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Crisis
(c’77 – ’80) Frazer Towman (vocals), Rob Ledger (drums), Douglas Pierce (Rhythm Guitar) Tony Wakefield (Bass), and Lester “Lester Picket” Jones (lead guitar)
This Surrey punk band, that claimed Guildford as their home, performed at Rock Against Racism (RAR) and Anti-Nazi League (ANL) rallies as well as Right to Work marches. Sounds used the phrase “Music to March To” to describe the noise produced by founding members “Phrazer” Towman of Ash, Londoner “Insect Robin the Cleaner” Ledger, Pierce of Brookwood and Addlestone native Wakefield – who used to be in the Who / Status Quo covers band Backwater – and “Lester Picket” Jones, also of Brookwood. As well as RAR and ANL gigs the band played all over London including Acklam Hall and The Roxy, and across the country as well as ‘back home; at the University of Surrey, supporting The Ruts, and The Wooden Bridge, Guildford. The Roxy was run by somewhat seedy Kevin St John who also managed Crisis for a time, until his murder. The Roxy saw them support Adam & The Ants, Slaughter & The Dogs and Sham 69 and then sleeping on the first train back to Woking. But they also headlined at the venue towards the end of ’77; on 8 November they were supported by Youthenasia, and The Plague. The following month, on 3 December, their support came in the form of The Valves.
There was a John Peel session on 11 January ’78, followed by their first single, titled ‘No Town Hall’, released by Peckham Action Group, although some reports put this the other way around.
8 days after Peel, Crisis supported Sham 69 at Woking Centre Halls with Speedometers, Menace and Masterswitch, the ticket retailing for a quid. Frazer came on and rushed about the stage wearing a mask. Also in ’78, Crisis played live with Adam and the Ants again at South Bank Polytechnic, London, the recordings of which have disappeared and the gig ended in a bit of a riot. Just over a year later Phrazer was replaced by Dexter and Insect Robin the Cleaner was temporarily replaced by Jane Roberts, the drummer with Revolt, who performed a gig or two with the band but was deemed unsuitable and replaced by Luke Rendall. In ’79 the band undertook a month long tour of Norway, with reggae band Cygnus, thanks to the SWP and Socialist Nordski. The second single “UK 79 / White Youth” was released in 1979 on the bands own label Ardkor, having licensed the Peel Session recordings from the BBC instead of re-recording. The “Hymns of Faith” 12″ E.P, released on Ardker Records (CR1003), in April 1980 opens with “On T.V.” and closes with “Kanada Kommando”.
The original “Hymns of Faith 12” EP… The cover art was drawn by Crisis roadie, Flea, who also drew the cover for the ‘UK79’ single. “Hymns…” was re-released by La Vida Es Un Mus (MUS41) in 2010, with a limited 700 copies on vinyl. After performing their last show in Guildford on 10 May ’80, supporting Magazine and Bauhaus no less, the band broke up. Issue No.4, the June/July ’80 issue, of Down in the Street, featured the band along with Actifed, Matrix, and Revolt.
Pearce and Wakefield went on to form Death in June in ’81, before Wakefield later formed Above the Ruins and Sol Invictus. Rendall joined Theatre of Hate, and Jones formed Carcrash International. Two releases came out about a year after the split. A 7” single featuring the two remaining tracks from the Peel Session, “Alienation” and “Bruckwood Hospital” (about Brookwood Hospital) on Ardkor and a 12” EP, ‘Holocaust UK’, which featured the tracks from the first two singles. 1997 saw the CD compilation ‘We Are All Jews And Germans’ released by World Serpent and organized by Pearce, with all of the original releases plus demos and a live recording made during their tour of Norway. In 2005, a further Crisis discography was compiled on a single CD titled “Holocaust Hymns”, released by Apop Records and in 2008 a recording of their final show was released as the “Ends!” by Hardcore Records (HCR002).
After performing their last show in Guildford on 10 May ’80, supporting Magazine and Bauhaus, Crisis broke up. A recording of the gig was released in 2008. More recently, the ‘Kollectiv’ double LP on La Vida Es Un Mus has been released. Crisis make an honorable appearance in “Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter’s Guide to Underground Rock, 1970-1982” By George Gimarc which mentions the release of their first record “No Town Hall (southwark)” on Peckham Action Group on 12 October ’79 and asks how a punky protest band arose from the green countryside of Guildford.
Many years later, Wakefield formed 1984 to play the Crisis songs he’d written, with gigs across Europe with the promoters tending to market the Crisis angle. In 2017, 40 years on, Crisis reformed with a line-up of Wakefield (bass / vocals), Rendall (drums), Clive Giblin (lead guitar / vocals), Mark Geraghty (rhythm guitar) and Pete Fordham (vocals).
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UK ’78
Gallery:
The Barbed Wire Fanzine (Vol.2 No.2 May 1979) reviewed Crisis’ 7″ No Town Hall, which was released on the Action Group Records label [NOTH 1] in 1978. ‘No Town Hall’ was the A-side, with ‘Holocaust’ and ‘P.C. One Nine Eight Four’ on the B-side. Pictured courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Crisis, plus one, in Guildford. Photograph by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
In January 1979, Crisis were covered in Barbed Wire (Number 0)…Thanks to Fred for use of pic. 
Printed in fanzine Barbed Wire, January 1979 Number 0 (issue 1) it’s a Crisis interview…page 6. Thank to Fred for the pic. 
Printed in fanzine Barbed Wire, January 1979 Number 0 (issue 1) it’s a Crisis interview…page 8. Thank to Fred for the pic. 
Printed in fanzine Barbed Wire, January 1979 Number 0 (issue 1) it’s a Crisis interview…page 7. Thank to Fred for the pic. 
Dexter and Lester, of Crisis, also made the cover of the last ever Barbed Wire fanzine – May/June 1980 Vol 3 No 2 (issue 6). Picture courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Dexter and Lester of Crisis in Guildford early in 1980. This was used on the cover of the Barbed Wire Vol.3 #2 fanzine. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Phil Brett reviewed Crisis’ West Surrey School of Art & Design, Farnham gig for Barbed Wire, Vol.2 No.2, May 1979 
26 Oct 1979: Ticket for The Ruts supported by Crisis at University of Surrey 
16 December 1979: Crisis played the Windsor Castle, London. 
Dexter and Lester, of Crisis, were interviewed by Fred Pipes for the very last ever Barbed Wire fanzine – May/June 1980 Vol 3 No 2 (issue 6). Picture courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Issue No.4, the June/July ’80 issue, of Down in the Street, featured Crisis. Picture courtesy of John Hudson 
It’s Malcolm Wyatt’s old badge collection, including example/s from Crisis. Picture courtesy (I stole it) of Malcolm Wyatt 
Source: FearAndLoathingFanzine.com 
Source: FearAndLoathingFanzine.com 
The re-released “Hymn of Faith” front cover 
The re-released “Hymn of Faith” back cover 
The re-released “Hymn of Faith” sleeve insert. The pictured ‘punks’ are not Crisis. 
I’ve lost track of which fanzine this clipping was from – might be Grinding Halt – any clues very welcome… 
Crisis in “Punk Diary: The Ultimate Trainspotter’s Guide to Underground Rock, 1970-1982” by George Gimarc 
Gig reviews from the Grinding Halt No.5 fanzine 
Gig reviews from the Grinding Halt No.5 fanzine 1984, Acklam Hall, Actifed, Adam & The Ants, ANL, Anti-Nazi League, Apop Records, Ardkor, Backwater, Barbed Wire, Bauhaus, Carcrash, Carcrash International, Centre Halls, Crisis, Cygnus, Death in June, Dexter, Douglas Pierce, Down in the Street, Fear and Loathing, Frazer Towman, Fred Pipes, George Gimarc, Grinding Halt, Guildford, Hardcore Records, Jane Roberts, John Peel, Kevin St.John, La Vida Es Un Mus, Lester Jones, Luke Rendall, Magazine, Malcolm Wyatt, Masterswitch, Matrix, Menace, Norway, Peckham Action Group, Punk, Punk Diary, RAR, Revolt, Right to Work, Rob Ledger, Rock Against Racism, Sham 69, Slaughter & The Dogs, Socialist Nordski, Sounds, South Bank Polytechnic, Speedometers, Surrey, SWP, The Plague, THe Roxy, The Ruts, The Valves, Theatre of Hate, Tony Wakefield, University of Surrey, Windsor Castle, Woking, Wooden Bridge, World Serpent, Youthenasia -
Salt Solution
(c’84-’93) Doug McKeller (drums), Simon Bartlett (bass, backing vocals), Robert Bathurst (lead & rhythm guitar) and Martin Day (vocals, lead & rhythm guitar)
Out of Mervyn Sprockett And The Crankshaft Assembly the four members morphed into Salt Solution, which was announced in Soundscene in January ’84. McKeller, ex-Dark Paradise, was replaced by Andy Clark on drums, as he became the bands manager for a couple of years. In August ’84 the band appeared at the Greenbelt Festival at Castle Ashby, Northamptonshire. The Salties, following an audience participation number at a Knaphill gig, added Pete Milner (sax / keyboards) and continued as a 5-piece. A predominantly live christian rock band, they did release the “Your Country Needs You” single, on the Embryo Arts label [EAS 7], backed by “New Life” and recorded at Scarf Studios on Furze Street, Bow, in ’86.
In ’87, Salt Solution played at Brixton Academy to a few thousand gig goers, and continued gigging through the early 90’s. The band’s “The Art Of Growing Old” featured on the American ACM (Alternative Christian Ministries) Journal’s 3rd Anniversary Compilation CD, released in the US in ’92. This featured, to quote the packaging ‘twenty independent artists and twenty-one alternative songs from… New Zealand, England, Sweden, and America’. A four-track cassette demo followed a short recording hiatus prior to the bands demise in ’93. In 2000 came the “Arctic Frosties” retrospective album release.
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Gallery:
…and Salt Solution were born. Soundscene, 19th January 1984 
Soundscene, 22nd October 1987 
Soundscene, 15th October 1987 
The band’s “The Art Of Growing Old” featured on the American ACM Journal’s 3rd Anniversary Compilation CD, Front cover of the “Your Country Needs You” single 
Back cover of the “Your Country Needs You” single 
A-side of the “Your Country Needs You” single 
B-side of the “Your Country Needs You” single 
L to R: Andy Clark, Rob Bathurst, Simon Bartlett (obscured) & high jumping Martin Day. Image courtesy of Martin Day via www.shallowdeep.com 
Salt Solution: L to R Pete Milner, Andy Clark, Simon Bartlett, Rob Bathurst, Martin Day. Image courtesy of Martin Day via www.shallowdeep.com 
The retrospective “Arctic Frosties” album from 2000. Image courtesy of Martin Day via www.shallowdeep.com 
“Arctic Frosties” back cover image featuring Andrew Clark and Simon Bartlett. Image courtesy of Martin Day via www.shallowdeep.com 
Image courtesy of Martin Day via www.shallowdeep.com 
The Art of Growing Old” demo cassette cover. Image courtesy of Martin Day via www.shallowdeep.com 
Salt Solution Demo cassette cover 1984. Image courtesy of Martin Day via www.shallowdeep.com 
Press cuttings from 1984 and the release of Salt Solution’s single “Your Country Needs You”. Image courtesy of Martin Day via www.shallowdeep.com 
Woking Informer clipping from 1984 and the release of Salt Solution’s single “Your Country Needs You”. Image courtesy of Martin Day via www.shallowdeep.com 
Robert Bathurst and Martin Day, mid 80’s. Image courtesy of Martin Day via www.shallowdeep.com 
Simon Bartlett on bass and Martin Day in open-air performance mode. Image courtesy of Martin Day via www.shallowdeep.com 
An outdoor gig in Woking, 1984: Top to Bottom: Rob Bathurst, Doug McKellar, Martin Day, Simon Bartlett. Image courtesy of Martin Day via www.shallowdeep.com 
“Live At The Brixton Acaemy” video cover. Image courtesy of Martin Day via www.shallowdeep.com 
Rob Bathurst & Martin Day at the Greenbelt Festival 1984. Image courtesy of Martin Day via www.shallowdeep.com 
Martin Day and Andy Clark performing ‘Get Out’, mid 80’s. Image courtesy of Martin Day via www.shallowdeep.com -
The 1967 Gig List
What follows is a list of gigs, with images of tickets, adverts and flyers where possible, either at GU postcode venues or featuring bands, listed in bold if we have an image, we like to claim are part of the Woking/GU Soundscene in 1967:
January 17
Highwayman, Camberley: The Garrick Trio w/ Bill Lesage
17 January 1967: The Garrick Trio w/ Bill Lesage at Highwayman, Camberley (Melody Maker w/e 21 Jan 1967) January 19
New Central Ballroom, Aldershot: The Riot Squad w/ Soul Society.January 28
The Playhouse, Walton: Nashville Teens
28 January 1967 – The Nashville Teens play The Playhouse, Walton January 31
Highwayman, Camberley: The Garrick Trio w/ Bobby Breen and Olaf Vas
31 January 1967: The Garrick Trio w/ Bobby Breen and Olaf Vas at Highwayman, Camberley (Melody Maker w/e 4 Feb 1967) February 2
Cadenna’s, Stoke Hotel, Guildford: The Pink Floyd
New Central Ballroom, Aldershot: The Riot Squad (cancelled)February 4
The Playhouse, Walton-on-Thames: Mike Raynor & The Condors
New Central Ballroom, Aldershot: Package Deal w/ Forbidden Fruit
February 1967: Package Deal with Forbidden Fruit played on 4 February; on 9 February The Motivation were supported by the Ziggy Turner Combo at Aldershot’s New Central Ballroom. February 9
New Central Ballroom, Aldershot: The Motivation w/ Ziggy Turner ComboFebruary 10
Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: The Net w/ The Human Instincts
10 February 1967: The Net and The Human Instincts, followed The Rivals final gig on 11 Feb, at The Harvest Moon Club, Guildford. February 11
Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: The RivalsFebruary 13
Marquee, London: The Herd w/ Philip Goodhand-Tate and The Stormville Shakers
13 February 1967: Philip Goodhand-Tate and The Stormville Shakers supported The Herd at the Marquee, London, according to this advert from Melody Maker 11 Feb 1967. February 16
Cadenas, Stoke Hotel, Guildford: Herbie Goins and the Nightimers w/ The Jeremiah Thing
February 17
Marquee, London: The Sands w/ Mike Raynor & The CondorsFebruary 18
Dreamland, Margate: Wishful Thinking w/ Maxine Brown & The Q-SetFebruary 19
The Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: Episode SixFebruary 25
Agincourt, Camberley: Chuck Berry w/ Kerry Rapid and The SoultonesFebruary 28
The Playhouse, Walton-on-Thames: Mike Raynor & The CondorsMarch 2
New Central Ballroom, Aldershot: The Riot Squad (who cancelled) w/ St Louis Checks.March 3
The Harvest Moon, Guildford: Right Attitude
Clipped from Aldershot News March 4
The Harvest Moon, Guildford: The TonicksMarch 5
The Harvest Moon, Guildford: Tremeloes
Wooden Bridge, Guildford: The (Five) Proud WalkersMarch 6
Brørup Pop Club, Jylland, Denmark: Wishful ThinkingMarch 10
The Harvest Moon, Guildford: King George and The Harlem KiddiesMarch 12
Agincourt, Camberley: Pink Floyd w/ Sky (Mike Raynor & The Condors)
12 March 1967: Pink Floyd at Agincourt, Camberley. Picture courtesy of John Scott Cree March 13
Marquee, London: The Herd w/ Philip Goodhand-Tate and The Stormville Shakers
13 March 1967: Philip Goodhand-Tate and The Stormville Shakers supported The Herd at the Marquee, London, according to this advert from Melody Maker 11 Mar 1967. March 14
Highwayman, Camberley: The Garrick Trio w/ Danny Moss and Jeanie “Miss Disc” Lambe
14 March 1967: The Garrick Trio w/ Danny Moss and Jeanie “Miss Disc” Lambe at Highwayman, Camberley (Melody Maker w/e 18 March 1967) March 15
ABC, Aldershot: Gene Pitney w/ The TroggsMarch 16
Cadenas Club, Stoke Hotel, Guildford: The GassMarch 17
The Harvest Moon, Guildford: Lee Dorsey
The Highwayman, Camberley: Graham Collier SeptetMarch 18
Youth Club, Liphook: The Stormsville Shakers w/ Phillip Goodhand-Tait, and Whisker Davies Blues Stormers
March 24
The Harvest Moon, Guildford: The DriftersMarch 24
The Harvest Moon, Guildford: Cliff BennettApril 1
Dennis Bros. Canteen, Guildford: The Late
1 April 1967: The Late played the April Fools Day Beat Dance at Dennis Bros. Source: Tina Morant via Guildford Town Past & Present April 3
Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley: Marmalade
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: MarmaladeApril 7
ABC Cinema, Aldershot: Roy Orbison and The Candy Men w/ P.P. Arnold, The Settlers, Sonny Childe and T.N.T., Small Faces, and The Searchers.April 9
Anlægspavillonen, Ringsted, Denmark: Mike Raynor & The Condors w/ Shouts.
9 April 1967: Mike Raynor and The Condors play Anlægspavillonen, Ringsted. Image courtesy of: www.beathouse.dk April 14
The Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: The Soul Sisters w/ The TrendApril 15
Civic Hall, Guildford: Episode Six w/ Dilemma
Tiles, Soho: The Embers w/ The Present Tense, and The Pityful
Advert from Melody Maker 15 April ’67 April 22
Technical College, Farnborough: Moon’s TrainApril 23
Wooden Bridge, Guildford: The (Five) Proud Walkers w/ Over 2,000April 27
ABC Cinema, Aldershot: The Walker Brothers, Cat Stevens, Jimi Hendrix, Englebert Humperdinck, The Californians, and The Quotations
27 April ’67 package tour poster for ABC, Aldershot 
27 April 1967: Ad for package tour show at ABC, Aldershot with The Walker Brothers, Cat Stevens, Jimi Hendrix, Englebert Humperdinck, The Californians, and The Quotations. Source: Steve McKeown via Farnborough (Hants) Nostalgia May 9
Highwayman, Camberley: Tubby Hayes Quartet
9 May 1967: Tubby Hayes Quartet at Highwayman, Camberley (Melody Maker w/e 12 May 1967) Borough Hall, Godalming: Graham Bond Organisation, Georgia Skin Men, Whisker Davies Blues Stormers, Lucas & Jim Cook, and The Combined Forces
Advert from Melody Maker. Picture courtesy of Jim Cook’s Memoir, Mostly Music & Me 
Picture courtesy of Jim Cook’s Memoir, Mostly Music & Me 
9 May 1967: Ticket for charity gig at Godalming Borough Hall, featuring the Graham Bond Organisation, Picture courtesy of Bens Collectors Records May 12
Blue Beat Club, Angel Hotel, Godalming: The EqualsMay 14
Gravesend House, Gordon’s School, West End: The Riot SquadMay 15
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Prince Buster and The Bees
Melody Maker 29 April 67: Prince Buster and The Bees played the Atalanta, 15 May 1967 May 26
Stoke Hotel, Guildford: Tony Knight’s Chessmen w/ The Other Two Thousand
Advert for Tony Knight’s Chessmen w/ The Other Two Thousand at Stoke Hotel May 1967. Source: GarageHangover.com May 27
Civic Hall, Guildford: The (Five) Proud Walkers w/ Dave Martin GroupJune 4
Agincourt, Camberley: Geno Washington & The Ram Jam BandJune 5
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: The TurtlesJune 7
University of Surrey, Guildford: Shirley CollinsJune 16
Blue Beat Club, Angel Hotel, Godalming: The Equals
16 June 1967: Thus Surrey Advertizer advert put’s The Equals at the Angel, Godalming. Source: Shirley St Clair via Godalming Town Past & Present June 27
Highwayman, Camberley: The Garrick Trio w/ Danny Moss and Jeannie Lambe
27 June 1967: The Garrick Trio w/ Danny Moss and Jeannie Lambe at Highwayman, Camberley (Melody Maker w/e 1 July 1967) June 30
Tiles, London: Jimmy James and The Vagabonds w/ Mike Raynor & The CondorsJuly 2
Dungeon Club, Nottingham: Phillip Goodhand-Tait w/ Stormsville ShakersJuly 4
The Big C Club, Farnborough: Moon’s TrainJuly 6
Civic Hall, Guildford: P.P. Arnold, Tony Rivers and the Castaways, Whisker Davies Blues Stormers, and Tony “Duster” Bennett
6 July 1967 – The Whisker Davis Blues Stormers’ joined P.P. Arnold, Tony Rivers and the Castaways, and Tony “Duster” Bennett at a Guildford School of Art gig at the Civic Hall, Guildford. July 7
Blue Beat Club, Angel Hotel, Godalming: The EqualsJuly 22
Blue Beat Club, The Angel, Godalming: The HerdAugust 4
Big C, Farnborough: The Ferris WheelSeptember 2
The Playhouse, Walton-on-Thames: Mike Raynor and The CondorsSeptember 5
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Acker BilkSeptember 8
Big C, Farnborough: The GassSeptember 9
Boom Center, Aarhus, Denmark: Pink Floyd w/ Mike Raynor and The Condors
Civic Hall, Guildford: Circus
The Big C Club, Farnborough: Moon’s TrainSeptember 14
Civic Hall, Guildford: Fleetwood Mac w/ Duster BennettSeptember 15
Civic Hall, Guildford: Frankie Armstrong, Shirley Collins, Tom Dillan, Brian Dunt, The Exiles, John Forman, Fred Hayes, John Faulkner, and Sandra KerrOctober 3
Highwayman, Camberley: Jimmy Philip Quintet
3 October 1967: Jimmy Philip Quintet at Highwayman, Camberley (Melody Maker w/e 7 Oct 1967) October 10
NAAFI Club, Aldershot: The Gods
10 October 1967: The Gods played the NAFFI Club. Aldershot. October 27
Big C Club, Farnborough: Carl Douglas & The Big StampedeOctober 28
Stoke Hotel, Guildford: CircusNovember 3
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Episode 6
1967: Advert for the Big C – Nov 3: Episode 6, Nov 4: Junior (Pretty Boy Keer) Group w/ Linda Lewis. Nov 7: The Crowd; Nov 12: Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers; Nov 17th Gino Washington and the Ram Jam Band; Nov 24: The Ferres Wheel November 4
The Big C Club, Farnborough: Junior (Pretty Boy Keer) Group w/ Linda LewisNovember 7
The Big C Club, Farnborough: The CrowdNovember 12
The Big C Club, Farnborough: Cliff Bennett and the Rebel RousersNovember 17
The Big C Club, Farnborough: Geno Washington & The Ram Jam BandNovember 18
The Big C Club, Farnborough: Moon’s TrainNovember 20
The Scotch of St. James, London: Wishful ThinkingNovember 21
The Scotch of St. James, London: Wishful ThinkingNovember 22
The Scotch of St. James, London: Wishful Thinking
Romanos, Belfast: Foundations w/ Circus, Interns, and Taste
November 24
Big C, Farnborough: The Ferris WheelDecember 10
The Wooden Bridge, Guildford: Ten Years After
December 14
Civic Hall, Guildford: Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Tony ‘Duster’ Bennett, Chicago Northwestern System, Spirit Level, Dr Brown’s Gospel Medicine, and Electric Blue
14 December 1967: “Living Blues” concert for Cancer Research at the Civic Hall, Guildford. Ad from Melody Maker 9 December 1967. December 15
Technical College, Farnborough: Moon’s TrainDecember 18
?, Godalming: CircusDecember 23
Stoke Hotel, Guildford: CircusNovember 24
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Ferres WheelNovember 27
Civic Hall, Guildford: Humphrey Lyttleton, Cyril Davis All Stars, Long John Baldry and the Velvettes, The Yardbirds and The Rhythmics
27 November 1963: Flyer for charity gig at Civic Hall, Guildford featuring: Humphrey Lyttleton, Cyril Davis All Stars, Long John Baldry and the Velvettes, The Yard Birds and The Rhythmics. Picture courtesy of Bens Collectors Record November 30
Penthouse, Birmingham: The Amen Corner w/ Nashville Teens
30th November 1967 and Nashville Teens are supporting The Amen Corner at Penthouse, Birmingham. December 14
Civic Hall, Guildford: Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac, Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Tony “Duster” Bennett, Chicago Northwestern System, Spirit Level, Dr Brown’s Gospel Medicine, and Electric Blue.
Ad from Melody Maker 9 December 1967. December 17
Dungeon Club, Nottingham: Stormville ShakersBack to
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The 1968 Gig List1967, Aarhus, ABC, ABC Cinema, Acker Bilk, Agincourt, Aldershot, Angel Hotel, Anlægspavillonen, Atalanta, Atalanta Ballroom, Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Belfast, Big C, Big C Club, Bill Lasage, Birmingham, Blue Beat Club, Blues Stormers, Bobby Breen, Boom Center, Borough Hall, Brørup Pop Club, Brian Dunt, Cadenas, Cadenas Club, Cadenna’s, Camberley, Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede, Carousel Club, Cat Stevens, Chicago Northwestern System, Chuck Berry, Circus, Civic hall, Cliff Bennett, Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers, Cyril Davis All Stars, Danny Moss, Dave Martin Group, Denmark, Dennis Brothers, Dilemma, Dr Brown's Gospel Medicine, Dreamland, Dungeon Club, Duster Bennett, Electric Blue, Englebert Humperdinck, Episode Six, Farnborough, Farnborough Tech, Fleetwood Mac, Forbidden Fruit, Foundations, Frankie Armstrong, Fred Hayes, Gene Pitney, Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band, Georgia Skin Men, Godalming, Gordon’s School, Graham Bond Organisation, Graham Collier Septet, Gravesend House, Guildford, Harvest Moon Club, Herbie Goins and The Nightimers, Humphrey Lyttleton, Interns, Jeanie Lambe, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds, Jimmy Philip Quintet, John Faulkner, John Forman, Junior (Pretty Boy Keer) Group, Jylland, Kerry Rapid and the Soul Tones, King George and The Harlem Kiddies, Lee Dorsey, Linda Lewis, London, Long John Baldry, Lucas & Jim Cook, Margate, Marmalade, Marquee, Maxine Brown & The Q-Set, Melody Maker, Mike Raynor & The Condors, Mike Raynor and The Condors, Miss Disc, Moon’s Train, NAAFI Club, Nashville Teens, New Central Ballroom, Nottingham, Olaf Vas, P.P. Arnold, Package Deal, Penthouse, Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac, Philip Goodhand-Tate, Phillip Goodhand-Tate, Pink Floyd, Prince Buster and the Bees, Right Attitude, Ringsted, Romanos, Roy Orbison, Sandra Kerr, Shirley Collins, Small Faces, Soho, Sonny Childe and T.N.T., Soul Society, Spirit Level, St Louis Checks, Stormville Shakers, Taste, Technical College, Ten Years After, The Amen Corner, The Angel, The Californians, The Candy Men, The Combined Forces, The Crowd, The Drifters, The Embers, The Equals, The Exiles, The Ferris Wheel, The Five Proud Walkers, The Foundations, The Garrick Trio, The Gass, The Gods, The Harvest Moon Club, The Herd, The Highwayman, The Human Instincts, The Jeremiah Thing, The Late, The Motivation, The Nashville Teens, The Net, The Other Two Thousand, The Pityful, The Playhouse, The Present Tense, The Proud Walkers, The Quotations, The Rhythmics, The Riot Squad, The Rivals, The Sands, The Searchers, The Settlers, The Soul Sisters, The Stoke Hotel, The Stormsville Shakers, The Tonicks, The Trend, The Troggs, The Turtles, The Velvettes, The Walker Brothers, The Yardbirds, Tiles, Tom Dillan, Tony Bennett, Tony Knight's Chessmen, Tony Rivers and the Castaways, Tremelos, Tubby Hayes Quartet, University of Surrey, Walton, Walton on Thames, West End, Whisker Davies Blues Stormers, Wishful Thinking, Ziggy Turner Combo -
Peachrazor
(c’91-’93) Shaun Jackson (drums), Jasen Barker (vocals), Steve Porter (bass) and Daren Grout (guitar).
Peachrazor at The Bull & Gate With a first gig at Farnham’s West Surrey College of Art and Design (WSCAD) the Peach Razors burst onto the scene, changing their name to Peachrazor after a few more shows. In June ’91 they competed in the Buzz Club‘s Midsummer Madness local band competition. Darren “Paddy” Thorpe (ex-Explodehead) replaced Jackson and Stuart Heather (ex-Electric Icecream Productions) filled Barker’s shoes shortly after.
On 1 February ’92, the band supported The Ha Ha Men, along with Pretty Green and The River Thieves at the Buzz Club, held at the West End Centre, Aldershot. Along with Porter and Grout (both ex-Frantic) they performed a couple of “disastrous” gigs at Ragamuffins, Camberley on 28 January and 28 April ’92. in mid ’92. The band issued the 5-track “Heaven” demo in ’92, the title track and “Rip Your Face Off” appearing on the Snakebite City compilation on Bluefire Records. Peachrazor were at The Fox & Hounds, Fleet with Backlash and Pretty Green on 4 September ’92 and at The George, Ash Vale on 10 September ’92 with Slug and Mayflower 20. The band also competed in The White Hart, Frimley‘s Battle of the bands in December ’92. By the time the eponymous “Peachrazer” demo was released in ’93 Ade ? had joined the band on guitar.
Inlay to the “‘Peachzazor” demo. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold The band used to treat The George, Ash Vale as their rehearsal room, as it was cheaper than renting a space. That May they played the West End Centre, Aldershot with Creaming Jesus and Swayed; accidentally breaking Creaming Jesus’ bass guitar in half during set change and they ended up borrowing Porter’s. The following month the band supported Serious Plankton at Camberley Football Club on 19 June ’93. A second track from their demo, “Limbs”, made it onto Snakebite City Two late in ’93. That same year “Heaven” appeared on Return of Farnborough Groove Vol.3. They were beaten by Pomeroy in the GLR DemoClash. The landlord of the The Angler’s Arms, Farnborough on hearing the band do one song as a sound check beckoned them over, “I’m not listening to that shite all night,’ he said, counting tenners as he did so. ‘Here’s your money. Now pack up and fuck off.”
Tracks:
HeavenLimbs
Rip Your Face Off
Peachrazor’s “Red Tape” demo track listing. Picture courtesy of Steve Excel 
Peachrazor’s “Red Tape” demo. Picture courtesy of Steve Excel 
Peachrazor’s demo was reviewed in Farnham Herald’s Off The Record column in September 1992. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
2 December 1992: ‘Farnborough Goes To London’ featuring Pretty Green, Who Moved The Ground?, and Peachrazor. A showcase of Farnborough bands organised by Pete Cole. Sid Stovold got it signed by Brian Blessed Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
Peach Razor competed in The White Hart, Frimley’s Battle of the bands in 1992. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
Peachrazor supporting Scorpio Rising at The West End Centre 
Peachrazor at The George, Ash Vale 
Peachrazor at The Crix 
Peachraxzor’s Daren Thorpe at The Cricketers, Westfield 
The Cricketers, Westfield in a Peachrazor frenzy 
The original Peachrazor lineup with Shaun Jackson and Jasen Barker… 
28 April 1992: Peachrazer appeared at Ragamuffins. 
Ragamuffins 
Peachrazor at The George, Ash Vale 
The George, Ash Vale with Grout creating a wall of sound.. 
29 May 1993: Peachrazor, Creaming Jesus, and Swayed play the West End Centre, Aldershot. 
Peachrazor at Ragamuffins, Camberley, student night 
1991. Source: chewtonia.com 
1991. Image Credit: Steve Porter 
May 1st ’91 – Big Sun replaced Rail Road Earth for this show.. Source: chewtonia.com 
1991, Big Sun replaced Rail Road Earth for this show. Source: chewtonia.com 
1991, Big Sun replaced Rail Road Earth for this show. Source: chewtonia.com 
1993. Image Credit: Steve Porter 
1992. Image Credit: Steve Porter 
1st Feb 1992: The Ha Ha Men, The River Thieves, Pretty Green and Peachrazor are at the Buzz Club. Image Credit: Steve Porter 
Believed to be 1992. Image Credit; Steve Porter 
Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
Peachrazor’s “Heaven” appeared on Farnborough Groove Vol.3. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole 
Peachrzer’s ‘Eyes’ demo cassette inlay. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold 
Both sides of Peachrazor’s “Pechrazor” Demo from ’93, although it was dated ’92. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold 
Side B of Peachrazor’s “Heaven” Demo from ’92. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold 
Side A of Peachrazor’s “Heaven” Demo from ’92. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold 
Inlay for Peachrazor’s “Heaven” demo cassete. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold 
17 April 1992: Peachrazor with Giant Arc, Flowers of Sacrifice, Nuss, and Girls on Dextrose are at Barney Rubbles at Lakeside Caberet Club, Frimley. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
Peachrazor supported Serious Plankton at Camberley Football Club on 19 June ’93. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
Review of Peachrazor’s “Heaven” demo from an unknown fanzine. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
Snakebite City, which included Peachrazor, release date clipping. It’s 1992, but the paper and date are unknown. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
15 June 1991: West End Centre info sheet covering the first rounds of the Buzz Club’s MidSummer Madness local band competition. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
Peachrazor are at the Fox & Hounds, Fleet with Backlash and Pretty Green on 4 Sept ’92 and at The George, Ash Vale on 10 Sept ’92 with Slug and Mayflower 20 according to this gig list for August / September 1992 from an unidentified fanzine. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
This issue of 1992’s “Strewth! The Cat’s on Fire!” fanzine featured Peachrazor. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
Peachrazor, supported by Serious Plankton, played Camberley Town Football Club on 19 June 1993 according to this gig list. They also played the venue on 13 August as the support to Backlash with Trousershock BC. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
Peachrazor were supported by Red Ribbed Arousers (and some other lot) at The White Hart, Frimley on 13 March 1993. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
Snakebite City flyer c’92. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
19 March 1993: Backlash, Pretty Green and Peachrazor at The Cricketer’s Westfield. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
1993 press release from Bluefire Records launching the Snakebite City compilation with Peachrazor, aong with Backlash, Big Boy Tomato, Pomeroy, Pretty Green, Trousershock BC and Mama Cain (aka Phobia). Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
Adrian Creek’s column from the 11 March 1993 Camberley News & Mail suggested attending the Peachrazor, Jonah’s Pram and Red Ribbed Arousers gig. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
Inside of invite to private party at which Peachrazor played, and listing for the following weekends gig at The Tumbledown Dick (3rd July 1993). Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
Cover of invite to private party in 1993 at which Peachrazor played. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
Peachrazor press clipping, unknown date in ’92 and paper. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
2 December 1992: Pretty Green, Who Moved The Ground? and Peachrazor were at Butterfly Evolution Club, Bull and Gate, Kentish Town. Source: Steve Porter via BULL & GATE MEMORIES – remembering all who sailed in her musical tidal wave 
2 December 1992: Peachrazor at Bull & Gate, Kentish Town. Source: Steve Porter via BULL & GATE MEMORIES – remembering all who sailed in her musical tidal wave 
30 January 1993: Peachrazor were at Butterfly Evolution Club, Bull and Gate, Kentish Town. Source: Steve Porter via BULL & GATE MEMORIES – remembering all who sailed in her musical tidal wave 
Peachrazor press clipping c’92. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
Clipping from TBI local rag about Peachrazor and Swayed supporting Creaming Jesus at Critical Club, West End Centre on 29 May 1993. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter Aldershot, Ash Vale, Bluefire Records, Bull & Gate, Buzz Club, Camberley, Camberley Town Football Club, Creaming Jesus, Daren Grout, Democlash, Electric Icecream Productions, Explodehead, Farnborough, Farnborough Groove, Farnham, Football Club, Frantic, Frimley, GLR, Jasen Barker, Peach Razors, Peachrazor, Pomeroy, Pretty Green, Ragamuffins, Serious Plankton, Shaun Jackson, Snakebite City, Steve Porter, Swayed, The Angler's Arms, The George, The Ha Ha Men, The River Thieves, The White Hart, West End Centre, West Surrey College of Art and Design, WSCAD -
Dark Paradise
(c’83 -’85) Chris Turner (vocals / bass), Danny Boothman (Yamaha guitar synth), and Doug McKeller (drums).
Turner and Boothman originally formed a band called Pain Relief, they changed the name to Paradise on McKeller joining, then Dark Paradise in ’83. This three piece gigged extensively, their first was on 16 August ’83 at Fives Wine Bar, Aldershot, but they went on to make appearances at the likes of The Old Schoolhouse, Woking on 14 January 1984 with Screaming Lullabies, COW, and The Spin Dolls and the University of Surrey’s June Jitterbug with Longpig, D Fabulous, No Joy, Betrayed, and Asylum Sounds on 9 June ’84. Many of these saw sound tech assistant Linda Wright making sure of the mix.
A notable support gig saw them preceding GBH or ABH at The Royal, Guildford, when a riot with two coach loads of ‘fans’ (not theirs) broke out – They eventually got their gear back with the help of Surrey constabulary. Guildford band Death in June along with Bauhaus and Siouxsie and the Banshees were among their influences. Their first recording session, at Grumpy Bear 8 Track Studios in Binfield, resulted in the jammed, on the spot, “Happy”, as well as “Bad Feelings”, “Paradise of Ice” (kind of the band’s theme song) “War Games” and “Your Enemies Aren’t Dying” being laid down. “Bad Feelings” and “Your Enemies…” were old Pain Relief tracks, with “Bad Feelings” becoming a staple in the Dark Paradise live set despite it’s more new wave sound and the fact Turner hated it. On the 10 January ’84 the band opened for Time UK, featuring Rick Buckler and Jimmy Edwards, at the Assembly Rooms, Surbiton.
Further recording happened on the 16 track at Matinee Music, Reading including “True Love” and the first version of “And I Love Her”. A white label single of the band’s cover of the Beatles’ “And I Love Her” was cut at Utopia Studios, London and featured “Stardust” on the B-side. Soon after pressing the lawyers pounced claiming that the mechanical royalties had not been paid. £50 later the band were legal again. Turner, reportedly, now regrets that “Stardust” did not have more lyrics. “War Games” which appeared as a bonus track on that single ended up being played by John Peel. This was the last time they recorded as Dark Paradise and the members activities with ‘Arf Cut lead to the bands demise.
McKeller went on to join Salt Solution for a couple of years and then managed the band. Boothman was also in F-File. Turner would go on to appear in The Flying Tigers, The Rockit Men, Wildfire, and Slapattack. As we understand it all the members are still playing in separate projects. Earlier in 2014 McKeller and Boothman rehearsed together a few times for a covers band. There has been some loose talk of coming together again as a band – we’ll keep you posted if that should happen.
Tracks:
Gallery:
21 July 1983 Soundscene column clipping 
Autumn 83’s Animal House gigs, from Times Series Pop Scene of 24 September 1983 
Dark Paradise at The Royal, Guildford. The band played The Royal 3 or 4 times in around 84/85. 
Dark Paradise at The Royal, Guildford. The band played The Royal 3 or 4 times in around 84/85. 
Dark Paradise, along with COW and The Spin Dolls, supported Screaming Lullibies headlining gig at the Old Schoolhouse, Woking on 14th January 1984. Picture courtesy of Sharon Pilling 
Soundscene, 19th January 1984 
10 January 1985: Dark paradise opened for Time UK. Clipping from Sounds 12 Jan 1985. Image courtesy of Pete Cole 
Dark Paradise & F-File to reignite live music at Schoolhouse – Soundscene, 24 Jan 1985 
Saturday, 9 February 1985 
Dark Paradise at Portsmouth Polytechnic 
Dark Paradise at Portsmouth Polytechnic 
Dark Paradise at Portsmouth Polytechnic 
Dark Paradise at Portsmouth Polytechnic 
Dark Paradise at Portsmouth Polytechnic 
Dark Paradise at Portsmouth Polytechnic 
Dark Paradise at Portsmouth Polytechnic 
Dark Paradise at Portsmouth Polytechnic 
Dark Paradise at Portsmouth Polytechnic 
Dark Paradise at Portsmouth Polytechnic 
Dark Paradise at Portsmouth Polytechnic 
Dark Paradise at Portsmouth Polytechnic 
Dark Paradise at Portsmouth Polytechnic 
Dark Paradise at Portsmouth Polytechnic 'Arf Cut, Aldershot, Assembly Rooms, Asylum Sounds, Bauhaus, Beatles, Betrayed, Binfield, Chris Turner, Cow, D Fabulous, Danny Boothman, Dark Paradise, Death in June, Doug McKeller, F-File, Five's Wine Bar, Grumpy Bear 8 Track Studios, Guildford, Jimmy Edwards, John Peel, June Jitterbug, Linda Wright, London, LongPig, Matinee Music, No Joy, Pain Relief, Paradise, Portsmouth Polytechnic, Reading, Rick Buckler, Salt Solution, Screaming Lullabies, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Slapattack, Spin Dolls, Surbiton, The Flying Tigers, The Old Schoolhouse, The Rockit Men, The Royal, Time UK, University of Surrey, Utopia Studios, Wildfire, Woking -
‘Arf Cut
Chris Turner (vocals / bass), Danny Boothman (Yamaha guitar synth), and Doug McKeller (drums).
‘Arf Cut were basically Dark Paradise masquerading as a pub / rock n roll covers band! Originally the plan was for the ‘Arf Cut to help fund Dark Paradise’s original material and an EP. Unfortunately ‘Arf Cut took over the members time and covering the likes of Elvis, Mungo Jerry, and Buddy Holly filled their pockets a little more than Dark Paradise, starting the demise of the original band.
Boothman was also the guitarist in Horsell’s F-File.
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Squire
(c’74-80/81) Dom De Vivo (bass / vocals), Enzo Esposito (guitar), Ross “Rosie” Di’Landa (drums) and Steve Baker (guitar).
Squire photo shoot in Woking for Soundscene taken by Bill Beminster, Woking News & Mail’s photograper. Picture courtesy of Steve Baker Formed in Woking in ’74, Esposito and De Vivo had the initial idea of putting a band together and found some space at the Italian club on Walton Road. They called Di’Lanada, who Esposito knew from St John the Baptist, and having heard of Baker, who went to school with Paul Weller in Sheerwater, reached out to him too; De Vivo attended Horsell. The first song they ever played / rehearsed was a cover of “Hallelujah”, a 4 chord number baker taught the band, followed by Status Quo numbers. Their first gig was at Woking Football Club, under another, now lost to time, name. The fledgling group were offered rehearsal space in Woking, next to Mr Flacks menswear / Flaks’ Boutique (a store Paul Weller used to peer into through cupped hands in the late sixties, enchanted with the fashion and the faces making waves on the local scene). It was above a ‘hippy’ store called Squire, a moniker that became their name. In addition to rehearsing above Squire they also utilized Horsell Village Hall as many bands have over the years. They did everything from Status Quo to ‘bantam-weight punk’ to quote Paul Ticknell of Melody Maker. These Horsell rehearsal got a little heated; De Vivo was getting fed up of just doing covers and the band kept arguing. Eventually, De Vivo left to play and sing with other bands. Di’Landa had also decided to leave at this point, but apparently changed his mind following some pressure from Esposito. Meanwhile, Anthony ‘Dyl’ Meynell had been playing in Dulcie from the St. Peters area playing The Star, Gin Mill and Bubz (booked by Ed Bazalgette of The Vapors). In ’76 Meynell also recorded 10 tracks with his brother at Chestnut Studios, Churt under the name The Numbers which got the attention of Mark Perry of the ‘Sniffin’ Glue’ fanzine who wanted to record the band on his ‘Step Forward’ label. Maynell was stuck, joining Squire in April/May ’78 supporting the Dodgers at the Junction, playing the festival at University of Surrey and opening for The Jam at the Civic. Oct/Nov ’78 saw the band at Chestnut Studios recording four tracks: ‘Modern Love’, Get Ready To Go’, Getting Better’ and ‘Living In The City’. In ’79 they released ‘Get Ready to Go’ as their first single on ROK Records. They took the A-side while Coming Shortly, from Milton Keynes, held the B-side with ‘Doing the Flail’. It got played by John Peel, made the warm section of Melody Maker’s singles review, got called a ‘demo’ in Sounds and sold 1,500 copies. They also had two songs on the Mods Mayday ’79 compilation album.
Then there was the gig with Purple Hearts at Ronnie Scott’s Upstairs in April ’79. Their appearance on the legendary “Mods Mayday ’79”, which reached #75 in the charts and featured two new songs by the band, was a breakthrough. Ian Page of Secret Affair (one of Squire’s mod peers) had just started his own I-Spy label and signed the band on the merits of their appearance on Mods Mayday. After signing to I-Spy, line-up changes followed. Di’Landa was replaced by Kevin Meynell and Baker quit. Squire’s “Walking Down The Kings Road” was released in ’79 on the I-Spy and carried “It’s A Mod Mod World” on the B-side. It is said that Squire’s “Walking Down the Kings Road” is a near copy of the Small Faces’ “Whatcha Gonna Do About It”, which was “heavily influenced” by Solomon Burke’s “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love”, with a Who-ish guitar break grafted on – thoughts? ‘The Face of Youth Today’ that same year, with ‘Walking Down…’ charting. In late ’79 Squire were touring with Secret Affair, on the Dancing in the Streets Tour, but had to pull out on 8 December due to ‘stage injury’ to Meynell. There was also an appearance at Bisstock (Bisley Music Festival) with the likes of Phoney American Accents in ’79.
They moved to Stage One Records in 1980 releasing ‘My Mind Goes Round in Circles’ in the first week of May and featuring Kirsty MacColl on backing vocals. The B-side was “Does Stephanie Know” and the singles back sleeve carried the lyrics and a photo of ‘Stephanie’ taken at Foxenden Quarry Park, Guildford. The model was actually called Coral ? and her name appears as the last credit in thanks to list. The band essentially dissolved when the last original member Esposito left. Anthony Meynell started his own label, Hi-Lo in ’81 and released a compilation titled ‘Hits from 3000 Years Ago’ of Squire demos and dropped songs.. In ’82 Meynell enlisted Jon Bicknell (bass) and reactivated Squire, releasing the single ‘No Time for Tomorrow’. Released on March 23rd 1982, “No Time Tomorrow” was Squire’s fifth single. It was backed by “Don’t Cry To Me”. Neither track appeared on their first LP. They also released ‘Something Old Something New Something Borrowed…The Official Squire Fan Club Album’ in 1982. There was a short promo tour of America for ‘Hits…’, delaying their first proper album ‘Get Smart’, which was finally released in late ’83.
This was followed by the ‘September Gurls’ EP in ’84. Carrying the 12 Squire singles, “The Singles Album” was also pressed by Hi-Lo Records in 84. They never made the breakthrough into the mainstream, but the ‘Get Smart’ album and its follow-up EP, ‘September Gurls’, (the title track was a cover of the Big Star classic) in 1984 became cult classics in American power pop circles. Squire finally quit during the making of ‘Smash’. Released 10 years after “The Singles Album” compilation; “Get Ready To Go!” compiled 22 track on one album and was put out by Tangerine Records in ’94. The sleeve front to “The Place I Used To Live”, also released in 1994 on Detour Records, featured The Sound of Music, Cirencester with a display of Squire’s 1983 “Get Smart…” album in the window. De Vivo and the other 3 original members tried to reform Squire in ’96, but the threat of legal action by Meynell resulted with them performing as Revolver.
Tracks:
The Youth of Today are Gonna Make ItGallery:
Chestnut Studios cassette inlay. This one is for a copy of a Squire Original Chestnut Studios Demo 
July /August 1979: Squire gig listing. Picture courtesy of Neil Barker 
September 1979: Squire gigs. Picture courtesy of Neil Barker 
25 May 1979: Squire, along with Sta Prest, supported Back To Zero at the Red Lion, Leytonstone. 
20 June 1979: Squire, along with Merton Parkas, supported Secret Affair on Mod Night at Music Machine, Camden. Picture courtesy of Neil Barker 
Squires gigs for late May 1979. Picture courtesy of Neil Barker 
28 May 1979: Squire were added to the bill at the last minute and had a 25 minute slot supporting The Mods, Back To Zero and The Purple Hearts at Notre Dame Hall, Leicester Square. Source: Neil Barker 
1 August 1979: Squire supported Merton Parkas along with Lambrettas at the Music Machine, Camden. Source: Ulrich Wegener via Keep It Out Of Sight 
Squire. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire sticker. Picture courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire’s Anthony Meynell at Ronnie Scott’s Upstairs Club, London. Picture courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire’s Anthony Meynell at Ronnie Scott’s Upstairs Club, London. Picture courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire’s Anthony Meynell at Ronnie Scott’s Upstairs Club, London. Picture courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire, at Ronnie Scott’s, supporting the Purple Hearts. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire, at Ronnie Scott’s, supporting the Purple Hearts. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire, at Ronnie Scott’s, supporting the Purple Hearts. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire, at Ronnie Scott’s, supporting the Purple Hearts. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire, at Ronnie Scott’s, supporting the Purple Hearts. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire, at Ronnie Scott’s, supporting the Purple Hearts. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire, at Ronnie Scott’s, supporting the Purple Hearts. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire, at Ronnie Scott’s, supporting the Purple Hearts. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire’s Anthony Meynell at Ronnie Scott’s Upstairs Club, London. Picture courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire, at Ronnie Scott’s, supporting the Purple Hearts. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire, at Ronnie Scott’s, supporting the Purple Hearts. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire, at Ronnie Scott’s, supporting the Purple Hearts. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire, at Ronnie Scott’s, supporting the Purple Hearts. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire, at Ronnie Scott’s, supporting the Purple Hearts. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Squire. Picture by and courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Taken from the May 1979 issue of Barbed Wire Vol.2 No.2. Courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Possibly clipped from NME (no date) courtesy of Fred Pipes 
I-Spy info sheet for Squire, courtesy of Fred Pipes 
Fanzine clipping sourced from Keith Smart, thanks to Steve Baker 
Squire reviewed in Barbed Wire Vol 3 No 1 Jan/Feb 1980. Picture coutesy of Fred Pipes 
A review from Outside fanzine from the 80s 
Squire – Walking Down the King’s Road 
Squire photo shoot in Woking for Soundscene taken by Bill Beminster, Woking News & Mail’s photograper. Picture courtesy of Steve Baker 
Squire photo shoot in Woking for Soundscene taken by Bill Beminster, Woking News & Mail’s photograper. Picture courtesy of Steve Baker 
Squire photo shoot in Woking for Soundscene taken by Bill Beminster, Woking News & Mail’s photograper. Picture courtesy of Steve Baker 
Squire photo shoot in Woking for Soundscene taken by Bill Beminster, Woking News & Mail’s photograper. Picture courtesy of Steve Baker 
Squire photo shoot in Woking for Soundscene taken by Bill Beminster, Woking News & Mail’s photograper. Picture courtesy of Steve Baker 
The sleeve front to 1994’s “The Place I Used To Live” featured The Sound of Music, Cirencester with a display of Squire’s 1983 “Get Smart…” album
The back sleeve of 1994’s “The Place I Used To Live” 7″ single. 
The A-side to 1994, 7″, “The Place I Used To Live” on Detour Records. 
The B-side to 1994, 7″, “The Place I Used To Live” on Detour Records. 
Released 10 years after “The Singles Album” compilation; “Get Ready To Go!” compiled 22 track on one album and was put out by Tangerine Records in ’94. 
Something Old Something New Something Borrowed…The Official Squire Fan Club Album was released in 1982. 
Squire’s Official Fan Club Album. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records 
Squire’s “Walking Down The Kings Road” was released in ’79 on the I-Spy Records label (started by Ian Page of Secret Affair) and carried “It’s A Mod Mod World” on the B-side. It is said that Squire’s “Walking Down the Kings Road” is a near copy of the Small Faces’ “Whatcha Gonna Do About It”, which was “heavily influenced” by Solomon Burke’s “Everybody Needs Somebody to Love”, with a Who-ish guitar break grafted on – thoughts? 
Released on March 23rd 1982, “No Time Tomorrow” was Squire’s fifth single. It was backed by “Don’t Cry To Me”. Neither track appeared on their only album, Get Smart. 
Front sleeve of Squire’s “My Mind Goes Round in Circles” 
Squire at Bisstock (Bisley Music Festival). Picture provided by Steve Baker 
Squire at Bisstock (Bisley Music Festival). Picture provided by Steve Baker 
Squire at Bisstock (Bisley Music Festival). Picture provided by Steve Baker 
Squire get panned by David Skinner in this review of their Dec ’79 gig supporting Secret Affair published in the Jan ’80 issue of Guildford fanzine Barbed Wire. 
1979 Secret Affair / Squire tour poster! 
20 October 1979: Squire, along with The Teanbeats, supported Purple Hearts at the Electric Ballroom, Camden. Picture courtesy of Neil Barker 
30 July ’78:Squire were guests of The Jam at the Civic Hall, Guildford Anthony Meynell, Back To Zero, Bill Beminster, Bisley, Bisley Music Festival, Bisstock, Bubz, Chestnut Studios, Cirencester, Civic hall, Coming Shortly, Detour Records, Dom De Vivo, Dulcie, Ed Bazalgette, Enzo Esposito, Fanzine, Football Club, Foxenden Quarry Park, Free Festival, Gin Mill, Godalming, Guildford, Hi-Lo, Horsell, I-Spy, Ian Page, John Peel, Jon Bicknell, Kevin Meynell, Kirsty McColl, Mark Perry, Melody Maker, Milton Keynes, Mods Mayday, Mr Flacks, Paul Ticknell, Paul Weller, Phoney American Accents, Purple Hearts, Revolver, ROK Records, Ronnie Scott's Upstairs, Ross Di'Landa, Secret Affair, Sheerwater, Sniffin' Glue, Sounds, Squire, St. John the Baptist, St. Peters, Sta-Prest, Stage One Records, Status Quo, Step Forward, Steve Baker, Tangerine Records, The Dodgers, The Jam, The Junction, The Numbers, The Sound of Music, The Star, The Teanbeats, The Vapors, University of Surrey, Village hall, Walton Road, Woking, Woking News & Mail -
The 1966 Gig List
What follows is a list of gigs, with images of tickets, adverts and flyers where possible, either at GU postcode venues or featuring bands, listed in bold if we have an image, we like to claim are part of the Woking/GU Soundscene in 1966:
January 1
King Mojo Club, Sheffield: The Stormsville Shakers
Starlight Room, Gliderdrome, Boston: Nashville Teens w/ The Game, and Jeff Curtis and the Flames.
January 9
Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley: The Sidewinders w/ The EmeraldsJanuary 14
400 Club, Torquay: The Emeralds
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Alex Harvey Soul Band w/ The Carnaby
January 15
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Lee Dorsey w/ Johnny B. Great and The QuotationsJanuary 16
Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley: The Who
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The (Five) Proud Walkers
Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: Group Survival w/ Four After One
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: The T-Bones
January 17
Carousel Club, Farnborough: ArtwoodsJanuary 18
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Derry Wilkie and The Press MenJanuary 19
Town Hall, Farnborough: Zoot MoneyJanuary 20
Wooden Bridge, Guildford: London City Stompers!
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Herbie Goins and The NightimersJanuary 22
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Group Survival w/ The Links
Agincourt, Camberley: The (Five) Proud Walkers w/ The Webb, The Y.V.L’s, and The Partisans
January 23
Agincourt, Camberley: Pinkertons Assorted Colours w/ The Shevells
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: The Action
January 26
Highwayman, Camberley: Michael Garrick Trio w/ Bobby Breen
Town Hall, Farnborough: John Mayall’s BluesbreakersJanuary 28
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Gary Farr and the T-Bones with Micky Finn
January 29
Carousel, Farnborough: Soul Mates, Jet Set and Sons of Adam
Flamingo Club, London: Lee Dorsey w/ Stormsville Shakers
Allnighter Club, London: Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band w/ Stormsville Shakers
29 January 1966: The Stormsville Shakers appeared with Lee Dorsey and Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band. Advert from Melody Maker 29 Jan 1966 issue. January 30
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: Lee Dorsey and The Crew w/ Ronnie Jones and the Blue Jays
Carousel, Farnborough: Alan Price SetJanuary 31
Carousel, Farnborough: Jimmy Royale and the HawksFebruary 1
Carousel, Farnborough: Hamilton Movement
Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: Group SurvivalFebruary 2
Highwayman, Camberley: Lennie Best QuartetFebruary 3
Carousel, Farnborough: Just 5February 6
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: Victor Brox and the Blues TrainFebruary 7
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Riot SquadFebruary 11
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Mark Leeman Five
February 12
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Train
Agincourt, Camberley: Steam Packet w/ The Soul Agents
February 13
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Alan Bown Set
Agincourt, Camberley: The Merseybeats w/ The Jimmy Brown SoundFebruary 14
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Small Faces w/ Rockhouse BandFebruary 16
Highwayman, Camberley: Michael Garrick Trio w/ Jimmy Skidmore
Town Hall, Farnborough: Dave Berry and The Cruisers w/ The EmeraldsFebruary 19
Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: Group Survival w/ Four After One
400 Ballroom, Torquay: Mike Raynor & The CondorsFebruary 20
Hive Club, The Wooden Bridge Hotel, Guildford: Mark Leeman Five w/ Fives a Crowd, and The Clayton SquaresFebruary 25
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Elkie Brooks, w/ Keith Powell, Marionetts, and Mike Finney & Excels
February 26
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Goldie w/ Dave Antony’s Moods, and The TremorsFebruary 27
Carousel Club, Farnborough: System Soul Band w/ Flat TopFebruary 28
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The CrowdMarch 3
Ricky Tick, Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: T-Bones w/ Mark Barry Group
March 1966: The Ricky Tick had moved to the Harvest Moon, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records March 6
Hive Club, The Wooden Bridge Hotel, Guildford: Mark Leeman Five
Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley: The Pretty Things w/ Mike Raynor & The CondorsMarch 9
Town Hall, Farnborough: The WhoMarch 10
Ricky Tick, Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: ShevellesMarch 11
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Poets
March 12
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Jimmy Brown Sound w/ The (Five) Proud walkers
The Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: The Hygrades with Combo Agogo
March 1966: Press Ad for The Harvest Moon Club, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records March 13
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames
The Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: Four After One (afternoon) and The Whiskey Ring (evening)March 14
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Tony Rivers and the Castaways
Parts of posters for “Atta” gigs in ’66; the original was for sale on peterice.com March 15
The Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: Hounds
The Stoke Hotel, Guildford: The Graham Bond Organisation w/ The Bizarre
“A Musical Evening with The Graham Bond Organisation and The Bizarre”. Picture courtesy of David Else March 16
The Highwayman, Camberley: New Jazz OrchestraMarch 17
Ricky Tick, Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: John Mayall with Eric ClaptonMarch 18
The Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: The Rivals w/ The Tekneeks
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Gass w/ Mark Barry
March 19
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Crying Shames
Methodist Youth Club, Godalming: Mark Leeman Five w/ PrimevalsMarch 20
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Wilson Pickett w/ The Trekkas
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: CrestersMarch 21
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Gary Farr and the T-Bones
Farnham Folk Club, ?, Farnham: Ian McCannMarch 22
Highwayman, Camberley: Humphrey Lyttleton w/ Tony CoeMarch 23
Cellar Club, Kingston: Nashville TeensMarch 24
Ricky Tick, Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: Zoot Money
ABC Cinema, Great Yarmouth: Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich, Paul & Barry Ryan, The Koobas, Billie Davis, The End, and Rob Storme & The Whispers.March 25
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Cherrokies w/ Amboy Dukes
Guildford Folk Music Club, Vintners Arms, Guildford: The Watersong
Front of programme, designed by Brian Dunt, for the Guildford Folk Music Club held at The Vintners Arms, Guildford in 1966. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Record March 26
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Koobas w/ The Loose Ends
Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: Deakin Lewis Band w/ The Classics
March 27
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Pinky And The Phellows
Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: Combo AgogoMarch 28
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Kinks w/ The Shevells (the Kinks cancelled)March 29
The Highwayman, Camberley: Johnny Fourie
Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: The SubjectsApril 1
Guildford Folk Music Club, Vintners Arms, Guildford: Tony Rose
Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: Group Survival w/ The Overriders
Technical College, Farnborough: Nashville Teens w/ The Cops and Robbers, and The Clayton Squares
April 4
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Don Covey w/ The League of Gentlemen
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich w/ John Mayall’s BluesbreakersApril 7
Ricky Tick, Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band w/ Mark Barry FiveApril 11
400 Club, Torquay: The EmeraldsApril 13
?, Camberley: Lou ChristieApril 15
Guildford Folk Music Club, Vintners Arms, Guildford: Margaret Barry, Michael Gorman, and Enoch Kent
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Quiet 5 w/ Symbols
April 16
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Screaming Jay Hawkins w/ Herbie GoinsApril 17
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Amboy DukesApril 18
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Chris Farlowe and The Thunderbirds
Guildford Folk Music Club, Vintners Arms, Guildford: Malcolm Price & Roger Churchyard
Back of programme, designed by Brian Dunt, for the Guildford Folk Music Club held at The Vintners Arms, Guildford in 1966. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Record April 22
Ricky Tick, Harvest Moon, Guildford: The Gass
Cambridge Hotel, Camberley: High Curley Stompers
22 April 1966: High Curley Stompers at Cambridge Hotel, Camberley Source: Camberley Photographs from the 1880s to the 1980s. April 27
Town Hall, Farnborough: Georgie FameApril 29
Guildford Folk Music Club, Vintners Arms, Guildford: Sandra Kerr
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Peter B’s Looners w/ Rod Stewart, and Beryl Marsden
April 30
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Micky Finn w/ Blues SyndicateMay 1
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Rock House BandMay 2
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Neil Christian and The CrusadersMay 5
The Marquee, London: The Mark Leeman Five w/ The EmeraldsMay 6
Guildford Folk Music Club, Vintners Arms, Guildford: Lois Killen
The Marquee, London: The Sands w/ The EmeraldsMay 7
RAE Assembly Hall, Farnborough: Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds w/ The (Five) Proud Walkers
Source: John Treais via www.garagehangover.com May 13
Guildford Folk Music Club, Vintners Arms, Guildford: Trevor LucasMay 14
Club Continental, Eastbourne: The EmeraldsMay 20
Guildford Folk Music Club, Vintners Arms, Guildford: The Rakes, Gordon McCulloch, Barry Campbell, Malcolm Price & Roger ChurchyardMay 21
New Central Ballroom, Aldershot: The Hamilton Movement w/ The Nuetrons
May 23
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: John Mayall’s BluesbreakersMay 26
New Central Ballroom, Aldershot: Barry and the Strollers w/ The CommancherosJune 8
Town Hall, Farnborough: John Mayall’s BluesbreakersJune 10
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Herbie Goins And The Nightimers
June 11
King Mojo Club, Sheffield: The Stormsville ShakersJune 12
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Zoot Money And His Big Roll Band
?, Farnborough: Stevie Wonder
Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley: The Loving Kind w/ Mike Raynor & The CondorsJune 13
?, Woking: Stevie Wonder
Atlanta Ballroom, Woking: The GassJune 24
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Shevelles
June 25
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Felders Orioles
Starlite Ballroom, Greenford: The Emeralds w/ The James Royal SetJune 26
Carousel Club, Farnborough: John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
King Mojo Club, Sheffield: The Stormsville ShakersJuly 1
The Marquee, London: Summer Set w/ Wishful Thinking
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Mike Cotton Sound featuring Lucas
Advert for the Carousel Club, Farnborough from the Aldershot News & Camberley News, June/July 1966. July 2
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Gass
Dungeon Club, Nottingham: Keith Powell & Billie DavisJuly 7
Civic Hall, Guildford: Geno Washington & The Ram Jam BandJuly 8
Imperial Hall, Farnborough: The Peppermint Men w./ The I.O.K.
8 July 1966: The Peppermint Men and The I.O.K. at Imperial Hall, Farnborough. Source: Jenny Bembridge via Farnborough (Hants) Nostalgia July 12
The Highwayman, Camberley: Michael Garrick Trio w/ Tommy WhittleJuly 14
Ricky-Tick Club, The Stoke Hotel, Guildford: John Mayall’s BluesbreakersJuly 17
Princess Theatre, Torquay: Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich w/ The Emeralds, Kim Davis and The Del Five, Paul & Barry Ryan, and Robb Storme Group.July 21
Ricky-Tick Club, The Stoke Hotel, Guildford: Geno Washington & The Ram Jam BandJuly 24
Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley: Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band w/ The LateJuly 30
Dungeon Club, Nottingham: Keith Powell & Billie DavisAugust ?
New Spot, Thorngate Halls, Gosport: The Stormville ShakersAugust 4
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: Zoot Money
August 11
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: Mark Barry
Gaumont, Bournemouth: The Walker Brothers w/ Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch, The Quotations, The Creation, Wishful Thinking, and Hamiliton and The Hamiliton Movement
11-13 August 1966 August 12
Gaumont, Bournemouth: The Walker Brothers w/ Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch, The Quotations, The Creation, Wishful Thinking, and Hamiliton and The Hamiliton MovementAugust 11
Gaumont, Bournemouth: The Walker Brothers w/ The Moody Blues, The Quotations, The Creation, Wishful Thinking, and Hamiliton and The Hamiliton MovementAugust 18
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: Geno Washington and the Ram Jam BandAugust 24
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Geno Washington & The Ram Jam BandAugust 25
Ricky Tick, Stoke Hotel, Guildford: The Gass
Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records September 1
Ricky Rick, Stoke Hotel, Guildford: John MayallSeptember 3
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Carnaby
September 4
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Alan Price SetSeptember 6
Winter Gardens, Malvern: Nashville Teens
6 September 1966: Nashville Teens played Malvern Winter Gardens according to this flyer. Source: www.malvernrockarchive.org.uk September 7
Town Hall, Farnborough: CreamSeptember 8
Ricky Tick, Stoke Hotel, Guildford: Amboy DukesSeptember 9
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The ShevellsSeptember 10
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Cymbaline
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Lavina & LavellesSeptember 11
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Otis Redding
Agincourt, Camberley: Chris Farlow and The Thunderbirds
September 12
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: The Manchester PlayboysSeptember 14
Town Hall, Farnborough: Georgie Fame and The Blue FlamesSeptember 15
Ricky Tick, Stoke Hotel, Guildford: Shotgun Express w/ Rod Stewart and Beryl MarsdenSeptember 16
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The KnackSeptember 17
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Stormsville ShakersSeptember 18
Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley: New York Public Library
September 19
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: CreamSeptember 21
Town Hall, Farnborough: John Mayall’s BluesbreakersSeptember 22
Ricky Tick, Stoke Hotel, Guildford: GassSeptember 23
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Mark Barry SoundSeptember 24
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Felders Oriels
Dungeon Club, Nottingham: Keith Powell & Billie DavisSeptember 25
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Geno Washington & The Ram Jam BandSeptember 29
Tiles, London: Winston’s Fumbs w/ Wishful Thinking
Ricky Tick, Stoke Hotel, Guildford: Zoot Money
September 30
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Uptown BandOctober 1
The Club Continental, Eastbourne: Wishful Thinking
1 October 1966 October 9
Agincourt, Camberley: The Manchester Playboys
October 10
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Cliff Bennett and The Rebel RousersOctober 12
Town Hall, Farnborough: The CrestorsOctober 13
Ricky Tick Club, Stoke Hotel, Guildford: Geno Washington & The Ram Jam BandOctober 15
ABC, Aldershot: The Hollies, Paul & Barry Ryan, Peter Jay & The New Jaywalkers, The Nashville Teens, Robb Storme & the Whispers, and Paul Jones
15 October 1966: Flyer for a package tour featuring The Nashville Teens at the ABC, Aldershot. Source: Steve McKeown via Farnborough (Hants) Nostalgia Locarno, Swindon: The Emeralds w/ Kerry Rapid and the Soul Tones
New Central Ballroom, Aldershot: Heart & Soul w/ The Total
15 and 22 October 1966. Image courtesy of Steve Sheldon via Old Clubland Acts October 17
Cranleigh Hall, Cranleigh: Screaming Lord Sutch and The Savages w/ The SpectresOctober 22
New Central Ballroom, Aldershot: The Storkers w/ The Dark AgesOctober 23
ABC Cinema, Hull: The Hollies w/ The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Paul & Barry Ryan, The Nashville Teens, Robb Storme & The Whispers, and Peter Jay & The New JaywalkersOctober 30
The Hive Club, Wooden Bridge Hotel, Guildford: The (Five) Proud WalkersOctober 31
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: CreamNovember 3
The Marquee. London: Alexis Korner’s Free at Last w/ Stromsville Shakers
Airmen’s Club, Lyneham: Wishful Thinking
Odeon, Manchester: The Hollies w/ The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Paul & Barry Ryan, The Nashville Teens, Robb Storme & The Whispers, and Peter Jay & The New Jaywalkers
Source: www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk November 4
Odeon, Leeds: The Hollies w/ The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Paul & Barry Ryan, The Nashville Teens, Robb Storme & The Whispers, and Peter Jay & The New JaywalkersNovember 5
Odeon, Sheffield: The Hollies w/ The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Paul & Barry Ryan, The Nashville Teens, Robb Storme & The Whispers, and Peter Jay & The New Jaywalkers
Theatre Royal, York: Freddie & The Dreamers, The Mindbenders, Julie Grant, The Lonely Ones, Wishful Thinking, Vivienne Chering, and The Flintlocks
5 November 1966: Freddie & The Dreamers, The Mindbenders, Julie Grant, The Lonely Ones, Wishful Thinking, Vivienne Chering, and The Flintlocks were all on the bill for the All Star Pop Concert package tour when it visited Theatre Royal, York. Picture courtesy of Paul Morehead November 6
City Hall, Newcastle: The Hollies w/ The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Paul & Barry Ryan, The Nashville Teens, Robb Storme & The Whispers, and Peter Jay & The New JaywalkersNovember 10
New Central Ballroom, Aldershot: The Riot Squad
Airmen’s Club, Lyneham: Wishful ThinkingNovember 17
Tiles, London: The Manchester Playboys w/ Wishful ThinkingNovember 18
Starlite Ballroom, Greenford: Wishful ThinkingNovember 23
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Geno Washington & The Ram Jam BandNovember 25
The Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: The CreationNovember 28
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Cream (2 x 45min sets)December 3
Old Barn Club, Penzance: Mike Raynor and The Condors
3 & 4 December 1966: Mike Raynor and The Condors played the Old Barn Club, Penzance. Source: Richard Prest December 4
Old Barn Club, Penzance: Mike Raynor and The Condors
The Stoke Hotel, Guildford: The Motivation w/ Whisker Davies Blues StormersDecember 12
The Marquee, London: Sonny Childe and the TNTs w/ The Stormsville ShakersDecember 14
?, Farnborough: Geno Washington & The Ram Jam BandDecember 16
Chichester Hall, Witley: The Stormsville Shakers w/ Whisker Davies Blues Stormers
16 December 1966. Picture courtesy of Jim Cook’s Memoir, Mostly Music & Me 
16 December 1966. Picture courtesy of Jim Cook’s Memoir, Mostly Music & Me December 18
Wooden Bridge, Guildford: The GassDecember 19
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: CreamDecember 20
The Highwayman, Camberley: Don Rendell w/ The Garrick Trio, Jeremy Robson, and John SmithDecember 31
Wooden Bridge, Guildford: The (Five) Proud Walkers w/ The Whisky Ring
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The 1967 Gig List1966, 400 Ballroom, 400 Club, ABC, ABC Cinema, Agincourt, Agincourt Ballroom, Airmen’s Club, Alan Price Set, Aldershot, Alex Harvey Soul Band, Alexis Korner's Free at Last, Amboy Dukes, Artwoods, Atalanta, Atalanta Ballroom, Barry and The Strollers, Barry Campbell, Barry Ryan, Beryl Marsden, Billie Davis, Blues Syndicate, Bobby Breen, Boston, Camberley, Cambridge Hotel, Carousel, Carousel Club, Chichester Hall, Chris Farlowe and The Thunderbirds, City Hall, Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers, Club Continental, Combo Agogo, Cranleigh, Cranleigh Hall, Cream, Cresters, Cymbaline, Dave Antony's Moods, Dave Berry and the Cruisers, Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich, Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich, Deakin Lewis Band, Derry Wilkie and The Press Men, Don Covey, Don Rendell, Dungeon Club, Eastbourne, Elkie Brooks, Enoch Kent, Eric Clapton, Excels, Farnborough, Farnham, Farnham Folk Club, Felders Orioles, Fives a Crowd, Flat Top, Folk Music Club, Four-After-One, Freddie & The Dreamers, Free at Last, Gary Farr and the T-Bones, Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band, Georgie Fame, Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames, Gliderdrome, Godalming, Goldie, Goldie and the Gingerbreads, Gordon McCulloch, Gosport, Great Yarmouth, Greenford, Group Survival, Guildford, Hamiliton and The Hamiliton Movement, Hamilton Movement, Heart & Soul, Herbie Goins, Herbie Goins and The Nightimers, High Curley Stompers, Hive Club, Hounds, Humphrey Lyttleton, Ian McCann, Imperial Hall, Jeff Curtis and the Flames, Jeremy Robson, Jimmy Brown Sound, Jimmy Royale and the Hawks, Jimmy Skidmore, John Mayall, John Mayall's Blues Breakers, John Smith, Johnny B. Great and the Quotations, Johnny Fourie, Julie Grant, Just 5, Keith Powell, Kerry Rapid and the Soul Tones, Kim Davis and The Del Five, King Mojo Club, Lavina & Lavelles, Lee Dorsey, Leeds, Lennie Best Quartet, Locarno, Lois Killen, London, Lou Christie, Lucas, Lyneham, Malcolm Price, Malvern, Manchester, Margaret Barry, Marionetts, Mark Barry, Mark Barry Group, Mark Berry, Mark Berry Five, Mark Leeman Five, Methodist Youth Club, Michael Garrick Trio, Michael Gorman, Mickey Finn, Mike Finney, Mike Raynor & The Condors, Mike Raynor and The Condors, Nashville Teens, Neil Christian and The Crusaders, New Central Ballroom, New Jazz Orchestra, New Spot, New York Public Library, Newcastle, Nottingham, Odeon, Old Barn Club, Otis Redding, Paul & Barry Ryan, Paul Jones, Paul Ryan, Penzance, Peter B's Looners, Peter Jay & The New Jaywalkers, Peter Jay and the New Jaywalkers, Pinkertons Assorted Colours, Pinky and The Phellows, Primevals, Princess Theatre, Quiet 5, RAE Assembly Hall, Ricky Tick Club, Rob Storme & The Whispers, Robb Storme & the Whispers, Robb Storme and The Whispers, Robb Storme Group, Rockhouse Band, Rod Stewart, Roger Churchyard, Ronnie Jones, Sandra Kerr, Screaming Jay Hawkins, Screaming Lord Sutch Savages, Sheffield, Shevelles, Shotgun Express, Small Faces, Sonny Childe, Sonny Childe and The TNTs, Sons of Adam, Soul Mates, Starlight Room, Starlite Ballroom, Steam Packet, Stevie Wonder, Stormville Shakers, Summer Set, Swindon, Symbols, System Soul Band, The Action, The Bizarre, The Blue Jays, The Carnaby, The Cherrokies, The Classics, The Clayton Squares, The Commancheros, The Cops and Robbers, The Creation, The Crestors, The Crew, The Crying Shames, The Dark Ages, The Emeralds, The End, The Five Proud Walkers, The Flintlocks, The Game, The Garrick Trio, The Gass, The Graham Bond Organisation, The Hamilton Movement, The Harvest Moon Club, The Highwayman, The Hive Club, The Hollies, The Hygrades, The I.O.K., The James Royal Set, The Jet Set, The Jimmy Brown Sound, The Kinks, The Knack, The Koobas, The League of Gentlemen, The Lonely Ones, The Loose Ends, The Loving Kind, The Manchester Playboys, The Mark Leeman Five, The Marquee, The Merseybeats, The Mike Cotton Sound, The Mindbenders, The Moody Blues, The Motivation, The Nashville Teens, The Nuetrons, The Overriders, The Partisans, The Peppermint Men, The Poets, The Pretty Things, The Proud Walkers, The Quotations, The Rakes, The Riot Squad, The Rivals, The Rock House Band, The Sands, The Shevelles, The Shevells, The Sidewinders, The Small Faces, The Soul Agents, The Steam Packet, The Stoke Hotel, The Storkers, The Stormsville Shakers, The Stormville Shakers, The Subjects, The T-bones, The Tekneeks, The Total, The Train, The Trekkas, The Tremors, The Walker Brothers, The Watersong, The Webb, The Whiskey Ring, The Whisky Ring, THe Who, The Y.V.L’s, Theatre Royal, Thorngate Halls, Tiles, Tommy Whittle, Tony Coe, Tony Rivers and the Castaways, Tony Rose, Torquay, Town Hall, Trevor Lucas, Uptown Band, Victor Brox and the Blue Trains, Vintners Arms, Vivienne Chering, Whisker Davies Blues Stormers, Wilson Pickett, Winston’s Fumbs, Winter Gardens, Wishful Thinking, Witley, Woking, Wooden Bridge, York, Zoot Money, Zoot Money and his Big Roll Band -
Vox Pop
(c’92-95) David Bailey (guitar / vocals), Martin Smith (drums), John Rollinson (guitar / vocals) and Scott Merritt (bass).
The boys live gigs featured mostly their own material, with a smattering of covers such as Squire‘s “The Face of Youth Today”. By ’93 Pete Cole was managing the band and a 5-track demo tape “Memory Babe” did the rounds early that year. That same year their appearance at the Bull & Gate, London ended in a tussle that saw Bailey kneed in the nether regions and his brother breaking his hand – they never appeared there again. The band appeared at the Guildford Council sponsored Rock Explosion 3, featuring local bands: Annoyance, Blue, Strangeworld and Vox Pop on 4 June ’93. The following month, on 11 July, the band were at The Shepherd and Flock, Farnham with Who Moved the Ground? Vox Pop had completed their set, when for no apparent reason the landlord took except to WMTG, ending their set and refusing to pay. The audience was ushered out, but WMTG played on resulting in twelve of the local constabulary’s finest attending the Shepherd and Flock. That same week, on 16 July, Vox Pop were supported by Basingstoke outfit The Perishers at The Cricketers, Westfield. They were then appeared at the Sidewalk Cafe, West Byfleet on 24 July ’93.
Also in ’93, the band recorded a number of tracks at Earth Terminal Music in June. with Cor Blimey! and Pretty Impossible, both produced by Luke Baldry along with the band, making it onto 7″ vinyl as Detour Records‘ double A-sided DR007. Pretty Impossible would go on to appear on The Farnborough Groove and the Japan only release of a various mod artist compilation titled Kickstart! (TFCK-87501) on the Flavour of Sound label in ’95. When Record Collector magazine published an article on Dizzy Holmes’ Detour Record label, they called out Vox Pop’s Cor Blimey! as indicating a direction away from the typical mod sound of the label.
The following year, “Dear Diary” appeared on Bluefire Records “Snakebite City 2” and the bands “Pretty Impossible” featured as track #1 on “The Farnborough Groove, Vol.4”. Merritt left the band and auditions for a new bassist included a try out by David Burrows; but ultimately Bailey’s brother Michael ended up slapping the four-string. They were back on “Farnborough Groove Strikes Back (Vol.5)” with “Beat Girl & Me” in ’95.
The next year, co-produced with Detour Records, Flavour of Sound released “The Jam Tribute the Modern World” compilation album – again in Japan only – which carried Vox Pop’s “Running on the Spot”. This was re-released (PREACH008CD) in the UK on the Rhythm Vicar label in 2001 with two additional tracks.
At some point they supported Manfred Mann (Manfreds at the time – due to a legal dispute!) at the Guildford Civic Hall along with Eat the Sofa (Ed – Michael Bailey never did tell us “a great story about that gig”). Record Collector magazine published an article on Dizzy Holmes’ Detour Record label, were they called out Vox Pop’s “Cor Bimey!” as indicating a direction away from the typical mod sound of the label.
David and Michael Bailey, Rollinson, and Smith formed Summerbee after Vox Pop. Michael Bailey sadly passed on 12 August 2021.
Tracks:
Actress & The BishopBeat Girl & Me
Carnival
Cor Blimey
Dear Diary
Pretty Impossible
Gallery:
Vox Pop band shoot… Picture courtesy of Michael Bailey 
Vox Pop band shoot a la Funeral Pyre. Picture courtesy of Michael Bailey 
Vox Pop band shoot…Picture courtesy of Michael Bailey 
Two of the four Vox Poppers tucking in… Picture courtesy of Michael Bailey 
Vox Pop at Woking’s Muslim Burial Ground… Picture courtesy of Michael Bailey 
Vox Pop’s “Beat Girl & Me” appeared on Farnborough Groove Vol.4 in 1994. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole 
Vox Pop get a brief mention in this review of Farnborough Groove Vol.5 in the Staines & Ashford News from 8 Sept 1994.
Image © Trinity Mirror. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD
Front of Vox Pop’s single. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records 
Back of Vox Pop’s single. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records 
A-side of Vox Pop’s single. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records 
B-side of Vox Pop’s single. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records 
Sleeve for Vox Pop’s “Memory Babe” cassette EP from 1993. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold 
A-side of Vox Pop’s “Memory Babe” cassette EP from 1993. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold 
Lyric insert from Vox Pop’s “Memory Babe” cassette EP from 1993. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold 
Vox Pop at The Cricketers, Westfield in ’94 / ’95. Picture courtesy of Michael Bailey 
Vox Pop at Steps Wine Bar, Dorking in ’95. Picture courtesy of Michael Bailey 
Vox Pop at The Cricketers, Westfield at Christmas ’94. Picture courtesy of Michael Bailey 
1994 and Vox Pop play The Cricketers, Westfield with Tamberlaine. 
The 1993 “Planet Indie” contemplation cassette created Icarus Records featured Vox Pop’s “Carnival” 
Also in ’93 the bands “Pretty Impossible” featured as track #1 on “The Farnborough Groove Vol.4. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole. 
1994… Photo courtesy of Michael Bailey 
Boyz II Men may well have been topping the UK chart with “End Of The Road” on this day in 1992, but this Vox Pop gig was a much better performance and all for just a couple of quid. Photo courtesy of Michael Bailey 
Vox Pop flyer. Picture courtesy of Martin Smith 
“Pretty Impossible” popped up on the Japan only release of a various mod artist compilation titled “Kickstart!” (TFCK-87501) on the Flavour of Sound label in ’95 
Set list for gig at The Cricks, 8th Oct 1994! Remember at The Cricks you were expected to deliver at least two 1 hour sets. Picture courtesy of Martin Smith 
Vox Pop Profile Sheet – Would you book ’em? Picture courtesy of Martin Smith 
Vox Pop’s diary…so, who “never showed up”? Picture courtesy of Martin Smith 
Vox Pop gig list//notes, 1992. Picture courtesy of Martin Smith 
Vox Pop gig list – You’d didn’t get rich playing in and around Woking. Picture courtesy of Martin Smith 
Vox Pop guitarist / roadie John Rollinson at The Cricks. Picture courtesy of Martin Smith 
It’s Martin Smith of Vox Pop at the Cricketers, Westfield, around about 1993. 
Vox Pop at the Football Club, Bracknell, October 17, 1992. Thanks to Col Bird for the image. 
Vox Pop at the Football Club, Bracknell, October 17, 1992. Thanks to Col Bird for the image. 
1993 – Thanks to Col Bird for the image. 
1993 – Thanks to Col Bird for the image. 
Vox Pop’s “Memory Baby” 5-track demo tape did the rounds in early ’93. 
1992 and a gig described by Martin Smith as “Brilliant”. Thanks to Col Bird for the image. 
Cor Blimey, Vox Pop’s purple vinyl…Picture courtesy of Martin Smith 
Thanks to Col Bird for the image. 
Thanks to Col Bird for the image. 
“Ok, Sound a bit shit!” is what Martin Smith had to say about this 1992 gig. Thanks to Col Bird for the image. 
In ’96, co-produced with Detour Records, Flavour of Sound released “The Jam Tribute The Modern World” compilation album – in Japan only – which carried Vox Pop’s “Running On The Spot” as track 11. 
4 June 1993: Guildford Council’s Rock Explosion 3 featured local bands: Annoyance, Blue, Strangeworld and Vox Pop. 
Vox Pop at The Cricks, Westfield. 
Clipping from 15 July 1993 Soundscene column. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole Altis Centre, Annoyance, Basingstoke, Blue, Bluefire Records, Bracknell, Bull & Gate, Camberley, Civic hall, Cricketers, David Bailey, David Burrows, Detour Records, Dizzy Holmes, Dorking, Earth Terminal Music, Eat the Sofa, Farnborough Groove, Farnham, Flavour of Sound, Football Club, Frimley, Guildford, Icarus Records, Japan, John Rollinson, Luke Baldry, Manfred Mann, Manfreds, Martin Smith, Michael Bailey, Mod, Pete Cole, Planet Indie, Record Collector, Rhythm Vicar, Rock Explosion, Scott Merritt, Shepherd and Flock, Sidewalk Cafe, Snakebite City, Squire, Steps Wine Bar, Strangeworld, Tamberlaine, The Cricketers, The Jam, The Perishers, The White Hart, Vox Pop, West Byfleet, Westfield -
Who Moved the Ground?
(c’89-’96) Rich Savage (Vocals/Guitar), Sid Stovold (Guitar/Vocals), Les Green (Bass), and Chris Redmond (Drums / Vocals).
Aldershot band Who Moved the Ground? played over 550 gigs and supported the likes of Citizen Fish, Crazyhead, The Buzzcocks, Oasis and, on four separate occasions, the UK Subs. Who Moved the Ground?’s very first gig was at The Fox & Hounds, Fleet on 4 November 1989.
The Studio demo “Good Night Danny” was released in late 1990 and was recorded and mixed with Pete Mills at Ghost Studios, Send. The Cube alternative nights, at Ragamuffins, Camberley, including Who Moved the Ground? on 15 May ’91. The next month, June ’91, they competed in the Buzz Club’s Midsummer Madness local band competition with the home recorded “Black Market Luncheon” demo tape appearing shortly after. The band played the Army & Navy, Aldershot on 24 July ’91, returning a month later, on 21 August. A stint of two days in December ’91 in Phoenix Plaza Studios, Wokingham resulted in the unreleased “No Help From The Allies” single.
This 4-piece, now billed as from Farnborough, released the live cassette LP “Lineker” (M&E 053) in July ’92; having recorded it at The Powerhaus on 25 February. On 30 September ’92, the band were scheduled to support Radiohead at The Falcon, Camden. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen – Radiohead pulled out as they were offered a tour support to Frank & Walters! Altamont Speedway headlined instead.
Who Moved The Ground?’s “Lineker” live cassette LP insert, recorded at The Powerhaus, 25 February 1992. Source: Who Moved The Ground? In December that year Who Moved the Ground? competed in The White Hart, Frimley’s Battle of the Bands. The Technical College, Farnborough hosted the band on 4 February ’93 with the entire gig recorded for posterity (see video section below). A few days later the band were at The Vertigo Club, supporting Subjagger, which was held at The Falcon, Camden on 15 February ’93. The following month, on 6 March, the band performed at The Fighting Cocks, Bagshot. On 28 June they appeared at the Carpenters Arms, Camberley and on 11 July, the band headlined at The Shepherd and Flock, Farnham with Vox Pop is support. Vox Pop had completed their set, when for no apparent reason the landlord took exception to WMTG, ending their set and refusing to pay. The audience was ushered out, but WMTG played on resulting in twelve of the local constabulary’s finest attending the Shepherd and Flock. Later that month, on 30 July, the band performed at the Wilfrid Noyce Centre, Godalming. In September ’93 the 7″ “Barneydancing EP” was released; which was produced by That Petrol Emotion’s Steve Mack having been recorded at Bang Bang Studios, Crouch End, in July that year. The band were at Critical Club, West End Centre, Aldershot on 22 October ’93 with Redefining Beautiful and Serious Plankton. They returned to Bagshot’s Fighting Cocks on 17 December ’93. Also in ’93, a remix of “Paper Happiness” appeared on Return of Farnborough Groove Vol.3.
The band returned to Ragamuffins on 29 March ’94 and a few days after, on 9 April ’94, Skipper and Who Moved the Ground? supported The Outcast Band at the National Rifle Range Pavilion, Bisley. Shortly before their July ’94 European tour, taking in Poland, Germany, France and Holland; the band entered the School of Audio Engineering, Islington and worked with Phil Ernest to produce the 7″ single “The Chase” which was released post tour in September ’94, backed by “What’s That?”. The band set up a short tour to promote the single that included local venues, such as The White Swan, Aldershot on 4 September, The Fighting Cocks, Bagshot on 17 September, and on 21 September ’94, Aitch’s, Godalming with Skipper. In November the Icarus Records label teamed up with Critical Club for an event at the West End Centre, Aldershot that featured Skipper, Who Moved the Ground?, and Meanwhile. That same year Revenge of Farnborough Groove Vol.4 carried “Please Don’t Leave” and the following year their track “Boredom” appeared on Farnborough Groove Strikes Back, Vol.5.
A CD single, “Good Question”, was recorded at The Old Smithy, Kempsey, Worcester in February ’95. On 1st April ’95, Who Moved the Ground? played Splatch at Civic Hall, Guildford which was headlined by Opium Jones, and had Toys in the Attic and Bloom in support. In April ’95 there was a short 12-day tour of Germany, Poland and Switzerland with J.C. Regulator. Shortly before leaving, the Ford Transit van that was to be used by both groups was trashed in an accident. J.C. Regulator’s Billing saved the tour by finding and buying at short notice a replacement black and yellow Bedford. Only J.C Regulator could get insured at such short notice; so loaded with all seven people, instruments, backline amps and drums the three of them shared driving the Bedford. It was tight; but the van was surprisingly good on fuel economy and ran fast and sweet. That was until the Bedford Bandwagon’s engine died in the early hours of 27 April, about 8 miles short of the German/Swiss border, en route to Zurich for the final show of the tour.
The gig was cancelled and both bands had to head back to the UK in hire cars, arriving home on 29 April. The van meanwhile was taken to a garage and deemed a write-off. The insurance company had it towed back to the UK, where it arrived, with both bands gear on board, two weeks later. Time was also spent in Studio 2 at Surrey University in January ’96, but the 5-track “If Pleasure Was Illegal (Good Question)!” (M&E 355), which was released November ’96 with cover art by 4 year old Jamie, was recorded the next month and mixed in March at The Studio, Brixton.
On 20 January ’96, Who Moved the Ground? headlined at the West End Centre, Aldershot. supported by Dry Riser. Early ’96 also saw them sign a two single and an LP deal with Riot/Clone Records and launched the “Good Question” fanzine. This was quickly followed by an appearance on Croydon’s UATV on 14 March ’96 performing “Mother”. Six days later the band played The Warehouse, Fleet; once again with Skipper and Dry Riser in support. A couple of months later WOB supported the band, on 12 May ’96, at the University of Surrey, Guildford. October that year saw WMTG pottering at The House In The Woods Studio, Bletchingly. Pete Frame, he of Rock Family Trees fame, mentioned WMTG in Rockin Around Britain under Farnborough. One Sunday night it took three cars full of ‘old bill’ to remove the boys from the stage after they refused to stop playing at a local hostelry. This was shortly before “Suffocation” appeared on Bluefire Records Snakebite City Two compilation. They also appeared on Snakebite City four with “Pet” and Snakebite City Five with “Angry Disco”.
In 1998, the German Meller Welle Produkte label put out a compilation CD titled ’25 – A Silver Jubilee’ [MEL 25] that included Who Moved The Ground?’s “Carry On Abroad”.
Green is currently playing in Extra Special Guest Stars and Stovold formed the TR5s. Dick Savage embarked on a solo venture, but now lives in the Czech Republic and is a voice actor and teaches. Redmond is the host and performer for Tongue Fu doing improv music/poetry.
Tracks:
Who Moved The Ground?’s entire back catalogue is available on Bandcamp
Video:
Live at Technical College, Farnborough, Feb 4 ’93 Part 1Live at Technical College, Farnborough, Feb 4 ’93 Part 2:
Live at Technical College, Farnborough, Feb 4 ’93 Part 3:
‘Boredom’ live at Clapham Grand ’94:
‘Boredom’ from the Barney Dancing EP:
‘If Pleasure was Illegal’ live Clapham Grand’ 95:
Performing “Mother” on Croydon UATV, Mar 14 ’96:
Gallery:
Who Moved The Ground? clipping from 7th December 1989 issue of Aldershot News. Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
31 March 1990: Who Moved The Ground?, supported by Fear, The Sack, and Frantic, were at the West End Centre, Aldershot. Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
Felix, the student newspaper of Imperial College London, carried a review by SJH in issue No.868 of 11 May 1990, of Who Moved The Ground? at the George, Ash Vale on 5 May 1990. 
1 July 1990: Who Moved The Ground? played in a barn, on Box Hill. Note the Mega City Four t-shirt and The Sack, who were the support band, on stack. Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
1 July 1990: Who Moved The Ground? played in a barn, on Box Hill; supported by The Sack. Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
Part 1 of the Who Moved the Ground? interview from page 24 of the Big Muff fanzine No.2 
Part 2 of the Who Moved the Ground? interview from page 25 of the Big Muff fanzine No.2 
14 July 1990: Melody Maker gig guide has WMTG? at Four Horseshoes, Camberley 
28 August 1990: Who Moved the Ground? performed at the Old Queens Head, Brixton. Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
1 September 1990: Bubble-Eyed Dog Boys with Who Move the Ground? and The Sack played Cove Labour Hall, Farnborough. Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
November 1990 gig list for WMTG? 
December 1990 / Jamuary 1991 Gig List Flyer for WMTG? 
Secret gig as ‘The Creeks’. The George, Ash Vale 1st April 1991. 
The Creeks (aka Who Moved the Ground) at the The George, Ash Vale, 1 April 1991. They played as The Creeks because WMTG were barred with Daren Thorpe on drums, Les Green, and Sid Stovold 
WMTG, playing as The Creeks, at The George, Ash Vale – April 1st, ’91 
Secret gig as ‘The Creeks’. The George, Ash Vale 1st April 1991. 
1991’s “Black Market Junction” demo cassette. 
13 June 1991: West End Centre info sheet covering the first rounds of the Buzz Club’s MidSummer Madness local band competition. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
13 June 1991: Source: http://www.chewtonia.com 
JULY 1991 POP CLUB (Bull & Gate) leaflet 
16 September 1991: Benefical Gene with Who Moved The Ground? and Ground Swell at Pop Club, Bull & Gate, Kentish Town. Source: Mick Mercer via BULL & GATE MEMORIES 
Who Moved The Ground? at Pop Club, Bull & Gate, Kentish Town in 1991. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole 
Who Moved The Ground? at Pop Club, Bull & Gate, Kentish Town in 1991. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole 
Who Moved The Ground? at Pop Club, Bull & Gate, Kentish Town in 1991. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole 
Who Moved The Ground? at Pop Club, Bull & Gate, Kentish Town in 1991. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole 
Who Moved The Ground? at Pop Club, Bull & Gate, Kentish Town in 1991. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole 
Who Moved The Ground? at Pop Club, Bull & Gate, Kentish Town in 1991. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole 
Who Moved The Ground? at Pop Club, Bull & Gate, Kentish Town in 1991. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole 
Who Moved The Ground? at Pop Club, Bull & Gate, Kentish Town in 1991. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole 
Who Moved The Ground? at Pop Club, Bull & Gate, Kentish Town in 1991. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole 
Who Moved The Ground? at Pop Club, Bull & Gate, Kentish Town in 1991. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole 
Who Moved The Ground? at Pop Club, Bull & Gate, Kentish Town in 1991. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole 
6 November 1991: Slug, Who Moved the Ground? and one other band were at Princes Hall, Aldershot. Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
12 Nov ’91: Who Moved The Ground supported This Little Piggy Had A Chainsaw and The Passing Clouds at The Bull & Gate, Kentish Town. Source: Mick Mercer via BULL & GATE MEMORIES 
7 December 1991: Who Moved THe Ground? were at Pop Club, Bull & Gate, Kentish Town, supporting The Direction and The Armitage Shanks. Source: Mick Mercer via BULL & GATE MEMORIES 
December 1991 / January 1992 gig list flyer for WMTG? 
12 February 1992: Who Moved The Ground? at The Bull & Gate. Picture courtesy of Mick Mercer via BULL & GATE MEMORIES 
12 February 1992: Who Moved The Ground? at The Bull & Gate. Picture courtesy of Mick Mercer via BULL & GATE MEMORIES 
12 February 1992: Who Moved The Ground? at The Bull & Gate. Picture courtesy of Mick Mercer via BULL & GATE MEMORIES 
Who Moved The Ground, Bull & Gate, 1992 
12 February 1992: Who Moved The Ground? at The Bull & Gate. Picture courtesy of Mick Mercer via BULL & GATE MEMORIES 
Who Moved The Ground?’s “Lineker” live cassette LP, recorded at The Powerhaus, 25 February 1992. Source: Who Moved The Ground 
March 1992 – This scrappy Bull & Gate, Fulham, POP CLUB listing was sent in to Melody Maker. Picture courtesy (I stole it) of Mick Mercer of Bull & Gate Memories. 
2 May 1992: Map of Africa supported by Who Moved The Ground?, and Girls on Dextrose played Critical at the West End Centre, Aldershot. Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
30 September 1992 WMTG were scheduled to support Radiohead at The Falcon, Camden. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen – Radiohead pulled out on the day as they were offered a tour support to Frank & Walters! Picture courtesy of Pete Cole 
30 September 1992: Altamont Speedway headlined instead of Radiohead, supported by WMTH? 
21 November 1992: Trousershock B.C., Slug, Sunriser, and Who Moved The Ground? played the Buzz Club at the West End Centre, Aldershot. Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
2 December 1992: Pretty Green, Who Moved The Ground? and Peachrazor were at Butterfly Evolution Club, Bull and Gate, Kentish Town. Source: Steve Porter via BULL & GATE MEMORIES 
2 December 1992: ‘Farnborough Goes To London’ featuring Pretty Green, Who Moved The Ground?, and Peachrazor. A showcase of Farnborough bands organised by Pete Cole. Sid Stovold got it signed by Brian Blessed Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
5 December 1992: Who Moved The Ground! competed in The White Hart, Frimley’s Battle of the bands. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter 
23 January 1993: Who Moved Te Ground, supported by Shed, played at Bracknell Football Club. Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
15 February 1993: Who Moved the Ground? supported Subjagger at The Falcon, Camden. Source: Indie Through the Looking Glass 
18 March 1993, Who Moved The Ground? supported by Summersalt were part of Rock Explosion 2 at Civic Hall, Guildford. Clipping from February issue of Aldershot News 
18 March 1993: Rock Explosion 2 with Who Moved The Ground?, Summersalt, Redwood and ? at Civic Hall, Guildford. Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
In ’93, a remix of “Paper Happiness” appeared on Return of Farnborough Groove Vol.3. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole 
18 May 1993: The Buzzcocks played the Civic hall, Guildford supported by Who Moved The Ground? Picture courtesy of Pete Cole 
18 June 1993: Who Moved the Ground!, supported by UK Subs, at Camberley Town Football Club, along with The Fear and Loathing according to this gig list. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter Clipping from 15 July 1993 Soundscene column. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole 
30 August 1993: Green Belt 1993. Picture stolen from Dick Savage 
Camberley News 3rd Sept 1993 
15 September 1993: Little Stabs of Happiness, supported by Who Moved the Ground?, played the Bull & Gate, Kentish Town. Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
WMTG at Railway Enthusiasts Club, Farnborough, Sept 18th, ’93 (Pete Cole’s party) 
1993 I believe… 
Surrey Heral 24th Sept 1993 
Surrey Herald 24th Sept 1993 
Kerrang 25th Sept 1993 
22 October 1993: Who Moved The Ground?, Serious Plankton and Redefining Beautiful played the Critical Club, West End Centre, Aldershot. Picture courtesy of Martin Warren 
Revenge of Farnborough Groove Vol.4 carried Who Moved The Ground?’s “Please Don’t Leave” in 1994. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole 
9th April ’94 at the National Rifle Range Pavilion, Bisley. The Outcast Band, Who Moved The Ground and Skipper. Source: Blag Promotion 
18 May 1994: Flyer for Battle for the Limelight at Princes Hall, Aldershot. Head Noise beat Who Moved the Ground?, Strange World, Parmaviolet, Blind, Punching Judy, and Redefining Beautiful! Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
Vort ‘N’ Vis, Ieper, Belgium. 10th July 1994 
On 5 September 1994, Who Moved The Ground? released their 2nd single: “The Chase”/”What’s That”. Ths clipping, from an unknown mag, lists the promo tour dates. Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
Who Moved The Ground! get a brief mention in this review of Farnborough Groove Vol.5 in the Staines & Ashford News from 8 Sept 1994. Image © Trinity Mirror. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD 
Home and Away fanzine, Nov ’94 
Who Moved The Ground & Joyrider were Senseless Things’ “guests”. Source: chewtonia.com 
Clipping from the Home & Away fanzine No.4, Jan ’95 
1st April 1995 and Who Moved The Ground? play Splatch at Civic Hall, Guildford with Opium Jones, Toys In The Attic and Bloom. Source: The Surrey & NE Hants Music Scene 
Who Moved The Ground? and J.C. Regulator’s Bedford Bandwagon outside the Leipzig venue where they played on the 18 and 25 April ’95. Picture courtesy of Bruno Bannerman 
1995 Picture courtesy of Wojtek Kaczyński via Dick Savage. 
21 April 1995: Who Moved The Ground? and J.C. Regulator played Kino Teatr Tecza, Warsaw, Poland as part of a short tour of Germany and Poland. Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
21 April 1995: Who Moved The Ground? and J.C. Regulator played Kino Teatr Tecza, Warsaw, Poland as part of a short tour of Germany and Poland. Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
Who Moved The Ground, live in Poland early 1990s, gigging with Grudziądza. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold 
Inside cover of 1995’s Who Moved the Ground? release “The Chase”; a cassette EP only available in Poland. Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
13 May 1995: Snuff played Reading University supported by China Drum, Who Moved The Ground? and Ampersand. Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
Who Moved The Ground? made it to No.5 on Pete Cole’s Melody Maker Reader’s Chart c’95. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole 
12 October 1995: Splatch Goes to London and presents Redwood, Who Moved the Ground? and Sugar Cane at The Underworld, Camden, London. Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
24 Nov 1995: The Very Best of Splatch gig at Civic Hall, Guildford with Redwood, Doo The Moog, Bennet, Who Moved The Ground?, and Mega City Four. 
24th November 1995 and Who Moved The Ground? played Snatch at Civic Hall, Guildford with Redwood, Doo The Moog, Bennet and Mega City Four. Source: The Surrey & NE Hants Music Scene 
Pete Cole reviews the The Very Best of Splatch gig at Civic Hall, Guildford on 24 Nov 1995 with Redwood, Doo The Moog, Bennet, Who Moved The Ground?, and Mega City Four, published in Making Music Dec 1995. 
17 December 1995: WMTG at The Shed 
Gerfump fanzine awards WMTG! Best Band, early in ’96. Picture courtesy of The Surrey & NE Hampshire Music Scene 
This Splatch! may have been cancelled but featured Supermodel, Bennet & Who Moved The Ground? at Guildford Civic Hall 10th May 1996, all in aid of Greenpeace, although a gig guide has it listed as Amnesty International. Picture courtesy of The Surrey & NE Hampshire Music Scene page 
The Best Of Splatch! was a CD compliation released in ’97 on the Mother Stoat Recording Co. label [STOAT 006] and features WMTG?’s “Circular Motion” as the 3rd track. 
The Best Of Splatch! was a CD compliation released in ’97 on the Mother Stoat Recording Co. label [STOAT 006] and features WMTG?’s “Circular Motion” as the 3rd track. 
The Best Of Splatch! was a CD compliation released in ’97 on the Mother Stoat Recording Co. label [STOAT 006] and features WMTG?’s “Circular Motion” as the 3rd track. 
The Best Of Splatch! was a CD compliation released in ’97 on the Mother Stoat Recording Co. label [STOAT 006] and features WMTG?’s “Circular Motion” as the 3rd track. 
The Best Of Splatch! was a CD compliation released in ’97 on the Mother Stoat Recording Co. label [STOAT 006] and features WMTG?’s “Circular Motion” as the 3rd track. 
Mad Hann’s Reader Chart from Melody Maker c’97 
The “We’re Here To Ruin Your Fun” compilation, on Crasshole Records, released in 1998 and featuring Who Moved the Ground?’s “Home” and “Blag”. 
In 1998, the German Meller Welle Produkte label put out a compilation CD titled ’25 – A Silver Jubilee’ [MEL 25] that included Who Moved The Ground?’s “Carry On Abroad”. 
“You Told Me” by Who Moved the Ground? appeared on the ‘Never Heard of ‘Em’ compilation. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole 
Who Moved The Grounds? “Carry On Abroad” / “Truth” appeared on the “Carry On Sabbing” compilation cassette. Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
Who Moved The Ground!’s “Boredom” appeared on Farnborough Groove Vol.5. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole 
Buzz Club flyer 
Snakebite City Five flyer 
Savage goes solo and acoustic 1990 or 1999? Picture courtesy of The Surrey & NE Hampshire Music Scene. 
1990’s “Good Night Danny” recorded and mixed with Pete Mills at Ghost Studios, Send. 
1991 – Who Moved The Ground, The Railway, Winchester 
1991 – Who Moved The Ground, The Railway, Winchester 
1995 – Who Moved The Ground, Olivers, Gosport 
1991 – Who Moved The Ground, The Railway, Winchester 
1995 – Who Moved The Ground, Olivers, Gosport 
“Big Big 3” the Big Muff Fanzine #3 cassette also featured WMTG… 
Pete Cole (betwixt mullet and bald) in his WMTG Tshirt 
A rather bad pic of The Big Muff Fanzine #2 FlexiDisc featuring WMTG’s “Pretentious” 
1994’s UK 7″ release of “The Chase” on Icarus Records (ARUS 002) with “What’s That” on the B-side, including Icarus Records advertising insert. 
The “No Legal Murder” compilation cassette was released by the Italian Contaminated Production label in 1992 and featured WMTG’s “A Thousand Voices”. 
The Big Muff fanzine (later retitled One Of Us Should Remove The Shades) was written by Neil Boyd, and in issue two he interviewed Who Moved The Ground and put their track “Pretentious” on the accompanying FlexiDisc 
Clipping from the Aldershot News, Rock and Pop Scene column by Adrian Creek. Source: Who Moved The Ground? 
The Gossville Arsonist fanzine’s one-line review of Who Moved THe Ground? track from The Son of Farnborough Groove Vol.2 
WMTG’s 4 track demo from 1994. 
1991’s “Black Market Junction” demo cassette. 
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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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