Showing posts with label Mercury. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mercury. Show all posts

Sunday, 10 May 2020

Three Good Reasons


Members

Annette McCormack
Peter Clegg
Radivoj 'Danny' Danic


Known Gigs

1 Apr 1966 Nantwich, Civic Hall. With The Ray Irving Showband.


Wednesday, 29 April 2020

The Mark Four

























Members

Kenny Pickett - vocals (Born: 3 September 1940, Ware, Hertfordshire - Died: 10 January 1997)
Eddie Phillips - guitar (Born: 15 August 1945, Leyton, East London)
John Dalton - bass guitar
Mick Thompson - guitar
Jack Jones - drums

Tony Cooke - bass guitar
Bob Garner - bass guitar

Formed in Hertfodshire in 1963.
Also known as Kenny Lee and the Mark Four.
John Dalton had previously been in Danny King and the Bluejacks, and Jimmy Virgo and the Bluejacks.
John Dalton left in 1965 and was replaced by Tony Cooke on bass guitar.
When The Mark Four signed to the management of Tony Stratton-Smith, Tony Cooke was ousted and Bob Garner brought in as a replacement on bass guitar. Garner had previously played with Tony Sheridan's band.
With Garner, The Mark Four soon changed their name to The Creation.
John Dalton was later in The Kinks.

Known Gigs

30 Mar 1963 Bishop's Stortford, Long's Hall. With Bobby Angelo and the Tuxedos. (Billed as Kenny Lee and the Mark Four)
3 Apr 1964 London, The Phurlow Arms (probably The Thurlow Arms), Norwood.
25 Oct 1965 Welwyn Garden City, The Hop, Cole Green Lane.



Saturday, 14 December 2019

The Eyes



















Members

Terry Nolder - vocals
Phil Heatley - guitar
Chris Lovegrove - lead guitar
Barry Alchin - bass guitar
Brian Corcoran - drums

Steve Valentine - guitar

The Eyes were formed in 1964 in Ealing, London out of the instrumental group The Renegades.
They were previously known as Gerry Hart and the Hartbeats.
Late in 1966, under the pseudonym the Pupils, the band issued an LP of Rolling Stones covers called 'A Tribute To The Rolling Stones'. 
Steve Valentine briefly replaced the departed Phil Heatley in 1967 for a few weeks before The Eyes disbanded.




















UK Singles

1965 When the Night Falls/I'm Rowed Out                                                           Mercury MF 881
   (Released November 1965. A-side written by Nolder. B-side written by Nolder and Alchin)
1966 The Immediate Pleasure/My Degeneration                                                   Mercury MF 897
   (Released January 1966)
1966 Man With Money. You're Too Much                                                             Mercury MF 910
   (Released May 1966)
1966 Good Day Sunshine/Please Don't Cry                                                           Mercury MF 934
   (Released 5 August 1966)

UK EPs

1966 The Arrival Of The Eyes                                                                              Mercury LBEP 10035
   (The tracks are just both sides of the first two singles)





















Known Gigs

25 Aug 1966 London, Tiles Club. With The Rick 'N' Beckers.
7 Oct 1967 Dunstable, California Ballroom. Supporting Del Shannon. With The H. T.


Sunday, 8 December 2019

The Richard Kent Style








A 1967 promotional card.













Members

Harvey Starr - lead vocals, trumpet, trombone
Harvey Rose - bass guitar, vocals
Neil Levine - guitar
Austin Verner - saxophone
Ron Smith - trumpet
Ian Starr - drums, vocals

Dave Bowker - saxophone, harmonica
John Verity - guitar
Alan Powell - drums

Formed in Manchester.
Dave Bowker replaced Austin Verner around 1967/8 before the recording of their MCA single.
Dave Bowker was later in Sponge.

















UK Singles

1966 No Matter What You Do/Go, Go Children                                                       Columbia DB 7964
   (Released 15 July 1966)
1966 You Can't Put Me Down/All Good Things                                                       Columbia DB 8051
   (Released 11 November 1966)
1967 Marching Off To War/I'm Out                                                                          Columbia DB 8182
   (Released 5 May 1967)
1968 Love Will Shake The World Awake/Crocodile Tears                                      MCA MU1032
   (Released 2 August 1968)
1969 A Little Bit O' Soul/Don't Tell Lies                                                                  Mercury MF 1090
   (Released 28 March 1969)

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