This band evolved out of The Bunch of Fives in late 1966 after drummer Viv Prince moved on to join Denny Laine’s Electric Sring Band.
The Tickle comprised Mick Wayne (guitar), Mike Docker (vocals), Dave Williams (keyboards), Richard Dowling (bass guitar), John Beckerman (drums).
The Hillingdon Mirror ran a photo and story on the band in its 9 January 1968, page 11 (see below).
We’d be interested to hear from anyone who can add more information on this group, photographed in late 1967.
The Kensington Post’s 2 December 1966 issue has an article on the band entitled “Bunch of Fives and Disco Dancers”:
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002501/19661202/075/0005
The Reading Evening Post’s 27 August 1966 issue has a note that Viv Prince was playing with The Bunch of Fives:
https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002471/19660827/039/0003
I think The Tickle appears in ‘Let’s Go Down And Blow Our Minds: The British Psychedelic Sounds Of 1967’, with the song ‘Subway’.
Mike Docker (full name Michael Robert Docker) emigrated to Canada in 1971 and took on industry roles at Love Productions (owners of labels Daffodil & Strawberry) in 1972 then moved to Capitol Canada in 1973. Not able to track down anything after 1976 though.
RPM October 6, 1973 pg 2 “Mike Docker New Product Manager At Capitol”
http://rpmimages.3345.ca/Volume+20+No.+8+-+October+6%2C+1973/1000×2000.1.jpg
RPM February 15, 1975 pg 3 “MacDonald & Docker To New Capitol Posts”
http://rpmimages.3345.ca/Volume+22+No.+25+-+February+15%2C+1975/1000×2000.2.jpg
RPM August 17, 1976 pg 12 “Mike Docker Appointed Manager A&R”
http://rpmimages.3345.ca/Volume+25+No.+20+-+August+17%2C+1976/1000×2000.11.jpg
Pic of him with Anne Murray and Capitol Canada A&R head Paul White in RPM December 25, 1976 pg 12
http://rpmimages.3345.ca/Volume+26+No.+13+-+December+25%2C+1976/1000×2000.11.jpg