The Premiers

Members

Eric Stark
Bill Lawrence
Ian Ellis
William Berry
James Lafferty

Billy Ritchie - guitar
Harry Hughes - drums

Formed in Bathgate, Scotland.
Managed by Harry Smith.
Were involved in a traffic accident on 30th September 1964 when the minibus they were travelling in swerved to avoid a pedestrian and rolled over several times before catching fire. The group were only slightly hurt, but a 10-year old boy was taken to hospital with multiple injuries that he would ultimately recover from. James Lafferty of the group was not in the minibus at the time of the accident.
The Premiers evolved into '1-2-3', which was later renamed 'Clouds' in 1967.

Known Gigs

30 Sep 1964 Fauldhouse, Co-op Hall, Scotland.