevenage, Herts (Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire Express)

27 October 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London (Beat Instrumental)

29 October 1965 – Red Cross Hall, Sutton, southwest London (Beat Instrumental)

30 October 1965 – Nottingham University, Nottingham (Beat Instrumental)

1 November 1965 – Gig in Bridgwater, Somerset (Beat Instrumental)

5 November 1965 – Gig in Trowbridge, Wiltshire (Beat Instrumental)

7 November 1965 – Southall Community Centre, Southall, west London (Beat Instrumental)

13 November 1965 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, west London (Beat Instrumental)

14 November 1965 – Union Rowing Club, Trent Bridge, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

18 November 1965 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge with Bob Kidman & Dorothy Orchestra, Fernando’s Hideaways, Roy Black & The Senators and The Xabec Four (Cambridge News)

20 November 1965 – Gig in Waltham (Beat Instrumental)

24 November 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London with The Five Proud Walkers (Melody Maker)

27 November 1965 – Chelsea College, Chelsea, southwest London (Beat Instrumental)

1 December 1965 – Bristol Corn Exchange, Bristol (Western Scene)

4 December 1965 – Gig in Watford, Herts (Beat Instrumental)

9 December 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Wood Green & Southgate Weekly Herald)

10 December 1965 – Town Hall, Colchester, Essex (Beat Instrumental)

11 December 1965 – Blue Moon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Beat Instrumental)

16 December 1965 – Gig in Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex with The Birds (Ron Wood’s 1965 diary)

16 December 1965 – Delaware Pavilion, Boxhill, Surrey (Beat Instrumental)

31 December 1965 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire (Evening Tribune)

1966

4 January 1966 – Bristol Chinese R&B Club, Corn Exchange, Bristol (Western Scene)

11 February 1966 – Chislehurst Caves, Chislehurst, London (South East London Mercury) Opened the venue

1 March 1966 – Ready Steady Go Club, Aylesbury, Bucks (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/)

4 March 1966 – Cricketers Inn, Westcliff, Southend, Essex with support (Southend Standard)

5 March 1966 – ABC Promotions, Public Hall, Heacham, Norfolk with The Astrobeats (Lynn News)

11 March 1966 – Parkside Hall, Ampthill, Bedfordshire with The Mantis Set (Luton News)

30 March 1966 – Stonehouse Church Hall, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire (courtesy of Richard Goddard/Gloucester Citizen)

9 April 1966 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)

23 April 1966 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with The Just Five (Surrey Advertiser)

Around this time Pip Harvey left

28 May 1966 – Harpenden Public Hall, Harpenden, Hertfordshire with Hudson’s Night Train (Luton News)

29 May 1966 – Taggs Island, Hampton Court, Middlesex with The Fleur De Lys (Keith Guster’s diary)

5 June 1966 – Black Prince, Bexley, London (Fabulous 208/Mick Capewell’s Marmalade Skies)

11 June 1966 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Herts with Billy Storme & The Falcons (Hertfordshire Express)

18 June 1966 – Bowes Lyon House, Stevenage, Hertfordshire with The Cat (website: http://www.coda-uk.co.uk/60’s_music_scene.htm)

9 July 1966 – Penthouse, Birmingham with Deep Feeling and Andy Ferris (Birmingham Evening Mail)

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

13 July 1966 – Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with En-Devers Ltd (Berkhamsted Gazette & Tring and District News)

17 July 1966 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

22 July 1966 – Blue Lagoon, Kimbells, Southsea, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

25 July 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Excels (Melody Maker)

30 July 1966 – Torquay Town Hall, Torquay, Devon with The Modest, The Sixth Sense and The Solitaires (Torquay Times & South Devon Advertiser/Herald Express)

5 August 1966 – Civic and Wulfrun Halls, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with MI Five, Blues Ensemble, Tony Barry & The Sounds of Three, Gerry Byrnes & The Invaders and The N’ Betweens (Express & Star)

6 August 1966 – 2 ‘B’s Club, Ashford, Kent with support (Kentish Express)

14 August 1966 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, London (Melody Maker)

28 August 1966 – Casino Ballroom, Leicester (Fabulous 208)

Around early September, future Procol Harum keyboard player Matthew Fisher joined the band for about six weeks.

16 September 1966 – Dancing Slipper, Nottingham with Our Young (Nottingham Evening Post)

31 September 1966 – Stoke Hole, Stoke Hotel, Guildford, Surrey with The Primevals (Surrey Advertiser)

5 October 1966 – Flamingo, Soho, central London with Timebox (Melody Maker)

Fisher departed mid-October to join Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers just in time for a major tour with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones and others, which started on 15 October. He then joined Screaming Lord Sutch & The Roman Empire in December 1966.

26 October 1966 – Bowes Lyon House, Stevenage, Hertfordshire with Saracens (see website above)

29 October 1966 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website/Hastings and St Leonards Observer)

9 November 1966 – Gravesend R&B Club, Clarendon Royal Hotel, Gravesend, Kent (PACE magazine) Billed as New Downliners Sect

20 November 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

20 November 1966 – Black Prince, Bexley, southeast London (Fabulous 208/Mick Capewell’s Marmalade Skies)

Around this time Johnny Sutton and Terry Gibson left. Don Craine and Keith Grant relaunched the band with guitarist Bob Taylor from The Soul System, plus organist Barry Cooper and drummer Kevin Flanagan

9 December 1966 – Police Ballroom, Coventry, West Midlands with The Matadors (Coventry Evening Telegraph)

13 December 1966 – Walton Hop, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (Woking Herald)

17 December 1966 – Willesden College of Technology, Willesden, London with The Bo Street Runners and The Torque (Poster)

30 December 1966 – Tiger’s Head, Downham, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

31 December 1966 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinkley, Leicestershire with The Renegades and The Shellies (Leicester Mercury)

1967

The Port Talbot Guardian‘s 27 January issue has a photo of the new line up and notes that they will play at the Empire in Neath and Swansea Jazz Club the next week

19 February 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, London (Melody Maker) Billed as Don Craine’s New Downliners Sect

25 February 1967 – Civic Centre, Corby, Northamptonshire with The Good Thing (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

27 March 1967 – White Buck Inn, Burley, Dorset (Bournemouth Evening Echo) Billed as The New Downliners Sect

15 April 1967 – The Thing-a-me-jig Club, Reading, Berkshire (Reading Evening Post)

9 June 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Nashville Teens (Melody Maker)

24 June 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede and The Ebonys (Melody Maker)

8 July 1967 – Hoffman Ballroom, Chelmsford, Essex with Lee Scott & The Roulettes (Essex Chronicle)

22 July 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Survivors and The Klubs (Melody Maker)

2 August 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Billed as Downliners Sect Show) (Melody Maker)

9 August 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Billed as Downliners Sect Show) (Melody Maker)

16 August 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Billed as Downliners Sect Show) (Melody Maker)

2 September 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Magic Lanterns, Change Place and The Big Roll Band (Melody Maker)

30 September 1967 – “Big C”, 1 Camp Road, Farnborough, Hampshire (Aldershot News)

Sometime around this period Don Craine left. Australian guitarist and singer Michael Chapman took his place.

2 October 1967 – Wycombe CLP Club, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

7 October 1967 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

4 November 1967 – Clockwork Orange, King’s Chester, Cheshire with Phil Ryan & The Scorpions (Melody Maker/Northwich Chronicle)

6-8 November 1967 – Scotch of St James, Mayfair, central London (Melody Maker)

9 November 1967 – Grotto, Ilford, Essex (Melody Maker)

10 November 1967 – Scotch of St James, Mayfair, central London (Melody Maker)

11 November 1967 – Cricketers Inn, Westcliff, Essex (Melody Maker)

13 November 1967 – WMC Kettering, Kettering, Northamptonshire (Melody Maker)

14 November 1967 – Blaises, central London (Melody Maker)

25 November 1967 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Herts (Welwyn Times)

3 December 1967 – Sunday Club, Luton Boys Club, Luton, Bedfordshire (Evening Post: Hemel Hempstead)

14 December 1967 – Heron Club, RNA Yeovilton with The Copperpot Band (Western Gazette)

20 December 1967 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)

26 December 1967 – Broadway Club, Dudley Zoo, West Midlands with Breakthru (Express & Star)

28 December 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

31 December 1967 – Maidstone Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent with The Stak (Maidstone Gazette)

1968

Around now Michael Chapman left to join Tangerine Peel and later found fame as half of the Chinn and Chapman song-writing team

13 January 1968 – Cofton Country Club, Rednal, West Midlands with Rare Breed (Birmingham Evening Mail)

28 January 1968 – Sunday Club, Park Ballroom, Plymouth, Devon with The Glass (Western Evening Herald)

31 January 1968 – Stonehouse Church Hall, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire with The Sunset Union (Gloucestershire County Gazette)

31 January 1968 – Blues Club, Dandy Lion, Brockworth, Gloucestershire (Gloucester Citizen)

19 February 1968 – George Hotel, Walsall, West Midlands with The Uglys (Express & Star)

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

9 March 1968 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Simon Dupree & The Big Sound (East Kent Times)

10 March 1968 – Rendezvous Club, Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times)

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

20 April 1968 – Harlem Highway, Victoria Ballroom, Chesterfield, Derbyshire with Gemini Zent (Derbyshire Times)

Shortly after this gig, the band split for a few months. Around July, Keith Grant reformed the band bringing back Johnny Sutton on drums and retaining guitarist Bob Taylor. The final member was keyboard player Nathaniel Dumaine.

26 July 1968 – Parlour, Portsmouth, Hants (Portsmouth Evening News) Billed as Glass Cartoon

The Hounslow Post, 13 September 1968, page 14 has a story on the new line up and mentions a single in the pipeline

5 October 1968 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with Sams Brothers Band (West Briton & Royal Cornwall Gazette)

25 October 1968 – Centre 185, Egham, Surrey (Staines & Egham News)

2 November 1968 – Glastonbury Town Hall, Glastonbury, Somerset with Justin’s Timepiece (Somerset County Gazette/Western Gazette)

9 November 1968 – Alex Disco, Salisbury, Wiltshire (Salisbury Journal/Western Gazette)

15 November 1968 – Fishmonger’s Arms, Wood Green, north London with The Pretty Things (Melody Maker)

1 December 1968 – Kingston Hotel, Kingston upon Thames, southwest London (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

13 December 1968 – Ealing Tech College, Ealing, west London with Simon Dupree & The Big Sound and Free (Melody Maker)

By the end of 1968, Keith Grant had left and was replaced by bass player Paul Martinez.

Johnny Sutton, Bob Taylor, Paul Martinez and Nat Dumaine (real name Martin Maynard, Bill Maynard’s son) were recruited by Elmer of Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera to form The Gantry Band. Martinez later joined Elmer in the formation of Stretch and played on the track “Why Did You Do It?”.

Nathaniel Dumaine, who used the stage name as a pseudonym, later changed name to Maynard Williams and became an actor, appearing in the BBC TV series “Truckers” and “Starlight Express” in the West End. He also recorded a lone solo LP for CBS called Ten Songs. Williams also became lead singer in the band Ryder, which represented the UK in the Eurovision song contest in 1986, held in Bergen, Norway.

Thanks to Don Craine for sharing his 1964 diary. Thanks also to Rolf Hannet in Germany for providing some of the Beat Instrumental dates

Categories: Pennsylvania, Reading, Unknown

The Four Counts – unknown band

January 20, 2018 Chris Bishop 2 Comments

Here’s an unknown group, the Four Counts, or the Counts Four, possibly from Reading, Pennsylvania. There’s a chance they could have evolved into the Counts who came from Valley View and cut “Last Train” / “I Will Lose My Mind” for the Kingston label in July of 1969, but from the small b&w photo I’ve seen of the Counts I’d say this is unlikely.

Any ideas?

Categories: Essex, Southend-on-Sea

The Paramounts’ gigs 1964-1966

January 14, 2018 Nick Warburton 4 Comments

I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com

Fabulous 208, July 1965, clockwise from top left: Brooker, Derrick, Wilson and Trower. Image may be subject to copyright

Formed in 1959, The Paramounts’ line-up comprised the following by late 1963:

Gary Brooker – keyboards/lead vocals

Robin Trower – lead guitar

Graham ‘Diz’ Derrick – bass

Barry J Wilson – drums

1962

5 May 1962 – Hi-Fi Hop, Walton Playhouse, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (Woking Herald) Replaced Neil Christian & The Crusaders who cancelled

26 May 1962 – Hi-Fi Hop, Walton Playhouse, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (Woking Herald)

1963

30 November 1963 – Ricky Tick, Reading St John Ambulance Hall, Reading, Berkshire (David Else’s research)

1964

19 January 1964 – Ricky Tick, Olympia Ballroom, Reading, Berkshire (David Else’s research)

22 January 1964 – Cromer Olympia, Cromer, Norfolk with Denny Raven & The Sabres (North Norfolk News)

The Middlesex Chronicle ran an article and photo (see above) on the band in its 31 January 1964 issue, page 2

21 February 1964 – Palace Dance Hall, Pier Hill, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard & Essex Weekly Advertiser)

18 March 1964 – Bristol Corn Exchange, Bristol (Western Scene)

26 March 1964 – Hillside Ballroom, Hereford (Gloucester Citizen)

29 March 1964 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey with Danie Boone & The Emeralds (Aldershot News)

30 March 1964 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Puppets and Margo & The Marvelletes (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

4 April 1964 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Johnny & The Starliners (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

6 April 1964 – Weybridge Hall, Weybridge, Surrey (Woking Herald)

9 May 1964 – West Cliff Cavern, Ramsgate, Kent (East Kent Times)

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

18 May 1964 – Clacton Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with The Contrasts and The Deepbeats (Essex County Standard)

23 May 1964 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Del Rio Four (East Kent Times)

5 June 1964 – Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, southwest London with Demons and Chantons (Streatham News)

13 June 1964 – Wilton Hall, Bletchley, Bucks with Jeannie & The Diamonds (Bletchley District Gazette)

14 June 1964 – Plaza Ballroom, Newbury, Berkshire with Ricky & The Gamblers (Newbury Weekly News)

4 July 1964 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with Phil & The Stormsville Shakers (Surrey Advertiser)

10 July 1964 – Winchester Lido, Winchester, Hampshire with Kerry Rapid & The Seltones (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)

16 July 1964 – Assembly Hall, Worthing, West Sussex with The Kinks and The Creatures (Worthing Gazette) This Worthing Herald (below pic) lists The Preachers instead of The Creatures

24 July 1964 – Locarno Ballroom, Basildon, Essex with Manfred Mann and The Monotones (Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser)

22 August 1964 – Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, Kent (Kentish Express)

4 September 1964 – Greenwich Town Hall, Greenwich, London with The Renegades (South East London Mercury)

6 September 1964 – ABC Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with Freddie & The Dreamers, Barry St John, Tom Jones & The Playboys, The Rustiks and Clifford Davis (Eastern Evening News)

10 September 1964 – Modern Jazz Studio, Westcliffe, Essex (Southend Standard & Essex Weekly Advertiser)

11 September 1964 – Ilford Town Hall, Ilford, east London with The Coronets and The Marvettes (Ilford & Redbridge Recorder)

25 September 1964 – The Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, Middlesex with Alexis Korner’s Blues Inc (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

27 September 1964 – Queen’s Theatre, Blackpool, Lancashire with The Kinks, Marianne Faithful, Jerry Stevens, The Quotations, The Puppets and The Rustiks (Poster from Mick Downer)

3 October 1964 – Corn Exchange, Cambridge with The Loose Ends (Cambridge News)

10 October 1964 – Hi-Fi Hop, Walton Playhouse, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (Woking Herald) The group replaced The Herd

11 October 1964 – 76 Club, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire (website: http://www.76club.org.uk/gigs.html)

Around this time B J Wilson left to join Jimmy Powell’s Five Dimensions and Phil Wainman joined beating Mick Underwood to the job. Wainman had recently returned from Sweden where he’d played with British band, The Hi-Grades

31 October 1964 – Gala Ballroom, Norwich, Norfolk with The Preachers (Eastern Evening News)

7 November 1964 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with Bobby Leroy & The Freeman (Cambridgeshire Times)

20 November 1964 – Borough Assembly Hall, Market Square, Aylesbury, Bucks with The Pagans (Bucks Advertiser)

10 December 1964 – Rocky Rivers Top 20 Club, Conservative Club, Bedford with top supporting group (Ampthill News & Weekly Record)

17 December 1964 – Modern Jazz Studio, Westcliffe, Essex (Southend Standard & Essex Weekly Advertiser)

20 December 1964 – Alley Club, Cambridge (Cambridge News)

1965

2 January 1965 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with The King Bees (Surrey Advertiser)

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

14 January 1965 – R&B Studio, Westcliffe, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard & Essex Weekly Advertiser)

21 January 1965 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with The King Bees (Surrey Advertiser)

31 January 1965 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey with Daniel & The Emeralds (Aldershot News)

According to Ron Wood’s book ‘How Can I Be? A Rock & Roll Diary’, Phil Wainman deputised for Pete McDaniels in The Birds for a gig at London Polytechnic on 6 February 1965

11 February 1965 – R&B Studio, Westcliffe, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard & Essex Weekly Advertiser)

14 February 1965 – Cromer Olympia, Cromer, Norfolk with The Statesmen (North Norfolk News)

27 February 1965 – Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, Dorset with Adam Faith, Sandie Shaw, The Barron Knights, The Roulettes, Freddie Searle and Patrick Kerr (Dorset Evening Echo)

3 March 1965 – Granada, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey with Adam Faith, Sandie Shaw, The Barron Knights and The Roulettes (Woking Herald)

7 March 1965 – Walthamstow Guardian, Walthamstow, north London with Adam Faith, Sandie Shaw, The Barron Knights, The Roulettes, Patrick Kerr and Freddie Earle (Leyton, Leytonstone and Waltham Forest Guardian)

Around this time B J Wilson returned to the band. Wainman later became a noted producer but spent the mid-late 1960s backing Jimmy Cliff with The New Generation, playing with Hamilton & The Hamilton Movement and then working with The Quotations, supporting Jack Hammer

27 March 1965 – Lion Hotel, Warrington, Cheshire with The Tributes and The Aarons (Warrington Guardian)

8 April 1965 – Waterfront, Southampton, Hants (Southern Echo)

11 April 1965 – Tavern Club, Sunshine Floor, East Dereham, Norfolk with The Rocking Roosters (Lynn News)

17 April 1965 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex with The Searchers (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

19 April 1965 – Studio, Westcliffe, Essex (Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser)

21 April 1965 – Studio, Westcliffe, Essex (Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser)

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

30 April 1965 – Haslemere Hall, Haslemere, Surrey with Chic Henderson (Farnham Herald)

6 May 1965 – Birdcage, Kimbells Ballroom, Southsea, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

10 May 1965 – Blue Moon, Hayes, west London with Poison Ivy (Dorothy Bullock list) This could be another year

14 May 1965 – Cricketers Inn, Westcliff, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser)

20 May 1965 – Birdcage, Kimbells Ballroom, Southsea, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

21 May 1965 – Beat Room, South Benfleet, Essex (Southend Standard & Essex Weekly Advertiser)

28 May 1965 – Cricketers Inn, Westcliff, Southend, Essex with The Ray Martin Group (Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser)

29 May 1965 – Princess Ballroom, Halifax, West Yorkshire with The Misfits (Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian)

2 June 1965 – TA Centre, Andover, Hampshire with The Men Friday (Andover Advertiser)

16 June 1965 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge with Bob Kidman & His Orchestra and Barry Noble & The Sapphires (Cambridge News)

16 July 1965 – Tarpots Public House, Benfleet, Essex (Southend Standard & Essex Weekly Advertiser)

23 July 1965 – Tarpots Public House, Benfleet, Essex (Southend Standard & Essex Weekly Advertiser)

20 August 1965 – Cricketers Inn, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser)

28 August 1965 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Cortinas (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

4 September 1965 – Cricketers Inn, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser)

4 September 1965 – Harpenden Public Hall, Harpenden, Herts with The Mob (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)

9 September 1965 – Orchid Ballroom, Purley, Surrey (Chris Broom book: Rockin’ and Around Croydon) They backed Sandie Shaw

24 September 1965 – Locarno Ballroom, Basildon, Essex with The Transalantics and The Pentads (Southend Standard & Essex Weekly Advertiser)

27 November 1965 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Sandie Shaw, The Quiet Five and The Basic Five (Lincolnshire Standard)

24 December 1965 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Boyfriend magazine)

24 December 1965 – Cricketers Inn, Westcliff, Southend, Essex with The Orioles (Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser)

31 December 1965 – Cricketers Inn, Westcliff, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser)

1966

3 January 1966 – Woodhall Community Centre, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire (website: http://www.coda-uk.co.uk/60’s_music_scene.htm)

4 January 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

25 January 1966 – Hut Hall, Westcott, Surrey (Caterham Weekly Press)

1 February 1966 – Ready Steady Go Club, Aylesbury, Bucks (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/)

12 February 1966 – Lion Hotel, Warrington, Cheshire with The Inmates and The Shades (Warrington Guardian)

19 February 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

Photo: Boyfriend magazine. Image may be subject to copyright

4 March 1966 – Rink Ballroom, West Hartlepool (Boyfriend magazine)

5 March 1966 – Bowes Lyon House, Stevenage, Herts (Boyfriend magazine)

11 March 1966 – White Knight’s Hall, Reading University, Reading, Berkshire (Boyfriend magazine)

12 March 1966 – King’s Hall, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (Boyfriend magazine)

18 March 1966 – Ritz Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset (Boyfriend magazine)

19 March 1966 – Bath’s Hall, Northampton (Boyfriend magazine)

1-2 April 1966 – Pink Panther Club, Glasgow, Scotland (Trend & Boyfriend)

4 April 1966 – Town Hall, Bridgwater, Somerset (Trend & Boyfriend)

22 April 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

23 April 1966 – Farnborough Technical College Students’ Union, Farnborough, Hampshire with Tony Rivers & The Castaways (Aldershot News)

24 April 1966 – Bluesette Club, Leatherhead, Surrey (Poster from John Treais)

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

29 April 1966 – Cricketers Inn, Westcliff, Southend, Essex with The Fugitives (Southend Standard)

30 April 1966 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Herts with Jeff & The Exiles (Hertfordshire Express)

14 May 1966 – Legion Hall, Amersham, Bucks with The Cherries (Buckinghamshire Advertiser)

14 May 1966 – Starlight Club, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

21 May 1966 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

22 May 1966 – Tavern Club, Dereham, Norfolk with The Sullivan James Band (North Norfolk News)

30 May 1966 – Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with The Quiet Five and Marvin Lois Enterprise (Essex County Standard)

11 June 1966 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The Cryin’ Shames, The Dyaks and The Ferryboys (Lincolnshire Standard)

19 June 1966 – Ship & Rainbow, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Soul Seekers (Express & Star)

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

26 June 1966 – Rocky Rivers’ Top 20 Club, Conservative Club, Bedford (Ampthill News & Weekly Record)

In late June/early July Robin Trower left to form his own group, The Jam and Martin Shaw joined on guitar from Freddie Mack & The Mack Sound

14 July 1966 – Bamboo Club, Farnborough, Hampshire (Aldershot News/Camberley News)

16 July 1966 – Bamboo Club, Farnborough, Hampshire (Aldershot News/Camberley News)

Saxophone player Jimmy Jewell, who played with Martin Shaw in Freddie Mack’s band joins The Paramounts for a short German tour backing singer Chris Andrews but leaves after it’s completed

30 September 1966 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

7-8 October 1966 – Scotch of St James, Mayfair, central London (London Life)

29 October 1966 – Scotch of St James, Mayfair, central London (London Life)

4 November 1966 – University of Warwick, Coventry with Cream (Poster)

The Paramounts split in November 1966 and B J Wilson briefly joined George Bean & The Runners before joining Freddie Mack and The Mack Sound before the year was out. He then worked with Sands before he reunited with Brooker and Trower in Procol Harum in June 1967

Categories: England, London

The Creation gigs 1966-1968

January 13, 2018 Nick Warburton 7 Comments

I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com

Fabulous 208, June 1966. Left to right: Jones, Phillips, Pickett and Garner. Photo may be subject to copyright

Originally The Mark Four, they changed name to The Creation in May 1966 with the following line-up:

Kenny Pickett – lead vocals

Eddie Phillips – lead guitar

Bob Garner – bass/vocals

Jack Jones – drums

1966

20 May 1966 – Links R&B Club, Maxwell Park Youth Centre, Borehamwood, Herts with The Clayton Squares (Simon Gee research)

18 June 1966 – The Beachcomber, Preston, Lancashire (Lancashire Evening Post)

24 June 1966 – Winter Gardens, Eastbourne, East Sussex (Fabulous 208)

25 June 1966 – Marine Ballroom, Lyme Regis, Dorset (Fabulous 208/Bridport News) Billed as Mark Four

30 June 1966 – K D Club, Billingham, County Durham (Fabulous 208)

1 July 1966 – Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, southwest London (Fabulous 208)

8 July 1966 – Market Hall, St Albans, Herts (Fabulous 208)

9 July 1966 – Palace Ballroom, Wolverton, Bucks (Fabulous 208)

12 July 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Action (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

13 July 1966 –Top Rank Ballroom, Cardiff, Wales (Fabulous 208)

15 July 1966 – Peyton Place, Bromley, London (Fabulous 208)

16 July 1966 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with The Roosters (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next)

17 July 1966 – ABC, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Fabulous 208)

19 July 1966 – Olympia, Dublin, Ireland (Fabulous 208)

20 July 1966 – The Cavalier, Dublin, Ireland (Fabulous 208)

21 July 1966 – Chelsea College, Chelsea, southwest London (Fabulous 208)

22 July 1966 – Top Spot, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with Mike Starr & The Citizens (Gloucester Citizen)

23 July 1966 – Town Hall, Watford, Hertfordshire (Fabulous 208)

24 July 1966 – Manor Lounge, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)

28 July 1966 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex (Fabulous 208)

29 July 1966 – Coronation Hall, Ramsgate, Kent (Fabulous 208)

30 July 1966 – Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent with The Meantimers (Maidstone Gazette)

31 July 1966 – Conservative Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire (Fabulous 208)

2 August 1966 – The Cavern, Liverpool (Phil Thompson’s Story of the Cavern book)

3 August 1966 – Blaises, Kensington, west London (Fabulous 208)

5 August 1966 – Co-op Hall, Gravesend, Kent (Fabulous 208)

7 August 1966 – ABC, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Fabulous 208)

8 August 1966 – Top Rank Ballroom, Reading, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

15 August 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Gibson Sound (Melody Maker)

17 August 1966 – Top Rank, Southampton, Hampshire (Southern Evening Echo)

20 August 1966 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Endevers Ltd (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

22 August 1966 – Queen’s Ballroom, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Express & Star)

24 August 1966 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

26 August 1966 – Southend Odeon, Southend, Essex with The Troggs, The Walker Brothers, The Slade Brothers (from Canada), The Peddlers, The Quotations, The Centremen and Alan Field (Southend Standard)

28 August 1966 – Winter Gardens, Morecambe, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

30 August 1966 – Corn Exchange, Bristol (Fabulous 208)

1 September 1966 – Thorngate Ballroom, Gosport, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

2 September 1966 – Market Hall, St Albans, Herts (Welwyn Advertiser)

4 September 1966 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

4 September 1966 – Side Saddle Club, Doncaster, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

5 September 1966 – Birstall Village Hall, Leicestershire (Leicester Mercury)

9 September 1966 – Beat Festival, Scunthorpe United Football Ground, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire with Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas, The Ram Jam Band, The Troggs, The Mindbenders and The Fenmen (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)

10 September 1966 – Marquee Club, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)

11 September 1966 – Khyber Club, Taunton, Somerset with The Avalons (Somerset County Gazette)

15 September 1966 – Birdcage, Portsmouth, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

16 September 1966 – Winter Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)

17-18 September 1966 – Flamingo Club, Redruth, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)

17 September 1966 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with The Reaction (West Briton & The Royal Cornwall Gazette)

19 September 1966 – Disc Club, Colchester, Essex (Fabulous 208)

23 September 1966 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, London (South East London Mercury)

24 September 1966 – Teenbeat Rock Klub, Market Hall, Redhill, Surrey (Surrey Mirror)

1 October 1966 – Boulevard, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

15 October 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, London (South East London Mercury)

18 October 1966 – The Cavern, Liverpool (Phil Thompson’s Story of the Cavern book)

26 October 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with A Wild Uncertainty (Melody Maker)

28 October 1966 – Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

28 October 1966 – Harvest Moon, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

29 October 1966 – Community Centre, Gosport, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

30 October 1966 – Youth Centre, Hoddesdon, Herts (Fabulous 208)

6 November 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, London (Melody Maker)

9 November 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Thoughts (Melody Maker)

11 November 1966 – Marine Ballroom, Morecambe, Lancashire (Disc & Music Echo)

13 November 1966 – Plaza Club, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire (Disc & Music Echo)

13 November 1966 – Top Rank Suite, Southampton, Hampshire with David Garrick and Guy Darrell (Fabulous 208) This seems unlikely considering gigs on 13 and 14th November

14 November 1966 – Carlton Club, Warrington, Cheshire (Warrington Guardian)

15 November 1966 – Top Rank, Preston, Lancashire with David Garrick and Guy Darrell (Fabulous 208)

16 November 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Thoughts (Melody Maker)

19 November 1966 – Bradford University, Bradford, West Yorkshire (Disc & Music Echo)

20 November 1966 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

21 November 1966 – Jubilee Hall, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire (Disc & Music Echo)

22 November 1966 – Top Rank, Bristol with David Garrick and Guy Darrell (Fabulous 208)

23 November 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Thoughts and Tina and Johnny Glover (Melody Maker)

24 November 1966 – Kidderminster, Worcestershire (Town Hall?) (Disc & Music Echo)

25 November 1966 – Harvest Moon, Guildford, Surrey (Disc & Music Echo)

26 November 1966 – Smethwick Baths, Smethwick, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

27 November 1966 – Belle Vue, New Elizabethan, Greater Manchester with The Cymerons (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

28 November 1966 – Staffordshire Yeoman, Stafford with The Children (Stafford Newsletter)

30 November 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Thoughts (Melody Maker)

3 December 1966 – Co-op Hall, Chesham, Bucks with Denim Blues (Buckinghamshire Advertiser)

5-6 December 1966 – Top Rank, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with David Garrick and Guy Darrell (Fabulous 208)

7 December 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Tina and Johnny Glover (Melody Maker)

Late 1966, left to right: Pickett, Garner, Jones and Phillips. Fabulous 208 Magazine. Photo may be subject to copyright

18 December 1966 – Saville Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue, London with Sounds Incorporated and Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Fabulous 208)

20 December 1966 – Christmas Rave, Olympia Ballroom, Scarborough with The Mandrakes and The Moonspinners (Scarborough Evening News)

24 December 1966 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)

1967

1 January 1967 – Top Rank, Astoria Ballroom, Oldham, Greater Manchester (Oldham Evening Chronicle)

4 January 1967 – Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with The Dekois (Berkhamsted Gazette & Tring and District News)

7 January 1967 – Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London with Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, Herbie Goins & The Night Timers, The Artwoods and St Louis Union (Melody Maker)

13-15 January 1967 – Three gigs in West Germany with The Kinks (Disc & Music Echo)

27 January 1967 – Bluesette Club, Bridge Street, Leatherhead, Surrey (Caterham Weekly Press)

28 January 1967 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Emotions (East Kent Times & Mail)

3-5 February 1967 – Gigs in the Netherlands (Disc & Music Echo)

Around this time Kenny Pickett left. Bob Garner moved to lead vocals and Kim Gardner from The Birds joined on bass

23 February 1967 – Gloucester Guildhall, Gloucester (Gloucester Citizen)

24 February 1967 – Roman Rag Ball, Glamorgan College of Technology, Treforest, Wales with Pinkerton’s Colours and Trinidad Tropicana (Glamorgan County Times)

3 March 1967 – 7 Club, Shrewsbury, Shropshire with Six Across (Shropshire Star)

11 March 1967 – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Essex with The Daddy Linburg and The Fingers (Southend Standard)

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

14 April 1967 – Starlite, Greenford, London with The Syn (Melody Maker)

20 April 1967 – Embassy Suite, Colchester, Essex with The Reaction (Essex County Standard)

21 April 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, London (South East London Mercury)

22 April 1967 – Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London with The Soft Machine and Sam Gopal Indian Group (Melody Maker)

29 April 1967 – Evington Boys’ Club, Evington, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

5 May 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Studio Six (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

26 May 1967 – The Hotel Metropole, Brighton, Sussex with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, The Herd, The Kult, The Spring Beats and The Beat Girls (Sussex Express)

27 May 1967 – Carlton Ballroom, Erdington, West Midlands with Jimmy Cliff & The Shakedown Sound (Birmingham Evening Mail)

27 May 1967 – Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich, West Midlands with The Tommy Burton Combo (Birmingham Evening Mail)

31 May 1967 – Stonehouse Church Hall, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire with The Illusions (Gloucester Citizen)

3 June 1967 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Tykes (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

10 June 1967 – New Yorker Discotheque, Swindon, Wiltshire (Fabulous 208)

15 June 1967 – Ritz, Skewen, Wales with The King B’s (Port Talbot Guardian)

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

25 June 1967 – Brady Club, Stepney, London (Fabulous 208)

2 July 1967 – Union Rowing Club, Trent Bridge, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

7 July 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Third Eye (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

8 July 1967 – Maidstone Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent with The Avalons (Maidstone Gazette)

14 July 1967 – Grove Hall, Market Drayton, West Midlands with Half Dozen and The Paul Perry Set (Shropshire Star)

15 July 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, London with The Poor Boys (South East London Mercury)

4 August 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with John Evan Smash (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

23 August 1967 – Big Beat Cruise, Solent, South Parade Pier, Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier Head with The Mike Stuart Span (Portsmouth News)

2 September 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, London with The Shevelles (Melody Maker)

16 September 1967 – Sheridan Rooms, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire with The Discounts (Huddersfield Daily Examiner)

Eddie Phillips left in early November 1967 to work with PP Arnold & The TNT and Tony Ollard played some European dates with the group but The Creation folded around January 1968 when Bob Garner left and Tony Ollard joined The Warren Davis Monday Band

1968

Due to popular demand, Jack Jones formed a new version of The Creation bringing back original singer Kenny Pickett, bass player Kim Gardner and completing the band with another former Birds member, guitarist Ron Wood, who’d been working with The Jeff Beck Group

6 April 1968 – Flamingo, Redruth, Cornwall with Cousin Jacks (West Briton & The Royal Cornwall Gazette)

The Creation split in June 1968

Categories: England

Group Survival

January 7, 2018 Nick Warburton 1 Comment

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

Group Survival gig from Guildford, Surrey, April 1966

An obscure British ‘60s band, who may well have hailed from the Surrey area, judging by the gigs below. I’d be interested to hear from anyone who can add more information about the group’s members and history in the comments below

1965:

6 January 1965 – Florida Rooms, Brighton, West Sussex with The Web (Evening Argus)

17 June 1965 – Haymarket Lounge, Basingstoke, Hampshire (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)

13 July 1965 – Harvest Moon Club, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

21 July 1965 – Pontiac, Zeeta House, Putney, London with The Classmates (NME)

7 August 1965 – Pontiac, Zeeta House, Putney, London with The Nightimers with Herbie Goins (NME)

8 August 1965 – Harvest Moon Club, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

27 August 1965 – Harvest Moon Club, Guildford, Surrey with The Primevals (Surrey Advertiser)

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

11 September 1965 – Harvest Moon Club, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

2 October 1965 – Harvest Moon Club, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

17 October 1965 – Harvest Moon Club, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

23 October 1965 – Unknown venue, Basingstoke, Hampshire (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)

30 October 1965 – Harvest Moon Club, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

20 November 1965 – Harvest Moon Club, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

1 December 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham with Duke Lee (Melody Maker)

17 December 1965 – Harvest Moon Club, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

1966:

1 January 1966 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with The Style (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next)

15 January 1966 – Galaxy Club, Town Hall, Basingstoke, Hampshire (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)

16 January 1966 – Harvest Moon Club, Guildford, Surrey with Four After One (Surrey Advertiser)

22 January 1966 – Carousel Club, 1 Camp Road, Farnborough, Hampshire with The Links (Aldershot News)

1 February 1966 – Harvest Moon Club, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

5 February 1966 – Jazz Cellar, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey (NME)

14 February 1966 – The Bluesday Club, Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

19 February 1966 – Harvest Moon Club, Guildford, Surrey with Four After One (Surrey Advertiser)

5 March 1966 – Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with Chris Lamb & The Universal Show Band (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/)

1 April 1966 – Harvest Moon Club, Guildford, Surrey with The Overriders (Surrey Advertiser)

Categories: England, Hampton

Sands 1966-1967

January 1, 2018 Nick Warburton 6 Comments

I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com

Paul Stewart – lead vocals

Pete Hammerton – lead guitar

Bob Freeman (aka Rob Tolchard) – rhythm guitar

Ian McIntock – bass

Ray Cook – drums

Sands were formed from the remnants of Hampton, Middlesex R&B outfit, The Others around June/July 1965.

They first worked as The Emotions and then The Army before adopting Sands, named after a coffee bar in New Bond Street, around March 1966. Apart from Cook, who had worked in The Tridents with Jeff Beck, the rest had played in The Others.

8 April 1966 – Marquee, London with Gary Farr & The T-Bones (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

15 April 1966 – Links R&B Club, Maxwell Park Youth Centre, Borehamwood, Herts with Alan Price Set (Simon Gee research)

22 April 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Bluesology (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

23 April 1966 – Jigsaw, Manchester with Gary Farr & The T-Bones (Manchester Evening News & Chronicle)

6 May 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Emeralds (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

13 May 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Move (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

23 May 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Steampacket (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

27 May 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Move (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

Around early June 1966, the group headed to Hamburg to play the Top Ten Club with Irish showband The Woodpeckers but it was not a positive experience and they cut the residency short after briefly rehearsing with Scottish singer Barry St John.

17 June 1966 – Coronation Ballroom, Ramsgate, Kent with Episode Six and Steve & The Corvettes (East Kent Times)

20 June 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Shotgun Express (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

25 June 1966 – Club de Danse, Colchester, Essex (Evening Star, Ipswich)

28 June 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Small Faces (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

1 July 1966 – Cellar Club, Latin Quarter, Leicester with Legay (Leicester debut) (Leicester Mercury)

2 July 1966 – Farnborough Technical College, Farnborough, Hampshire with The Graham Bond Organisation (Aldershot News)

7 July 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Move (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

15 July 1966 – Market Hall, St Albans, Herts (Welwyn Advertiser)

4 August 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Move (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

6 August 1966 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Solomon Burke with The Senate, David Garrick & The Iveys, John McCoy’s Crawdaddies and The Ferryboys (Lincolnshire Standard)

13 August 1966 – Co-op, Rainbow Suite, Birmingham with The Outer Limits (Birmingham Evening Mail)

18 August 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Move (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

20 August 1966 – Burlesque, Leicester with Roaring ‘60s (Leicester Mercury)

28 August 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London with The Pretty Things (Melody Maker)

Around this time, Sands played the Hi-Fi club in Toulon in the South of France. They also embarked on a short Belgium tour in the second half of the year.

17 September 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

22 September 1966 – Thorngate Ballroom, Gosport, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

1 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Herd (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

13 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Move (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

28 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Gary Farr & The T-Bones (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

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

4 November 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Duffy Power’s Nucleus (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

5 November 1966 – Shoreline, Bognor Regis, West Sussex with Duffy Power (Melody Maker)

19 November 1966 – Weymouth Pavilion, Weymouth, Dorset with Chapter IV (Dorset Evening Echo/Western Gazette)

20 November 1966 – Pavilion Ballroom, Southampton (Dorset Evening Echo)

21 November 1966 – Discotheque Club, Salisbury (Dorset Evening Echo)

25 November 1966 – Marquee,Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Summer Set (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

2 December 1966 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, northwest London with The All Night Workers (Melody Maker)

6 December 1966 – New Sandon Village Hall, Essex (Essex Chronicle) Is this likely with the gig below?

6 December 1966 – Concorde, Southampton, Hampshire (Southern Echo)

9 December 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Iveys (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

16 December 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Ultimate (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

18 December 1966 – Cromer Olympia, Cromer, Norfolk with News (North Norfolk News)

7-8 January 1967 – Old Barn Club, Penzance, Cornwall (West Briton & Royal Cornish Gazette)

13 January 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Roscoe Brown Combo (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

27 January 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Mark Barry (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

28 January 1967 – Lion Hotel, Warrington, Cheshire with Beachwoods and Principles (Warrington Guardian)

29 January 1967 – Carlton Club, Warrington, Cheshire (Warrington Guardian)

5 February 1967 – Saville Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue, London with Cream and Edwin Starr (Melody Maker) Disc & Music Echo had Billy Stewart instead of Edwin Starr originally

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

During late February Ray Cook left to work with Jeff Beck who he’d played with in The Tridents and B J Wilson joined (possibly from Freddie Mack’s Mack Sound). Cook worked with Jeff Beck in the first week of March but left on 6 March

1 April 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

22 April 1967 – Lion Hotel, Warrington, Cheshire with Klue and Georgie Germs (Warrington Guardian)

23 April 1967 – Carlton Club, Warrington, Cheshire (Warrington Guardian)

6 May 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

10 May 1967 – Steering Wheel, Weymouth, Dorset (Dorset Evening Echo)

12 May 1967 – Steering Wheel, Dorchester, Dorset (Dorset Evening Echo)

13-14 May 1967 – Old Barn Club, Penzance, Cornwall (West Briton & Royal Cornish Gazette)

28 May 1967 – Heaven Club, Angel Hotel, Godalming, Surrey with The Other Two Thousand (Surrey Advertiser)

2 June 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Wages of Sin (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

3 June 1967 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham with The Montanas (Nottingham Evening Post)

9 June 1967 – Club Rado, Belfast, Northern Ireland with Few (City Week)

17 June 1967 – Lion Hotel, Warrington, Cheshire with Beachwoods and Georgie Germs (Warrington Guardian)

18 June 1967 – Carlton Club, Warrington, Cheshire (Warrington Guardian)

24 June 1967 – Hatchetts Playground, Piccadilly, central London (Evening Standard)

Around this time B J Wilson joined Procol Harum. Bob Freeman (aka Rob Tolchard) took over the drum stool

1 July 1967 – Beachcomber, Nottingham with Sons & Lovers (Nottingham Evening Post)

3 July 1967 – Hatchetts Playground, Piccadilly, central London (Evening Standard)

8 July 1967 – Carlton Ballroom, Erdington, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

29 July 1967 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

August 1967 – Three weeks at the Papagayo Club, Font Romeu, France (most likely starting second week of the month)

16 September 1967 – Lion Hotel, Warrington with The Fix and The Seftons (Warrington Guardian)

8 October 1967 – Colomba Club, West Wickham, south London (Fabulous 208)

Shortly after this gig, Paul Stewart and Pete Hammerton left and Rob Tolchard and Ian McIntock recorded as Sun Dragon.

Thanks to Mike Stax for his excellent interview with Rob Tolchard in Ugly Things #36 for some of the information. Thanks also to Rob for providing me with additional information.

Categories: England, London

Mike Berry & The Innocents

December 31, 2017 Nick Warburton 6 Comments

I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com

Mike Berry – lead vocals

Billy Kuy – lead guitar

Colin Giffin – rhythm guitar

Dave Brown – bass

Don Groom – drums

1963

13 April 1963 – Coronation Hall, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey with The Avengers and The Corvettes (Surrey Comet)

28 April 1963 – Essoldo, Brighton, West Sussex with John Leyton, Mike Sarne, Jet Harris and Tony Meehan, Billie Davis, Duffy Power, Grazina, Billy Boyle, Don Spencer, The X-L Five and Dick Ford (Evening Argus)

16 June 1963 – Blue Moon, Hayes, Middlesex (Uxbridge Post)

7 September 1963 – Fairfield Hall, Croydon, Surrey with The Beatles and Pat Dane & The Quiet Five (Chris Broom book: Rockin’ and Around Croydon)

2 October 1963 – Bristol Corn Exchange, Bristol (Western Scene)

11 October 1963 – Farnborough Youth Council, Farnborough, Hampshire with Phil Ryan & The Stormsville Shakers (Aldershot News)

22 October 1963 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with The Lonely Ones (Surrey Advertiser)

21 November 1963 – Majestic Ballroom, Luton, Bedfordshire (Luton News)

22 November 1963 – Winchester Lido, Winchester, Hampshire with The Strangers (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)

14 December 1963 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with Steve Crane & The Champions (website: http://peterboroughimages.co.uk/music/?p=8130)

1964

11 January 1964 – Public Hall, Heacham, Norfolk with Vicky Lee & The LA Hucklebugs (Lynn News)

18 January 1964 – Colchester Odeon, Colchester, Essex with The Rolling Stones, John Leyton, Mike Sarne, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Don Spencer, Billy Boyle, Billie Davis & The Leroys and Jet Harris (Essex Chronicle)

1 February 1964 – Whitehall, East Grinstead, West Sussex with The Sabres (Evening Argus)

8 February 1964 – Granada, Edmonton, Middlesex with The Rolling Stones, John Leyton, Jet Harris, Mike Sarne, Billie Davis & The Leroys and Don Spencer (Tottenham Weekly Herald)

14 March 1964 – Palace Dance Hall, Pier Hill, Southend, Essex with The Confederates (Southend Standard & Essex Weekly Advertiser)

15 March 1964 – Plaza Ballroom, Newbury, Berkshire with Ricky & His Gamblers (Newbury Weekly News)

21 March 1964 – Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with Johnny Carr & The Cadillacs (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/)

28 March 1964 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with Mike Sheridan & The Nightriders, Rel Jason & The Blue Stars and Johnny Kaye & The Cossacks (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

17 April 1964 – Continental Dancing Club, Edmonton, Middlesex (Tottenham Weekly Herald)

25 April 1964 – Luton Odeon, Luton, Bedfordshire with The Rolling Stones, Mike Sarne, Heinz, Jet Harris and Billie Davis & The Leroys (Luton News)

10 May 1964 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with Johnny Anger & His Wild Ones (Aldershot News)

16 May 1964 – Regal, Edmonton, Middlesex with The Rolling Stones, Peter & Gordon, Heinz, Jet Harris and Billie Davis & The Leroys (Tottenham Weekly Herald)

23 May 1964 – Walthamstow Assembly Hall, Walthamstow, London with two supporting groups (Leyton and Leytonstone Guardian/Walthamstow Guardian)

24 July 1964 – Whitehall, East Grinstead, West Sussex with The Pitmen (Evening Argus)

15 August 1964 – Top Spot, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire (Gloucester Citizen)

23 August 1964 – Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with The Migil Five, The Redcaps and The Matadors (Eastern Evening News)

1 September 1964 – Theatre Royal, King’s Lynn, Norfolk with The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Mersey Monsters, The Band of Angels, The Cockneys and Danny Eves & The Strollers (Eastern Evening News/Lynn News)

8 September 1964 – Colchester Odeon, Colchester, Essex with The Rolling Stones, The Mojos, Simon Scott & The Le Roys and Inez and Charlie Foxx (Essex Chronicle/Essex County Standard)

10 September 1964 – Odeon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire with The Rolling Stones, Inez & Charlie Foxx, Simon Scott & The Le Roys and The Mojos (Gloucester Citizen)

3 October 1964 – Royal Edmonton, Edmonton, Middlesex with The Rolling Stones, The Mojos, Simon Scott & The Leroys and Inez and Charlie Foxx (Leyton and Leytonstone Guardian/Walthamstow Guardian)

8 October 1964 – Lewisham Odeon, Lewisham, southeast London with The Rolling Stones, The Mojos, Charlie & Inez Foxx and Simon Scott & The Leroys (South East London Mercury)

10 October 1964 – Southend Odeon, Southend, Essex with The Rolling Stones, The Mojos, Charlie & Inez Foxx and Simon Scott & The Leroys (Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser)

24 October 1964 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Blobs (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

3 November 1964 – Guildhall, Plymouth, Devon with The Merseybeats, The Harlequins and The Hunters (Herald Express)

7 November 1964 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The Faires (Lincolnshire Standard)

13 November 1964 – Drill Castle, Castle Cary, Somerset (Western Gazette)

14 November 1964 – Maple Ballroom, Northampton, Northamptonshire with The Ravens (Northampton Chronicle & Echo)

14 December 1964 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with J Crow Combo and The Diamonds (Surrey Advertiser)

27 December 1964 – The Downs, Hassocks, West Sussex (Evening Argus/Mid Sussex Times)

1965

16 January 1965 – Stockport Town Hall, Stockport, Greater Manchester with Bern Elliott & The Klan and The Falcons (Stockport County Times)

30 January 1965 – Harpenden Public Hall, Harpenden, Herts with The Prowlers (Luton News)

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

The band split in spring 1965 and Giffin and Brown formed The End

22 May 1965 – Public Hall, Heacham, Norfolk with The Devil’s Coachmen (Lynn News) Billed as Mike Berry & His New Group, The Outsiders

I found the following dates which were possibly with a new version (perhaps The Outsiders renamed as The Innocents)

27 November 1965 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire with Heinz & The Wild Ones and Johnny Dee Esq (Evening Tribune)

1966

5 February 1966 – Lion Hotel, Warrington, Cheshire with The Silhouttes and The Movements (Warrington Guardian)

12 February 1966 – Victoria Cross Gallery, Wantage, Oxfordshire (North Berks Herald)

5 March 1966 – Town Hall, Louth, Lincolnshire with The Moonspinners (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)

11 March 1966 – Disc Club, Salford, Greater Manchester (Lancashire Evening Post)

4 June 1966 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with The Style (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next)

18 June 1966 – North Runcton Sports Club, North Runcton, Norfolk with The Charades (Lynn News)

Categories: England, London

Dave Curtiss & The Tremors

December 30, 2017 Nick Warburton 7 Comments

I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com

DAVE CURTISS & THE TREMORS:

According to the Kentish Mercury, Dave Curtiss & The Tremors were formed in April 1962

1963

4 May 1963 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire (Cambridgeshire Times)

24 October 1963 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Dave Oades Orchestra (Aldershot News)

14 November 1963 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Chris Allen Combo (Aldershot News)

10 December 1963 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

15 December 1963 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Plymouth Sounds (Aldershot News)

24 December 1963 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with Russ Sainty & The Nu Notes and Danny & The Torinos (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

1964

7 January 1964 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

16 January 1964 – Gig in Hatfield, Herts (Beat Monthly)

17 January 1964 – Winchester Lido, Winchester, Hampshire with Daniel Boone & The Emeralds (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)

18 January 1964 – Gig in Maidstone, Kent (Beat Monthly)

24 January 1964 – Gig in Leicester (Beat Monthly)

26 January 1964 – Gig in Hornchurch (Beat Monthly)

31 January 1964 – Gig in King’s Langley (Beat Monthly)

1 February 1964 – Gig in Whetstone (Beat Monthly)

2 February 1964 – Gig in Margate, Kent (Beat Monthly)

5 February 1964 – Gig in Hitchin, Herts (Beat Monthly)

6 February 1964 – Gig in Stevenage, Herts (Beat Monthly)

8 February 1964 – Gig in Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Beat Monthly)

9 February 1964 – Gig in Southall, Middlesex (probably Southall Community Centre) (Beat Monthly)

14 February 1964 – Gig in Fawley (Beat Monthly)

15 February 1964 – Gig in Stoke, Staffordshire (Beat Monthly)

20 February 1964 – Gig in Durrington (Beat Monthly)

21 February 1964 – Gig in Gillingham, Dorset (Beat Monthly)

23 February 1964 – Gig in Mudeford (Beat Monthly)

25 February 1964 – Gig in Sidcup (Beat Monthly)

26 February 1964 – Gig in Catford (Beat Monthly)

27 February 1964 – Gig in Hatfield, Herts (Beat Monthly)

28 February 1964 – Gig in Leeds, West Yorkshire (Beat Monthly)

29 February 1964 – Gig in Leicester (Beat Monthly)

1 March 1964 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Condors (Aldershot News)

6 March 1964 – Gig in Milford Haven, Wales (Beat Monthly)

8 March 1964 –Gig in Southsea, Hants (Beat Monthly)

13 March 1964 – Gig in Yeovil, Somerset (Beat Monthly)

14 March 1964 – Gig in Gillingham (Beat Monthly)

15 March 1964 – Gig in Luton, Bedfordshire (Beat Monthly)

30 March 1964 – Clacton Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with Shane Fenton & The Fentons and The Druids (Essex Chronicle/Essex County Standard)

4 April 1964 – Harpenden Public Hall, Harpenden, Herts with The Planets (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)

18 April 1964 – Colchester Odeon, Colchester, Essex with Adam Faith & The Roulettes, The Searchers, Dave Berry & The Cruisers, Eden Kane, The Undertakers and Lorraine Gray (Essex Chronicle/Essex County Standard)

30 May 1964 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Plus Four featuring Erkey Grant and Ian Taylor & The Condors (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

14 June 1964 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Rock-A-Fellows (Aldershot News)

2 August 1964 – Cromer Olympia, Cromer, Norfolk with Garry Freeman & Th Contours (North Norfolk News)

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

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

15 August 1964 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with Phil & The Stormsville Shakers (Surrey Advertiser)

22 August 1964 – Clacton Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with The Fairies (formerly The Deepbeats) (Essex County Standard)

27 August 1964 – Majestic Ballroom, Luton, Bedfordshire (Luton News)

29 August 1964 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Chaos & Co (East Kent Times & Mail)

10 October 1964 – Ballito, St Albans, Herts with The Original Hustlers (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)

23 October 1964 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with John Barry Seven and The Firing Squad (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

28 October 1964 – Locarno, Stevenage, Herts with Johnny Flood & The Trespassers (Hertfordshire Express)

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

7 November 1964 – Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with Tony & The Strangers (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/)

29 November 1964 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Herts (Hertfordshire Express)

6 December 1964 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Alleykats (Aldershot News)

26 December 1964 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Gobbledegooks (East Kent Times & Mail)

1965

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

18 January 1965 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Hertfordshire (Hertfordshire Express)

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

19 March 1965 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Ivy League and The Plainsmen (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

24 April 1965 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Sundowners (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

29 May 1965 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Merseybeats and Bumps in the Night (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

25 September 1965 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Cortinas (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

1966

7 January 1966 – Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent with The Bretheren (Maidstone Gazette)

28 January 1966 – Cricketer’s Inn, Southend, Essex with The Orioles (Southend Standard)

Thanks to Rolf Hannet for providing the Beat Monthly gigs

Categories: Kirksville, Missouri

The Specters of Kirksville

December 22, 2017 Chris Bishop 1 Comment

Specters photo Randy Grissom on bass — Randy Grissom on bass

Specters photo Charlie Harrington on drums — Charlie Harrington on drums

Barry Elam sent in the photos of his band the Specters, and wrote the following about the group:

The Specters from Kirksville, Missouri were active from 1967-1972. They were a popular band in Northeast Missouri and played many area dances, fraternity parties at Truman State University, and private events. The band’s material covered originals as well as top hits of the day.
Band members were Randy Crowder on vocals and guitar, Barry Elam guitar, Randy Grissom bass and vocals, and Charlie Harrington, drums.
The Specters did not release any records but we were friends with another local band that did, Friar Tuck and The Merry Men. My original guitar teacher was Bud Porter who was the lead guitarist for Friar Tuck. They had a regional hit called “Peanut Butter” on Sherwood Forest Records, released in 1966.
The photos were taken in 1968 and 1969.

Categories: California, Los Angeles, Studio Masters Co

Baker Knight “Are You Satisfied Now” alternate version

December 12, 2017 Chris Bishop 4 Comments

Here’s an excerpt of an alternate version of Baker Knight’s original “Are You Satisfied Now”.

The Reprise single version of “Are You Satisfied Now” has horns, a female chorus, a completely different band and a smoother vocal from Baker. It was the b-side of “The Verge Of Success”, Knight’s seventh and last release on Reprise Records from April, 1968. That version was produced by Jimmy Bowen.

This demo definitely comes from an earlier session, I’d guess around 1966 given the folk-rock backing and grittier vocal. Although this demo lists Hill & Range publishing, by the time Knight registered the song in 1968 that had changed to Smooth Music / Noma Music as it is on the single. In fact I don’t find any evidence of Baker publishing through Hill & Range during the mid-60s.

I only wish Knight would stop singing long enough for a guitar break, but he had plenty of lyrics to get through.

This 8″ lacquer was cut at Stereo Masters Co. on Melrose.

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Baker Knight “Are You Satisfied Now” alternate version

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