The Zephyrs

Members

Geoff Husson - lead guitar

Peter Gage - rhythm guitar, vocals

Johnny Hind - bass guitar

John Carpenter - drums, vocals

Guy Saville - vocals

Jerry Donahue - guitar

Geoff Pullum - keyboards

Mike Lease - keyboards

John Peeby - guitar

Formed in London in September 1961 as the Clee-Shays.

Guy Saville and Jerry Donahue left in 1963.

Geoff Husson left in 1964.

Geoff Pullum joined in 1964.

Peter Gage and Geoff Pullum left in 1965 and are replaced by John Peeby and Mike Lease respectively.

Disbanded in 1966.

UK Singles

1963 What's All That About/Oriental Dream                                                                           Decca F 11647

   (Released 10 May 1963.)

1964 I Can Tell/Sweet Little Baby                                                                                    Columbia DB 7199

1964 A Little Bit Of Soap/No Message                                                                            Columbia DB 7324

1964 Wonder What I'm Gonna Do/Let Me Love You Baby                                             Columbia DB 7410

1965 She's Lost You/There's Something About You                                                         Columbia DB 7481

1965 I Just Can't Take It/She Laughed                                                                             Columbia DB 7571

Known Gigs

30 Mar 1964 Tamworth, Assembly Rooms. With The Three Spirits, The Defenders, and Jumping Jacks.

The Rockin' Vickers

Members

Harry 'Reverend Black' Feeney - vocals

Cyril 'Ciggy' Shaw - drums

Ken Hardacre - guitar

Alex Hamilton - guitar

Peter Moorhouse - bass guitar

Nicholas Gribbon - guitar

Ian Holbrook - guitar, harmonica (joined in 1965)

Stephen 'Mogsy' Morris - bass guitar

Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister - guitar

Garry Chamberlain - guitar

Formed in Blackpool in 1963.

Also known as Rev Black and the Rockin' Vicars or just The Rockin' Vicars.

The group became known for their intense live shows and outlandish stage costumes, dressing as vicars, amongst other things, and they would use stage props like coffins. They built a solid reputation in Blackpool and nearby cities like Manchester and Liverpool. This led to tours of mainland Europe during which they became popular in Finland where they released a single. They were one of the first groups to play behind the 'Iron Curtain' when they played in Yugoslavia.

The Rockin' Vickers were given a recording contract with Decca.

Their most successful period appears to be as a four-piece, recording their two singles for producer Shel Talmy's production company on the CBS label and supporting some of his other acts like The Kinks or The Who.

Disbanded in 1967.

Ian 'Lemmy' Kilmister was later in Hawkwind from 1971 to 1975 before forming Motorhead.

UK Singles

1964 I Go Ape/Someone Like You                                                                                       Decca F 11993

1966 It's Alright/Stay By Me                                                                                                  CBS 202051

1966 Dandy/I Don't Need Your Kind                                                                                     CBS 202241

US Singles

1966 Dandy/I Don't Need Your Kind                                                                              Columbia 4-43818

Finland Singles

1965 Stella/Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart                                                                 Decca SD 5662

Known Gigs

31 Mar 1964 Manchester, Oasis Club. With The Chasers.

5 Jun 1964 Bradford, Dungeon, Westgate. Billed as Rev Black & The Rocking Vicars.

30 Jun 1964 Bradford, Coffin, Ivegate. Billed as Rev Black & The Rocking Vicars.

16 Jan 1965 Manchester, Oasis Club. Billed as The Reverend Black and the Rocking Vickers.

25 Apr 1965 Manchester, Oasis Club. Billed as The Reverend Black and the Rocking Vickers.

19 Jun 1965 Manchester, Oasis Club. With The Stylos, and Davy Morgan.

24 Sep 1965 Manchester, Oasis Club. With Kris Ryan and the Questions.

9 Oct 1965 Manchester, Oasis Club. With The Stylos.

28 Nov 1965 Helsinki, Natsa, Finland. With The Friends. Billed as Rev. Black And The Rocking Vickers.

17 Dec 1965 Manchester, Oasis Club. With The Alan Bown Set.

28 May 1966 Blackpool, South Pier Theatre, Lancashire. Supporting The Who. With The Birds, and Oscar.

25 Jun 1966 Manchester, Oasis Club. Supporting Los Bravos.

10 Sep 1966 Liverpool, The Cavern Club, Mathew Street. With Eddie Cave and the Fix, The Mack Sound, The Kop, The Hideaways, and The Seftons. All Night Rave. Billed as The Rockin' Vicars. 

8 Oct 1966 Manchester, Oasis Club. With The Measles.

18 Oct 1966 Manchester, Oasis Club.

16 Dec 1966 Manchester, Oasis Club.

20 Jan 1967 Dundee, Dundee University, Scotland.

6 Feb 1967 Chester, Quaintways, Cheshire. Supporting Jimmy James and the Vagabonds. With The Conda Group, and Wall City Jazzmen.

14 Feb 1967 Barrow in Furness, Barrow Public Hall. Billed as Reverend Black and the Rockin' Vicars.

The First Gear

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Members

 

Dave Walton - vocals, harmonica
Raymond Wafer - lead guitar, piano
Phil Birkenshaw - guitar, vocals
Michael Ryal - bass, vocals
Ian Colling - drums

Formed in Cudworth, South Yorkshire, England.

Jimmy Page played lead guitar on their only release including an incredible solo on 'Leave My Kitten Alone'.

UK Singles

1964 A Certain Girl/Leave My Kitten Alone                                                                        Pye 7N 15703

   (Released on 9th October 1964.)

The Lancastrians

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Members

 

Barry Langtree - guitar, vocals
Kevin Heywood - guitar
Terry Benson - bass guitar
John Fleury - drums

Steve Wilde

 

Formed in 1963 in Altrincham, Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, UK.

Barry Langtree and Kevin Heywood formed a group that became known as The Heartbeats as far back as 1956.

Toured Germany.

Disbanded in 1967.

UK Singles

1964 We'll Sing in the Sunshine/Was She Tall                                                                   Pye 7N 15732

   (Released    . Produced by Shel Talmy.)

1965 Let's Lock The Door (And Throw Away The Key)/If You're Goin' To Leave Me       Pye 7N 15791

   (Released    . Produced by Shel Talmy.)

1965 There'll Be No More Goodbyes/Never Gonna Come On Home                               Pye 7N 15846 

   (Released 14th May 1965. Produced by Shel Talmy.)

1965 Lonely Man/I Can't Stand The Pain                                                                          Pye 7N 15927

  (Released 3rd September 1965. Produced by Shel Talmy.)

1966 The World Keeps Going Round/Not The Same Anymore                                        Pye 7N 17043

   (Released 28th January 1966. Produced by Shel Talmy.)

1966 The Ballad Of The Green Berets/My Little Rose                                                     Pye 7N 17072

   (Released 11th March 1966. Produced by Shel Talmy.)

Known Gigs

16 Jan 1965 St. Leonard's, Witch Doctor, East Sussex. With The Classmates.

19 Feb 1965 Dunstable, California Ballroom, Bedfordshire. With George and the Rave Ons, and Fernando and the Hide-A-Ways.

21 Feb 1965 Nottingham, Dungeon Club, Nottinghamshire. With Junco Partners.

27 Feb 1965 Ramsey, Gaiety Ballroom, Cambridgeshire. With The Midnighters.

The Hearts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Members

 

Jim Duncombe - lead guitar

Reginald 'Buzz' Washington - drums

 

 

Formerly known as The Purple Hearts.

Had been playing live as The Continentals in Germany before returning to the UK and releasing one single as The Hearts.

Produced by Shel Talmy. 

Jimmy Duncombe was previously in Sonny Steward and the Dynamos and The Continentals.

Members of the group were later in Jimmy and the Rackets.

 

UK Singles

 

1964 Young Woman/Black Eyes                                                                          Parlophone R5147

   (Released 12 June 1964. 'Young Woman' was written by Gordon Mills. 'Black Eyes' was arranged by Jim Duncombe, mis-spelt as J. Duncan.) 

Finland Singles

1964 Young Woman/Black Eyes                                                                          Parlophone 45-DPY 669

Colette and Her Bandits

Members




This group may actually be from the USA, but there is no evidence online.

UK Singles

1965 A Ladies' Man/Lost Love                                                                                  Stateside SS 416
   (Released May 1965. Produced by Shel Talmy)

Known Gigs

5 Dec 1965 Motherwell, Town Hall, Scotland. Supporting The Beatstalkers.