Force Five

Members

Ronnie Gent - vocals
Bert Pulham - guitar
Dave Skates - drums
Pete Gosling - guitar
‘Ossie' Osborne - bass guitar

Formed in Canvey Island.
Later evolved into Crocheted Doughnut Ring and released singles on the Polydor and Deram labels.

UK Singles

1964 Don't Make My Baby Blue/Shaking Postman                                         United Artists UP 1051
   (Released 1 May 1964)
1965 Yeah, I'm Waiting/I Don't Want To See You Again                                 United Artists UP 1089
   (Released May 1965)
1965 Baby Don't Care/Come Down To Earth                                                   United Artists UP 1102
   (Released 27 August 1965)
1965 I Want You Babe/Gee Too Tiger                                                              United Artists UP 1118
   (Released December 1965)
1966 Don't Know Which Way To Turn/Baby Let Your Hair Down                 United Artists UP 1141
   (Released 24 June 1966)

Known Gigs

14 Aug 1965 Bishop's Stortford, Rhodes Centre.
6 Nov 1965 Bishop's Stortford, Rhodes Centre. With The Cortinas.
26 Feb 1967 Southend-on-Sea, Cliffs Pavilion. Supporting The Jimi Hendrix Experience. With The Nashville Teens, and The Koobas.

The Trolls

Members

Paul Andrew Smith - guitar
Vic Collins - guitar
Steve Prout - drums
Michael Langridge - bass guitar

Jimmy Proops - vocals

Formed in Canvey Island.
The Trolls starting out playing instrumentals before adding a vocalist, Jimmy Proops.
Vic Collins was later in The Kursaal Flyers and The Ugly Guys.
Paul Andrew Smith later emigrated to Canada and formed the band 'Wednesday' who had major hits in Canada and the USA.

The Essex Five

Members

Lew Mint - vocals
Keith Bonsor - bass guitar, keyboards, vocals
Tom Nichols - guitar
John Webb - guitar
John Martin - drums

Formed in Canvey Island, Essex, England.
Keith Bonsor was later in the studio-only group Cardboard Orchestra.
John Martin was later in Dr. Feelgood.

Known Gigs

4 Sep 1965 Dunstable, California Ballroom. Supporting Manfred Mann.  With Simon and the Surreys.
11 Dec 1965 Bishop's Stortford, Rhodes Centre. With The Quiet Five.
15 Jan 1966 Cambridge, Dorothy Ballroom. With The Candles.
12 Mar 1966 Dunstable, California Ballroom. Supporting Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds. With The Fleur De Lys.
30 Apr 1966 Bishop's Stortford, Rhodes Centre.Supporting The Birds.
13 May 1966 Dunstable, California Ballroom. With The Caretakers, and The Tridents.
13 Aug 1966 London, Tiles Club. With The Peddlers, and The Profile.
26 Aug 1966 Dunstable, California Ballroom.With The Alan Bown Set.
17 Dec 1966 Dunstable, California Ballroom. With Sonny Childe and The T.N.T., and The Chevrons.
11 Mar 1967 Dunstable, California Ballroom. With The Quiet Five, and The Way Of Life.
12 Aug 1967 London, Tiles Club. With The Rick 'N' Beckers, and The Crawdads.