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The Little Joe Set
South East London Mercury, 2 March 1967, page 2 Joe Higgins – lead vocals (replaced by Sketto Richardson in February 1967) Douglas West – vocals John Wright – lead guitar Nicholas Lait – bass Steig...
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The Penny Peeps
The Penny Peeps 1968. Clockwise from front: Martin Barre, Denny Alexander, Malcolm Tomlinson, Mick Ketley and Bryan Stevens Aficionados of UK freakbeat will be familiar with The Penny Peeps’...
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Gethsemane
Photo: Bryan Stevens/Mick Ketley. The Penny Peeps (not long before becoming Gethsemane). Clockwise from bottom left: Martin Barre, Denny Alexander, Malcolm Tomlinson (centre), Bryan Stevens and Mick...
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The Cavedwellers
Martin Fisher (lead guitar) Mick Patrick (rhythm guitar) Jack Brand (bass) Graham Sykes (saxophone) Dave Hillman (drums) A Kingston-upon-Thames area band that formed in 1964, The Cavedwellers featured...
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The Impacts
The Impacts, 1964. Left to right: Tony Noble, Roy Stacey, Dave Terry (aka Elmer Gantry), John Reeves and Chris Allen Dave Terry (later Elmer Gantry) (lead vocals) John Reeves (lead guitar) Tony Noble...
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The Swinging Machine
Paul Brett (lead guitar/vocals) Art Regis (keyboards) Tony Priestland (aka Tony Crane) (alto sax) Derek Griffiths (tenor sax) Roy Stacey (bass) Jim Toomey (drums) Guitarist Paul Brett put this band...
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Arthur Brown & The Machines/The Arthur Brown Union
Photo: Roy Stacey. The Arthur Brown Union live. Pictured: Roy Stacey, Heather Swinson, Paul Brett, Tony Priestland and Derek Griffiths. Missing from the photo: Jim Toomey (behind Swinson), Art Regis...
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The Arthur Brown Set
Photo may be subject to copyright Arthur Brown (lead vocals) Martin Kenny (lead guitar) Robin Short (keyboards) Barry Dean (bass) ???? (drums) The future Crazy World of Arthur Brown front man formed...
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The High Society/The Union
Photo: Roy Stacey. The Union before Dave Terry took over from Arthur Brown. Not all of the band are pictured. Left to right: Roy, Heather, Paul, Tony and Derek Dave Terry (aka Elmer Gantry) (lead...
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Ralph Denyer & The Uptown Band
Thanks to Roy Stacey for the photo. The Uptown Band plays the Cromwellian around July 1966 Ralph Denyer (lead vocals, guitar) Graham Wilson (lead guitar) Art Regis (keyboards) Tony Priestland (alto...
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The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Arthur Brown (lead vocals) Vincent Crane (keyboards) Drachen Theaker (drums) 1965 Photo may be subject to copyright November Arthur Brown (b. Arthur Wilton, 24 June 1942, Whitby, West Yorkshire,...
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The Pilgrim, Haywards Heath, West Sussex
Eddie’s Crowd, The Motion and Mike Stuart Span perform in February 1968 The Pilgrim in Haywards Heath, West Sussex was a popular live music venue during the 1960s, which was advertised in the Mid...
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Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent
Run by Harold and Doris Toft and located at 35-39 Grace Hill in Folkestone, Kent, Toft’s was a major music venue on the English south coast during the 1960s. I’ve started to list gigs below and would...
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Club Continental, Eastbourne, East Sussex
One of the top rock clubs on the English south coast during the 1960s, the Club Continental in Eastbourne played host to many of the leading acts of the day. Among the future stars to appear on its...
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The Motion
The Motion 1966. Left to right: Greg Peck, Martin Jarvis, Alex Macpherson and Kerry Watson Martin Jarvis (lead vocals, guitar) Greg Peck (vocals, guitar) Kerry Watson (bass) Alex Macpherson (drums)...
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St John’s Wood
L to R: Top, Colin Pierce, Dave Shaw (on the stool), Colin Fox, Ray Harper. Left sitting down, Paul Dunn and Rod Pittam Dave Shaw (lead vocals) Colin Pierce (guitar) Colin Fox (vocals, guitar) Ray...
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The Honey Band
Norman Warren (lead vocals) Maggie Yorke (lead vocals) Brian Balcombe (lead guitar) replaced by Brian Brockie Steve Stills (bass) Geoff Rich (keyboards) Jim Caley (alto sax) Keith Fidge (tenor...
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The Scimitars
Photo: Phil Hearn Mike Inkster (guitar/vocals) Phil Hearn (bass/vocals) Derek Taylor (guitar/vocals) Del Coverley (drums) Hailing from the Bexleyheath area in southeast London, Phil Hearn and Del...
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The James Set
Members of The James with fans. Photo: Phil Hearn Andy Tyler (lead vocals) Allen Berry (guitar) Richard Holdaway (guitar) Phil Hearn (bass/vocals) Tony ? (drums) When The Scimitars split in late...
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Fat Daughter
Photo: Melody Maker, 1969 Ian Miller (lead guitar) Dennis Lascelles (Hammond organ) Steve Fields (bass) Del Coverley (drums) + Pete Hicks (lead vocals) Phil Hearn (bass/vocals) Mike Reed (drums)...
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