What follows is an alphabetical list of bands we like to claim are from the Woking / GU Postcode area – Well, they at least featured heavily in the Woking music scene and the columns of Soundscene – with links to their page here on OurSoundscene.org or our old Facebook group. If a band has no link then we have no image/s, but we’ll include a write up of what we know here. If you have images, information, memories, etc. we’d love to see/hear them, simply comment on a bands page or email: david.shephard@hotmail.com.
100% Polyester – See: The Frotteurs (c’81-’82)
33AD (c’90-’91) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10157309465876476&type=3
45 South (c’85) – Byfleet’s Martyn Eyre and Don Crookes hooked up with a bassist and guitarist and formed 45 South, playing local pubs and clubs.
5 O’Clock High – See: Five O’Clock High (c’82-’87)
68 Floods – See: The 68 Floods
A Go Go – See: Combo A Go Go (c’64-’66)
Access (c’?) – Keith Jones (guitar) with ?
Age Beaters – See: The Age Beaters (c’63-64)
Agent Orange (c’87-’88) – Held a charity gig at Farnborough Rec in January ‘88 and release a demo that same month.
Alligators – See: The Alligators (c’78-’81)
Ant Hill Mob – See: The Ant Hill Mob (c’91)
Anthony Bennett – See: Duster Bennett (c’67-’76)
Apple Club (c’92) – Geoff ? (guitar) and ?. Farnham based indie-pop combo
Approved Men (c’79-81) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10154262372251476&type=1
Art23 – See: The Jeremiahs (c’85-’89)
Artistic License – See: The Visionaries (c’87-’88)
Ashworth, Richard – see: Richard Ashworth (c’76-date)
Avatar (c’71) – Peter Appleby (guitar), Iam Mckean (?), John Bentley (?), and Paul Trew (bass). This band, of 13 year olds, did their first performance at St Andrews Church Hall. Appleby left shortly afterward.
Baker, Kenny – See: Kenny Baker (c’78-’79)
Ballamy, Iain – See: Iain Ballamy (c’84 to date)
Bandits – See: The Bandits (c’59-’63)
Basement Band – see: The Basement Band (c’70s)
Bayton, Rod – See: Rod Bayton (c’70 to date)
Beau and The Generals – See: Bo and The Generals (c’79-’82)
Benighted Leams (c’96-?)
Berry, Keith – see: Keith James (c’75-’86)
Big G and the Go-Gets (c’64-’65)
Big Wednesday -See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10152062305221476&type=1
Bill Leru Quintet – See: The Bill Leru Quintet (c’50’s/60’s)
Biscuit Boys Jug Band – See: King’s Biscuit Boys Jug Band (c’65-’68)
Black Rockers – See: Graham Parker (c’75-date)
Bleed the Stone (’94-’95) – See: Mindwire
Blood Blood Pops (1987/88) – The bands original full name was King God Cock and His Little Blood Blood Pops and consisted of Kev Love (Guitar), Anton “Ant Ön” de Croft (?), Simon George (ex Screaming Lullabies) and a drum machine. Tim Treville joined later on guitar before switching to bass. This Butthole Surfer’esque group then became just Blood Blood Pops and at one point Bloodfuzz. Croft is still playing, but both Love and Treville are no longer with us, sadly.
Bloodfuzz – See Blood Blood Pops
BLQ – See: The Bill Leru Quintet (c’50’s/60’s)
Blue (c’85) – See: Bros (c’86-’92)
Blues Stormers – See: Whisker Davies Blues Stormers (c’66-67)
Bo and The Generals (c’79-’82)
Bob Potter’s Aldershot Aces – See: Bob Potter & His Band (c’53-’66)
Bob Potter & His Band (c’53-’66)
Bob Potter Dance Orchestra – See: Bob Potter & His Band (c’53-’66)
Body Politic – See: The Body Politic (c.’85-87)
Body Soup – See: Sweet Hooligan (c’92-’93)
Bohemians – See: The Bohemians (c’83)
Bowler (c’?) – Played and rehearsed at The Golden Fleece, Elstead.
Brakspear’s Travelling Fair (c’82) – David Rose (?) with ?. This folk band did floor spots at the Horncastle folk club that used a room at Guildford’s Trades & Labour Club in The Mount and gigs at the Three Pigeons pub. They were joined at times by ‘The Bongo Man’, who may have been Tim McOnegal.
Breathing System (c’?) – ? (guitarist) and ?. The band’s guitarist would go on to join David Martin and Paul Lamy in their Mass Dive offshoot.
Breslaws – See: Little Stabs of Happiness (c’91-’94)
Brethren – See: The Flowers of Sacrifice (c’88-’93)
Brew – See: The Brew (c’68-’71)
Bright Young Things (c’78-79) – See: Controls
Brun Salef (c’80) – Mike Gale (bass) & ?
Bubble-Eyed Dog Boys (c’90-’91)
Bunkers (c’84-?) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10156333417451476&type=3
Burning Ambition (c’86) – Godalming College based band that performed at the closing event for The Rex, Haslemere.
Bus Ryde – Mark Boxall (vocal) and ?. They oft supported (or was it t’other way round) Vox Pop, with gigs at The Cricketers, Westfield; Lion Brewery, Ash and Grey Horse, Kingston. Boxall went on to form COW in 2006.
Butterbeans and Susie (c’?) – Susie Wadey (guitar) and Dave Tarn (guitar). This short lived blues duo, named after an American comedy duo from the ‘20s, only played a couple of gigs. This included one at the Havant Waterboard Social Club. They used to rehearse in Tarn’s basement flat in Upperton Road, Guildford on their Martin D 35s.
Butterfly Effect – See: The Butterfly Effect (c’92-93)
Button Factory (c’88-’90) – See: The Button Factory (c’88-’90)
Cabina Telefonica (c’84-’85) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.428330781892830&type=3
Cadillacs – See: The Cadillacs (c’50s)
Can’t Be Rad (c’80) – Nick Hyde (guitar / vocals) & ?
Captain Pike (c’86) – Godalming College based band that performed at the closing event for The Rex, Haslemere.
Carnival (c’83/84) – See: Five O’Clock High (c’82-’87)
Catfish (c’late ’80s early ’90s?) – Spike “Neil” Arrow played lead guitar and there were three female vocalists.
Catch 22 (c’82-’84) – David Glasper (vocals), Marcus Lillington (guitar / keyboards), Michael Delahunty (bass), Phill Harrison (bass) and Ian “Spike” Spice (drums). All the members of Catch-22, a jazz-infused 5-piece, attended Yateley School, performing mostly covers and the odd original. Glasper, Lillington, Spice, and Delahunty went on to form Breathe.
Cavalcade of Perversion (c’83)
Chain Reaction (c.’85) – ?
Charles – See: The Charles (c’85-’88)
Circle Line (c’?) – Chris Kerney (?), Pas Parsons (vocals), John Gardner (guitar) and Brian ? (bass). Other than Kerney the all lived in or near Cranleigh.
Circular Tours (c’79) – Glyn Edwards (drums), David Rose (guitar), Mark Seber (?), Peter Hollis (?) and Neil Dewey (?) . Guildford band.
Chloroform Smile (c.’85) – A Vis The Spoon solo project.
Click – See: The Click (c’81-’87)
Choirboys – See: The Choirboys (c’81)
Clapton, Eric – See: Eric Clapton (c’62-date)
Cooper, Graham – see: Graham Cooper (c’78-?)
Close Quarters (c’90-’92) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.744666849779402&type=3
Colour Red – See: The Colour Red (c’88-’90)
Combo Agogo – See: Combo A Go Go (c’64-’66)
Conchords – see: The Conchords (c’63)
Contaminated – See The Contaminated (c’82-’84)
Co-operative Concert Company (c’1920)
Cranleigh Brass and Reed Band (c’11-’26)
Cranley Brass and Reed Band – See: Cranleigh Brass and Reed Band (c’11-’26)
Creatures of Darkness (c’82-’83)
Cree, Jock – See: Jock Cree (c’68)
Cree, James Scott – see: Jock Cree (c’68)
Cree, Scott John – See: Wounded Scott John Cree (‘67-present)
Crew – See: The Crew (c’80-’84)
Crow Janes (c’60s/70s). Dave Reading (guitar), ? (harmonica), Tony Backhurst (vocals), ? (?) and ? (?). This five piece band were named after a Sonny Boy Williamson number, Crow Jane Blues. They rehearsed in a top floor store room of the City Cafe, Onslow Street, Guildford, which was owned and run by George Reading, guitarist Reading’s grandfather. Their first gig was at The Cygnet Cafe, by the river at Millmead, when booked by reported “rough diamond” proprietor Pete/Peter Trim. Backhurst was an ex-Farnham Grammar Schoolboy and later the front man with Guildford band House.
Cupcake Cooper – See: Graham Cooper (c’78-?)
Curse – See: The Curse (c’88-90)
Dance on Glass (c.85) – Supported The Barflies at The Royal early in ’85? (definitely not the Duo from 2000 on, but is this DOG local or not?)
Daniel and The Emeralds – See: The Emeralds (c’63-’66)
Daniel Boone & The Emeralds – See: The Emeralds (c’63-’66)
Daniel Boone & The Renegades (c’62-64)
Dark Paradise – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10151991314741476&type=1
Dave and the Strangers (c’58-’62) – Les Green (guitar), and ? Woking band
Davis, Billie – See: Billie Davis (c’60-date)
Dead Beats – See: The Dead Beats (c’87-’88)
Dealer (c’78) – Guildford band
Dee Fabulous – See: D Fabulous (c’83-’84)
Deep Season – See: The Deep Season (c’90-’94)
Deepcut Three – See: Graham Parker (c’75-date)
DeFabulous – See: D Fabulous (c’83-’84)
Desotos – See: The Desotos (c’78-79)
Dillon, Tom – See: Tom Dillon (c’66-?)
Disruptive Patterns (c’78-’81) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10156331403331476&type=3
Don & His Music (c’69-’70) – Jim Blanchard (guitar) & ?
Doug Ferguson Band – See: Headwaiter (c’76-’78)
Douglas Downs – See: Steve Perry (c’60-’66)
Downs, Douglas – see: Steve Perry (c’60-’66)
Dr JJs Blues Band (c’?-2012) – Jim ‘Dr JJ Fairs’ Homersham (vocals), Westfield Slim (guitar / vocals), Rob Walters (bass), Tim Strange (drums) and Dave Raphael (keyboards / harmonica). Recorded “Dust My Broom” at The House in the Woods Studio, Surrey between 25 February and 13 June ‘95, releasing it on the “Another Stormy Monday” LP [HAL 001] on which Michelle Ronayne appeared playing Sax and Ben Waters on Piano. HAL stood for Hal E. Tosis Records, the bands own label. In 2000 they released a second LP titled “Live” [HAL 003] which was recorded at The Farnham Maltings on 22 January and 30 March that year. By this time Delta McCloud and Tommy Allen had taken over from Westfield Slim. Homersham suffered from asbestosis and lost his battle against the disease on 18 June 2015. On 4 May 2016 the band launched the live CD “As Best As I Can”. Recorded in 2007 it includes the bonus track “Nothing Takes the Place of You” recorded in 2014, the last recording Homersham would do. Profits from the sale going to The June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund and St. Elizabeth’s Hospice, Ipswich.
Dreamscape (c’?) – Ian Beauchamp (drums), Duncan Siggars (?), Paul Goodhand-Tate (?) and others (?). Siggars would late join Eat The Sofa and Beauchamp is still playing in Sounds of the Suburbs: https://www.facebook.com/SoundsoftheSuburbs.
Early Hours – See: The Early Hours (c’81-’85)
Early Years – See: The Early Hours (c’81-’85)
Eddie and the Hot Rods (c.’85) – ?
EIP – see: Electric Icecream Productions (c’90-92)
El Loco Roadshow (c.’84 – ’85): Ian Selden (?), Alex ? (vocals) and Martyn ? (drums). Byfleet / Pyrford based trio El Loco supported Sountbound in late ’84, after Empyre pulled out.
Electric Icecream Productions (c’90-92)
Embers – See: The Embers (c’65-’71)
Emeralds – See: The Emeralds (c’63-’66)
Exodus (c’83-84?) Andy “Mad Russian” Marstrand (guitar / keyboard / vocal) with ?
Expressure – See: X-pressure (c’85)
Eye to Eye (c’88-’08) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.204966951148998&type=3
F1-11s – See: The F1-11s (c’86-’88)
Fallen Angels – See: The Fallen Angels (c’79-’80)
Famous Rondini Brothers – See: The Famous Rondini Brothers (c’75-’80)
Farnborough Fireworks Factory (c’72)
Farnham Wall Of Sound (c’69-’70)
Fatso (c’?) – Ronnie Nit (vocals), Pete Probert (bass / vocals), and Brian Robinson (guitar / vocals). This 3-piece rock/pop covers band were “the heaviest band in Farnham” totaling 845lbs. Robinson left and was replaced by guitarists Dave Saunders and Phil ?. They are known to have played at The Bell, Frogmore.
Fear of Flying (c’82) Paul Thane (vocals), Steve Cusack (drums), Phil Longden (?). Barry Thane worked behind the scenes Played the Robin Hood, Hollywater. The band wore red jump suits. Lloyd Dobbie photographed the band for PR shots and live.
FEG – See: F.E.G (c’84-85)
Ferrari Red & the Revettes (c’?) – Stuart Reffold (vocals), Graham “Cupcake” Cooper (guitar), Steve Prudence (bass), and Dickie Knight (drums). Played a few gigs, including with Eric Clapton in Cranleigh in aid of Guildford Nurses.
Five Minute Love – ?
Flowers of Sacrifice – See: The Flowers of Sacrifice (c’88-’93)
FLR – only know what is written here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152670293512139
Flying Tigers – See: The Flying Tigers (c’84-to date)
Forrest and the Choppers (c’88-’95)
Four – See: The Four (c’89)
Four Wheel Drive (c’83-’84) – Tony Dugdale (vocals / guitar) and Neil Dowling (vocals / drums). Definately Surrey, but there is a question if they were a GU band. In ’83 they appeared on an International Records compilation called “Dream Sequence” with the track ‘Have You Ever Been in Love’. The following year they released the 7″ single “Did You Have To” on Triangle [TR 105] in ’84, which carried “Give Me (What You Got)” on the B-side.
Foxton, Bruce (c’82-date) – see: Bruce Foxton (c’82-date)
Free the Spirit – See: The Truth (c’91)
Friary Red – See: Ferrari Red (c’81)
Frotteurs – See: The Frotteurs (c’81-’82)
Fugative (c.83) – Rock band out of Staines were Tony Sawyer (?) and ?, manged by Judith of JDS Promotions
FUX (c’90-’92) – Billy Blowers (?), Lisa Donoghue (?), Michael Mcauley (guitar), and Dave Gee (guitar). This Farnborough based ‘metal’ band were performing up to 4 gigs a week throughout the local area and taking two coach loads full to gigs in town at their peak. They were managed by Tank James, Gee’s father. It was James who gave the band their name and late 80’s ’rawk’ image; while Donoghue’s brother designed the logo. On the announcement of the name change the Strewth! the Cat’s on Fire! fanzine suggested that they may as well have changed their name to “Band With the Bird With Big Tits Singing”. FUX was supposed be F.U.X, which was imaginatively expanded to mean For Unlawful Xperience. At 15, Blowers was the youngest with his parents signing the contract. James booked the band into Studio 125, Burgess Hill to record an EP, where the band also stayed; while Blowers, who was sitting his GCSE’S was ferried back and forth. The band later renamed as Wanted.
G.O.D. – See: Girls on Dextrose (c’91-’95)
G.Z. Image – See: GZ Image (c’85)
Geneva (c’82-’86) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10152021829316476&type=1
Ghert Mint (c’80-’87 & ’91-’93)
Gloss – See: Bros (c’86-’92)
Golden Age of Metro – See: The Golden Age of Metro (c’78-’80)
Goodhand-Tait, Phillip (c’61-’80) – See: Phillip Goodhand-Tait (c’61-’80)
Goodhilly Dawn (c’?) (?) keyboardist and ? This Godalming based band replaced their original keyboardist with Paul Lemy and played the likes of H’s Wine Bar, Godalming; the Crown & Cushion, Haslemere; and the Air Balloon, Portmouth.
Graham and the Gravediggers (c’88)
Grandpa’s Spells (c’87 to date)
Grapevine (c’69-’72 & ’79-2000)
Grasshopper – See: Sideways (c’92-’95)
Gresham Brass Band – See: Gresham Press Band (c’1902-1914)
Gresham Press Band (c’1902-1914)
Gresham Press Brass Band – See: Gresham Press Band (c’1902-1914)
Grunties – See: The Grunties (c’77-’79)
Guildford Sanitation Authority (c’70)
H.S. Rupert & his Soul Builders – See: Hogsnort Rupert (c’62-’65/’78?)
Ha Ha Men – See: The Ha Ha Men (c’89-’94)
Hairy Things – See: The Hairy Things (c’93-’97)
Harmony Two (‘c.84/85): Woking based duo of Lori Pittock (vocals) and ? (acoustic guitar) with a drum machine. Played venues like the West Byfleet Squash Club. Also submitted a demo for the Soundscene Miss Woking Pop Cabaret competition. Pittock’s vocal style was described as “distinctive and controlled”.
Haslemere Town Band (c’1837-date)
Hector’s Breakfast (c’79-’80) – Ros Paxman (?), Derek Wallace (?) and ? Known to have headlined at Woking College, supported by White Colours, this band gigged locally and up into London. Ros would later join The Polite Young Men.
High Curley Stompers (c’52-’69)
Hog-Snort Rupert’s Famous Porkestra – See: Hogsnort Rupert (c’62-’65/’78?)
Hog Valley Stompers – See: The Hog Valley Stompers (c’87-’88)
Hogs Back Band – See: The Hogs Back Band (c’94-date)
Hogsnort Rupert (c’62-’65/’78?)
Hogsnort Rupert and his Band – See: Hogsnort Rupert (c’62-’65/’78?)
Hogsnort Rupert’s Good Good Band – See: Hogsnort Rupert (c’62-’65/’78?)
Hype – See The Hype (c’89-’91)
i2i – See: Eye to Eye
In Flight (c’88) – ?
In Motion (c’83) – Dave Cheke (vocals / trumpet), Vanessa ? (vocals), Clive Searle (guitar), Andy Clarke (drums) Paul Slydell (bass). Searle and Clarke were previously in White Colours, Cheke had been the drummer in The Sleep. They debuted at The Royal, Guildford, supported by punk poet C Till. Sara Murphy reviewed the gig for Soundscene (we have yet to find it). They also played at the Old Schoolhouse, Woking using a Sergio Leone soundtrack as intro music.
Industrial Function (c’82) – Steve Griffiths (?) with ? R a cassette LP at Catch 44 Studios, Godalming
Innocence – See: The Innocence (c’83-84)
Inspector Tuppence – See: Inspector Tuppence & The Sexy Fireman (c’85-’96)
Inspector Tuppence & The Sexy Fireman (c’85-’96)
Interface (c’83-84?) Andy “Mad Russian” Marstrand (guitar / keyboard / vocal) with ?
IT – See: Inspector Tuppence & The Sexy Fireman (c’85-’96)
Jackie Lynton’s Happy Days Band (c’76-05)
Jackie Lynton’s HD Band – See: Jackie Lynton’s Happy Days Band (c’76-05)
Jackie Lynton’s HD Band, then shortened to The Jackie Lynton Band
Jaded Asylum (c’?) – As The Contaminated waned Johnny Bowden (bass), Billy McDermidd (?), Ian Beauchamp (drums), and Paul “Oggie” ? got together to form Jaded Asylum. This Byfleet based band used to practice in the village Scout Hut and played some 30 gigs in the Soundscene area. Beauchamp later joined Dreamscape.
James, Keith – See: Keith James (c’75-’86).
James, Patrick – See: Patrick James (c’91-’93)
Jeremiahs – See: The Jeremiahs (c’85-’89)
Jericho Jug Band (c’65) – Tony ‘Duster’ Bennett (?) w/ Tony Davies (guitar), and ? In ’65 the band were in St Ives for ‘the season’. Duster could often be seen playing Sonny Boy and Sonny Terry material down near the harbour. The band played mostly in London at venues like Soho’s Les Cousins. The band also recorded some tracks. On 23 October ’65 Jericho Jug Band were at Battersea College with The Peddlers.
Jimmie Cole Band (c’50s) – See The Jimmie Cole Band (c’50s)
Jim Morrison – A reincarnation of Steel Bill and the Buffaloes.
John Cree – See: Wounded Scott John Cree (‘67-present)
John Kelly and the Rocking Crescendos – See: Crescendos (c’60 to date)
Johnny Kelly & the Crescendos – See: Crescendos (c’60 to date)
Johnny Sox – See: The Stranglers (c’74 to date)
Juniper Tunes – Joe Murphy
Keene, Nelson – See: Nelson Keene (c’59-’62)
Keith Berry – see: Keith James (c’75-’86)
Kerry Rapid and The Seltones – See: The Soul-Tones (c’63-’67)
Kerry Rapid and the Soul Tones – See: The Soul-Tones (c’63-’67)
Kerry Rapid and the Soul-Tones – See: The Soul-Tones (c’63-’67)
Kerry Rapid and the Soultones – See: The Soul-Tones (c’63-’67)
Kevin White – See: Kevin White (and the Yellow Parade) (c’86-’88)
Kevin White (and the Yellow Parade) (c’86-’88)
Keys Of Swing (c’45) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10157359461196476&type=3
Killing Faith – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10152300372096476&type=1
King God Cock and His Little Blood Blood Pops – See Blood Blood Pops
King’s Biscuit Boys – See: King’s Biscuit Boys Jug Band (c’65-’68)
King’s Biscuit Boys Jug Band (c’65-’68)
Kingpins – see: The Kingpins (c’57)
La Maison du Chants (c’83-’85)
Lakesiders (c’80s) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.349604296466610&type=3
Lancer (c’73-75) – Pete Hobson (drums), Bob ? (vocals), Gaynor ? (organ), Clive Cherry (?) and Don Cherry (?). Farnborough band formed by the Cherry brothers (they worked at the old Anderton’s, Guildford) once played the Jupiter Club, Aldershot. Cherry brothers also ran Cherry Studios, Ash.
Larry Miller Band – See: The Larry Miller Band (c’75-date)
Larry Miller and the Icemen (c.’85) – ?
Last Danse (c’94) – John K. Edwards (?), John Way (guitar), Chris James (bass) and Julian ? (vocals) This local goth super-group; James was in Flowers of Sacrifice, Julian from Girls on Dextrose, Way from Visionaries, used a drum machine at their seven gigs. Most were in London, but they did support Sheep On Drugs at Agincourt, Camberley.
Last Chance To Dance (c’83-85)
Lawmen (c’56) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.160422609217719&type=3
Leopard Spots (c’50s/60s) – George Trask (?) Skiffle group that played at a music club run at the Sea Cadet HQ, Guildford.
Les Reed and his Orchestra – See: Les Reed (c’35-’19)
Leviathan (c’87-’88) – Paul Wells (keyboard) and Mal Foster (synth). Formed in ‘87, this duo produced the cassette demo “War-Torn and Ravished” in February ‘88, which was available from The Rock Box, Camberley. Adrian Creek compared them to Tangerine Dream in the Aldershot News. Some of Foster’s poetry was put to music by Magic Moment at Twilight Time and he appeared on stage at The Grain’s festival. Wall continued solo for a while.
Life Span – See: Lifespan (c’84-’85)
Linx – See: The Linx (c’79-’80)
Little Stabs of Happiness (c’91-’94)
Livestock Spindles – See: The Livestock Spindles (c’64-’65)
Lopez – See: Lopez and the Waveriders (c’79)
Lopez and the Waveriders (c’79)
Love Attack (c’90) ?
Luigi Fercotti and the Piranhas (c‘70) – Quest Carlsbro (?) and ?. Known to have played The Wheatsheaf, Alton
Magic Moments – see: Magic Moments At Twilight Time (c’86-’91)
Magic Moments At Twilight Time (c’86-’91)
Man Made Soul – See: Rising Signs (c’86)
Marmelzat & Reed – See: Les Reed (c’35-’19)
Martin Brothers – See: The Martin Brothers (c’47-’50)
Mass Dive (c’?) – Paul Lamy (keyboards), David Martin (vocals) and ?. Three Times the Crow guitarist Martin was the vocalist on the five-piece Mass Dive. After a while Lamy and Martin split and formed a duo.
Maxi Puch and the Macho Moped Men (c’82-’84)
Mayburys (c’69-’70) – Bob Oliver (piano), Keith Flectcher (bass), Joe Canning (?), John Mansfield (drums), Clive ? (guitar).
Meatheads – See: The Meatheads (c’86-’87)
Megaton Sunset (c’74) Alan Inglis (?) and ?. Competed in a talent contest at ABC, Woking linked to the release of the movie ‘That’s Entertainment!’ against The Jam.
Members – See: The Members (c’76-’83)
Mervyn Sprocket and the Crankshaft Assembly (c’79-’83)
MI5 – See: M.I.5. (c’79-’82)
Midnight Circus (c’77) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.1614915865324168&type=3
Midnight Cowboys – See: The Midnight Cowboys (c’?)
Midwesterners – See: The Midwesterners (c’50s)
Mighty Strypes – See: The Mighty Strypes (c’80-83)
Mike Raynor and The Condors (c’64-’68)
Mike Raynor and Sky (c’68-’70) – See: Mike Raynor and The Condors (c’66-’68)
Mister Ed – See: Mr Ed (c’89)
MMATT – See: Magic Moments At Twilight Time (c’86-’91)
Modern Art of Living – See: The Modern Art of Living (‘68)
Moggies – See: The Moggies (c’65)
Monolith (c.’83) – A band out of Westfield
Month of Sundays – See: A Month of Sundays (c’87)
Morbia (1987) – Rob ? (Guitar/Vocals), Laura ? (Vocals), Paul ? (Guitar), Nigel ? (Drums) ? (Bass). Pop-Goth, covered “Louie Louie” & “Wild Thing”
Mountain Ash (c’?) – John Hannon (guitar) and ? Won an episode of Opportunity Knocks, beating Aldershot based singer Billy “Bicardi” Watts.
Mourning After – See: The Mourning After (c’89-’92)
Mud – Steve Stokes (drums) w/ ? Godalming band.
Musicians – See: The Musicians (c’78)
Alan Lemon He was on the show with us. Mountain Ash.
Mystical Moshmen – See Tumbleweed
Napalm Groove Squad (c’88-’89)
Natural Gass (c’72) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.165413832100572&type=3
Never Before (c’91) – Often played with / supported Yellow Lifetime. They supporting Who Moved the Ground? at The Old Trout, Windsor on 31 July ’91.
Neverland – see: The Flowers of Sacrifice (c’88-’93)
New Horizon (c’?) – ? King (drums), Barbara Gee (vocals), and ?
New in Town (c’88) – Miles Brant (vocals), Bobby Galvin (?), and Leslie Galvin (?) Previously called Senno Reflex
New Stars – See: The New Stars (c’51-’52)
New Stars Orchestra – See: The New Stars (c’51-’52)
Nicky Papas – See: Nikki Papas (c’59-14)
Noddy & the Nymphos – ?
Noit Otni & the Pits (c’79-80)
Nonkey Brothers – See: The Nonkey Brothers (c’86-’93)
Not Just A Pretty Face (c’?) A Guildford / Woking based band they were also briefly called The Rhythm Method. They played the Rock Garden.
Oil & The Slicks – See: The Stranglers (c’74 to date)
Outcast Band – See: The Outcast Band (c’91-’96)
Overspill (c’92) – Alton based band that released a cassette EP titled ‘Firefly’
Oxides of Nitrogen (c’83-84) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10155255520981476&type=3
Panzer Division – See: Panzer Korps (c’80-’81)
Papas, Nikki – See: Nikki Papas (c’59-14)
Paradise – see Dark Paradise
Parker, Graham – See: Graham Parker (c’75-date)
Peaches (c’75) – ?. This band featured two lead guitarists with great harmonies and played around Guildford in mid 70’s. According to Niall Brannigan, they supported a band at the University of Surrey and were so good he can’t remember the main act.
Percy (c’73-’74) – John Burton (vocals), Andy Stewart (bass), and Sev Lewkowicz (keyboards / vocals). Burton left after a year or so and was replaced by Howard Paul. At that point the band changed its name to Asylum.
Perry, Steve – See: Steve Perry (c’60-’66)
Peppermint Men – See: The Peppermint Men (c’66)
Perfect Circles – See: The Perfect Circles (c’93-’96)
Phantom Four – See: The Phantom Four (c’64-’68)
Phil and the Stormsville Shakers – See: See: The Stormsville Shakers (c’61-’67)
Phil Tone and The Midnighters – See: See: The Stormsville Shakers (c’61-’67)
Phillip Goodhand-Tait (c’61-’80)
Phillip Goodhand-Tate and the Stormsville Shakers – See: See: The Stormsville Shakers (c’61-’67)
Phoenix (c’90) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.2783458878577997&type=3
Phoenix Gnasha (c’72) Steve Bayfield (guitar / vocal), Simon Wiltshire (vocals / piano / bass), and Chris Hall (drums). As Swamp was coming to an end Bayfield began experimenting and writing with Wiltshire. Pheonix Gnasha were not going to be a conventional rock band and Bayfield pulled in Hall to support. Wiltshire’s teaching job saw him move to London making continued development of a self-penned repertoire difficult and much of the work came to nowt. There were a handful of local gigs at the end on ‘72 and Wiltshire pointed Bayfield towards some like minded musicians that would eventually lead to the formation of Rocharch.
Phoney American Accents (c’78-‘?)
Photogenics – See: The Photogenix (c’84)
Photogenix – See: The Photogenix (c’84)
Pied Piper and The Rats – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10152410806486476&type=1
Pink Bears – See: The Pink Bears (c’63-65)
Play Dixie – Played the Ballroom Blitz, tracks included ‘King No Crown’.
Play With Food (c’84) – Lindsay Jamieson (drums), Kevin Jamieson (vocals), Nick Hannan (bass)
Pleasers – See: The Pleasers (c’76-79)
Plebs – See: The Plebs (c’64-’65)
Polite Young Men – See: The Polite Young Men (c’84-’85)
Proffer – See: Les Reed (c’35-’19)
Pulling the Worm (c’86) – Godalming College based band that performed at the closing event for The Rex, Haslemere.
Purple Banana (c’71-’73) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10155916697441476
PYM – See: The Polite Young Men (c’84-’85)
Quotations (c’78) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10157354342006476&type=3
Razor’s Edge (c’88) – Guildford band
Rebels Without Mercy (c’82-’83)
Recent Fiction (c’85) – Lindsay Jamieson (drums), Kevin Jamieson (vocals), Nick Hannan (bass)
Red Skin Sax (c’83) – Paul Slydell (bass / effects) Clive Searle (guiter / bass), Andy Clark (drums) Vanessa ? (vocals) and ? “Mr Mystery Man” (sax). Slydell, Searle and Clark had all been members of In-Motion. The band only performed once, at a pub in Kingston, on 1 June ‘83 – the same day as an England v Scotland home international match. This resulted in a later than expected start with the band a few pints worse for wear. They split due to musical differences or some such bandy reason. Searle put together another band and Clark later joined local combo, Salt Solution.
Redefining Beautiful (c’92-’95)
Reed, Les – See: Les Reed (c’35-’19)
Regent Orchestra – See: The Regent Orchestra (c’22)
Ricky Clayton & The Rhythmics – see: Ricky & The Rhythmics (c’60-’67)
Ricky & The Rhythmics (c’60-’67)
Ricky and the Rhythmics – See: Ricky & The Rhythmics (c’60-’67)
Ricky and the Secrets (c’?) – Alan Bridle (?), Richard Looseley (?), and ?
Rita (c’72-74) Steve Prudence (bass) Bruce Foxton (guitar), Bob Gray (piano) and Neil ‘Bomber’ Harris (drums). While Foxton was an apprentice compositor at Unwin Brothers he formed Rita with two work colleagues. In an interview published in Smash Hits 2 April ‘81 issue, Foxton references Rita as “never-legendary…who rehearsed for two solid years but hardly took the town [Woking] by storm.” They once recorded a session with legendary 60’s psychedelic figure Arthur Brown according to Gray. In May ’74 Foxton left this progressive garage band to join Weller, Brookes and Rick Buckler’s The Jam. Gray emigrated to Canada in ‘74 returning to Woking in July ’76.
Rivals – see: The Rivals (c’64-’67)
River Thieves – see: The River Thieves (c’91-’95)
Rocharch (c’72) Steve Bayfield (guitar / vocals), Paul Coaker (bass), Stan Bailey (guitar) and Kev Wilcox (drums). Wiltshire’s departing gift from Pheonix Ghasha was introducing Beyfield, Coaker and Wilcox to each other. They became formulating a soound at the Music Workshop near Fleet with the addition of Bailey. Rocharch did a few gigs, including Santa Pod Raceway, Podington. The band split when Bailey left to pursue becoming a classical violinist.
Rondini Brothers – See: The Famous Rondini Brothers (c’75-’80)
Rubber Flowers (c’78-’80) – Alex Binnie (?), Lionel Binnie (?) and Simon Godfrey (drums). The Binnie’s lived in Cranleigh, as their father taught at the Cranleigh School, while this Guildford punk band’s name was graffiti’d all over town. They were reportedly totally gone at one gig at The Wooden Bridge and the ‘crew’ had to cut them short and help them off stage. When sober they did a great cover of The Stooges’ “Real Cool Time”. Alex Binnie became a World renowned tattoo artist and runs the Into You tattoo studio.
Runaway (c’?)
S’Tori (c’86) – Godalming College based band that performed at the closing event for The Rex, Haslemere.
Sammy Rat’s Big Big Blues Band (c’87-’94)
San Tropez – See: St. Tropez (c’90)
Savage. Dick – See: Dick Savage (c’95-?)
Scott John Cree – See: Wounded Scott John Cree (‘67-present)
Screaming Hearts (c’86) – Godalming College based band that performed at the closing event for The Rex, Haslemere.
Screaming Lullibies (c’83-’84)
Screw Loose – Colin Brookes (drums). Played the Ballroom Blitz
Second Balcony Jump (c’86-’87)
Secret Seven – See: The Frotteurs (c’81-’82)
Seducer (c’83-’84) – This local band – possibly Addlestone and out of catchment area – became a regular feature at The Royal, Guildford in ’84.
Seltones – See: The Soul-Tones (c’63-’67)
Senators – See: The Senators (c’59)
Senders – See: The Pink Bears (c’63-65)
Sensory Assault – See: The Sensory Assault (c’88-89)
Sessions – See: The Early Years (c’81-’85)
Seven – See: Face To Face (c’86-’90)
Seven Ann’s Eye (c’88) – Possibly Seven Anne’s Eye. Known to have played at The Cricketer’s, Westfield; but that is all…
Shades of Green – See: Sweet Life (c’60s-’70s)
She’s Gone Wild (c’84) – See: Five O’Clock High
Sherrington & Douglas (c’70-’71)
Shooting At Strangers (c’85-’86)
Shuffle – See: The Shuffle (c’82-’83)
Silence – See: The Silence (c’85-’86)
Sister Wendy (c’94) – University of Surrey band that appeared at the university’s Student Union All-Day Blues event on 19 November ’94, along with Eat the Sofa, Wildwood, The Hamsters, Winterfall, and The Bogus Brothers.
Skeleton Skiffle Group – See: The Skeleton Skiffle Group (c’57-’60)
Skeletons – See: The Skeleton Skiffle Group (c’57-’60)
Sky (c’68-’70) – See: Mike Raynor and The Condors
Skyrays (c’60) – Ashley Weaver (drums), Paddy Lavelle (bass), Bob Jones (rhythm guitar), Duggy ? (vocals), and ? (lead guitar). One highlight for the band was playing at the Lord Mayor’s Banquet Dinner c’60, probably including “Sleepwalk” in their set.
Sleep – See: The Sleep (c.’78 – ’82/’83)
Slow Motion (c.’85) – ?
Smith, Jack – See: Jack Smith (c’50’s-?)
Soft Verge (c’88) – Bubs Welch (bass) and ? Rock / pop combo. Glyn Edwards stood in a few times.
Something Religious (c’91-’93)
Something Will Happen (c’89-’91) – Alan Clutterbuck (guitar)
Somewhere in Europe (c’83-’92)
Soul Band – See: The Soul Band (c’89-?)
Soul Intentions – See: The Soul Band (c’89-?)
Soul Tones – See: The Soul-Tones (c’63-’67)
Soul-Tones – See: The Soul-Tones (c’63-’67)
Soultones – See: The Soul-Tones (c’63-’67)
Sound City (c’?) – Paul Dreczko (keyboards), Stuart Barnett (drums), Robert Selway (?), Alexandra Marler (vocals), Clare ? (vocals) and Keith Davis (guitar).
Sound of Time (c’66-’70) Pip McNaughton (vocals/guitar), Norman “Dinky” Diamond (drums/vocals) and Tony ? (bass) and Billy Jepp (guitar). McNaughton and Diamond attended St. Michael’s Church of England Secondary School, Aldershot. This local band were managed by Bob Potter and/or Geoff Ford. In ’67 they played the 4A’s Youth Club, Aldershot. Also played the Liberal Club, Naffie and Library, Aldershot as well as the Roundabout Club, and Capricorn Club. They were featured on Radio 1 Club at least once. Brian Robinson replaced McNaughton on guitar at some point. Diamond and Robinson later joined a semi-pro outfit called Shalimar. Diamond’s drum cover artwork was done by Elizabeth Franklin in the early days. He later joined Sparks, and in 1975 was voted Drummer of the Year in a poll held by Premier Drums. He committed suicide by hanging on 10 September 2004. McNaughton was last seen residing in Bradford-On-Avon.
Space Heroes in Turmoil (c’90) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10152718044776476&type=1
Special Patrol Group – See: PSG (c’83-’84)
Speedo (c’87) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10152860158281476&type=1
Spike Team (’85-’86) – Following the demise of Black Easter Grant Taylor (vocals/lead Guitar/harmonica), Jamie Abethell (drums), Paul Pomeroy (bass) and Laura Surgeoner (keyboards/saxophone/backing vocals) pulled together Spike Team. There was a smattering of gigs in the local area and one four track – “Sink In To The Ocean”, “Perverted Garden”, “Broken Dreams” and “Strange Kind Of Voodoo” was recorded. In January ’86 they gigged at St Marks Hall with Shield Society; the new band formed by former Black Easter Vocalist Jem Hammick, which was recorded. In early ’86 the band split, playing one more gig at Lentheric Morny Social Club, Camberley (where Pomeroy, Abethell and Surgeoner all worked) some time during the summer of ’86. Video: “Broken Dreams” recorded, St Marks Church Hall – Farnborough, Jan 3rd 1986: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuBMQ6IMWfA
Spin Dolls – See: The Spin Dolls (c’83-’85)
Spod (c’81) ? “Spod” ? (vocals), Tim Naylor (bass) and ?. Farnborough-based four piece band. Naylor left after 6 weeks.
Staggerance – See: The Staggerance (c’90-’91)
Steel Bill & the Buffalos (c’85-’88)
Steeplejack: Rory Gibson (guitar), Clint Russelle (guitar), Troy Trickett, Jane White (vocals), Andre Solaire (bass). White was a Miss Woking entrant and went to Israel after the band split. The band were managed by Sugarfoot Browne. Gibson played some bit parts on TV and hoped to make it into film.
Still Brook – See: Stillbrook (c’83-’84)
Stone Cold (c’88-’90) – Paul Lamy (keyboards) and ? This metal band played The George, Ash Vale; The Lion Brewery, Farncombe; The Three Lions, Crown & Cushion, and several other pubs in Frimley, Fleet, and Camberley area, including the Royal Oak, Passfield on 15 December ’89. The band also recorded a demo at Kenny Jones’ private studio in Cranleigh. There were a few gigs in London and a multiband event at Borough Halls, Godalming. Stone Cold performed together almost every other week for around 3 years.
Stork Story (’85): Russ Good (drums)
Strange Occupation (c’87) – Guildford band known to have played The Maltings, Farnham on 12 November 1987.
Strawberry Statement (c’84) – See: Five O’Clock High
Stormsville Shakers – See: The Stormsville Shakers (c’61-’67)
Strutter (c’82-?) – Tony Nunn (guitar) & ?. A Woking College rock band.
Study in Scarlet (c’92-’93) – Keith ? (drums) w/ ? Rehearsed at The Workhouse, Aldershot. The band competed in The White Hart, Frimley’s Battle of the Bands held in late ’92, fighting Nuff on 29 November.
Super Heroes in Turmoil (c’91-’92)
Sun – S.U.N (c’90-’92).
Swamp (c’71) Steve Bayfield (guitar / vocals), Roy St John (guitar / vocals), and Chris Hall (drums). After the Farnham Wall Of Sound wound-up Bayfield and St John did a few folk gigs together and eventually got together with Hall t0 form the rockier Swamp. The band made several appearances at the Rainbow Club. Ex-Bootlace Fungus member, Steve Crossley (bass) eventually joined the band. The band stopped when St John returned to the US.
Sweat – (c’88) known to have played at The Cricketer’s, Westfield; but that is all…
Sweet Lick – (c’90) Darren Patoto, Billy Irving, Jay Barrett, and Rich Wilcox. Originally called Blue and played heavyish rhythm and blues.
Switch – See: The Switch (c’67-’68)
Sympathy Underpants (c’83-’85)
T.O.D. – See: Thieves of Dreams (c’90-’97)
T. T. Transmission (c’77-‘79)- See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.2809493529266241&type=3
Talisman (c’91) – See: The Truth (c’91)
Tank (c’80) – Paddy Chambers (guitar) and ?. Chambers quit Tank in late ’80 and joined Static.
Tax Free (c’76) – Nigel White (guitar), Russell Morgan (drums), Lawrence Shipstone (bass), and ? (keyboards). Their red jaguar driving manager (Colin?) of this Godalming band booked the Civic Hall, Guildford and put on Tax Free with Brandenburg and Trident.
Tea Chest Bass (c’56-’57) – Kevin Reed (tea chest bass) with ?. This skiffle group had its roots at Sheephatch School, Tilford. The band performed regularly at the school and went down great with the pupils and staff. Reed also played the trumpet, during breaks, covering ‘Prez Perados’, ‘Cherry Pink’ and other Eddie Calvert hits.”
Tease – See: The Tease (c’84-’85)
Teenage Lobotomy – See: Napalm Groove Squad
Tel Aviv Quartet (c’78-’81) – Dave King (guitar), “Big” John Preston (Bass), Mark McKenzie (vocals), and Dave Cheke (drums). White Colours supported the Tel Aviv Quartet on 27 January ’81 at the Wooden Bridge, Guilford. Reinvented themselves over January ’81 and emerged as The Sleep in late January ’81.
Terry Crowe & the Counts (c’59-’60)
Terry Ward & The Bumblies- See: Bumblies (c’63-66)
The Absolute (c’77-78) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.747116379191090&type=3
The Aldershot Aces – See: Bob Potter & His Band (c’53-’66)
The Aldershot Plague – See: The Plague (c’81-’85)
The Amps (c’78) Punk band that rehearsed in Woking
The Basement Band (c’70s) – Ronnie Johnson (bass), and ? Johnson would go on to join Crosswinds.
The Beating Hearts – See: Beating Hearts (c’81-82)
The Beautiful People – See: Beautiful People (c’89-’98)
The Beefeaters – Tony Nunn
The Big Sun – See: Big Sun (c’91-’92)
The Bill Leru Quintet (c’50’s/60’s)
The Blackjacks (c’58) – Roy Spreadborough and Dave Luther formed The Blackjacks at Farnborough Grammar School in ’58. They recorded two songs “I love Her” and “Little Jennie” at a studio in Denmark Street.
The Black Rockers (c’63-’64) – Graham Parker with ?. Originally called The Deepcut Three, nobody in the band knew how to play their instruments; but they adopted Beatle haircuts, black jeans and polo neck sweaters and once played a gig in an abandoned building behind a gas station. Eventually they could pull a few notes together and played Beatles songs in the local workingmen’s club and the local garage shop, where local children would pay thruppence to scream at them every Sunday.
The Blow Flies (c.’85) – ?
The Blue Stars (c’50s) – Brian ? (?), Michael Fry (rhythm guitar), Alan “Kerry Rapid” Hope (vocals), Pete Wilson (bass), Jimmy Milsom (lead guitar). One of Bob Potter’s bands.
The Bob Potter Band – See: Bob Potter & His Band (c’53-’66)
The Bob Potter Orchestra – See: Bob Potter & His Band (c’53-’66)
The Brains Trust (c’76 – 78) – Dion Barker (keyboards), Chris Bayliss (guitar), Gordon Wellard (drums), Ian Gibson (bass), and Rob Kelly (?). These jazz rockers out of the University of Surrey played some 70 to 80 gigs in the clubs and pubs of Surrey and London, including a show at Upstairs at Ronnies. There was also a Scottish tour and a demo/s recorded with the help of Steve Lillywhite.
The Breslaws – See: Little Stabs of Happiness (c’91-’94)
The Brethren – See: The Flowers of Sacrifice (c’88-’93)
The Bumblies – See: Bumblies (c’63-66)
The Butterfly Effect (c’92-93)
The Canal Street Ramblers (c’59) – Peter Arthur (vocals) and ?
The Cherry Pickers – See: Cherry Pickers (c’92)
The Chiddingfold Chokers – See: The Stranglers (c’74 to date)
The Clouds – See: Pentad (c’65-’66)
The Combined Forces (c’67) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.574881680148373&type=3
The Condors (c’64-’68) – See: Mike Raynor and The Condors (c’66-’68)
The Controls – See: Controls (c’79-85)
The Crescendos (c’60-date) – See: Crescendos
The Crows Janes – See: Crow Janes
The Cutting Edge (c’81-’82) – See: Cutting Edge (c’81-82)
The Deepcut Three (c’63) – Graham Parker Parker and some other 12/13-year-olds formed the Deepcut Three, who soon renamed the Black Rockers.
The Demons (c’63) – Bob Peake (drums), Rick Parfitt (guitar) and Jim Blanchard (guitar). This Sheerwater trio was 14 year old Parfitt’s first band. Peake and Blanchard asked Parfitt to join after seeing him play solo at the Working Mens Club, Woking. The group stuck together for about 6 months, practicing at Rick’s family home.
The Dennis Orchestra (c’1916) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.175783538052017&type=3
The Displayed – See: Displayed (c’81-’82)
The Doolahats (c’57-’58) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.401716484790202&type=3
The Drowning Craze – See: Drowning Craze (c.’81-’82)
The Early Years – See: The Early Hours (c’81-’85)
The Easytones (c’?) – Jimmy Newall (?) and ? Played the Peabody Road Club and the “BL” in Farnborough as well as venues in Camberley, Farnham, Guildford, Reading and beyond.
The Elite Clique (c’65) – David Polglaze (bass) and ? Farnham based band that played Bourne Hall, at local youth clubs and the Young Conservatives Midsomer Madness, held in the grounds of the house opposite Farnham Castle.
The Emeralds with Daniel Boone – See: The Emeralds (c’63-’66)
The ERA – See: ERA (c’93)
The Evil Bunnies (c’60s) – Gerald “Jed” Kearse (sax/trombone), Rod ? (guitar) and ? An unconventional / off-the wall band. Jed worked at Potters Music Shop with Jock Cree. After Potters, Kearse became an A&R man at Pye Records and produced The Muppets LP among other things. For a while, he was Wounded John Scott Cree’s A&R man at Pye before he left, moving to Warwick Records, then formed his own label releasing LPs by military bands. He still lives out Crookham way.
The Family of Noise (c’79ish) – Giles Semper (bass), Julian Blackburn (guitar), and Ian Blackwood? (vocals). The RGS band are known to have played The Stoke Hotel. Vapor, Dave Fenton, once saw them played and opined ‘You kids were alright’; an opinion shared by that late Conseting Adult Alan Neve.
The Famous Rondini Brothers (c’75-’80)
The Flavour – See: Flavour (c’92)
The Flowers of Sacrifice (c’88-’93)
The Flying Tigers (c’84-to date)
The Followers (c’88-’89) – See: Home Again (c’89-’90)
The Frank Allen Four (c’?) – ? Turner (?) w/ ? Played at The Bricklayer’s Arms, Ash
The Freedom Children (1983/85) – Originally called The Railway Children. Simon N (vocals/bass), Chris ? (Bass), Charlie (Guitar) & Phil R (Drums). Influence by The Fall, A Certain Ratio and Rip Rig & Panic.
The Go-Gets – See: Big G and the Go-Gets (c’64-’65)
The Golden Age of Metro (c’78-’80)
The Grapes of Wrath (c’65) – Jim Cook (bass), Vince “Vin” Godier (guitar), Ian May (vocals) and ?. This Godalming band disband in ’65, as the members various careers took precedence. Cook and Godier went on to form the Whisker Davies Blues Stormers.
The Grave Diggers (c’60s) Ray Lewis, Terry Crowe and ? Skiffle group that later moved into Rock n’ Roll. Played at the Butaca Club, Old Woking.
The Great Garden – See: Great Garden (c.’82-’87)
The Greed – See: Greed (c’87)
The Guildford Stranglers – See: The Stranglers (c’74 to date)
The Handsome Bastards – See: Handsome Bastards (c’87-’90)
The Herbaceous Borders – See: Herbaceous Borders (c’88-’89)
The High Curley Stompers – See: High Curley Stompers (c’52-’69)
The High Numbers (c’60s) William “Bill” Cumper (?) with ?. Guildford based 4-piece. When High Numbers split in around ‘66, Cumper and Cumper’s brother (bass) along with Robert “Bungy” Young created a rock trio playing Cream/Hendrix/Free covers band. Young’s double drum kit was painted to look like Ginger Baker’s set. While the bands name is currently lost to time, it is rumoured that “Bungy and the Bullfrogs” was suggested.
The Hog Valley Stompers (c’87-’88)
The Hogs Back Band (c’94-date)
The Hot Vultures – See: Hot Vultures (c’73-’80)
The Human Beings – See: Human Beings (c’77-’83)
The Ill at Ease – See: Ill At Ease (c’81-’82)
The Innocent (c’91) – Fran Beauchamp (vocals), Tony Buss (guitar), Ian Beauchamp (drums), and Richard Sime (bass). When disbanded formed Choker with Paul ‘Humpty’ Humphrey got and signed, released an album in mid-90’s.
The Jackie Lynton Band – See: Jackie Lynton’s Happy Days Band (c’76-05)
The John Kelly Skiffle Group (c’58) – John Kelly (guitar), Brenda ? (?) and ?. The group won the local six five special competition. Kelly went on to form the Crescendos.
The Keys (c’81) – Simon Whittle (guitar/vocals) and ?. Bordon based band known to have supported Station 360 at least once.
The Larry Miller Band (c’75-date)
The Late Edition – See: The Late (‘66-’71)
The Leopard Spots (c’58-’59) – Peter Arthur (vocals /washboard), David Arthur (vocals / tea chest bass), Bert Curtis (vocals / drums) and ? (guitar). Guildford skiffle group that competed in a ‘Battle of the Bands ‘ at the Odeon, Guildford in ‘58 for a Six Five Special TV show, coming second to as yet unidentified Woking group. The band wore a uniform of white shirts with black spots but only lasted six or seven months. Curtis went on to join The Age Beaters.
The Les Reed Brass – See: Les Reed (c’35-’19)
The Les Reed Combo – See: Les Reed (c’35-’19)
The Les Reed Trio – See: Les Reed (c’35-’19)
The Lethal Dose – See: Lethal Dose (c’80-’81)
The Livestock Spindles (c’64-’65)
The Martin Brothers (c’47-’50)
The Micky Kennedy Band (c’57-’64) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10157373743306476&type=3
The Milky Bar Kids – See: Milky Bar Kids (c’84-’85)
The Missing Linx (c’?) – Dennis Hasting (?), Dave Jones (?), and ?. Camberley based band
The Mode (c’79-’80) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10157471454106476&type=3
The Modern Art of Living (‘68)
The Molotovs (c’79) – Stewart Home (bass), Barnaby ‘Sniff’ Russell (?) and ?. Ska band. Prior to Molotovs Russell was in Revolt, and was most recently heard to be teaching at an Islington school.
The Monkey Puzzle (c’87) – Michael Weare (?) and ?. Played a couple of gigs in Fleet area.
The Nashville Teens – See: Nashville Teens (’62-’73)
The Nighthawks (c’50s) – Bob Stonard (?) and ?. This Guildford band were managed by Bobby Cuss and practised at the Red Cross hut, Send.
The Nonkey Brothers (c’86-’93)
The Nudgets (c’60s) – Andrew Lunn (?) and ?. Known to have played at Arbour Youth Club, Pyrford.
The Old Codgers – See: The Stranglers (c’74 to date)
The Penfolds – Adrian Levano (keyboard), Charles Kelland (vocal)
The Pentad – See: Pentad (c’65-’66)
The Perfect Circles (c’93-’96)
The Photogenics – See: The Photogenix (c’84)
The Piccadilly Mudmen – See: Piccadilly Mudmen (c’86-’88)
The Planets (c’79) – See: Lopez and the Waveriders (c’79)
The Plebians (c’57) – Mick “Dougo” Douglas (guitar), John Dixon (drums) and ? This Guildford skiffle group’s first gig was at The United Reform Church Hall, Westborough; but only lasted a few months. Douglas went on to join The Tropics.
The Polite Young Men (c’84-’85)
The Promise (c ’89-91) – Helen Jayne (vocal) and Doug McKellor (?). There are a few early recordings of this duo knocking about somewhere according to Doug (can’t wait to find them). The pair later married. Jayne went to Nashville in ’94/95 to record her debut album “SAFE” on the Myrrh label. Sadly she contracted M.E. in 1996 and had to give up her music career, although she continued songwriting and recording. In 2015 she recorded “Who Do I Think I Am” with Jan Matthews (bass) and Liam Matthews (guitar) and McKellor (drums):
The Recs (c’82-’83) – Charles Kelland (guitar). Became Cacophany Again
The Regent Orchestra (c’22) – In mid 1922 this orchestra was a new combination of local talent who arranged a series of dances every Wednesday, with a Mr. E. H. Baker acting as M.C.
The Renegades (c’62-64) – See: Daniel Boone & The Renegades (c’62-64)
The Rhythm Aces – See: Bob Potter & His Band (c’53-’66)
The Rhythm Five (c’58-’59) – Dave Brice (guitar), Chris Crinnell (vocal / guitar) Ray West (double bass), and Doug Hammond (drums). Formed after Brice heard Crinnell practicing and knocked on his door The Rhythm Five played era-appropriate pop and easy listening. After the band dissolved Brice went on to form The Crescendos and Crinnell went to work as a professional musician in Israel.
The Rhythmics – See: Ricky & The Rhythmics (c’60-’67)
The River Bottom Band (c’68) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10157724777016476&type=3
The Roadrunners – See: Roadrunners (c’62-’67)
The Roaringly Splendids (c’88) – Liz Paton (?) and ?. Formed in February ‘88 thy lasted until June, when Paton went to Basingstoke’s Go Go Amigo.
The Rockin’ Crescendos – See: Crescendos (c’60 to date)
The Rockin’ Timbo – See: Rockin’ Timbo (c’78-’80)
The Rockit Men – See: Rockit Men (c’89-?)
The Savage Opera – See: Savage Opera (c’85-’88)
The Sea – ?
The Secret (c’68-’69) – Alan Smith (guitar) and ?; Possibly Aldershot area, the band used to have an old ambulance to cart their gear around.
The Secret Seven – See: The Frotteurs (c’81-’82)
The Seltones – See: The Soul-Tones (c’63-’67)
The Senders – See: The Pink Bears (c’63-65)
The Service -See: Go! Service (c’85-’86)
The Sessions (c’81-’83) – See: The Early Hours (c’81-’85)
The Skeleton Skiffle Group (c’57-’60)
The Skeletons – See: The Skeleton Skiffle Group (c’57-’60)
The Soul Tones – See: The Soul-Tones (c’63-’67)
The Sounds of Les And Barry – See: Les Reed (c’35-’19)
The Sound Ring (c’66)- Colin Lintott (bass), Alan Blaker (drums), Barry Fitzpatrick (guitar, and ?. Broke up and the singer left. Lintott, Blaker, and Fitzpatrick were later in Genevieve.
The Southern Valley Four (c’60s) – ?
The Stigmata Club – See: Stigmata Club (c’87)
The Stormville Shakers – See: The Stormsville Shakers (c’61-’67)
The Stormsville Shakers (c’61-’67)
The Strangers – See: Mike Raynor and The Condors (c’66-’68)
The Subsidence of the Lemon (c’91) – See: The Truth (c’91)
The Surreys (c’64-’66) – John Bickell left The Daisies c’64 and turned ‘pro’ with this Guildford based group. The Surreys spent a couple of years up and down the M1 playing the London / Guildford area and up to the Sheffield / Doncaster clubs and then in Germany. Bickell left the band around the time of the ’66 World Cup.
The Tango Trio (c’37) – George Martin (?) w/ ? Cine-variety group that performed at The Ritz, Aldershot.
The Thieves of Dreams – See: Thieves of Dreams (c’90-’97)
The Toucan Trolls (c’?) – Dean Ash (?), Andy ? (bass), Kevin ? (vocals), and Andy Callin (keyboards)
The Tropics (c’59) – Chris Crinnel (guitar), Mick “Dougo” Douglas (guitar) and ?. The band became a regular fixture at the recently opened Plaza Ballroom,Guildford. Douglas joined The Crescendos after The Tropics.
The Ugly Bugly Band (c’60s) – Fred Green (?), and ?
The UXB’s (c’87-’89) – Graham Judd (vocals/guitar), Mark Davis (lead guitar), Ady Evans (bass), and John Metcalfe (drums). Formed from the ashes of Too Much Talk in ’87, Aldershot’s The UXBs released one 3-track demo, carrying “High and Mighty”, “Always The Same” and “Face Down Knife”. When Davis left the band the others joined up with Pat Sullivan and became Blue Velvet. Tracks: “High and Mighty”: https://soundcloud.com/wokingsoundscene/high-and-mighty-the-uxbs
The Vandals (c’78) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.453115465987554&type=3
The Vibros (c’64-’65) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10157338187721476&type=3
The Villains – See: The Peppermint Men (c’66)
The Vinegar Blossom (c’89-’92)
The Westfield Kids (c’45) – Celia Reed (vocals), Les Reed (accordian / piano) and ? .Les Reed’s father, Ralph Henry, a semi-professional mouth-organist, started a local troupe of child entertainers (musicians, singers, comedians and dancers) called The Westfield Kids. They entertained servicemen’s wives and injured troops in the war hospital and at local working men’s clubs. They went as far North as the Camberwell Club. Sometimes they entertained at the Lion Works, and as they got older at the Talbot, Guildford and Nab Club, Hayling Island.
The Weysiders (2) (c’65) – Nigel Enever (?)
The What? – See: Actifed
The Whisker Davies Blues Stormers – See: Whisker Davies Blues Stormers (c’66-67)
The Whiskey Ring (c’68) – Nigel Enever (?). Supported Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac at the Wooden Bridge in 1964.
The Whiskey Ring (c’68) – Nigel Enever (?). Supported Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac at the Wooden Bridge in 1964. Peter Green talked to journalist Dave Reading that night about how important it was to play sparsely rather than overpower a gig with too many notes, casting special praise on the young Guildford guitarist Enever, who was playing that night with the support band, the Whiskey Ring. Commenting, within earshot of jourmalist Dave Reading, on Enever’s guitar solo in the Jimmy Witherspoon classic “Evening”, Peter Green remarked: “I thought at one point you were going to over-play it, but you judged it just right. It was perfect.”
The Woking Jazz Associates (c’83-88)
The Word Merchants (c’88) Daren Alder (?), David Gates (?) and ?. Alder and Gates were also in Which Ones Maurice? together, with Gates being the main songwriter in both bands. Gates went on to form Salt Tank.
The Wreckage – See: Wreckage (’96-’00)
This Breed of Heroes (c’85-’86)
Three Times The Crow (c’88-’90)
Timbo – See: Rockin’ Timbo (c’78-’80)
TOD – See: Thieves of Dreams (c’90-’97)
Tokyo Blade (c.’85) – ?
Tomorrow the World (c’86) – Michael Weare (?) and ? Fleet based goth band
Tony Bennett – Duster Bennett (c’67-’76)
Torpedoes – See” The Torpedoes (c’77-’80’s)
Tour De Force (c.’85) – ?
Toxic Noize (c.’83) – Simon Ward (bass), Sue Trevnor (vocals) and ? In late ’83 Ward and Trevnor formed The Photogenics.
Tramps (c’90) – ?. Mentioned here: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152670293512139
Transfer Affection (‘88) – Camberley band signed to an indie label in October ‘88.
Trident (c’76) – Robin Walters (bass), Paul Hearsum (guitar), and Dickie Knight (drums). Godalming based three piece playing Hendrix and other covers and others. In ’76, the manager Tax Free booked the Civic Hall, Guildford and had Trident and Brandenburg support. Walters now leads the Bluescasters; Hearsum used to run “H’s” Wine Bar, Godalming; and Knight is still playing in funk/soul bands.
Undercurrents (c’80-’82) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.971529700310141&type=3
Unknown #1 (c’20s/30s) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10157432435461476&type=3
Unknown #2 (c’60s) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set?set=oa.157622696137969&type=3
Umpty’s Balcony – See: UBz (c’78-81)
UXBs – See: The UXBs (’87-’89)
Vale of Eden (c’84) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10155651566001476&type=3
Van Gogh and the Earlobes (c’87-’89)
Villains – See: The Peppermint Men (c’66)
Vinegar Blossom – See: The Vinegar Blossom (c’89-’92)
Virgin Daze – See: The Virgin Daze (c’81)
Visions (c’77-79) – Michael River (bass) and ? Woking based prog band influenced by Genesis and Yes.
Visionaries – See: The Visionaries (c’87)
Volunteers – See: The Volunteers (c’78-79)
Vulgar Bros/Brothers – See: The Vulgar Bros (c’76-date)
W6 Jazz & Blues Band – Chris Brewer
Walkie Talkies – See: Lopez and the Waveriders (c’79)
WATT (c’?) – Paul Lemy (keyboardist), and ? Farnham based WATT headlined the Farnham Festival in the mid to late ’90s. They played numerous gigs in London and several local Surrey venues, including The Three Lions, Farncombe; The Lion Brewery, Ash; The Bat & Ball Farnham;the Cricket Club, Farnham; The Cricketers, Westfield; and The Good Intent; Puttenham.
Weysiders – See: The Weysiders (c’50s)
Which Ones Maurice? (c’84-‘86)
Whisker Davies Blues Stormers (c’66-67)
White, Kevin – See: Kevin White (and the Yellow Parade) (c’86-’88)
White as White (and Twice as Dirty) (c’72-’77)
Who Moved The Ground? (c’89-’96)
Wild About Harry (c.’83) – Formed by Paul Cummings and Simon Raymonde, both formally of Drowning Craze
Wildwood (c’94) – Appeared at the University of Surrey Student Union’s All-Day Blues event on 19 November ’94, along with Sister Wendy, Eat the Sofa, The Hamsters, Winterfall, and The Bogus Brothers.
Williams, Wob – See: WOB (c’89-present)
WOB (c’89-present)
Woking Jazz Associates – See: The Woking Jazz Associates (c’83-88)
Wounded Scott John Cree (‘67-present)
Wynter, Mark (c’59-68) – See: Mark Wynter (c’59-68)
X13 (c’94) – See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=oa.10157715864701476&type=3
Yellow Cab – Russ Good (drums), ?John Atterbury (?)
Youth – See: Revolt (c’77-79)
Zugang (c’82-’84) See: https://www.facebook.com/media/set?set=oa.739238123620729&type=3
Zynthoid (c’70-’71) Steve Bayfield (guitar/vocals), and numerous bassists and drummers. This Farnham band played a few gigs at the Rainbow Club, Farnborough and appeared at the Civic Hall, Guildford as one of the supports for Don Partridge. The ‘rhythm’ player appeared to change with each gig: John Lathey (bass) Oct ‘70, Rob Reeves (drums) early Nov ‘70, Mike “Heba” Evans (bass/vocals) mid Nov ‘70 and Dennis Roberts (drums) in Jan ‘71.
ZZ Toppers – (C’84) Byfleet band. Martin Berry & ?
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