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The Loose Ends

August 21, 2020 Nick Warburton 5 Comments

Formed in Bexley Heath, Kent in late 1963, The Loose Ends were fronted by singer Alan Marshall (b. 19 February 1944, Karachi, British India, now Sindhi Province, Pakistan) and his bass playing cousin Rick Marshall.

Lead guitarist Ron Spence (b. 23 April 1947, London, England; d. 25 June 1973) was also there from the outset alongside drummer Peter Hetherington and rhythm guitarist John Knox who had been introduced to the band by Spence.

After rehearsing in a scout hut in Bexley Heath and playing some local gigs, keyboard player Roy Davies (b. 3 October 1944, Monmouthshire, southeast Wales; d. 1986), who was working in a music shop on Bexley Heath Broadway, took over from Knox around early 1964.

The group also brought in a drummer from Luton called Rick who was subsequently replaced by Orpington-based drummer Alan “Noddy” Whitehead (b. 24 July 1945, Oswestry, Shropshire). Whitehead had previously worked with singer Crispian St. Peters.

The band became the house band at St Lawrence Church Hall in Catford, southeast London during this period.

The new formation started landing regular gigs at notable local venues like the Bromel Club in Bromley, the Tiger’s Head in Downham and the Glenlyn Ballroom in Forest Hill. Crucially, their manager Bryan Mason secured the group a residency at Lewisham’s El Partido, a club that he owned, which helped build their local fan base.

However, around June 1965, Ron Spence departed to join local rivals The Revellos, who were also managed by Bryan Mason.

Ron Spence (second right) with The Carl Douglas Set, 1966. Photo: Ken Baxter

In early 1966, Spence joined The Carl Douglas Set and remained with the Jamaican singer for about six months (recording unreleased material) before hooking up with Bexley, Kent outfit, The Big Wheel, which featured future Clark-Hutchinson member, Andy Clark. The group toured extensively in Switzerland and recorded a rare single there in late 1966 for the Eurex label. During this period, the guitarist started to work under the name Ron Bryer.

The Big Wheel Eurex PS back — Ron Bryer (far right) with Big Wheel, Switzerland, 1966

When The Big Wheel split, Ron Bryer joined Barry Window & The Movements in July 1967 and appeared on a string of singles and two LPs.

Ron Bryer with The Movements, 1967. Photo: Barry Window

Berry Window & The Movements with Ron Bryer (third from left back row). Photo: Barry Window

During 1968, however, he formed The Third Eclipse who changed name to Brainticket and recorded the Krautrock classic Cottonwoodhill album in 1971. Returning to London in the early Seventies, he briefly reunited with Alan Marshall in One but tragically died from a drug overdose on 25 June 1973.

Selected gigs:

13 June 1964 – Memorial Hall, Newmarket, Suffolk with The Hunters

18 June 1964 – Cafe Dansant, Cleethorpes with Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders

4 July 1964 – Sunset Ballroom, The Sandringham, Hunstanton, Norfolk

18 July 1964 – The Scene, Florida Room, Brighton, West Sussex

8 August 1964 – The Northfields, Stamford, Lincolnshire

5 September 1964 – The Scene, Florida Room, Brighton, West Sussex

26 September 1964 – Glenlyn Club, Forest Hill, southeast London (start playing Monday nights)

3 October 1964 – Corn Exchange, Cambridge with The Paramounts

16 November 1964 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London with The Birds

12 December 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London with The Impacts

14 December 1964 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London with The Original All-Stars

19 December 1964 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with Maniax

24 December 1964 – Public Hall, Heacham, Norfolk with The Roadrunners

24 December 1964 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London

2 January 1965 – Wilton Hall, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire with The Horizons

16 January 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London with The Impacts

22 January 1965 – Market Hall, St Albans, Herts

25 January 1965 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London

29 January 1965 – Rainbow Club, Acre Hall, Northwood, Middlesex

2 February 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London with The Pretty Things

13 February 1965 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with The Trends

18 February 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London with The Graham Bond Organisation

25 February 1965 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London

26 February 1965 – Starlite, Greenford, Middlesex with The Birds

3 April 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London

10 April 1965 – Ticky Rick Club, Carnival Hall, Basingstoke, Hants (Says direct from 100 Club)

15 April 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London with The Graham Bond Organisation

18 April 1965 – Tavern Club, Sunshine Floor, East Dereham, Norfolk with The Tea Time Four

23 April 1965 – Waterfront, Southampton, Hants

24 April 1965 – Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent with The Defenders

25 April 1965 – Face Club, Grantham, Lincolnshire

29 April 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London with The Graham Bond Organisation

2 May 1965 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London with The Five Dimensions

16 May 1965 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London

16 May 1965 – Studio ’61, Leicester Square, central London

23 May 1965 – Studio ’61, Leicester Square, central London

27 May 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London

28 May 1965 – Studio ’61, Leicester Square, central London with Ray Sone

4 June 1965 – 400 Ballroom, Torquay, Devon with The Buccaneers

6 June 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London

Guitarist Peter Kirtley (b. 26 September 1945, Hebburn-on-Tyne, County Durham) from Jarrow, Tyne & Wear took Ron Spence’s place. A former member of The Chevrolets and Shorty & Them, Kirtley had appeared on the latter’s lone single, “Pills or Love’s Labour Lost” c/w “Live Laugh Love”, released on Fontana in 1964, and a German-only album, shared with Liverpool group, The Roadrunners, before decamping to London in early 1965.

According to the South East London Mercury newspaper’s 19 February 1965 edition, Kirtley and fellow Jarrow musician, bass player, the late Brian Rowan formed the short-lived Take Six with southeast London musicians, organist Roger Read (ex-Wranglers/Showtimers) and drummer Graham Willard in early 1965.

In February 1966, The Loose Ends landed a semi-residency at the exclusive Mayfair nightclub, the Scotch of St James.

Having inked a deal with Decca Records in late 1965, The Loose Ends cut their debut single, an impressive take on “Send The People Away”, a rare Moody Blues’ track penned by Mike Pinder and Denny Laine, backed with a cover of “I Ain’t Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore”, which was shipped in July 1966.

That same month, South East London Mercury reported that bass player Dave Collman (b. 13 April 1946, Croydon, Surrey) had taken over from Rick Marshall.

The Loose Ends, circa July 1966. Left to right: Roy Davies, Peter Kirtley, Dave Collman, Alan Marshall and Alan Whitehead. Photo: Peter Kirtley

Selected gigs:

13 June 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London

Photo: Bexley Heath & Welling Observer and Kentish Times

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

20 June 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London

26 June 1965 – Swaffham Assembly Rooms, Swaffham, Norfolk with Mike Prior & The Pagans

27 June 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London

4 July 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London

25 July 1965 – Tavern Club, Dereham, Norfolk with The Mode

14 August 1965 – Ticky Rick and Rang-A-Tang Club, Basingstoke, Hants

10-11 September 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London with Duke Lee

11 September 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London with Duke Lee, Sonny Childe and Lou Johnson

13 September 1965 – Welcome Inn, Eltham, southeast London

14 September 1965 – Tiger’s Head, Downham, southeast London

15 September 1965 – Cromwellian, south Kensington, west London

16 September 1965 – The Raven, Ladywell, southeast London

17 September 1965 – Beckenham Ballroom, Beckenham, south London

18 September 1965 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, southeast London

18 September 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London with The Artwoods (Southeast London Mercury has Lou Johnson)

25 September 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London with Guy Darrell

2 October 1965 – Royal Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent with support

2 October 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London with Jesse Fuller, The Spectres and Duke Lee

9 October 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London with Dave Anthony’s Moods, Duke Lee and Next of Kin

10 October 1965 – Tavern Club, Sunshine Floor, Dereham, Norfolk with The Knock-out Squad

16 October 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London

20 October 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London with Long, Short & Tall and Duke Lee

23 October 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London with The Minor Birds and Duke Lee

27 October 1965 – Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich, West Midlands

30 October 1965 – Beachcomber Club, Nottingham (possibly their debut Nottingham appearance)

30 October 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London with Hamilton & The Movement and Duke Lee

3 November 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London with Blues Roots and Duke Lee

11 November 1965 – Hoochie Coochie Club, Wooden Bridge Hotel, Guildford, Surrey

12 November 1965 – Birdcage, Kimbells Ballroom, Southsea, Hampshire

19 November 1965 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire

20 November 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London with Guy Darrell, Winds of Change and Duke Lee

27 November 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London with The Panics and Duke Lee

9 December 1965 – Harvest Moon, Guildford, Surrey with Sonny Childe and Ad Finitum

11 December 1965 – Milford R&B, Strutt Arms, Milford, Derbyshire

12 December 1965 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (from The Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London)

16 December 1965 – Cook’s Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London

18 December 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London with Frank Sheen Sound and Duke Lee

24 December 1965 – Birdcage, Kimbells Ballroom, Southsea, Hampshire

24 December 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London with Duke Lee and Frank Sheen Sound

3 January 1966 – Gala Baths, West Bromwich, West Midlands

3 January 1966 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London

Photo: Hastings and St Leonards Observer

8 January 1966 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with The Web

16 January 1966 – Tower Ballroom, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with Ketas

30 January 1966 – Tavern Club, Dereham, Norfolk with The Marvin Lois Enterprise

5 February 1966 – Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent with The Defenders and The Convoys

13 February 1966 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with The Trends

15 February 1966 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London with The Five Proud Walkers

19 February 1966 – Witchdoctor, Savoy Rooms, Catford, southeast London

20 February 1966 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London

21 February 1966 – Starting this week, The Loose Ends played the Scotch of St James in Mayfair, central London three times a week. They will continue to play the exclusive nightclub throughout the year.

24 February 1966 – Gala Baths, West Bromwich, West Midlands

26 February 1966 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, southeast London

5 March 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London with Tony Knight’s Chessmen

11 March 1966 – Chislehurst Caves, Chislehurst, southeast London

12 March 1966 – Golden Star Club, Caledonian Road, north London

16 March 1966 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London

17 March 1966 – Pontiac, Putney, southwest London

Photo: Either Aldershot News or Camberley News & Bagshot Observer

26 March 1966 – Carousel Club, 1 Camp Road, Farnborough, Hampshire with The Koobas

29 March 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Action

1 April 1966 – Witchdoctor, Savoy Rooms, Catford, southeast London with The Lonely Ones

Photo: most likely Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser

2 April 1966 – St Peter’s Hall, Croydon, south London with The Board Walkers

10 April 1966 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex

10 April 1966 – Witchdoctor, Savoy Rooms, Catford, southeast London with The Lonely Ones

11 April 1966 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The Soundtracks and The Reasons

17 April 1966 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London

29 April 1966 – Links, Boreham Wood, Hertfordshire with support

30 April 1966 – Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent

1 May 1966 – Welcome Inn, Eltham, southeast London

14 May 1966 – Witchdoctor, Savoy Rooms, Catford, southeast London

18 May 1966 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London

20 May 1966 – Ready Steady Go Club, Market Hall, St Albans, Herts

26 May 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Bo Street Runners

27 May 1966 – Queen of Hearts, Queensbury, north London

28 May 1966 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, southeast London

4 June 1966 – Southeast Jazz Blues Festival, Blackheath, southeast London with Manfred Mann, Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, Roy C and Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

5 June 1966 – Regency Ballroom, Bath with Tiffany’s Thoughts

6 June 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Ray Brown’s Sounds

7 June 1966 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire

According to London Life magazine, The Loose Ends are one of the three resident bands at the Scotch of St James for the week 11-17 June

12 June 1966 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London

13 June 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Ray Brown’s Sounds

17 June 1966 – Latin Quarter, Leicester with Five Minus One

18 June 1966 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex

20 June 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Ray Brown’s Sounds

21 June 1966 – Oscar’s Grotto, Ilford, east London with The Felders Orioles

25 June 1966 – KD Club, Stockton-on-Tees with The Denmen (Says from Scotch of St James)

27 June 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Ray Brown’s Sounds

According to an article in the Wandsworth Advertiser on 29 July, the band held down a Wednesday residency at the Bromel Club in Bromley during July and besides playing at the Scotch of St James and the Flamingo, The Loose Ends also performed at the Marquee. Apparently, they also opened a game at Charlton Athletic FC.

Barely a month after the band’s debut release, Decca issued a second single on 5 August 1966, once again produced by Noel Walker. Coupling a superb freakbeat version of George Harrison’s “Taxman” with the more R&B flavoured “That’s It”; the second outing should have been a hit but for some reason failed to chart.

However, despite the clutch of great singles, The Loose Ends were unravelling.

Photo: South East London Mercury, mid September 1966

In late September, Alan Whitehead departed, initially to join Cops ‘N’ Robbers. He then spent a month or so playing with southeast London group The Epitaph Soul Band before joining The Attack alongside singer Richard Shirman and guitarist David O’List.

Although he was photographed extensively with the band, Whitehead only appeared on two tracks (“Try It” and “We Don’t Know”) as he had already secured the drummer’s position in Scottish band The Marmalade. Whitehead remained with The Marmalade throughout its most successful years. In an interesting side note, Whitehead says that he auditioned for the group that became Procol Harum in spring 1967.

Selected gigs:

6 July 1966 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley southeast London

8 July 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with Rufus Thomas

9 July 1966 – Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent with The Corvettes

13 July 1966 – Bromel Club, Bromley, southeast London with The Good Things

16 July 1966 – Savoy, Catford, southeast London

17 July 1966 – Eltham Baths, Eltham, southeast London

18 July 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Ray Brown’s Sounds

20 July 1966 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London with The Squires

22 July 1966 – Waterfront, Southampton, Hants

23 July 1966 – Penthouse, Birmingham with Deep Feeling and Mark V

24 July 1966 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London

26 July 1966 – Scotch of St James, Mayfair, central London

27 July 1966 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London

29 July 1966 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, southeast London

According to London Life magazine, The Loose Ends were one of three resident bands at the Scotch of St James with The VIPs and The Paramounts during the week 30 July – 5 August 1966

20 August 1966 – Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent with support

21 August 1966 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent

27 August 1966 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex

28 August 1966 – Tavern Club, Dereham, Norfolk with The Sullivan James Band

Photo: Mirabelle, 3 September 1966 issue

3 September 1966 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Yes ‘N’ No

9 September 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Gary Farr & The T-Bones

10 September 1966 – Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent with support

11 September 1966 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham

15 September 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London

17 September 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (Alan Whitehead’s final gig)

Photo: South East London Mercury, 6 October 1966

Rick Marshall and Alan Whitehead’s departure prompted a wider split. In early-to-mid-October 1966, Peter Kirtley departed and accepted an offer to join The Alan Price Set, working alongside bass player Boots Slade; trumpeter John Walters; sax players Steve Gregory and Clive Burrows (later replaced by Terry Childs); and drummer Roy Mills.

Selected gigs:

2 October 1966 – Union Rowing Club, Nottingham

5 October 1966 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent

8 October 1966 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex (may have been Kirtley’s final gig)

With two of the band’s integral members gone, Alan Marshall joined forces with Croydon band, The Subjects. The south London group featured Malcolm Rudkin (vocals); Alan Griffin (lead guitar); Phil Lanzon (organ) (b. 30 March 1950, London, England); John Manderson (bass); and Roy Manderson (drums).

The Subjects at Bromley Court Hotel, 1966. Left to right: John Manderson, Malcolm Rudkin, Roy Manderson, Phil Lanzon and Alan Griffin. Photo: Alan Griffin.

At the same time, the band’s manager Bryan Mason recruited sax player/guitarist Mick Patel, who had previously worked with Carl Douglas & The Charmers among others.

Mick Patel (second right) with Carl Douglas & The Charmers, late 1965. Photo: Ken Baxter

By late November/early December 1966, John Manderson and Malcolm Rudkin, who did not want to turn professional, departed and Bryan Mason recruited bass player Colin Pullen from Kent bands, Colin King & The Royals and Bob ‘N’ All. Another Bob ‘N’ All member, Tony Glyde, succeeded Roy Manderson soon afterwards.

The Loose Ends, circa mid-November 1966. Left to right: Roy Manderson, Malcolm Rudkin, Mick Patel, Phil Lanzon, (front) Alan Marshall, Alan Griffin and John Manderson. Photo: South East London Mercury, 15 December 1966 issue.

Roy Davies and Dave Collman meanwhile appear to have worked in a rival Loose Ends for a few months (although Davies appears to be pictured with Marshall and other groups after the Raven Club gig in early November, see below).

Roy Davies (wearing hat) with Freddie Mack & The Mack Sound, July 1967.

Roy Davies joined Freddie Mack & The Mack Sound around February 1967.

Selected gigs:

12 October 1966 – Gravesend R&B Club, Clarendon Royal Hotel, Gravesend, Kent (The Loose Ends played the club’s opening night according to PACE magazine)

15 October 1966 – Bligh’s Hotel, Sevenoaks, Kent

15 October 1966 – Scotch of St James, Mayfair, central London

17-18 October 1966 – Scotch of St James, Mayfair, central London

23 October 1966 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London

25 October 1966 – Yum YumClub, New Georgian Club, The Gun, Croydon, south London (Dick Dale booking)

28 October 1966 – Tiger’s Head, Downham, southeast London

29 October 1966 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge with The Squeeze, The Original Hermits and The Trap

2 November 1966 – Elbow Room, Aston, West Midlands

2-5 November 1966 – Scotch of St James, Mayfair, central London

3 November 1966 – Raven’s Club, Lewisham, southeast London with Lee Hawkins and Coloured Raisins

Photo of The Loose Ends after the Raven Club gig. The photo seems to suggest that Roy Davies (fifth from the right) is still in the band. Photo: South East London Mercury

12 November 1966 – Matlock Ball Pavilion, Matlock, Derbyshire with Family

19 November 1966 – Co-op, Rainbow Suite, Birmingham with guest group

20 November 1966 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London

In early December 1966, Bryan Mason expanded the Alan Marshall version of The Loose Ends by bringing in another Colin King & The Royals and Bob ‘N’ All member – singer Bob Saker (b. 28 March 1944, Erith, Kent) and the group landed a residency at the Playboy Club on Park Lane. While there, The Loose Ends entertained the entire England World Cup winning team and their wives.

Selected gigs:

3 December 1966 – Royal Ballroom, Boscombe, Bournemouth, Dorset with The Soul Foundation

Photo: Most likely Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph

24 December 1966 – Civic Centre, Corby, Northamptonshire with Kru and Size Seven

26 December 1966 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (billed as The New Loose Ends)

January 1967 – New Spot, Gosport, Hampshire (1^st week of January)

6 January 1967 – Tiger’s Head, Downham, southeast London

15 January 1967 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (billed as The New Loose Ends)

The Loose Ends in Milan, January 1967. Left to right: Bob Saker, Colin King, Mick Patel, roadie on congas, Alan Marshall, Tony Glyde, Colin Pullen and Phil Lanzon. Photo: Colin Pullen/Bob Saker

After rehearsing at the El Partido in Lewisham, and playing a lone gig at the Star Hotel in Croydon in early January 1967, The Loose Ends landed a residency at the Bang Bang Club in Milan’s San Guiliano district, which kicked off in the third week of January. Alan Griffin departed just before the group left for Italy and Colin King from Colin King & The Royals and Bob ‘N’ All took his place.

While playing at the Bang Bang in Milan, the musicians met Georgio Moroder plus Brian Auger and Julie Driscoll at the club.

The Loose Ends at the Bang Bang Club in Milan. Left to right; Tony Glyde, Colin King, Bob Saker, Mick Patel and Colin Pullen. Alan Marshall and Phil Lanzon are not pictured. Photo: Colin Pullen/Bob Saker

In early March, The Loose Ends returned to London and Alan Griffin took over from his replacement Colin King. The new line-up played at the Scotch of St James and the Speakeasy.

While loading out the band’s gear from the Speakeasy one night, Jimi Hendrix and a couple of friends came out and the famous guitarist told Lanzon: “Nice combo man”.

Sometime in late April/early May, Tony Glyde left to join The Fenmen briefly before moving on to Simon K & The Meantimers and his predecessor Roy Manderson returned.

Simon K & The Meantimers, late 1967. Tony Glyde is far right. Photo: Alan Wherry

Around the same time, Mick Patel also left to join The Canadians (with future rock star David Foster) and then joined The Warren Davis Monday Band (with Foster) with whom he appeared on the 45 “Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing” c/w “Without Fear” before moving to British Columbia in late 1967.

Mick Patel (third left) and David Foster (third right)

During early June, Alan Marshall and Bob Saker flew to the United States to record two tracks at Muscle Shoals with Otis Redding. The soul singer had caught the pair fronting The Loose Ends during the Stax-Volt Tour back in April and impressed by their soulful vocals invited them to record a Fame Studios.

The pair cut covers of “Johnny B Goode” and “Keep on Pushing” with Redding producing. However, soon after there was a split between Jerry Wexler and Phil Walden and the proposed single was held back. The two singers returned to London that summer to find The Loose Ends had splintered.

Selected gigs:

January-March 1967 – Bang Bang, Milan, Italy (six weeks and billed as Gli Erranti)

8 February 1967 – Gravesend R ‘n’ B Club, Clarendon Royal Hotel, Gravesend, Kent (This might have been booked but didn’t happen)

11 February 1967 – Ye Ye Club, Milan, Italy (billed as Alan Marshall e Gli Erranti)

25 February 1967 – Bligh’s Hotel, Sevenoaks, Kent (probably the band’s first UK gig after returning from Milan if it did happen)

1 March 1967 – Gravesend R ‘n’ B Club, Clarendon Royal Hotel, Gravesend, Kent

4 March 1967 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London

8 March 1967 – Bromel Club, Downham, southeast London

April 1967 – Scotch of St James and Speakeasy (Otis Redding sees them at one of the venues)

15 April 1967 – The Polytechnic, Central London with The Savoy Brown Blues Band

Cats Pyjamas, 1968. Clockwise from bottom left: Alan Griffin, Kenny Bernard, Roy Manderson, Phil Lanzon and (front) Colin Pullen. Photo: Colin Pullen

With the singers both gone, Colin Pullen, Alan Griffin, Phil Lanzon and Roy Manderson stuck together and looked for a new front man. Adding singer Kenny Bernard (b. 31 December 1943, Diego Martin, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies), (previously from The Wranglers but at the time a solo artist), they changed name to Cats Pyjamas and made two excellent singles with CBS. The group held down a residency in Madrid in May 1968 and then gigged around London. Lanzon, Griffin and Manderson briefly played with Geno Washington in late 1969-early 1970.

Phil Lanzon later recorded with Grand Prix, toured and recorded with Sweet and has toured and recorded with Uriah Heep since the mid-1980s. He has also recorded solo CDs

When the two recordings were shelved (after Redding’s untimely death), Bob Saker cut a lone single for Polydor and then a string of singles for Parlophone and CBS (as Saker) in 1968 and 1971. In 1972, he reverted to his full name and recorded a series of singles for the York label and an album They’ve Taken Back My Number, which featured Maurice Gibb. He later found success as a voice-over artist.

Happy Magazine, 1968. Alan Marshall (back left). Peter Kirtley (second left). Thanks to Peter Kirtley for the image

Alan Marshall meanwhile reunited with former Loose Ends guitarist Peter Kirtley in Happy Magazine, a soul/R&B outfit that was managed and produced by Alan Price.

Joined by Kirtley’s old friends from Jarrow, the late Kenny Craddock on organ from Tyneside bands The Elcorts and New Religion, and Brian Rowan on bass from Shorty & Them plus Alan White on drums (who was replaced later by west Londoner Malcolm Wolffe from The Tribe), the band cut material that was split over three singles for Polydor.

Kicking off with Alan Price’s excellent “Satisfied Street”, backed with “Beautiful Land” in December 1967, featuring a horn section that may well be Amboy Dukes members Buddy Beadle and Steve Gregory (also ex-Alan Price Set), the label re-issued the track three months later coupled with the Dan Penn/Spooner Oldham soul classic “Do Right Woman – Do Right Man”.

However, it was possibly the band’s third and final outing, a brilliant reading of the Dee/Potter collaboration, “Who Belongs To You”, coupled with the previously available “Beautiful Land”, issued on 14 February 1969, that should have catapulted the band into the charts.

One 1969. Left to right: Alan Marshall, Bobby Sass, Kevin Fogerty, Conrad Isidore, Brent Forbes and Norman Leppard

With the single failing to grace the charts, Alan Marshall departed to form the experimental jazz/funk/blues band, One, who cut a brilliant lone album for Fontana later that year (with Peter Kirtley reportedly playing the lead guitar on some tracks).

Joined by guitarist Kevin Fogarty (originally a member of Southport R&B group, Timebox); keyboardist Bobby Sass (an early member of Happy Magazine); bass player Brent Forbes; sax and flutist Norman Leppard; and drummer Conrad Isidore, One should have been a huge success but the album sank without a trace.

Peter Kirtley and Kenny Craddock meanwhile brought in three friends from Jarrow, Tyne & Wear – ex-Skip Bifferty members, singer Graham Bell and bass player Colin Gibson, and future Yes drummer Alan White, who’d been the original drummer in Happy Magazine, and signed to Bell Records for a one-off single as Griffin.

Produced by Alan Price and issued on 25 September 1969, the Kirtley-Gibson-Craddock collaboration, “I am The Noise in Your Head”, coupled with Kirtley’s “Don’t You Know” was an impressive outing but failed to trouble the charts.

Griffin soon splintered and Kirtley went on to record with several notable bands, including Riff Raff, Radiator and Pentangle. Later he appeared on albums by Liane Carroll and Bert Jansch.

Kirtley also issued two solo albums, Peter Kirtley and Bush Telegraph as well as the charity single, “Little Children”, for Jubilee Action, to raise money for street children in Brazil and featuring Paul McCartney.

Alan Marshall, meanwhile, surfaced as a solo artist on Fontana in 1970. In France, the label issued a rare single that coupled One’s excellent cover of Richie Havens’s “Don’t Listen To Me” with a solo outing – “How Much Do You Know”, adapted from “Adagio Royal” by F de Boivallee.

When that single failed to chart, Marshall ended up working with a new version of One (with Jackie McAuley) before joining Strabismus, which subsequently changed its name to Riff Raff when the singer’s former band mate from The Loose Ends/Happy Magazine, Peter Kirtley joined.

However, Marshall quit before Riff Raff’s debut album was recorded and briefly revised One with Ron Bryer before recording with Zzebra. He then joined Gonzalez in the late Seventies in time for their 1979 release, Move It To The Music. Marshall, who is now a pastor, continues to busk in Stratford, east London.

Interestingly, Gonzalez’s keyboard player was Roy Davies, Marshall’s former band mate from The Loose Ends. In the intervening years between joining Freddie Mack & The Mack Sound and working with Gonzalez in 1974, Davies had played with The Maximum Breed Band and later The Butts Band with members of The Doors. He later became a prolific session player before passing away in 1986.

The Loose Ends recordings meanwhile have surfaced on numerous Sixties CD compilations, including Deram’s Mod Scene and Freakbeat Scene.

I would like to especially thank Alan Marshall, Alan Whitehead, Peter Kirtley, Martin Morrison-Mariner, Alan Griffin, Phil Lanzon, Colin Pullen, Bob Saker, Ken Baxter, Tony Charman and Mick Glyde for helping with the story. Thanks also to Vernon Joynson and Bruce Welsh.

This is an extensively updated version of an article that was originally published on the Strange Brew website. I’d like to thank Jason Barnard for all of his help and support over the years.

I have tried to attribute the photos correctly where possible but would welcome any corrections.

The gigs have been sourced largely from Melody Maker plus many local newspapers, including the South East London Mercury, Aldershot News, East Kent Times, Eastern Evening News, Grimsby Evening Telegraph, Harrow Weekly Post, Kent Messenger, Lincolnshire Standard, Lynn News, Maidstone Gazette, Evening Argus, Bristol Evening Post, Newmarket Journal, Nottingham Evening Post, Birmingham Evening Mail, Stamford Mercury, Surrey Advertiser, Harrow Observer, Tunbridge Wells Courier and Yarmouth Mercury among others.

I have tried to ensure the accuracy of this article but I appreciate that there are likely to be errors and omissions. I would appreciate any feedback from anyone who can provide any additions or corrections. Email: Warchive@aol.com

Categories: England

Alan Price Set gigs 1965-1968

May 18, 2018 Nick Warburton 4 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.

Alan Price – Hammond organ/lead vocals

Cliff Barton – bass

Nigel Stanger – saxophone

John Walters – trumpet

Geoff Robinson – drums

After leaving The Animals in early May 1965, Alan Price returns to Newcastle upon Tyne and forms The Alan Price Combo with local friends, including Nigel Stanger, who has just left Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers and Cliff Barton, who recently worked with Julian Covey & The Machine.

New Musical Express lists the line-up in its 16 July 1965 and the group starts playing at the Club A Go Go in Newcastle.

Moving to London, Barton departs and subsequently gains employment with Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames. Former Krewkats bass player John Bradley fills in before Boots Slade takes over on bass on a permanent basis.

Stanger also leaves and former Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band baritone sax player Clive Burrows joins alongside tenor sax player Steve Gregory. Roy Mills also takes over the drum stool and they become The Alan Price Set.

23 August 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, London (Wood Green and Southgate Herald) Billed as The Alan Price Combo

10 September 1965 – Ricky Tick, Guildford Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey (David Else’s research) David Else says the band replaced Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds

11 September 1965 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Bobby Rio & The Revelles and The Woodlanders (Lincolnshire Standard)

12 September 1965 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Skyliners (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book) Billed as The Alan Price Combo

4 September 1965 – Galaxy Club, Town Hall, Basingstoke, Hampshire (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)

20 September 1965 – Garden of Eden Club, Blackbird Leys Community Centre, Oxford with The Victors (Oxford Mail)

23 September 1965 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, London (Melody Maker)

1 October 1965 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Graham Bond Organisation, Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays and The Crawdaddies (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book) Billed as The Alan Price Combo

3 October 1965 – Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford, Surrey (David Else’s research)

4 October 1965 – YOR Club, Parr Hall, Warrington, Cheshire with The Bumblies (Warrington Guardian)

5 October 1965 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Crowd (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

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

18 October 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, London (Wood Green and Southgate Herald)

20 October 1965 – Orford Cellar, Norwich, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News)

23 October 1965 – Milford R&B, Strutt Arms, Milford, Derbyshire (Derby Evening Telegraph)

6 November 1965 – Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire with The Clayton Squares (Lancashire Evening Post)

10 November 1965 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley southeast London (Melody Maker)

11 November 1965 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Derry Wilkie & The Pressmen (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

14 November 1965 – Blue Moon, Hayes, west London (Harrow Weekly Post)

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

20 November 1965 – Ritz Ballroom, King’s Heath, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

24 November 1965 – Ealing Tech College, Acton Town Hall, Acton, west London with Phil Wainman (Acton Gazette)

25 November 1965 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with TC’s Big Boss Band (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

3 December 1965 – RAE Assembly Hall, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Worrying Kinde (Aldershot News)

9 December 1965 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Mark Leeman Five (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

11 December 1965 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

13 December 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Wood Green and Southgate Herald)

16 December 1965 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Bluesology (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

31 December 1965 – Club A Go Go, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Beat Instrumental)

1966

2 January 1966 – Dungeon, Nottingham (Beat Instrumental)

3 January 1966 – Quaintways, Chester, Cheshire (Beat Instrumental)

4 January 1966 – Cavern Club, Liverpool (Beat Instrumental)

6 January 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

7 January 1966 – Carousel Club, 1 Camp Road, Farnborough, Hampshire with support (Aldershot News/Camberley News)

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

9 January 1966 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (Beat Instrumental)

14 January 1966 – Krinkotab, Hermitage Halls, Hitchin, Herts (Hertfordshire Express)

15 January 1966 – Gig in Loughborough (Beat Instrumental)

20 January 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

21 January 1966 – Swansea University, Swansea, Wales (Beat Instrumental)

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

23 January 1966 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

28 January 1966 – Trowbridge Town Hall, Trowbridge, Wiltshire (Beat Instrumental)

29 January 1966 – Neeld Hall, Chippenham, Wiltshire (Beat Instrumental)

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

31 January 1966 – Bridgwater Town Hall, Bridgwater, Somerset (Beat Instrumental)

1 February 1966 – Concord Club, Basset Hotel, Southampton, Hants (Beat Instrumental)

3 February 1966 – The Village, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)

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

5 February 1966 – Gig in Manchester (Beat Instrumental)

6 February 1966 – Esquire Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (The Star)

8 February 1966 – Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales (Beat Instrumental)

11 February 1966 – Kent University (probably Canterbury), Kent (Beat Instrumental)

12 February 1966 – Co-op Hall, Redhill, Surrey (Beat Instrumental)

13 February 1966 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, southeast London (Beat Instrumental)

14 February 1966 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Beat Instrumental)

17 February 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live) This isn’t listed in Beat Instrumental

18 February 1966 – College of Technology, Rugby, Warwickshire (Beat Instrumental)

19 February 1966 – Durham University (Beat Instrumental)

20 February 1966 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (Beat Instrumental)

24 February 1966 – Ross Jazz Club, Gloucester, Gloucestershire with The Advocates (courtesy of Richard Goddard/Gloucester Citizen)

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

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

10 March 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Anteek (Melody Maker)

13 March 1966 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

16 March 1966 – Bristol Corn Exchange, Bristol (Western Scene)

20 March 1966 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/)

22 March 1966 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, London (Geoff Williams’ research: Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek book)

24 March 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Koobas (Melody Maker)

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

2 April 1966 – Technical College, Colchester, Essex (Essex County Standard)

6 April 1966 – Sperry Canteen, Bracknell, Berkshire with The Klimkak (Bracknell News)

9 April 1966 – Carousel Club, 1 Camp Road, Farnborough, Hampshire with Jay Anson Sounds (Aldershot News)

13 April 1966 – Orchid Ballroom, Purley, London (Chris Broom book: Rockin’ and Around Croydon)

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

16 April 1966 – Club Continental, Eastbourne, East Sussex (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)

22 April 1966 – Royal College of Advanced Tech, Salford, Greater Manchester with The Chasers and The Detroits (Manchester Evening News & Chronicle)

23 April 1966 – College of Technology, Birmingham (Disc & Music Echo)

24 April 1966 – Woodhall Community Centre, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire with The Op-Scene (website: http://www.coda-uk.co.uk/60’s_music_scene.htm)

25 April 1966 – Woodhall Community Centre, Welwyn Garden City, Herts (Beat Instrumental)

28 April 1966 – Scotland (Beat Instrumental)

29 April 1966 – Fraser House, Edinburgh, Scotland (Beat Instrumental)

30 April 1966 – Stamford R&B Club, Stamford Hotel, Stamford, Lincolnshire (Grantham Journal)

1 May 1966 – NME Poll Concert, Wembley, west London (Beat Instrumental)

2 May 1966 – Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Lewisham Borough News)

3 May 1966 – Pendulum, Greenford, west London (Beat Instrumental)

4 May 1966 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London (website: http://www.eelpiemuseum.co.uk/rollcall/rollcall/)

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

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

7 May 1966 – Faculty of Technology, Manchester (Beat Instrumental)

8 May 1966 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Beat Instrumental)

12 May 1966 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge with The Breed (Cambridge News/Disc & Music Echo)

13 May 1966 – University of Warwick, Coventry (Disc & Music Echo)

14 May 1966 – New Century Hall, Manchester (Disc & Music Echo) Beat Instrumental lists Dreamland Ballroom, Margate on this date

15 May 1966 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey with The Alleycats (Aldershot News)

16 May 1966 – Manor House, Ipswich, Suffolk (Beat Instrumental)

18 May 1966 – TWW Now (Trend & Boyfriend)

20 May 1966 – Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, southwest London (Balham & Tooting News and Mercury) Beat Instrumental lists West Oxfordshire Technical College in Witney on this date as does Trend & Boyfriend magazine

21 May 1966 – St Mary’s College, Twickenham, west London (Trend & Boyfriend)

22 May 1966 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Chatham, Rochester and Gillingham News) Trend & Boyfriend has Edgware Town FC on this date

24 May 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Clayton Squares (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

26 May 1966 – KD Club, Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

27 May 1966 – Town Hall, Acton, London (Disc & Music Echo) Trend & Boyfriend has Crawdaddy Club, Richmond on this date

28 May 1966 – Flamingo, Soho, Wardour Street, central London (Melody Maker)

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

30 May 1966 – Lincoln City Football Ground, Lincoln, Lincolnshire with Barron Knights, Crispian St Peters, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, The Ivy League, The Kinks, The Koobas, Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages, The She Trinity, The Small Faces, The Who and The Yardbirds (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)

31 May 1966 – Top Rank Ballroom, Preston, Lancashire (Disc & Music Echo)

3 June 1966 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/)

4 June 1966 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Gentry (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

8 June 1966 – Top Rank Ballroom, Southampton, Hants (Beat Instrumental)

10 June 1966 – Music Hall, Shrewsbury, Shropshire (Beat Instrumental)

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

13 June 1966 – Supreme Ballroom, Ramsgate, Kent with The Cortinas (Paul Griggs’ book: Diary of a Musician)

16 June 1966 – Ritz, Skewen, Wales (Trend & Boyfriend)

17 June 1966 – Casino Ballroom, Blackpool, Lancashire (Beat Instrumental)

18 June 1966 – Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire (Beat Instrumental)

21 June 1966 – Balliol Commem, Balliol College, Oxford University with The Kinks, The Fortunes, Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band, Them, Caribbean All-Steer Band and Bunny Thompson (Cherwell)

23 June 1966 – Leeds University, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Beat Instrumental)

24 June 1966 – Devonshire Hall, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Beat Instrumental)

25 June 1966 –Central School of Arts and Crafts, London (Beat Instrumental)

26 June 1966 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

27 June 1966 – Keele University, Staffordshire (Beat Instrumental)

28 June 1966 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge (Beat Instrumental)

29 June 1966 – Stevenage Mecca, Locarno, Stevenage, Hertfordshire (website: http://www.coda-uk.co.uk/60’s_music_scene.htm)

30 June 1966 – Locarno, Burnley, Lancashire (Disc & Music Echo)

1 July 1966 – Majestic Ballroom, Wellington, Telford, Shropshire (Disc & Music Echo)

2 July 1966 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Longboatmen (East Kent Times)

3 July 1966 – Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, Dorset (Beat Instrumental)

4 July 1966 – Spinning Disc, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Disc & Music Echo)

5 July 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with James Royal Set (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

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

8 July 1966 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with supporting group (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

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

11 July 1966 – Gay Towers Ballroom, Birmingham (Beat Instrumental)

15 July 1966 – Princess and Domino Clubs, Greater Manchester (Beat Instrumental)

16 July 1966 – Marcam Hall, March, Cambridgeshire (Beat Instrumental)

21 July 1966 – Astoria Ballroom, Oldham, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)

22 July 1966 – Gedney Playing Field, Gedney, Lincolnshire with The Koobas (Fabulous 208)

23 July 1966 – Bowes-Lyon House, Stevenage, Herts and Corn Exchange, Hertford, Herts (Beat Instrumental)

26 July 1966 – Blue Lagoon, Southsea, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

28 July 1966 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge (Fabulous 208)

29 July 1966 – Grimsby Mecca, Grimsby, Humberside (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)

30 July 1966 – Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with DJ Blues Band and Him & The Others (Essex County Standard/Fabulous 208)

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

9 August 1966 – Torquay Town Hall, Torquay, Devon with The Hunters (Herald Express)

13 August 1966 – New Scene, Corn Exchange, Leicester with The Farinas (Leicester Mercury)

16 August 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Beat Instrumental)

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

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

19 August 1966 – Club a Go Go, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Beat Instrumental)

20 August 1966 – Town Hall, Hawick, Scotland (Beat Instrumental/Fabulous 208)

21 August 1966 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

23 August 1966 – Civi Hall, Grays, Essex (Fabulous 208)

26 August 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Goodtime Band and The Boys Blue (Melody Maker)

27-28 August 1966 – Weekend trip to Paris, France (Disc & Music Echo)

3 September 1966 – Civic Hall, Barnsley, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

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

13 September 1966 – Winter Gardens, Malvern, Worcestershire (Fabulous 208)

15 September 1966 – Odeon Manchester, Manchester with Otis Redding and St Louis Union (Fabulous 208)

16 September 1966 – Marine Ballroom, Morecambe, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

17 September 1966 – Winter Gardens Pavilion, Weston Super Mare, Somerset with The Ken Birch Band and The Bones (Weston Mercury)

18 September 1966 – Dereham Tavern, Dereham, Norfolk with Ian and Danny Evans with Sounds Reformed (Eastern Evening News)

20 September 1966 – Silver Blades Ice Rink, Bradford, West Yorkshire (Melody Maker)

24 September 1966 – Paris Olympia, Paris, France (Melody Maker)

28 September 1966 – Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, Dorset with Dusty Springfield and The Echoes, Boz & His Group, The Settlers, Episode Six and David and Jonathan (Southern Evening Echo)

29 September 1966 – Odeon, Cheltenham with Dusty Springfield, Episode Six, Boz & His Group, The Settlers, The Echoes and Los Bravos (Gloucester Citizen)

30 September 1966 – Odeon, New Street, Birmingham, West Midlands with Dusty Springfield, Boz & His Group, The Settlers, The Echoes, Episode Six and Los Bravos (Express & Star)

1 October 1966 – Capitol, Cardiff, Wales with Dusty Springfield and Los Bravos (Fabulous 208)

Disc & Music Echo has the group playing at the Paris Olympia with Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds on 1 October but this seems unlikely considering The Dusty Springfield tour

2 October 1966 – Colston Hall, Bristol with Dusty Springfield and Los Bravos (Fabulous 208)

During mid-October Peter Kirtley joins on lead guitar from The Loose Ends. Disc & Music Echo reports this in its 26 November issue, page 5 so perhaps it’s later.

15 October 1966 – Marcam Hall, March, Cambridgeshire (replacing Moody Blues) (Cambridgeshire Times)

15 October 1966 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with The Rising Sons and Friction (Cambridgeshire Times)

20 October 1966 – Olympic Ballroom, East Kilbridge, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

21 October 1966 – Raith Ballroom, Kirkcaldy, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

21 October 1966 – Community Centre, Whitburn, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

22 October 1966 – Market Hall, Carlisle, Cumbria (Fabulous 208)

23 October 1966 – Top 10 Club, Dundee, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

24 October 1966 – Kinema Ballroom, Dunfermline, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

26 October 1966 – Majestic Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

28 October 1966 – Hillside Ballroom, Herford, Herefordshire with Chapter Two (Gloucester Citizen)

29 October 1966 – Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

30 October 1966 – Top Ten Club, Manchester (Fabulous 208)

November 1966 – Scandinavian trip, three shows in Gothenburg, Sweden (Disc & Music Echo)

2 November 1966 – Top Rank Suite, Cardiff, Wales (Fabulous 208)

3 November 1966 – Public Hall, Wallington, London (Fabulous 208)

5 November 1966 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with Phantom 4 (Surrey Advertiser)

10 November 1966 – Top Rank, Cardiff, Wales (Disc & Music Echo)

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

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

24 November 1966 – Palais, Ashton under Lyne, Greater Manchester (Disc & Music Echo)

25 November 1966 – St Michael’s Hall, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts (Disc & Music Echo)

27 November 1966 – Gig at club on Brazil Street, Manchester (Disc & Music Echo)

2 December 1966 – Hoverton Village Hall, Hoverton, Norfolk with News (Eastern Evening News/South Norfolk News)

4 December 1966 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Chatham, Rochester & Gillingham News)

7 December 1966 – Hull University, Hull, East Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

8 December 1966 – Locarno Ballroom, Bristol (Fabulous 208)

9 December 1966 – Top Rank Suite, Cardiff, Wales (Fabulous 208)

10 December 1966 – Birmingham University, Birmingham, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

11 December 1966 – Saville Theatre, London with Little Richard, The Quotations and Bluesology (Disc & Music Echo)

14 December 1966 – University College, Gower Street, London (Fabulous 208)

15 December 1966 – Willenhall St Giles Youth Club, Willenhall, West Midlands with The ‘N’ Betweens, The Measles and the Cobras (Express & Star)

16 December 1966 – Bluesville, Manor House, London (Fabulous 208)

17 December 1966 – Chelmsford Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex with support (Southend Standard)

20 December 1966 – Guildford Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with Bluesology (Surrey Advertiser)

22 December 1966 – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

23 December 1966 – Trowbridge Town Hall, Trowbridge, Wiltshire (Fabulous 208)

24 December 1966 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Sean Buckley Set (East Kent Times)

28 December 1966 – Orchid Ballroom, Purley, London (Fabulous 208)

30 December 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, London with Spectrum (Melody Maker)

31 December 1966 – Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

1967

3 January 1967 – Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

6 January 1967 – Ram Jam, Brixton, London (Melody Maker)

7 January 1967 – Winter Gardens, Weston super Mare, Somerset (Fabulous 208)

14 January 1967 – Rink Ballroom, Swadlincote, Derbyshire (Fabulous 208)

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

16 January 1967 – Gaiety Ballroom, Grimsby, Humberside (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)

17 January 1967 – Top Rank Suite, Cardiff, Wales (Fabulous 208)

18 January 1967 – Liverpool University, Liverpool (Fabulous 208)

19 January 1967 – South Parade Pier, Portsmouth, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

21 January 1967 – College of Technology, Manchester (Fabulous 208)

4 February 1967 – Clouds, Derby, Derbyshire (Fabulous 208)

5-11 February 1967 – Towers Theatre Club, Warrington, Cheshire (St Helens Newspaper)

5-11 February 1967 – Garrick Club, Leigh, Greater Manchester (St Helens Newspaper)

17 February 1967 – Rag Ball, Top Rank Suite, Swansea, south Wales with Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds, Wayne Fontana, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and The Jug & Bottle Set (South Wales Evening Post)

18 February 1967 – Liverpool University, Liverpool (Fabulous 208)

22 February 1967 – Club Cedar, Birmingham, West Midlands with The Ensemble (Birmingham Evening Mail)

24 February 1967 – Durham University, Durham with Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (Fabulous 208)

25 February 1967 – Portland Buildings, University Park, Nottingham (Fabulous 208)

2 March 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Coventry, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

4 March 1967 – Aston University, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)

5 March 1967 – Top Rank Suite, Oldham, Greater Manchester (Manchester Evening News & Chronicle)

7 March 1967 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, London (Geoff Williams’ research: Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek book) Geno Washington and Herbie Goins join in

9 March 1967 – Winter Gardens, Morecambe, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

10 March 1967 – Baths, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire with Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (Fabulous 208)

11 March 1967 – Chelsea College, Manresa Road, Chelsea, London with The Real McCoy (Fabulous 208)

13 March 1967 – Granby Halls, Leicester with The Who, Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band and Dick Morrissey (Fabulous 208/Leicester Mercury)

16 March 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Coventry, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

18 March 1967 – Twisted Wheel, Manchester (Fabulous 208)

19 March 1967 – Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Fabulous 208)

22 March 1967 – Technical College, Uxbridge, London (Fabulous 208)

23 March 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (The Star)

24 March 1967 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

25 March 1967 – Clouds, Derby, Derbyshire with Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Fabulous 208)

Around this time Clive Burrows leaves to join Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band and Terry Childs joins on baritone sax.

Disc & Music Echo reports Burrows’ departure in its 18 March issue and Childs’ arrival in its 25 March issue.

27 March 1967 – Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

31 March 1967 – Benn Memorial Hall, Rugby, Warwickshire with The Sugar Machine (Rugby Advertiser)

1 April 1967 – Civic Hall, Nantwich, Cheshire with The Tatters (Crewe Chronicle)

2-5 April 1967 – Cavendish Club, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

2-8 April 1967 – Club Latino, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

2-8 April 1967 – Wetherall’s Club, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

12 April 1967 – Top Rank Swansea Suite, Swansea, south Wales (South Wales Evening Post)

15 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

18 April 1967 – Winter Gardens, Malvern, Worcestershire (Fabulous 208)

20 April 1967 – Sherwood Rooms, Nottingham with Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Nottingham Evening Post)

21 April 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Gates of Eden (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

22 April 1967 – Century Hall, Manchester (Fabulous 208)

23 April 1967 – RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk (Fabulous 208)

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

29 April 1967 – Town Hall, Morley, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

30 April 1967 – Cosmo Club, Carlisle, Cumbria (Fabulous 208)

2 May 1967 – Club Tranchi, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

4 May 1967 – Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

5 May 1967 – Ballerina Ballroom, Nairn, Scotland with The T-Set (Forres, Elgin & Nairn Gazette)

12 May 1967 – Skyline Ballroom, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire with Sounds Incorporated (Fabulous 208)

13 May 1967 – Spa Royal Hall, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire (Hull Daily Mail)

14 May 1967 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Jazz Board (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

19 May 1967 – The Barn, New Cattris, Cambridge (Disc & Music Echo)

20 May 1967 – Faculty of Tech Union, Student Union Building, Altrincham Street, Manchester with The Delmonts (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

24 May 1967 – Top Rank Suite, Cardiff, Wales (Fabulous 208)

25 May 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire (Fabulous 208)

26 May 1967 – May Ball, Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Gloucestershire with The Amboy Dukes, Johnny Patrick and Brenda Scott, The Sky Blue Show Band and Bill Nile’s Good Time Band (Poster from Stevie Barr)

27 May 1967 – Memorial Hall, Norwich, Norfolk (Fabulous 208)

28 May 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, London (Fabulous 208)

31 May 1967 – Boom Boom Club, Durham, County Durham (Fabulous 208)

1 June 1967 – Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

2 June 1967 – Cricket Club, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside (Fabulous 208)

3 June 1967 – University of Sussex, Brighton, Sussex (Fabulous 208)

6 June 1967 – The band left for West Germany for three night-stand at the Big Apple, Munich, Bavaria (Melody Maker)

10 June 1967 – Winter Gardens, Weston super Mare, Somerset (Fabulous 208)

12 June 1967 – Trinity College, Cambridge with Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Fabulous 208)

16 June 1967 – Keble College, Oxford, Oxfordshire with Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Melody Maker)

19 June 1967 – Corpus Christi College, Oxford, Oxfordshire with Zoot Money & The Big Roll Band (Melody Maker)

22 June 1967 – UAE, Norwich, Norfolk (Disc & Music Echo)

23 June 1967 – Leeds University, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Disc & Music Echo)

24 June 1967 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The London Foundation, Zanie Woodruff Operation and Ray Bones (Lincolnshire Standard)

25 June 1967 – Starlight Ballroom, Crawley, West Sussex with support groups (Crawley Advertiser)

26 June 1967 – St Luke’s College, Exeter, Devon (Disc & Music Echo)

28 June 1967 – Disco Blue Club, Ryde, Isle of Wight (Fabulous 208)

30 June 1967 – Longmoor Hall, Reith, Scotland (Disc & Music Echo)

1 July 1967 – Beach Room, Aberdeen, Scotland (Disc & Music Echo)

2 July 1967 – Fulmer Club, Lossiemouth, Scotland (Disc & Music Echo)

4 July 1967 – Palace Ballroom, Douglas, Isle of Man (Fabulous 208)

Disc & Music Echo’s 22 July issue, page 4, notes that Alan Price has expanded the band with trumpet player Jeff Condon and sax player Johnny Almond from Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band, who are splitting but will fulfill outstanding commitments first.

It also notes that Peter Kirtley is leaving and former Gamblers’ guitarist Jimmy Crawford is replacing him.

19 July 1967 – Scotch Club Discotheque, Torquay, Devon (Herald Express)

23 July 1967 – Central Hall, Gillingham, Kent (Fabulous 208)

28 July 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, London with The Screen (Melody Maker)

29 July 1967 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with The Sect (website: http://peterboroughimages.co.uk/music/?p=8130)

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

4 August 1967 – New Century Hall, Manchester with Dixie’s Don’ts (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

Kirtley leaves around now to form Happy Magazine.

Disc & Music Echo, 12 August issue, notes that Jeff Condon has joined.

17 August 1967 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with South Side Move (East Kent Times & Mail)

22 August 1967 – Lotus Ballroom, Forest Gate, London (Newham & Stratford Express)

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

26 August 1967 – Town Hall, Torquay, Devon with Shinn (Fabulous 208/Torquay Times)

Melody Maker reports that John Walters has left.

1 September 1967 – Marquee Club, Wigan, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)

2 September 1967 – Spa Royal Hall, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire (Hull Daily Mail)

Disc & Music Echo’s 2 September issue says that Alan Price has high hopes for ex-guitarist Peter Kirtley who is recording in his own right (the band Happy Magazine).

3-4 September 1967 – Tito’s Marimba, Stockton on Tees, County Durham (week-long gig from Sunday 3 September) (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

17 September 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire with The Fix (Evening Sentinel)

21 September 1967 – Pavilion Theatre, Matlock Baths, Derbyshire (Fabulous 208)

22 September 1967 – Central Pier, Morecambe, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

23 September 1967 – Bath Pavilion, Bath (Disc & Music Echo)

29 September 1967 – The Barbeque, Whetstone, Leicester (Fabulous 208)

30 September 1967 – Kitson Club, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

5 October 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Bristol (Fabulous 208)

6 October 1967 – University of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)

7 October 1967 – Winter Gardens, Weston super Mare, Somerset (Fabulous 208)

8 October 1967 – Birdcage, Harlow, Essex with The Riot Squad (Essex Chronicle)

11 October 1967 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Fabulous 208)

12 October 1967 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge (Fabulous 208)

13 October 1967 – Top Rank Suite, Hanley, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208)

14 October 1967 – Tinned Chicken Club, York, North Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

14 October 1967 – Civic Hall, Nantwich, Cheshire with The Jaytree Organisation (Crewe Chronicle)

15 October 1967 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with James South Set (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

20 October 1967 – Belle Vue, Manchester (Disc & Music Echo)

26 October 1967 – Club A Go Go, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

27 October 1967 – Hairy Bob’s Cavern/Candelight Club, Scarborough, North Yorkshire (Scarborough Evening News/Fabulous 208)

28 October 1967 – Faculty of Technology, Manchester (Fabulous 208)

Paul Williams joins on bass and vocals from John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers.

Steve Gregory leaves around now to join The Amboy Dukes.

3 November 1967 – Cesar’s Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire with The Taylor Upton Big Band (Ampthill News & Flintwick Record)

4 November 1967 – University of North Wales, Bangor, Wales (Fabulous 208)

5 November 1967 – Saville Theatre, London with The Foundations and David McWilliams (Melody Maker)

10 November 1967 – Pink Flamingo, Soho, London (Melody Maker)

11 November 1967 – Leicester University, Leicester (Disc & Music Echo)

15 November 1967 – Hemel Hempstead Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts (Berkhamstead Gazette, Tring & District News)

17 November 1967 – St George’s Hall, Hinckley, Leicestershire (Fabulous 208)

Disc & Music Echo has this as St George’s Hall in Exeter, Devon

18 November 1967 – Bristol University, Bristol (Fabulous 208)

20 November 1967 – Top Rank Suite, Doncaster, South Yorkshire (Doncaster Evening Post)

22 November 1967 – Locarno, Stevenage, Herts (Hertfordshire Express)

23 November 1967 – Southampton University, Southampton, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

24 November 1967 – Top Spot Ballroom, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with The West Coast Union (Gloucester Citizen)

25 November 1967 – Southampton University, Southampton, Hampshire (Disc & Music Echo)

26 November 1967 – String O’ Beads, Bradford, West Yorkshire (Yorkshire Evening Post)

28 November 1967 – Newcastle College of Education, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

30 November 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Coventry, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

2 December 1967 – Burton’s, Uxbridge, northwest London with The Army (Melody Maker)

5 December 1967 – Royal Albert Hall, London (Fabulous 208)

6 December 1967 – Big Beat ’67 concert, Royal Albert Hall, London with Joe Tex, Ferris Wheel, Steve Hammond and Jan Kimbell (Melody Maker)

Disc & Music Echo says that the Big Beat concert was cancelled at the last minute

8 December 1967 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Fabulous 208)

9 December 1967 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Human Instinct (East Kent Times & Mail)

11 December 1967 – Padgate College of Education, Warrington, Cheshire (Fabulous 208/Disc & Music Echo)

12 December 1967 – Christ’s College of Education, Liverpool (Disc & Music Echo)

13 December 1967 – Teacher Training College, Dudley, West Midlands (Disc & Music Echo)

14 December 1967 – York University, York (Disc & Music Echo)

15 December 1967 – Lewes Town Hall, Lewes, East Sussex with Downline Chasers and Herb & Grace (Sussex Express & County Herald)

17 December 1967 – Linden Sports Club, Bournemouth, Dorset with The Cavalliers (Bournemouth Echo)

22 December 1967 – Locarno, Student’s Union, Derby with Sons and Lovers and John Smith Affair (Derby Evening Telegraph)

29 December 1967 – Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham with The Capitol Systems, The Sun Trolley Group and The Revelations (Birmingham Evening Mail)

30 December 1967 – Lewes Town Hall, Lewes, West Sussex with Herb and Grace and Downline Chasers (Sussex Express)

1968

1 January 1968 – Leeds University, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

3 January 1968 – Rum Runner, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail)

9-13 January 1968 – Fiesta Club, Stockton on Tees, County Durham (Fabulous 208)

9-13 January 1968 – Collingwood Club, West Hartlepool, County Durham (Fabulous 208)

20 January 1968 – Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, Kent with The Circuit and The Shades of Blue (Folkestone & Hythe Gazette)

26 January 1968 – Civic and Wulfrun Halls, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with Tony Rivers & The Castaways, The Soul Seekers, Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac and Barmy Barry Show (Express & Star)

3 February 1968 – Durham University, Durham, County Durham (Fabulous 208)

1 March 1968 – Pavilion, Weymouth, Dorset (Fabulous 208)

6 April 1968 – Winsford Civic Hall, Winsford, Cheshire with Kaspers Engine (Crewe Chronicle)

13 April 1968 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The New York Public Library (East Kent Times)

21 April 1968 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with O’Hara’s Playboys (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

24 April 1968 – Mistrale Club, Beckenham, London (Melody Maker)

1 May 1968 – Memorial Hall, Barry, Wales (Fabulous 208)

7-11 May 1968 – Cavendish Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

12-13 May 1968 – Cavendish Club, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

21-24 May 1968 – Club Titos, Stockton on Tees, County Durham (Fabulous 208)

21-24 May 1968 – Club La Bamba, Darlington, County Durham (Fabulous 208)

31 May 1968 – Playing Fields, Great Stukeley, Huntingdon with The Triads and The Spectre Power House (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

1 June 1968 – Hereford College, Oxford (Fabulous 208)

4 June 1968 – Colston Hall, Bristol (Fabulous 208)

8 June 1968 – Royal Star Hotel, Maidstone, Kent (Maidstone Gazette)

13 July 1968 – Grafton Club, RAF Marham with The Nashville Teens and The Caste (Lynn News)

31 August-1 September 1968 – Scene Two Discotheque, Scarborough, North Yorkshire (Scarborough Evening News)

1 September 1968 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Candy Choir (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

18 September 1968 – Grafton Ballroom, Liverpool (Fabulous 208)

29 September 1968 – ‘Olympop’, Fairfield Hall, Croydon, south London with Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity, The Nice, The Eclection, Spooky Tooth and Alan Bown (Beckenham and Penge Advertiser)

6-12 October 1968 – Domino Club, Bedlington (Fabulous 208)

12 October 1968 – Carousel Club, Chester-Le-Street (Fabulous 208)

Shortly after Alan Price leaves to go solo and the band becomes The Paul Williams Set

Categories: England

One

April 23, 2017 Nick Warburton 9 Comments

Alan Marshall – lead vocals/guitar

Bobby Sass – keyboards

Kevin Fogerty – lead guitar

Brent Forbes – bass

Norman Leppard – horns

Conrad Isadore – drums

In late 1969/early 1970, a motley crew of London-based musicians entered Trident Studios in the heart of Soho to record a lone, rare album for Fontana Records. Helmed by Indian-born musicians and childhood friends, singer Alan Marshall and keyboard player Bobby Sass, One had initially formed in early 1969 after a series of jam sessions at Marshall’s studio flat, located at 6 Denmark Street which he shared with manager Roger Burrow, a friend of Graham Nash’s.

Born in Lahore, Alan Marshall had quite the musical pedigree. Starting out with Bexley Heath, Kent R&B outfit The Loose Ends in the early 1960s, Marshall had cut two excellent singles on Decca before the original formation splintered in October 1966. Forming a new version with members of Croydon band The Subjects and another Bexley Heath area aggregation, Bob ‘N’ All, the new-look Loose Ends landed a short residency at the Bang Bang Club in Milan during January-February 1967.

When the musicians returned to London that March, they were spotted by Otis Redding at the Scotch of St James (or Speakeasy depending on who you speak to) and, ‘blown away’ by Marshall and co-vocalist Bob Saker’s duets, the soul legend took both singers back to the States to record two tracks at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals – “Johnny B Goode” and “Keep Pushing”. The plan was to couple the two recordings for a single on Atlantic but internal politics led to the tracks being shelved. Tragically, Redding died later that year.

Back in the UK, Alan Marshall reunited with guitarist Peter Kirtley who’d been playing with Alan Price’s band after leaving The Loose Ends the previous October. The pair decided to form a new group, Happy Magazine, and Marshall recommended his childhood friend Bobby Sass (not Bobby Tench under an alias which has often been misreported) to play keyboards. Unfortunately, after some tentative rehearsals, it was decided that Sass didn’t fit the band concept and he was dropped.

“He was a tremendous piano player and he loved Errol Garner. He and I grew up together in Karachi,” says Marshall. “Bobby didn’t make it in Happy Magazine. They didn’t like his style; he was too jazzy.”

Happy Magazine, 1968. Alan Marshall (back left). Peter Kirtley (second right). Thanks to Peter for the image

Signed to Polydor, Happy Magazine cut three singles with Alan Price in the producer’s chair before splitting in early 1969. By this point, Marshall had moved into a studio flat on Denmark Street (aka as Tin Pan Alley) with his friend and manager Roger Burrow; Bobby Sass was a regular visitor. As the singer recalls, the doors were always open and musicians used to wander in.

This is the most likely explanation for how Dominica-born drummer and percussionist Conrad Isidore entered the picture that spring. An incredibly gifted musician, Isidore had first come to prominence working with noted R&B outfit Joe E Young & The Tonics during 1967 after playing with The Links and The Grendades. It was with The Toniks that Isidore worked with bass player Calvin ‘Fuzzy’ Samuels, a former member of The Blue-Act-Unit, who also featured future Bob Marley sideman, Junior Kerr (aka Junior Marvin).

Conrad Isidore (bottom right) with Joe E Young & The Toniks, 1968

Isidore and Samuels soon moved on to form The Sundae Times with singer/guitarist Wendell Richardson. Produced by The Equals’ Eddy Grant, the trio recorded three singles and an LP, Us Coloured Kids, during 1968-1969 before the musicians went their separate ways. Somehow Isidore’s path crossed with Marshall and Sass and the drummer threw in his lot with the two Indian musicians.

Not long after, bass player Brent Forbes also joined the loose-knit set up. Originally from Salford, Greater Manchester, Forbes had previously played with The Rogues, who cut a lone single for Decca in December 1967. After changing their name to Sunshine in February 1968, the musicians turned pro and landed a residency in Turkey of all places. This was followed by a six-month stint playing clubs in Crete before the musicians returned to the drizzle of Greater Manchester.

At this point, Forbes joined a short-lived group called Zac, who moved down to London and cut an album’s worth of material at IBC Studios near Marble Arch. When this project failed to materialise, Forbes’s former band mate from Sunshine, guitarist Rod Alexander, who was managing Sound City on Shaftsbury Avenue, directed him to Marshall’s nearby studio flat.

The next musician to join was guitarist Kevin Fogerty, who had first come to prominence with Southport R&B group, Timebox. Fogerty appeared on the band’s early recordings but around October 1967, he jumped ship and signed up with The Dave Davani Four, which is where he later met tenor saxophonist and flutist Norman Leppard.

Originally from Handscross in West Sussex, Leppard was 23 years old when he turned professional. “I was mainly a freelance musician, working with different bands, touring all over the place,” he says. “I was always busy. I did a fortnight tour with The Temptations”.

Sometime in 1968, Leppard auditioned for The Dave Davani Four and landed the gig, despite being up against about 20 sax players. “Kevin was with them before I joined them,” he adds. “I ended up sharing a flat with Kevin and his then girlfriend Jenny in Kennington.”

According to Forbes, the loose-knit group of musicians spent ages rehearsing material before album sessions commenced at Trident Studios in St Anne’s Court, Soho, encompassing the latest in 16-track technology.

“We spent weeks, months, it felt like forever, in this studio [in Denmark Street] and the band would go in and play,” recalls the bass player. “We’d do an arrangement one day and go in the next day and it would be totally different as music should be. Depending on the mood of everybody it would be totally different.”

Production was split between the band’s manager Roger Burrow and Alan Marshall and Bobby Sass, working with sound engineers Robin Cable and Roy Baker. Production supervision meanwhile was handled by Lee Hallyday, who’d recently recorded his brother Johnny’s self-titled LP in France. According to several band members, the sessions at Trident’s studios also featured Alan Marshall’s former band mate from The Loose Ends and Happy Magazine, Peter Kirtley, who provided lead guitar on several cuts.

“Kevin was on some of the tracks,” explains Leppard. “He was mainly on rhythm guitar I think. I am not sure he’s on all the tracks, but he’s definitely on most of them.”

Brent Forbes is quick to credit Isidore and Marshall as the key inspirations during the recording process.

“Whether he’s playing guitar, percussion, drums or singing, [Marshall’s] just a warm spirit,” he says. “Conrad was [also] a fantastic influence for me. Great feel. He sat down one day and said: ‘Brent the notes are all right but the feel’. He made me think about that and I managed to maintain it and got a reputation for it over the years.”

Judging by the track listing, Richie Havens was a huge influence on the singer, but Marshall is not entirely happy with how some tracks turned out. “There are a couple that I am not too keen on,” says Marshall. “It was marijuana fuelled and they went on and on like ‘Run, Shaker Run’ but we didn’t know any better. We were young guys.”

That may well be, but One’s storming cover of Havens’ “Don’t Listen To Me”, which opens the LP and third track, “Stop Pulling and Pushing Me” are inspired, extended workouts full of inventive playing and powerful instrumental passages. The musicians also do justice to “Cautiously”, an atmospheric reading of the ballad written by Maurey Hayden, singer, stand-up comedian and wife of Lenny Bruce. Alan Marshall and Bobby Sass’s “Near The Bone”, the band’s lone contribution to the song-writing stakes is also noteworthy.

According to Forbes, there were no left-overs from the album sessions, which is perhaps surprising considering how long the musicians spent rehearsing material.

With the sessions complete, Norman Leppard was invited to become a fully-fledged member of One. “After the album was done, they asked me to join the band, which I then did for quite a long time,” remembers the session player.

Fontana duly released the LP in the UK in late 1969, followed by continental releases in France, Germany and Spain. The label also issued several singles but like the LP, none of the releases charted, which is perhaps not surprising considering that One undertook very little live work to promote the records. One notable gig took place on 7 October 1969 when the musicians made a rare appearance on stage at Hatchettes Playground in Piccadilly.

During March-April 1970, the musicians got to meet Stephen Stills, who was in London to record sessions for his first solo LP. It’s not clear who in the band made the initial contact. Marshall says that he used to leave the flat door open and musicians used to wander in. One strong possibility is Roger Burrow, who of course was a friend of Graham Nash’s. Alan Marshall, however, is pretty certain that it was Bobby Sass who ran into Stills.

“I don’t know how he met Stephen [but] we used to go over to the house [in Elstead],” says Marshall. “[Stills] had Peter Sellers’ old house and we used to go out there and hang out.”

Impressed by Conrad Isidore and his friend Calvin Samuels, Stills recruited both for his solo LP sessions. In May 1970, no doubt concerned about the shortage of live work, the drummer jumped ship to join Manfred Mann Chapter 3.

“We didn’t do as many gigs as we should have,” admits Forbes. “We did a hop or two to [West] Germany and we probably did the Marquee. We never did enough work really. How on earth we existed [I don’t know] – I think Roger [Burrow] the manager helped support everybody.”

The German club in question was the Happy Cat in Eschollbrucken near Darmstadt, which is close to Frankfurt. However, the shortage of live work soon led to cracks in the group and by the summer of 1970 both Kevin Fogerty and Norman Leppard had also moved on.

Interestingly, while One’s revolving door of personnel changes continued at pace, Fontana issued a French-only ‘45, ‘How Much Do You Know” (adapted from Adagio Royal by F de Boivallee), which was credited solely to Alan Marshall backed by One’s ‘Don’t Listen To Me”.

By the time the single appeared, Alan Marshall, Bobby Sass and Brent Forbes had pieced together a new formation which included guitarist Jack Lancaster and drummer Terry Stannard.

“There was a guitar player called Jack Lancaster, [who had] the same name as the famous one in Blodwyn Pig and he came from Swindon. He came in and took [Kevin Fogerty’s place],” says Forbes.

“God knows what we did after that. I can’t remember doing many gigs. It was a time when Fat Mattress got £200,000 advance and just sat rehearsing. It was a time when groups could afford to do that.”

Stannard, meanwhile, also originated from Wiltshire where he’d worked with Calne group, The Pack during late 1966. In the summer of 1967, the drummer moved up to London where he briefly landed a gig with Freddie Mack & The Mack Sound (and may have spent a short stint with Herbie Goins). He then moved on to join Junior Kerr (aka Junior Marvin) and Linda Lewis in the short-lived White Rabbit. By mid-1968, however, Stannard had moved on. While it’s not clear who he played with in the interim, one of the bands was Mirrors featuring Boz Burrell and Nick Judd.

Forbes remembers the new formation cutting an LP for Johnny Hallyday at a studio near Marble Arch, which could well have been IBC, towards the end of the year. “I remember getting session money for it because I went home to my uncle’s and had a very nice Christmas,” says the bass player.

Not long after, in early 1971, One underwent yet another reshuffle. On this occasion, Alan Marshall and Bobby Sass put together a short-lived version featuring former Them/Trader Horne guitarist/singer Jackie McAuley, future Traffic bass player Roscoe Gee and drummer Glenn LeFleur, who like his predecessor Terry Stannard, went on to play with Kokomo.

“I don’t know how I met Roscoe and Jackie,” says Marshall. “I used to meet so many musicians because I used to leave the door open in summer and musicians would drift in. We had a PA and Hammond organ and drums all set up.”

The new formation played at the Speakeasy and also Strawberry Fields where according to Marshall, “Paul McCartney and those guys used to love hearing us.”

During 1972/1973, Marshall’s old friend Ron Bryer, the original guitarist with The Loose Ends, joined after returning from Switzerland and playing with Brainticket.

Unfortunately, the group wound down in 1973/1974 after with the musicians scattering to work in a diverse range of projects.

Marshall ended up joining Strabismus, which subsequently changed its name to Riff Raff when the singer’s former band mate from The Loose Ends/Happy Magazine, Peter Kirtley joined and also featured bass player Roger Sutton and keyboard player Tommy Eyre. However, Marshall quit before Riff Raff’s debut album was recorded and pursued a solo career before recording with Zzebra. He then joined Gonzalez in the late Seventies in time for their 1979 release, Move It To The Music. Based in Thames Mead, he has become a pastor but continues to busk in Stratford, East London.

His school friend Bobby Sass later moved to Australia but died in the 2000s. Kevin Fogerty also passed away, in December 2010. During the early 1970s, he worked for a while in The Tommy Hunt Band.

As for Norman Leppard, he joined Eric Delaney’s band after leaving One and also appeared on Jack McDuff’s Blue Note LP, issued in late 1970. He continues to work as a session player.

Conrad Isidore meanwhile became a noted session player, working with the likes of Joe Cocker, Linda Lewis, Terry Reid, Vinegar Joe and Eddy Grant to name a few. He also later played with Junior Marvin in his band Hanson and with Hummingbird. Isidore later moved to Porvoo near Helsinki in Finland but died in 2019.

Brent Forbes also landed on his feet and, immediately on leaving One, joined the West End show, Catch My Soul. Like Isidore, he later moved into session work, playing with Doris Troy, Jimmy Helms, Lulu, Locus, Jim Capaldi and Hudson Ford among others. From 1975-1980, he also landed regular work on West End shows like Rocky Horror Picture Show and Les Miserables. During this period, he also briefly performed with Herbie Goins and Zzebra. Later, he moved into TV session work, providing music for Young Ones, the Lenny Henry Show, Victoria Wood among others.

As for One, the group remains something of an obscurity. While the LP has been issued on CD by two different labels, neither appear to be official releases. Given the collectability of the record and the fact that a mint copy will probably fetch you close to £100, perhaps it’s time that the band was given a proper re-issue treatment, complete with detailed liner notes.

Many thanks to the following for their help with the story: Alan Marshall, Brent Forbes, Norman Leppard and Jackie McAuley.

Categories: Country, England, London

Happy Magazine

December 4, 2015 Nick Warburton 4 Comments

Back row left to right: Alan Marshall, Alan White and Kenny Craddock. Front row, left to right: Peter Kirtley and Brian Rowan. Photo: Peter Kirtley

Alan Marshall – lead vocals

Peter Kirtley – lead guitar

Kenny Craddock – organ

Brian Rowan – bass

Alan White – drums

Happy Magazine was soul/R&B band that was formed during August 1967 by singer Alan Marshall and lead guitarist Peter Kirtley and was managed and produced by former Animals keyboard player/singer Alan Price.

The two musicians have previously played together in Southeast London R&B group, The Loose Ends from around July 1965 to October 1966 when Kirtley departed to join The Alan Price Set.

Alan Marshall meanwhile formed a new version of The Loose Ends, drawing on Croydon, Surrey band, The Subjects, which featured Malcolm Rudkin (vocals); Alan Griffin (lead guitar); Phil Lanzon (organ); John Manderson (bass); and Roy Manderson (drums).

After a short while, John Manderson and Malcolm Rudkin, who did not want to turn professional, departed and the band’s manager Bryan Mason recruited sax player/guitarist Mick Patel, who had previously worked with Carl Douglas and bass player Colin Pullen from Kent band, Bob ‘N’ All. Not long after, Roy Manderson was succeeded by another Bob ‘N’ All member, Tony Glyde.

In early December 1966, Bryan Mason expanded the formation by adding another Bob ‘N’ All member – singer Bob Saker and the group played regularly at the Playboy Club.

The Loose Ends then landed a residency at the Bang Bang Club in Milan’s San Guiliano district, which kicked off in the third week of January but Alan Griffin departed just before the group left for Italy and Colin King from Bob ‘N’ All took his place.

During early March 1967, The Loose Ends returned to London and played at the Scotch of St James and the Speakeasy. At one of the venues, Otis Redding spotted Alan Marshall and Bob Saker and invited them to Muscle Shoals to record, and during May/June the singers cut two tracks – “Johnny B Goode” and “Keep on Pushing”, which were never released. Marshall and Saker then returned to the UK.

By this point, Peter Kirtley was ready to leave The Alan Price Set to team up with Alan Marshall and around August the pair formed Happy Magazine. Initially, Marshall’s friend Bobby Sass was going to play keyboards but he departed after initial rehearsals.

Kirtley, who was originally from Tyneside and had played with Shorty & Them during the early 1960s, introduced his old friends from Jarrow, the late Kenny Craddock on organ from Tyneside bands The Elcorts and New Religion, and Brian Rowan on bass from Shorty & Them. He also recruited drummer Alan White, formerly a member of Tyneside outfits, The Bluechips and The Gamblers.

During 1968, Alan Price recruited Alan White for his backing band, and Malcolm Wolffe from West London bands, The Tribe and Dream took over. The band then cut its third and final outing, a brilliant reading of the Dee/Potter collaboration, “Who Belongs To You” (again with horns), coupled with the previously available “Beautiful Land”. Issued on 14 February 1969, the single should have catapulted the band into the charts.

With the single failing to grace the charts, Alan Marshall departed to form the experimental jazz/funk/blues band, One, who cut a brilliant lone album for Fontana later that year.

Peter Kirtley Brian Rowan Kenny Craddock Malcolm Wolffe Alan Marshall — Left to right: Peter Kirtley, Brian Rowan, Kenny Craddock, Malcolm Wolffe and Alan Marshall

Joined by lead guitarist Kevin Fogarty (originally a member of Southport R&B group, Timebox); his old friend and keyboardist Bobby Sass; bass player Brent Forbes from Salford bands, The Rogues and Sunshine; sax and flutist Norman Leppard; and drummer Conrad Isidore, One should have been a huge success but the album (which featured Peter Kirtley on lead guitar) sank without a trace.

Peter Kirtley, Kenny Craddock and Alan White meanwhile brought in two friends from Newcastle – ex-Skip Bifferty members, singer Graham Bell and bass player Colin Gibson, and signed to Bell Records for a one-off single as Griffin.

Produced by Alan Price and issued on 25 September 1969, the Kirtley-Gibson-Craddock collaboration, “I am The Noise in Your Head,” coupled with Kirtley’s “Don’t You Know” was an impressive outing but failed to trouble the charts.

Griffin soon splintered and Kirtley went on to record with several notable bands, including Riff Raff, Radiator and Pentangle. Later he appeared on albums by Liane Carroll and Bert Jansch.

Kirtley has also issued two solo albums, Peter Kirtley and Bush Telegraph as well as the charity single, “Little Children”, for Jubilee Action, to raise money for street children in Brazil and featuring Paul McCartney.

Having fronted new versions of One, Alan Marshall surfaced as a solo artist on Fontana in 1970. In France, the label issued a rare single that coupled One’s excellent cover of Richie Havens’s “Don’t Listen To Me” with a solo outing – “How Much Do You Know”, adapted from “Adagio Royal” by F de Boivallee.

When that single failed to chart, Marshall ended up joining Strabismus, which subsequently changed its name to Riff Raff when the singer’s former band mate from The Loose Ends/Happy Magazine, Peter Kirtley joined. However, Marshall quit before Riff Raff’s debut album was recorded and pursued a solo career before recording with Zzebra. He then joined Gonzalez in the late Seventies in time for their 1979 release, Move It To The Music. Marshall continues to perform in London.

Alan White became a top session player, working with John Lennon and George Harrison among others and later joined Yes, with whom he continues to play.

White’s replacement Malcolm Wolffe meanwhile joined Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band.

Notable gigs:

2 September 1967 – Iron Curtain Club, Small Heath, West Midlands with Erskine T (Birmingham Evening Mail)

9 September 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with The Tremeloes (Melody Maker)

9 September 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with Winston G & Heart and Souls (Melody Maker)

22 September 1967 – Darling Club, Maidenhead, Berkshire (Reading Evening Post)

23 September 1967 – Clouds, Derby (Derby Evening Telegraph)

23 October 1967 – Foseco Sports & Social Club, Tamworth, Staffordshire (Tamworth Herald)

4 November 1967 – G-Ranch, Discotheque, Maidstone, Kent (Maidstone Gazette)

19 November 1967 – Samantha’s, Bournemouth, Dorset (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)

13 January 1968 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

17 February 1968 – Nuneaton Parish Hall, Nuneaton, Warwickshire with Arnham Bloo (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)

24 February 1968 – Windsor Ballroom, Redcar with The Skyliners (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

7-9 March 1968 – Hatchetts Playground, central London (Melody Maker)

7 April 1968 – Tower Ballroom, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Yarmouth Mercury)

13 April 1968 – Club A Go Go, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Newcastle Evening Chronicle)

15 April 1968 – Queen’s Ballroom, Wolverhampton with Tony Rivers & The Castaways and Glass Menagerie (Express & Star)

28 April 1968 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

8 June 1968 – Clockwork Orange, Chester, Cheshire with Tamca Band and Watson Brown Band (Wrexham Leader)

19 July 1968 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Easybeats and Rivers Invitation (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book, Backstage Pass: RedcarJazzClub/Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

20 July 1968 – Windsor Ballroom, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Skyliners (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

22 July 1968 – Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes with Ferris Wheel and Glass Showband (Grimsby Daily Telegraph)

1 August 1968 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Melody Maker)

8 August 1968 – Bag O’Nails, Kingley Street, Soho, central London (Fabulous 208)

9 August 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

10 August 1968 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

19 August 1968 – Bluesville ’68, Manor Ballroom, Ipswich, Suffolk (Ipswich Evening Star)

2 September 1968 – Bluesville ’68, Manor Ballroom, Ipswich, Suffolk (Ipswich Evening Star)

7 September 1968 – Rainbow Suite Co-op, Birmingham with The Baron (Birmingham Evening Mail)

11 September 1968 – Summerhill House Hotel, Kingswinford, West Midlands (Express & Star)

19 September 1968 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Melody Maker)

29 September 1968 – The Tent Club, Swan Hotel, Billingham with The New Blues Revue (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

19 October 1968 – Lion Hotel, Warrington, Cheshire with Earl Preston’s Reflections (Warrington Guardian)

20 October 1968 – Carlton Club, Warrington, Cheshire (Warrington Guardian)

26 October 1968 – Cheltenham Spa Lounge and Ballroom, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Gloucester Citizen)

3 November 1968 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The New Formula (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book, Backstage Pass: Redcar Jazz Club/Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

3 November 1968 – Surrey Rooms, Kennington, south London (South East London Mercury) This seems very unlikely unless it was another date

8 November 1968 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

9 November 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

16 November 1968 – Stage Club, Oxford (Oxford Mail)

30 November 1968 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

22 December 1968 – City Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear with The Animals, Grapefruit, The Paul Williams Set, Barry St John, Long John Baldy, Kim Davis & The Beginning, Noble Forde and The Tempo Set (Newcastle Evening Chronicle) Original Animals’ reunion gig/Geno Washington was billed but cancelled

27-28 December 1968 – Quay Club, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Newcastle Evening Chronicle)

3 January 1969 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

19 January 1969 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Paul Williams Set (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book, Backstage Pass: RedcarJazzClub)

25 January 1969 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

8 February 1969 – Swan, Yardley, West Midlands with The Locomotive and Magazine (Birmingham Evening Mail)

9 February 1969 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

22 February 1969 – The Factory, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail)

1 March 1969 – The Factory, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail)

11 March 1969 – Club Domino, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Newcastle Evening Chronicle)

11 March 1969 – Club Domino, Bedlington, Northumberland (Sunday Sun)

Thanks to Alan Marshall, Peter Kirtley, Alan Griffin, Phil Lanzon, Bob Saker and Colin Pullen for helping piece the story together. Thanks to Peter Kirtley for the photos.

Please contact the author at Warchive@aol.com with further information/corrections

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