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Tuesday’s Children gigs 1966-1969

May 19, 2019 Nick Warburton 2 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.

TUESDAY’S CHILDREN

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

Phil Cordell (lead vocals, guitar)

Mick Ware (vocals, guitar)

Paul Kendrick (bass)

Derrick Gough (drums)

1966

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

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

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

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

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

1967

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1968

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1969

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Photo: Thanks to Julie Kirk for providing

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Categories: England, London

The Attack 1966-1968

February 10, 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

THE ATTACK:

Singer Richard Shirman and bass player Gerry Henderson were working in Earl’s Court-based group, The Soul System with guitarist Bob Taylor and keyboard player Dennis Hooker.

Guitarist David O’List who was working with The Richard Henry Sensation met Henderson at a supermarket in Earl’s Court and was invited to a Soul System rehearsal around early November 1966.

After joining The Soul System, O’List says he changed the name to The Attack, composed some new songs, changed the band’s set list and landed the group a record and agency contract.

Disc & Music Echo’s 12 November issue mentions Richard Shirman and The Attack so they had changed name by this point.

16 December 1966 – Hammersmith College, Hammersmith (Melody Maker)

According to Martyn Hanson’s excellent book Hang on to a Dream: The Story of the Nice, Dennis Hooker had to leave to take his finals. Also, Bob Taylor left during this month to join The Downliners Sect.

The remaining trio recruited two musicians who had advertised in Melody Maker. Drummer Alan Whitehead had previously worked with Crispian St Peter and then The Loose Ends but left in September 1966 to work briefly with Epitaph Soul Band and The Cops ‘n’ Robbers.

Hammond organist Bob Hodges was with Walthamstow-based soul band, The New Jump Band and played his final gig with them on 16 December 1966.

Left to right: Richard Shirman, Bob Hodges, David O’List (front), Gerry Henderson and Alan Whitehead

Richard Shirman – lead vocals

David O’List – lead guitar

Bob Hodges – Hammond organ

Gerry Henderson – bass

Alan Whitehead – drums

In late December, The Attack recorded their debut single “Try It” c/w “We Don’t Know”, which was released on 27 January 1967. Whitehead, who had appeared in early promotional photos, had already secured a job with Marmalade and departed before any gigs were played.

Richard Shirman, Bob Hodges, Alan Whitehead, Gerry Henderson and David O’List

The Attack recruited a couple of drummers to fulfill live dates, starting with former Mark Leeman Five and The Habits member Brian Davison, who would reunite with David O’List in The Nice in August 1967. In the interim, he’d briefly work with Don Shinn’s band, Shinn and The Mike Cotton Sound.

7 January 1967 – Club Carnaby, Loughbourgh, Leicestershire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 January 1967 – Victoria Ballroom, Chesterfield, Derbyshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 January 1967 – King Mojo, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Bob Hodges’ diary) Richard Shirman’s recollections confirm Davison was on drums for this gig

16 January 1967 – Hearbeat Club, Silver Blades Ice Rink, Birmingham, West Midlands (Bob Hodges’ diary/Birmingham Evening Mail)

21 January 1967 – Alexandra Hotel, Lancaster, Lancashire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

22 January 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Burnley, Lancashire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 January 1967 – Pink Elephant Club, Aspull, Wigan, Greater Manchester (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 January 1967 – Room at the Top, Wigan, Greater Manchester (all nighter) (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 January 1967 – Casino Club, Wigan, Greater Manchester (Bob Hodges’ diary)

The original band pictured for Decca’s publicity with Alan Whitehead far left

3 February 1967 – PA at Witchdoctor Club, Catford, London (for Radio London) (Bob Hodges’ diary)

4 February 1967 – PA at Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, London with Tuesday’s Children (for Radio London) (Bob Hodges’ diary/Fabulous 208)

Around this time, Peter “Barney” Barnfield joined as full-time drummer. The new line-up was responsible for the band’s second single, “Hi Ho Silver Lining” c/w “Anymore Than I Do”, issued on 3 March 1967.

10 February 1967 – Alexandra Hotel, Lancaster, Lancashire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

11 February 1967 – Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 February 1967 – Peppermint Lounge, Liverpool (Bob Hodges’ diary)

13 February 1967 – Civic Call, Carnforth, Lancashire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 February 1967 – Majestic Ballroom, Darlington, County Durham (Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 February 1967 – Top Rank Suite, Hanley, Staffordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

18 February 1967 – The Plaza Ballroom, Handsworth, West Midlands with The Moody Blues and The Traction (Birmingham Evening Mail)

18 February 1967 – Plaza Ballroom, Oldhill, West Midlands (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 February 1967 – George and Dragon, Tonbridge, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

21 February 1967 – Lotus Ballroom, Forest Gate, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

25 February 1967 – Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire (Lancashire Evening Post/Bob Hodges’ diary)

The second line-up with Peter “Barney” Barnfield (centre)

3 March 1967 – Carlton Ballroom, Erdington, West Midlands (Bob Hodges’ diary)

3 March 1967 – Elbow Room, Aston, West Midlands (Bob Hodges’ diary)

4 March 1967 – Neeld Hall, Chippenham, Wiltshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

10 March 1967 – Iron Curtain Club, St Mary’s Cray, near Orpington, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 March 1967 – Ritz Club, Skewen, south Wales with The Alan Bown Set, The Eyes of Blue and Tony Rivers & The Castaways (South Wales Evening Post/Bob Hodges’ diary)

17 March 1967 – St Benedict’s Club, Sketty, Swansea, south Wales with The King Bees (South Wales Evening Post/Bob Hodges’ diary)

18 March 1967 – Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset (Bob Hodges’ diary)

Richard Shirman left after the Lyme Regis gig on 18 March and the remaining quartet carried on until the 22 April gig in the West Midlands. In the meantime, Shirman put together a new Attack line-up behind the scenes.

Bob Hodges remembers the current version took on a singer with a name like G D’Amati, who fronted the band on the next three shows

25 March 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

31 March 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Sale, Greater Manchester with The Smoke (Bob Hodges’ diary/Manchester Evening News & Chronicle)

8 April 1967 – East Ham Technical College, East Ham, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

Bob Hodges remembers that for the final three dates, the lead singer was Pete Hodges (no relation), a singer from Birmingham who had previously worked with Jimmy Cliff & The New Generation (and possibly the final version of The Mark Leeman Five).

15 April 1967 – Nottingham College of Further Education, Clifton, Notts (Bob Hodges’ diary)

20 April 1967 – James Finnegan Hall, Redcar, North Yorkshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

22 April 1967 – Club Ponderosa, Bearley Holiday Centre, Snitterfield (near Stratford Upon Avon), Warwickshire (Coventry Evening Telegraph)

After this final gig, the musicians were told that Richard Shirman had formed a new band under the name The Attack and that their services were no longer needed. David O’List soon formed The Nice, who became PP Arnold’s backing band after she left The Blue Jays. Bob Hodges joined Tuesday’s Children later in the year

The Attack, left to right: Chris Allen, Richard Shirman, Kenny Harold, Geoff Richardson and George Watt. Photo from Phil Smee

In April, Shirman launched a new version of The Attack as follows:

Richard Shirman – lead vocals

Geoff Richardson – lead guitar

George Watt – Hammond organ

Kenny Harold – bass

Chris Allen – drums

This formation was responsible for the band’s third single, “Created By Clive” c/w “Colour of my Mind”.

28 April 1967 – Top Spot Ballroom, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with The Sombreros (Gloucester Citizen)

6 May 1967 – Hull College of Commerce Students’ Union, Hull, Humberside (Hull Daily Mail)

2 June 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, London with The Trailblazers (South East London Mercury)

3 June 1967 – Floral Hall, Gorleston, Norfolk (Yarmouth Mercury)

17 June 1967 – Royal Lido, Prestatyn, Clwyd, Wales with The Raynes (Rhyl & Prestayn Gazette)

24 June 1967 – Lewes FC Beat Rave, Lewes Town Hall, Lewes, East Sussex with The Nashville Teens and The Teen Team (Sussex Express)

Within days of the band’s third single being released on 23 June 1967, second lead guitarist John DuCann joined. George Watt and Kenny Harold left that summer. Geoff Richardson left soon after and later moved to the USA to play with The British Walkers while Chris Allen also departed to join The Syn (Disc & Music Echo, 8 July, page 14).

By August, the group’s line-up comprised:

Richard Shirman – lead vocals

John DuCann – lead guitar

Jim Avery – bass

Plug Davies – drums

16 September 1967 – Waggon & Horses, Wall Heath, West Midlands (Express & Star)

This formation recorded The Attack’s fourth single, which was released on 12 January 1968.

Around this time, Plug Davies introduced his friend from Wales, Keith Hodge, who in turn recommended Roger Deane on bass.

Richard Shirman – lead vocals

John DuCann – lead guitar

Roger Deane – bass

Keith Hodge – drums

21 February 1968 – Speakeasy, W1, London (Fabulous 208/Mick Capewell’s Marmalade Skies)

27 February 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Move (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

11 March 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Nice (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

14 March 1968 – Middle Earth, Covent Garden, London with Family, Picadilly Line, Doc K’s Blues Band and Pete Brown’s Poetry (Melody Maker)

Melody Maker notes that The Attack played dates in Helsinki, Finland on 17-18 July 1968

Huge thanks to Bob Hodges for the use of his gig list and photos. Thanks also to David O’List for early insights. Thanks to Mike at Ugly Things and Phil Smee (for the photo of the third line-up by the River Thames).

Categories: England, London

The New Jump Band gigs’ 1965-1967

January 21, 2018 Nick Warburton 3 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

Originally known as Red White’s Blues, the musicians changed name to The New Jump Band around September 1965. Based in Walthamstow, London, the line-up comprised:

Laurie (Lawrence) Beazley – lead vocals/harmonica

Steve Sayer – guitar

Bob Hodges – Hammond organ

Bob (Robert) Barker – bass

George Mugele – tenor saxophone (had joined on 5 June 1965)

Mike Scoble – alto saxophone (had joined on 24 September 1965)

Tony (Anthony) McVey – drums

1965

1 October 1965 – Wellington Avenue Youth Club, Chingford, east London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 October 1965 – Memorial Hall, Woodford, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

8 October 1965 – William Elliott Whittingham Youth Club, Walthamstow, north London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

23 October 1965 – Memorial Hall, Woodford, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 October 1965 – London Cavern Club, Holland Park, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

2 November 1965 – London Cavern Club, Holland Park, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

4 November 1965 – Society Hall, Cordelia Road, Stanwell, northwest London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

5 November 1965 – London School of Economics student dance, central London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

6 November 1965 – Cavendish Hall, Hatfield, Hertfordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

7 November 1965 – Greenford Hotel, Southall, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

11 November 1965 – London Cavern Club, Holland Park, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

13 November 1965 – Hillside School Dance, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 November 1965 – Lea Valley Social Club, North Chingford, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

20 November 1965 – Memorial Hall, Woodford, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 November 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London with Duke Lee (Melody Maker)

2 December 1965 – Society Hall, Cordelia Road, Stanwell, northwest London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

4 December 1965 – Goldhawk Social Club, Goldhawk Road, Shepherd’s Bush, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

5 December 1965 – Iron Curtain Club, St Mary’s Cray, Orpington, southeast London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

7 December 1965 – London Cavern Club, Holland Park, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

8 December 1965 – Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

10 December 1965 – Bexley Heath Co-op Hall, Bexley Heath, southeast London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

11 December 1965 – Sydney Burnell School Dance, Walthamstow, north London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 December 1965 – Lea Valley Social Club, North Chingford, east London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 December 1965 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

18 December 1965 – Private party, Wembley, northwest London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 December 1965 – Byron Hotel, Greenford, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

21 December 1965 – Private Party, Buckhurst Hill, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

23 December 1965 – Cellar Club, Kingston upon Thames, southwest London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 December 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

31 December 1965 – Swanley Youth Centre, Swanley, Kent (Bob Hodges’ diary)

31 December 1965-1 January 1966 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

1966

1 January 1966 – Memorial Hall, Woodford, north London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

6 January 1966 – Harvest Moon, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

7 January 1966 – Woodstock Hotel, North Cheam, southwest London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

8 January 1966 – Austral Club, Sidcup, southeast London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

9 January 1966 – Zambesi Club, Hounslow, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 January 1966 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

22 January 1966 – Imperial College, Kensington, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

23 January 1966 – Zambesi Club, Hounslow, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

27 January 1966 – Byron, Greenford, west London with Diversion (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

28 January 1966 – Cellar Club, Kingston upon Thames, southwest London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 January 1966 – Isleworth Public Hall, Isleworth, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 January 1966 – Prince of Wales Hotel, Kingsbury, north London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

5 February 1966 – Stanwell Community Centre, Stanwell, northwest London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 February 1966 – Ste Peters In The Forest Youth Club, Walthamstow, north London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

26 February 1966 – Zambesi Club, Hounslow, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

5 March 1966 – Imperial College, Kensington, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

6 March 1966 – Zambesi Club, Hounslow, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 March 1966 – Cellar Club, Kingston upon Thames, southwest London (NME)

13 March 1966 – Iron Curtain Club, St Mary Cray, Orpington, southeast London (afternoon) (Bob Hodges’ diary)

13 March 1966 – Zambesi Club, Hounslow, west London (evening) (Bob Hodges’ diary)

19 March 1966 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

25 March 1966 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

26 March 1966 – Cellar Club, Kingston upon Thames, southwest London (NME)

27 March 1966 – Zambesi Club, Hounslow, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

1 April 1966 – Continental Club, Edmonton, north London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

6 April 1966 – Highams Park Youth Club, Highams Park, north London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

9-10 April 1966 – Zambesi Club, Hounslow, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

23 April 1966 – Cellar Club, Kingston upon Thames, southwest London (NME)

30 April 1966 – Iron Curtain Club, St Mary Cray, Orpington, southeast London (afternoon) (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 April 1966 – El Partido, Lewisham, London (evening) (Bob Hodges’ diary)

7 May 1966 – Isleworth Polytechnic, Isleworth, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

14 May 1966 – The New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker)

18 May 1966 – Zambesi Club, Hounslow, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

21 May 1966 – Abbs Cross School, Hornchurch, east London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

27 May 1966 – Ricky Tick, Guildford, Surrey (Bob Hodges’ diary)

28 May 1966 – Cadillac Club, the Aquarium, Brighton, West Sussex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 May 1966 – Leofric Hotel, Coventry, West Midlands (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 May 1966 – Garden of Eden Club, Wheatley Bridge Hotel, Wheatley, Oxfordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 May 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Meantimers and Rey Anton & The Proform (Melody Maker)

4 June 1966 – Sutton Coldfield Town Hall, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands (Bob Hodges’ diary)

11 June 1966 – Zambesi Club, Hounslow, west London with The Yardbirds and The Ravens (Bob Hodges’ diary/Melody Maker)

During the summer Steve Sayer and Bob Barker both departed. Geoff Pearce took over guitar and John Cushen assumed bass duties. Bob Hodges remembers that Mike Scoble also left in the summer months. He was replaced by Geoff Condon.

1 July 1966 – Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 July 1966 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire with support (Evening Sentinel)

23 July 1966 – Taggs Island Ballroom, Hampton Court, Middlesex (Bob Hodges’ diary)

During September Trevor Hubbert took over guitar from Geoff Pearce. The New Jump Band also lost their drummer Tony McVey who was going to study percussion at the Royal Academy of Music. He was initially replaced by Mr W Porter, who was quickly succeeded by John Herridge via a MM advert.

The new line-up comprised:

Laurie (Lawrence) Beazley – lead vocals/harmonica

Trevor Hubbert – guitar

Bob Hodges – Hammond organ

John Cushen – bass

George Mugele – tenor saxophone

Geoff Condon – alto saxophone

John Herridge – drums

10 September 1966 – Star Hotel, Croydon, south London (Bob Hodges’ diary) New line-up debuted

15 September 1966 – Glow Rooms, Reading, Berkshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

17 September 1966 – Memorial Hall, Woodford, east London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

24 September 1966 – Kensington Youth Club, East Ham, east London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

30 September 1966 – Silver Links, Streatham, southwest London (Balham & Tooting News & Mercury)

1 October 1966 – Cellar Club, Lambeth, south London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

7 October 1966 – Iron Curtain Club, St Mary Cray, Orpington, southeast London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

15 October 1966 – Highams Park Youth Club, Highams Park, north London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

29 October 1966 – New Yorker Club, Swindon, Wiltshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)

12 November 1966 – Aylesbury College of Further Education, Aylesbury, Bucks (Bob Hodges’ diary)

16 December 1966 – Hammersmith College of Further Education, Hammersmith, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)

Bob Hodges left at this stage to join The Attack. They group brought in trumpet player Al Mayne

23 December 1966 – Corby Civic Hall, Corby, Northamptonshire with The Minor Portion (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

31 December 1966 – Colchester Penthouse, Colchester, Essex (Essex County Standard)

1967

25 January 1967 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London (website: http://eelpieislandmusic.com/eel-pie-island-roll-call)

10 February 1967 – Bucks Association of Youth Clubs, Aylesbury, Bucks with The Tridents (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/)

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

18 February 1967 – Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Clapham Advertiser)

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

27 February 1967 – Kensington Youth Club, Manor Park, London (Brentwood Review & Romford Recorder) Says straight from the Flamingo

3 March 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

4 March 1967 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

10 March 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

11 March 1967 – Ska-Bar Club, Woolwich, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

17 March 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

26 March 1967 – Crawdaddy, Taggs Island, Hampton, Middlesex (Melody Maker)

6 May 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Mack Sound and Two of Each (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

20 May 1967 – YMCA, Sebert Street, Gloucester with Mark Raymond Sound (Gloucester Citizen)

26 May 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

27 May 1967 – Ska-Bar Club, Woolwich, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

22 July 1967 – Newmarket Memorial Hall, Newmarket, Suffolk with Group 3 (Cambridge News)

19 August 1967 – Winter Gardens, Banbury, Warwickshire (Banbury Guardian)

25 August 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, west London (Melody Maker)

2 September 1967 – Legion Hall, Amersham, Bucks (Buckinghamshire Advertiser)

4 September 1967 – Penny Farthing Club, Southend, Essex (Essex Chronicle)

9 September 1967 – Locarno, Swindon, Wiltshire with The Measles (Swindon Evening Advertiser)

23 September 1967 – London Hotel, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard)

7 October 1967 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks with Show of Hands (Bucks Free Press)

28 October 1967 – Cesar’s Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire with The Gods (Ampthill News & Flintwick Record)

17 November 1967 – Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser)

25 November 1967 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

26 November 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with The Art Movement, The Apex, Tuesday’s Children and The Trap (Melody Maker)

29 November 1967 – Six-In-One Club, Tonbridge, Kent (Kent & Essex Courier)

10 December 1967 – Final of £1,000 beat competition, Upper Cut, Forest Gate, London with The Syrian Blues, Johnny & The Rivals, The Art Movement and The Gods