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New Ballroom, Guildford
(c’51-56) Situated in the T.A. Centre (Drill Hall), on Sandfield Terrace, Guildford the venue hosted promoter Syd Norris’ ‘One Night Stands’ on Saturday nights. Regulars to the New Ballroom would pop across York Road to get their ‘refreshments’ at The Elm Tree, now The Boiler Room, as the venue was alcohol free.
The T.A. Centre (Drill Hall), Guildford photographed in 1948 as part of Britain from Above. Source: Frank Nigel Phillipson via Guildford Town Past & Present The building itself was originally used as the “Japanese Village” at the Edinburgh Exhibition and was transported and re-erected at a cost of £1,000 plus £1,500 for a 21 year lease of the land on which it was to stand in 1891. The hall, of corrugated iron and wood, was 18ft high, 120ft long, 52ft 6ins wide and ‘paved’ with wood blocks, was officially opened on 18 July 1891 as the Drill Hall of The Queen’s Royal Surrey Regiment.
The venue posted the ‘house full’ sign at 8:30pm on 10 February ’51 for the Johnny Dankworth Seven, much to Norris’ satisfaction, who wrote to Dankworth’s agent, the Wilcox Organisation, praising the band. Syd Norris Entertainments, who also handled Dorking Halls, booked Graeme Bell’s Australian Jazz Band for 3 March ’51 and Freddy Randall three weeks later on 24 March. The Ray Ellington Quartet performed on 19 December ’53 and for the three celebratory nights of Christmas Eve, Boxing Day and New Years Eve Freddy Faulkner and His Band – who were the house band for a spell – along with vocalist Johnny Lawrence entertained the crowds.
New Ballroom Guildford Advert. NME, 18 Dec 1953 The first concert on ’54 was on 2 January and featured Vic Lewis and his Orchestra. On 24 April ’54 it was the turn on NME poll winning trumpet player Kenny Baker and his quartet. The following Saturdays progressed with Gracie Cole and her All Girls’ Orchestra (1 May), Sid Phillips and his Band (8 May), and Freddy Faulkner and His Band returned on 15 May. The next month saw a double header directed by Ronnie Aldrich on 29 May that featured The Squadronaires and the Harry Bence Orchestra. Jumping to ’55, on 5 March, the Frank Wier Orchestra played the New Ballroom as part of a national tour, bringing the voices of Ric Richards, Jean Hudson, Lisa Ashwood, and Russ Hurren with them.
Over the years the venue was open it also hosted Lonnie Donegan and Chas McDevitt with their respective groups, in addition to the above.
Notably, during the floods on ’65 the police and army evacuate several people from along the River Wey and took then to the Drill Hall, where almost 250 people were accommodated.
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The T.A. Centre (Drill Hall), Guildford photographed in 1948 as part of Britain from Above. Source: Frank Nigel Phillipson via Guildford Town Past & Present 
NME, 23 April 1954 
NME, 16 Feb 51 
NME, 16 Feb 51 
5 March 1955: Advert for Frank Wier Orchestra dates list New Ballroom, Guildford. NME, 25 Feb 1955 Chas McDevitt, Dorking Halls, Drill Hall, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Exhibition, Frank Wier Orchestra, Freddy Faulkner and His Band, Freddy Randall, Gracis Cole and her All Girls’ Orchestra, Graeme Bell’s Australian Jazz Band, Guildford, Harry Bence Orchestra, Japanese Village, Jean Hudson, Johnny Dankworth Seven, Johnny Lawrence, Kenny Baker, Lisa Ashwood, Lonnie Donegan, New Ballroom, NME, Ray Ellington Quartet, Ric Richards, Ronnie Aldrich, Russ Hurren, Sid Phillips and his Band, Syd Norris, Syd Norris Entertainments, T.A. Centre, T.A. Drill Hall, The Boiler Room, The Elm Tree, The Queen’s Royal Surrey Regiment, The Squadronaires, Vic Lewis and his Orchestra, Wilcox Organisation -
Post War Nudes
(c’81-’83) Gregg Vincent Skerman (guitar/vocals), Guy Adam Skerman (?), and Genevieve Stevenson (?)
This Guildford new wave trio, formed by the two Skerman brothers, Gregg and Guy, and Guy’s then girlfriend, Stevenson, signed to Virgin in ’80-’81.
Clipping from Record Mirror – 15 January 1983 Rolling back to 6 November ’75, The Sex Pistols played a 10-minute opening slot for Bazooka Joe at St. Martin’s College of Art in London. Gregg, who was doing a foundation course at St Martin‘s, was in the audience, of about 20, that night and music became his preferred canvas. Before Post War Nudes, he joined a local band, who recorded four tracks around ’77/’78 at Surrey Sound Studios, Leatherhead with Chris Gray, igniting another passion – the recording process. About the same time, Guy was employed as a tape operator at Surrey Sound Studios, working on a couple of sessions by Roogalator, as well as Joan Armatrading demos; and learned about wiring up a mixing desk. Gregg also recorded an LP demo for Birmingham’s Diamond Head and met Art Hammer, later call Towering Inferno. Then in late ’78, early ’79, the brothers set up Catch 44 Studios, Godalming. While running Catch 44, they formed Post War Nudes.
Side One of “So Now” They released the 7″ single “So Now” on Virgin [VS 550], which was produced by Greg Walsh – who also worked with Heaven 17 that year – on 14 January ’82. The track was played by Tommy Vance on the Friday Rock Show on BBC Radio 1 and Alan Freeman on his Capital Radio Monday night Rock Show; surprising placements to promote a new wave single by the promotions team.
A young 8-year-old called Cary Marsh was the model for the singles’ cover and appeared in the video, which was directed by Nigel Papworth, too. By ’83 the band were ‘former Virgin Records artists’ and renamed themselves Three Easy Pieces, recording two tracks: “The Heated Room” and “Sweet Drowning” for Crepuscule, but the planned 7″ was never released. However, the band kept going.
Gregg also wrote a track called “Russian Train” while in Post War Nudes. About five years later the band had a chance encounter with Orchestral Maneuvers in the Dark, who had a photo session with photographer Ian McKell who shared London studio with the group. OMD were signed to Siren by Ross Stapleton, who had previously signed Post War Nudes to Virgin. He signed the band to Siren as Balance.
The brothers also had a disastrous collaboration with Wim Mertens in his studio in Brussels under the monikers: 3 Easy Pieces and Les Disques du Crepuscule.
Now listed as Swiss, rather than from Guildford; Gregg, who was possibly at the TonMeister Course at the University of Surrey, Guildford – toured with Towering Inferno as the band’s live sound man for years. He was also the engineer on the band’s “Kaddish” LP released in ’95. He is now mixing films and was also involved with Pimmel.
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Acetate version of the “So Now” single. 
White label version of the “So Now” single 
Cover of bands only single, “So Now”. 
Back cover of “So Now” single. 
Side Two of the “So Now” single carried an instrumental track. 
Post War Nudes clipping from Record Business 10 January ’82. 
Clipping Record Mirror – 15 January 1983 
Post War Nudes publicity photo 3 Easy Pieces, Alan Freeman, Art Hammer, Balance, Bazooka Joe, BBC Radio 1, Brussels, Capital Radio, Cary Marsh, Catch 44 Studios, Chris Gray, Crepuscule, Diamond Head, Friday Rock Show, Genevieve Stevenson, Godalming, Greg Walsh, Gregg Skerman, Gregg Vincent, Guildford, Guy Skerman, Heaven 17, Joan Armatrading, Kaddish, Leatherhead, Les Disques du Crepuscule, London, Nigel Papworth, OMD, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Pimmel, Post War Nudes, Roogalator, Siren, St. Martin’s, St. Martin’s College of Art, Surrey Sound Studios, The Sex Pistols, Three Easy Pieces, Tommy Vance, Towering Inferno, Virgin, Wim Mertens -
Flavour
(c’92-’93) Jason ? (?) and ?
Flavour were a band from Fleet who dished out stickers that read “No Flavour, No Taste”.
A local band night at The Buzz Club saw Flavour take to the stage with Slug, Phobia, The Rachel Papers and The Vinegar Blossom on 4 January ’92. The next month Slug would support Flavour at The George, Ash Vale.
9 May ’92: The Deep Season were supported by Giant Arc, Flavour and Pomeroy The Buzz Club had The Deep Season headlining on 9 May ’92 for another local band night at the West End Centre, Aldershot, supported by Flavour, Giant Arc, and Pomeroy. Flavour also played The Old Trout, Windsor on 10 September that year according to a gig list in an as yet unidentified fanzine. This was the night That Petrol Emotion played The Old Trout, so we’re guessing Flavour were the unnamed support.
Rolling into ’93 the band supported Swineherd at The Vertigo Club, held at The Falcon, Camden on 8 January. Later that month The Buzz Club had Poise and Flavour supporting Cornershop on 30 January ’93.
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15 February ’92: Slug support Flavour 
10 September 1992: Flavour played The Old Trout, Winsor. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter
8 January 1993: Flavour supported Swineherd at The Falcon, Camden. Source: Indie Through the Looking Glass 
30 January 1993: Cornershop, Poise and Flavour were the Buzz Club, West End Centre, Aldershot. -
Bick Ford
(c’63) Robert Bickford (vocal / guitar)
Ford lived in Woking with his wife and child, when as a Daily Mail reporter, he put himself up for ‘grooming’ by Robert Stigwood to become a pop star under the stage name Bick Ford. The Daily Mail covered each step of his progress. This culminated in the release on 11 April ’63 of the, Charles Blackwell penned, 7″ single “Cheat, Cheat” on Parlophone [R.5018].
The record was launched at the Dorchester Hotel, London with 10,000 copies pressed and Bick Ford, backed by The Hi-Fi’s, went on an All-Stars Package Tour with the likes of Mike Sarne, John Leyton, Mike Berry, Don Spencer, The Innocents, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Billy Doyle, Duffy Power, Grazina, The X-L Five, and Billie Davis to promote his single across the end April and through May ’63.
The tour was the typical relentless trek up and down the country, performing two shows a day per-venue. It started at the Essoldo, Brighton on 28 April ’63. Over the next two day they hit Ipswich and Rochester’s Gaumont, followed by the Odeon, Southend on 1 May ’63.
1 May 1963. Source: bradfordtimeline.co.uk It continued, non-stop for another 17 days: Essoldo, Tunbridge Wells (2 May), Odeon, Romford (3), Guild Hall, Portsmouth (4), Gaumont, Watford (5), Odeon, Cheltenham (6), Capital, Cardiff (7), Gaumont, Wolverhampton (8), Regal, Wakefield (9), Odeon, Manchester (10) Opera House, Blackpool (11), Empire, Liverpool (12), Gaumont, Bradford (13)…
13 May 1963. Source: bradfordtimeline.co.uk …Gaumont, Derby (14), Granada, Greenford (15), Theatre Royal, Norwich (16), Granada, Edmonton (17), and Winter Gardens, Bournemouth (18).
Ultimately, the track never succeeded in the charts and Bick Ford reportedly returned to reporting. “Cheat, Cheat” was covered by Johnny Cymbal and released in the US in ’64.
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Bick Ford clipping from Pop Weekly, 27 April ’63 
Bick Ford’s 7″ single 
Bick Ford clipping from who knows where? 
Bick Ford’s “Cheat, Cheat” sheet music 
April/May 63: Front cover of the All-Stars Package Tour souvenir program. Source: www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk 
April/May 63: EMI Records advert from page 6 of All-Stars Package Tour souvenir program. Source: www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk 
April/May 63: Bick Ford is listed on page 8 of All-Stars Package Tour souvenir program. Source: www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk 
Bick Ford, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s, Billie Davis, Billy Doyle, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Bradford, Brighton, Capital, Cardiff, Charles Blackwell, Cheltenham, Daily Mail, Derby, Don Spencer, Dorchester Hotel, Duffy Power, Edmonton, Empire, Essoldo, Gaumont, Granada, Grazina, Greenford, Guild Hall, Ipswich, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, John Leyton, Johnny Cymbal, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Mike Berry, Mike Sarne, Norwich, Odeon, Opera House, Parlephone, Portsmouth, Regal, Robert Stigwood, Rochester, Romford, Southend, The Innocents, The X-L Five, Theatre Royal, Tunbridge Wells, Wakefield, Watford, Winter Gardens, Woking, Wolverhampton -
Hung Inverted
(c’91) Mick Hamilton (?) and ?.
On 5 February ’91, Hung Inverted appeared at The George, Ash Vale and two months later, on 18 April, at The Cricketers, Westfield. Later in ’91 the band competed in The Buzz Club‘s Midsummer Madness. Four heats were held on the 12 to 15 June ’91, at the West End Centre, Aldershot to qualify for the final on 22 June. Hung Inverted, Big Wednesday, My Blue Heaven, Not Just a Pretty Face, and Something Religious competed in the first heat on 12 June.
Hamilton was last seen performing with Guildford function band The Steamers in 2014.
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12 June 1991: Flyer for the first night of the Buzz Club’s Midsummer Madness local band competition 
12 June 1991: West End Centre info sheet convering the first rounds of the Buzz Club’s MidSummer Madness local band competition. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter -
Savage Opera
(c’85-’88) Simon George (vocals) Kirk Kelly (?), Dean Lewis (?), and Karl Moult (bass).
Out of the ashes of Gitche Manitou, Savage Opera were formed. They played a few London and Surrey gigs, but didn’t release anything.
On 14 September ’88, Savage Opera headline at The Sir George Robey, London with The Passengers and Ten Dead Men in support. The band were back at the venue Christmas Eve, on 24 December ’88, again for the Paul Ronan Revue Bar night, supporting headliners Mega City Four along with Snuff, Shout, Thrilled Skinny, The Guttersnipes, and Jellyfish Kiss.
Ex-Screaming Lullabies, Vale of Eden, and Sang Froid vocalist George passed away on Christmas Day 2019 after a very dignified battle with cancer. Regrettably, Kelly has also left this realm. We have lost track of Lewis and Acton born Moult.
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Savage Opera band pic. L-R Simon George, Carl, Kirk Kelly, and Dean Lewis. Picture courtesy of Inga Leru-Kelly 
Savage Opera band pic, L-R Simon George, Kirk Kelly, Dean Lewis, and Carl. Picture courtesy of Inga Leru-Kelly 
14 September 1988: Savage Opera headline at The Sir George Robey, with The Passengers and Ten Dead Men in support. Source: Tom A Deakin via Mega City Four 
24 December 1988: Savage Opera supported headliners Mega City Four at the Sir George Robey, London for a Paul Ronan Revue Bar Christmas Eve event along with Snuff, Shout, Thrilled Skinny, The Guttersnipes and Jellyfish Kiss. -
The Peppermint Men
(c’66) – Glenn Hoyle (drums), ? (guitar), ? (guitar), ? (vocals), and ? (vocals)
The Peppermint Men were a Farnborough band that played the youth clubs / venues and the ABC Cinema. On 8 July ’66, the band played Imperial Hall, North Camp with The I.O.K. in support. They would later change their name to The Villains.
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8 July 1966: The Peppermint Men and The I.O.K. at Imperial Hall, Farnborough. Source: Jenny Bembridge via Farnborough (Hants) Nostalgia 
The Peppermint Men c’66. Source: Jenny Bembridge via Farnborough (Hants) Nostalgia 
The Peppermint Men c’66. Source: Jenny Bembridge via Farnborough (Hants) Nostalgia -
The Mourning After
(c’89-92) Julian “Jules” Wathen (Bass), Jon Croxford (Drums), Dave Durban (Guitar) and Justin ‘Atticus’ Morley (Guitar / Vocal).
This thrash metal band were formed by Wathen, Croxford and Morley – three Guildford Grammer students – in late ’89. In early 1990 they released “Temple of Insanity”, their 1st cassette demo, which carried 3 tracks: “Assault and Battery”, “Necronation”, and “Temple of Insanity”.
The Thrash Metal Guide’s review describes the demo as “offer[ing] quite cool progressive classic melodic thrash which also wins points from the expressive boosted bass performance and the plentiful intriguing melodic walkabouts which on “Necronation” easily reach heights worthy of pillars like Fates Warning and Dream Theater. Still, this is thrash pretty much, and once the lads settle for a more moshing stroke, they can rank with the biggest bashers out there, like the less restrained rhythms on the title-track show only too well, the not very rehearsed, unemotional clean vocals not contributing much to the appetizing demanding picture which should have received a more fulsome, full-length release baptism.”
3 November 1990: The Mourning After on stage at All Saints Church Hall, New Haw. It was a year after their formation before their first gig at All Saints Church Hall, New Haw, on 3 Nov ’90, supporting Backlash and Alternative Law. On 3 May ’91 the band were at the West End Centre, Aldershot supporting Warp Spasm along with Severence, and Asteroth. By June ’91 Durban had joined the band in time for “Madhouse”, their second demo released later in ’91. In the Spring of ’92 the band played at Tormead School’s 6th Form Ball, shortly after which, on 24 April ’92, they headlined a gig at The Cricketers, Westfield and were supported by Faced Out.
Morley may have moved North and joined Manchester folk metal combo Andraste.
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Cover art for “Temple of Insanity” demo cassette from 1990. 
The Mourning After started as a 3-piece (L-R) Wathen, Morley, and Croxford, seen here rehearsing in an Iron Maiden fans bedroom… 
3 November 1990: The Mourning After’s 1st gig at All Saints Church Hall, New Haw supporting Backlash and Alternative Law 
3 May 1991: My Mourning After supporting Warp Spasm with Severance, and Asteroth at the West End Centre, Aldershot. 
Cover artwork for The Mourning After’s “Madhouse” demo cassette. 
‘Fill In The Blank’ gig poster for the original 3-piece The Mourning After. 
The Mourning After band pic… 
The Mourning After band pic by Graham Goodband 
The Mourning After band logo 
The Mourning After, from a photo shoot for The Madhouse Demo. Source (I stole it): Julian Wathen -
The Deep Season
(c’90-94) Lindsay Jamieson (drums), Kevin Jamieson (vocals), and Nick Hannan (bass).
Out of the ashes of Jim Jiminee came Fleet’s The Deep Season. Their first known gig was at The Buzz Club, West End Centre, Aldershot – while After the Dream supported Explodehead, along with The Screaming Benders, This Witness, and Cow played the main hall; The Deep Season played the bar area. Ten days later, on 16 April, Deep Season headlined Buzz Club with After the Dream and This Witness in support.
8 March 1991: Deep Season at The Bull & Gate, Kentish Town. Source: Mick Mercer via BULL & GATE MEMORIES – remembering all who sailed in her musical tidal wave Later in ’90 they self-released the eponymous “The Deep Season E.P. [Blah 001] on their Blah Records label. On 8 March ’91, The Deep Season played the Bull & Gate, Kentish Town and later in the month, on 23 March ’90, were at The Buzz Club again with Cow, The Cygnet Rings and Who Moved the Ground? That same year they released the 12″ “Fields of Joy E.P.” [blah 002], which was produced by Guy Chambers. It was back to the Bull & Gate on 5 July ’91, headlining as far as we are aware with The Blue Birds, and The Ammonites in support; and again on 4 October ’91, with Sugar House and Sweet Life, at Pop Club. Moving to Integrity Records late in ’91 they released the “Loony Tunes” [Integrity 001] 12″ EP just before Christmas ’91. They pushed this heavily in the lead up to Christmas ’91 with gigs at the Orange Club, West Kensington; Splash Club, King’s Cross; and, on Christmas Eve, the Apple Club, The Compasses, Egham.
9 May ’92: The Deep Season were supported by Giant Arc, Flavour and Pomeroy The Buzz Club had the band headlining once again on 9 May ’92 for a local band night, supported by Giant Arc, Flavour and Pomeroy. Interest from Columbia resulted in ’93’s “Island Monkeys” LP and the “Evergreen” EP [COL 660 751-2] in ’94, which was re-released in 2017. Columbia’s promotion work got “Lovesome Day” from the LP some radio play on Belgium Delta Radio/Bilzen 5 and “Evergreen” on Radio LAC/Geneva S and on S Couleur 3/Lausanne G in Switzerland. The band also visited Austin, Texas, for South by South West (SXSW), in ’94 playing at the Ritz and Scholz Garten.
Promo flyer for The Deep Season at SXSW in 1994. As far as we know the band split in ’94; although the band members did later produce and provide backing for Perry Rose’s album “The Bright Ring of the Day”. After Deep Season, Lindsey Jameson was also in Supermodel, Departure Lounge, and Astronaut Pushers just before joining Ben Folds in 2005. Hannan joined his brother Patrick “Patch” Hannan at Blah Street Studio. Patch played drums for The Sundays, Star 69 and Arnold. While there, Hannon appeared on a number of albums for a variety of artists, including Arnold, Jack Henderson and Bennett. Hannon may have moved to Sidmouth.
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6 April 1990: Deep Season, along with After The Dream and This Witness played the Buzz Club at West End Centre, Aldershot. Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
8 March 1991: The Deep Season at Pop Club, Bull and Gate, Kentish Town. Picture courtesy of Mick Mercer via BULL & GATE MEMORIES – remembering all who sailed in her musical tidal wave 
8 March 1991: Deep Season at The Bull & Gate, Kentish Town. Source: Mick Mercer via BULL & GATE MEMORIES – remembering all who sailed in her musical tidal wave 
8 March 1991: The Deep Season at Pop Club, Bull and Gate, Kentish Town. Picture courtesy of Mick Mercer via BULL & GATE MEMORIES – remembering all who sailed in her musical tidal wave 
8 March 1991: The Deep Season at Pop Club, Bull and Gate, Kentish Town. Picture courtesy of Mick Mercer via BULL & GATE MEMORIES – remembering all who sailed in her musical tidal wave 
8 March 1991: Deep Season at The Bull & Gate, Kentish Town. Source: Mick Mercer via BULL & GATE MEMORIES – remembering all who sailed in her musical tidal wave 
8 March 1991: Deep Season at The Bull & Gate, Kentish Town. Source: Mick Mercer via BULL & GATE MEMORIES – remembering all who sailed in her musical tidal wave 
8 March 1991: The Deep Season at Pop Club, Bull and Gate, Kentish Town. Picture courtesy of Mick Mercer via BULL & GATE MEMORIES – remembering all who sailed in her musical tidal wave 
The Deep Season’s first known gig was supporting, with Cow, The Cygnet Rigs and Who Moved The Ground at The Buzz Club in March 1991 
The Deep Season’s first known gig was supporting, with Cow, The Cygnet Rigs and Who Moved The Ground at The Buzz Club in March 1991 
The Deep Season’s “Fields Of Joy E.P.”‘ 1991 
4 October 1991: The Deep Season with Sugar House and Sweet Life at Pop Club, Bull & Gate, Kentish Town. Source: Mick Mercer via BULL & GATE MEMORIES – remembering all who sailed in her musical tidal wave 
The Deep Season’s “Loony Tunes” EP, 1991. 
Unknown local rag press clipping from December ’91 covering The Deep season. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
The Deep Season’s “Island Monkeys” LP, 1993 
The Deep Season’s “Evergreen” EP, 1994. 
Side A of The Deep Season’s self-released the eponymous E.P. [Blah 001] from 1990 
Side B of The Deep Season’s self-released the eponymous E.P. [Blah 001] from 1990 After the Dream, Aldershot, Apple Club, Arnold, Astronaut Pushers, Austin, Belgium, Ben Folds, Bennett, Bilzen 5, Blah Records, Blah Street Studio, Bull & Gate, Columbia, Cow, Delta Radio, Departure Lounge, Egham, Explodehead, Flavour, Fleet, Geneva S, Giant Arc, Guy Chambers, Integrity Records, Jack Henderson, Jim Jiminee, Kentish Town, Kevin Jamieson, King's Cross, Lausanne G, Lindsay Jamieson, Nick Hannan, Orange Club, Patrick Hannan, Perry Rose, Pomeroy, Pop Club, Radio LAC, Ritz, S Couleur 3, Scholz Garten, Sidmouth, South by South West, Splash Club, Star 69, Sugar House, Supermodel, Sweet Life, Switzerland, SXSW, Texas, The Ammonites, The Blue Birds, The Buzz Club, The Compasses, The Cygnet Rings, The Deep Season, The Screaming Benders, The Sundays, This Witness, West End Centre, West Kensington, Who Moved the Ground? -
Headcopter
(c’94-’96) Graham Burgess (vocals/guitar), Shaun Jackson (drums) and Pete Burgess (bass)
Formed by ex-Trousershock B.C. guitarist and vocalist Burgess this 3-piece Yateley indie-pop band had a Smiths’ vibe. In late ’94 they released the “No Room Too Small” 4 track demo. Pulled from that demo, the bands “Will You Let Us Know” appeared in Farnborough Groove Strikes Back! Vol. in ’95; although it was wrongly titled “Call Us, Let Us Know”.
On 9 March ’95 the band supported Skipper, who’d stepped up the headliner after The Wasp Factory pulled out due to illness, at The Shed, South Hill Park, Bracknell. Later that year “I Don’t Think I Deserved This” was included on The Best Farnborough Groove in the World – Ever! Vol.6. Farnborough Groove impresario Pete Cole recalls Burgess saying, just before their last song at a gig “If you liked us we are called Headcopter, if you hated us we are called Who Moved the Ground?“.
The Montrose Tractor, as Trousershock B.C,’s drum machine was called, reportedly replaced Headcopter’s drummer Jackson, who’d been in Peachrazor prior to Headcopter.
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Our Soundscene 
Human beings takes me back to 1981. Followed them all over the Surrey reading area for a year a great band and 3 good guys playing well written songs of the era. I wish john Tim and steve well what ever they are doing now. Should reform for a few shows just like Oasis but do the wooden bridge.
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