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Twister
(c’92-95) Inga Leru (vocals), Neil ? (guitar).
This duo wrote at The Workhouse Rehearsal Studios, Aldershot and had two tracks featured on The First Guilfin Benefit Tape, put out by Music & Elsewhere, in the Summer of ’92, including “You Don’t Know” from the bands first demo.
Inlay for Twister’s eponymous cassette EP/album released on Music & Elsewhere (M&E 224). Picture courtesy of Mick Magic They played a few gigs, which often included some covers such as The Ruts’ “Babylon’s Burning”, Eat’s “Bleed Me White” and Kylie Minogue’s “What Do I Have To Do”; with the pair on stage with their sequencer of song backings. Music & Elsewhere included Twister on 1992’s ‘The Radio Cracker Tape’ and in 1993 released a full album [M&E 224]. This was recorded at C.A.N Recording Studio, Farnham and this carried a mixture of eight originals and covers, the four tracks from the groups first demo and “These Days” by Three Times The Crow, Leru’s previous band. In ’95 the groups “Bloodrush” appeared on Farnborough Groove Strikes Back Vol.5.
Twister ended after all their gear was stolen from Neil’s car, while parked in Notting Hill; including the sequencer, which you couldn’t backup back then, from which there was no coming back.
Leru went on to become a member of Kilter.
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The duo that was Twister 
Twister had two tracks featured on The First GuilFin Benefit Tape, put out by Music & Elsewhere [MMATT 36] in July ’92, including “You Don’t Know”. 
In 1995 the groups “Bloodrush” appeared on Farnborough Groove Strikes Back Vol.5. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole -
Us 6 Incorporated
(c’64-’65) John Jefferies (vocal), Ken Pullen (bass), Martin Fitzpatrick (guitar), Alan Todd (drums), Stuart Mathis (?), and Graham King (guitar).
This was Fitzpatrick’s first band and they played Old Woking Community Centre a few times and rehearsed in a hall in Clandon.
King may now be in North America. Todd was a founding member of The Flying Tigers.
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Us 6 Incorporated. Picture courtesy of Martin Fitzpatrick -
Cornered
(c’95-97) Joe Crookes (guitar), Dickie Earll (drums), Simon McCormack (bass) and Stephen Crookes (vocal).
Some time in the first half on ’97 the sixth installment of Snakebite City included Cornered amongst the 25 featured bands. The band also released the “Life Injection” cassette demo in ’97 that carried six songs. Recorded by Splat, the singer with Disturbing Guests, at The Workhouse Rehearsal Studios, Aldershot on a 4-track machine, and mixed by Tom ?.
Cover of Cordered’s ‘1997 six track “Life Injection”. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold On 31 December ’97 Snakebite City rented The West End Centre, Aldershot and held a New Years Eve Party, with Ex Boyfriends, Inter, Cornered, J.C. Regulator, and Breaker.
McCormack would go on to play in Serpico with ex-Mega City Four founding members Danny ‘Wiz’ Brown and Gerry Bryant.
Gallery:
Side A of Cordered’s ‘1997 six track “Life Injection”. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold 
Side B of Cordered’s ‘1997 six track “Life Injection”. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold 
Picture courtesy of Simon McCormack 
Picture courtesy of Simon McCormack 
31 December 1997: Cornered appeared at the Snakebite City New Years Eve Party. Picture courtesy of Simon McCormack. -
Technical College, Guildford
Guildford Technical College, or Guildford College of Further and Higher Education as it is known now, was established in 1939. But, in the early to mid 70’s Guildford Tech’s Student Union was very active and hosted a number of pretty high profile gigs.
But, live music at the college kicked off before the 70’s. The first concert listing at Guildford Technical College we have located to date featured New Zealand-born baritone Bryan Drake on 14 December ’59, well attended by pupils from Prior’s Field School, who was at the Welsh National Opera at the time. A couple of years later The Stormsville Shakers performed at the college on 12 December 1962, and a few years after that we find, Moon’s Train there on 24 may ’68 and English folk rockers, Fairport Convention on 27 September ’68.
30 November 1974: Fusion Orchestra supported by Marvelous Kid are at Guildford Tech. Picture courtesy on Richard Prest and Kernowbeat.co.uk Stone the Crows (a few months before Les Harvey’s electrocution) headlined on 24 March ’72, with ex-Yes guitarist Peter Banks led Flash and Guildford based Brahma in support at Guildford’s Technical College. Singer-songwriter and ex-Fairport Convention lead singer Sandy Denny was at Guildford Tech on 1 March ’73, supported by Mark Allain, who put out just one 7″ single on Island Records that same year. A few days later, on 10 March, Byzantium, who’d form at University College School, were the booked act. The next year, on 19 October ’74, rock band Hudson Ford, formed when John Ford and Richard Hudson left Strawbs the year prior, performed there; and the next month, on 30 November 74, Fusion Orchestra were supported by Marvelous Kid.
Taken from NME, 1 November 1975 On 29 November ’75, Thin Lizzy graced the college with a performance. The Student Union Common Room hosted a disco on 29 April, in what is believed to be 1976, at which Brandenburg provided an injection of live music. Local band, The Vapors, also made an appearance there on 7 May ’78.
On 7 December ’80, Er Majesty’s Jolly took to the stage and entertained students and staff alike. On 6 February ’81, from the ashes of Generation X, EMPIRE claim to have played their first gig at Guildford Tech, supporting none other than Hazel O’Connor. However, we have O’Connor’s Megahype performing at the University of Surrey that day, supported by Prime Suspect.
In addition, we know that The Alan Bown Set and many more graced the college ‘stage’, but have yet to find date-able proof.
Gallery:
Brandenburg performed at this Guildford Tech event in what is believed to be in ’76. Picture courtesy of John Hudson 
24 March 1972: Review of Stone the Crows supported by Flash and Brahma. Source: Forgotten Yesterdays 
30 November 1974: Marvelous Kid at Guildford Tech. Picture courtesy on Richard Prest and Kernowbeat.co.uk 
30 November 1974: Marvelous Kid at Guildford Tech. Picture courtesy on Richard Prest and Kernowbeat.co.uk 
30 November 1974: Marvelous Kid at Guildford Tech. Picture courtesy on Richard Prest and Kernowbeat.co.uk 
30 November 1974: Marvelous Kid at Guildford Tech. Picture courtesy on Richard Prest and Kernowbeat.co.uk 
30 November 1974: Marvelous Kid at Guildford Tech. Picture courtesy on Richard Prest and Kernowbeat.co.uk 
31 March 73: Sandy Denny supported by Mark Allain at Guildford Tech. Brahma, Brandenburg, Bryan Drake, Byzantium, Common Room, Empire, Er Majesty's Jolly, Fairport Convention, Flash, Fusion Orchestra, Generation X, Guildford, Guildford College of Further and Higher Education, Guildford Tech, Guildford Technical College, Hazel O'Connor's Megahype, Hazel O’Connor, Hudson Ford, Island Records, John Ford, Les Harvey, Mark Allain, Marvelous Kid, Moon’s Train, Peter Banks, Prime Suspect, Prior’s School, Richard Hudson, Sandy Denny, Stone the Crows, Strawbs, Student Union, Technical College, The Alan Bown Set, The Stormsville Shakers, The Vapors, Thin Lizzy, University College School, Welsh National Opera, Yes -
Beautiful People
(c’89-’98) Du Kane (guitar / backing vocals), Luke Baldry (keyboards / drum programming / backing vocals) and Robin Goodridge (drums / percussion)
Kane, Baldry and Goodridge were the core members, with Kane and Baldry handling writing and a raft of session musicians / friends contributing.
In the late 80’s, to get by, the members of Beautiful People ran clubs, DJ’d and busked, with songs like “Hey Joe” and “Little Wing” by day, and were involved with Lax Lifetime. Eventually the techno-dance group Beautiful People emerged from rehearsals at the Ewhurst Cricket Club, and on 8 December ’90 played the Wonderful World event at Farnham Art College.
Members of Beautiful People with James Sunquist (AKA Jimi Hendrix Jr.) Source: Beautiful People If 60’s were 90’s Beautiful People were granted permission to sample any Jimi Hendrix song they wished. The result was 1992’s single “If 60’s Was 90’s” and the similarly named album, “If 60’s Were 90’s” on Castle Communications [432014] and Essential [ESS CD 200] in France on which Gavin George (bass), Phyl D’Bass (bass), David Maskrey (guitar) and Christell (French voice) contributed and the sampled voice and guitar of Hendrix was used extensively. The group also sampled the voices of Mitch Mitchell, Brian Jones and Mike Bloomfield and the guitar work of Frank Zappa.
The album was promoted widely, including ads on MTV:
Later in ’92 and into ’93, various pressings of “Rilly Groovy” were released, which reached No. 3 in the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. On the back of this “If 60’s Was 90’s” was re-released and peaked at No.74 on the UK Singles Chart, and No.5 on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart. On 27 November ’93, Beautiful People supported Hawkwind at Hastings Pier.
The album was re-released in the US, UK, Canada and Europe in 1994. Of the re-release Jim Washburn of The Los Angeles Times called it an “inspired piece of grave-digging”. Beautiful People were supported by The Little Green Men at The Works, Corby on 10 June ’94. At some point in ’94 the band meet up British music video and film director Richard Heslop, who’d produced videos for the likes of Queen, The Cure, and New Order, to film for the band. The video was recorded of 16mm film and in 2017, Heslop posted that the video was shot “in and around West London. The house interior was my old house in Ravenscourt Park, and we also shot in and around Portobello Road and Goldborne Road.”
On 18 August ’95, Beautiful People performed at the Splash Club, held at The Water Rats, King’s Cross. In 2012, Beautiful People had a No. 100 hit with a pre-release cover version of “Turn Up the Music” by Chris Brown.
Anton Daniels (?), Chris Chunn (?), Philip Rich (?), and Tuggy Lane (?) were also involved at some point.
Goodridge is now with Bush. Kane was a contributing editor for Front magazine for a few years and runs session recording outfit Replicant. With Maskrey, Kane can now be seen in The Shakespearos, along with The Vapors‘ Steve Smith, mostly gigging in the Worthing area. Baldry set up Earth Terminal Studios in ’93.
(Ed. There’s a lot of info to add and tweak here, but this is a start)
Links:
Writewyattuk’s post “The Rilly Groovy Return of the Beautiful People in Conversation with Du Kane“Tracks / Video:
Gallery:
Beautiful Peple’s “If 60s Were 90s” back cover. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records 
In ’93, they released “Rilly Groovy”, which reached No. 3 in the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records 
If 60s were 90s DVD Sleeve. Source: Beautiful People If 60’s were 90’s 
Beautiful Peple’s “If 60s Were 90s” front cover. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records 
B-side of “If 60’s Were 90’s” DJ Promo Copy 12″ UK release on Essential [ESST 2037] from 1994. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records 
8 December 1990: Beautiful People played the Wonderful World event at Farnham Art College. Source: The Surrey & NE Hampshire Music Scene 
18 August 1995 (not the highlighted day): Beautiful People plus support were at Splash Club at The Water Rats, Kings X. Source: The Surrey & NE Hampshire Music Scene 
Beautiful People’s “ESS MC 200” DAT recording, that’s digital rather than analog. Source: Beautiful People If 60’s were 90’s 
27 November 1993: Beautiful People supported Hawkwind at Hastings pier. 
Beautiful People’s “5” DAT recording. Source: Beautiful People If 60’s were 90’s 
Beautiful People’s Du Kane, in his mother’s front room, at Robin Goodridge’s kit during recording of “If 60’s were 90’s”. Photo by Alecz Sversepa and courtesy of Du Kane. 
Clipped from the Kettering Evening Telegraph of 3 June 1994. Beautiful People supported by The Little Green Men at The Works, Corby on 10 June ’94. Picture courtesy of Du Kane. 
Beautiful People’s “Big Life” cassette. Source: Beautiful People If 60’s were 90’s 
B-side of Beautiful People’s Vinyl 12″ “Rilly Groovy”, released on Essential [ESST 2029] in the UK in 1992. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records 
A-side of Beautiful People’s Vinyl 12″ “Rilly Groovy”, released on Essential [ESST 2029] in the UK in 1992. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records 
Beautiful People on the set of the Richard Heslop film for the band in 1994. Picture courtesy of Du Kane 
Beautiful People: (LtoR) Maskrey, Kane, Daniels, and Lane. Source: Beautiful People If 60’s were 90’s 
Anton Daniels, Art College, Beautiful People, Brian Jones, Bush, Castle Communications, Chris Brown, Chris Chunn, Corby, Cricket Club, David Maskrey, Du Kane, Earth Terminal Studios, Essential, Ewhurst, Farnham, France, Frank Zappa, Front Magazine, Gavin George, Hastings, Hastings Pier, Hawkwind, Jim Washburn, Jimi Hendrix, King's Cross, Lax Lifetime, Luke Baldry, Mike Bloomfield, Mitch Mitchell, MTV, New Order, Philip Rich, Phyl D’Bass, Queen, REplicant, Richard Heslop, Robin Goodridge, Splash Club, Steve Smith, The Cure, The Little Green Men, The Los Angeles Times, The Shakespearos, The Vapors, The Water Rats, The Works, Tuggy Lane, US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs, Worthing -
The Bandits
(c’59-’63) Malcolm ‘Rocky’ Weston (drums), Alan ‘Kerry Rapid’ Hope (vocals), Brian ‘Chubby’ Williams (guitar) and Martin Dry (bass).
It all started at the Palais, Aldershot when Brian Allender asked Tony Robson, then under the stage name Tony Angelo, to form a group and be the vocalist; and Robson and Allender formed The Bandits.
They were Bob Potter’s first touring band, but unfortunately Allender couldn’t do the tour, so he was replaced on drums by Brian “Rocky” Ford of The Blue Stars. As with many of the bands Potter managed in the early days, members were ‘swapped’ / ‘interchangeable’ and dropped pretty quick if they were not ‘professional’. We know that on a tour of the West Country, the line up of the Bandits included brothers Ted and Martin Dry.
In 1960 a 16 year old Jeff Beck, under the name Jeff Mason, auditioned for The Bandits, who had a contract to back a tour of Elvis and Vincent impersonators. Beck played six gigs including the Atlanta Ballroom, Woking; Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley; and The Corn Exchange, Newark. The latter being memorable for the brawl that broke out. Beck’s contract was only for a summer and he went back to school, studying art.
The Bandits pictured flanking Bruce Channel, Delbert McClinton and Cal Danger at Agincourt Ballroom in 1962. Brain Sell, having been replaced by Ritchie Blackmore on lead guitar for Mike Dee & The Jaywalkers in May ’61, joined The Bandits, whose lineup had expanded to the trifecta of Kerry Rapid, Cal Danger and Mel Turner on vocals; Dick Scott (lead guitar), Pete Wilson (bass); and drummer Ford.
At sometime in ’62, The Bandits backed Bruce Channel and Delbert McClinton at Agincourt Ballroom. America singer Channel, which was shə-NEL; had a successful solo career and is best known for his 1962 million-selling number-one hit record, “Hey! Baby”. McClinton played harmonica on this record, and it’s said to have inspired John Lennon’s playing on The Beatles’ “Love Me Do”, as well as later Beatles records, and the harmonica break on Frank Ifield’s “I Remember You.”
When the band decided to relocate to Plymouth, Sell opted to stay in London and formed a new version of The Bandits with guitarist Ted Dry, Ted’s brother Martin Dry on bass, and drummer Malcolm “Doc” Randall. The Bandits re-signed to Bob Potter’s Agency and frequently played the Agincourt and Atalanta. The Bandits or a member/s of the band later became The Soultones, and were booked as the support band to The Yardbirds at Farnborough Tech, on either 20 March or 9 July 1965; which also featured a brawl.
The members that went to Plymouth for Summer changed name to The Plymouth Sounds. The group came back to Aldershot and ran their own dances for a while, maybe this was when they were photographed at the Central Club, Aldershot. Then they were offered work in Germany – the band went, but Angelo stayed. A while later, one night at New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, the band playing asked Angelo if he would sing with them, the guitarist was a young Alan Elkins from Tongham. They became the next Plymouth Sounds. Eventually the band members changed to include Topper Clay, John Hirst and Mick Douglas and become Tony Angelo and The Regents until around ’64.
Gallery:
The Bandits pictured flanking Bruce Channel, Delbert McClinton and Cal Danger at Agincourt Ballroom in 1962. 
The Bandits at Central Club, Aldershot. Source: Tony Robson via Historic Aldershot Alan Elkins, Alan Hope, Aldershot, Atalanta Ballroom, Bob Potter, Brian Allender, Brian Ford, Brian Sell, Brian Williams, Bruce Channel, Cal Danger, Cal Danger and the Dangermen, Central Club, Delbert McClinton, Dick Scott, Farnborough, Farnborough Tech, Frank Ifield, Germany, Jeff Beck, Jeff Mason, John Hirst, John Lennon, Kerry Rapid, Malcolm Randall, Malcolm Weston, Martin Dry, Mel Turner, Mick Douglas, Mike Dee & The Jaywalkers, New Central Ballroom, Newark, Palais, Pete Wilson, Plymouth, Ritchie Blackmore, Rocky Ford, Technical College, Ted Dry, The Bandits, The Beatles, The Blue Stars, The Corn Exchange, The Plymouth Sounds, The Soultones, The Yardbirds, Tongham, Tony Angelo, Tony Angelo and The Regents, Tony Robson, Topper Clay, Woking -
Threewheel
(c’71-’82) Dave “Lofty” Reng (guitar / steel / banjo), Richard “Jet” Hodgins (piano), Mike Riley (drums), Brian “Bill” Weller (bass), and Alan “Kerry Rapid” Hope (vocals).
Freewheel: (LtoR) Reng, Hodgins, Riley, Weller and laying down Hope. This Camberley / Farnborough country music combo toured Britain with lots of American country Music stars in the early 70’s and appeared at Lakeside Country Club a few times.
When Riley left he was replaced by ex-Natural Gass drummer Chuck Pengilly and Weller was replaced by Barry Williams. In ’75 Threewheel released an eponymous LP on Westwood Recordings [WRS068] produced by Gordon Davies. A second LP followed in April ’77, titled “At The Eleventh Hour” on the Sweet Folk And Country [SFA 057] label. This was recorded at Mid-Wales Sound Studios, Castle Caereinion and engineered by Alan Green.
Hope’s last gig with the band was New Years Eve ’77 at Newbury Football Club, with John E Regan taking over vocals in ’78. They were voted one of top country bands in England between 1977 and 1980 by the clubs.
Before Threewheel, Hodgins played with Grapevine and The Knack (not that Knack), and was last seen with Mick Douglas’s Bill Haley tribute band Razzle Dazzle with Pengilly.
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Gallery:
Cover of Threewheel’s eponymous LP on Westwood Recordings [WRS068] produced by Gordon Davies. 
Back cover of Threewheel’s eponymous LP on Westwood Recordings [WRS068] produced by Gordon Davies. 
Side 1 label of Threewheel’s eponymous LP on Westwood Recordings [WRS068] produced by Gordon Davies. 
Side 2 label of Threewheel’s eponymous LP on Westwood Recordings [WRS068] produced by Gordon Davies. 
Threewheel with their eponymous LP c’75. Source: Barry Williams 
A post ’77 Threewheel: (LtoR) Hodgins, Brincombe, Regan, Williams, and Pengilly 
Cover of Threewheel’s LP “At The Eleventh Hour”. 
Back cover of Threewheel’s LP “At The Eleventh Hour”. 
Side 1 of Threewheel’s LP “At The Eleventh Hour”. 
Side 2 of Threewheel’s LP “At The Eleventh Hour”. Alan Green, Alan Hope, Barry Williams, Bill Haley, Brain Weller, Camberley, Castle Caereinion, Chuck Pengilly, Dave Reng, Farnborough, Football Club, Gordon Davies, Grapevine, John Regan, Kerry Rapid, Lakeside Country Club, Mick Douglas, Mid-Wales Sound Studio, Mike Riley, Natural Gass, Newbury, Razzle Dazzle, Richard Hodgins, Sweet Folk and Country, The Knack, Threewheel, Westwood Recordings -
Daniel Boone and The Renegades
(c’62-64) Barry ‘Bo’ Williams (bass), Dave Luther (guitar); Roy Daniel “Boone” Spreadborough (vocals); Graham ‘Topper’ Clay (drums), and Pete Foster (rhythm guitar).
Daniel Boone & The Renegades: (LtoR: Williams, Luther, Spreadborough, Clay, and Foster. Spreadborough and 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.
They then changed their name to Daniel Boone & The Renegades, although they often just went by The Renegades, in ’62 and were taken on by Bob Potter’s Bob Potter Entertainments. They recorded four more tracks, releasing them on 78 acetate: “Country Girl” and “She” on the A-side, and “Forever And Ever I Do” with “I Miss You” on the B-side. The band were also represented by Southampton based Barrie James Enterprises.
The Renegades, in grey jackets, with The Spotnicks, from Sweden in pink, at The Agincourt, Camberley in 1962. In ’62 the band supported Chart topping Swedish instrumental band The Spotnicks at Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley. The next year, along with The Nite Riders, Daniel Boone and The Renegades opened for Kenny Lynch, who’d just released his top ten hit “Up on the Roof”, on 14 April ’63 at Agincourt. The band also filled the supporting role with Tommy Bruce and The Bruisers on the 29 September ’63, at the same venue. Interestingly, Peter Lee Stirling, the guitarist with Tommy Bruce and The Bruisers, went on to have a one-hit wonder in the United States with the single “Beautiful Sunday” in 1972 under the name Daniel Boone. A few months later, on 6 December ’63, Daniel Boone & The Renegades were supporting Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders at Lido Ballroom, Winchester.
The Renegades disbanded and Daniel Boone found himself backed by The Emeralds, another of Potter’s bands, and were for a time billed as Daniel Boone and The Emeralds. Eventually the Daniel Boone stage name was dropped and Spreadborough went by Roy Daniel, and we see the band listed as Daniel and The Emeralds. This new lineup would became Wishful Thinking.
Having joined The Knack in ’65, who were originally known as The Londoners, Clay moved onto New York Public Library in Spring ’67. They had originally been The Cherokees, but their producer Micky Most persuaded them to change their name and suggested New York Public Library.
Allen passed away at his home in Salignac, France on May 23, 2012.
Gallery:
April 1963 
29 September 1963: Renegades supporting Tommy Bruce & The Bruisers at Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley. 
The Renegades… 
Daniel Boone & The Renegades agency head-shot from 1964. 
Image courtesy of davidstjohn.co.uk Agincourt Ballroom, Barrie James Enterprises, Barry Williams, Bob Potter, Bob Potter Entertainments, Daniel & The Emeralds, Daniel Boone, Daniel Boone & The Renegades, Daniel Boone and The Emeralds, Daniel Boone and The Renegades, Dave Luther, Farnborough, Farnborough Grammar School, Graham Clay, Kenny Lynch, Lido Ballroom, Micky Most, New York Public Library, Pete Foster, Peter Lee Sterling, Roy Spreadbourough, The Blackjacks, The Cherokees, The Emeralds, The Knack, The Londoners, The Nite Riders, The Renegades, The Spotnicks, Tommy Bruce and The Bruisers, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Winchester, Wishful Thinking -
The Golden Age of Metro
(c’78-80) Sophie “Sis” Montague (vocals), Jamie Legg (drums), John Hudson (bass), and Alan Clutterbuck (guitar).
The Golden Age of Metro: (LtoR) Montague, Legg, Hudson, and Clutterbuck pose in the new underpass to York Road, Guildford 1978. Picture courtesy of Fred Pipes. Formed from the remnants of punk band Strange Cult they were managed by a guy called Mac ?, and were once described as playing psychedelic new wave – The Golden Age of Metro really combined old and new.
On 18 February ’79 the band played at The Royal, Guildford and connections with the New Wave Society at the University of Surrey, Guildford secured them a gig at the University Hall Bar on 26 February ’79. Golden Age of Metro also auditioned to perform at the Cockneyland Club, London; which was near Tower Bridge.
Golden Age Of Metro auditioning at Cockneyland Club, London. Photograph by and courtesy of Fred Pipes At some point Steve Crawford (guitar) joined the band, bringing their number to five. There were also mentions in Barbed Wire of Victoria ?, from Crewe, joining on keyboard and sax, buts her parents intervened. The band’s van was often borrowed by The Vapors.
After The Golden Age of Metro, Montegue and Legg – having picked up the nickname “Breezeblock” – joined others to form Matrix. Legg also joined Hudson in Luxury Glass Town and Ill At Ease; after which he would go on to be a member of Innocent Bystander, again with Legg; who would appear in Eat the Sofa a few years later and has since joined forces with others to form The True Deceivers. A few years after Golden Age of Metro, Clutterbuck would be found in Piccadilly Mudmen.
Gallery:
Band interview from Barbed Wire Vol 2 No.1 Feb/March 1979. Picture courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Golden Age of Metro photo shoot in the construction site of the “new” underpass for York Road, Guildford c’78. Photograph by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Golden Age of Metro photo shoot in the construction site of the “new” underpass for York Road, Guildford c’78. Photograph by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Golden Age of Metro photo shoot in the construction site of the “new” underpass for York Road, Guildford c’78. Photograph by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Golden Age of Metro photo shoot in the construction site of the “new” underpass for York Road, Guildford c’78. Photograph by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Golden Age of Metro photo shoot in the construction site of the “new” underpass for York Road, Guildford c’78. Photograph by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Golden Age of Metro photo shoot in the construction site of the “new” underpass for York Road, Guildford c’78. Photograph by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Golden Age of Metro photo shoot in the construction site of the “new” underpass for York Road, Guildford c’78. Photograph by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Golden Age of Metro photo shoot in the construction site of the “new” underpass for York Road, Guildford c’78. Photograph by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Golden Age of Metro photo shoot in the construction site of the “new” underpass for York Road, Guildford c’78. Photograph by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Golden Age of Metro photo shoot in the construction site of the “new” underpass for York Road, Guildford c’78. Photograph by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Golden Age of Metro photo shoot in the construction site of the “new” underpass for York Road, Guildford c’78. Photograph by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Golden Age of Metro photo shoot in the construction site of the “new” underpass for York Road, Guildford c’78. Photograph by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Golden Age of Metro photo shoot in the construction site of the “new” underpass for York Road, Guildford c’78. Photograph by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Golden Age of Metro photo shoot in the construction site of the “new” underpass for York Road, Guildford c’78. Photograph by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Golden Age Of Metro auditioning at Cockneyland Club, London. Photograph by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Golden Age Of Metro auditioning at Cockneyland Club, London. Photograph by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Golden Age Of Metro auditioning at Cockneyland Club, London. Photograph by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
18 February 1979: Advert for gigs at The Royal, Guildford from Barbed Wire’s Feb/Mar ’79 issue; featuring Golden Age of Metro. Picture courtesy of Fred Pipes Alan Clutterbuck, Barbed Wire, Cockeyland Club, Crewe, Eat the Sofa, Guildford, Ill At Ease, Innocent Bystanders, Jamie Legg, John Hudson, London, Luxury Glass Town, Matrix, New Wave Society, Piccadilly Mudmen, Sophie Montague, Steve Crawford, Strange Cult, The Golden Age of Metro, The Royal, The True Deceivers, The Vapors, University of Surrey -
Majella & Dawn
(c’79) Majella and Dawn Hetherington, daughters of Harry Hetherington, produced one LP in 1979. Titled “We Should Be Together” and released on Guildford based label Ringtone Records [RTE 1000] it encapsulated the singers folk, world and country influences and carried the Majella penned “I Am A Traveling Man”. The sisters recorded 6 tracks each for the LP on 26 March ’79 at Big Tom’s Studios in Ireland, which Basil Hendricks arranged and produced. The cover image was taken by T.A. Wilke in Stoke Park, Guildford.
Both Dawn and Majella have recorded CDs in Donegal recently; Dawn’s EP is titled “Steel Wings” and Majella’s “Majella”. Majella Yorston has toured as lead vocalist/guitarist with bands across the UK and Europe and as a solo artist performs regularly, including at Guildford Fringe Fest, The Boileroom Acoustic Stage, GuilFest and Armed Forces Day National Event. Majella has recently recorded the “Friends Like YOu And Friends Like Me” LP and released a single and has been commissioned by A + C Black to record a series of educational material.
Gallery:
Side one of Majella & Dawn’s 1979 LP “We Should Be Together”. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records 
Ringtone Records “We Should Be Together” LP Release Flyer. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records 
Ringtone Records “We Should Be Together” LP Release Letter. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records
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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