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The Paramounts’ gigs 1964-1966

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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.

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

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

Gary Brooker – keyboards/lead vocals

Robin Trower – lead guitar

Graham ‘Diz’ Derrick – bass

Barry J Wilson – drums

1962

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

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

1963

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

1964

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

1965

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

 

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

 

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

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

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

1966

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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Categories: England, London

The Creation gigs 1966-1968

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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.

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

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

Kenny Pickett – lead vocals

Eddie Phillips – lead guitar

Bob Garner – bass/vocals

Jack Jones – drums

1966

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1967

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

1968

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

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

The Creation split in June 1968

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Categories: England

Group Survival

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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.

Group Survival gig from Guildford, Surrey, April 1966

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

1965:

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

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

 

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

 

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

 

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

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

1966:

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Categories: England, Hampton

Sands 1966-1967

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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.

Sands, 1966

Paul Stewart – lead vocals

Pete Hammerton – lead guitar

Bob Freeman (aka Rob Tolchard) – rhythm guitar

Ian McIntock – bass

Ray Cook – drums

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

13 January 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Roscoe Brown Combo (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

27 January 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Mark Barry (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

28 January 1967 – Lion Hotel, Warrington, Cheshire with Beachwoods and Principles (Warrington Guardian)

29 January 1967 – Carlton Club, Warrington, Cheshire (Warrington Guardian)

 

5 February 1967 – Saville Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue, London with Cream and Edwin Starr (Melody Maker) Disc & Music Echo had Billy Stewart instead of Edwin Starr originally

17 February 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Condors (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

During late February Ray Cook left to work with Jeff Beck who he’d played with in The Tridents and B J Wilson joined (possibly from Freddie Mack’s Mack Sound). Cook worked with Jeff Beck in the first week of March but left on 6 March

1 April 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

22 April 1967 – Lion Hotel, Warrington, Cheshire with Klue and Georgie Germs (Warrington Guardian)

23 April 1967 – Carlton Club, Warrington, Cheshire (Warrington Guardian)

6 May 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

10 May 1967 – Steering Wheel, Weymouth, Dorset (Dorset Evening Echo)

12 May 1967 – Steering Wheel, Dorchester, Dorset (Dorset Evening Echo)

13-14 May 1967 – Old Barn Club, Penzance, Cornwall (West Briton & Royal Cornish Gazette)

28 May 1967 – Heaven Club, Angel Hotel, Godalming, Surrey with The Other Two Thousand (Surrey Advertiser)

 

2 June 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Wages of Sin (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

3 June 1967 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham with The Montanas (Nottingham Evening Post)

9 June 1967 – Club Rado, Belfast, Northern Ireland with Few (City Week)

17 June 1967 – Lion Hotel, Warrington, Cheshire with Beachwoods and Georgie Germs (Warrington Guardian)

18 June 1967 – Carlton Club, Warrington, Cheshire (Warrington Guardian)

24 June 1967 – Hatchetts Playground, Piccadilly, central London (Evening Standard)

Around this time B J Wilson joined Procol Harum. Bob Freeman (aka Rob Tolchard) took over the drum stool

Sands, four-piece, late 1967

1 July 1967 – Beachcomber, Nottingham with Sons & Lovers (Nottingham Evening Post)

3 July 1967 – Hatchetts Playground, Piccadilly, central London (Evening Standard)

8 July 1967 – Carlton Ballroom, Erdington, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

29 July 1967 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

 

August 1967 – Three weeks at the Papagayo Club, Font Romeu, France (most likely starting second week of the month)

 

16 September 1967 – Lion Hotel, Warrington with The Fix and The Seftons (Warrington Guardian)

 

8 October 1967 – Colomba Club, West Wickham, south London (Fabulous 208)

Shortly after this gig, Paul Stewart and Pete Hammerton left and Rob Tolchard and Ian McIntock recorded as Sun Dragon.

Thanks to Mike Stax for his excellent interview with Rob Tolchard in Ugly Things #36 for some of the information. Thanks also to Rob for providing me with additional information.

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Categories: England, London

Mike Berry & The Innocents

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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.

Mike Berry – lead vocals

Billy Kuy – lead guitar

Colin Giffin – rhythm guitar

Dave Brown – bass

Don Groom – drums

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1963

13 April 1963 – Coronation Hall, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey with The Avengers and The Corvettes (Surrey Comet)

28 April 1963 – Essoldo, Brighton, West Sussex with John Leyton, Mike Sarne, Jet Harris and Tony Meehan, Billie Davis, Duffy Power, Grazina, Billy Boyle, Don Spencer, The X-L Five and Dick Ford (Evening Argus)

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16 June 1963 – Blue Moon, Hayes, Middlesex (Uxbridge Post)

 

7 September 1963 – Fairfield Hall, Croydon, Surrey with The Beatles and Pat Dane & The Quiet Five (Chris Broom book: Rockin’ and Around Croydon)

 

2 October 1963 – Bristol Corn Exchange, Bristol (Western Scene)

11 October 1963 – Farnborough Youth Council, Farnborough, Hampshire with Phil Ryan & The Stormsville Shakers (Aldershot News)

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22 October 1963 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with The Lonely Ones (Surrey Advertiser)

 

21 November 1963 – Majestic Ballroom, Luton, Bedfordshire (Luton News)

22 November 1963 – Winchester Lido, Winchester, Hampshire with The Strangers (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)

 

14 December 1963 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with Steve Crane & The Champions (website: http://peterboroughimages.co.uk/music/?p=8130)

1964

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11 January 1964 – Public Hall, Heacham, Norfolk with Vicky Lee & The LA Hucklebugs (Lynn News)

18 January 1964 – Colchester Odeon, Colchester, Essex with The Rolling Stones, John Leyton, Mike Sarne, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Don Spencer, Billy Boyle, Billie Davis & The Leroys and Jet Harris (Essex Chronicle)

 

1 February 1964 – Whitehall, East Grinstead, West Sussex with The Sabres (Evening Argus)

8 February 1964 – Granada, Edmonton, Middlesex with The Rolling Stones, John Leyton, Jet Harris, Mike Sarne, Billie Davis & The Leroys and Don Spencer (Tottenham Weekly Herald)

 

14 March 1964 – Palace Dance Hall, Pier Hill, Southend, Essex with The Confederates (Southend Standard & Essex Weekly Advertiser)

15 March 1964 – Plaza Ballroom, Newbury, Berkshire with Ricky & His Gamblers (Newbury Weekly News)

21 March 1964 – Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with Johnny Carr & The Cadillacs (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/)

28 March 1964 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with Mike Sheridan & The Nightriders, Rel Jason & The Blue Stars and Johnny Kaye & The Cossacks (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

 

17 April 1964 – Continental Dancing Club, Edmonton, Middlesex (Tottenham Weekly Herald)

25 April 1964 – Luton Odeon, Luton, Bedfordshire with The Rolling Stones, Mike Sarne, Heinz, Jet Harris and Billie Davis & The Leroys (Luton News)

 

10 May 1964 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with Johnny Anger & His Wild Ones (Aldershot News)

16 May 1964 – Regal, Edmonton, Middlesex with The Rolling Stones, Peter & Gordon, Heinz, Jet Harris and Billie Davis & The Leroys (Tottenham Weekly Herald)

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23 May 1964 – Walthamstow Assembly Hall, Walthamstow, London with two supporting groups (Leyton and Leytonstone Guardian/Walthamstow Guardian)

 

24 July 1964 – Whitehall, East Grinstead, West Sussex with The Pitmen (Evening Argus)

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15 August 1964 – Top Spot, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire (Gloucester Citizen)

23 August 1964 – Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with The Migil Five, The Redcaps and The Matadors (Eastern Evening News)

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1 September 1964 – Theatre Royal, King’s Lynn, Norfolk with The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Mersey Monsters, The Band of Angels, The Cockneys and Danny Eves & The Strollers (Eastern Evening News/Lynn News)

8 September 1964 – Colchester Odeon, Colchester, Essex with The Rolling Stones, The Mojos, Simon Scott & The Le Roys and Inez and Charlie Foxx (Essex Chronicle/Essex County Standard)

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10 September 1964 – Odeon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire with The Rolling Stones, Inez & Charlie Foxx, Simon Scott & The Le Roys and The Mojos (Gloucester Citizen)

 

3 October 1964 – Royal Edmonton, Edmonton, Middlesex with The Rolling Stones, The Mojos, Simon Scott & The Leroys and Inez and Charlie Foxx (Leyton and Leytonstone Guardian/Walthamstow Guardian)

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8 October 1964 – Lewisham Odeon, Lewisham, southeast London with The Rolling Stones, The Mojos, Charlie & Inez Foxx and Simon Scott & The Leroys (South East London Mercury)

10 October 1964 – Southend Odeon, Southend, Essex with The Rolling Stones, The Mojos, Charlie & Inez Foxx and Simon Scott & The Leroys (Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser)

24 October 1964 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Blobs (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

 

3 November 1964 – Guildhall, Plymouth, Devon with The Merseybeats, The Harlequins and The Hunters (Herald Express)

7 November 1964 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The Faires (Lincolnshire Standard)

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13 November 1964 – Drill Castle, Castle Cary, Somerset (Western Gazette)

14 November 1964 – Maple Ballroom, Northampton, Northamptonshire with The Ravens (Northampton Chronicle & Echo)

 

14 December 1964 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with J Crow Combo and The Diamonds (Surrey Advertiser)

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27 December 1964 – The Downs, Hassocks, West Sussex (Evening Argus/Mid Sussex Times)

1965

16 January 1965 – Stockport Town Hall, Stockport, Greater Manchester with Bern Elliott & The Klan and The Falcons (Stockport County Times)

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30 January 1965 – Harpenden Public Hall, Harpenden, Herts with The Prowlers (Luton News)

 

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

The band split in spring 1965 and Giffin and Brown formed The End

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22 May 1965 – Public Hall, Heacham, Norfolk with The Devil’s Coachmen (Lynn News) Billed as Mike Berry & His New Group, The Outsiders

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I found the following dates which were possibly with a new version (perhaps The Outsiders renamed as The Innocents)

27 November 1965 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire with Heinz & The Wild Ones and Johnny Dee Esq (Evening Tribune)

1966

5 February 1966 – Lion Hotel, Warrington, Cheshire with The Silhouttes and The Movements (Warrington Guardian)

12 February 1966 – Victoria Cross Gallery, Wantage, Oxfordshire (North Berks Herald)

 

5 March 1966 – Town Hall, Louth, Lincolnshire with The Moonspinners (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)

11 March 1966 – Disc Club, Salford, Greater Manchester (Lancashire Evening Post)

 

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

18 June 1966 – North Runcton Sports Club, North Runcton, Norfolk with The Charades (Lynn News)

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Categories: England, London

Dave Curtiss & The Tremors

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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.

DAVE CURTISS & THE TREMORS:

According to the Kentish Mercury, Dave Curtiss & The Tremors were formed in April 1962

1963

4 May 1963 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire (Cambridgeshire Times)

 

24 October 1963 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Dave Oades Orchestra (Aldershot News)

 

14 November 1963 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Chris Allen Combo (Aldershot News)

 

10 December 1963 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

15 December 1963 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Plymouth Sounds (Aldershot News)

24 December 1963 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with Russ Sainty & The Nu Notes and Danny & The Torinos (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

1964

Photo: Boyfriend magazine, 18 January 1964

7 January 1964 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

16 January 1964 – Gig in Hatfield, Herts (Beat Monthly)

17 January 1964 – Winchester Lido, Winchester, Hampshire with Daniel Boone & The Emeralds (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)

18 January 1964 – Gig in Maidstone, Kent (Beat Monthly)

24 January 1964 – Gig in Leicester (Beat Monthly)

26 January 1964 – Gig in Hornchurch (Beat Monthly)

31 January 1964 – Gig in King’s Langley (Beat Monthly)

 

1 February 1964 – Gig in Whetstone (Beat Monthly)

2 February 1964 – Gig in Margate, Kent (Beat Monthly)

5 February 1964 – Gig in Hitchin, Herts (Beat Monthly)

6 February 1964 – Gig in Stevenage, Herts (Beat Monthly)

8 February 1964 – Gig in Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Beat Monthly)

9 February 1964 – Gig in Southall, Middlesex (probably Southall Community Centre) (Beat Monthly)

14 February 1964 – Gig in Fawley (Beat Monthly)

15 February 1964 – Gig in Stoke, Staffordshire (Beat Monthly)

20 February 1964 – Gig in Durrington (Beat Monthly)

21 February 1964 – Gig in Gillingham, Dorset (Beat Monthly)

23 February 1964 – Gig in Mudeford (Beat Monthly)

25 February 1964 – Gig in Sidcup (Beat Monthly)

26 February 1964 – Gig in Catford (Beat Monthly)

27 February 1964 – Gig in Hatfield, Herts (Beat Monthly)

28 February 1964 – Gig in Leeds, West Yorkshire (Beat Monthly)

29 February 1964 – Gig in Leicester (Beat Monthly)

 

1 March 1964 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Condors (Aldershot News)

6 March 1964 – Gig in Milford Haven, Wales (Beat Monthly)

8 March 1964 –Gig in Southsea, Hants (Beat Monthly)

13 March 1964 – Gig in Yeovil, Somerset (Beat Monthly)

14 March 1964 – Gig in Gillingham (Beat Monthly)

15 March 1964 – Gig in Luton, Bedfordshire (Beat Monthly)

30 March 1964 – Clacton Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with Shane Fenton & The Fentons and The Druids (Essex Chronicle/Essex County Standard)

 

4 April 1964 – Harpenden Public Hall, Harpenden, Herts with The Planets (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)

18 April 1964 – Colchester Odeon, Colchester, Essex with Adam Faith & The Roulettes, The Searchers, Dave Berry & The Cruisers, Eden Kane, The Undertakers and Lorraine Gray (Essex Chronicle/Essex County Standard)

 

30 May 1964 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Plus Four featuring Erkey Grant and Ian Taylor & The Condors (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

 

14 June 1964 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Rock-A-Fellows (Aldershot News)

 

2 August 1964 – Cromer Olympia, Cromer, Norfolk with Garry Freeman & Th Contours (North Norfolk News)

5 August 1964 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

7 August 1964 – Attic Club, 1a High Street, Hounslow, Middlesex with The Fanatics (Kingston & Malden Borough News)

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

22 August 1964 – Clacton Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with The Fairies (formerly The Deepbeats) (Essex County Standard)

27 August 1964 – Majestic Ballroom, Luton, Bedfordshire (Luton News)

29 August 1964 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Chaos & Co (East Kent Times & Mail)

 

10 October 1964 – Ballito, St Albans, Herts with The Original Hustlers (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)

23 October 1964 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with John Barry Seven and The Firing Squad (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

28 October 1964 – Locarno, Stevenage, Herts with Johnny Flood & The Trespassers (Hertfordshire Express)

30 October 1964 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

 

7 November 1964 – Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with Tony & The Strangers (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/)

29 November 1964 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Herts (Hertfordshire Express)

 

6 December 1964 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Alleykats (Aldershot News)

26 December 1964 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Gobbledegooks (East Kent Times & Mail)

1965

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

18 January 1965 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Hertfordshire (Hertfordshire Express)

 

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

19 March 1965 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Ivy League and The Plainsmen (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

 

24 April 1965 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Sundowners (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

 

29 May 1965 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Merseybeats and Bumps in the Night (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

 

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

1966

7 January 1966 – Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent with The Bretheren (Maidstone Gazette)

28 January 1966 – Cricketer’s Inn, Southend, Essex with The Orioles (Southend Standard)

Thanks to Rolf Hannet for providing the Beat Monthly gigs

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Categories: England, London

Ivan Sinclair & The System Soul Band

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The band in its early days

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.

IVAN SINCLAIR & THE SYSTEM SOUL BAND:

Ivan Sinclair – lead vocals

Mike Piggott – lead guitar/violin

Bob Holt – bass (replaced by Kevin McCarthy)

Jim Hawkins – keyboards

Bill ? – saxophone

Chas Cheetham – saxophone

Mike ‘Shippy’ Shopland – drums

The band go ‘psychedelic’ in late 1967. With a photographer making up the numbers in the band’s line-up

23 April 1966 – La Bamba, Tunbridge Wells, Kent with John Brown’s Bodies (Kent & Sussex Chronicle) Billed as The System Soul Band

 

17 June 1966 – Harvest Moon, Guildford, Surrey with The Triffiks (Surrey Advertiser) Billed as The System Soul Band

 

24 December 1966 – Harvest Moon, Guildford, Surrey with The Inspiration and Shotgun Wooley Walker and Mick Bradford (Surrey Advertiser) Billed as The System Soul Band

 

18 March 1967 – New Dungeon Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) Billed As System Soul Band

 

8 April 1967 – Crawdaddy, Casino Ballroom, Taggs Island, Hampton Court, Middlesex (Melody Maker) Billed as The System Soul Band

16 April 1967 – Crawdaddy, Casino Ballroom, Taggs Island, Hampton Court, Middlesex (Melody Maker) Billed as The System Soul Band

 

10 June 1967 – Nautilus Club, Lowestoft, Suffolk with Pink Floyd (Mike Piggott memories)

13 June 1967 – Norwich Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk with The Gods (Eastern Evening News)

1 July 1967 – Flamenco Club, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

8 July 1967 – The Catacombe, Eastbourne, East Sussex (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle) Billed as St Claire Soul Band

14 July 1967 – Norwich Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News)

22 July 1967 – The Royal Hotel, Walsall, West Midlands (Walsall Observer and South Staffordshire Chronicle)

 

1 August 1967 – Cavern 67, Smugglers’ Caves, Ramsgate, Kent (Thanet Times)

5 August 1967 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

26 August 1967 – Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with Unit 4 Plus 2 and Apostolic Intervention (Essex County Standard) Billed as System Soul Band

3 September 1967 – Cofton Club, Rednal, West Midlands (Redditch Indicator)

10 September 1967 – Ship & Rainbow, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Ghost Riders (Express & Star)

30 September 1967 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with New Generation (Eastern Evening News) Billed as Ivan St Clair & The System Soul Band

 

13 October 1967 – Tabernacle Club, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

18 October 1967 – Pink Flamingo, Soho, London (Melody Maker)

29 October 1967 – Pink Flamingo, Soho, London (Melody Maker) Billed as Ivan St Clair & The System Band

 

11 November 1967 – Northampton Hall, Northampton (Mike Piggott memories)

18 November 1967 – The Guildhall, Chard, Somerset with The Bossmen (Lyme Regis News) Billed as Ivan Sinclair & The System Soul Band

19 November 1967 – Indigo Vat, Southsea, Hampshire (Portsmouth News) Says from the Marquee and Upper Cut

25 November 1967 – YMCA, Sebert Street, Gloucester with Staggard Tricyle (Gloucester Citizen)

25 November 1967 – Penthouse, Birmingham, West Midlands with The Calgary Stampede (Express & Star)

 

3 December 1967 – Riverside Club, Cricketers Hotel, Chertsey, Surrey (Woking Herald)

9 December 1967 – Pink Flamingo, Soho, London with Calgary Stampede and The Scorpions (Melody Maker) Billed as Ivan St Clair & The System

16 December 1967 – Sheridan Rooms, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire with The Lucky Four (Huddersfield Daily Examiner)

22 December 1967 – Locarno, Basildon, Essex with The Moody Blues and Marmalade (Southend Standard) Billed as Ivan St Clair & The System Soul Band

30 December 1967 – Pink Flamingo, Soho, London with Dr Marigold’s Perscription and Alan Clark Show with Cleo (Melody Maker) Billed as Ivan St Clair & The Soul System

In early May 1968, Piggott joined Junior’s Conquests

Thanks to Mike Piggott for photos and gig lists

Copyright © Nick Warburton.  All Rights Reserved. No part of this article may be reproduced or transmitted in any from or by any means, without prior permission from the author.

Categories: England

Robert Plant & The Band of Joy

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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.

ROBERT PLANT & THE BAND OF JOY:

Robert Plant – lead vocals

Chris Brown – keyboards/vocals

Vernon Pereira – lead guitar/vocals

Lyndon Laney – bass

Pete Robinson – drums

14 April 1967 – Carlton Club, Erdington, West Midlands (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

15 April 1967 – Elbow Room, Aston, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

21 April 1967 – Morgue, Bearwood, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail) Not in Barber’s book

24 April 1967 – Carlton Club, Erdington, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

26 April 1967 – Casa Fiesta Disco, Crown, Stourport, Worcestershire (John Combe book) Not in Barber’s book

 

3 May 1967 – Cedar Club, Birmingham with Denny Laine’s Electric String Band (Birmingham Evening Mail) Not in Barber’s book

6 May 1967 – Carlton Club, Erdington, West Midlands (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

10 May 1967 – Cedar Club, Birmingham with Denny Laine’s Electric String Band (Birmingham Evening Mail)

15 May 1967 – Cedar Club, Birmingham, West Midlands (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

16 May 1967 – Frank Freeman’s, Kidderminster, Worcestershire with Jimmy Cliff & The Shakedown Sound (Kidderminster Times & Stourport News)

19 May 1967 – Chateau Impney, Droitwich, Worcestershire (John Combe book)

19 May 1967 – Frank Freeman’s, Kidderminster, Worcestershire with Jimmy Cliff & The Shakedown Sound (John Combe book) Not in Barber’s book

19 May 1967 – Bolero, Wednesbury, West Midlands (Express & Star) Not in Barber’s book

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20 May 1967 – Co-op Hall, Worcester, Worcestershire (Worcester Evening News) Not in Barber’s book

22 May 1967 – Broadway Club, Dudley Zoo, West Midlands with The Omen (Express & Star)

27 May 1967 – Hen and Chickens, Langley, West Midlands (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

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31 May 1967 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with full supporting group (Birmingham Evening Mail) Not in Barber’s book

31 May 1967 – Bilston Town Hall, Bilston, West Midlands (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

 

5 June 1967 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with The Warren Davis Monday Band and Edwin Starr (Birmingham Evening Mail) Not in Barber’s book

10 June 1967 – Bilston Town Hall, Bilston, West Midlands with Shooting Stars (Express & Star)

18 June 1967 – Frank Freeman’s, Kidderminster, Worcestershire with Whisky Mac (Kidderminster Times & Stourport News)

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22 June 1967 – Black Horse, Kidderminster, Worcestershire (Kidderminster & Stourport News)

25 June 1967 – Ship & Rainbow, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Track (Express & Star) Not in Barber’s book

 

3 July 1967 – Broadway Club, Dudley Zoo, West Midlands (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

4 July 1967 – Malvern Hippie Festival, Malvern, Worcestershire (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

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14 July 1967 – Higham Ferres New WMC, Higham, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

16 July 1967 – Le Metro, Birmingham, West Midlands (Express & Star)

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18 July 1967 – Chalet Country Club, Rednal, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail) Not in Barber’s book

22 July 1967 – Malvern Winter Gardens, Malvern, Worcestershire with Derek Bruce & His Show Band (Worcester Evening News) Not in Barber’s book

23 July 1967 – Ship & Rainbow, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with Shooting Stars (Express & Star)

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24 July 1967 – Mercers Arms, Coventry, West Midlands (Coventry Evening Telegraph)

26 July 1967 – Elbow Room, Aston, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail) Not in Barber’s book

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28 July 1967 – The County Arms, Blaby, Leicestershire (Leicester Mercury)

29 July 1967 – Black Horse, Northfield, Birmingham (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

30 July 1967 – Gig in Coventry (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy) Final gig by the first version according to Barber.

Pereira, Brown and Robinson formed a rival, second version while Plant put together another line-up together with members from Wolverhampton band, Paper. On 1 October, Pereira’s version had to change name to The Good Egg (Harry Barber)

Robert Plant – lead vocals

John Elston – lead guitar

Dave Evans – rhythm guitar

Pete Bowen – bass

Steve Taylor – drums

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5 August 1967 – Hen & Chickens, Langley, West Midlands with The UK Bonds (Birmingham Evening Mail) Not in Barber’s book

6 August 1967 – Tudor Club, Craven Arms, Coventry, West Midlands (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

12 August 1967 – Clouds, Derby, Derbyshire (Derby Evening Telegraph) Not in Barber’s book 

Thanks to Jake Beatson for the photo and confirmation

14 August 1967 – Town Hall, Pitlochry, Scotland with The Rite Tyme (Fabulous 208/Concert advert)

15 August 1967 – Palace Ballroom, Aberdeen, Scotland with The Rite Tyme (Aberdeen Evening Express)

16 August 1967 – Douglas Ballroom, Aberdeen, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

17 August 1967 – Caledonian Hotel, Inverness, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

18 August 1967 – Victoria Hall, Dunblane, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

19 August 1967 – Ritz Club, Skewen, Wales with The Clockwork Motion (Port Talbot Guardian)

19 August 1967 – Empire Ballroom, Neath, Wales with Barnaby’s Vision (Port Talbot Guardian)

24 August 1967 – Palais De Danse, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (Fabulous 208

25 August 1967 – Severn Club, Shrewsbury, Shropshire (Fabulous 208)

25 August 1967 – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Montanas, The Staffords and Maddening Crowd (Express & Star)

26 August 1967 – Town Hall, Oxford, Oxfordshire (Fabulous 208)

27 August 1967 – Ritz Ballroom, King’s Heath, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

27 August 1967 – Plaza Ballroom, Handsworth, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

28 August 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208)

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28 August 1967 – Cofton Club, Rednal, West Midlands with Pesky G and Group Therapy (Birmingham Evening Mail/Redditch Indicator) Not in Barber’s book

30 August 1967 – Club A Go Go, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

 

1 September 1967 – Cofton Country Club, Cofton, West Midlands with Virus (Birmingham Evening Mail/Redditch Indicator)

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2 September 1967 – Penthouse, Birmingham with Delroy Good-Good Band (Birmingham Evening Mail) Not in Barber’s book

Record Mirror from 2 September 1967, page 10 has a picture and story on the band

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3 September 1967 – Cavalier Club, Warwick, Warwickshire (Fabulous 208)

4 September 1967 – Queen’s Ballroom, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Express & Star)

7 September 1967 – Ritz Ballroom, Hereford, Herefordshire (Fabulous 208)

8 September 1967 – Yeoman Club, Stafford, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208)

9 September 1967 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire (Fabulous 208)

10 September 1967 – Olympia Ballroom, Cromer, Norfolk (Fabulous 208)

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10 September 1967 – Swan, Yardley, West Midlands with The Flowers (Birmingham Evening Mail) Not in Barber’s book

19 September 1967 – Empire Ballroom, Neath, Wales (Fabulous 208)

20 September 1967 – Cofton Country Club, Rednal, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

21 September 1967 – Ringway Club, Birmingham (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

22 September 1967 – Town Hall, Kendal, Cumbria (Fabulous 208)

23 September 1967 – Majestic Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

25 September 1967 – Magpie Club, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

30 September 1967 – 400 Ballroom, Torquay, Devon (Fabulous 208)

 

1 October 1967 – Country Club, Warmingham, Cheshire (Fabulous 208)

2 October 1967 – Magpie Club, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

3 October 1967 – Jazz Cellar, South Shields, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

4 October 1967 – Ice Rink, Ayr, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

5 October 1967 – Naval Base, Arbroath, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

6 October 1967 – Victoria Hall, Selkirk, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

7 October 1967 – Miners’ Welfare Institute, Kirconnel, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

8 October 1967 – Kinema Ballroom, Dunfermline, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

9 October 1967 – Burma Ballroom, Kirkcaldy, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

11 October 1967 – Mr Magoos, Edinburgh, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

13 October 1967 – Queen’s Hall, Barnstaple, Devon (Fabulous 208)

14 October 1967 – Penthouse Club, Birmingham with Ray King Soul Band and Haig and Al Capone (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

14 October 1967 – Bent-Jade Club, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)

15 October 1967 – Crofton Club, Rednal, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

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The Birmingham Evening Mail from 18 October 1967, page 3 has a story and picture on Robert Plant

19 October 1967 – Penthouse Club, Birmingham with Haig and Al Capone (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

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21 October 1967 – Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208)

22 October 1967 – Penthouse Club, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)

22 October 1967 – Cofton Club, Rednal, West Midlands with Candy Stripes (Redditch Indicator) Barber says the group then embarked on a Scottish tour

In early November 1967, Fabulous 208 says Robert Plant offered his group’s services free of charge to the Chinese Charge D’Affairs

Robert Plant – lead vocals

Kevyn Gammond – lead guitar/vocals

Paul Lockey – bass/vocals

Chris Brown – keyboards

Paul Brittle – drums (soon replaced by John Bonham ex-Way of Life)

3 November 1967 – Winter Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall with The Atlantic Rollers (Fabulous 208/West Briton & Royal Cornish Gazette)

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4 November 1967 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with The Atlantic Rollers (Cornish Guardian) Not in Barber’s book

5 November 1967 – Tabernacle, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)

8 November 1967 – Club A Go Go, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (http://www.readysteadygone.co.uk/club-agogo-newcastle-2/) Billed as Robert Plant & The Explosion. Not in Barber’s book

15 November 1967 – Blue Horizon, Ship & Rainbow, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Express & Star)

16 November 1967 – Penny Farthing, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel) Not in Barber’s book

16 November 1967 – Crystal Ballroom, Stoke, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel) Not in Barber’s book

17 November 1967 – Purple Onion Club, Hull (Fabulous 208)

18 November 1967 – Gainsborough Drill Hall, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire (Fabulous 208)

19 November 1967 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Cresters (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book) Not in Barber’s book

20 November 1967 – Broadway Club, Dudley Zoo, West Midlands with The Good Egg (Express & Star) Not in Barber’s book

23 November 1967 – Plaza Ballroom, Handsworth, West Midlands with Felice Taylor and The League of Gentlemen (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy/Birmingham Evening Mail)

23 November 1967 – Penthouse Club, Birmingham with Felice Taylor and The League of Gentlemen (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy/Birmingham Evening Mail)

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24 November 1967 – BSA Ballroom, Small Health, Birmingham with John Street (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy/Birmingham Evening Mail)

Photo from David Rigg

26 November 1967 – Cosmo, Carlisle, Cumbria with Amber World (Cumberland News)

 

3 December 1967 – Kinema Ballroom, Dunfermline, Scotland (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

6 December 1967 – Steering Wheel, Weymouth, Dorset (Dorset Evening Echo) Not in Barber’s book

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8 December 1967 – Steering Wheel, Dorchester, Dorset with The Question Marks (Dorset Evening Echo) Not in Barber’s book

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9 December 1967 – 400 Ballroom, Torquay, Devon (Herald Express) Not in Barber’s book

12 December 1967 – Ritz Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

14 December 1967 – Technical College, Kidderminster, Worcestershire (Fabulous 208)

15 December 1967 – Technical College, Basingstoke, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

16 December 1967 – Southampton College of Art, Southampton, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

19 December 1967 – Sibyllas, Swallow Street, London (Fabulous 208) Not in Barber’s book

21 December 1967 – Blue Horizon Club, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

22 December 1967 – St Michael’s Hall, Oxford (Fabulous 208)

23 December 1967 – Penthouse, Birmingham with The Troggs (Birmingham Evening Mail)  Not in Barber’s book

23 December 1967 – Ritz, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)

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24 December 1967 – Cofton Club, Rednal, West Midlands with Nu-2-U (Redditch Indicator) Barber’s book says this was 23 December

24 December 1967 – Penthouse, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)

26 December 1967 – Frank Freeman’s, Kidderminster, Worcestershire (John Combe book) Not in Barber’s book

30 December 1967 – Time and Place Club, Manchester (Fabulous 208)

31 December 1967 – Mercer’s Arms, Coventry, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

1968

1 January 1968 – Corn Exchange, Bristol (Fabulous 208)

5-6 January 1968 – Purple Fez Club, Plymouth, Devon (Fabulous 208) Not in Barber’s book

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6 January 1968 – Newtongrange Insitute, Newtongrange, Scotland with Pang Projection (South Midlothian Advertiser)

7 January 1968 – Warmingham Country Club, Warmingham, Cheshire (Fabulous 208) Not in Barber’s book

20 January 1968 – Middle Earth, Covent Garden, London (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

26 January 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

26 January 1968 – Middle Earth, Covent Garden, London with Fairport Convention, Pegasus and The Flute Girl (Melody Maker)

27 January 1968 – Majestic, Wellington, Somerset (Fabulous 208) Not in Barber’s book

28 January 1968 – Fresco’s Club, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)

29 January 1968 – Broadway Club, Dudley Zoo, West Midlands with Jo Jo Cooke & The Racket (Express & Star) Not in Barber’s book

 

2 February 1968 – Westfield Tech College, West Ham, London (Fabulous 208)

3 February 1968 – Paddington Tech College, Paddington, London (Fabulous 208)

8 February 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Edwin Starr (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live) Barber’s book says they played Speakeasy on this day but unlikely

11 February 1968 – Nottingham Boat Club, Nottingham (Down at the Boat book)

17 February 1968 – Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire (Steve Chapples research: www.lankybeat.com)

19 February 1968 – Speakeasy, W1, London (Fabulous 208/Mick Capewell’s Marmalade Skies) Barber’s book says they played Marquee this day but unlikely

23 February 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Tim Rose and Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

26 February 1968 – Broadway Club, Dudley Zoo, West Midlands with Jo Jo Cooke & The Racket (Express & Star) Barber’s book says this was on 23 February

 

8 March 1968 – Westfield College, Hampstead, London with Tim Rose and Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation (Melody Maker)

8 March 1968 – Mothers, Erdington, West Midlands (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

10 March 1968 – Bolero, Wednesbury, West Midlands (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

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

30 March 1968 – Ewell College, Ewell, Surrey with Herbie Goins & The Nightimers (Melody Maker) Not in Barber’s book

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5 April 1968 – Bolero, Wednesbury, West Midlands (Express & Star) Not in Barber’s book

12 April 1968 – Mothers, Erdington, West Midlands with Erskene T Sound Specials (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

12 April 1968 – Back Room Shanty, Erdington, West Midlands (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

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19 April 1968 – Impsella Club, Chateau Impney, Droitwich, Worcestershire (Birmingham Evening Mail) Not in Barber’s book

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5 May 1968 – South Bank, Grimsby (Grimsby Evening Telegraph) Not in Barber’s book

17 May 1968 – Bolero, Wednesbury, West Midlands (Express & Star)

25 May 1968 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Raid (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday) Not in Barber’s book

28 May 1968 – RAF Sleaford, Lincolnshire (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

29 May 1968 – Acorn Hotel, Erdington, West Midlands with Maddening Crowd (Birmingham Evening Mail) Not in Barber’s book

30 May 1968 – Quay Club, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Harry Barber’s book, The Band of Joy)

Robert Plant – lead vocals

John Hill – lead guitar

Mick Strode – bass/vocals

John Bonham – drums

According to Harry Barber’s book, this line-up did a last Scottish tour around early June and then Bonham left to join Tim Rose. A final line-up came together and may be responsible for the gig below (or it could be Plant and Bonham’s version)

Micky Cox – lead guitar/vocals

Paul Lockey – bass/vocals

Chris Brown – keyboards/vocals

Pete Robinson – drums

26 June 1968 – Steering Wheel, Weymouth, Dorset (Dorset Evening Echo)

Robert Plant joined his next group Obs-Tweedle. The photos  below are from the Wolverhampton newspaper, The Express & Star

Obs-Tweedle late June 1968. Image may be subject to copyright

 

Obs-Tweedle gig, 20 July 1968. Image may be subject to copyright

 

Obs-Tweedle gig, 22 July 1968. Image may be subject to copyright

Copyright © Nick Warburton.  All Rights Reserved. No part of this article may be reproduced or transmitted in any from or by any means, without prior permission from the author.

 

Categories: Ealing, England, London

The James Royal Set’s gigs 1966-1968

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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.

James Royal (real name: James Nairn) (vocals)

Micky King (guitar)

Terry Goldberg (keyboards)

John Savage (bass)

Terry Mabey (drums)

1966

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5 February 1966 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with The Swinging Blue Jeans and The Devil’s Coachmen (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next/North Norfolk News)

 

9 April 1966 – Norwich venue, Norwich, Norfolk with The Amboy Dukes (Eastern Evening News)

11 April 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

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23 April 1966 – Harpenden Public Hall, Harpenden, Hertfordshire with Johnny Haven & The Just Five (Luton News/Welwyn Advertiser)

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

 

11 June 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London with The Ram Jam (Melody Maker)

19 June 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London with The Soul Agents (Melody Maker)

25 June 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London with The Emeralds (Melody Maker)

 

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

8 July 1966 – Dancing Slipper, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

8 July 1966 – Fiesta Hall, Andover, Hampshire with The Rumours (Andover Advertiser)

16 July 1966 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Quiet Five and Dave & The Strollers (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

22 July 1966 – Dancing Slipper, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

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23 July 1966 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Paul & Barry Ryan, The Action, Rob Storme & The Whispers and The Ferry Boys (Lincolnshire Standard)

29 July 1966 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

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6 August 1966 – Flamenco, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

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8 August 1966 – Atlanta Ballroom, Woking, Surrey (Aldershot News/Camberley News)

10 August 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker)

15 August 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

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

27 August 1966 – Royal Albion Hotel, Walton-on-Naze, Essex with The Wild Oates (Essex County Standard)

 

3 September 1966 – Galaxy Club, Town Hall, Basingstoke, Hampshire (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)

9 September 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Fadin’ Colours (Melody Maker)

10 September 1966 – Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough and Eton Express)

19 September 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Alan Bown Set (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

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23 September 1966 – Royal Albion Hotel, Walton-on-Naze, Essex (Essex County Standard)

24 September 1966 – Club de Danse, Colchester, Essex (Essex County Standard)

30 September 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London with Robert Parker (Melody Maker)

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1 October 1966 – Co-op Rainbow Suite, Birmingham, West Midlands with The Jimmy Brown Sound (Birmingham Evening Mail)

2 October 1966 – Sunday Club, Addlestone, Surrey (Woking Herald)

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7 October 1966 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with Manchester’s Playboys (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

21 October 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Profile (Melody Maker)

22 October 1966 – Bowes Lyon House, Stevenage with Associates (Welwyn Times)

 

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

11 November 1966 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with Trendsetters Limited (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

12 November 1966 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The Rockin Berries, The Bo Street Runners and The Charades (Lincolnshire Standard)

19 November 1966 – Shoreline, Bognor Regis, West Sussex and The Ultimate (Melody Maker)

26 November 1966 – Lion Hotel, Warrington, Cheshire with The Principals and The Mistake (Warrington Guardian)

Around now keyboard player Terry May from The Keyes joins.

10 December 1966 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with Brox & The Blues Train and The Tender Trap (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

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27 December 1966 – Tuesday Club, Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough and Eton Express)

31 December 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London with The Birds (Melody Maker)

1967

27 January 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Army (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

 

8 February 1967 – Kingsway Theatre, Hadleigh, Essex with Spencer Davis Group, Sounds Incorporated, The Fourmost and The Human Instinct (Essex Chronicle/Southend Standard)

 

22 March 1967 – Big L Party Night, Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Tuesday’s Children (Melody Maker)

 

21 April 1967 – Tiger’s Head, Downham, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

 

4 May 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Shell (Melody Maker)

26 May 1967 – Angel Hotel, Blue Beat Club, Godalming, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

 

1 July 1967 – Summer Festival, Welcome Inn, Eltham, southeast London with The Herd and Debonaire (South East London Mercury)

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23 July 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker)

 

31 August 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker)

 

10 September 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, northwest London with James & Bobby Purify (Melody Maker)

 

13 October 1967 – Cesar’s Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire (Ampthill News & Flintwick Record)

1968

1-6 April 1968 – Hatchetts Playground, Piccadilly, central London (Poster at Jonathan Marks’ website: https://imgur.com/a/sWtBd#0)

8-13 April 1968 – Hatchetts Playground, Piccadilly, central London (Poster at Jonathan Marks’ website: https://imgur.com/a/sWtBd#0)

According to Melody Maker, as soon as the Hatchetts gigs were done, James Royal flew to Italy on 16 April for TV shows

Mick Stewart joins on guitar around this time after leaving Hamilton & The Hamilton Movement

13 May 1968 – Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham with Johnny Cash, June Carter and Carl Perkins & Tennessee 3 (Birmingham Evening Mail)

When the band splits, Stewart later joins The Sweet while May hooks up with The Bluesville Soul Band, who later become Orange Rainbow. 

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Jimmy Royal & The Hawks’ gigs 1963-1966

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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.

Jimmy Royal (real name: James Nairn) (vocals)

Micky King (guitar)

John Savage (bass)

Terry Mabey (drums)

Formed after Jimmy Royal had worked with The Skyways, the singer recruited Micky King, who’d spent time with Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers and Terry Mabey, who’d previously worked with Frankie Reid & The Casuals among others. 

1963

11 April 1963 – Fender Club, Kenton, Middlesex with The Barron Knights featuring Duke D’Mond (Harrow Observer)

18 April 1963 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

25 April 1963 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

 

9 May 1963 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

 

13 June 1963 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex with Frankie Reid & The Casuals (Harrow Observer)

20 June 1963 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex with Frankie Reid & The Casuals (Harrow Observer)

1964

23 January 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

30 January 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

 

14 May 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

21 May 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

28 May 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

12 June 1964 – Ealing Town Hall, Ealing, Middlesex with The Soul Messengers and The Mark Leeman Five (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

The 24 September 1964 issue of the Greenford Weekly Post, page 29 has a photo of band

24 September 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex with Frankie Reid &  The Casuals (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

25-26 September 1964 – White Hart, Southall, Middlesex (Melody Maker)

 

2-3 October 1964 – White Hart, Southall, Middlesex (Melody Maker)

30 October 1964 – Glenlyn Club, Forest Hill, London (Melody Maker)

 

12 November 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

19 November 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

24 November 1964 – Victoria Hall, Ealing, Middlesex with The Flexmen (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

26 November 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

1965

4 February 1965 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex with Rockin’ Eccentrics (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette) Possible but not confirmed

 

26 March 1965 – Little Chalfont Hall, Little Chalfont, Bucks (Buckinghamshire Advertiser)

 

9 July 1965 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The In Crowd and The Symbols (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

 

13 August 1965 – Ealing Club, Ealing, London (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

15 August 1965 – Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough and Eton Express)

20 August 1965 – Ealing Club, Ealing, London (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

28 August 1965 – Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with The Reasons (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/)

4 September 1965 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

 

10 October 1965 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times)

31 October 1965 – Sunday Club, Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough and Eton Express)

 

20 November 1965 – Legion Hall, Amersham, Bucks (Buckinghamshire Advertiser)

 

11 December 1965 – Union Rowing Club, Trent Bridge, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

1966

Beat Instrumental reports that keyboard player Terry Goldberg from The Mark Leeman Five has joined but it’s not clear how long he stayed.

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

27 January 1966 – Grand opening, Carna Hive, Carnaby Street, W1, London with The Small Faces and The VIPs (Melody Maker)

29 January 1966 – Blue Moon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Gloucester Citizen)

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

 

14 February 1966 – Valentine’s Night, Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough and Eton Express)

 

4 March 1966 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, London (South East London Mercury)

 

1 April 1966 – Haymarket Lounge, Basingstoke, Hampshire (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)

The group had already started to use the name The James Royal Set for some shows but took on the name more permanently around now

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