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400 Ballroom, Torquay, Devon

November 14, 2022 Nick Warburton 2 Comments

This is the start of an entry on a popular music venue located in Torquay’s harbour that hosted many important visiting bands during the 1960s.

The gigs below and images are all from the Herald Express newspaper

For most of the year, gigs are only on Fridays and Saturdays with occasional gigs on other days in the week, such as Mondays and Wednesdays

2 October 1964 – The Secrets

3 October 1964 – The Master Sounds

5 October 1964 – The Dictators

9 October 1964 – The Telstars

10 October 1964 – The Mon-Keys

12 October 1964 – The Hunters

16 October 1964 – The Cyclones featuring Johnny Carne

17 October 1964 – Kevin & The Kinsmen

19 October 1964 – The Townsmen

23 October 1964 – The Fortunes

24 October 1964 – Mike Allard & The Tremors

26 October 1964 – The Buccaneers

30 October 1964 – The Tycoons

31 October 1964 – The 007

1 November 1964 – The Southbeats

2 November 1964 – The Harlequins

6 November 1964 – The Telstars

7 November 1964 – The Avengers

9 November 1964 – The Cossacks

13 November 1964 – The Vikings

14 November 1964 – The Soul Agents

16 November 1964 – The Starfires

20 November 1964 – Steve Bradley & The Sounds Unlimited

21 November 1964 – The Impact

23 November 1964 – Tony Just & The Orbits

27 November 1964 – The Bossmen

28 November 1964 – The Chevrons

30 November 1964 – Bobby & The Blue Diamonds

3 December 1964 – The Buccaneers

4 December 1964 – The Master Sounds

7 December 1964 – The Harlequins

11 December 1964 – The Buccaneers

12 December 1964 – The Initials

14 December 1964 – The Starfires

18 December 1964 – Steve Bradley & Sounds Unlimited

19 December 1964 – The Companions

21 December 1964 – The Harlequins

24 December 1964 – The Jellys

26 December 1964 – The Southbeats

28 December 1964 – The Ebonies

31 December 1964 – Dek Dooley & The Dominators and The Buccaneers

1 January 1965 – The Plymouth Sounds

2 January 1965 – Dek Dooley & The Dynamic Dominators

8 January 1965 – The Merry Knights

9 January 1965 – Four Hits & a Miss

15 January 1965 – The Better Days

16 January 1965 – Steve Brett & The Mavericks (future Slade guitarist/singer Noddy Holder was a member until late 1965)

22 January 1965 – The Starfires

23 January 1965 – The Master Sounds (replaced by The Impacts)

29 January 1965 – The Better Days

30 January 1965 – The Strollers

5 February 1965 – The Tycoons

6 February 1965 – The Blues Syndicate (Bass player Geoff Penn says that the group opened for The Yardbirds this evening).

12 February 1965 – The Telstars

13 February 1965 – Les Fleur De Lys

17 February 1965 – The Montanas

19 February 1965 – The Royals

20 February 1965 – The Southbeats

26 February 1965 – The Better Days (replaced by Gary Kane & The Tornados)

27 February 1965 – Ricky Vernon & The Pathfinders

1 March 1965 – The Montanas

5 March 1965 – Four Steps Beyond

6 March 1965 – The Tallmen (replaced by The Dynacords)

8 March 1965 – The Secrets

12 March 1965 – The ‘N Betweens (this band evolved into Slade)

13 March 1965 – The Nite People

15 March 1965 – The Better Days

19 March 1965 – The Better Days

20 March 1965 – The Soul Agents (Rod Stewart was singer at this point)

22 March 1965 – The Better Days

26 March 1965 – The Better Days

27 March 1965 – The 007s

29 March 1965 – The Buccaneers

2 April 1965 – Tony Just & The Orbits

3 April 1965 – The Freebooters (replaced by The Palmer James Group)

5 April 1965 – The Tacits

9 April 1965 – The Emeralds with Daniel Boone

10 April 1965 – The Emeralds with Daniel Boone

12 April 1965 – Clive Richie & The Couriers

17 April 1965 – Zuider Lee (could be Zuyder Zee, a popular Dutch band)

19 April 1965 – The Southbeats

23 April 1965 – The Better Days

24 April 1965 – The Hoboes

26 April 1965 – The Guild

28 April 1965 – The Emeralds

30 April 1965 – The Condors

1 May 1965 – The Big T Show

3 May 1965 – The Better Days

5 May 1965 – The Guild

7 May 1965 – The Tac Tics

8 May 1965 – The Riots

10 May 1965 – The Better Days

12 May 1965 – The Telstars

14 May 1965 – The Undertakers

15 May 1965 – The Primitives

17 May 1965 – The Tic Tacs

19 May 1965 – Peter & The Wolves

21 May 1965 – The Applejacks

22 May 1965 – The Cougars

24 May 1965 – The Hunters

28 May 1965 – Johnny Kidd & The Pirates

29 May 1965 – The Diplomats

30 May 1965 – Robin & The Four Hoods

4 June 1965 – The Loose Ends and The Buccaneers

This is roughly the start of the summer season each year (the same applies for subsequent years) when certain artists play the entire the week from Saturday through to Friday. However, it’s not always clear whether they also played the Sunday

5 June 1965 – George Washington & His Congress Men

7-11 June 1965 – George Washington & His Congress Men

12 June 1965 – The ‘N Betweens

14-18 June 1965 – The ‘N Betweens

19 June 1965 – Mike Raynor & The Condors

21-22 June 1965 – Mike Raynor & The Condors

23-25 June 1965 – The Dynamos

26 June 1965 – The Emeralds

28 June-2 July 1965 – The Emeralds

3-9 July 1965 – Steve Brett & The Mavericks

10-16 July 1965 – Johnny Carr & The Cadillacs

17 July 1965 – Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich

19-23 July 1965 – Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich

23 July 1965 – The Dowlands and The Sound Tracks

25-30 July 1965 – The Dowlands and The Sound Tracks

31 July 1965 – The Marauders

1-3 August 1965 – The Marauders

4-6 August 1965 – The King Pins with Roy Grant

7 August 1965 – The Spectres (this may be the same group that evolves into Status Quo)

9-13 August 1965 – Plain & Fancy

14-20 August 1965 – The Emeralds

21-27 August 1965 – The Quiet Five

28-31 August 1965 – The Big T Show

1-3 September 1965 – The Big T Show

4-10 September 1965 – Steve Brett & The Mavericks (Noddy Holder is still a member at this point)

11-12 September 1965 – Bern Elliott & His Clan

13-14 September 1965 – The Emeralds

15-16 September 1965 – The Rock-A-Fellows

18 September 1965 – The Emeralds

20-24 September 1965 – The Emeralds

25 September 1965 – The ‘N Betweens

27-30 September 1965 – The ‘N Betweens

1 October 1965 – The ‘N Betweens

2 October 1965 – Peter Fenton & The Tasty Mob

4-6 October 1965 – The Hi-Jackers

8 October 1965 – Tommy Quickly & The Remo Four

9 October 1965 – The Alleycats

11 October 1965 – The Better Days

15 October 1965 – Sounds Incorporated

16 October 1965 – The In-Sect

18 October 1965 – The Cherokees

22 October 1965 – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers

23 October 1965 – The Condors

25 October 1965 – The Prophets

29 October 1965 – The Checkmates

30 October 1965 – The Kingpins

1 November 1965 – The Telstars

5 November 1965 – The Applejacks

6 November 1965 – The Hellions

8 November 1965 – The Blackjacks

12 November 1965 – The Swinging Blue Jeans

13 November 1965 – The Emeralds

15 November 1965 – Gary Kane & The Tornados

19 November 1965 – Rob Storm & The Whispers

20 November 1965 – The Wheels

22 November 1965 – The Cordettes

26 November 1965 – Eden Kane with supporting group

27 November 1965 – Pete de Witt & The Magic Strangers (Dutch band)

29 November 1965 – The Spartans

3 December 1965 – The Dedicated Men’s Jug Band and support

4 December 1965 – The Montanas

6 December 1965 – The Telstars

10 December 1965 – The Mojos

11 December 1965 – The Montanas (replaced by Trendsetters Limited)

13 December 1965 – The Royals

17 December 1965 – Johnny Carr & The Cadillacs with support

18 December 1965 – Finders Keepers (replaced by The Candles)

24 December 1965 – The Deltas

27 December 1965 – The Riots

31 December 1965 – Dave & The Diamonds

1 January 1966 – The Mike Stuart Span

7 January 1966 – The Power House Six

8 January 1966 – Zuyder Zee (a popular Dutch band)

14 January 1966 – The Emeralds

15 January 1966 – The Symbols

21 January 1966 – Tony Rivers & The Castaways

22 January 1966 – Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich

28 January 1966 – Steve Brett & The Mavericks (Noddy Holder had recently left)

29 January 1966 – The Cougars

4 February 1966 – The Nite People

5 February 1966 – The Manchester Playboys

11 February 1966 – The Quiet Five

12 February 1966 – The Trendsetters Limited

18 February 1966 – The Meddyevils

19 February 1966 – The Condors

23 February 1966 – The Maurice Price Seven

25 February 1966 – Johnny Carr & The Cadillacs

26 February 1966 – The Vibros

2 March 1966 – The Trendsetters Limited

4 March 1966 – The Symbols

5 March 1966 – The Mike Stuart Span

9 March 1966 – The Trendsetters Limited

11 March 1966 – The Hot Springs (formerly The Riots)

12 March 1966 – The Majority

16 March 1966 – Carnaby 1 Plus 4

18 March 1966 – The Tennessee Teams

19 March 1966 – Ray Anton & The Profoma

23 March 1966 – The Couriers

25 March 1966 – Cops ‘N’ Robbers

26 March 1966 – The Vogue

1 April 1966 – The Alan Bown Set

2 April 1966 – Steve Brett & The Mavericks

9 April 1966 – The Bystanders

11 April 1966 – The Emeralds

15 April 1966 – Kris Ryan & The Questions

16 April 1966 – The Big Sound with Karol Keyes

22 April 1966 – The Statesmen

23 April 1966 – The Kingpins

29 April 1966 – The Couriers

30 April 1966 – The ‘N Betweens

6 May 1966 – The First Lites

7 May 1966 – Johnny Carr & The Cadillacs

13 May 1966 – Carnaby 1 Plus 4

14 May 1966 – The Deltas

20 May 1966 – Peter Fenton with Him & The Others

21 May 1966 – George Bean & The Runners

27 May 1966 – The Silhouttes

28 May 1966 – Davey Sands & The Essex

30 May 1966 – The Gaylords (this band became Marmalade)

3 June 1966 – The Anzaks

4 June 1966 – The ‘N Betweens (Noddy Holder may have joined by now)

6-10 June 1966 – The ‘N Betweens

11 June 1966 – The Vogue

13-17 June 1966 – The Vogue

18-24 June 1966 – The Bystanders

25-30 June 1966 – Steve Brett & The Mavericks

1 July 1966 – Steve Brett & The Mavericks

2 July 1966 – John Bull Breed (Bass player John Lodge joined The Moody Blues in October 1966)

4-8 July 1966 – John Bull Breed

9 July 1966 – The Powerhouse Six

11-15 July 1966 – The Powerhouse Six

16 July 1966 – The Nite People

18-22 July 1966 – The Nite People

23 July 1966 – Ray Grant & The Kingpins

25-29 July 1966 – Ray Grant & The Kingpins

30 July 1966 – The Powerhouse Six

1-5 August 1966 – The Powerhouse Six

6 August 1966 – Steve Brett & The Mavericks

8-12 August 1966 – Steve Brett & The Mavericks

13 August 1966 – The Noblemen (Guitarist Martin Barre joined Jethro Tull in late 1968)

15-19 August 1966 – The Noblemen

20 August 1966 – Ray Anton & The Proform

21-22 August 1966 – The Symbols

23-24 August 1966 – The Quiet Five

25-26 August 1966 – Trendsetters Limited

27 August 1966 – Steve Brett & The Mavericks

29 August-2 September 1966 – Steve Brett & The Mavericks

3 September 1966 – Johnny Carr & The Cadillacs

4 September 1966 – Steve Brett & The Mavericks

5-9 September 1966 – Johnny Carr & The Cadillacs

10 September 1966 – Cops ‘n’ Robbers

12-16 September 1966 – Cops ‘n’ Robbers

17 September 1966 – The ‘N Betweens (this Wolverhampton band later became Slade)

19-23 September 1966 – The ‘N Betweens

24 September 1966 – The Beau Oddlot

26-27 September 1966 – The Mike Stuart Span

28 September 1966 – The ‘N Betweens

29-30 September 1966 – The Mike Stuart Span

1 October 1966 – Giorgio & Mario’s Men

7 October 1966 – Listen (possibly Robert Plant’s band)

8 October 1966 – Blaises

14 October 1966 – The Voids

15 October 1966 – The Combine

21 October 1966 – The Anzaks

22 October 1966 – Mr Hip Soul Band

28 October 1966 – The Onyx Set

29 October 1966 – The Palmer James Group

4 November 1966 – The Rage

5 November 1966 – The Kingpins with Ray Grant

12 November 1966 – The Lonely Ones

19 November 1966 – The Raging Storms

26 November 1966 – The Talismen

2 December 1966 – The Reason Why

3 December 1966 – The Palmer James Group

10 December 1966 – Grand Union

16 December 1966 – Guest Group

17 December 1966 – The ‘N Betweens

23 December 1966 – The Onyx Set

24 December 1966 – The Mike Stuart Span

30 December 1966 – Lord Caesar Sutch & The Roman Empire

31 December 1966 – Mr Hip Soul Band

7 January 1967 – Trendsetters Limited

14 January 1967 – The Albert Square

20 January 1967 – The Undertakers

21 January 1967 – The Bystanders

27 January 1967 – The Onyx Set

28 January 1967 – The Upliners

4 February 1967 – The ‘N Betweens

10 February 1967 – The Jaguars

11 February 1967 – The Ziggy Turner Combo

18 February 1967 – The Lonely Ones

25 February 1967 – The Raging Storms

4 March 1967 – Mr Hip Soul Band

11 March 1967 – The Palmer James Group

17 March 1967 – The Last-Tik Band

18 March 1967 – The Shannons

25 March 1967 – Paul Young’s Toggery

27 March 1967 – The Anzaks

31 March 1967 – Johnston McPhilby Five

1 April 1967 – The Measles

7 April 1967 – The Last-Tik Band

8 April 1967 – Heart & Souls

14 April 1967 –The Jaguars

15 April 1967 – The Vogues

21 April 1967 – The Jigsaw

22 April 1967 – The Delroy Good Good Band

28 April 1967 – The Last-Tik Band

29 April 1967 – The Sunspots

5 May 1967 – The Hoboes

6 May 1967 – The ‘N Betweens

12 May 1967 – The Onyx Set

13 May 1967 – The Outer Limits

19 May 1967 – The Last-Tik Band

20 May 1967 – Johnny Carr & The Cadillacs

26 May 1967 – The Jaguars

27 May 1967 – The Lemon Line

2 June 1967 – The Hoboes

3 June 1967 – The Worrying Kynde

9 June 1967 – The Children

10 June 1967 – The Ray King Soul Band

16 June 1967 – The Parchment People

17 June 1967 – The Five Proud Walkers

23 June 1967 – Omega Plus

24 June 1967 – Dual Purpose

30 June 1967 – Pentworth’s People

1-7 July 1967 – The Mike Stuart Span

8 July 1967 – The Raging Storms

10-12 July 1967 – The Raging Storms

15-21 July 1967 – The ‘N Betweens

22-28 July 1967 – Mr Hip Soul Band

29 July-4 August 1967 – Wellington Kitch Band

5-11 August 1967 – The Heart and Souls

12-18 August 1967 – The Delroy Good Good Band

19-21 August 1967 – The ‘N Betweens

22 August 1967 – The Tremeloes and The ‘N Betweens

23-25 August 1967 – The ‘N Betweens

26 August-1 September 1967 – The Ziggy Turner Combo

2-8 September 1967 – The Real McCoy

9 September 1967 – The Colour Supplement

14 September 1967 – Wynder K Frog

15 September 1967 – The Jaguars

16 September 1967 – The Strange Fruit

23 September 1967 – The Shame (Greg Lake was the band’s bass player)

30 September 1967 – The Workshop

7 October 1967 – Johnny Carr & The Cadillacs

13 October 1967 – Scots of St James (rebooked for 17 November)

14 October 1967 – The ‘N Betweens

21 October 1967 – The Dreaded Spectres

28 October 1967 – The Omega Plus

3 November 1967 – The Last-Tik Band

4 November 1967 – Mr Hip Soul Band

11 November 1967 – The Vogues

17 November 1967 – The Scots of St James

18 November 1967 – The Shiralee

24 November 1967 – The Cat Soul Packet

25 November 1967 – The Shame

1 December 1967 – The Shell Shock Show

2 December 1967 – The ‘N Betweens

8 December 1967 – The Foundations

9 December 1967 – Robert Plant & The Band of Joy

15 December 1967 – The Lamb Bros & Co

16 December 1967 – Dual Purpose

22 December 1967 – Sounds Incorporated

23-24 December 1967 – The Mike Stuart Span

26 December 1967 – Pinkerton’s Colours

29 December 1967 – Simon Dupree & The Big Sound

30-31 December 1967 – Mr Hip Soul Band

5 January 1968 – The Calgary Stampede

6 January 1968 – The Maze (singer Rod Evans and drummer Ian Paice co-founded Deep Purple)

12 January 1968 – The Clockwork Orange

13 January 1968 – The Go Show

19 January 1968 – The Tremeloes

20 January 1968 – John Drevar’s Experience

26 January 1968 – The Gods

27 January 1968 – The Purple Dream

2 February 1968 – Purple Art

3 February 1968 – Heart & Souls

9 February 1968 – The Vigilantes

10 February 1968 – Blossom

16 February 1968 – The Albie

17 February 1968 – The ‘N Betweens (the band became Slade)

23 February 1968 – Simon Dupree & The Big Sound

24 February 1968 – Cat Soul Show

1 March 1968 – The New York Public Library

2 March 1968 – The Firestones

8 March 1968 – The Bunch

9 March 1968 – The Maze

15 March 1968 – Freddie Mack Show

16 March 1968 – Lamb Bros & Co

22 March 1968 – Status Quo

23 March 1968 – The Shell Shock Show

29 March 1968 – The Big T Sound

30 March 1968 – The Vogues

5 April 1968 – The Onyx

6 April 1968 – Wishful Thinking (formerly The Emeralds)

13 April 1968 – The Ebonites (no Friday artist)

15 April 1968 – Locomotive

19 April 1968 – New World

20 April 1968 – John Drevar’s Experience

26 April 1968 – The Shy Limbs (Greg Lake on bass)

27 April 1968 – Delroy Williams & The Sugar Band

3 May 1968 – My Dear Watson

4 May 1968 – The Mike Stuart Span

10 May 1968 – The Late

11 May 1968 – Fanny Flickers Rock ‘N’ Roll Band

17 May 1968 – The Firm

18 May 1968 – The Extreme Sound

20 May 1968 – The Mike Westbrook Band

25 May 1968 – Gerry Temple & The Storm (no Friday artist)

31 May 1968 – The Penny Peep Show (Martin Barre joined Jethro Tull)

1 June 1968 – The Epics

3 June 1968 – The Ebonites

8 June 1968 – George Bean & The Runners (no Friday artist) (says they are Lulu’s backing band)

10 June 1968 – Breakthru

14 June 1968 – The Merseys

15 June 1968 – Floribunda Rose (John Kongos was singer)

17 June 1968 – Locomotive

21 June 1968 – Mud

22 June 1968 – Traction

24 June 1968 – Youngblood

25 June 1968 – Marmalade

28 June 1968 – Pepper

29 June 1968 – Cat Road Show starring US Flattop

There may be missing gigs during July as it wasn’t clear if artists played for the entire week

1 July 1968 – The Ebonites

3 July 1968 – The Ebonites

5 July 1968 – The Ebonites

6 July 1968 – The Jasper Stubbs Gloryland Band

8-10 July 1968 – The Mike Stuart Span

12 July 1968 – The Mike Stuart Span

13 July 1968 – Finders Keepers

15 July 1968 – Finders Keepers

17 July 1968 – Finders Keepers

19 July 1968 – Finders Keepers

20 July 1968 – The Shiralee

22-24 July 1968 – Lamb Bros & Co

26 July 1968 – Lamb Bros & Co

27 July 1968 – Spectrum

29 July 1968 – Spectrum

30 July 1968 – Reperata & The Delrons, Clouds and Spectrum

31 July 1968 – Spectrum

3 August 1968 – The Californians

5-9 August 1968 – The Californians

10 August 1968 – The Light Fantastic (formerly The Vogues)

12-16 August 1968 – The Light Fantastic

17 August 1968 – Wishful Thinking

19 August 1968 – The Onyx

20-23 August 1968 – Wishful Thinking

24 August 1968 – Bubblegum

26-27 August 1968 – Bubblegum

30 August 1968 – Bubblegum

31 August 1968 – The Gods

2 September 1968 – The Gods (they may play all week but it is not clear)

6 September 1968 – The Gods

From this point onwards, it looks like gigs only took place on Saturdays

7 September 1968 – Traction

14 September 1968 – The ‘N Betweens

21 September 1968 – Jason Cord and First Chapter

28 September 1968 – Mike Raynor & The Condors

5 October 1968 – The Luddy Sammes Soul Packet

12 October 1968 – Scrugg (formerly Floribunda Rose)

19 October 1968 – Scrugg

26 October 1968 – Finders Keepers

2 November 1968 – Mud

9 November 1968 – Hopscotch

15 November 1968 – Indiana Highway (Friday)

16 November 1968 – The Swamp with Jon & James

23 November 1968 – Breakthru

30 November 1968 – Ebony Blush

7 December 1968 – Cardboard Replica

14 December 1968 – Palmyra Stock

19 December 1968 – Bandwagon and The Grand Union

21 December 1968 – Bubblegum

24 December 1968 – The Mike Stuart Span

26 December 1968 – Mud

28 December 1968 – The Epics

31 December 1968 – The Ebonites

Categories: England, London

Freddie Mack’s bands: December 1965-April 1967

July 27, 2015 Nick Warburton 16 Comments

Freddy front copy — Freddy Mack’s album recorded in 1967 (not 1966). Thanks to Dave Tedstone for image

Retired American light-heavyweight boxer Freddie Mack, sometimes spelt Freddy Mack and also known as Mr Superbad, relocated to the UK in 1965 and established a second career as a soul singer and disc jockey.

Between late 1965 and the mid-1970s, Mack fronted a succession of bands featuring a staggering number of notable British R&B and soul musicians.

Originally called The Mack Sound, the singer’s bands also worked under the names The Freddie Mack Sound, The Fantastic Freddie Mack Show and the Freddie Mack Extravaganza.

The first line-up of this band must have been formed in October 1965 because an advert in Melody Maker from October 1968 says that the group was due to play at the Whisky A Go Go in Wardour Street on 13 October 1968 to mark the band’s third anniversary.

Sometime in November, Freddie Mack was briefly paired with The Phil Wainman Band and female singer Cleo Sylvester (aka Sylvestre). The group’s line up at the time comprised lead guitarist Tony Sinclair; bass player Ron Thomas; organist Mick Fletcher; sax players Mel Wayne and Dave Mahoney; and drummer Phil Wainman.

According to Wainman, Mack was resident DJ at Dolly’s Club in Soho and they shared a brief residency there. The group was then lined up to play a Christmas/New Year show at Count Suckle’s Cue Club in Paddington with Mack.

Mel Wayne says that Mick Fletcher was staying with him in Twickenham and the pair had problems with the trains and arrived late. Mack was going to fine them but the rest of the band rallied and said they’d leave if he did.

Unfortunately, the show proved to be the end of their relationship and Wainman’s band went on to work with West End Promotions, backing a succession of Jamaican artists, including Millie Small, Owen Grey, Jackie Edwards and most notably Jimmy Cliff.

Around February 1966, Mack asked sax player Roger Warwick, who’d done some rehearsals with Phil Wainman’s band, to become part of a new, larger stage show that drew on musicians from two bands and subsequently became known as This ‘N’ That. The new formation retained singer Cleo Sylvester.

Mack had also asked American singer Ronald Bertram Greaves (aka Sonny Childe) to join the new stage show but Warwick doesn’t think he stuck around long.

Originally from Ealing, Warwick had attended Walpole Grammar School and was in the year below (and was friends with) John McVie. Studying sax under Don Rendell, he had previously played on The Tornados’ single “Early Bird”, produced by Joe Meek.

He then worked with Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages and played a few gigs with The Lower Third (with David Bowie on sax) before backing singer Bobby Rio on a German tour in December 1965 with future Mack Sound bass player Alan Cartwright.

Back in England, Warwick joined a short-lived group based in Fulham, which also included an Irish singer called Leon, tenor sax player Nobby Clarke and a Welsh Hammond organist, who was possibly Mike Vaughn-Jones. When Warwick joined Freddie Mack, Leon, Clarke and Vaughn-Jones also came onboard. (Ed. Hammond organist Paul Abrahams says he had played with Warwick previously and was involved with the band by early June.)

The other group that Mack drew on for musicians were Screaming Lord Sutch’s latest version of The Savages, Liverpool outfit, Derry Wilkie & The Others.

Lord Sutch had been using the musicians as a backing group for several months but by April 1966 the players were keen to break away from Sutch and try something new.

The entire outfit – singer Derry Wilkie; lead guitarist Ernie Hayes; tenor sax player Phil Kenzie; baritone sax player Ashton Tootell; bass player Derek Bond; and drummer Billy Adamson accepted Mack’s offer and signed up.

Photo: Melody Maker. Image may be subject to copyright

Joining forces with Warwick’s Fulham players, the new formation debuted at the Ram Jam in Brixton on 22 April 1966 under the name Freddie Mack’s This ‘N’ That.

Warwick remembers that sax player Jimmy Jewell, a former member of Kris Ryan & The Questions, played some gigs with the band during this time.

Jewell confirms that he briefly played with Mack around April 1966 together with former Jimmy Powell & The Dimensions guitarist Martin Shaw and an American singer called Richard Lanham, who’d recently lived in Milan, Italy.

Jewell and Shaw did not stay long and would take part in a German tour with The Paramounts in September 1966 backing singer Chris Andrews.

The excellent Derry Wilkie website also lists a number of other players that became part of this larger show during mid-1966: singer Jo Baker; lead guitarist Geoff Krivit; trumpet player Mark Charig; and percussionist Eddie Lincoln.

Krivit, incidentally, had briefly been a member of John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers in 1965 and Julian Covey & The Machine in early 1966. He would go on to play with Dr K’s Blues Band. Charig meanwhile had been a member of The Sidewinders (recently playing at Count Suckle’s Cue Club in Paddington) and later worked with Bluesology (alongside Elton John).

Billed as This ‘N’ That, the line-up recorded a lone single, “Get Down With It/I Can’t Get No Satisfaction” c/w “I Care About You” for the Strike label, which was released on 10 June 1966.

Judging by an advert printed in 11 June 1966 edition of Melody Maker, the single features singers Derry Wilkie, Sonny Childe, Cleo Sylvester and Leon plus “the explosive sound of TNT and Mack Sound”.

The Redbridge & Ilford Recorder lists the band playing at Oscar’s Grotto in Ilford, east London on 11 June 1966.

Photo: Redbridge & Ilford Recorder. Image may be subject to copyright

The same newspaper also lists the band, billed as The TNT Show with The Youth (born Trevor Sutherland and later future reggae artist IJahman Levi), Derek and Cleo playing at the same venue on 9 July 1966.

Most of the musicians left immediately afterwards to work as Sonny Childe & The TNT. According to Ernie Hayes, when Sonny Childe returned to the US around August 1967, the guitarist, plus organist Mike Vaughn-Jones and drummer Billy Adamson joined forces with bass player Jet Harris and singer Pete Gage for a few months. Phil Kenzie meanwhile joined Tuesday’s Children for four months.

In November 1967, Ernie Hayes, Mike Vaughn-Jones, Billy Adamson and Phil Kenzie reunited in TNT to back American singer PP Arnold with former Creation’s member Eddie Phillips on bass. Adamson later played with The Searchers while Kenzie returned to Freddie Mack’s band in spring 1968 (see entry).

In the meantime Roger Warwick helped Freddie Mack put together a new version of The Mack Sound, retaining Cleo Sylvester, The Youth and Derry Wilkie. He brought in his old friend Alan Cartwright on bass plus some new players.

The band rehearsed extensively that summer and Warwick remembers the new line up playing a day long show at Douglas House at Lancaster Gate with Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (Ed. Fame played here on 29 May 1966 but this would have been too early in the timeline unless Warwick meant an earlier version.)

The Redbridge & Ilford Recorder lists the band, billed as The Mac Sounds, playing at Oscar’s Grotto, Ilford, east London with The TNT on 30 July 1966.

Youth photo. Fabulous 208, 12 November 1966 issue. Image may be subject to copyright

Photo: Fabulous 28, 12 November 1966 issue. Image may be subject to copyright

Around this time, Warwick and Cartwright were among the musicians who backed The Youth on a lone single for Polydor Records, a cover of Smokey Robinson’s “As Long As There Is Love” backed by Otis Redding’s “Your One and Only Man” at Abbey Road.

Freddie Mack live. Thanks to Miguel Terol for sharing this image sent to him by Ged Peck I would be grateful if anyone can identify any of the musicians shown here.

Drawing on a number of web sources, and accounts from several musicians, it looks like the new line up’s formation, which signed to Dumont Associates (as advertised in Melody Maker’s 15 October 1966 issue), comprised the following players at some point between September 1966 and January 1967:

Freddie Mack – lead vocals

Derry Wilkie – lead vocals

Tony Morgan – lead vocals, congas

Kenneth Harry – lead vocals

Kookie Eaton – lead vocals

Ged Peck – lead guitar

Billy Davidson – organ

Alan Cartwright – bass

Roger Warwick – baritone saxophone

Clarence Jackson (aka JJ Johnson) – trombone

Bernie Wehrman – tenor saxophone

Chris Burdett – alto saxophone (possibly joined later in 1966)

Eddie Thornton – trumpet (joined October 1966)

B J Wilson – drums (replaced by Roger Truth in November 1966)

Clarence Jackson was a member of Otis Redding’s touring band when the singer had made his UK debut in September 1966, so it’s probably safe to assume he joined after the tour had finished.

Eddie Thornton, however, was still working with Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames until October 1966, and therefore it’s possible that another trumpet player was there before.

Thanks to recollections from Ged Peck, it appears that the first keyboard player was Billy Davidson (who later worked with The Flowerpot Men among others) but he was replaced by Art Regis at some point in early 1967 (possibly start of February).

Unknown horn players, Ged Peck (guitar) and Billy Davidson (keyboards). Thanks to Miguel Terol for sharing this image sent to him by Ged Peck

Of the other musicians listed above, lead guitarist Ged Peck had been a member of The Favourite Sons before briefly playing with Chris Lamb & The Universals.

Ged Peck far right in the early 1960s. Thanks to Miguel Terol for sharing this image sent to him by Ged Peck

B J Wilson had played with The Paramounts and George Bean & The Runners. He was an old friend of Alan Cartwright’s.

BJ Wilson centre with Alan Cartwright (left). Thanks to Miguel Terol for sharing this image sent to him by Ged Peck

One thing is clear from tracing Freddie Mack’s bands during the 1960s, the line-ups tended to be pretty fluid and (particularly) horn players appeared to come and go on a regular basis, making pinning down definitive formations almost impossible. There were often around 15 musicians in the group at one time.

Throughout this period, musicians appear to have come and gone on a regular basis. According to Nick Simper’s excellent website, Roger Truth, who had played with the future Deep Purple bass player in Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, took over the drum stool from B J Wilson in late November 1966.

Roger Warwick left in December 1966 while the band were playing at the Upper Cut in Forest Gate, east London. Warwick moved to Turin, Italy to join a band being formed to back Lebanese singer Patrick Samson.

He remembers that when he left, singer Richard Lanham was with the band.

Roger Warwick (back left with white shirt) with The Patrick Samson Set

West Indian trumpet player Sonny Corbett joined during early 1967 as did English trumpet player Chris Dawe.

In January 1967, it’s possible The Mack Sound comprised the following (plus other unknown musicians):

Freddie Mack – lead vocals

Derry Wilkie – lead vocals

Tony Morgan – lead vocals, congas

Kenneth Harry – lead vocals

Kookie Eaton – lead vocals

Ged Peck – lead guitar

Billy Davidson – organ

Alan Cartwright – bass

Clarence Jackson – trombone

Bernie Wehrman – tenor saxophone

Chris Dawe – trumpet

Sonny Corbett – trumpet

Eddie Thornton – trumpet

Roger Truth – drums

Hammond organist Art Regis, who’d previously performed with Mel Turner & Rupert and The Red Devils, Dutch band The Defenders, The Arthur Brown Union and Ralph Denyer & The Uptown Band, remembers Derry Wilkie, Tony Morgan, Kookie Eaton, Dick Morrisey, Bernie Wehrman, Clarence Jackson and Eddie Thornton being in the band at the same time as him.

Art Regis recalls Freddie Mack coming to his flat in Portobello Road and discussing the possibility of forming “an extravagant international soul show”. The Hammond organist also remembers playing at Silver Blades Ice Rink in Streatham and a trek down to Cornwall to play an air sea rescue base in Falmouth.

More importantly, Art Regis also recalls performing with Freddie Mack at Billy Walker’s The Upper Cut in Forest Gate, which opened on 21 December 1966. According to Melody Maker, Mack’s band was the resident support band at this notable venue until early February 1967.

The New Pirates in February 1967. Mick Stewart (far left) who played with Mack in December 1965 and Nick Simper (far right) who briefly played with Mack in early 1967. Photo: John Kerrison — The New Pirates in February 1967. Mick Stewart (far left) who played with Mack in December 1965 and Nick Simper (second from right) who briefly played with Mack in early 1967. Photo: John Kerrison

Nick Simper also spent a week with the band when it was resident support act at the Upper Cut (most likely mid-January 1967) after working with Bobby Hebb’s touring band. However, Alan Cartwright was soon back and Simper formed The New Pirates the following month.

During the first few weeks of February Roger Truth dropped out briefly to reform The New Pirates with Simper but had a change of mind and returned to Freddie Mack after some early rehearsals. B J Wilson filled the drum stool in the interim.

Art Regis would reunite with Nick Simper and Ged Peck in June 1967 in Billie Davis & The Quality before working briefly with Engelbert Humperdinck. Regis confirms that he then joined Jimmy James & The Vagabonds on 27 July 1967.

The Loose Ends in 1966 with Roy Davies (far left). Photo: Alan Whitehead

Another keyboard player that is often associated with Freddie Mack during this time is future Gonzalez member Roy Davies, who’d previously been a member of Southeast London band, The Loose Ends. It looks most likely that Davies came on-board when Art Regis left (around mid-February).

In late February 1967, B J Wilson joined Sands and then Procol Harum. Roger Truth returned to the drum stool.

Ged Peck playing live. Thanks to Miguel Terol for sharing this image sent to him by Ged Peck

Ged Peck certainly was gone sometime in late March 1967 and joined Nick Simper in Billie Davis & The Quality that May before going on to a number of notable acts, including Warhorse (alongside Simper). His temporary replacement was former Tornados and Echoes guitarist Stuart Taylor.

Lead guitarist Dave Tedstone, who had previously been a member of The Doc Thomas Group, remembers going to Eel Pie Island to see Freddie Mack’s band and subsequently joined. Tedstone also recalls that Stuart Taylor was on guitar at the time. Thanks to Pete Watt’s excellent research this gig can be confirmed as 4 April 1967.

Selected gigs:

Photo: Aldershot News. Image may be subject to copyright

2 September 1966 – Carousel Club, Farnborough, Hants. Billed as Freddie Mack Sounds and His Show

9 September 1966 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire. Billed as The Mack Sound (ten-piece band)

10 September 1966 – The Cavern, Liverpool with Eddie Cave & The Fix, The Kop, The Hideaways, The Seftons and The Rocking Vicars

Photo: Evening Sentinel. Image may be subject to copyright

16 September 1966 – Beachcomber, Nottingham

22 September 1966 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire Billed as The Mack Sound

1 October 1966 – Flamingo Ballroom, Redruth, Cornwall with The Jaguars

13 October 1966 – Burton Manor, Stafford, Staffordshire

15 October 1966 – Drill Hall, Dumfries, Scotland with The Misfits

Photo: Birmingham Evening Mail. Image may be subject to copyright

19 October 1966 – Elbow Room, Aston, West Midlands. Billed as The Mac Sound

20 October 1966 – Black Horse, Northfield, West Midlands with The Visuals Billed as Mack Sound (11-piece)

21 October 1966 – The Royal Oak, Hockley Heath, West Midlands Billed as Mack Sound (11-piece)

22 October 1966 – Bromsgrove Baths, Bromsgrove, West Midlands with The Exchequers

Photo: City Week. Image may be subject to copyright

28 October 1966 – Cavalier Club, Belfast, Northern Ireland with Tony G Ford & The Crescendos. Billed as Derrie Wilkie & The Mack Sound

29 October 1966 – Cavalier Club, Belfast, Northern Ireland with The King Bees. Billed as Derrie Wilkie & The Mack Sound

City Week, 27 October 1966. Image may be subject to copyright

5 November 1966 – Jigsaw, Manchester with Alan Bown Set

8 November 1966 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire Billed as Mack Sound (ten-piece with Derrie Wilkie)

26 November 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent

27 November 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent

4 December 1966 – Douglas House, Lancaster Gate, Central London (listed as 13-piece band) with Herbie Goins & The Nighttimers

5 December 1966 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

10 December 1966 – King’s Hall, Stoke-on-Trent with In-Betweens and Lonnie’s Few

11 December 1966 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Staffordshire Weekly Sentinel article, dated 16 December, page 13, lists 16 band members)

11 December 1966 – Esquire Club, Sheffield with The Orginators Creed, The Hobo Flats and The Chicago Line

16 December 1966 – Tofts, Folkestone, Kent

17 December 1966 – Hotel Leofric, Coventry

21 December 1966-12 February 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London:

21 December 1966 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Who

22 December 1966 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Easybeats

23 December 1966 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch

24 December 1966 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Eric Burdon & The Animals

26 December 1966 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Jimi Hendrix Experience (day)

26 December 1966 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Pretty Things (evening)

27-29 December 1966 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

30 December 1966 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Spencer Davis Group

31 December 1966 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (This may not have happened if gig below took place)

Photo: Dumfries and Galloway Standard. Image may be subject to copyright

31 December 1966 – Assembly Rooms, Dumfries, Scotland

1 January 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with The Move (This may not have happened if above gig took place)

Photo: Wigtownshire Free Press & Galloway Advertiser. Image may be subject to copyright

2 January 1967 – Newton Stewart, Galloway, Scotland Second Scottish gig suggests not all Upper Cut shows in January happened

2-5 January 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London (This may not have happened due to Scottish tour)

6 January 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with The Small Faces

7 January 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with The Bitter End Singers

8 January 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with The Mindbenders (Nick Simper’s website says Pink Floyd replaced The Mindbenders. Simper attended and saw Syd Barrett’s group perform. He filled in for Alan Cartwright for a week at this venue, possibly the following week)

9-12 January 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London (possibly with Nick Simper

13 January 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Four Pennies (possibly with Nick Simper)

14 January 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Terry Lightfoot’s Jazzmen (possibly with Nick Simper)

15-19 January 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

20 January 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Sounds Incorporated

21 January 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with The Fourmost

22-26 January 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

27 January 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Jimmy James & The Vagabonds

28 January 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Jimi Hendrix Experience

29-31 January 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

Possible that Art Regis took over from Billy Davidson around about now. Not long after Roger Truth dropped out to reform The New Pirates with Nick Simper. B J Wilson returned to the drum kit.

1-2 February 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

3 February 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Winston’s Fumbs (now listed as 15-piece band)

4 February 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers, The Satin Dolls and The Avalons

5-9 February 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

10 February 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with The Rockin’ Berries

11 February 1967 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with The Fire Flies

12 February 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London

It’s possible that Roy Davies took over from Art Regis around about now

13 February 1967 – Winter Gardens Ballroom, Penzance, Cornwall with The Jaguars (The Sheffield Star says they also play the Esquire in Sheffield in South Yorkshire on this day which seems more likely with the Cleethorpes gig later this week)

14 February 1967 – Flamingo Ballroom, Redruth, Cornwall with The Dissatisfied (this was probably cancelled in light of the northern gigs)

15 February 1967 – The Village, Cleethorpes

16 February 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire

18 February 1967 – Beachcomber, Nottingham with The Children (10-piece band)

After this gig, Roger Truth returned when B J Wilson left to join Sands

22 February 1967 – The Village, Cleethorpes

23 February 1967 – Black Horse, Northfield, West Midlands

25 February 1967 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent

8 March 1967 – Cromwell Club, Chesford Grange, Kenilworth, Warwickshire with Umpteenth Time

9 March 1967 – Concorde, Southampton, Hants

10 March 1967 – Beachcomber, Nottingham

13 March 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (back by demand)

17 March 1967 – Domino Club, Openshaw, Greater Manchester and Princess Theatre, Chorlton, Greater Manchester

Photo: Lincolnshire Standard. Image may be subject to copyright

18 March 1967 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The Kool Combination, The Bone and The Caribbean Steel Band and Ray Bones

Photo: Leicester Mercury. Image may be subject to copyright

18 March 1967 – Nite Owl, Leicester with The Executives

19 March 1967 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham

23 March 1967 – The Village, Cleethorpes

24-25 March 1967 – Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch, Unit 4 Plus 2, Screaming Lord Sutch and The Roman Empire and The New Pirates

27 March 1967 – Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch, Unit 4 Plus 2, Screaming Lord Sutch and The Roman Empire and The New Pirates

Ged Peck left around about now and Stuart Taylor took over lead guitar duties for a week. Possible Art Regis may have done the Cornwall gigs below

30 March 1967 – RNAS Culdrose, Cornwall

31 March 1967 – Penzance, Cornwall (most likely Winter Gardens Ballroom)

1-2 April 1967 – Flamingo Ballroom, Redruth, Cornwall with The Hoboes

CONTINUED HERE

I would personally like to thank the following for helping to piece this story together: Mel Wayne, Phil Wainman, Roger Warwick, Art Regis, Dave Tedstone and Nick Simper.

PLEASE LEAVE COMMENTS BELOW TO ADD/CORRECT INFORMATION

Live gig sources:

During my research on Freddie Mack from 1965-1969, I have found gigs from many newspapers. Here are some of the sources:

The Cornish Guardian, Derby Evening Telegraph, Evening Sentinel, Melody Maker, West Briton & Royal Cornwall Gazette, Lincolnshire Standard, Birmingham Evening Mail, NME, Northwich Chronicle, Sheffield Star, Warrington Guardian, Wrexham Leader, Grimsby Evening Telegraph, Aldershot News, Manchester Evening News & Chronicle, Nottingham Evening Post, Dumfries and Galloway Standard, Stafford Newsletter and Cambridgeshire Times

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Categories: England, Greenford, London

Byron Hotel, Greenford, London

March 9, 2014 Nick Warburton 31 Comments

The Locomotion, scan courtesy of Gray Newell

Besides Greenford’s more famous Starlite Ballroom, the town’s Byron Hotel was also a popular venue for up and coming bands throughout the 1960s. I have started to compile a list of groups that were advertised playing there and would welcome any additions/corrections.

1964

I have only a few advertised listings for 1964 and would welcome any additions. The Club New Yorker operated on Thursdays and the Beach Club on Sundays

9 February – The Midnites (Dave Brogden’s diary)

9 April – The Orbits (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)

12 April – The Tornados and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)

16 April – The Heartbeats (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)

19 April – The Brookmen and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)

23 April – The Corona with Chris & The Bluebeats (Club New Yorker) (Greenford Post)

26 April – Group One and Betty & The Fireflys (Beach Club) (Greenford Post)

30 April – Russ & The Sabres (Club New Yorker) (Greenford Post)

3 May – The Forerunners and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)

7 May – Chris & The Bluebeats and Guitars Incorporated (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)

10 May – The Pacifics and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)

14 May – The Partisans and Group One (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post) Harrow Weekly Post has The Heartbeats instead of The Partisans

17 May – The Sarinos and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)

21 May – The Partisans (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Weekly Post)

24 May – The Clansmen and Group One (Beach Club) (Harrow Weekly Post)

28 May – The Orbits (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post) The Ruislip & Northwood Gazette has The Heartbeats on this date

31 May – The Unknowns and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)

7 June – The Challengers and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)

11 June – The Formula (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)

14 June – The Chats and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post) Looks like The Bluebeats replaced The Chats

18 June – The Heartbeats Ltd (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)

21 June – The Hearz Corp and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)

25 June – The Orbits (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)

28 June – The Cerinos and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)

2 July – The Sabres (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post) Looks like The Unknowns replaced The Sabres

5 July – The Renegades and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)

9 July – Russ & The Sabres and The David Clark Group (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)

12 July – Cops & Robbers and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)

16 July – The Heartbeats Ltd (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)

19 July – The Fournotes and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)

23 July – The Orbits (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)

26 July – The Spectres and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)

30 July – The Challengers (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)

13 August – The Orbits (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)

16 August – The Southbeats and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)

20 August – The Playboys (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)

23 August – The Bo Brummels and Group One (Beach Club) (Harrow Weekly Post) Looks like The Fourtunes replaced Bo Brummels, according to Uxbridge Post

27 August – The Heartbeats (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)

30 August – The Premiers and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)

3 September – Russ & The Sabres (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)

6 September – The Icenis and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)

13 September – Group One and The Mike Dee Combo (Beach Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

17 September – The Challengers (Club New Yorker) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

20 September – Group One and Beat Generation (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

24 September – The Orbits (Club New Yorker) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

27 September – Group One and The Sycons (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

1 October – The Playboys and Gravediggers (Club New Yorker) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

4 October – Group One and The Sparans (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

8 October – 5’s Company (Club New Yorker) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

11 October – Group One and The Crescendos (Beat Club) (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

15 October – The Heartbeats and Crossfires (Election night special) (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

18 October – Group One and Avantis (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

22 October – The Orbits (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

1 November – Group One and Some Other Guys (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

5 November – Diane & The Londoners and The Road Runners (Club New Yorker) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

8 November – Group One and The Berrys (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

12 November – 5’s Company and The Limets (Club New Yorker) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

15 November – Group One and The Sycons (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

19 November – The Heartbeats Ltd and The Metros (Club New Yorker) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

22 November – Group One and Sounds 5 (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

26 November – The Orbits and The Beatvendors (Club New Yorker) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

6 December – The Sidewalks (John Warburg research)

13 December – Group One and The Notes (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

17 December – The Orbits and The Shanes (Club New Yorker) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

20 December – Group One and The Shackles (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

26 December – The Heartbeats and The Niteowls (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Observer & Gazette) Ruislip & Northwood Gazette has The Side Kicks instead of Niteowls

27 December – Group One and Mink Creeds (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

1965

I have only a few advertised listings for 1965 and would welcome any additions

Judging by the original posters that Ken Samuels has very kindly provided below, the Club New Yorker operated on Thursdays and the Beach Club on Sundays

1 January – Four Sounds and Shades of Night (Club New Yorker) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)

7 January – The Challengers and King Tadpole (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

10 January – Group One and The Electrons (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

17 January – The Heartbeats and The Invokers (Harrow Observer & Gazette/Harrow Weekly Post)

24 January – Group One (resident band) and Brothers Grimm (Beach Club) (Harrow Weekly Post)

28 January – The Orbits and Units (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Weekly Post)

4 February – The Heartbeats Ltd and The Southerns (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

7 February – Group One (resident band) and The Beat Vendors (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

11 February – Bros Grimm and The Devil Riders (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

14 February – The Invokers (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

18 February – Four Jacks & Joker and The Electrons (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster/Harrow Weekly Post)

21 February – Group One (resident band) and The Allies (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster/Harrow Weekly Post)

25 February – The Orbits and Nemo & The Unknowns (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

28 February – Group One (resident band) and The Phantom Creed (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster/Harrow Weekly Post)

7 March – Group One (resident band) and Dezebows (Beach Club) (Harrow Weekly Post)

11 March – Brothers Grimm and The Turnkeys (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Weekly Post)

14 March – Group One (resident band) and The Fairlaines (Beach Club) (Harrow Weekly Post)

21 March – Group One (resident band) and The E-Types (Beach Club) (Harrow Weekly Post)

25 March – The Heartbeats and The Reasons (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Weekly Post)

4 April – Group One (resident band) and The Quantrells (Beach Club) (Harrow Weekly Post)

8 April – Brothers Grimm and Peeple (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Weekly Post)

11 April – Group One (resident band) and The Chosen Few (Beach Club) (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

18 April – Group One (resident band) and The Modes (Beach Club) (Harrow Weekly Post)

22 April – Great Expectations and Miston-Tuac (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Weekly Post)

25 April – Group One (resident band) and Swamp River Group (Beach Club) (Harrow Weekly Post)

29 April – The Heartbeats and Beat Syndicate (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Weekly Post)

2 May – Group One (resident band) and The Sneakers (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

6 May – 5’s Company and The Gweex (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Weekly Post/Ken Samuels’ poster)

9 May – Group One (resident band) and Down South (Harrow Weekly Post/Ken Samuels’ poster)

13 May – The Fairlanes and The Altones (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

16 May – Group One (resident band) and The Prowlers (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

20 May – Rhythm 4 and The Crowd (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

23 May – Group One (resident band) and The Richochets (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

27 May – The Orbits and Senate 4 (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

30 May – Group One (resident band) and The Kynde (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

3 June – The Shannons and The Proudwalkers (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

6 June – Group One (resident band) and The Shades of Blue (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

10 June – The Beatwaves and Flight One (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

13 June – Group One (resident band) and The Town Criers (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

17 June – The Orbits and The Nitewalkers (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

20 June – Group One (resident band) and Tyme Flys (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

24 June – Rhythm 4 and Bruce Lloyd Hi-Fi’s (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

27 June – Group One (resident band) and Unit 5 (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

1 July – Flight One and The Railroaders (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

4 July – Group One (resident band) and The Set (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

8 July – 5’s Company and The Moonbeats (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

11 July – Group One (resident band) and The Apex (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

15 July – The Rhythm 4 and The Viking Lords (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Weekly Post/Ken Samuels’ poster)

18 July – Group One (resident band) and Combo 2000 (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

22 July – The Do Do’s (direct from Paris) and The Atlantic Blues (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

25 July – Group One (resident band) and The Middle Sounds (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

29 July – Bros Grimm and The Billtones (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

1 August – Group One (resident band) and Men Tuesday (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

5 August – The Sceptres and The Contours (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster) Harrow Observer & Gazette has The Expressions instead of The Sceptres

8 August – Group One (resident band) and The Wembeats (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

12 August – 5’s Company and The Peasants (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

15 August – Group One (resident band) and The Square Roots (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

19 August – Flight One and Y-The-L (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

22 August – Group One (resident band) and The Deils (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

26 August – Rhythm 4 and Pieces of Four (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

29 August – Group One (resident band) and The Branded (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

2 September – The Insects and The Blue Prints (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

5 September – Group One (resident band) and The Missing Links (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

9 September – The Expressions and Remnant Furds (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

12 September – Group One (resident band) and The Plainsmen (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

16 September – Flight One and The Tellers (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

19 September – The Hubbubs and Cyclons (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster) Harrow Observer & Gazette has Group One instead of The Hubbubs

23 September – 5’s Company and The Moonbeats (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

26 September – Group One (resident band) and The Characters (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

30 September – Rhythm 4 and The Section (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)

3 October – Group One and The Byrd Herd (Middlesex Chronicle)

7 October – The Missing Links and The End Group (Middlesex Chronicle)

10 October – Group One and The Aboves (Middlesex Chronicle)

14 October – Great Expectations and Shades of Blue (Middlesex Chronicle)

17 October – Group One and Flamingos (Middlesex Chronicle)

21 October – Rhythm 4 and The Henchmen (Middlesex Chronicle) Greg Peck says that the group became The Motion soon after

24 October – Group One and The Clan (Middlesex Chronicle)

28 October – 5’s Company and The Shanes (Middlesex Chronicle)

31 October – Group One and The Legends (Middlesex Chronicle)

7 November – Group One and Corals (Middlesex Chronicle)

11 November – The Flames (aka Jeff Curtis & The Flames) and The Keystones (Middlesex Chronicle)

14 November – Group One and Confederates (Middlesex Chronicle)

18 November – The Sons of Fred and The Legends (Middlesex Chronicle)

19 November – The New Jump Band (Bob Hodges’ gig diary)

21 November – Group One and The Arts Group (Middlesex Chronicle)

25 November – 5’s Company and Blue in Blues (Middlesex Chronicle)

5 December – Group One and William & The Conquerors (Middlesex Chronicle)

9 December – The Flames (aka Jeff Curtis & The Flames) and The Harmonies (Middlesex Chronicle)

12 December – Group One and The Sovereigns (Middlesex Chronicle)

16 December – 5’s Company and The Kards (Middlesex Chronicle)

19 December – Group One and New Jump Band (Middlesex Chronicle)

23 December – The Nite Hawks and No Names (Middlesex Chronicle)

26 December – Group One and Vampires (Middlesex Chronicle)

30 December – The Keystones and No Names (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

1966

There are some gaps and would welcome any additions. Judging by the dates below, gigs appear to have taken place on Thursdays and Sundays

2 January – Group One and Witnesses (Middlesex Chronicle)

6 January – Y-The-L and Things Like Us (Middlesex Chronicle) Harrow Observer & Gazette has The Maniacs plus folk blues

9 January – Group One and The Waik (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

13 January – The Maniacs and ‘folk blues’ (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

16 January – Group One and The Impact (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Hayes Gazette)

20 January – Rhythm 4 and The Doubles (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

23 January – Group One and The Embers (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

27 January – The New Jump Band and Diversion (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

30 January – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

3 February – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

6 February – Group One and The Lincolns (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

10 February – The 10 Maniacs and The Nameless Ones (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

13 February – Group One and The Midbeats (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

17 February – The Flames (aka Jeff Curtis & The Flames) and The Mode (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Middlesex Chronicle)

20 February – Group One and Foundations (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette) This isn’t the more famous Foundations

24 February – The Tributes and The T-Set (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

27 February – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

3 March – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

6 March – New Group One and George Bean & The Runners (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Hayes Gazette)

10 March – The Penny Blacks and Y-The-L (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Hayes Gazette)

13 March – Group One with Patsy and The Soundtracks (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

17 March – 5’s Company and The Rest (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

20 March – Group One and The Discords (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

24 March – The Tributes and The Michigan Set (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

27 March – The Group One with Patsy and The Blue Shades (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

31 March – The Flames (aka Jeff Curtis & The Flames) and The Legends (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

3 April – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

7 April – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

10 April – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

14 April – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

17 April – Group One and The Hi-Jacks (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

21 April – The Penny Blacks and The Unamed (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

24 April – The In-Betweens (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

28 April – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

1 May – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

5 May – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

8 May – Group One and After 8 Blues (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

12 May – The Beatwares and The Tramps (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

15 May – Group One and The City Blues (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

19 May – The Penny Blacks and The Night Shift (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

22 May – Group One and The Trades (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

26 May – 2×2 and Legal Matter (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

29 May – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

2 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

5 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

9 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

12 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

16 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

19 June – Group One and Someone Else (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

23 June – 5’s a Company (Five’s Company?) and The Skor (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

26 June – Group One with Barbara Ann and Imminent (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

30 June – The Keys and Den Oyzee (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

3 July – Group One with Barbara Ann & The Insects (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Weekly Post)

7 July – The Zombies and The Boots (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette) Not sure if this is Rod Argent’s Zombies

10 July – Group One and Miston-Tuac (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)

14 July – The Zombies and Someone Else (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer) Not sure if this is Rod Argent’s Zombies

17 July – Group One and The Meteors (Harrow Weekly Post)

21 July – Insect and The Debtors (Harrow Weekly Post)

24 July – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

28 July – The Sultans and ‘Blues folk’ (Harrow Observer)

31 July – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

4 August – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

7 August – Group One and The Blackouts (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

11 August – 2×2 and The Unconcerned (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

14 August – Group One and The Mellows (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

18 August – Insect Conventions (Harrow Weekly Post)

21 August – Group One and Track One (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

25 August – 5’s Company and The Unconcerned (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

28 August – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

1 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

4 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

8 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

11 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

15 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

18 September – Group One and Blue Fringe (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)

22 September – The Fortunes and Pam’s Goodies (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

25 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

29 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

2 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

6 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

9 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

13 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

16 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

20 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

23 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

26 October – Group One and Gravey Train (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

30 October – Group One and Alsops Fables (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

3 November – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

6 November – Group One and The PM Squares (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

10 November – The Flames (aka Jeff Curtis & The Flames) and The 10 Boots (Middlesex Chronicle)

13 November – Group One and Take Five (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

17 November – Locomotion and The Priory Monks (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

20 November – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

24 November – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

27 November – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

1 December – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

4 December – Group one and The Rave (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

8 December – The Flashbacks and The Sunsets (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

11 December – The Cage (Harrow Weekly Post)

15 December – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

18 December – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

22 December – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

23 December – Bobby King & The Sabres (Friday) (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

24 December – Five Steps Beyond (Saturday) (Paul Quinton’s gig diary and website: http://five-steps-beyond.simplesite.com/)

26 December – Group One and Gravey Train (Monday) (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

1967

I have significant gaps in 1967 and would welcome any additions. Again, it looks like bands played on Thursdays and Sundays

1 January – Group One and Outer Limit (Harrow Weekly Post)

5 January – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

8 January – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

12 January – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

15 January – Group One and The Modern Blue Six (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

19 January – Bryans Kick and Phase Six (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

22 January – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

26 January – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

29 January – Group One and Cage Rage (probably Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

2 February – Group One (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

5 February – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

9 February – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

11 February – The Way Out, The Hub Bub Sound and Jeep Rongle (Saturday) (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

12 February – Group One, The Cage and Magog 5 (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

16 February – The Accent (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

19 February – The Penny Blacks (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

23 February – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

26 February – 2×2 and The Falcons (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

2 March – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

5 March – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

9 March – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

12 March – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

16 March – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

19 March – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

23 March – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

26 March – 2×2 and Torque (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

27 March – The Keys and Safari (Monday) (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)

30 March – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

2 April – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

6 April – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

9 April – The Flashbak’ks and The Corsairs (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette) The Harrow Observer lists The Corvettes

13 April – The Shameless and The Teaks (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)

16 April – The Penny Blacks and Captain Rudley Group (Harrow Observer)

20 April – The Keys and The Situation (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)

23 April – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

27 April – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

Geoff Chinnery, manager of The Dave Martin Group, confirms from his diary that the band auditioned at the venue on 27 April

29 April – The Keys and Locomotion (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

4 May – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

7 May – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

11 May – The Midnights (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)

15 May – The Motive (Harrow Observer)

18 May – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

21 May – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

25 May – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

28 May – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

1 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

4 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

Geoff Chinnery, manager of The Dave Martin Group, confirms from his diary that the band was one of the two groups that performed on 4 June

8 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

11 June – The Keys and The Code (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

15 June – The Shameless and The Set (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

18 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

22 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

25 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

29 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

2 July – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

6 July – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

9 July – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

13 July – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

15 July – The Shameless and Tales of Justice (Saturday) (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)

20 July – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

22 July – Karl G & The Arrows and Cameron’s Impact (Saturday) (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)

27 July – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

30 July – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

3 August – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

6 August – The Arrows (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)

10 August – The Motive (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)

13 August – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

17 August – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

20 August – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

24 August – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

28 August – Karl G Arrows (Monday) (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)

31 August – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

3 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

7 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

10 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

14 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

17 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

21 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

24 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

28 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

1 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

5 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

8 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

12 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

15 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

19 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

22 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

26 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

29 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

2 November – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

5 November – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

9 November – The Coloured Raisins with Honey Darling (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer/Thames Valley Times)

12 November – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

16 November – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

19 November – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

23 November – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

24 November (Friday) Washington DCs and The Motives (Thames Valley Times)

30 November – The Gods and The Motives (Harrow Observer/Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Thames Valley Times) Locomotion replaced The Motives

3 December – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

7 December – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

10 December – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

14 December – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

17 December – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

21 December – The Hummingbirds (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)

24 December – The Arrows (Harrow Observer)

26 December – The Motive (Tuesday) (Harrow Observer)

31 December – The Nett (Harrow Observer)

1968

I have a lot of gaps in 1968 and would welcome any additions

17 March – Lemon Tree Men and Locomotion (Thames Valley Times)

19 April – The Firestones (Thames Valley Times)

26 July – Pinkerton’s Colours (Thames Valley Times)

11 August – Marmalade (Thames Valley Times)

25 August – Amboy Dukes (Thames Valley Times)

15 September – The Foundations (Thames Valley Times)

29 September – The Coloured Raisins (Thames Valley Times)

13 October – The Mojos (Thames Valley Times)

24 October – Plastic Penny (Thames Valley Times)

3 November – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Thames Valley Times)

17 November – Plastic Penny (Thames Valley Times)

1 December – The Nite Riders (Harrow Observer)

8 December – The Rick ‘N’ Beckers (Harrow Observer)

15 December – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Harrow Observer)

22 December – Jon James & The Swamp (Harrow Observer)

24 December – Karl G Arrows (Tuesday) (Harrow Observer)

29 December – Simon K & The Meantimers (Harrow Observer)

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