The Rebels

Members

Malcolm Kinnea - lead guitar
Victor Rose - rhythm guitar
Kenny Edwards - bass guitar
Brian Jones - saxophone
Stuart Jones - drums

Formed in Wallasey, Cheshire in 1960.
Brian Jones was later in The Vegas Five and then The Undertakers.

The Pressmen

Members





Formed in Wallasey.
In April 1962 The Pressmen added Derry Wilkie as their singer and became Derry Wilkie and the Pressmen.

Known Gigs

11 Mar 1961 Liverpool, Liverpool Jazz Society (The Old Iron Door), Temple Street. With The Beatles, Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Remo Four, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes, The Big Three, Dale Roberts and the Jayhawks, Derry and the Seniors, Ray and the Del-Renas, Johnny Rocco and the Jets, and Faron and the Tempest Tornadoes.
5 Apr 1961 Liverpool, The Cavern, Mathew Street. With The Searchers (with Johnny Sandon on lead vocals)

The Kinsmen

Members

Tom Earley - rhythm guitar, vocals
Adrian Flowerday - lead guitar, vocals
Al Pears - bass guitar, vocals
Tony Aldridge - drums

Howard Morris - rhythm guitar, vocals

Formed in Wallasey in February 1963 out of the ashes of The Masqueraders.
Tom Earley had previously been with The Pathfinders.
Tom Earley left and returned to The Pathfinders in 1963.
The Kinsmen continue as a trio for a while.
Howard Morris joined in May 1963.

Known Gigs

9 Jul 1963 Liverpool, The Cavern. With The Merseybeats, and Roy and the Dions.
1 Oct 1963 Liverpool, The Cavern. With The Merseybeats, The Cyclones, and The Fortunes.
6 Nov 1963 Liverpool, The Cavern. With Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, The Shondells, and Gerry De Ville and the City Kings.
23 Nov 1963 Liverpool, The Cavern. With Vic and the Spidermen, The Roadrunners, and The Paladins.
25 Jan 1964 Liverpool, The Cavern. With The Escorts, The Mastersounds, The Huntsmen, and The Notions.

The Masqueraders

Members

Ricky Dickinson - rhythm guitar, vocals
Adrian Flowerday - lead guitar, vocals
Al Pears - bass guitar, vocals
Tony Aldridge - drums

Formed in Wallasey in 1963.
This group became The Kinsmen in February 1963 after Ricky Dickinson leaves.
Tony Aldridge was later in The Pathfinders. 

Known Gigs

19 Jan 1963 Octet Club