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STAR LINE UP FOR

BBC NEW YEAR SHOW
LIVINGSTON TAYLOR,
the Who, Cat Stevens
Elton John, Kinks and
CCS with Alexis Korner
Fartley'js
and Peter Thorrup are
among the people
booked to appear on a
. l band
new
special BBC1
show on New Year's
Eve. The show, pro-
pop
to tour
duced by Stanley THE FIRST British tour of
Dorfman, will run for the newly reorganised Keef
Hartley Band has been fixed
nearly an hour, just for January after which the
before the special New band leave for their second
Year Show at midnight. American tour in February
1971.
The Who are expected British appearances are as
to play three numbers, follows, Royal Albert Hall
11, Birmingham Town Hall
two of them from their
22, Reading University 23,
new EP. Greyhound, Croydon 24,
Also on the show will be Portsmouth Guild Hall 26,
Georgie Fame, Blue Mink, Manchester Free Trade Hall
Sue and Sunny, Labi Siffre, 29, Colston Hall, Bristol 30,
Alan Price, Lulu and Pans and Dome, Brighton Febru-
People. ary 1, Winter Gardens,
Weston Super Mare 3,
Southampton University 6.

PURPLE RAGE
GERMAN FANS of Deep
Purple stormed the stage at
Ludenscheid during the
groups two week tour, and
SUPERSTAR
PLANS FOR a stage version
wrecked £ 2,000 worth of
of the "Jesus Christ - Su-
equipment.
perstar" rock opera in Los
The group was playing as
Angeles are nearing com-
a quartet because lead gui-
pletion. Robert Stigwood
tarist Richie Blackmore has
flew to LA at the weekend
been taken ill and flown to
to finalise negotiations. Bids
London for specialist treat-
for the film rights have also
ment. A crowd of youngsters
been made - one from a
rushed the stage as the
star who wants the rights on
group left,. snatching up
the understanding that he
hammers aiià crowbars, and
can play Christ.
wrecking the organ PA
The record of the opera,
system and three speaker interspersed with nnmmentc
cabinets. from Tim Rice and Andrew
Deep Purple's concert in Lloyd Webber who wrote it,
Kassel was cancelled and is to broadcast in two spe-
they awaited the arrivai of cial shows on the Pope's
new equipment from own radio station, Radio
London, but things were
Vatican and a 45 minute TV
back to normal at the week- special about "Jesus Christ
end when Richie rejoined
- Superstar" is being made.
the group for a concert in
Compare will be Robbie
Wurzburg and Stuttgart.
Dale, a former pirate disc
Security men, police and sol- jockey.
diers were on standby to
deal with rioters.
The group arrived back on

COLLIER
Sunday feeling somewhat
disconsolate. Vocalist Ian
Gillan was suffering from
tonsilitis and organist Jon GRAHAM COLLIER'S band
Lord had a recurrence of his had a highly successful two
back trouble. night recording session at
London's Torrington last
WHO BILL week. The band, featuring
trumpet player Harry Beckett
rHE WHO'S bill for their in cracking form, recorded a
special charity concert ap- new album at the pub be-
pears nce at London's cause Graham likes the
Roundhouse on December sound and atmosphere.
20 has now been set.
The concert, in aid of Old • ALEXIS KORNER: appearing on the BBC New Year show
Age Pensioners and under-

FREE SET FOR U.S. TOUR

privileged children and or-
the way he started out Song" for a single and Cilla
ganised by Implosion, will be
before, and this seems to Black has recorded it for an
the first live British appear-
be the pattern with Ian." But album. The track appeared
ance by Elton John since his
as yet no recording contract on the second Elton John
return from America. Also on FREE HAVE been set for an
has been signed. album, and now DJM plan
the bill are Patto and the American tour in January
to issue it as a single in this
Chalk Farm District Salvation which will take in eighteen
ROGERS
country in the new year. The
Army Band lead by Major cities. The tour ends on
Hollies next single is to be
Thomas. January 25 with a concert at
"Country Comfort" - anoth-
Concert starts at 3 p.m. KENNY- ROGERS and the the Carnegie Hall, New York.
er Elton John/Bernie Taupin
First Edition open their Brit- Following the American
song which appears on the
SOLO IAN? Ish tour at Sutton Coldfield
on January 8, followed by
Golden Shot TV 10, the
"Tumbleweed Connection"
album.
trip, Free are scheduled for a
mammoth British tour, and
dates already set are: Vic-
IAN MATTHEWS who left

JAN DUKES
Fiesta Sheffield 11-17, toria Hall, Stoke, February 5,
Southern Comfort recently to
Fiesta Stockton 18-24, Rev- Liverpool Stadium 6, Fair-
form his own group, now
olution London 26, Re- field Hall, Croydon 7, Oxford
looks as though he may
becca's Birmingham 28, Up MIDLANDS GROUP, Jan Town Hall 8, Plymouth Guild
embark on a solo career. A
The Junction Crewe 29, and Dukes De Gray have been Hall 11, Hull City Hall 13,
spokesman for the manage-
Scene Two Scarborough 30. signed to Transatlantic Sunderland Empire 14,
ment said: " He will probably
Records. The group pre- Greens Playhouse 15, Music • FREE: scheduled for a mammoth British tour.
have a group for working on
viously recorded on the Hall, Aberdeen 16, Ports-
stage, but his first project is
going to be an album with
the best musicians he can
BENTON Decca Nova label. They will
be recording an album for
mouth Guild Hall 18, Cool-
ston Hall, Bristol 19, Nelson
Regent Theatre 22, Leicester
De Montfort Hall 23. Bir-
castle City Hall 27, Bradford
St. George's Hall 28,
Transatlantic in the near Imperial Ballroom 20, Guild- mingham Town Hall 24, Lyceumn Ballroom, London,
get. BROOK BENTON has
future. ford Civic Hall 21, Brighton Sheffield Oval Hall 26, New- March 7.
"It's a similar situation to recorded Elton John's " Your
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December 19, 1970

RUSSELL TO
TOUR HERE
IN FEBRUARY LEON RUSSELL will
battle was postponed from

goundlg
earlier this month because of
make his first British difficulties with the Musi-
cians Union work permit,
concert tour in Febru-
will now take place at
Aldwych House, 81 Aldwych ary opening on Febru- London's Lyceum Ballroom.
London WC2B4HL. 01-242 ary 2 at London's Baker's quoted as saying:
8621. "Elvin went back to New
Royal Albert Hall. Rus- York when the last date for
sell, who will do at the battle was pulled out. I
least ten British dates have sent him a cable about
EDITORIAL
the new gig, and he will be
DIRECTOR before going on to the coming over a few days
Jack Hutton
Continent, will be ac- before."
ADVERTISEMENT
DIRECTOR companied by the
Peter Wilkinson
EDITOR
Grease Band, Juicy
Lucy and Freddie King. POWER CUT
Billy Walker POWER FAILURE in Man-
(01-405 2863) SOUNDS understands chester ruled out Saturday's
that British musician proposed charity concert for
friends of Russell's may the East Pakistan Relief
FEATURES EDITOR Fund. It was to have fea-
Royston Eldridge also play with him on tured Georgie Fame, Alan
(0 l-405 2424) stage at the Albert Price and Julie Driscoll.
Said a spokesman for the
Hall.
-Robert Stigwood Organ-
NEWS EDITOR One other date so far set isation: " This is all very un-
Jerry Gilbert for Russell is topping the bill
fortunate - - not only was
(01-405 2329) at the Lanchester Arts Festi- this concert affected but a
val — of which Andre Previn large proportion of our
and Elton John have already artists have had to cancel
EDITORIAL been set for appearances — engagements, including
Penny Valentine in mid- February. Ginger Baker's Air Force and
01-405 2873 The Grease Band's ap- Atomic Rooster."
Ray Telford pearance on February 2 with
(01-405 2374) Russell is their first British
Steve Peacock concert date since they split
with Joe Cocker. The band CREEDENCE
will tour America for two CREEDENCE CLEARVVATER
SPECIAL months from February 5 Revival's sixth album entitled
CONTRIBUTORS with the Faces and Savoy "Pendulum" has now been
Bob Dawbarn Brown. definitely scheduled for re-
Michael Walters
lease on January 8.

PETER GREEN
Alan Walsh
Kathy Orloff

MINGO
(in Los Angeles)
Jane Welch PETER GREEN, former gui-
(in New York) tarist with Fleetwood Mac, is
Neil Munro anxious to start playing and MUNGO JERRY'S next
recording again with Warner single will be in the form of
Reprise. A spokesman for a three track maxi- single, re-
PHOTOGRAPHER the company said this week: leased by Dawn on January
David Redorn "He is definitely getting a 15. The first side will con-
band together of British mu- tain two Ray Dorset com-
sicians, and from now on it positions — " Baby Jump"
ADVERTISEMENT won't just be Peter Green and " Follow Me Down", and
MANAGER and Friends." the other side will be " Live
Alan Donaldson From Hollywood". This week • LEON RUSSELL: will be accompanied by the Grease Band, Juicy Lucy and
(01-405 3047)

ADVERTISEMENT
DRUM BATTLE the group were making a
promotional film for TV. Freddie King.
THE DRUM battle between
REPRESENTATIVE Ginger Baker and Elvin

BROWN SPLIT AFTER

Andrew Sheehan
Jones has been re- scheduled
(01-242 194o)
for February 1 next year. The

Nico and John Cale SAVOY

AMERICAN TOUR
SAVOY BROWN are to
break up on their return from
America next week — and
then reform early in the New

may play concerts

Year.
The band return from their scene in the Roman Polanski
fifth US tour on Sunday, and the Lyceum with Family film of Macbeth, for which
on Wednesday was tele
Kim Simmonds, their leader (December 20) and two
recorded and talks are going they are writing and per-
and founder member will on at present with BBC pro- days before they appear forming the score. They
spiralled out of all proportion disband the current person- again with Family at the Vic- appear as a band of court
NICO AND John Cale, both ducer Stanley Dorfmann for
in recent months. They want nel. the showing of the concert toria Hall, Hanley. minstrels in the banqueting
former members of the
the public to get a fair deal After Christmas he will sometime in the early scene.
Velvet Underground, are at
and their decision was also audition new musicians and months of next year.
present in Paris and there
influebced by the fact that will immediately begin It was revealed this week

LP DELAY
are plans for them to play
the tour comes so soon after recording Savoy Brown's that ELP's concert was com-
British concert dates.
Nothing definite has been
settled, said a spokesman for
the traditional spending
spree."
seventh album, which will be
released in the US to coin
cide with their sixth tour,
pletely sold out in advance,
the only other group achiev-
ing such ticket sales being
A FEW of the latest album BRIDGET
Werewolf agency on releases from the Island BRIDGET ST. John is now
Monday, but it is possible
that they will play at an Im - IKE AND TINA which begins on February 5.
Simmons,. lead guitarist, pro-
ducer and songwriter for the
Rolling Stones at their
Lyceum concert last year.
label have had to be delayed
a week. A spokesman for
working on a new album,
produced by Ron Geesin,
plosion concert at London's TWO BRITISH dates for Ike ELP's debut album " Emer- Island records said on who has also done some ar-
group, says: " It was inevi- son Lake and Palmer" is Monday that among the af-
Roundhouse on January 17 and Tina Turner have already rangements. Roy Harper has
table as Iwished to broaden Island's fastest seller to date. fected albums were Free's
with Pink Floyd and Quiver. been confirmed, and these just finished his new album
the musical scope of the "Highway" and Crimson's
Other dates are in the air. are at the Odeon, Ham- at EMI's Abbey Road Studio.
band, and I found the "Lizard".
mersmith, February 13 and
present format too restric- The reasons for the delay

CHEAP YES
Colston Hall, Bristol, 14.
Other British dates are being
negotiated before Ike and
ting."
The present line up fea- COCHISE SPLIT were stated to be through a
one day strike by printers

TOM RUSH
AT THE insistence of Yes, Tina leave on either February tures Roger Earl ( drums), working on the album sleeve
JOHN WILSON, drummer
prices at four venues during Tone Stevens ( bass) and and through inconveniences
16 or 18. Lonesome Dave ( rhythm with Cochise, is to leave the
the groups British concert Earlier, they start their Eu- group as soon as a replace- caused through the power
tour with America's Iron guitar, vocal). The new line- dispute. TOM RUSH has recorded a
ropean tour at MIDEM, ment can be found. The
Butterfly will be fixed at up will feature drums, bass, song written by Gilbert
Cannes, January 20, follow- reason for his leaving was
10/-. The dates affected by rhythm guitar and for the O'Sullivan. The song
ed by Lyons 23 and 24, said to be because of musi-
this decision will be New- first time, organ. "Come To See Me Yesterday
Paris TV show 25, Brest 26, cal differences.
castle City Hall on January Wilson will now be joining In The Merry Month. Cf..."

THIRD EAR
TV Paris 28, Olympia, Tours
14, Bristol Colston Hall 17, — will be on the nevt Tore

ELP FILM
29, Olympia, Paris 30, Quiver but he will appear on
Birmingham Town Hall 19, Frankfurt February 1, the Cochise second album Rush album " Wrong. Enc;
and Southampton Guild Hall German TV 3, Stuttgart 5, which is due for release in THIRD EAR Band were The Rainbow", due for re-
EMERSON LAKE and lease in February
21. Beat Club, Bremen, 6 and 7, February. being filmed this week for a
A spokesman for the Palmer's appearance at
Munich 10 and TV Amster- London's Lyceum Ballroom Meanwhile Quiver play
group said this week: "Yes dam 12.
feel that seat prices have
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RCA International
20 (—) BIMBO, Jim Reeves, RCA Camden
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15) ORIGINAL GOLDEN HITS Vol. 1, Johnny Cash
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20) CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE, Andy
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International TOP TWENTY
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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1970
30 (
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15 I —) JOHNNY CASH AT SAN QUENTIN, Johnny This Last
Week Week
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5 I Emerson, Lake and Palmer E.L.P. Island

• 6 9 Daughter of Time Colosseum Vertigo

7 5 After the Gold Rush Neil Young Reprise

• 8 3 New Morning Bob Dylan CBS

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10 12 Abrazas Santana CBS

II 15 Burnin' Red Ivanhoe Burnin' Red Ivanhoe W.B.

12 14 End of the Game Peter Green Reprise

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14 19 U.S.A. Union John Mayal! Polydor

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16
17 Washington Country
7 Steve Miller 5
Arlo Guthrie
Steve Miller Band
Reprise
Capitol
17 - Chunga's Revenge Frank Zappa Reprise
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16) WHOLE LOTTA LOVE, C.C.S., RAK 18 Later That Same Year Matthew's Southern
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Motown • Hardrock Heavyweight
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5 (17) IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE, Glen Campbell,

Capitol 21 (
25) BLAME IT ON THE PONY EXPRESS, Johnny
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6 ( 2) VOODOO CHILD, Jimi Hendrix Experience,
Track 22 (
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10 (
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angry if we're trying some-

Will BS &T
thing. Criticism really e f
-,•¡trg -•
especially when un-
founded and,-Yased on
gossip and on Vvho said
what."
Colomby confirmed
reports that Jerry Hyman,
who played trombone, bass

ever return
trombone and recorder with
the group from the begin-
ning, has now left., The
group have already found a
replacement.
"Jerry quit about a month
ago for personal reasons but

to Britain?
we're still extremely friendly.
We've got someone else in
who's going to help the
band a lot. He's a fantastic
tuba player and Ithink we'll
be able to do some very nice
things with him in the band.
His name is Dave Bergeron
FOR a group that has — he played here in the city
contributed so much
to the development BY and has done a lot of studio
work as well as playing with
Clarke-Terry's group and Doc
of rock music in the
past few years, ROYSTON Severenson.

Blood, Sweat and DOD

Tears have lately met ELDRIDGE "I knew him as - a musi-
cian through other people
with a somewhat
but as a person and a
mixed reaction that player, he's great."
is hard to under- but, whichever way the Th'e criticism that Blood,
-pendulum of public opinion Sweat ' and Tears received
stand. swings, their music still after theirs-london debut
Initially their music commands an interest and from certain seakifie
importance that his hard to press hurt the group
was acclaimed for its
ignore. and Colomby wasn't sure
presentation within when or if the' group would
complex arrangements
DD
be returning.
The group are in the "Possibly never ... we
but this very factor is and a politician in the studio"
recording studios this week • BOBBY COLOMBY: "I can't be a musician really tried hard and on
today regarded by a Friday night at the Albert
working on their fourth and, done is just organise and yet material on the new album?
fickle and changing undoubtedly, their most im- not sure if I ll be producing Hall, I was so happy. I
'

they end up getting the "We've written a great

the album ... I'm hesitant, wasn't so happy with the
audience as a fault. portant album as it success laurels which is ridiculOuS. deal of the songs ourselves
is crucial to their careers. it's very hard for me, there's
"

although we still have to get performance but we met a

Blood Sweat and Tears 3",
They are currently ac- Bobby Colomby, drummer a tremendous amount of "

the arrangements for them. lot of very, very nice people

the group's last album, con- and we had a great time.
cused of being clinical and co-producer of their last pressure. But if our own material
"I have to play at the sisted in the main of their "But then after we left
album, spoke from New York arrangments of other doesn't feel right, then we
in their approach and same time and I can't be a and I read some of the
this week about the new people's material like Keith won't Lise them. There's a
execution to such an album and other changes musician and a politician in problem in doing songs that things that people said ... I
the studio but Imay end up Richard and Mick Jagger's just felt a lot of hate, a lot of
extent that they are that have taken place within "Sympathy For The Devil", are famous in that there was
doing it. We have a number so much criticism and anger and Ican't understand
Blood. Sweat and Tears. Traffic's "40,000 Headmen"
"cold". "We should be in the
of people in mind who could people got so angry last why it should be. It doesn't
produce the album but we and " Lonesome Suzie" from do anything except make a
D D 111 studio for a month and half
haven't heard enough of the Band's " Big Pink" time, Ican't understand why
lot of money for the person
to two months and after that that should be, Ican't under-
Whether they are " cold" them ... so many producers album. I asked Colomby if who wrote it."
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or not is a matter of individ- there would be more original
the album comes out. I'm get credit and all they've
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Page 6 SOUNDS December 19, 1970

The mechanics NEXT WEEK IN

riÍ----
of Van er Graaf
PETER HAMMILL,
vocalist with Van
controlled thing because of
the time we had to do it."
Some of the tracks on the
Der Graaf Generator, new album are the result of
has written a histori- ideas that Hammill had over
a year ago. It has taken him
cal synopsis of his
some time to complete them
band in which he because of the attention he
talks of its devel- pays to lyrics.
"Lyrics are so important,"
opment as if it were he says, " because I believe
some machine. in the medium as a whole. I
The apparatus was believe it is the most potent
we have at our disposal as
invented in 1968 after regards change. I think the
the chance combination changes will take a long

in the Talk-In
time — I don't believe you
of two units at Man-
can expect changes quickly,
chester University. Idon't think there'll be many
After preliminary trials changes in my lifetime —
but there's a song on the
on various test beds in next album which concerns
that area and a few saving our children's child-
changes in com- ren's children and that's im-
portant."

John Renbourn
ponents, Van .!3r Graaf
•EfiaS --unveiled to D
the general public in The lyrics of Van Der
the closing month of Graaf's music, and the in-
ventiveness with which they
that year. play it, has meant a steady
"However, certain bugs rather than overnight rise to

FREE
inherent in back-up logistics, popularity for the group. But
led to a withdrawal from they are getting through to
public service in the summer o an increasingly larger audi-
of ' 69. For a period the indi- O ence both here and on the
vidual components were cr continent where they are re-
used in different con- O garded in high esteem. The
figurations both individually 5 new album should reach
and in conjunction with O more heads because that is
others." the area that his particular
The " apparatus" was re- "apparatus" is aiming at.
assembled towards the end • PETER HAMMILL: " lyrics are important because Ibe-
of last year when Van Der

Principal Edwards
lieve in the medium as a whole —.
Graaf released an album that

EQUIPMENT
received unstinted praise
And, as anyone knows who

BY ROYSTON ELDRIDGE
has listened to that first
album or has seen them on
stage since, Van Der Graaf Hugh Banton: Hammond
are by no means mechanical.
organ and pedals, Hiwatt
They have a controlled
bass pedals on the organ." amplification
looseness coupled with a "H to He Who Am The Only
high technical ability which One". Hammill, who is respon-
Guy Evans: Hayman

MIKE COOPER
ranks among the very best "Nic left in the middle of sible for most of the group's
drums
of the bands who've come the album," Peter explained material, is much happier
to prominence during the this week. " He's a rocker at with the new album which is Dave Jackson: Yahama
last two years. heart, Nic, and as it got now available in the shops. tenor, Selmer alto, bugs
The " components", as more complex he began to "I'm happier with it for a and devices, Gemeinhardt
Peter called them, have feel more and more alien- number of reasons. The first flute, Hiwatt amplifica-
changed during Van Der ated from the music, but not one was done within two or tion.
Graaf's existence. Sax and from the people because we three months of us getting
flute player Dave Jackson is all still see each other. together as a band and al- Peter Hammill: Yamaha
the most recent addition and "He decided that he though there was empathy, FG -300 acoustic, Hohner

Ashton, Gardner
the last person to leave was wanted to leave but stayed there wasn't the level of em- Pianet.
Nic Potter although he on for a month as we were pathy that there is now. And
I think this new album • All use WEM p.a.
appears on some tracks on half way through the album.
comes out as a much more system.
the group's new album titled On stage now Hugh plays

A FORTUNATE few saw the

Freeman synthesiser in its
prototype form last August
and an early model is being
in sets from Simms- Watts.
Such microphones are ex-
pensive, partly because they
need a power pack and trans-
and Dyke
used by organist Alan Haven, former, but you really need
who has featured it on his only one power pack for a
latest record. It is not a syn- number of mikes. The kits
thesiser in the Moog class, but therefore come with either two
and quality, which means also What then of an amplifier or four microphones, in a

and much more

it is a practical working musi-
cal instrument for live use. that the prices are high. with built-in light panel? There travelling case, with a single
The five-octave keyboard Typical of the range is the is one, at less than £50, in the power pack.
produces a wide range of "1210A" 100-watt amplifier "Zenta" range. It is a 15- watt
string sounds, and it is fully console, with six channels, transistorised unit with built in
polyphonic, enabling a single each fully variable even to
reverb timbre, and there is a
speakers, above which is fitted
the light panel. Also in the
Watch Yamaha
musician to produce an effec-
tive string backing, or bowed built-in bank of feedback filter
switches to compensate for
"Zenta" range is an " Exciter"
unit, a pedal with siren, surf
drum outfits
instrument solos. It will soon
ANOTHER DRUM range HAND THIS COUPON TO YOUR NEWS-
be marketed by a new com- hall acoustics. Electrical safety and hurricane sounds.
pany, Audio Synthesisers Ltd., devices are also built in. worth watching is that by AGENT. PLEASE RESERVE/SEND ME I
Yamaha, also available from I
formed by David Burrows and SOUNDS EVERY WEEK.
John Gummer, who are the Selmer and the Selmer.

team behind the Harrow and Son ydyne organ Yamaha were in the music
Watford Organ Centres, " Son- pedal tom-tom business long before they
started on motor bikes, and
NAME:
dyne" organ tone cabinets,
City Electronic organ servic-
tone cabinets A TOM-TOM with a pedal Britain was their first overseas
customer, buying harmoniums
ing, and, with the Jackson that you can play like orches-
LING DYNAMIC Systems back in the last century.
brothers (sons of Jack Jack- tral tympani is just one of the
are also now making and dis- The new Yamaha drum kits
son), " Ad Rhythm" records. tributing " sondyne" organ unique ideas in the Meazzi
range of drums from Italy are however bang up to date
The synthesiser is being tone cabinets, which were
now available from Selmer. including student and profes-
made by Ling Dynamic among the first to provide for ADDRESS:
Apart from the " Mul- sional outfits, at prices from
Systems, the new British com- the musician's need for high £122 up.
pany at Royston in Hertford- tip Sound" floor tom tom,
power with rotating speaker
shire which is now marketing there is the full "President Per- •••
tremolo.
the high-quality Altec Lansing formance" kit and a range of IF YOU are thinking of steal-
amplification gear. "Rapid" accessories. ing a guitar, make sure (a)
Zeta amp's that its not a prototype, and
(b) that if you try and sell it,
Altec Lansing Simms-Watts' you choose a shop that is not
built-in lights owned by the same people.
hit Britain PSYCHEDELIC LIGHT condenser mikes Two Hayman guitars were
stolen from " Sound City" in
units in themselves are not
ALTEC LANSING equip- FOR THOSE who can "put Shaftesbury Avenue last week,
necessarily expensive, but for and offered a little while after-
ment is new to the UK but their money where their mouth
the group that is just starting,
has been a top name in the is" (in the words of the slogan wards to "Modern Sound" in
they can be an unmanageable Charing Cross Road.
States for 40 years. The being used to advertise them), , K
burden over the costs of basic
accent is on both versatility amplification equipment. come condenser microphones GORDON WOOLF
 SOUNDS Page 5
December 19, 1970

angry if we're trying some-

Will BS & T
thing. Criticism really liyers -
especially when .1-ts un-
founded and.,-trased on
gossip and on Who said
what."
Colomby confirmed
reports that Jerry Hyman,

ever return
who played trombone, bass
trombone and recorder with
the group from the begin-
ning, has now left. The
group have already found a
replacement.
"Jerry quit about a month

to Britain?
ago for personal reasons but
we're still extremely friendly.
We've got someone else in
who's going to help the
band a lot. He's a fantastic
tuba player and Ithink we'll
be able to do some very nice
things with him in the band.
FOR a group that has His name is Dave Bargeron

BY
- he played here in the city
contributed so much
and has done a lot of studio
to the development work as well as playing with

ROYSTON
of rock music in the Clarke-Terry's group and Doc
Severenson.
past few years,
Blood, Sweat and DL
Tears have lately met ELDRIDGE "I knew him as - a musi-
with a somewhat cian through other people
mixed reaction that but as a person and a
player, he's great."
is hard to under- but, whichever way the

,pendulum of public opinion Tfl'e criticism that Blood,

stand. swings, their music still Sweat arid Tears received
Initially their music commands an interest and after the.i.r.---London debut
importance that his hard to from certain secirdere
was acclaimed for its press hurt the group
ignore.
presentation within and Colomby wasn't sure
complex arrangements D D D when or if the' group would
be returning.
but this very factor is The group are in the "Possibly never ... we
• BOBBY COLOMBY: "I can't be a musician and a politician in the studio"
recording studios this week
today regarded by a really tried hard and on
working on their fourth and, Friday night at the Albert
fickle and changing sure if I ll be producing done is just organise and yet material on the new album?
undoubtedly, their most im- not '
Hall, was so happy. I
the album ... I'm hesitant, they end up getting the "We've written a great I
audience as a fault. portant album as it success
deal of the songs ourselves wasn't so happy with the
it's very hard for me, there's laurels which is ridiculous."
They are currently ac-
is crucial to their careers.
Blood Sweat and Tears 3", although we still have to get performance but we met a
a tremendous amount of "
Bobby Colomby, drummer
the group s last album, con the arrangements for them. lot of very, very nice people
cused of being clinical and co - producer of their last pressure. ' -

and we had a great time.

main of their But if our own material
New York "I have to play at the sisted in the
in their approach and album, spoke from
arrangments of - other doesn t feel right, then we But
" then after we left
same time and Ican't be a
'

this week about the new won t use them. There's a and I read some of the
execution to such an album and other changes musician and a politician in people's material like Keith '

Richard and Mick Jagger's problem in doing songs that things that people said ... I
extent that they are that have taken place within the studio but Imay end up
"Sympathy For The Devil", are famous in that there was just felt a lot of hate, a lot of
Blood, Sweat and Tears. doing it. We have a number
"cold". Headmen" so much criticism and anger and Ican't understand
"We should be in the of people in mind who could Traffic s 40,000
' "

people got so angry last why it should be. It doesn't

E studio for a month and half produce the album but we and " Lonesome Suzie" from
Band's time, Ican't understand why do anything except make a
to two months and after that haven't heard enough of the Big Pink " "

Whether they are " cold" album. I asked Colomby if that should be, Ican't under- lot of money for the person
it's up to CBS how quickly them ... so many producers
or not is a matter of individ- stand why they should be who wrote it."
the album comes out. I'm get credit and all they've there would be more original
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 December 19, 1970 SOUNDS Page 7

EDIZEPIEDNIIV SIMEWRITERS
No.1 Bernie Taupin
THE best love song stone creep up from the
song.
that's been written
He is also obviously fasci-
since Tim Hardin's nated by the dramatic con-
"Hang Onto A tent of America and its his-
tory. It is all the more start-
Dream", I would be ling to realise that when
mind slaving over the burn- mystery on " The Great Dis-
given to suggest, is ing midnight oil to produce covery". Taupin wrote sagas like
And although anger, bit- "Mission", " Son Of Your
Bernie Taupin and material together.
Their writing takes on the terness or social conscience Father", " Ballad Of A Well
Elton John's " Your may come over pretty heavi- Known Gun", and " My
unusual form of Taupin's
Song". In particular lyrics being written first and ly on the John albums — Father's Gun", he had never
then posted off to John to "60 Years On", " Where To been closer to America than
it's a showcase of watching " High Noon" from
write melodies to. And it is Now St. Peter", and " Burn"
Taupin's lyric con- this incredible trust that Down The Mission" (" Look the stalls. But his awareness
tent; full of frailty comes through quite often in to the east to see where the and capture of mood is per-
his lyrics. Gus Dudgeon, who fat stock hide. Behind four fectly drawn within well bal-
and human uncer- anced pockets — " There's
works consistently with both walls of stone the rich man
tainty in his own Taupin and John, says the sleeps") — the anger is spit two men lying dead as nails
out in Elton's presentation to on an East Virginia farm. For
standing within a sit- partnership is unique within
today's music: " Anyone that Taupin's originally rather charity's an argument that
uation: " If I was a gentle said insistence. only leads to harm".
can hand their lyrics over
sculptor, but then knowing that someone else Taupin is a man affected
will write a melody to them by a miriad things, some
again no. Or a man 1=1
that is exactly what they seemingly small that he
who makes potions would have done themselves manages to make tremen-
in a travelling show. if only they could write dously important. He is a
And in the final analysis
music — then that's really man only made angry by the
I know it's not Bernie Taupin is a gentle
special." ultimate betrayal of man to
man who will, in this tense
much, but it's the man in time of war, of
and frantic time, draw your
best I can do — my woman to man in time of
CI love. In " Take Me To The
eye and mind to things you
gift is my song and Pilot", he gets close to real
may have dismissed as too
small and insignificant to
this one's for you".* Taupin's success as a lyr- despair " I am dented and
notice. He will say " Look
icist has naturally come to spent with high treason".
this is me and it may be you
LEE light through Elton's success
too. I'm not trying to knock
as an artist. They are both
Bernie Taupin has been a inter- dependent and com- E you over the head into sub-
mission, I just want you to
lyric writer for five years. It plementary to each other.
He is affected by the notice". And in the end it
might be more correct to say Although Taupin rarely
Lincolnshire environment he makes you feel a whole lot
that Bernie Taupin has been follows a lyrical thought
grew up in so that the ta- better.
a poet for five years. Os- through an entire album all
- tensibly he has never ac- his songs have their basis in pestry of country life often All lyrics Bernie Taupin
tually been a published poet, Hove, and all have an innate creeps into his material and copywright 1970, Dick
but if his songs were ever warmth for his fellow man. the work of the elements, James Music Ltd.
put out in book form it So that love — although it the sensuousness of smell
would suffice as well, and may not be the main factor and contact with earth pro-
vide the atmosphere for his

penny
certainly they are first laid that becomes obvious on a
down as lyrical poems first listen — seeps along lyric story. " Country Com-
before they are handed over behind all his lyrics. Either fort", " Amoreena" and " First
to Elton to end up as songs. emotional love for a person Episode At Heinton" all con-
Not since Lennon and as in " Need You To Turn tain these settings so that

valentine
McCartney have two writers To", humane love tor the aroma of freshly mown
so finally laid to rest the old age on "Talking Old hay, home brewed cider and
• BERNIE TAUPIN: a man affected by a miriad things.
image of two souls with one Soldiers", child love and the texture of rough hewn
Page 8 SOUNDS December 19, 1970

THIS WEEK sees the not have top- line groups

which can be used in bar-
first instalment in a
gaining. What did Keith
two-part series on think about this?
the College versus "Not much. This favour
thing could work but it
Agent controversy. doesn't. If it does, it will
Few people that I never work in favour of the
students. When agents do
have talked to on the
favours for one another it in-
University scene volves putting one of their
have had unqualified groups into another's club,
or suchlike. There'll be very
praise, even for the
few favours — real favours
Agent they use regu- that is — coming the col-
larly, and most of lege's way."

their comments have

been pretty strong. DOD
In this survey, Ihope
I asked Keith if he had
to present both sides any closing thoughts. The
of the argument. only thing he thought we
Next week we shall hadn't covered fully was the
idea which had been men-
be hearing from Wilf tioned to me by a number of
Wright of Chrysalis; people, but which has never
seemed to get under way.
this week Keith
Keith would like to see the
Edwards of College social secs of a particular
Entertainments puts area form some sort of
Union which would enable
the case for the stu-
several colleges to work to-
der.s. gether. By doing this, they
could co-operate on block
bookings and could improve
El D communications. The only
possible result, Keith be-
lieves, would be lower prices
When Ivisited Keith ..,:"'"7"e7
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1119
and fewer hypes. In prin-
at his office in Archer ciple, Keith would favour the
policy of boycotting groups
Street, the power had
whose prices are too high,
been cut and the staff but the practical difficulties
were preparing the which this would present
make such a highly desirable
hand-outs for College move totally out of the ques-
Ents' newest project by tion.
candle- light. This proj- Our final point was about
the groups that College En-
ect is, simply, College tertainments themselves
Ents' venture into per- now handle. What if they
should become big? Would
sonal management, in
their prices go up and, if so,
the form of three by how much?
groups: Wild Wally, "Of course our prices
would rise — this is only fair
Jellybread and Sweet to the group. But the price
Slag. These are aimed would go up gradually, and
specifically at the col- we would ask the social
secretary what, in his opin-
lege market, and the ion, he thought was a fair
prices being asked for price to pay. We would not
• KEITH MOON: when the Who appeared in Norwich they were excellent, both on-stage and off. do what Y ( a big London
them are, as Keith puts
agency) have done with Z ( a
it, " reasonable". He is were entirely free and that, if

College Entertainments
group who suddenly became
necessary, College Ents was
prepared to offer any very popular) — Z was
prepared to take over the
going out for £ 100 and then
one of them, or all entire organisation of an
they started attracting a lot
event. " With regard to secu-
three, for the cost of of attention. Immediately,
rity and so forth, though, we
travelling expenses, their asking price shot up to
can put the Social Sec on to
£400. All right, agreed that
plus a percentage of a number of reliable people
some increase was neces-
who can supply his needs.
the gate. Iasked Keith sary. But we would have
We take no commission for

venture into
upped the price to £ 200 or
why College Ents had this, and we don't force the
thereabouts — not a sudden
waited so long before Social Sec to take our assis-
increase to four times their
tance — it's just there if he
signing on their own existing price. This basically
wants it.
is the difference between us
artists. "We at College Ents are
and the big management
"We didn't have the re- sick of the hype and the way
agencies.
sources before. It was simply colleges are pushed around.
"If Iwas asked to sum up
a question of waiting for the The way things are going,

personal management
the basic philosophy behind
right opportunity. But this is the whole college scene is
College Entertainments — in
not a particulary new depar- going to fall apart before
other words, to say how it is
ture for us: we have been long. The colleges were the
different from these other
putting on our ' Speakeasies' catalyst for a lot of the
Agencies — I would say
for the past three years. groups that are now very
that we exist to provide a
Groups such as Wild Wally, big; they helped to start the
service to the colleges, and
Fairfield Parlour and Genesis whole progressive music
scene in Britain. But the atti- that we therefore do what
have made their first public
the others should do but
debuts at these gigs." tude of a lot of the big man-
don't. The Colleges don't
I asked Ketih if he could agement agencies is that the
exist for the benefit of the
say what, basically, was the colleges exist for their ben- to grind — we'll naturally
Agents — if anything, it

BY NEIL MUNRO
attitude of College Entertain- efit. If it goes on like this, push our own acts because
should be the other way
ments towards the Univer- the whole progressive music if they weren't good we
round."
sities, and what he thought scene is going to fall flat, wouldn't have signed them
of some of the agencies and it will be the fault of up, but if the promoter isn't • • •
which had come under the these agencies. Colleges interested, we won't get
hammer from social secs. now have gigs once a month the road again. They've been colleges at heart. We have nasty about it. We'll put him JANE BEEKEN, of the Uni-
instead of every week, be- priced right out of the to make money — we're in in touch with a few recent versity of East Anglia, has
cause they cannot afford the market." Why can't they ar- the business just like every- promoters, who will tell him written to me in connection
D inflated prices that are being
asked. They are switching to
range their own dates if
they're so keen? " Because
body else. But we don't set what the group is like, and
from then on it's all up to
with a point that was misun-
out to make as much as derstood in my article on
pop groups, because they're they're under contract to the other people. We take a fair him. We're not trying to university ( Survey article No.
"Our aim is to help the not so expensive. Who Agency. They can't do that, profit so we can live and hype our groups — we 9). I wrote: "she has had
colleges in any way possible. loses? The college loses. The so they don't do any work in that's all. signed them on because considerable difficulty in put-
We handle, either directly or group loses. Even the agent this country at all." "We're more patient as they're good and are better ting on the Who in particu-
indirectly, about two thirds loses, since sooner or later well. Not enough agents un- value than any group at a lar." Jane has asked me to
of the total college bookings he's going to price his group DOD derstand that a social sec is comparable price. We're point out that she was not
in the country. What a lot of out of existence. Whose fault not a professional business- confident that they will be slating the group, but - was
people don't realise is that is it?" What about the point man like a booker is, and booked, but if they're not, merely saying that anyone
which many agents make, I they should be more patient. we'll get any other group
College Ents offers a much thinking of staging them
asked Keith. A lot of agents from any other agency at the
bigger service to the univer-
sities than merely booking
D say that they're prepared to
We accept the fact that
social secs will ring round, lowest possible price. We're
should ensure that the
group's requirements as
groups. If we are asked, we give good service to social and we help them. If the perfectly frank with anyone regards size of stage and an
can help with posters, secu- I raised the point of the Secs who trust them with booker gets nasty it helps who deals with us." adequate power supply must
rity, catering — anything big Northern universities, their accounts, and who no-one. Take X for instance be met. The difficulties were
that the Social Sec needs which can afford higher don't immediately start ring- (Keith named a booker in DOD therefore at her end rather
assistance over. Everyone prices. " How many of these ing round or checking on the one of the biggest London than at the group's, and she
who is at College Ents has are there? The groups can quotes they get. Is it not fair management agencies) — A pent that has often has asked me to state that
been a Social Secretary in play these if they like, and that an agent should devote: he gets unpleasant whenever been made to me, and in the when the Who did appear,
his time, and we understand make big money for a few his best attention to a regu- someone does this sort of days when I was a social on December 5, in Norwich,
the problems of the job. The months. But after that it's lar customer? thing to him. He wouldn't secretary it was made to me they were excellent, both on-
Social Sec is a student and nothing. It's not just the "I don't blame any social last a minute if he didn't by every booker in London stage and off, and a good
he does not always have the groups. Iknow of one group secretary who doesn't trust have his big- name groups to that Imet, is that it pays to time was had by all. Jane
time to devote to these which is a very big inter- me, or any agent. But a lot fall back on. Moreover, a big deal with a big agency be- ends her letter:
matters." national group, going out for of agents cannot be trusted, management agency pushes cause they are far more "I would like to thank via
What form, exactly, do thousands of pounds, but whereas College Ents can, its own groups and virtually likely to have good contacts Sounds 'The Who' them-
these services take? Iasked they told me they really because first and foremost forces them on a student in the business than a small selves for their perform-
Keith. He told me that they wished they could go out on we have the interests of the
. promoter. We have no axe agency or one which does ance."
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December 19, 1970

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ROUNDHOUSE
DEC 21
Music by RAY POHLMAN

EMIL DEAN ZOGHBY

Interpreted by GASS
@MEDICINE HEAD: on stage, the music is often heavily slanted towards a primitive

LANCE LeGA LT
kind of rock and roll.

Medicine Head Pi PROBY

PARNOLD
the minstrels
I CAN'T think of a
SHARON GURNEY
Jeffry Wickham
Dorothy Vernon
group
to the
better
ideals of
suited
the
BY STEV EPEACOCK
John Peel/Clive Sel -
On stage, the music is

ORIGINAL LIVE CAST RECORDING

ting very tired doing every-
wood Dandelion label thing" — so they signed often heavily slanted
than Medicine Head. management and agency towards a primitive kind of
contracts and were once' rock and roll. John beating
They play music that out chunking chords, kicking
again free to live their music.
is very simple, open, John and Peter were away at his drum, and sing-

Album Number 2383035

friends for several years ing his head off with joy
loving and honest,
before Medicine Head, and while Peter wails away with
and it is music that the group just kind of hap- some beautiful harmonica
reflects the way they pened out of their friendship.work. To see that, and the
They used to drive around way the audience responds
live and the sort of
asking to play at clubs for — nodding and foot-tapping
people they are. free, and would then get and smiling — is a real plea-
John Fiddler plays guitars, booked back. In this way sure after endless nights of
the groin-twitching, groupie-
poellSor
bass drum, hi-hat cymbal, they have built up quite a
and sings for the group, following in clubs and col- rousing bands that appear to
while Peter Hope- Evans leges, and they are now be a popular phenomenon.
obeys harmonica, jews harp, working an average of three The good-time rock and
and claves ( little wooden or four gigs a week all over roll aspect of the group is
blocks). It is an unusual line- the country. Which is anoth- the one that usually comes
up, and one that works well er reason why living in Staf- over strongest on gigs, but
as a vehicle for their songs, John's tender, lyrical love
fordshire is convenient: " et is
creating a fresh and simple such a nice place to go songs work in a different
environment in which singer home to, and also it is right and equally important way.
and songs live and breathe. in the middle of the country They come into their own
and as we do as much work more on the first album
But it is not just their music
that makes them so different in the North as in the South ("New Bottles, Old Medi-
from most of the people you ifs the best place to be — cine" Dandelion 63757)
find floating around in the especially as we now have which despite a rather
an office in London as well."muddy sound in places, has a
plastic glitter of superhype
and egomania that seems beautiful feel to it. It is only
to be the basic ingredient of a subjective opinion, but I
the pop world, or whatever
00 think John Fiddler and Peter
you like to call it. Hope-Evans write some of
They live far away from all On live gigs, Medicine the most perceptive, and
that on a farm in a village Head manade to attract a unashamedly loving songs
called Ingestre, near Staf- great deal of warmth from that I've heard from contem-
ford, play music because their audience, but they do porary British writers.
that is what they love to do this by giving a lot. They "I get a strange feeling
— " It may sound corny, but have what is sometimes sometimes when I write,"
it came to the point when called "stage presence" — said John. " It's a kind of
there just wasn't anything which in this case means spiritual thing, where the
else we could do", said John that they have the attitude songs feel as if they are gifts
— and generally have more that they are there to play to me, for me to give to
of an air of wandering min- for people, not at them, to other people. It's almost as
strels than pop musicians. involve the audience in the if Iam merely a vehicle for
music, and to provides the the songs."
catalyst for the release of Medicine Head, with their'
ODD frustrations: " I am very real desire to communicate
When they started out, happy, and I'm doing what I with people on a real level
just over a year ago, they want to do," said John, "but through their music, and
used to do everything them- a lot of people spend their their complete disregard of
selves — no roadies, no lives doing things that are all the hypes and hustles
agents, no managers, no alien to them — working in that ensnare so many bands,
hype: " It was almost a home factories, putting threads on belong in the fast-dis-
industry for us," said John. screws or something — and appearing of tradition of mu-
But as they started to get they get frustrated. When sicians who play for enjoy-
more work that arrangement they come to see us, they ment's sake — Theirs and
lost its point: " It all got a bit want to forget all that, and their audience's. It is a tradi-
much for us, and Iwas get- we have to help them." tion we should cherish.
Page 10 SOUNDS December 19, 1970

HE AIN'T HEAVY, HE'S MY BROTHER

- A MAN'S a man, in that attempt to hide the fact that
respect most of them are he was Paul's brother
alike." Ultimately we are ("Sure, I've heard of him,
all brothers. That twisted he's a famouse Beetle and
angel recognition is me mother's son") but fell
thrashing round in all of silent and sultry if pushed
us, but in others it shoves too far with questions like:
its wings out in right "How does it feel to have
angles and pushes toward Paul for a brother?"
the spotlight The need Johnny and Edgar Winter
for individual attention offer a huge spectrum of
and expression within a musical possibilities. Johnny
family is often a delicate is a charming tyrant, and a
and competitive situation. slave to his conception of
Turning to our current music and performing. To
saviour: music, the battle of those who can work within
survival between brothers is his scope he is more than
still tough. generous. However, Edgar
In the old days, art was just isn't what he's looking
considered a family affair. for in his form of expression;
They had a troupe — the Edgar can't be manipulated
old Vaudeville, born- in-the- into Johnny's image, he's
trunk days. From the Lymon got his own ideas.
trunk has come three broth- Johnny has said: " I
ers: Frankie, Louis and needed a band where every-
Timmy and about 15 years one thought the same way I
of great music. did but really had some
The name Lymon stood ideas of their own, too. I
for the perfect innocence tried with Edgar but Idon't
and pain of the teenager, of think it worked. Our music
the new wave which was pulls against each other.
toppling country corn and Edgar is..a technician, techni-
Frank Sinatra. Louis formed cally he's the best."
the Teen Chords in 1953,
-though Frankie had more D Eli
commercial success with the
Teenagers in 1956. But Johnny's feelings
Frankie tore up with " I'm haven't worked against
Not A Juvenile Delinquent" Edgar. He's given Edgar
and -Why Do Fools Fall In plenty of exposure on
Love?" but also voiced the stage, so much so, that
Fifties pain of passion vs. often the public cries out for
morals and all the crisis of Edgar's classic rendition of
youth. Sadly, Frankie left "Tobacco Road." In spite of
us much too young himself, any musical or personal con-
and Louis has been in seclu- flicts they have, Johnny
sion. always calls Edgar to the
stage without resentment.
Happiness in the form of
DOD audience gratification is
exactly what Rick Derringer
Timmy, however, is still and his brother Randy were
rocking in much the same striving for in 1965. The
style as his fabulous broth- brothers were the power-
ers. In the nostalgic Sev- house' behind the McCoys
enties, where unfortunate and " Hang On Sloopy" had
parodies of Fifties rock are kids rocking for months.
rocking the charts, it's good However, they couldn't
to know an honest extension make it emotionally. Rick,
of the real thing, is stub like Johnny, loves his brother
around. Timmy is the true but seeks the freedom family
successor of the older -- ties and familiarity can't
Lymons, the Students ("So give. It's magically ironic
Young") and Little Anthony that Rick could find escape
and the Imperials ( -Tears On and new freedom with
My Pillow") and should be Johnny Winter. Johnny and
hitting full force soon. • ABOVE, the Everly Brothers; left, the Allman Brothers; right, Johnny and Edgar Winter.
Rick share an airier flamboy-
The Everly Brothers have ant brotherhood free from
kept together over a decade, their blood brothers.
fusing their talents into: wax

Patti Smith writes about brothers in rock

Rick has an undisguised
with great hits like " Bird admiration for Randy ( a fine
Dog", " Wake Up Little drummer and song writer)
Susie", and "All I Have To but working with. him caused
Do Is Dream". They still too much inner pressure:
work out together, still those people who recognizes cause John's energy-charged changes well with his family. music, their loving relation- "Brothers always feel strong
exude that same clean his own magic but also the fantasies made Creedence a His brother Freddie and ship over the years is pretty obligations toward each
healthy love between guys kind who can pull it out of gold record reality.- sister Rosie are a strong part admirable. They've lived to- other, but at the same time
that every Gay Power might others. Twelve years ago he Possibly« the freshest ex- of the Family Stone. gether for years because they want to go to the other
envy. wanted to make rock and ample of brothers creating Freddie studied music at they feel if they spread out side of the spectrum.
Though unrelated, the roll records, he wanted a together in musical harmony San Francisco City College, they'll spread their music out "We liked working with
Righteous Brothers held that band;- the others weren't so are Duane and Greg Allman. then thrashed around on his — as Lester says on the each other but sometimes
same kind of charm, cham- sure and Tom was tom be- Duane is flexible enough to own — had his own group things he loves: -It's always we'd feel stifled, we always
pioning brotherly love in tween his job and family and work with anyone from and composed that great old music and my brothers. I wondered what we could do
their stage act and lyrics. his musical ability (he could Aretha Franklin to Derek and R&B. He joined Sly in about don't think anything can alone — separately. I feel
They were the hottest play only one string on the the Dominos. Yet he hoe '68, holds lead guitar which come between us." freer now, working without
"brother" routine of the mid- guitar). But John was shoot- always taken time out to meshes well with Sly's him. I have a lot more
Sixties: As "brothers" they ing straight for it; felt his jam with his younger brother songs and seems pretty DOD - confidence in myself. Like
took over the charts with brother could do it and knew Greg; rehearsing for the pure happy working with his song writing. Icouldn't write
their phony R&B exhibited in Stu and Doug could. love of it. They thrashed brother. He sticks to his Often conflicting ' person- when we were together; I'd
such overproduced greats as John had always had a around for months and guitar now and leaves the alities and goals shoot broth- read, lyrics I'd write and his
"Unchained Melody" and strong vision of what he formed the Allman Brothers composing up to Sly, saying: ers in different directions, were, well, more lucid, more
"You Lost That Loving Feel- wanted, and he needs after finding just how well "Sly is always 50 songs but in the case of Chris and contained ... he's a great
ing". people who can roll with their talents complemented Mick Jagger, it's without writer."
ahead of the group: they're
him; needs engineers who each other. stored tip in his head." malice. Jagger boys are like
can play ball with him. His the moon: they change, they
DOD Stored up in the Cham- DOD
"brothers" work perfectly be- III bers Family are four heavy have different phases.
cause they revolve around Blond, soft - spoken Chris The strong individual di-
rocking brothers. Willie,
The Beach Boys have John's control of everything Duane is known for the George, Lester and Joe have seeks privacy, which is im- rections of the Winter broth-
stuck it out over the years from singing to' press and flashy brilliance of his slide possible to find near his ers will more or less take
been truckin' together for
with three brothers, Carl, bookings. They all share the guitar, the same kind of years ... sliding by the Mis- flamboyant brother. care of the sceptic public
Dennis and Brian. They have load in production, press, electric fireworks his musical sissippi River, farming to- Having Mick for a brother who question the need for
grown in stature parallel to bookings , and sound set-ups "brother" Johnny Winter ex- gether, deep sea fishing, har- chokes the privacy so sacred two white wonders.
the Beatles: from jive little because they can do it hibits. Greg plays organ, to him and casts a pre-
monizing in little churches However, a more sensitive
speedo car tunes to one of quicker, more efficiently , and writes and sings most of — singing the gospel — to meditated eye on Chris's ear is needed for Livingston
the finest produced albums with complete honesty. their material. Greg has a the acclaim they share musical possibilities, but Taylor. The younger brother
around, " Pet Sounds", They play and work as a kind of Gothic face but a today. Mick has sympathy for his of James Taylor ( he'll be 20
Though Brian seems to be GROUP, not four soloists off gusty white-blue voice; a * brother's interests. on November 21) sounds re-
the powerhouse behind their and on stage. They've ac- choir boy singing the blues. DOD Michael McGear shares
with his brother Paul
markably like sweet baby J.
energetic output, they have cepted John as their leader They work fine together, In a world where we are
worked well over the years because, as John says: which is evident in their new In ' 68 they met Brian McCartney his sense of spun by television and quick
keeping their image clear of "There's gotta be one voice album, " Idlewild South", a Keenan, a fine drummer who humour and love for his information we are liable to
jealousy and scummy surf. otherwise you just -... you fine example of Duane's ef- became a full time brother. family, but his music has overlook him as just a
The power behind the never get anywhere." fortless blues, Greg's grow- The Chambers Brothers taken him in a more theatri- younger James Taylor.
Creedence Clearwater Reviv- Tom is as articulate as ing position as a song writer, have received a lot of heavy cal direction. Last year, his
They both seem to have
al is unquestionably John John, with strong personal ("Midnight Rider' and criticism for their seemingly group Scaffold, had a fair that easy, lazy grace, though
Fogerty. His older brother views but he usually sits "Don't Keep Me Waiting") white- rooted dance rhythms, amount of success at New
Liv seems to have gone
Tim ( rhythm guitar), Stuart back and lets John do the and their ability to pool their but nonetheless their first York's Bitter .. Erjd. through less stress than his
Cook ( bass), and Doug Clif- talking. He often rises in de- talents collectively. album, - The Time Has His arrival in New York brother. His songs are more
ford ( drums) subordinate fence of John or punctuates Sly and the Family Stone Come", got them a gold coincided with Paul's idealistic and rural, reflecting
themselves around John but 'one of John's views but is move collectively too, move record and a long life on the "death", which made it even family life and his youth.
they treat each other as considerate of the fact that for the right of every man. charts. The irony of their harder. "Sure, I've come to And coming on Capricorn
equals; they're like four much of the personality Sly has said: -Iwant every- sound lies in the fickleness town just to tell everyone Records ( a real brother label
brothers. spotlight is focused John's body to understand my of public taste. me brother's not dead, I ... they have Liv and the
John always knew what way. None of Creedence songs." Sly has said: " Every- Whether or not one is mean, he's me brother I Allman Brothers) is a third
he wanted; he is one of seems to mind, perhaps be- body is a star -, and inter'- knocked out by Chamber should know." He made no Taylor — Alex.
 SOUNDS Page 11
December 19, 1970

RICHARD--FAIRPORTS'
ANCHO MAN WHEN FAI RPO RT turn, claims:"TommyGilfellon
of the Ranters is the only
Tyger Hutchings was the
main instigator of Fairports'
Convention
barked upon
em-
their
guitarist Ican take anything
from, so Itend to take from
by JERRY veering towards English
music, and Richard empha-
the pipes as much Ican". sised that Tyger is very much
empiric change from
GILBERT
But Richard is well aware a pioneer. " After ' Liege and
American oriented of his failing on stage: Lief' he wanted to add
people to the band to make
rock music to Eng- "Whereas Swarb's one fault
is that he plays to the audi- it an eight or nine piece, but
lish country dance not everyone agreed with
ence rather than the band of social life, then that's truly
music, it was so sometimes, he could criticise enough. If you're together all that. Everything that's hap-
me for simply playing to pening in English folk music
startling that it the time you find it can
myself. The thing is I'm not at the moment seems to be
narrow your horizons".
looked as though the a performing musician, I'm a Richard admitted: " It's not
the result of him, but he
"Liege and Lief" sit at home and play musi- probably won't get any rec-
easy to adapt to intrumental
cian, and Iaccept that even ognition for probably 20
album would be filed dance music — and I still
in the event of me playing years".
can't do it basically. You
away exclusively well Iwon't get appreciated. really have to play fiddle
under " special proj- "I'd like to be appreciated scales and pipe scales, and
in the future sometime by it gets very hairy. On stage
D D
ects." one of the Alan Lomaxes, it's only every other jig or •
but the fact is that I don't reel that Ihave a go at. Richard spoke about the
DOD project, and Idon't expect to "I don't want to be a changing face of the folk
get recognised. good flat picker because I'm scene but added that he
But instead Fairports have really disliked the environ-
"The reason Iplay down a not into that kind of sound,
used this as a springboard ment in general. "The folk
lot is because I've got too and when Iplay Itry to use
for greater things, and when scene is being completely
subtle a turn of mind for my a lot of left hand effects —
they return to America next abused and most of the per-
own good", Richard decided and sound like a pipe or a
month it will be British formers in the south where I
after due consideration. fiddle. Iintend to start using
music they are putting on live are singing rubbish; in
"Subtlety's alright by Iseem some effects but I haven't
display. the north that isn't so".
to go to an extreme -- a really got round to working
Throughout their changes Another side of Richard
in personnel and musical bad extreme, and I don't on them yet".
expect everyone to be with Richard confessed that the Thompson which is still un-
styles over the years, the derplayed is his songwriting
me on that. On the other change in Fairports' ap-
group's survival has rested ability. His vivid imagination
largely with Richard Thomp- hand Ican play aggressively proach reflects the way he
sometimes. wanted to move. " At the is eclipsed in the detached
son, the anchor man little world he presents on
throughout, and a brilliant time I was jaded with the
music scene in general. It the back of the " Full House"
adaptable guitarist.
Single him out from the
DOD wasn't that Fairports were sleeve. But songs like " Walk
getting into a rut, but we Awhile", " Sloth", " Doctor of
group and you find you are Physick", and " Crazy Man
suddenly dealing with a sen- "On Fairports' records I've always had a monstrous
frustration about relying on Michael" are all of the high-
sitive, almost tactile creature never played well, and Ijust
American music. We just est standard, and should
who is only too willing to can't play well in the
wanted to switch the em- gain him the recognition he
dismiss the attention fo- studios. Istopped doing ses-
phasis and we've been per- deserves — particularly in
cused on him with a self-ef- sion work a year ago, but
forming English niusic for a view of the fact that Shirley
facing shrug or nervous there were a couple of
while now. The idea was to Collins is doing " Poor Will
laugh. people I wanted to work
make a concept album with And The Jolly Hangman",
It is easy to talk about with like Gary Farr and Marc
"Liege and Lief" — to pro- and others are featuring
guitarists being under- rated Ellington, so I've played on
duce a record of English "Crazy Man Michael" — a
but not always easy to see their albums — but it's a
music and see what hap- fact that he finds very flat-
why. But the fact is that you really frustrating thing, and
pened after that. tering.
can watch an entire Fairport unless I'm enjoying myself I
Convention set and scarcely get really nervous in the "We didn't need to do any
studios". more thinking — just play-
notice Thompson's presence;
yet all the while Dave The group will be taking a ing, and as far as Iwas con- DOD
Swarbrick is leading rapid jig well earned Christmas break cerned I'd always been inter-
ested in that kind of music But despite the unlikely
and reel medleys through before setting forth to the
States. When they toured as well as other forms; but people who crop up on " Full
the respective tempo
earlier in the year they had previously I'd always thought House" like a Lewis Carroll
changes on fiddle, Richard fantasy, Richard insists that
Thompson is matching him to curtail their visit after only it had been impossible to
play the music electrically — there was never intended to
on guitar. three weeks because of
Dave Swarbrick's illness. Not and that had been the big be a unifying theme. " In any
Consequently, most of the
only that but a terrible off putting thing". case, the sleeve came after-
respect comes from the folk wards", he chuckled.
quarter — and ceilidh bands anachronism caused con- There is no doubt that
like the High Level Ranters fusion when their albums
• RICHARD THOMPSON: "It's not easy to adapt to with whom he has fre- were issued — featuring
instrumental dance music." quently jammed. Richard, in various past bands — par-
ticularly when their very first
The Conservation Society
Polydor album was released
in America recently.
presents
DR. STRANGELY Strange Mattacks from Fairport
helped give their music a The situation is even
are a band of many changes.
more solid, less chaotic worse on the continent. " Be- ' r
There are many colours to
form, but the spirit of fan- cause a lot of our stuff is
their music, but always ,
behind whatever they are tasy and happiness, the in- word oriented or country
tangible, very Irish atmos- dance oriented it's dis-
doing lies a deep-rooted

III
phere still surrounded every- astrous, so we generally just
feeling for the romantic folk-
lore of Ireland, the country thing they did. nip across and then come ,
1
11

that give birth to the band. Strangely Strange now back home again.
play electric instruments,
Ifirst saw them in Dublin
— Tim Booth's Sandymount they have a drummer called ir III au itinstim rtini
home — where he, Ivan Neil Wood who comes from D 111
Pawle, Tim Goulding and the Midlands, amplifiers and I
.I
Linus were practising in the a proper van — the faithful "We're in the process of
front room. The house was Gosport Lil, a little car who recording another album,
littered with musical in- used to carry them around which will be released by

Strange
struments — drums, guitars, with Tim's harmonium strap- the time we get back from
whistles, a harmonium, and ped to her roof, proved un- America. There will be some
percussive devices of many equal to the task. They have of my songs and some more
kinds and an atmosphere become more like a group, traditional stuff, but we're
of gentle, musical, vaguely less like a family of wander- not really sure yet. We had a

family
insane happiness hung over ing players, and their music lot of sound trouble with the
the place. Later, we all has probably become easier last one mainly due to con-
went down to a bar in the for audiences to relate to. fusion over the Dolby
centre of the city where they I'm glad they are begin- system, and hang ups all
were to play among the ning to win wider accept- down the line. The original
ground, played open chords
laughter, chatter, beards and ance, and to lose the ner- English pressing was very
on his guitar, but still shoot-
Guinness bottles. At first it vousness that used to mar bad", Richard pointed out.
ing off at strange tangents;
seemed a strange environ- their performances at times. This time the Fairports
Ivan, gentle and sensitive,
ment for their blend of tradi- But I am more glad that will be spending a couple of
picked at his guitar as he in-
tional folk tunes and mad they have been able to make months in the States, and
toned beautiful songs full of
flights of fantasy, but when the change without losing some of them may spend
deep respect for the myths
they played the music fitted the spirit of their early days. Christmas over there.
and mysteries of the past;
perfectly the time and place. Things change, and so does At the moment they are
and Linus blew whistles,
It was all part of the unreal, the music of Strangely living together at Bishop's
banged things, rattled things
romantic magic that per- Strange, and Ihave a feeling Stortford, but aim to move
and tinkled bells, joining in
vades the parts of Ireland that — having come to nearer London. "We've been
with the singing. It was an
that Ilove. terms with electric in- working so hard this last
album of pure happiness, struments and stage per- couple of months and we're
music of great joy.
formances — they will move
D Tim, Ivan, and the other
on towards a real blend of
beginning to get on each
Tim came over to England other's nerves, as a result of
original ideas and traditional being in close proximity con-
"Kip Of The Serenes", — leaving Linus behind.
influences. The further devel- tinually. It's really like a
their first album, captured They played at colleges and
opment of Dr. Strangely family structure — it's that
the mood of that time. Tim little clubs, and started their
Goulding with his wheezing second album " Heavy Pet-
Strange will be interesting to close; but it's a good job MONDAY DECEMBER 21st 7-30 pm. -
watch. STEVE PEACOCK we're having a holiday.
harmonium and other ting" which turned out much
• "Kip Of The Serenes" (Island "We'll probably all get
TICKETS 25s. 20s. 15s. 10s. 5s.
keyboards, stretched up to more varied in it's sounds,
high notes in his visionary but equally joyous in feel.
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 December 19, 1970
Page 12 SOUNDS

Music is
my way
IN
of life
1960, the Jewish no Cream, no Airforce, no
Chronicle wrote about Colosseum, just the blues
Pete Brown at a poetry thing."
reading: " I was vaguely By 1968, Pete had over-
reminded of Stanley Hol- come his fear of singing, had
loway's Alfred Doolittle", been doing a lot of song-
said their reporter. The writing and was ready to
same year, the News start his own band.
Chronicle freaked at the "Playing with the Battered
sight of 1,000 unwashed Ornaments was my musical
in Hampstead and de- apprenticeship really: I was
scribed Pete as a " gen- singing very badly, but we
uine beatnik." managed to do a few good
This was the time Pete gigs." They were also prob-
Brown was touring the ably the first band in Britain
country giving poetry read- to incorporate the freer kind
ings. He was one of the first of jazz into a rock context,
to start relating poetry and and one of the first to base
jazz, reading with Michael their music on African
Horovitz. Kicked out of rhythms: "That all goes back
school in 1955, he hitched to Graham as well."
around and " ended up living After the Ornaments,
in a tent in Devon, working came the first Piblokto band:
in a winery." "I had some bread from the
songs I wrote with Cream,
so Ihad these auditions and
picked out the people. The
musicians I picked were
He heard about the sup- really good, but somehow
posed poetry- reading circuit the band never really
in the States — " though gelled."
later I discovered it wasn't
really as big as I thought;
they just did a few big read-
E El 0
ings" — and he set about
creating his own reading cir- Four months ago, all but • PETE BROWN AND PIBLOKTO: "Songvvriting is a completely different area from writing poetry."
cuit around the country. It Steve Glover, the bass
worked pretty well and he player left, and Pete recruit-

E Y THER
found he could just about ed Phil Ryan ( keyboards) guage because pop is such a
make a living by it. Then he John " Pugwash" Weathers hybrid combination.
started experimenting with (drums) — both from the Henry's future plans are
the jazz and poetry idea. He Eyes of Blue and a gui- uncertain to say the least al-
read with various pick up tarist called Brian Breeze though he talks vaguely of a

ON 1 IG
bands, using musicians like who once made the charts second album which would
Johnny McLaughlin, Dick with an amazing leopard- have basically the same per-
Heckstall Smith, Jeff Clyne, skin- clad band called the sonnel as that on " Child
Graham Bond ... " Idid that Untamed. Pete is really en- Song" but with additions
Writing for his band is an-

MON
for a long time, too long thusiastic about the new
really. I wanted to get fur- Piblokto, says it is the best other carrot Henry is dan-
ther into music but I was band he's over had: gling in front of himself. He
scared. I'm really sorry that I It was Jack Bruce who says he has written a few
didn't get into music before, first weaned Pete on to the pieces but wants to get
but perhaps it was fated that idea of writing lyrics for more involved in writing in
HENRY LOVVTHER is a Henry's ' Child Song" album,
it didn't happen until 1968." songs, and with Jack he the future as soon as he
musician who is capable which is his first ever record-
It did almost happen ear- wrote a lot of songs for finds his medium, which is a
of deep and reflective ing under his own name and
lier, several times. Pete was Cream, including " SVV- situation he finds difficult to
thought and it is a point also is the first recording
reading with a band called LABR" ( She was like a reach at present."
which so noticeably im- venture of any note that he
"New Departures" ( after Bearded Rainbow) " Sun-
presses you during con- has undertaken since leaving
Horovitz's magazine) which shine of your love", "White
versation with him. the Hartley Band in the early D E
Dick Heckstall and Graham Room", " Politician" and
His refreshingly acute months of this year. Was he Although having no fixed
Bond were in, and he almost others, and of course ke
and aware way of think- satisfied with the results? or permanent band at the
joined the Bond Organ- wrote the words for Jack's
ing puts misunderstanding "I was very satisfied with moment, Henry should not
isation. Then they broke up. "Songs for a Tailor" album. people and like situations, it. It almost makes me feel be dormant for long. As he
Then he got the chance to Songwriting, says Pete, is which face artists such as guilty to say that because I himself says, his ambition is
make some demos with a a completely different area himself, into their proper suppose an artist should to get a band who will stay
band that included Dick, from writing poetry. "The
perspective. never be entirely satisfied, long enough together to
John McLaughlin, and Danny best songs write themselves,
but, let's say I'm not ash- achieve something fresh in
Thompson: " But people they come out of the
wouldn't accept the music music," he said. " It is very D 111 amed of it. jazz. There are few more ca-
"It was recorded within • HENRY LOINTHER pable of such an under-
— they rejected the band as rare that I write the words
He terms himself " first, a three days and Ipieced it to- taking. RAY TELFORD.
a load of old jazz has- then let the music come
musician and secondly a jazz gether from the sessions, Kenny Wheeler who is one
beens." later, though "White Room"
musician", the impression is choosing the separate of the greatest in the world
started life as a poem, which
that he has arrived at the numbers. After that Igot the but there's so little apprecia-
Jack asked me to adapt.
D CI But although the writing definition after years of trial idea of making the album tion for people like him in
and struggle against the in- into a complete entity." Britain."
of Pete Brown is important
evitable problems which Despite " Child Song's" ex- Had he ever considered
In the light of what has — his poetry and his songs
confront him and prevent cellent reviews, Henry following in the wake of
happened recently with jazz — and it is what has done
him from realising his ideal reports that it isn't selling other British jazz names to
musicians working within the most to get him known, he
music. too well. seek satisfaction on the con-
pop world, it would seem is basically a performer.
Henry has worked inter- "My intentions were to tinent?
that somebody made a Going on the road first read-
mittently over the past four keep the band I had on "From what I can gather
rather foolish mistake there, ing and now as a musician
years or so in pop and jazz "Child Song" and make it a the situation isn't really all
but that band was perhaps a is really his way of life, and
but now he says that it is permanent thing but nothing that much better on the con-
little ahead of its time. he hopes he can keep on
only in jazz that he sees came of the idea. We found tinent although I suppose
Pete speaks with great re- doing it.
himself achieving the musi- that the promoters didn't John Surman went there in-
spect of Graham Bond: " It "If I had to sit in a back
cal satisfaction he is after. want to know. They wanted itially because there was
was Graham who made me room writing poetry now I'd
His past ventures in pop, the to put us in pop clubs but more work, but now I hear
sing originally," he said. " I probably be a suicide case
first being with Manfred they said the band was too he wants to come back.
owe more to Graham than within a year. I don't much
Mann, which he says is the! close to jazz and we played "Because the jazz clubs in
to anybody else, and so does care where we play, as long
only gig he has com- to primarily jazz audiences." Britain are so badly sup-
the english music scene. as Ican go out and play my
promised on because he ported, Ihope to be able to
Without him, there'd only music, and I want to stay
needed the money, has af- build up a jazz scene in the
have been the influence of doing that for another 20
forded him a vital taste of
El Ill 0 universities. I feel jazz has
Alexis_— there'd have been years— STEVE PEACOCK
rock music. always been the true under-
The state of British jazz,
"After that ldidn't feel in- ground music in this country.
and particularly the very re-
clined to compromise in any When applied to rock music
stricted outlets for its musi-

GEORGE FilA [ft5 s0 way," said Henry. "With "underground" is inaccurate.

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 SOUNDS Page 13
December 19, 1970

New spectrum
ONE OF the most widely
experienced men on the
British jazz scene, pianist
Howard Riley has been
adding a new dimension
to his musical travels
these days. The Elec-

in the
tricians' Union permitting,
any performance by his
trio now is likely to in-
clude a venture into the
land of electronics.
Howard himself still plays
a standard piano, but drum-
mer Tony Oxley is liable to
turn up with a frame clut-

days to come
tered with weird and won-
derful devices all wired for
sound, while bassist Barry
Guy has added an amplifier
and a foot pedal which allow
him to experiment with
sounds.
It all presents quite a dif-
ferent experience from the
music on the latest album

by MICHAEL WALTERS
"The Day Will Come", which
Howard still feels very happy
with, but he admits that
things have changed. "There
is a new sound spectrum
which we can call upon, and area as me. I went up to better types of free music,
which gives us a much Bangor to study English' even if it may not be appar-
wider range. As I see it, originally, but at the end of ent on first hearing.
we're seeking a judicious the first year Iswitched over "The discipline in free
balance between the in- to music. University stimu- music for me comes from a
strumental sounds traditio- lated a wider interest, and I natural evolution, which is
nally associated with music went on from there, getting unforced. There comes a
and electronic sounds. an M.A. in music from time when you question
Bangor, and then a Master more conventional forms,
D D of Music at Indiana as the and you let this develop
result of a music fellowship quite slowly.
"It helps to win accept- in the States for a year in "There are two things
ance of sounds which move 1966-67. needed in music — feeling
towards electronic music be- "When I returned from and technique. Feeling is by
cause people can see them America, I came down to far the most important, be-
being produced on stage by London to live and play, and cause that is what music is
the musicians, and aren't Ibegan to study for a Ph.D. in the end. The trick is that
just presented with a pre- at York externally. The actual you have got to have the
pared tape playing on the period of study finished technique to express the
stand. They can see that the some time ago, and I am feeling, and if you have an
sounds are being made in a waiting to learn the result excess of one you're in
musical context, and aren't now. trouble.
just sounds for their own "Letting the music devel-
sake. Now we can concen- El El op gradually, you become
trate either on stuff which is aware of greater possibilities,
accepted in the musical tra- "All along, though, my de- and realise that in certain
dition, or electronic sounds, velopment in improvised forms you are not expressing
or we can combine both if music was entirely separate enough — so you begin to
we choose. from my formal studies. I move into other areas.
"Personally Ifeel that it is was taught straight music in "Now with the trio, the
important to let my music the traditional manner, with framework is minimal, and
and outlook evolve through very few references to jazz. there is hardly a composition
• HOWARD RILEY: "The term 'free music' has done a lot of harm".
playing, but Iam very inter- York is one of the ex- at all now, perhaps just a
ested in using the ' spirit of ceptions, but the average snatch of melody or a present. "As a musician, I as my present approach.
even begin to notate the
jazz with techniques drawn university still isn't aware of rhythm. Others just go all can't foresee which way I And it is possibly quite im-
sounds open to the trio.
from anywhere — even from the existence of jazz. the way, purely on intuition, will develop, otherwise I'd portant to give the audience
"In the straight field. I
pop, although I haven't "But the formal studies and I can accept that as a already be there. And al- some points of reference.
have had my 'Textures' for
found anything sufficiently did contribute to my devel- valid approach, and respect though it might seem logical, "I want to create music
string quartet performed at
stimulating in pop to use opment, because I took the it. But it is not for me at Idon't accept that the total- that is essentially the trio's.
the 1970 Cheltenham Festi-
any of those techniques yet. elements I wanted from present. Ifind Ican express ly free scene is necessarily It is very desirable to me
val, and 'Three Fragments'
them, for what I wanted to a lot more with my current the next step on. I don't that the music sould be self-
for flute and piano at the
framework.
LOO do personally. A formal train-
ing has a lot of value, be-
Purcell Room in October, think that any approach in contained and identifiable. In
hard reality, this makes put-
and this represents another any kind of music is in-
ting deps in very difficult,
"What Iplay with the trio cause it teaches you dis-
ciplines, and makes you real-
1:1 facet of my musical person- trinsically better or worse
and means that we may
is still to my mind jazz =- ality. There are certain com- than any others. The trick is
simply because most of the ise what goes on in different to get any musician at any have to cancel gigs if the
"But there are two sides positional ideas which I can
musicians I admire on the types of music. I've gone time in the approach that is right men aren't available,
to my musical personality, in only express in straight
jazz scene in this country through all of the formal dis- right for him at that particu- but the rewards are that we
playing and in composition. music. But even in this,
have come like me from a ciplines, and Ichoose to play lar stage. get a music that is really our
There is not so much that there are problems in getting
background that is essen- the way Ido because this is "It works beautifully for own.
the right players, and it
tially jazz. The first stimulus my personal way." needs to be written in jazz Bill Evans to play ballads, "It is no good if I can't
these days — the players could be in the end that
to make my own music 12 With this formal frame of just as it is right for Evan get Tony or Paul Lytton. The
those Ishould write for will
reference, Howard has clear are thinking in a way which Parker and Derek Bailey to music is very wide . open, and
or 13 years ago was jazz. I come from the ranks of the
had been playing piano since views on the way in which needs less details. And there play in an essentially in- all that dictates whether
is a problem of notating Derek Baileys of this world."
the age of 6, and I could free music should work for tuitive situation as on that anyone fits in is his ability to
sounds, one which has There seems almost impli-
read at an early stage, but it him. " Free to me means free Incus album. In effect, to say create at that sort of level.
always been there. How did cit in some of Howard's
took jazz really to get me of outmoded or pointless re- otherwise is narrow-minded. Paul changes the trio, but he
Duke put Bubber Miley's remarks the idea of some
started for myself. strictions on creating music. "In the, trio, we have does fit in, and has played
sort of logical progression
"The other sides of music Why should anyone stick to sound on paper? played totally free at times, some very good things.
which leads musicians work-
came later, which seems to any particular form? But "The problem is greater and it ha% been good some- "One of the determining
now, because there is so ing in his area ultimately to
be a fairly common ex- what it doesn't mean is a times. But for me, at this • factors for this music is
much -wider a variety of total spontaneous improvisa-
perience with musicians lack of discipline, because tion, but he questions this at stage, it is not as satisfying simply musicality. It is one
there is a discipline in the sounds available. I couldn't of the bees in my bonnet
working in the same sort of
that in a_ way the term free
music has done a lot of

Blood, fire and Albert

harm. I am against taking
superficialities of anything
and just using them. It is
easy to parade these ele-
ments from free music, and
the popularisers are often
derstand. I'd use these me- joyous music again on the oc-
"IT'S NOT about notes any acclaimed by audiences and
lodies as a start and have dif- casion of their creator's death.
more. It's about feelings!". critics alike — which is a
ferent simple melodies going in "Love Cry" and "Albert Ayler sad reflection on critics
That simple, straight-forward in Greenwich Village" both
quotation from Albert Ayler and out of a piece. From who will often plug the pop-
simple melody to complicated contain some magnificently
said almost all that there was ularisers.
textures to simplicity again strong, passionate music. It
to say about the new wave in "What I'm looking for, and
and then back to the more must have been of this period,
jazz. The music said the rest. hope musicians in general
dense, the more complex that someone, in "Downbeat"
Listen to almost anything will strive for, is depth and a
sounds. I think it was, suggested that
recorded by Albert Ayler, and naturalness with it, some-
"I believe when I talk with the music sounded like a Sal-
the message will get across if thing which is achieved at
somebody I must commu- vation Army band on L.S.D. I
you are there to receive it. the musician's own pace and
nicate to them . . . I must don't know if it was meant as
The primitive possessed of a comes out naturally. But I'm
communicate with their spirit a compliment, but the blood
staggering strength in a world really against the superficial
that comes within the soul and and fire are there, with joy as
of music where too many gimmicks.
the heart . . . Never try to well.
minds were cluttered with a "The only thing that will
figure out what happens, be- He comes with a rather dif-
need for complexity for its bring music together, taking
cause you would never get the ferent message on the last two
own sake, Ayler ignored the in pop, jazz, rock, classical
true message. sets " New Grass" and " Music
empty intellectual rules, and and everything, is musicality.
Is The Healing Force Of The
simply played his music. By that I mean that people
From the earliest recordings
111 Universe", and there are
should be able to express
One of the great individual heavy rock 'n' roll influences
in 1963 and 1964 down to the their feelings with lucidity
voices in the new music, Ayler on both.
last release to reach England and without technical prob-
can be found communicating But whatever his direction,
and cut in August, 1969, the he was one of the few voices 'ems.
directly and honestly on two "Rules may not exist in
power of the man is in every who had to be heard — one
note he plays. Fat, heavy, wa- Fontana re-issues which hit the normal sense in freer
the shops earlier this year of the few who at any time
vering, emotional tenor, hitting music, but to get to that
"Spiritual Unity", and might have had the authority
hard and direct with a song so stage of intuition where the
to achieve something remark-
simple and basic that far too "Ghosts". players are really relating to
able if the spirit moved him.
many have been unable to His more recent sets have each other, then you have to
His achievements already
hear it. not been issued over here, but go through a period where
ranked high. The loss of what
"I want to play songs Me I are available on Impulse disciplines are examined very
else he might have done is
used to sing when I was real imports. Going back to them carefully. You have got to
enormous. — MICHAEL
small" he said. " Folk melodies to help collect these thoughts, know bad to know good."
• ALBERT AYLER: hitting hard and direct with a song so WALTERS.
that all the people would un- it was sad to meet such
simple and basic that many were unable to bear it
Page 14 SOUNDS
December 19, 1970

THE SOUNDS TALK-IN

STE ART CAN WE go back to

the beginning. You
started singing with FEATURE
getting like well popular, so
Julie came along. She was
working as the Yardbirds fan
club secretary at the time
Long John Baldry, and she wanted a break so
how long ago was
BY
she joined the band. And
that stayed together, it was
that and how did it very successful, for about
come about? two years, two and a half
It would be six years years, about.

ago this Christmas and II Did you cut many

I was playing with a records in that time?
As the Steam Packet we
band called Jimmy
didn't cut any. Because we
Powell and his Five Di- were all on different labels.
mensions. I was just Julie was on Columbia,
Brian was on Columbia,
playing harmonica, I Baldry was on Pye and I
wasn't really allowed to was on Immediate, so the
sing as such. We used whole thing never got to-
gether really. We even blew

ROYSTON
to play in the Ken a tour of the States which is
Colyer Jazz Club and weird. We had a chance to
when the Stones left to go over there with Eric

ELDRIDGE
Burdon, second on the bill to
go on that first Bo Did- Eric Burdon, but Baldry blew
dley tour we took their it because he said: " Oh, my
American audiences aren't
place over and Baldry
ready for me yet." Silly sod,
came down to see the he hasn't even been there
band. I mean he prob- there was the Clyde yet. We should have cut
some records, it would have
ably came down to see Valley Stompers drum- been good, we should have
Jimmy Powell and he mer. It was like a made an album, you know, it
saw me there. Cyril had would have been a classic.
second nature to them
We really worked hard, we
just died. Cyril Davies playing blues. They earned good money too,
had just died, and he played it so well, a really good money. It was a
band that was built purely
was probably looking great band.
on reputation and live
for a harmonica player shows. We did a big string
DUD
but anyway we started. of Ready Steady Go's, as
111 How long did it last? well, which was
(I did sing one number It must have lasted a good ..." Ready Steady Go".
that night actually, a good year — a year and a Did you see our Top Of The
half I'd say, and then we Pops the other night, it was
slow blues) and he said • ROD STE WART (right) on
went into the Steam Packet just like Ready Steady Go
do you want to join the after a couple of months used to be, really live.
band and that was six break. The Steam Packet
was Julie and ... well, you used all of them. Free are
years ago — January know who it was. DUD really a band that knock me
the tenth, yeah. And out today ... in fact I'm
• What sort of numbers going to be writing some
then we started, we In Were you doing a lot songs with Kossoff, the
were you doing with
kept on as the Cyril of blues with the Steam guitar player, for the new
Baldry? Was it all blues?
Packet? album because he's got
Davies All Stars, no it De blues. We were one of
No we were doing all the thousands of riffs and things
the first to be doing it and
was called the Long Impressions things — quite and chord sequences and he
they were doing it a long
John Baldry All Stars well for the time, I mean says he doesn't get a look in
time before I was really.
everyone was doing that at with his own band because
after Cyril had died and They were all sort of old
that time really. It was like
guys, Humphrey Lyttleton's Paul Rodger and Fraser, they
then we went on to the team. It was a good band, an apprenticeship for whet write all the songs. So Isaid
I'm doing now. rye got thousands of lyrics,
Hoochie Coochie men. we were doing like " Mojo
Working" and all the regular you know, so why don't we
• When you first started get together. When they
numbers. It was a good
DUD band, when Ilook back on it
who did you particularly corne back I think they
admire? go to Sweden this week —
I'd like to see where the
When I first started? we're going to get together
Who else was in the band would be now if it had
Nobody in the blues field and turn out some things for
group at that time? stayed together as a band,
really — I didn't know that me album, me new album.
which is impossible. It
Oh, some inéredible much about the blues as
stayed together six years
such. Iwas listening to guys
musicians. There was and not many groups have
like Jack Elliott, Ramblin' DUD
done that.
Jeff Bradford who Jack Elliott, and Guthrie and
played guitar, Cliff D Dylan when he first came out.
That's what I used to listen
111 After the Steam
Barton who's now Packet, you joined Jeff
B How did the Steam to because I never really
Beck. Was there much of
passedaway unfortuna- Packet come about? considered myself as being a
a gap in between?
After the Hoochie Coochie blues singer. It was John
tely; some very very Not really ... I should
men had folded John and I who introduced me to the
good musicians. Then imagine about six months of
knew we were going to stay blues via — oh who was the
doing nothing, wondering
in the original Hoochie together and get something first guy — Broonzy and Joe
what I was going to do,
else on. We'd been asked by Williams. My personal fa-
Coochie men there was' vourite at the time was
spending all the money I
Georgio Gomelsky who'd ear ned with the Steam
like two of the Hum- just taken over the Yardbirds Jimmy Reed, you know,
Packet, we did earn ever
phrey Lyttleton jazz if we wanted to play with there's something about
such a lot of bread. Ican't
Brian Auger. It was his Jimmy Reed that we could
band, Ian Ahmet and actually remember the day
brainstorm actually, it was do with back in the music
when I met Jeff, I think it
what was the other an early super- group. It was scene now. Free have got
must have been down the
just going to be John, myself something like Jimmy Reed
guy's name, the bass Crornwellian ... no it was via
and Brian, and then Brian used to have, that mono-
player, we had a string Ronnie Wood, that's right
said why don't we have a tony, you know, but not
because Ronnie had al-
bass player, and then girl singer, a chick singer, quite so much because he
ready... no, no, no. At the
because the soul bit was had three chords and he
beginning the original Jeff
 SOUNDS Page 1E
December 19, 1970

Portsmouth Leeds
Paul Mountain is the pro.
THE TWO best bets for a
gressive pioneer of indus-
night out in Portsmouth
trial West Riding. While
are the South Parade Pier
other clubs flounder from
and the Tricorn Club.
disinterest or bad man-
Promotions at the Pier by weekly pull-out agement, his in Halifax
the Portsmouth Polytechnic
grows strong week by
Students' Union and inde-
week.
pendent promoters Crimson,

Mothers
Clarence Club is situated
have proved very successful
in Crown Street, Halifax, and
drawing crowds of over
turned to heavy music eight
2,000.
months ago after a history of
Both promoters have con-
Trad jazz and disco. Now
certs planned in the New
Paul books groups of the
Year and admission prices
quality of Goliath ( this
will vary from 8s. to 10s.
Friday), Supertramp ( Satur-
depending on the groups ap-
day), Duster Bennett ( Christ-
pearing.

home to
mas Eve) and Barclay James
The Pier offers several
Harvest ( Boxing Day).
good bars and many fans
Clarence members come
enjoy a night out there be-
from as far away as Man-
cause of the friendly atmos-
chester, Leeds, Huddersfield
phere.
and Bradford - showing the
At the Tricorn Club there's
paucity of the scene in these
invariably a capacity attend-
places - and his only
ance on the several nights
source of competition is
during the week when live
from universities and col-

top bands
groups and record sessions
leges. Entrance ranges from
are held.
6s. on Friday to 12s. for a
On Thursday, December
17, Egypt, a popular city big name band on Saturday,
these being the club's only
group, are appearing and the
two nights. There is a drinks
following night there is an
licence until 2 a.m, and
appearance by the soul band
capacity is 200.
The Delroy Williams Show.
•••
On Monday, December
21, Sy are appearing. This Others are at last stepping

Birmingham
group is managed by Dave Canned Heat, Steppenwolf
warily on to the Mountain
Cash and has a new record and the Who.
path. In Bradford, the
out soon on the Bell label. The big " pure" jazz names
Gorgon Club at the Tavern in
usually appear at some time
the Town books regional
BIRMINGHAM, not so or another at the enterpris-
groups for Mondays while
Prices of admission to the long ago bereft of good ing Opposite Lock club in
nearby, in Shipley. Medusa
club vary depending on the clubs and night spots, can Gas Street. Count Basie, Earl
functions on Tuesdays ( soon
night. On Friday it is 10s, for now match most other Hines, Maynard Ferguson
to be Fridays) in Butterfields
members and 12s. 6d. for cities. A typical three- and Salena Jones are just
Social Club with mainstay
guests while on other nights some, all leaders in their four. Non-members pay 10s. band Spiral Highway often
the price drops to 6s. 6d. for field, are Mothers, Re- (men) and 5s. ( women).
becca's and the Opposite on show.
members with an extra Rebecca's ( Severn Street)
But while progressive
charge made for guests. Lock. looks after the middle-of-
clubs continue to struggle,
On Sunday night the the-road pop scene. folk springs up at pub after
charge is 5s. 6d. for ••• McGuiness Flint, Don Fardon
pub - what better way to
members with an extra Progressive and contem- and Harmony Grass are
make money on flat nights?
charge for guests. Con- porary music is synonymous there in the near future. Ad-
Among the top places are
cession tickets are issued for with Mothers at High Street, mission is 12s. and 10s. For
the Topic, Bradford, Toby's
this, enabling members to Erdington, five miles out of blues, folk and contempo-
Folk at Yeadon, the George
get in for 5s. town. Admission is 5s. up rary, try Henry's Blueshouse
Hotel at Cleckheaton and
On all these nights the and most of today's top at the Crown in Hill Street.
• DAVE GILMOUR: Pink Floyd are one of the many the Three Nuns, Mirfield. -
price of admission increases groups began their careers The last three named are all
groups to work at Mothers L.H.
after 10 p.m. - B.D. there. Examples: Pink Floyd, in the city centre. - B.J.

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1970. STAN GREIG Pink Floyd (film)
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IMPRESSIVE as the sur-

ELP don't justify

roundings may have been, tually, and played well, and similar ideas and musical
television cameras, moun- in a small room a group of format but the difference lies
tains of amps and a capacity people called Five Happi- in their constant in-
audience, despite it all, ELP nesses were blowing some ventiveness. Gary Moore is a
did not justify their grand beautiful free music, bashing very talented guitarist who
image at London's Lyceum away at a multitude of per- commands a lot of attention
on Wednesday. cussive devices while various through his individualistic
The fact that ELP had wind and string instruments playing which refreshingly

that grand image

managed to fill the ballroom improvised. owes nothing to B. B. King
didn't mean all that much Principal Edwards, when or Jimmy Page.
when you realise thdt those they eventually were allowed The rhythm section, con-
present were there to ap- to get to the stage, had a sisting of bass guitarist
plaud the music whatever — hard time overcoming the Brendan Shields and drum-
and the music functions like shouts of the audience, the mer Noel Bridgeman, suits
a well oiled machine which noise of breaking glasses, Skid Row's music perfectly
is not surprising because and the call for a striptease. and obviously they are of the
Keith Emerson, Carl Palmer They couldn't use the correct opinion that to play
that has made them Britain's
and Greg Lake must be use of tape recorded sounds_ dancers because the stage their type of music it must
No. 1 truly progressive pop ford Square on Friday — an
three of the most technically ranging from crying babies provided was far too small, be delivered honestly and
band. This was proved con- unlikely venue for bands at
minded musicians in pop. It clusively at Brighton's Big to galloping horses and ex- you couldn't see the light treated for what it is. Admit-
the best of times — I was
is because of this very fact plosions. show properly, and very few tedly the audience were pre-
Apple on Friday night when expecting an evening of
that ELP will not commu- To a large extent Floyd of the crowd in the hall dominantly Irish and were
the Floyd made one of their Principal Edwards Magic
nicate with the majority of rely on mood and atmos- wanted to listen anyway. rooting for their fellow coun-
rare club appearances. Theatre. The first thing that
people in the long run. phere to back up their act. Understandably, they were trymen but nevertheless the
They used every electrical happened was that Igot hit
Theirs is a form of instant In this respect Big Apple — not exactly bubbling with en- highly enthusiastic reception
trick they knew — tape in the face by a runaway
initial interest but because a kind of mini Lyceum — thusiasm at the prospect of was justified. — RAY TEL-
recording, feedback, the lot balloon, and the next was
of their over- indulgence in was the perfect venue. playing at a thick fog of FORD.
— to zap a twelve hundred that Igot flattened against a
sounds, the group are devoid The Floyd always give slightly hostile apathy but
plus crowd into a state of wall by a small band of
of personality. value for money and Friday they played their music well.
bemused incredulity. rather drunken hoorays who
Emerson is the first and night was no exception. It would be unfair to write

Affinity
Thankfully the Floyd are were heading for one of the
foremost showman of the They played well over their too much about a perform-
one of the few bands who many bars in the building:
trio and ELP is so obviously time combining old favour- ance that was purely music,
refuse to be governed by this in fact proved to be one'
his group but showmanship ites like " Saucerful Of without the lights and
sheer volume. They use of the main features of the
aside, ELP are at their best Secrets" with excerpts from dancers and under such im-
more than 30 speakers and evening, and it happened
when playing their spotlessly their new work "Atom Heart possible conditions. Suffice
they are certainly loud. But every time I ventured into
clean passages but the Mother". to say that they played well SINCE THEIR early associ-
they obviously go to a lot of the corridor.
effect loses any meaning The crowd loved them and those few of us who did ation with the Ronnie Scott
trouble to ensure that every Discovering the PEMT
through their improvisation. and brought them back for want to listen enjoy e d w hat club and their seasons there
sound is clearly audible. weren't due to appear until
Individually ELP are the "Astonomy Domini", at they did. — STEVE PEA- Affinity have developed into
The band have been to- 11.30, I decided to in- COCK.
perfect musicians for what the end of a two hour ses- a very tightly organised, ex-
gether for a long time now vestigate further the labyrinth

Skid Row
they're doing but it will take sion. — RICHARD pressive and musicianly
and they are so professional of madness into which the
time for them to prove SHARPE. band.
that their music is some- building had been trans-
themselves in a lasting way. Singer Linda Hoyle, while
times almost too well re- formed. Upstairs, Cochise
— RAY TELFORD.

Principal
hearsed. But they do a lot of lacking the aggressiveness of
were playing far too loud, in
Carol Grimes, is a talented
good things to compensate. a very small room, Osibisa SKID ROW'S appearance at
girl ( pretty too) and her
Headed by the clear ring- were deciding whether to the Country Club, Ham-
ing guitar of Dave Gilmour pstead, on Saturday was a softer, feminine approach

Edwards
play or not, and there were was illustrated on the

Pink Floyd
and backed by crisp drumm- various other activities going surprisingly good natured
ing from Nicki Mason they ballads, at their Torrington
on in other parts of the event — even in the face of
gig on Sunday.
played a superb set which building, including groups of all that has been said about
In fact, dynamics are one
included several tracks from IF IT had not been so depres- dinner- suited young gentle- their aggressively bull-
their new album. of the strong points of the
singly infuriating, it might men sliding down a helter headed music.
THE PINK Floyd are brilliant band. There is rather more
At times they were far have been quite funny. Arriv- skelter, sedning balloons to On paper Skid Row sound
musicians but it is undoubt- out, freaky even. For ex- light and shade in their work
ing at the Architectural As- the sky. as though they could be one
edly their technical genius than is the case with many •CARL PA
ample they made excellent sociation's buildings in Bed- Osibisa did play even- of a thousand groups all of
bands. — ALAN WALSH. musicians

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Morning: TONY LEE ON

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similar ideas and musical

tually, and played well, and

ELP don't justify

format but the difference lies
in a small room a group of
IMPRESSIVE as the sur- in their constant in-
people called Five Happi-
roundings may have been, ventiveness. Gary Moore is a
nesses were blowing some
television cameras, moun- beautiful free music, bashing very talented guitarist who
tains of amps and a capacity commands a lot of attention
away at a multitude of per-
audience, despite it all, ELP cussive devices while various through his individualistic
did not justify their grand wind and string instruments playing which refreshingly
image at London's Lyceum owes nothing to B. B. King
improvised.
on Wednesday. or Jimmy Page.

that grand image

Principal Edwards, when
The fact that ELP had they eventually were allowed The rhythm section, con-
managed to fill the ballroom sisting of bass guitarist
to get to the stage, had a
didn't mean all that much hard time overcoming the Brendan Shields and drum-
when you realise that those mer Noel Bridgeman, suits
shouts of the audience, the
present were there to ap- noise of breaking glasses, Skid Row's music perfectly
plaud the music whatever — and obviously they are of the
and the call for a striptease.
and the music functions like They couldn't use the correct opinion that to play
a well oiled machine which dancers because the stage their type of music it must
is not surprising because provided was far too small, be delivered honestly and
that has made them Britain's use of tape recorded sounds ford Square on Friday — an
Keith Emerson, Carl Palmer you couldn't see the light treated for what it is. Admit-
No. 1 truly progressive pop ranging from crying babies unlikely venue for bands at
and Greg Lake must be show properly, and very few tedly the audience were pre-
band. This was proved con- to galloping horses and ex- the best of times I was dominantly Irish and were
three of the most technically expecting an evening of of the crowd in the hall
winded musicians in pop. It clusively at Brighton's Big plosions. rooting for their fellow coun-
Apple on Friday night when To a large extent Floyd Principal Edwards Magic wanted to listen anyway.
is because of this very fact Understandably, they were trymen but nevertheless the
the Floyd made one of their rely on mood and atmos- Theatre. The first thing that highly enthusiastic reception
that ELP will not commu- happened was that Igot hit not exactly bubbling with en-
nicate with the majority of rare club appearances. phere to back up their act. was justified. — RAY TEL-
They used every electrical In this respect Big Apple — in the face by a runaway thusiasm at the prospect of
people in the long run. playing at a thick fog of FORD,
trick they knew — tape a kind of mini Lyceum — balloon, and the next was
Theirs is a form of instant that Igot flattened against a slightly hostile apathy but
initial interest but because recording, feedback, the lot was the perfect venue.
The Floyd always give wall by a small band of they played their music well.
of their over- indulgence in — to zap a twelve hundred

Affinity
value for money and Friday rather drunken hoorays who It would be unfair to write
sounds, the group are devoid plus crowd into a state of
night was no exception. were heading for one of the too much about a perform-
bemused incredulity.
cf personality. many bars in the building: ance that was purely music,
Emerson is the first and Thankfully the Floyd are They played well over their
one of the few bands who time combining old favour- this in fact proved to be one' without the lights and
foremost showman of the of the main features of the dancers and under such im-
trio and ELP is so obviously refuse to be governed by ites like " Saucerful Of
sheer volume. They use Secrets" with excerpts from evening, and it happened possible conditions. Suffice
his group but showmanship SINCE THEIR early associ-
every time I ventured into to say that they played well
aside, ELP are at their best more than 30 speakers and their new work " Atom Heart ation with the Ronnie Scott
they are certainly loud. But the corridor. and those few of us who did
when praying their spotlessly Mother". club and their seasons there
they obviously go to a lot of The crowd loved them Discovering the PEMT want to listen enjoyed what
clean passages but the Affinity have developed into
trouble to ensure that every and brought them back for weren't due to appear until they did. STEVE PEA-
effect loses any meaning a very tightly organised, ex-
sound is clearly audible. "Astonomy Domini", at 11.30, I decided to in- COCK. pressive and musicianly
:hrough their improvisation.

Skid Row
The band have been to- the end of a two hour ses- vestigate further the labyrinth band.
Individually ELP are the
gether for a long time now sion. — RICHARD of madness into which the Singer Linda Hoyle, while
perfect musicians for what
and they are so professional SHARPE. building had been trans- lacking the aggressiveness of
they're doing but it will take
that their music is some- formed. Upstairs. Cochise Carol Grimes, is a talented
time for them to prove
times almost too well re- were playing far too loud, in

Principal
themselves in a lasting way. SKID ROW'S appearance at girl ( pretty too) and her
hearsed. But they do a lot of a very small room, Osibisa the Country Club, Ham- softer, feminine approach
— RAY TELFORD.
good things to compensate. were deciding whether to pstead, on Saturday was a was illustrated on the
Headed by the clear ring- play or not, and there were surprisingly good natured ballads, at their Torrington

Edwards
ing guitar of Dave Gilmour various other activities going event — even in the face of gig on Sunday.
and backed by crisp drumm- on in other parts of the all that has been said about In fact, dynamics are one

Pink Floyd
ing from Nicki Mason they building, including groups of their aggressively bull- of the strong points of the
played a superb set which dinner- suited young gentle- headed music. band. There is rather more
IF IT had not been so depres-
included several tracks from men sliding down a helter On paper Skid Row sound light and shade in their work •CARL PA
singly infuriating, it might
their new album. have been quite funny. Arriv- skelter, sedning balloons to as though they could be one than is the case with many
At times they were far the sky. bands. — ALAN VVALSH. musicians
THE PINK Floyd are brilliant ing at the Architectural As- of a thousand groups all of
musicians but it is undoubt- out, freaky even. For ex- Osibisa did play even-
sociation's buildings in Bed-
ample they made excellent
edly their technical genius

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RADIO REVIEW ..
.J BY STEVE PEACOCK

OVER THE two weeks standards, and I don't 7 p.m., producer Jeff
that they had been on the think I'm alone, disc Griffin) featuring Delivery
air I'd been rapidly get- jockeys have a certain and Formerly Fat Harry.
ting more and more bored amount of responsibilities, Both bands played good
with the antics of Dave and should have some re- sets and more than
Cash and Tommy Vence spect for music — what- justified their air time
as they prattled their way ever their tastes happen with music that proved
through nightly shows on to be. once again that you don't
the new station Monte have to be a big name to
Carlo International ( mid-
night to 3 a.m., 205
DUD produce interesting music
— often it is the other
metres, medium wave). way around.
Luxembourg's Kid Until recently, the
But at two o'clock on last
Jensen " Dimensions" dreaded Radio l's whistle
Friday night's programme
show, which supposedly has prevented me from
Ifinally gave up trying to
caters for us " under- listening to Pete Drum-
be fair and giving them
ground" fans, has appar- mond's show ( Sunday, 8
the benefit of the doubt
ently increased its audi- p.m., producer Keith
ence by around thirty per Stewart) but now I have
cent since last year, ac-
DUD cording to a survey the
moved closer to the
transmitter — or what-
station have recently had ever affects these things
made. Iam very happy to — the whistle has
Mr. Cash was talking
hear that because al- dimmed somewhat
about the new John
though I don't care for
Lennon album, when an-
Kid Jensen's presenta-
other voice ( I can only
tion, he does play some DUD
presume it that of Mr.
nice records and, com-
Vance) broke in to say Happily, Pete Drum-
pared with what happens
that he'd been trying to mond's taste in music and
on Luxembourg earlier in
"get into the Two Vir- mine coincide a lot of the
the evening, " Dimen-
gins" album for two days. time, so I enjoy his pro-
sions" is excellent
And the only criticism grammes, and though he
I can make of the whole sometimes tends to go on
album, giggled the voice, DUD a bit in between records
"is that it is the biggest you get used to that, and
load of garbage I ever There is very little air the music amply com-
heard in my life)". time available to lesser pensates for any irritation.
known bands on Radio 1, He also has an endearing
unles.s they are bands habit of apologising when
D with names like Bitter he fades out a record half
Suite or Sons And Lovers way through, which is
It is fair enough to criti- who are prepared to play something most DJs
cise music, and I admit endless versions of other wouldn't even think of
that " Two Virgins" could people's songs, in which doing. Between seven
be a little hard to take, tase they get a week of and nine on Sundays is
but to dismiss any music Terry Wogan shows. It one of the few times that
as " garbage" without was good then, to hear two hours of good music
LMER: he and Keith Emerson and Greg Lake must be three of the most technically-minded qualification is insensitive, John Peel's " Sunday can be guaranteed on
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Page 18 SOUNDS

The Gin Mill

GOLIDAMING JOHN PEEL'S Sound of the
70s, Wednesday 6.00 p.m. fea-
e tures Blodwyn Pig and Stuart
ONE OF the most atmos- guide to the music scene Henry's Sound of the 70s 6.00
pheric provincial clubs is p.m. features the Famous Jug
undoubtedly the Gin Mill Band and Pentangle.
at Godalming, Surrey, Scene and Heard Saturday,
which meets every alternated with local and big 1.31 p.m., Top Gear Saturday

Southern Clubs
Sunday at the Angel name groups, but later they 3.00 p.m., Mike Raven's R &

TheCROYDON
Greyhound
Hotel. brought in recording groups 3 show Saturday, 6.00 p.m.
Over the past three years every week. Nowadays they and Country Meets Folk Sat-
the club has built up an ex- urday, 7.30 p.m., are all pro-
frequently feature two bands
tremely good reputation gramme highlights of the week
of varying status, and try
under the management of and cover all aspects of con- EVERY SUNDAY night for contemporary music
Peter Newberry, who is temporary music. the banqueting room of lovers.
the Greyhound pub in For the jazz enthusiasts the
always on the look out for nearest tube station is
Park Lane, Croydon, is
exciting new bands to put DUD Woodside Park ( Northern
transformed into a club
best programmes are on
Sunday night, Peter Clayton's
before the 200 or so people line).
Popular artists at the club which has a reputation for Jazznotes 11.01 p.m. and
who faithfully turn up at the The club runs under the
include Audience, Genesis, putting on some of the Humphrey Lyttelton's Jazz
club every week, regardless tolerant eye of Torrington
Keith Christmas and Duster best music to be heard in Club 12.05 p.m.
of who is playing. guv'nor Alan Bartlett, himself
Bennett, whose second

Itu
The Gin Mill is situated in Britain.
a jazz fan, but the men in
album was recorded live at A look at the names
the centre of Godalming, charge are draughtsman
which is an hour's drive out the club. Lesser known booked to appear at the club
George Blevings and journal-
of London, just off the A3 bands who have been well in January — Stone The
received at the club include ist Dave Rudland.
past Guildford, and five Thursday nights usually Crows ( 3), Curved Air ( 10)..
minutes' walk from the Tear Gas and Blitzkreig. Edgar Broughton ( 17), Faces 1
feature one of the leading
The admission fee is gen- (24) and Elton John ( 31) —
railway station. British jazz groups — Mi- SLIM WHITMAN, world-
erally 6s., and on rare occa ,- confirms the reputation that
The club started out as a chael Garrick Sextet, famous country music singer,
sions 7s. 6d. — but never promoter Bryan Mason has
blues club, and early artists Graham Collier Sextet, Alan returns to " George IV", the
above. And in the remain- built for his " Fox" club over
to appear there were Chick- Skidmore, Mike Westbrook first British country music
ing weeks of 1970 they the past eighteen months.
en Shack, Fleetwood Mac, Band, Nucleus, etc. television series on Friday
Duster Bennett, and Jethro have Genesis and Mogul On Sundays, the club The club has a member-
Thrash at the club, followed 9.50 p.m. Also on the bill are
Tull, who came down for a presents bands of the quality ship of 4,000 and it can
by Skid Row, Jackson Murray Kash and 17-year-old
fee of £ 25. of If ( one of the best draws hold over a thousand people
Heights, Rare Bird and British singer Little Ginny.
In the early days the club at the club), Osibisa, Alan who regularly turn out to see
Duster Bennett in the new George Hamilton IV, Ameri-
Bown, etc., and also are groups like Mott The Hoople
who have built a big follow- can country music star —
year. J.G. building a reputation as a after whom the series is
showplace for newer groups. ing in the Croydon and sur-
rounding area through play- named — presents the pro-
It was one of the first clubs
Torrington
gramme and is backed by the
to feature Burnin' Red ing at the Fox.
Liverpool group, the Hillsiders.
Ivanhoe, for example, and Mott return to the club on
December 27 when there Singer/composer, Elton
recent visitors have included

FINCHLEY
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Carol Grimes and Delivery will be an extension to mid-
• STAN VVEBB, "In Concert" on BBC- 2, is
and Affinity with Linda night. The club also have an
featured in Disco 2 on Satur-
CHICKEN SHACK Hoyle. extended session this
Sunday ( December 20), day 11.00 p.m.
The room is acoustically Mac Davis, the young
THE TORRINGTON, in good ( Graham Collier record- when East of Eden and
with the accent on modern American composer
the London suburb of ed a live album there for Status Quo will be appear-
North Finchley, is typical jazz and the British avant- is the latest composer-
garde, while Sunday night is Philips last week) and prices ing.
of many jazz and progres- Average admission price performer to be featured in
devoted to contemporary are reasonable, ranging from BBC- 2's "In Concert" series
sive music clubs which six shillings to one pound ( in at the club is ten shillings
have operated over the pop. on Monday 10.10 p.m.
exeptional circumstances). for members and 12 for
years — it is housed in a The Torrington is a On London Weekend Tele-
Average entrance is under non-members. Members also
pub and presents music large,new-ish pub on the vision on Saturday 5.40 p.m.
ten bob. Saloon bar prices receive a news letter which
on only two nights a junction of North Finchley's there's the Kenny Everett
apply, if you like a drink. keeps them up to date on
High Road and Lodge Lane, show "EV".
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December 19, 1970

say any other word for it. I

really. We'd take the old can't think of anybody else I
stuff, not like Baldry where could use to play bass.

"When we first
we used to take the old There's a load of good guitar
numbers and do them players about I could use,
exactly the same, note for there's Paul Kossoff. He's
note apart from the solos, going to play on me new
with Jeff we used to take album, but as far as bass

started out in
those numbers and change players go, you know, I
them around and put them wouldn't know where to look
more into a soul bag, a fun- other than Woody. He'll be
kier bag. We did a variety of the only one out of the
things really, did the old Faces that I'll use on my

this country
Yardbirds things. It was a new album because we've
good band, it really was a got to give the band a rest.
good band. We're trying to divide the
two now, it's like I'm going
D to do a completely light

IB When did the group ac-

tually break up?
no-one gave a album, light night-type
music, if I can, " Only A
Hobo", those type of things,
Well it was weird. It never arrange very old folk songs,
actually broke up. When old contemporary folk

damn about us"

we came back off the songs" — Imean the things
last American tour we that were written by Dylan a
knew that Woody was going long time ago, I found an-
to leave and Beck didn't other one that's as good as
know what I was going - to "Only A Hobo" which we're
do. I never knew what he arranging today.
was going to do because
we'd never ask each other.
He'd never turn round and DOD
say to me are you going to Do you think it was be-
cause you and Ron had
leave or are you going with NI When do you cut the
Woody. And I'd never ask made a reputation with
Beck? next solo album?
him what he was going to In rny holidays. I'll take
do. It just fell apart, we Oh yeah, definitely, but it
was also because of the first within the next sixth months
drifted apart, we never I should get it finished, I
phoned each other up. The tour we did. It was a com-
bination of the first tour haven't got no set time,
original idea was that Jeff
being so successful — we "Gasoline Alley" took two
and Iwere going to join the weeks. Ijust went in, wrote
Vanilla Fudge — the bass sort of went in the back
door and didn't have a great the songs, thought of the
player and the drummer, numbers to do within two
big publicity hype — and
Carmine Appice and Tim weeks, but this one is going
Bogert — but that folded. It "Gasoline Alley" being such
a big album. It's a quarter of to take a long time because
would have been an im-
a million seller over there. we go back to the States in
maculate group, Christ, it February. It's difficult be-
would have been a world cause the time we come
class group, but there was U A lot of people thought
it was funny that you and back from the States the
differences. They wanted to
Ronnie should join the band will want a new album.
work seven nights out of the Somewhere along the line
week and Jeff didn't want to Small Faces because they
had a reputation midway one of them has got to give
know. He said we've got to
between being a teeny- what we'll probably try and
rehearse in England. I'm not
bop band and a progres- do is either let Mercury to
coming over there, they said
sive outfit, a poor man's let me go or Warners to let
we're here and we're not the Faces go or at least get
coming over there and all Who, really?
Ithink that's a pretty ac- the companies to agree that
that. So Igot out of it and
curate description of what I should make one album a
joined the Faces. Woody and
they were doing. They prob- year and the Small Faces
Kenny had been asking me, make one, you know, there'll
Woody had been asking me ably wouldn't disagree with
that either. They were have to settle for that be-
for a long time " do you
always one of England's cause at the moment we've
want to join, do you want to
finest bands, I would say had three albums out in the
join" and I was going to
even if I hadn't joined the last 18 months. We're con-
listen to their rehearsals. Lis-
group, I've always dug the tacted to do three each, six
tening and thinking they're
Faces. " Ogden's" was a a year, which is near impos-
getting better and better,
masterpiece, but a bit before sible.
which they were. They were
its time, " Tommy" got in
rehearsing over at Stu's
where " Ogden's" should
studio, the Stones place over
have scored. Icompare them DOD
at Stepney, and they were
to Free nowadays, they were
getting better and better all
playing what Free were
the time. So I said yeah, 111 You're already working
doing, you know, that tight on the Faces second
okay.
sort of sound. Free are doing
album'?
it a lot better.
DOD That's nearly finished.
That'll come out in February,
so if Ican get mine to come
Ill Where did Shotgun
Express fit into all this? DOD out in June that'll be just
That was like...I hate about right.
talking about that, a terrible
record we made. It Ill Did you think it would U What did you think of
was after the Steam Packet, be difficult to make it the first Faces' album,
it was like a poor Steam work? "First Step"?
stage with Faces guitarist Ronnie Wood. Packet that the Gunnels set Yeah. A lot harder. It's It wasn't a good album.
up which lasted a very short only just recently — when There were a couple of good
him to rejoin, which he did. time. That was Pete Green we first started out in this tracks on it, we was all new,
thought " What the hell am I country no-one gave a damn you know, me and Woody
Beck group was going to be He flew out there but after on guitar, Mick Fleetwood
doing, doing this", mind you about us, only John Peel. didn't like to sort of say
that geezer from the that Woody was obviously was on drums, Dave Am-
he came up with " Love Is John Peel was the only one what we thought much, be-
Shadows on bass, what's his looking for another job so brose on bass and Peter
name, Jet Harris; Viv Prince Blue" after that which was who stood by us right from cause we were the new lads
when the Faces thing turned Bardens on the organ, and
even worse. You know. We the start and now everyone and they didn't want to try
was going to play drums — up, when he was asked to me and Beryl Marsden sing-
were just staying together — we're the blued eyed and tell us, but now we give
what a line-up — and join the Faces, he leapt at ing.
for the simple reason of just boys now, everybody says and take a lot. If anyone
Ronnie Wood was going to the chance. That upset me
play lead guitar and so was playing together. Until we how good the band is. That's doesn't like anything, they
because we were really NI It sounds like it had
made that first album, the good, I thought it would speak'up. All five of us.
Jeff, and I was going to close, we were writing songs the makings of a good
sing. But that all fell apart, it "Truth" album, and then we take a lot longer.
went for our first American together, so Ileft as well. group?
couldn't come off at all. We Could have been good but
did have two guitar players tour, we had no real ex-
Ell El it was too close to the IB Do you find it hard DOD
to start up with, Ronnie pectations of what we were combining a solo career
ging to do, and that's when Steam Packet and like too
Wood was playing guitar sort of aimed at being a with that of the Faces?
originally with Jeff. Some we busted the States open. Yeah. ' Bloody difficult, it III What are the imme-
MI Jeff Beck has a reputa- second Steam Packet, which
Just after the Cream packed really is. It's getting on top diate plans for the Faces?
people have said that the tion of being a hard man it couldn't have been.
band was never as good as up, we got in there at the of me now and I've taken on Are you going back to the
to work with?
right time. We spent most of
it was then, it was just that No, me and Woody could DOD the extra commitment of States?
it wàs before its time and the time in the States — twist him round our little producing Baldry's new February we'll go back for
about a year and a half of it Did you rehearse a three weeks, come home for
no-one wanted to listen to fingers if we wanted to, we album. Elton John's going to
— we did three month great deal when you a week, then go back for
us. That was another band were all the ideas behind the produce one side and I'm
tours, two month tours I joined the Faces? going to produce the other three. We've got Savoy
—I learnt ever such a lot two albums, we wrote most
can't tell you how Idid it. I Rehearsing. Oh, you Brown on with us for a tour.
from Jeff and I think he of the songs on the two side so I'm really up to my
get very homesick. wouldn't believe how much neck in it now. We were Iwant the new Faces' album
probably learnt something albums if you look, Hopkins we rehearsed. Imean to get
The thing is with Ronnie. as well and Tony Newman. supposed to behaving two to be enormous, because
from me, really. as far as we have in one
Ronnie first of all got the weeks' holiday after Christ- that'll get rid of the Rod
Beck, Beck used to just year is incredible, you know,
sack, so did Micky Waller come on and put the guitar mas, but it doesn't look like Stewart and the Small Faces
D when we doing the second
on, his like " evergreens" he
to be a headline band in the
I'm going to have one. I've bit which I'm a bit fed up
album " Beck -Ola". To this States now which we are, got to get my own album with and the boys are. We
used to call them. I'm sure there aren't many groups
• How long did the band day, Idon't know why they that's why he hasn't got together and a few things were billed as that all the
got the bullet, Ithink it was that have done that, like Ze- ... it is difficult because I time; the first tour because
stay together? anything together now be- ppelin, Cocker and the Beck
something to do with Nicky always thought my albums they probably thought that I
Two and a half years and cause he hasn't got anybody Group, that's the only three I
most of that was in Amer- Hopkins because Nicky was to turn to, you know, he's would be a side line but was more well known than
with the band then. I don't can think of in the last few the Faces, the second time
ica. The scene with the Beck the sort of person who can't they've been more success-
know. But obviously after years that have gone over because " Gasoline Alley"
group was that we joined up take anything on his own ful than the band's at the
that Ronnie wasn't happy there with one or two tours moment. But Ithink the new was so big. We need that
purely to pass the time shoulders, he doesn't seem and headlined. Ten Years
away. Jeff didn't know what when we brought him back group album will be incred- album to be really enormous
to be anyway. After it took them ages, it
into the group because Jeff ible, it'll really, you know, set and then we'll just be the
he wanted to do, and I took Jethro Tull ages, you
didn't know what I wanted, couldn't find anyone as al What sort of material us up. Faces or the Small Faces as
good. We found Tony know, five or six tours before we are in the States. Idon't
Ronnie didn't know, we all were you doing while you III You've used Ronnie
Newman, who's a great they could play top of the mind being the Small Faces
just joined up after he'd were with Jeff? Wood on all your own
drummer, but we couldn't bill at the Fillmore which we in America but Ican't stand
done that terrible record " Hi We started out like, the albums, haven't you?
find anyone who could play did, we had Black Sabbath it in this country."
Ho Silver Lining", we all only way I can describe Yeah. He's brilliant, Ican't
bass like Ron, so Beck had on with us.
joined up after that. Jeff had them, is contemporary blues
seen the light of day and to swallow his pride and ask
Page 20 SOUNDS December 19, 1970

LINDA ROTHWELL is a
MUSIC 111DILIVILIL
Bennett, Arc and Gary Farr he was using Sonny Free- they can't dance to you, they
pretty little dark haired were scheduled to appear, man on drums and Wilbert just don't want to know."
girl from Manchester who but on arrival found the hall Freeman on bass as well as "I never realised before
sings on stage with a gut- had been plunged into dark- his brass men from way just how good British audi-
siness that belies her five ness by the power failure. back — John Brunning on ences are," said Noel. " The
foot one inch. She is vo- But the audience waited trumpet and Lewis Hubert only place over there where
calist with the inaptly patiently, while Arc's John on tenor. they were as good was
named Goliath, a new Turnbull jammed with Gary "Up to that point I'd Boston."
band that is gradually Farr in the dressing room. played with members of All agreed that America
breaking through after When the power was re- Moby Grape after they split had taught them a lot, and
eight months together. stored the concert began up, and also put together their music is going to
Goliath had a good start. almost an hour late, but several of my own groups change slightly, with more
Although they say their Gary Farr soon put the audi- jamming.
who never really made it.
music is totally unclassifiable ence in the right frame of Then Iwent to see a Stones Boston, apparently, was
— " I hope that doesn't mind with a polished, vibrant concert at San Francisco and the place where they went
sound too pretentious but opening set. met B.B. King. Ijust asked down best, and when they
nobody's yet been able to

Charisma lose
him if he wanted a piano go back they will play for
categorise it" — and indeed
player and he hired me on the Hell's Angels in that city.
it's a rather boggling 'cross
the spot — without an audi- Only three other bands have

their cake
between jazz, folk and rock,
tion." been asked to play for the
Goliath have already played
Angels, they say — Janis

Skid to play for

with the Moody Blues, Deep
CHARISMA'S CHRIST- Joplin, Grateful Dead, and
Purple and Fotheringay.
MAS party at the Mar- the Allman Brothers.
Rothwell, like the rest of
quee last week ended in

Hell's Angels Music through

the five- piece band, comes
from the Manchester area chaos when the power
and started singing semi- pro failed around ten o'clock.
Then someone noticed
the ages
at 12. Since then she's done JUST BACK from five
the whole slog — through a that the lavish Christmas weeks blasting out clubs
variety of bands, bases in cake, still untouched, was and halls across America,
Germany, clubs and soul missing, and there were Skid Row were in jubilant CMU are very excited
bands; -Where I was into strong rumours that Keith • LINDA ROTH WELL: started singing semi-pro at the age mood, and well pleased about the prospect this
the whole Etta James bit Moon was behind the plot of twelve, with their success over week of being the first
and nobody knew what I to sabotage the cake. there. They are going act to appear at Cam-
was up to." A search party consisting' Greg Lake and Carl Palmer, Britain a month ago, and back for a longer tour in bridge's new Technical
Goliath's first album is out of Charisma's promotion he was still at the party. when his work permit April. Theatre.
in January and they've al- men, Mike Paice and Glen Most of the Charisma comes through, he aims They did have a bit of They were on Thursday
ready had " Port And Lemon Colson, later recovered the bands were present — to play with Duster Ben- trouble with audiences at and Friday doing two com-
Lady" off it as a single. They cake " with a few corners Genesis, Jackson Heights, nett indefinitely. most gigs — " If no-one tells pletely different sets. The
still haven't quite found their knocked off" a few hundred Every Which Way and Lind- "I first met Duster at the them you are good they first they describe as " mass
audience — or their audi- yards up nearby Dean isfarne were all out in force, Fillmore East when he assume you are not," said media music", the other is a
ence them. Street. as were Rare Bird, who re- toured with John MayaII. Noel Bridgeman, the drum- kind of music through the
But although damage ceived a gold disc for their Someone had already turned mer — but it usually sorted ages stint that was thought
Inferno in amounted to about £ 100
and the party was unexpect-
best selling single " Sympa-
thy" from Alan Keen, head
me onto his album ' Smiling
Like I'm Happy', and Iwas
itself out.
The only bummer of the
out as an illustration for the
book " Music of the People".

the blackout
edly curtailed, Charisma boss of Radio Luxembourg. working with B. B. King at tour was the Whisky A Go The book, which traces
Tony Stratton- Smith was the time, and couldn't be- Go in LA, — just like the
Rick waits to
music from its early me-
well pleased with the lieve we were on the same Speak, perhaps worse, was dieval routes through to
INFERNO'S BENEFIT success of the party. Earlier bill as Duster. the general opinion. " It's a
night for the magazine Zig present day, was written by
in the evening Keith Emer-

join Duster
"I stayed with B.B. around groups graveyard, perhaps a CMU leader Ed Lee. Mr. Lee,
Zag at Watford Town Hall son popped in on his way to six months, though he didn't groupies graveyard as well," by the way, has decided to
last Thursday almost the Lyceum where he was use the road band for his said bass player Brush choose Friday as a good day
ended before it began. appearing, and ten minutes AMERICAN PIANIST recording sessions. It started Sheilds. " If you are too loud to get married while the
Steamhammer, Duster before he was due on with Rick Wright arrived in working out really nice, and for them to talk over, or if group are in Cambridge.

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December 19, 1970 SOUNDS Page 21

MIKO DUOS

Down in Mississippi of great dignity with a great

JUST WHAT would
sense of peace and right.
one expect to see in Ifelt not a little sad when
.Mississippi. How the time came for us to
leave. We said our farewells
would the people
and Imade it known to Joe
there react to a long- that Iwould visit him again
hair from London. when I next came to
Memphis, which Iwas plan-
Would the tales we ning to do the next year.
hear tell of the police Sadly, some four months
be -proven true. later I learned of his death.
Outwardly a well man, he
Would in fact any suffered a heart attack. Ibe-
visit at all to this lieve that his two remaining
relatives moved with friends,
State prove to be of
unable to run their pitiful
any value. Most of shack without the man of
the questions at the the house.

back of my mind
were answered when 111 D
I made my first visit
to this area back in Joe Callicott was no more
the summer of ' 68. or no less than a man. A
black man. In his life he suf-
fered many privations, some
CI 1:1 still being experienced by
others today. He fought for
I had arrived in his country and he loved his
Memphis, Tennessee to country. He also loved Mis-
sissippi. A State like a never
record the annual ending wilderness of farms,
Country Blues Festival fields, highways, shacks, and
yet more fields and farms.
which was organised
Nesbet, a collection of
by Bill Barth and his some fifteen shacks, just fif-
associates of the teen miles from Memphis, is
so typical of the townships
.Memphis Country dotted not only through Mis-
Blues federation. My sissippi, but throughout the
stay in Memphis was a Deep South. It is hard to
• MRS. JOE CALLICOTT: Joe's wife was very proud of their cow and insisted on taking me into the yard to show me imagine any race living
pleasant one. I had nearer the roots of their
the beast
plenty of opportunities mother earth than these
time I took photos and Joe
their hands. lhey were field have the opportunities for tions have been noted in
to visit Beale Street share- croppers and farmers.
talked. A quiet spoken man
workers. Either driving trac education and the chance to tribes of West Africa.) All the
and see the sights tors ( I didn't- see 0..y that move out of the country
day however). Planters. "backwoods" into the cities.
where many bars had herders or most likely just In the days when Callicott
idood arnI where ilidny boire;, out ul work, just whil- was a young man the op-
ing away the hours, day portunities were never so
still stood. I also visited
after day. With the tempera- abundant. But for all this.
other parts of the city ture at a constant 90 will; a Joe has enjoyed his life and
¡Ind one night caught humidity count of 3b, I would not have wished to
can't say Iblame them. change his way of living.
Ironing Board Sam
In seventy years a lot
doing a set at Peggy's passes. Joe had lived to see
Patio, one of the top D two major World Wars and
his vivid remembrance of the
night clubs — for black We enquired of one of the Great War is mirrored in his
patrons that is. I was younger men where Joe Cal- "War Time Blues", when he
made welcome how- licott was to be found. We sings of Kaiser Bill and the
knew he was not at home Hun. We stayed with Joe's
ever. In fact, as I was as we had already passed friends for about an hour
to discover, any trouble his place and all was quiet, and then took him back to
save for their cow in the his own place, by which
that, was going to be
yard. Our friend informed us time his wife and mother-in-
dealt was not by the he was " yonders a piece, law had returned. It ap-
hand of black, but by 'bout a mile" with some of peared in fact that his wife
DO YOU LIKE SOUNDS? Do you agree
the hand of white.
his working friends. We had only been to a neigh- that we are presenting the music of the
drove on until we reached a bour's place and that his
Mike Greuner, one of Bill larger wooden shack ( still mother-in-law had been Seventies with honesty and flair? Do you
Barth's friends had asked me only one room) set back asleep when we had called
if Iwould like to go out to under a large clump of trees. earlier. think we have succeeded in our aim to
Nesbet, some fifteen miles There were some eight
south of Memphis, to meet children sitting on the porch provide a paper where music is the
Joe Callicott and his family. eating water melon, whilst Don message and where the music and the
We made the journey on the three adults were seated in
main highway into Mis- the shade of the close-by musicians really matter?
sissippi and after about trees. We sat on the old rickety
twelve miles took a turn-off. A small, ageing man, wooden bench on the porch If you do, it is reasonable to assume you
It was not signposted that I wearing blue dungarees and and talked about this and
could see but Mike obviously a greying shirt, a straw hat that. Joe's wife was very will want to go on reading SOUNDS every
knew the spot well. The and brown leather sandals proud of their cow and in-
turn-off was a dust road that sat reclining in an old sisted on taking me into the
week. Because our editorial policy won't
led around and under the wicker-work rocking chair. yard and showing me the change.
highway back up towards a He had a beer can in each beast. It was yoked and
long line of small wooden hand. This was Joe Callicott. scraggy to say the least, The only way to be really sure that you
shacks — the fabled -one He was very pleased to see Whether it gave milk or not 4,
room country shack". Mike again and could hardly shall never know, but in any do not miss SOUNDS, that it reaches you
conceal his joy and pleasure event it was property to the
week
every without.fail,is to place a regular
LI III CI at meeting someone who Callicotts.
had come from a place on Joe walked me to the order with your newsagent.
About one and a half the "other side of the water" front of the porch ( in full di-
miles from our turn-off we from a city he had never mensions, the shack was fif- You may see it on the bookstalls. But
heard of. Iknew now that I teen feet wide and ten deep,
pulled into a lot bounded by
the local store. This store was truly in the Deep South. whilst the yard was no more recent experience has shown that SOUNDS
True, most of these than fifty square yards of 'dirt
sold all the necessities for
people were aware of the and mud, with a few flowers
sells pretty quickly.
life in the fields. Kerosene
for lamps, meal, beans, rice, growing demands of civ- and tufts of grass nearer the So don't be disappointed. Fill in the order
liquor in abundance and so ilisation. They owned their dirt track). He pointed out a
on. At first glance it would own cars, some even had branch which had been form on page 6 NOW. It doesn't cost you*
'radio. Television was a very stuck into the ground, and
be hard to tell whether the
place was open or closed. rare commodity nowadays. old egg shells had been at-, any more. And you'll be sure of seeipg
Some of the store owners tached to the extremities of
The doors have no windows
would install an old set but the smaller branches. It
SOUNDS every week — 52 weeks a year:
and the windows in the shop
itself had long since been most would not even bother acted, perhaps, as some
barricaded up. with it. form of deterent for birds,
Old worn signs proclaimed They are undemanding but was more obviously
Schlitz beer or Iced Nehi or people. This is simply why some form of model, statue,
some brand of cigarettes or ornament, call it what you
they have little. They ask
other. But the four old men little and expect little. Now may. Some art expression
seated on the wooden bench this is not so of the younger peculiar to Joe or to his
in front of the store were black generation. Most of family line or maybe even
only interested in the cups in the black youth nowadays deeper. ( Similar construc-
Page 22 SOUNDS
Decennber 19, 1970

The gigs pile up

for Redeye Spin
ONE OF the nicest it's difficult to make a con-
certina tight. Although we're
aspects of musical
development in 1970 BY JERRY using no drums, I'm the only
one who's actually against
has been the willing- having drums," Martin ad-

GILBERT
mitted.
ness of the public to "I think that we would
accept the music on tend to lean too much on
the drummer, whereas we
its own terms and its
lean on each other and you
own merits regard- can hear what's happening
there will be an album each
less of the category from Martin and Tim and
internally. Also it's a lot
more fluid, and if you're
into which it is so Maddy. " I've got one already
going to use a drummer, you
meticulously placed. made which is going out shouldn't use the percussion
fairly soon, and there's also
And this gives groups like like a club — because this
a Tim and Maddy album clubbing effect sounds like a
Steeleye Span, an electric
coming out, probably on folk group going heavy."
five-piece specialising in
B&C," Martin explained.
traditional folk music, the
opportunity to show their
Like Tim and Maddy, he DDE
feels that a joint group and
wares far beyond the con-
solo exploit did not have an One problem that Steel-
fines of folk clubs and spe-
adverse effect on either ac- eye Span have managed to
cific folk audiences.
tivity. avoid is a quest for material.
"It gets on you physically, Martin claims that he tends
El 111 and it's fortunate that I've to put most of his best
been careful over the past songs into the group's reper-
At the club level, Tim Hart five years otherwise I'd be toire, while Tim and Maddy
and Maddy Prior have done down on my knees by now. I have collated a number of
an invaluable service to the certainly don't think that the songs which they don't fea-
revivalist cause, as has group is spoiling my solo ture in their own repertoire,
Martin Carthy. And in the work." but which are nevertheless
last year Ashley Hutchings, Tim: " Ifind club gigs are good for the group. Their
late of Fairport Convention, much better; getting on choice of English material is
has put his interest to great stage on your own you are simply because this is the
practical use by forming so relaxed. I though we'd most readily available. But
Steeleye Span in its original give up folk clubs altogether, the interesting exception to
form with Gay and Terry but it seems that they are this is Bob Dylan's " Lay
Woods. indispensable." Down Your Weary Tune".
Last week Tim and Martin As a rule they are finding
took time off to talk to that their unaccompanied
SOUNDS when their mixing D III material is given the best re-
session at Sound Techniques ceptions, but there is plenty
was halted by a series of Martin: " In the group, you of scope and hard work
power cuts. have to concentrate so hard, when it comes to the musi-
"We're going to continue but on a solo gig it's another cal arrangements.
working ten gigs a month as thing altogether — the con- "We'll get a song and
a group, and Tim and Maddy centration is of a different then chuck it around," Tim
and I will be working seven nature. We are still doing • MARTIN CARTHY: "we lean on each other and you can hear what's happening
explained.
gigs a month on our own," the odd folk club gig, but natty."
Martin explained. " This
means we have to turn
only the big ones because
you've got to have room for
D 111 hitting things by chance; select the best tracks. - . separate gigs, and I think it
down a lot of gigs which is all the equipment and also "For instance with 'The that's the way Dave Swarbr- Tim admitted that the would probably harm the
a shame, but since joining for the sound to expand Female Drummer'," Martin ick and Iused to work. group's repertoire has easily group if we stopped. It's the
the group I've only had into." added, " I suddenly thought -So far we've put down been constructed from songs only way you can keep
about a week off." Tim and Martin talked en- of a little bass riff which we an instrumental track, ' Cold, they already knew, but things fresh.
Tim reckoned that the thusiastically about the new worked in to complete the Haily, Windy Night', 'The added that more character "Not only that, but after
band were getting three album, of which five tracks song. But you can't just get Female Drummer', ' False can be evoked from certain working with Dave for two
times as many gigs offers as had already been put down. an idea and just shove it Knight On The Road' and songs in a group concept. years I found it really diffi-
they can cope with, which "The most basic difference is into the middle of a song, 'Charlie'; we'll probably just "I think that generally cult to start on my own
augurs well for next year. that there will be no drums. because if it's a definite idea carry on recording until speaking we are going down again. I think you should
For in addition to the And it's not quite so diffused you've got to have things we've got enough for the well, and at some places we keep both things going at
second Steeleye Span album as the last one, because built around it. It's really a album rather than record a are getting great receptions. the same time, and it's good
which is due out in March, there's no concertina — and case of just going along and whole lot and then just But we shall carry on doing for the mind."

FOLK BRIEFS
Football mad?
.

WORK IS already firmly un-

der way for next year's folk
festivals. Cambridge organiser,
Ken Woollard has set the
YOU ARE? Then there's only one weekly paper for you — the paper that weekend of July 30, 31 and
treats the game seriously: INSIDE FOOTBALL August 1 for his festival, and
although no bookings have yet
been made, the bill looks like
INSIDE FOOTBALL, the paper as great as the game, has signed the top being an ambitious one if his
names in football to write for you every week_ hopes are fulfilled. The
London Folk Festival com-
mittee are also hard at work
• Bill Shankly, controversial manager of Liverpool. on their festival which takes
place at Cecil Sharp House
• Bob Wilson, Arsenal's TV star ' keeper. mid-way through October, the
committee's press officer Della
• Jeff Astle, West Brom and England goal-getter. Hilton reports. Next year's
festival plans to highlight
• Patrick Collins, News of the World's pungent London folk singers.
columnist.
DEE
In addition, INSIDE FOOTBALL covers the game in depth EVERY WEEK
with the most penetrating football journalism and the pictures that capture the Merseywide group the
Leesiders returned last week • FAMOUS JUG BAND: booked for "Folk On
drama of the world's greatest game.
from another highly successful One"
German tour. They are due to
Football has long needed a paper as good as the game itself. Now it's got also scheduled to record an-
record an album for the Ash and brother Barry been
one — INSIDE FOOTBALL. other "Folk On One" early in
label, and appear in Brechin suffering from food .fling.
(December 17), and Liverpool the new year. They are now back iction

FOOTBALL
Apaper as
The Famous Jug Band are

inside
University ( 18 and 19), and and apologise for ni . gigs
then move on to the Lake recording for the same pro- at Cardiff, Aston, awansea,
District. gramme on December 22.
Manchester, Stockton, Shodey
Bad luck for Bolton folk Wizz Jones's new album Bridge and elsewhere, Forth-
"The Legendary Me" reported

great as
singer Bob Williamson, who coming gigs include Godahn-
claims the world record for to be the best selling album on
ing ( December 17),
non-stop folk singing. He lost the new Village Thing label.
Bournemouth ( 18), Rochester
his diary at a gig in Coventry Forthcoming guests in the
(19), and Enfield (21).
recently and has no record of Brighton area include The The Chingford Morris Men

the game
his forthcoming gigs, so clubs Songwainers ( Springfield
appear at the Tower Folk
who have booked Bob are re- Hotel, December 18), Martyn
Club Leyton (December 20),
quested to remind him of the Wyndham- Read ( Staidord
and after Christmas the club
fact, by contacting him at 1 Folk Club, December 20), features Tim Hart and Maddy
Kylemore Avenue, Deane, Come All Ye (Pug o' Junch,
Prior (January 3), English Ta-
Bolton. This weekend, in- December 19), Jo Ann Kelly
pestry ( 10) and Roy Harris
cidentally, Bob is in London. (King & Queen, December (17). Residents at the club are
Join the professionals . . . every Thursday, 1s. Mr. Fox have been booked 17).
Dympna and Sheila Messen-
for the Lanchester Arts Festi- Robin Dransfield has been
ger, Cu Chullain and Paul
val in February and they are laid up with a nasal infection, Havell.
December 19, 1970 SOUNDS Page 23

BY JERRY
GILBERT
DEREK BRIMSTONE
must be the most
consistent performer
on the folk scene
over the past five
years; and yet for
some reason he has
been the most con-
veniently misjudged. SHAKESPEARE'S CRYPT FOLK CLUB
Perhaps it's because HEAD St. Martin-in-the-
Brimstone is blessed Carnaby St., W.1 Fields
with so many talents in RAB NOAKES JOHNNY SILVO
the overall charisma + The Romany Folk RAB NOAKES
that this misjudgement Group CHILDE ROLANDE
occurs. For too often
he is branded as a co- FOX GLASGOW FOLK
median and people are Islington Green, N.1
CENTRE
prepared to go along FOUR SQUARE 114 West Nile St.
and see Brimstone for CIRCLE
Glasgow C.1
a' laugh and a few TRADITIONAL FOLK
beers. But if this is the NIGHT. 8 p.m.
.most striking aspect of
his personality, it is
SANDY GLENNON
really only an interlude
KENNET FOLK CLUB 9 Beaufort House
for Derek, whose broad • DEREK BRIMSTONE: far more than meets the eye
Hinds Head, Beaufort Street, S.W.3
Cockney accent is re-
Aldermaston, Berks. Tel: 01-352 9933

Brimming with
sponsible for the
DEREK BRIMSTONE Manages the best of
laughs, particularly out
+ Residents Folk entertainers
of London.
Bill Ogilvie, Bert Campbell, Disley, Imlaeh,
Rogers, Fuggle Silvo, Taylor, Tinkers

good music
"I can never figure out
St Martin- in- the- Fields
why I'm known as a comedi- •
CRYPT FOLK CLUB
an because I only do two
funny songs on each gig. It's
•
• JOHNNY ROYAL ALBERT
• Suyo
the introductions to the
songs that are really funny,
•
• RAB NOAKES HALL
but the real fact of the •
• CH ILDE ROLAND
General Manager:
matter is that I'm one of the • Sunday, Dec. 20, 8 p.m. e
FRANK J. MUNDY
few cockneys who play in • Admission by programme 5/- •
the Midlands. Even then I'll Jeremy Taylor, Jasper Car- gigs; and yet his diary over ie same time — but it gave The Chappell
only talk with a normal rott and a few others. the past year has been me confidence rather than
Pop Division
accent the same as millions
of other Londoners do.
"All us entertainers are
great mates and tend to
crammed full. anything else.
"After that it was just a
SHAKESPEARE'S HEAD presents
It was at the first Cam- CARNABY STREET, W.1.
"Occasionally I'll do a stick together. And if ever a bridge Folk Festival that he case of getting round the
THURSDAY, DEC. 17
cockney song like " The Por- clubs, and I owed a lot in-
tugese", but every one's
club is flagging and wants
building up, or there's a new
won a solo instrumental
contest, and finished runner- itially to my agent Mike
SINGER/SONGWRITER WEDNESDAY
doing that now, and in any Taylor, and we learned our RAB NOAKES
case I'll never do more than
club to be opened, ifs often
one of us who is asked to
up in the accompanied
singers section. As a result trades at the same time, + THE ROMANY JANUARY 6, 1971
one an evening. do it." of this he started receiving a really." FOLK GROUP at 7 p.m.
Derek prefers songs in Derek is justifiably a little Since he started out, Derek
lot of bookings around
which he can let go on bitter. At the Cambridge Folk 1965, but because he had has recorded an album for

PENTANGLE
guitar. And anyone familiar Festival in 1969, he virtually such a shortage of material, Fontana, featuring his guitar AT FOX, ISLINGTON GREEN, N.1 .
with his work will be aware stole the show with his per- he continued working with and five string banjo. Shortly THURSDAY, DEC. 17
of his excellent treatment of he will be recording again
John Martyn's songs as well
formances — and this was his group, which also fea-
for the Argo label, and this
FOUR SQUARE
in the company of top folk tured Maddy Prior at the FAIRFIELD PARLOUR
as his own material — and artists from both sides of the time. will be taken from live con- CIRCLE
Residents: CAREY & CLIVE
this is another underexposed, Atlantic. certs with the Yetties, who
BACK DEC. 31 with
underdeveloped side of And while he has great Cl D El are also working with Argo.
ANDY ANDREWS
ROOM
Derek. _ respect for the people who Derek Brimstone has also
REDUCED PRICE BEFORE 8.15 p.m. Compere:
It is quite clear that be- have managed to " get on" "The group gradually written a couple of success-
neath the familiar cap lies in the folk world there is no dwindled," Derek recalled. ful books — a book of banjo David Symonds
far more than a ready stock- doubt that if these people "Then I became resident in instrumentals, and a guitar

MUDGE
pile of gags awaiting me- represent the pieces of em- two folk clubs — in Luton tutor.
TICKETS: 30s., 25s., 20s.,
chanical release. broidered patchwork, then and Hemel Hempstead. That "I used to teach guitar
15s., 10s., 5s.
And now Derek is rightly the Derek Brimstones and was a good schooling as you before I started singing," he and
.available from THE ROYAL
feeling a bit acrimonious added as an after-thought;
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Page 24 SOUNDS December 19, 1970

BUFF
themselves, he is a master
at changing the mood from
the hilarious poem " Paradise
Almost Lost" to the sad,
tender love song " Molly", for
example.
Biff Rose is not a good

ROSE
singer, and some of his
piano playing would make
purists cringe. But what he
does possess is a magical
sensitivity, which is en-
hanced by some clever
string arrangements.
He is a keen student of
astrology, as is reflected in

OPINION
"The Stars", and although
he obviously takes life se-
riously, his songs laugh at
situations in cynical, biting
fashion. " Buzz The Fuzz" is a
hilarious send up of drugs

By Jerry Gilbert
and the police state.

EDO
BIFF ROSE has from the Tetragramma-
signed a recording ton catalogue, and "Ain't No Great Day",
contract with Track have now put out "It's Happening" and
Buddah. Not the some old Murray "Gentle People" are all re-
lated in that they are cheer-
world's most shat- Roman material on an ily philosophical, and
tering news, but it is album. happy ... and Biff keeps
highly significant — But a spokesman for Poly- smiling.
There is a definite pattern
dor, distributors for Buddah,
once you've heard which runs through the
said this week that Rose
Biff Rose and would probably be recording songs — a kind of magical,
in three or four months' super-cosmic theme. Biff
gleaned a little of his
time, and as soon as the Rose can be unbelievably
personality from his product was issued in the tender as in "To Baby", bril-
albums. States, then it will be put liantly corny on " Ballad Of
out in England. Cliches" and " Colour Blind
Blues" and shows a sharp
Biff Rose is now 33, and
DDE double edged tongue on
he arrived in Greenwich Vil- • RIFF ROSE: he possesses a magical sensitivity, which is enhanced by songs like "American Waltz".
lage in 1964 — about the clever string arrangement
For Biff recorded two At times he appears to
same time that people were
albums for the late beginning.- to take notice of — a suitable prop for his was once a circus clown and "The Thorn In Mrs. Rose's have arrived late for the
an up and coming folk singer act. Won an army entertaining flower power boat — but
lamented American Side" and seems to be the
everything he says is valid,
called Stephen Stills. But on his albums, the championship in New York, one with which most people
company, _Tetra- "A folk comedian is break- humour lies in his piano associate him. Certainly this light hearted, yet thought
grammaton, who were ing out of his shell in Green- playing and a typically slick is the better album, and provoking, and entirely
DDE American.
wich Village", ran the New New York humour. As the presents the more com-
responsible for issuing
York Times of the day, and New York Times put it: " He Over in this country, the prehensive picture of Biff
some great products by Rose soon established quite is attacking some of the pre- good word of Rose's exis- Rose as a musician, satirist,
Murray Roman, Sweet a reputation through his ap- tentiousness of the fdlk re- tence was sgeread by Andy and humorist. There are D El
pearances at the famed vival" with songs directed at Matthews, who runs Les strong shades of Randy
Thursday and Suzanne the, protest movement. Cousins folk club, and others
Glaslight Cafe. Newnan in his music, also
Harris amongst others. Biff has appeared on a But remember — this was who were fortunate enough,... Van' Dyke Parks, who in- "Nuclear and unclear
But for some reason number of American TV back in 1964. Four years to pick up a copy of his cidentally plays Moog on the thinking are the same thing.
shows, notably the Johnny later he cut his first abut% album. Among his keen ad- second album " Children Of Depends on how you use
the material was never Carson Show, although nei- for Tetragrammaton after mirers are Jon Mark, who the U.N.", says Biff Rose.
Light".
released here, although ther of his records featured majoring in French at Loyola once recorded on the same On the sleeves of both He should not be taken
banjo, it was this instrument University in his native New label, as Rose, and Ralph albums, Rose includes a lightly — presuming, that is,
Polydor did issue a Su-
that was frequently featured Orleans. McTell. number of his witty anec- that we are given the op-
zanne Harris single as a vehicle for his humour It is also reputed that he The first album was called dotes, but on the albums portunity of taking him at all.

RSX 9005
"Anyway"
Family
NEWALBUM

Appearing at the
Lyceum Sunday
20th December
8pm to IIpm
 SOUNDS Page 25
December 19, 1970

INCEUM-rock in the Strand

S I**

• THE STONES: held their own Christmas Party at the Lyceum last year. • THE WHO :just one group in the Who's Who of rock that has played in the Strand.

WHEN THE STONES PLAYED IN TWO years, 750,000 people have been to progressive
music performances at the Lyceum, the historic enter-
Í AS THE ORIGINAL
PROMOTERS OF
tainment venue just off London's Strand.
PROGRESSIVE MUSIC

FOR ONLY £ 5
And in al! that time, says manager Peter Smith, there has
not been one case of violence. Reactionaries who point the
finger at today's music fans would be well advised to note AT THE LYCEUM, WE
WOULD LIKE TO
this point.
The Lyceum, which hadlieen presenting entertainment on the
same site for 200 years, started progressive concerts about two
years ago. And in that time, it has become one of the leading —
and most accessible — venues in the London area.
"About 15 per cent of our business comes from rock music,"
CONGRATULATE THE
went on Mr. Smith. "We started about two years ago because of
the demand. It was being reflected in the record charts and we
* * * LYCEUM * *
are here to cater for the demands of the music world.
ON ITS ANNIVERSARY
Computicket
"We have never made any compromise, though, with our
normal way of doing things we did not go out of our way to be
JOHN MARTIN • DICK JORDAN

manguee-
MARTIN
hip. We just organised things in our usual style."
Their style obviously suited progressive music lovers. A quick
look at the hall on anight when rock is being presented and you'll

the quickin'easy way to

see aqueue waiting to get in before the doors are open — such
as the queue when Colosseum played there last week.
Mr. Smith took over as manager of Mecca-owned Lyceum
two and ahalf years ago. He went on: "There was alittle rejec-

get tickets for the LYCEUM tion at first. Some people probably still thought of us as being
part of the " Come Dancing" image. The truth is we have tried to
create an organisation without an image. We like,to think of the
Family in Concert Dec 20,7.00 Lyceum as an important venue where anything can take place." ‘ FRI. 18th DEC. All Nighter YES Christmas Party)
IN FACT the range of events at the Lyceum is varied. In addi-
Bi -Centenary Christmas Ball Dec 24 tion to the rock concerts, it is a traditional dance hall on other
evenings, and is also used for regular discotheque sessions,
Bi -
Centenary New Year's Eve Ball Dec 31 firms' staff parties ad even Royal banquets. One recent event
TO NEXT PAGE
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Up West, 267-269 Oxford Street Wm. Harvey's Department Store,
Reed House, 82 Piccadilly High Street
S.W.1. HAMPSTEAD
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KI-
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British Relay, 397 Fore Street WIMBLEDON
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British Relay, 148 High Street WOOLWICH
R.A.C.S. Store ( Travel), High Street R.A.C.S. Store ( Travel), Powis St.
another musician to play the venue.
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December 19, 1970

1.411:1111111-rocir hi the N1rand IT'S OFTEN said that, like

boxers, musicians hardly
ever make a grand come-
back to the scene. So it's
A strange
return for
rather shattering that
poised to hit the road in
America — and subse-
quently here — in the

Brothers
New Year will be the
amazing mighty Strange
Brothers Road Show.

It is one of those rare

twists of music history that
has brought the show on the
road in the first place. If
your memory is good
enough or you were bopping
around in the late Fifties,
you may recall the names of
Frank Lyndon, Fred Milano,
Richie Gottehrer and Bob
Feldman.
Lyndon and Milano were
both with Dion and the Bel -
monts in the days when
everyone was turning on to
"At The Hop" and " Heart-
break Hotel". Gottehrer and
Feldman were part of the
Strangeloves who, in the
mid- Sixties, had a string of • STRANGE BROTHERS
hits like " I Want Candy",
"Car- O- Lin", and " Sorrow" amazingly well for a group
and produced the McCoys' that came up over 15 years
"Hang On Sloopy" and the ago because of America's
Angels'"My Boyfriend's nostalgia and re- interest ir
Back", old rock numbers. But when
Feldman and Gottehrer came
DD up with the plot to go out as
a road show they decided to
Eight months ago the four join up with them.
musicians, who have been
friends for ten years — gig-
ging a bit here and there D
and holding down steady
recording executive jobs and
So far, the Strange Bros,
quite a few years from their
as Feldman and Gottehrer
• THE PENTANGLE: a mixture of folk-rock showed the contrast in music being presented every week. About 15 per weenie days — decided to
cent of the events are rock- orientated have now become, have put
get together and go back on
out one single " Right On"
the road en masse.

LAUNCH-PAD FOR TALENT

that's doing very well in
Gottehrer says it came
America and was released
about because he and Bob
here a couple of weeks ago
Feldman had written a lot of
FROM PREVIOUS PAGE to great interest. Apart from
material and gone into the working together with the
was a press reception at studio to try it out. It was
time orchestras to present their first session since the Belmonts on the road, they
which a full circus, including were far greater than that
music there. of Keith l'ippetts Centipede plan to split the road show
an elephant was present. original £ 15). third Strangelove — Jerry
An interesting fact in the which features 50 leading so that the Belmonts will do
Mecca took over the hall in The only European appear- Goldstein — had left to
history of contemporary music jazz and rock musicians. a medley spot of their old
1945 and since then more ance by the Plastic Ono Band manage Eric Burdon in LA:
is that the Stones once played Sadly, Taste's last perform- material mid- way through.
than 10 million people have was at the Lyceum, King ance was also at the "We'd decided to start
there for £ 15 irnl they re- Feldman says so far
psSriui thrutlyll its dour, Thu Crimson made their first ap- Lyceum. recording and to go out as
Glenn Miller Orchestra was turned there a year ago for they've got together a
their Party ( at pearance there and just re- just the two of us, but while
In fact, the list of bands seven- piece backing band,
just one of the famous war- cently it was the venue for we were cutting the backing
which the financial dealings which have appeared at the and three girls who will be
the first public performance
club ( under a lighting system
tracks it just didn't work out.
both dancers and back-
by Krishna Lights) reads like a We kept dressing them up ground singers.
so much that we realised we
Who's Who of contemporary He thinks it will be a dif-

THE LYCEUM
rock — Country Joe and the needed more people around
to work with." ferent kind of set up to
Fish, Pink Floyd, Pentangle, Cocker's Mad Dogs and
Nice, Spirit, Flying Burrito Up until then Lyndon and
Milano had been touring Englishmen: " Basically, it'll
Bros, Fleetwood Mac, Ten be a rock show with a lot of
Years After, Led Zappelin, Ty- clubs doing their old hits and
individual spots and the Bel -
STRAND WC2 tannosaurus Rex, Yes, Free, made a highly triumphant
appearance in New York at monts and us doing a lot of
Sly and the Family Stone, new material that Richie and

The Centre of Modern

the " Rock ' n' Roll Revival
Family, Elton John, Procol Ihave written lately, quite a
Harum, Three Dog Night, the Show - before 20,000
people. way removed from .the
Who, Joe Cocker, Eric Burdon, things we did as the
They had been doing

Entertainment for 200 years

Derek and the Dominos ( fea- Strangeloves."—P.V.
turing Eric Clapton), Ginger
Baker's Air Force ( they played
prior to the celebrations for an ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••:
•
emerging African nation), •

THANKS
Jack Bruce, Emerson Lake • •
and Palmer amongst others. • 1621114 reœlD19113 •
There's another facility • •
available at the Lyceum, too •
• CONGRATULA TE THE LYCEUM •
• •
booking by Computicket ON ITS 200th ANNIVERSARY •
The many artistes and particularly the many which is very useful. • •
e
• and hope th ere is another 200 years to come. •
e
thousands of Concert-goers who have made our •
• Special thanks to Peter Smith and •
Staff for their •
association with contemporary music during the BUT DESPITE rock's ex- • co-operation in making The Sunday Lyceum a •
past 2 years so successful. tensive exposure at the • success. •
Lyceum, the manager did • Forthcoming Concert: ••
not see the venue turning • SUNDAY, JANUARY 21st, 1971
• •
over to progressive music • BUDDY MILES EXPRESS •
entirely.
BOOK NOW FOR — "We certainly have no in-
•
•
Advance Tick t 15/- L
e s •
yceum

•
or Computicket.

tention of turning over to rock ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• e

FRI., 18th DEC. entirely," he told SOUNDS.
SUNDAY "We won't even be increasing
• • • •
Return of the percentage of business in
that field. The proportion is
20th DECEMBER
MIDNIGHT
just about right at present and
we aim to keep it that way."
The Lyceum's management
A HAPPY 200th
COURT I
FAMILY BIRTHDAY
claim independence even
from the recent powerdispute
which wrought havoc at many
other rock music venues.
with "We are professional or-
to PETE SMITH and THE LYCEUM
YES XMAS PARTY
ganisers. A power failure
recently threatened to black
out a performance by Emer- (Neither of you look it!!)
in concert with son Lake and Palmer but we FROM
had installed our own gener-

DADA
QUIVER TONY STRATTON SMITH
atorjust in case.
"Foresight is one of things

CLARK HUTCHINSON
we are paid for. That is why
some people in rock music
circles who did not like the and CHARISMA RECORDS
BLITZKREIG
image they thought we had • • • •
(though we did not) still came
to us. They knew we knew
lus Legs Larry in person THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES OF OUR
how to stage and present
PROMOTIONS WITH LED ZEPPELIN, SPIRIT,
ALL NIGHTER! Doors Open 7 p.m.
events of importanoe."
THE NICE, STEPPENWOLF, PENTANGLE,
The Lyceum has managed
Midnight till Dawn to bridge the gap between DEEP PURPLE, FAMILY and our own
Tickets in adváncé
rock and other, more tradition- VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR, RARE
Tickers 20/- from Lyceum 15/- LYCEUM or al and well- entrenched types BIRD, AUDIENCE and others from the
of music. CHARISMA House Team.
& Compulicket COMPUTICKET By being open-minded
about music, it has built itself
into a venia nf
Page 26 SOUNDS December 19, 1970

INC EUM-rock in the Nfrand A strange

IT'S OFTEN said that, like
boxers, musicians hardly
ever make a grand come-
back to the scene. So it's

return for
rather shattering that
poised to hit the road in
America — and subse-

Brothers
quently here — in the
New Year will be the
amazing mighty Strange
Brothers Road Show.

It is one of those rare

twists of music history that
has brought the show on the
road in the first place. If
your memory is good
enough or you were bopping
around in the late Fifties,
you may recall the names of
Frank Lyndon, Fred Milano,
Richie Gottehrer and Bob
Feldman.
Lyndon and Milano were
both with Dion and the Bel -
monts in the days when
everyone was turning on to
"At The Hop" and " Heart-
break Hotel". Gottehrer and
Feldman were part of the
Strangeloves who, in the
• STRANGE BROTHERS
mid- Sixties, had a string of
hits like " I Want Candy",
"Car- 0- Lin", and " Sorrow" amazingly well for a group
and produced the McCoys' that came up over 15 years
"Hang On Sloopy" and the ago because of America's
Angels' " My Boyfriend's nostalgia and re- interest ir
Back", old rock numbers. But when
Feldman and Gottehrer came
E up with the plot to go out as
a road show they decided to
Eight months ago the four join up with them.
musicians, who have been
friends for ten years — gig- D ED
ging a bit here and there
and holding down steady
recording executive jobs and So far, the Strange Bros,
quite a few years from their as Feldman and Gottehrer
weenie days — decided to have now become, have put
• THE PENTANGLE: a mixture of folk-rock showed the contrast in music being presented every week. About 15 per get together and go back on out one single " Right On"
cent of the events are rock- orientated. the road en masse. that's doing very well in
Gottehrer says it came America and was released

LAUNCH-PAD FOR TALENT

about because he and Bob here a couple of weeks ago
Feldman had written a lot of to great interest. Apart from
material and gone into the working together with the
studio to try it out. It was Belmonts on the road, they
FROM PREVIOUS PAGE
their first session since the plan to split the road show
was a press reception at time orchestras to present were far greater than that of Keith -rippett's Centipede third Strangelove — Jerry so that the Belmonts will do
which a full circus, including music there. original £ 15). which features 50 leading Goldstein — had left to a medley spot of their old
an elephant was present. An interesting fact in the The only European appear- jazz and rock . musicians. manage Eric Burdon in LA: material mid- way through.
Mecca took over the hall in history of contemporary music ance by the Plastic Ono Band Sadly, Taste's last perform- - We'd decided to start Feldman says Si) fuir
1945 and since then more is that the Stones once played was at the Lyceum, King ance was also at the recording arid to go out as they've got together a
than 10 million people have there for £ 15 — and they re- Crimson made their first ap- Lyceum. just the two of is, hut while seven piece lificking band,
passed through its doors. The turned there a year ago for pearance there and just re- Iii fact, the list of bands we were cutting the backing and three girls who will be
Glenn Miller Orchestra was their Christi..o rfo,ty t ar cently it was the venue for which have appeared at the tracks it just didn't work out. both dancers and baCk-
just one of the famous war- which the financial dealings the first public periormance ctutt ( under a lighting system We kept dressing them up drnend singers:
by Krishna Lights) reads like a so much that we realised we He trunks it will be a dif
Who's Who of contemporary needed more people around ferent kind of set up to
rock — Country Joe and the to work with." Cocker's Mad Dogs and

THE LYCEUM
Fish, Pink Floyd, Pentangle, Up until then Lyndon and Englishmen: " Basically, it'll
Nice, Spirit, Flying Burrito Milano had been touring be a rock show with a lot of
Bros, Fleetwood Mac, Ten clubs doing their old hits and individual spots and the Bel -
Years After, Led Zappelin, Ty- made a highly triumphant monts and us doing a lot of
rannosaurus Rex, Yes, Free, appearance in New York at new material that Richie and
STRAND WC2 Sly and the Family Stone, the " Rock ' n' Roll Revival Ihave written lately, quite a
Family, Elton John, Procol Show - before 20,000 way removed from the

The Centre of Modern

Harum, Three Dog Night, the people. things we did as the
Who, Joe Cocker, Eric Burdon, They had been doing Strangeloves."—P.V.
Derek and the Dominos ( fea -
luring Eric Clapton), Ginger

Entertainment for 200 years Baker's Air Force ( they played

prior to the celebrations for an
emerging African nation),
••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••
•
•
Jack Bruce, Emerson Lake • 1112«1111 retICID119111
•

THANKS
and Palmer amongst others.
•
There's another facility • CONGRATULATE THE LYCEUM
available at the Lyceum, too
•
• ON ITS 200th ANNIVERSARY
booking by Computicket
which is very useful. •
• and hope there is another 200 years to come.
The many artistes and particularly the many •
E E • Special thanks to Peter Smith and Staff for their
thousands of Concert-goers who have made our • co-operation in making The Sunday Lyceum a
BUT DESPITE rock's ex-
association with contemporary music during the tensive exposure at the
••
•
success.
Forthcoming Concert:
Lyceum, the manager did
past 2 years so successful. not see the venue turning
• SUNDAY, JANUARY 21st, 1971
• BUDDY MILES EXPRESS
over to progressive music • Advance Tickets 15/- Lyceum or Computicket.
entirely. •
"We certainly have no in- •
BOOK NOW FOR — tention of turning over to rock
1•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

entirely," he told SOUNDS.

FRI., lath DEC. "We won't even be increasing • • •
SUNDAY the percentage of business in
Return of
20th DECEMBER
that field. The proportion is
just about right at present and A HAPPY 200th
MIDNIGHT
we aim to keep it that way."
The Lyceum's management
claim independence even
BIRTHDAY
FAMILY
from the recent powerdispute

COURT!
which wrought havoc at many

THE LYCEUM
other rock music venues.
"We are professional or-
ganisers. A power failure
to PETE SMITH and
with
recently threatened to black (Neither of you look it!!)

YES' XMAS PARTY,

out a performance by Emer-
FROM
son Lake and Palmer but we
in concert with
TONY STRATTON SMITH
had installed our own gener-
atorjust in case.

;DADA' .
QUIVER
"Foresight is one of things
we are paid for. That is why
some people in rock music and CHARISMA RECORDS
CLARK HUTCHINSON circles who did not like the
image they thought we had
• • • •
(though we did not) still came
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES OF OUR
BL1TZKREIG to us. They knew we knew
how to stage and present PROMOTIONS WITH LED ZEPPELIN, SPIRIT,
plus Legs Larry:in...person events of importanae." THE NICE, STEPPENWOLF, PENTANGLE,
Doors Open 7 p.m. The Lyceum has managed DEEP PURPLE, FAMILY and our own
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Tickets in advance rock and other, more tradition- BIRD, AUDIENCE and others from the
Midnight tilt Dawn al and well- entrenched types
115/- LYCEUM or CHARISMA House Team.
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Tickets 20/- from Lyceum COMPUTICKET By being open-minded
& computicket about music, it has built itself
• • •
into a venue of importance in •
the London rock scene.
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ALBUM REVIEWS
ROYSTON ELDRIDGE JERRY GILBERT, STEVE PEACOCK, RAY TELFORD, PENNY VALENTINE, BILL WALKER

as it has become the in- plus a very interesting item

strument of many of Amer- entitled " Green Fingered —
ica's Muscle Shoals musi- Redhanded". "Jo Sage is a
cians. In fact this would good -album and is worth a
seem to be their target and listen — reminiscent in parts
it is working thanks to the of the Bonzo's. — R.T.
complete understanding be- ALAN BOWN: " LISTEN"
tween Andy Fraser, bass and (ISLAND ILPS 9131). •
drummer Simon Kirke — a THIS IS one of those tight
good example being " Ride compact little albums that
On Pony". Of the albums bears the rare distinction of
softer material, " Love You fine musicianship and a gel-
So", " Soon IWill Be Gone" ling of musicians heads so
and - Be My Friend" are all that nobody sounds like
equally successful and beau- they're fighting to get the
tifully sung by Paul Rogers. upper hand. Gordon Nevile's
Definitely one of the best unflashy vocals, Bown's
albums of the year from the flugal horn, maraccas and
Island label. — R.T. trumpet work, Jeff Bannis-
ter's fine organ are all
O D worthy of mention and it's a
MATTHEVVS SOUTHERN pleasure for once to hear a
COMFORT: " LATER brass line-up that doesn't go
THAT SAME YEAR" all out to copy Chicago. In a
(MCA MKPS 2015). way the carefully-held back
THIS IS the last album quality on the tracks re-
Ian Matthews and Southern minded me of Traffic and at
Comfort cut together, and times Procol Harum. Their
also the last on the MCA single " Crash Landing" is in-
label. And although the cluded — and a fine track it
album sleeve is very mun- is too — and it's nice to
dane and bleak for such an hear a set that sounds as
eminent group the contents though everyone had an in-
fortunately match up to teresting time in the studio
"Second Spring" and the and there were no egos to
deal with. — P.V.
very first album, cut before
Ian had formed the band. As
usual the band have struck
an exciting compromise be- D
tween their own material,
written by Ian Matthews and
American Carl Barnewell, • KING CRIMSON: Much better album than "Posiedon". THE CLIMAX CHIACGO
and outside material by Neil BLUES BAND: " A
Young, Jesse Winchester, GARY FARR: " STRANGE names like Bill Haley, Jerry WHOLE LOT OF
exactly right and original for
Goffin and King and Alan FRUIT" ( CBS 64138). Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Etta BOTTLE" ( HARVEST
now — Lee changed his
Anderson. There's plenty of James, The Platters, Johnny SHSP 4009).
ONE OF the best features of sound so that today, sadly.
ethereal harmony work and this album is the piano work Otis, etc. " See You Later Al- CLIMAX CHIACGO are prob-
Love in many respects
good playing from Gordon ligator", " Rock Around The ably the only blues band, as
of Ian Whiteman ( from sounds not too different
Huntley, Mark Griffiths and such, who can still make a
Mighty Baby) and the guitar Clock" " Five Foot Two, Eyes from so many other West
session man Roger Coulam. living playing blues with little
work of Fairport's Richard Of Blue" are just a few of Coast groups. Still for
In parts the singing is me- the twelve tracks that Ember deviation and this undoubt-
Thompson. That sounds like anyone like me who remains
ticulously melodic — almost a bit of a side swipe at Gary have gathered together here. edly is the reason for their
tied to early Love and for
deliberately so, but the Farr, and Isuppose in a way — B.W. success. "A Whole Lot Of
anyone else who never Bottle" is an album which is
album never sounds over- it is because although he caught on to them in the
ripe or pretentious. Ian Mat- has written some good straight to the point with
thews' songs are very im- songs, and he sings them
ODD "Alone Again Or" and "And
CCBB's musicians playing as
More Again" times this is a
pressive within this context, well, his voice and songs all those blues bands should
marvellous collection of
particularly " And Me", which alone don't really make a lot BADFINGER: " NO DICE" have been two and a half
tracks. Not, as is pointed
runs straight into Neil of impact — on me at any (APPLE SAPCOR 16). years ago. Side one opens
)ut, a collection of their
Young's "Tell Me Why". It's rate. His version of Lewis BADFINGER are one of with " Country Hat" which
treatest hits. It is one of
•a pity Ian's left but providing Allen's " Strange Fruit" is Apple's natural phenomena features some pleasant
hose complete perversities
he can continue to write charged with a lot of emo- acoustic slide guitar from
who continue to sound dis- d the business that Love
such good songs and Carl tion, but somehow he turbingly like the early Pete Haycock before launch-
never had any. — P.V.
Barnewell can keep the doesn't project the song as Beatles. I say "disturbingly" Wig into the completely con-
supply going for Southern strongly as other versions only because the comparison trasting " Everyday". Apart
Comfort with songs as good I've heard. The other nine is almost indecent and it DOD from Climax Chicago's own
as -Jonah", "Sylvie" and tracks are Farr's own com- becomes harder and harder compositions are included
"For Melanie", then both positions, some of them each time I hear them to VARIOUS ARTISTS: Willie Dixon's " Seventh
parties should grow from gentle, some rocking R'n'B judge them as a separate "THE ROCK AND ROLL Son" and Muddy Waters'
strength to strength. It type things, and one — "Old STARS" ( JOY SPECIAL "Louisiana Blues". — R.T.
Badfinger entity. Still if you
seems that Southern Com- Man Moses" — that sounds accidentally manage to JS 5006).
JACKSON FIVE:
fort are- capable of ar- remarkably like Elton John sound like the Beatles it THE ROOTS of today's rock "CHRISTMAS ALBUM"
ranging any song success- with the fire damped down. can't be bad and on this music are in early rock and (TAMLA STML 11168).
fully into their own in- It could be that he is delib- album Badfinger have ex- roll. The likes of Chuck TAM LA TAKE Phil Spector's
strumental context. — J.G. erately understating his tended and charged up their Berry, Little Richard and old idea when he recorded
songs, but the effect is just lead guitar and rhythm work Elvis Presley made the music one of the finest pop I.
D of rather nebulous, unins- so that they sound a lot that influenced the Beatles Christmas albums with the
pired performance. Ihave no stronger overall than they and all. Although not all of Crystals some years ago —
MICHAEL CHAPMAN: doubt that he worked hard the cuts on this album are
did on their early album. A and used the format for their
"WINDOW" ( HARVEST on the album and every- not up to the standard of,
lot of the innate whispy highly successful Jackson
SHVL 786). thing, but as far as I'm con- say, Little Richard's "Tutti
McCartney-type gentleness Five cherubs. " Santa Claus
ON ONE hearing, there's cerned he hasn't quite Frutti", they were important
has now gone although the Is Coming To Town" is just
little on this album which brought it off. — S.P. in the development of the
quality part of their sound is one of the tracks that takes
can be related to either the music at the time. For old
left. — P.V. on a whole new meaning
"Rainmaker" or " Fully Quali- O LOVE: " LOVE RE-VIS-
rock and roll fans and for
when the vociferous bopping
fied Survivor" albums. It is anyone interested in the de-
BEE GEES: " 2 YEARS ITED" ( ELEKTRA 2469 voice of little Michael Jack-
generally less rhythmic and velopment of rock music this
ON" ( POLYDOR 2310 009). son takes hold of it. And
less aggressive ( mainly be- collection is quite something.
cause of the notable ab- 069). THIS IS A collection of whatever you FEEL this
It's worth the money just to bunch are so talented et,
sence of lead guitarist Mick BEFORE THE Bee Gees tracks — 13 in all — from hear Frankie Ford's " Sea can't help smiling when you
Ronson who did such fine went their separate ways the amazing Love, cut be- Cruise" and Maurice Wil- play this album. — P.V.
work on the last album. that had contributed some tween 1965 and 68. It is in liam's superb " Stay", both
Johnny van Derek, Richie beautiful songs and you all ways a collector's item classics from 1959. — R.E. WILD ANGELS: " RED
Dharma And Rick Kemp could expect their material and, more than that, a point-
to always produce out-of- HOT ' N' ROCKIN" ( BCM
again contribute some ster- er to a strange situation that 102).
ling background work as do
the-nt reactions. Now Barry, occasionally crops up in the DOD A LOT of people don't like
Alex Atterson on piano, and gobin and Maurice have got music world. Love came
together and come up with the Wild Angels attempts to
an unnamed lead guitarist., from Babylon, De Capo and TEA AND SYMPHONY: re-create the old rock era
The subtle nuances that "2 Years On" and it seems were the complete brainchild "JO SAGO" ( HARVEST and would rather pay a hun-
appear make the album a that a little of the in- of Arthur Lee. In 1965 when SHVL 785).' dred pounds for an original
slow one to get into, and the ventiveness may have the Beatles were releasing THE FIRST side of this Eddie Cochran track than
stand out track is "Among slipped away, or is it that things like " I Wanna Hold album is taken up by "Jo listen to this. Then, of
The Trees" from the old they've been left behind a Your Hand", Arthur Lee was Sago" which the sleeve course, there are a lot of
Chapman repertoire, which little? " New York Mining putting down " She Comes In notes describe as " a play on people who are very pleased
Disaster", " I've Got To Get Colours" and " 7 And 7 Is".
was recorded for, but music". The result is effec- to listen to good old rock
omitted from, the first A Message To You", " I Love were the first West tive to a degree, if only by and roll no matter who's
album. There's some typical Started A Joke" — there's Coast underground band — the fact that it has come off playing it. Whatever you
chord structures, but it's not not really anything included brilliant, individual, totally better than similar recent at- think the Angels really do
until he reaches "An Old here of that quality although unique with a line in com- tempts at this type of project seem to get firmly rooted
Man Remembers" that he "Lonely Days" and " Every plex love songs and melody but there is still a gimmicky inside that vicious effective
really steps out in front, Second, Every Minute" are that was years ahead of its feel to the whole thing. Mu- old rock furore and on this
sharing vocals with Kemp. the best numbers, both time. It has taken Love over sically the members of Tea album prove it by tearing
From that point it's pure Mi- sounding remarkably Beat- five years to gain any kind of and Symphony, James Lang- into " Little Queenie", "All
chael Chapman at his best lish in their composition and recognition at all, during ston, Jef Daw and Bob Shook Up", " Stuck On You"
and most typical on "A delivery, and on the latter which time Lee has changed Wilson, are excellent, other- and " Rave On" amongst
Scholarly Man" and at his some pretty good Lennon- the line-up with mind boggl- wise this album would have others. Vocalist Mal Grey
most inventive on the funky like vocals. — B.W. ing frequency, and fought for been a terrible mistake. Side can be heard to buckle at
"Landships". The album ends someone to listen to them. two contains seven tracks of the knees and shake his
with a humorous novelty What I've never understood, varying quality, the best of greased head through almost
number featuring the en- "ROCK EXPLOSION" however, is that instead of which are lead vocalist And every track and the album
semble. And the final verdict (EMBER SE8001). •producing a growth within acoustic guitarist, James brings back memories of the
is . . . another great album. A FEAST for rock and roll fa- the original Love sound — Langston's "Yourself" and 60s and the Lyceum's lunch-
natics including legendary which would have been "The " Nortihorticulturist" time rock sessions. — P.V.
Page 28 SOUNDS

SOUNDS looks at the music cities No. 4CHICAGO

THE BEGINNING of
the Chicago scene lies
in the post-war migra-
tion of Southern rural
blacks to the city in
search of jobs. In this
migration were many
blues musicians and
to follow. Electric guitar,
the clash between electric bass, drums and har-
their rural background monica was the medium for
songs which were later cov-
and urban Chicago ered by early white blues
created a unique, imitators from Elvis to the
rough and powerful Stonès.
After the originators came
music: 'the city blues. a second generation of
A prime example was younger bluesmen: louder,
more electric and with horns
Muddy Waters who left
which further detached the
the Mississippi for Chi- blues from its country
ago in 1943, and has origins. In this group were
Junior Wells, Buddy Guy,
been with the famous Otis Rush, Magic Sam and
Chess company virtually others who joined the older
since its inception in the generation in the late ' 50s in
the many bars and clubs
late forties. featuring the blues.
It was soon after this that
ODD the blues in Chicago took a
different course when young,
Chess flourished indepen- affluent white kids started
dently and became as much taking an interest. Big Joe
a household name as the Williams used to sit out on
many blues lyrics which re- the street, invariably in the
ferred to " going to Chicago" presence of guitarist Mike
and -sweet home Chicago". Bloomfield, and -harp player
It was the union of blues Charlie Mussellwhite.
with electricity that dis-
tinguished the first gener-
ation of bluesmen, beginning DOD
in the late ' 40s with Sonny
Boy Williamson, Muddy About this time Paul But-
o Waters, Little Walter, Jimmy terfield started working pro-
Rodgers, Big Walter Horton, fessionally and it was he
Robert Nighthawk, Johnny who was the first white to
Shines, Elmore James, and form his own band. Then
many others. came the encounter with
The bands of these men Bloomfield, which was to
set the pattern for the rock bear much fruit, and Barry
u and roll explosion that was Goldberg, Elvin Bishop and
the Siegel-Schwall Band.
e MUDDY WATERS: left Mississippi for Chicago in 1943 The clubs responded in no
uncertain fashion: Big John's
and Mother Blues in Old-

e loomfield aura
town, the freak section, and
Theresa's, Pepper's, the Blue
Flame, the 1015 Lounge and
others in the black South-
side. It reached a state that
on any given night, black
and white bluesmen would
be found jamming at three
in the morning.
ON A lot of people's calen- It was the records of But-
dars January will be promi-
nently marked as the month 1 BY RAY TELFORD terfield and Bloomfield
which drew attention to the
blues scene and started the
American guitarist Michael
Bloomfield arrives in Britain white American blues band
waste of plastic — but it is phenomenon. Ironically,
to start work on his second Williams in the streets of
solo album at the Trident important to Bloomfield. The through Butterfield and
Chicago along with Charlie
Studios in London. first supersession album was Bloomfield, it was the white
Musslewhite on harp. with Stephen Stills and this blues that made Chicago
Essentially a blues guitar- It was about this timE
ist who first came to light was an album which framed famous, although it could
that Paul Butterfield began perfectly the unpredictability
through the ranks of the never match the indigenous,
working professionally and it
Paul Butterfield Blues Band, of Bloomfield. As on " Live integral negresines forms.
was Butterfield who was the Adventures", his playing
Bloomfield has always had first white musician to have
something of an aura about veers from brilliance to
him in this country.
his own blues outfit in Chi-
cago. It wasn't long before
mediocrity depending on the DOD
Britain's first ' in person' mood of the audience or
Bloomfield joined him. Also
taste of Bloomfield came who happened to get up on An offshoot of this wal
playing with Bloomfield and
about four or five years ago stage to jam. the renewed interest in thi
Butterfield then were Elvin
when Butterfield brought Bishop and Barry Goldberg. masters, Muddy Waters
across his excellent Blues More recently, since
D D MIKE BLOOMFIELD:
his playing veers from
Elmore James and Howlir
Band, which many consider 1968, Bloomfield has appar- Wolf, although the younge
Another important chapter brilliance to mediocrity.
to the first of the new wave, ently decided to widen his bluesmen such as Rust
in Bloomfield's career was
predominantly white, and organ and piano, Nick Wells and Guy have bee
horizons and recorded a the formation of the Electric
genuine blues groups. The series of confidently termed Gravenites, vocals and largely ignored, and Rush
Flag with bass guitarist
Butterfield Band played ex- Marcus Doubleday, trumpet especially, has been sadl
"supersession" albums in the Harvey Brooks and drummer
tensively throughout Britain on the session — altogether underrated. He, like Magi
company of Al Kooper and Buddy Miles, a musician
but then response was large- there are seventeen featured Sam, another fine guitar
Steve Stills. who likewise entered into
ly apathetic. We were to soloists, not counting Mike, who died last year, mac
"supersessions". Generally it
wait about a further on the album " It's • Not Kill- their mark in the middle ar
three years before the blues DOD is felt that the Electric Flag
ing Me" seems to be a re- late ' 50s with recordings fl
were worthy of great things.
ludicrously came " into fash- version for him ( it was the Cobra catalogue.
Among the first docu- They were something of a
ion". recorded in 1969) and has White blues was more
ments of Mike's new lease revelation in American rock
as its format something akin monetary than aesthet
of life was the double album, and could be truthfully de-
to the B. B. King albums.
D O D "The Live Adventures Of scribed as having first ex-
Also last year, Mike
success. But its real impa
lay in the blues band form
Mike Bloomfield And Al plored the path for the large appeared on Chess's
By all accounts and judging — electric guitars and bw
Kooper", which was record- jazz/rock bands which fol-
by the earlier Butterfield "Fathers And Sons" double and white versions of c
ed live at the Fillmore West lowed, Blood, Sweat and
albums, Bloomfield seems to album vvh-ich also featured blues that would becor
in 1968. Evidence of his Tears and Chicago for ex-
have been a much more Paul Butterfield, Muddy part of the repertoire
fresh outlook can be taken ample. However, following
stable instrumentalist than he Waters and Buddy Miles. practically every rock groi
from the choice of material many personnel changes the
has of late. On those albums With Bloomfield's ex- asso- of the mid- sixties.
on the album — Paul Electric Flag were no more,
the main, and by far the ciate, Al Kooper, already in White bluesmen are r
and the temperamental
most striking soloists were Simon's " 59th Bridge Street this country recording with sponsible for bringing blu
Song", " The Weight" and Bloomfield, on the face of
Butterfield on harp, surely British musicians, it will be to rock, but Chicago's mul
Stevie VVinwood's " Dear Mr. things returned to uncer-
the best of the white blues an added interest to see is still the black blues, and
Fantasy" — all of which in- tainty. who Bloomfield will choose
harp players, and Bloomfield. His forthcoming British will be the mentors
Details of his beginnings dicate something of his fresh to play with during the people like Butterfield a
recorded album will be his
direction. London sessions in January Bloomfield who will
as a guitarist are hard to second under his own name.
come by but his activities "The Live Adventures" but regardless of whoever down in the anals a
The first was " It's Not Killing
leading up to the Butterfield album contains a lot of good they may be, the result is record books.
music but then again a great Me" which had ex- Electric
Blues Band include playing • Today Muddy Waters
to Big Joe deal of it is seemingly a Flag members Mark Naftalin , ea gerly awaited.
still active in Chicago as
second guitar
December 19, 1970 SOUNDS Page 29

Stop
RE TONY Stewart's review
of the Family concert
(SOUNDS Dec. 5). I don't
think it right that a band,
like Family, should be put
down by someone who
hasn't a clue what he is talk-
ing about. Family don't get
lost Mr. Stewart, you do. I

this
have seen Family twice and
they gave tremendous per-
formances. — Ronald
Blackstock, Clachan
Road, Rosneath, Scot-
land.

ODD

bitching
A VERY under- rated British
group with marvellous po-
tential is Man. I have seen
them live four or five times
and I have two of their
albums — " Revelation" and
"Two ounces Of Plastic". I
consider myself knowl-
edgeable enough to praise
IT IS remarkable that after THANKS TO Allan them, so why do they re-
such a long time you still McDougall for his well con- ceive so little publicity? —
print puny, boring and pre- structed interview with Neil Janet McCullagh, Wol-
dictable controversies be- Young recently. veleigh Terrace,
tween devotees of certain Gosforth, Newcastle-on-
As for Neil, Iwould like to
bands. Tyne.
congratulate him for his two
The argument always solo albums, especially
seems to rest on the level of "After The Goldrush" which
musical skill exhibited by was brilliant.
group members. Certainly Iwish more people would
C
there are absolute standards notice the brilliance that Neil
for playing ability but they has to offer. Please give him
are totally an inadequate a listen. — Alan Jones, RECENTLY WE had the best
basis for judging whether or Langley Terrace, Jarrow, group I have ever heard at
not music is " good" or only Co. Durham. our college. They are a
"second rate". seven piece rock / blues /
The only possible way of E 1=1 folk / jazz / you- name it!
discriminating is on the band called Welcome. A
whole effect of the group's AT LAST a group have ar-
band such as this must rise
rived who blow the scene
music and how it strikes the to fame in the future.
listener. Therefore, there is apart with their music. Mott
To all college secs, in your
no purpose in bitchy the Hoople, of course!
never ending search for sup-
squabbles in correspondence As a group they are
port groups — here your
columns. brilliant, as individual
search ends. I urge you to
members they show touches
They only express person- contact their manager, John
of genius.
al opinions, intolerantly writ- Bleach, 01-272 0741. — Al
Let's hope they don't
ten and without the realisa- Taylor, College Secretary,
suffer from " a difference in
tion that no-one can make Trinity College, Cam-
musical policy". — C.
judgments on any sounds bridge.
McLeod, Gledwood Drive, • FLEETWOOD MAC: Always given full value.
which have an independent Hayes, Middlesex.
reality. — N. A. Reynolds,

tters
Lapstone Gardens,
DOD
Harrow, Middx. DOD
A LOT has been said on the
merits and demerits of
D OD groups. As promoters of
concerts in Liverpool we THANKS AGAIN Penny Va-
have had dealings with lentine it seems you are the
THE HATCHET job done by
many groups in the past few only person who thinks
Michael WalteFs on Mike
months. Laura Nyro is worthy of any
Westbrook was jazz criticism
Each one has been impec- attention.
at its lowest level. Jazz will
always be a minority interest cable in character, both on- Her album " New York
and when a band gains stage and off and have Tendaberry" is magnificent,
more success than others, always given full value. May Sounds, Aldwych House, 81, Aldwych, the best album I've ever
heard.
this greater success is not we thank Deep Purple, Qua- London, W.C.2, B4HL
termass, Emerson, Lake and Laura's " Tom Cat
due to high powered promo-
Palmer, Ten Years After, Goodbye" must be the most
tions and the exploitations of
myths. It is simply that the Howl, Uriah Heep, Fleet- emotional experience ever
band communicates with wood Mac, Warm Dust, Air- recorded in a studio. Her
force, Lifetime, Curved Air an invaluable contribution to tion of songs have lost the AFTER READING your ar- voice trembles with rage and
more people.
and Highly lmflammable for the music scene today. — honesty, beauty, insight and ticle on East of Eden despair so that you know
Mr. Walters has the impu-
Jim Isaac, Gemini Promo- lasting value of his work (SOUNDS Dec. 5) I had to she means every word.
dence to tell me that what I memorable moments in
tions, Oakdale Road, Liv- with Buffalo Springfield. write and congratulate you, I'm certain that her con-
FEEL is all a mistake, that 1970.
If all groups are as polite erpool. Steve could take a lesson on an interesting and ex- cert appearance at the Festi-
one of the most exhilerating
and helpful as yourselves from his old playmate Neil tremely informative article, val Hall next February will
experiences of my jazz life
1971 should be equally suc- O.K. PENNY Valentine Igive Young in how to keep direc- on a band who deserve be one of the highlights of
(Metropolis at the Mermaid
cessful. Warm wishes for the up as Icannot relate to the tion. — James Donoghue, greater recognition. — C. 1971. — William Bastke,
Theatre) never happened! —
future to you all and to Steve Stills album. To my Rannock Road, London, Martin, Hervey Road, Kelvin Drive, East Kil-
Frank Howling, Linden
simple mind his latest collec- W.6. Blackheath. bride, Glasgow.
Gardens, London, W.2. SOUNDS which is making

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Box No. replies should be addressed to the appropriate Box No. given in MOBILE DISCOTHEQUES RECORDS WANTED DISCOTHEQUE
LIGHTING
DRUMMER / VOCALIST. Al: advertisement and addressed to SOUNDS", 81 A LDWYCH, LONDON,
1/3 per word 1/- per word
styles, own PA. and library, seeks pro W.C.2. B4HL. LIGHT SOUND STUDIOS
act or road show. - Turner. Tel. 01- 61 South Parade, London,
778 7319. AN ABLE DISCOTHEQUE, avail- JAZZ AND BLUES: LPs. 78s, best
cash prices paid, or part exchange, any W.4. CHI 7220
DRUMMER, ABLE, experienced. - PUBLICATIONS PERSONAL able all occasions, unbeatable prices. -
Tel. 01-965 2826/299 1 . quantity. - Dobell's, 77 Charing Cross
Road, W.C.2.- Tel. 01-437 4197/3075. L
01-570 7362. SOUNDS INCREDIBLE, true
1/3 per word 1/3 per word fessionalism. - 01-636 2364.
pro-
WANTED urgently. unwanted LPS, REHEARSAL ROOMS
EXPERIENCED trio seek lounge spot cash paid at "The Bookstore", 7
MODEK DISCOTHEQUE for all
vyárk, West End or North London.
Tel. M. Blythe, 01-980 6311, office "GUITAR PLAYER" is the maga- A FRIEND for you. Join the Lonvis social occasions, sports clubs, socials.
Camden I-14h' Street London, N W.1.
1/3 per word
zine for guitar players: flown in from the (Phone- a- Friend) Club. Send s.a.e. weddings, etc.. competitive prices. - SELL US your unwanted records
hours.
States, specimen copy 6s. 6d. - From LONVIS, Oakways, S.E.9. Tel. 648 2607. Details + sae. to Robin's Records,
GUITAR PLAYER seeks vacancy in Tofts ,& Woolf, 64a Landsdowne Road, Chapel Cottage, Gt, Bardfield, Essex LARGE REHEARSAL STUDIO 50
PROGRESSIVE, loud, cheap disco
working trad/mainstream band. - Tel. EUROPEAN FRIENDSHIP SO- ft. x 21 ft. x 16 ft., CENTRAL
London, E18 plus pretty, ugly lights. together or sep- CM7 4SD.
998 2672. CIETY, BURNLEY. Penfriends any LONDON. GOOD RATES. - Tel.
arately. - Tel. 886 1049/01-882
age, all countries. Send s.a.e. for free
GUITARIST, residency preferred, no FOR SALE details.
0821. all jobs considered.
SMASH -DISCO, party pacesetters. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
836 8269.

ravers. - Tel Swanley 3687. BAND REHEARSAL studio avail-

1/- per word FOR you personally; exciting scien-
tifically matched datesI The reliable, in-
- Roland Agency. Tel. 986 1927. able - Studio 51, 10/11 Great New-
GUITAR / SINGER, pro,
residency. - 01-444 8491.
London
expensive, modern way to meet the op -
SPEED DISCOTHEQUE, for your
parties, college gig, etc., 200 watt
1/3 per word port Street, W.C.2. Tel: 836-2071.

SILKSCREEN posters. For groups posite sex, all ages. all areas. - Write:
stereo plus synchronized lighting. - Tel.
HAIRY SAXOPHONIST, tenor, S.I.M. ( 91 Braemar House. Queens
alto, flute. oboe. Driver/passport. - Tel
dances, discos. Designed and printed
from £ 8 per 100. 30 in. x 20 in. - Tel. Road, Reading.
.Keith Hoddesdon 64795. SONGWRITERS: Songs recorded
for demonstration purposes: prices from
SOUND EQUIPMENT
435 9511. 01-886 2189 any time. FRENCH Penfriends, all ages, from
HAWAIIAN GUITARIST, high MUSICAL MIRACLES. Drum.
12-21, send s.a.e. for free details. - - MACKAY-MONSON £2 15s.; tapes transferred to manu-
script, arrangements: brochure. 1/- per word
standard, trio available. Hawaiian Anglo-French Correspondence Club.
dancer. -- Tel. 01-570 5400
cymbals. waa-waa and fuzz modules.
unique effects units, good waa-waa kits. Falcon House. Burnley. DISCOTHEQUES Demo Services, 74 Lavender Hill,
Enfield, Middlesex. ATMOSPHERE offer amplifiers on
49s. Famous " Mister Bassman - bass FRIENDS WANTED! S.A.E. for a modular system to your specification.
PIANIST ORGANIST, handwork.
pedal unit. Send sae. nowl DEW details. - Postal Penfriends, 44 Earls TOP D.J.'s, LIGHTING SONG CONTEST, win a recording Write 37 Foley Street, W.1. Tel, 01-
- Phone Cuffley 2672. Ltd., 254 Ringwood Road, Ferndovvn ETC. Music suitable for contract plus £ 250, lyrics or music. For
Court Road. London, W.8.
636 3852.
PIANIST AVAILABLE, professional, Dorset. HAPPY PENFRIENDS, Britain ALL events details reply Box. No. 116.
ALL GOOD quality sound equipment
now and Christmas. - 348 7246. abroad ( state age). - Details SAE.. purchased for cash. Will call. - Orange
Friends For All ( S). 195 Chatsworth 66-22350 or 01-437 8391
PIANIST. -
01-692 2363.
Bernard Harding. -
POSTERS Road, London, N.W.2. FAN CLUBS 01-836 7811.

1/3 per word

1
SINGER SONGWRITER acoustic INTRODUCTIONS to new friends
guitarist seeks position in working band. of the opposite sex arranged by post;
ATMOSPHERE
mobile discotheque.
AUDIO visual
Tel. 01-636 1/- per word
Room 3, 230 Wokingham Road, Read- members aged 16 and upwards every-
3582.
ing. ALL THE BEST POSTERS - in a
where. Write for details. stating age:
A NIGHT to remember. John Harvey CREEDENCE CLEARVVATER Fir, THE
fantastic 28-page poster catalogue. - Mayfair Introductions ( Dept. 811. 60
VERSATILE VOCALIST RE- D.J./Compere , enjoy sensation in vivats official fan chili or detail ,,
Neal Street, London, W.C.2.
QUIRES WORK. Tel. Av .leshury
Send just 3/- ( stamps or P.O.) to Brek- sounds, lights. girls: complete 4; hour write to lorraine and Ruth, 65 FOLLOWING
fast Dept. S, 10b High Street. London,
81271. JANE SCOTT for genuine friends: show, Shrewsbury. Tel. ( 0743) Rd., Stoke Newington. London, N.16
S.E.25. introductions opposite sex with sincerity 51316. INSTRUMENT
50 - 20 in. x 30 in., 70s. including and thoughtfulness: details free; 5d. EDWARD GRAHAM sounds right
MUSICAL SERVICES
LIGHTING EQUIPMENT rock artwork to your specifications, ef- stamp. - Jane Scott, 50/S1. Maddox for you. Tel. 01-373 2299. SHOPS
fective. fast. - Tel. Aylesbury 84568. Street, London VV1R OLY. H.T. SOUND. Cheapest rates any
1/3 per word
1/- per word "THE POSTER EXPLOSION".
DIAL-A-DATE
',them
61679
any time Tif Bubilmm WILL BE PLEASED
New fully illustrated catalogue contain - SONGWRITERS, WE'LL put Ville
IT'S A KNOCKOUT, the lif 1,11 TO ACCEPT YOUR.
CEREBRUM CUSTOM - BUILT
ing over 200 or the best posters avail-
able. -- Please send 2s. 6d. ( stamps or Details: 01-583-7727 sounds of the Five 0
material on lii. for demonstration pur
poses in uur fully equipped recording
LIGHTING. High power strobes, £ 26 P.O.) to: ART TEMPO POSTERS ( Dept. The quick ' n' friendly, nice n' easy Tel. 01-567 0332. studio, using our pro musicians and vo- SMALL SOUNDS
6 r.p.m. motors with stand. £ 3. 6- Colour S.). 42 Greenways, Beckenham. Kent. way to meet your kind of date. HARLEQUIN RECORD SHOPS calists. Free music settings to words. -
discs. £ 3. Changing colour pane.. can °iota Date at 01-583 7727 ronniin DJ. lighting and go-go
et es. erica». Tel. 636 1348
Send words, manuscript or your own
ADVERTISEMENT
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HIGHWAY 61 the best mobile dis- ARTISTS/SINGERS. Hand copyinu 1
•
LIGHTSHOW available for venues
anywhere in the U.K. STOP PRESS:
1/3 per word cotheque and light show around. For
details tel: 01-997 8471.
or transposing. Pro pianist.
2518 ( Carshalton).
647

MAKE NEW FRIENDS, penfriends

Meteor illusion LIQUID WHEEL
PROJECTORS, £60. - Tel. 01-942
Al Demo Recordings made at Loca-
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marriage partners For confidential
details write: Postal Friendship Club ORGANS
SONGS ..ANIS "«lyriZs wanted,
for -details. -L Middlesex Muse. ( SI,
s.a.e.
KITCHENS
179b High Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex,
OF LEEDS
380 4 . Square, Hammersmith, W.6. £ 4 per 10-20 Teenage Club, 124 Keys Avenue
PSYCHOSLIDES: UNIQUE! OR-
GASTIC! rotating POLARISER sup-
hour, £ 12 per 4 hours, plus free tape.
Weekends included. - - Contact Des-
%Pistol B57 OHL 1/- per word LYRICS WANTED. - 11 St.
plied changes colours magically: FAN- PEN PALS: ( Britain, Europe. Over- Albans Avenue, London, W.4.
TASTIC HOME KIT for making 25
mond Bone. Tel. 01-278 6783 or 01-
748 0321. any time.
seas): illustrated brochure free. ALL GOOD quality organs purchased 27-29 Queen
psychedelic DOUBLE SLIDES, in- Hermes, Berlin II: Box 17/48, Germany. for cash. Wit call. - Orange 01-836
cluding mounts, to fit any 2 in.. proi -
EDEN STUDIOS LTD. Master or
demo recordings. fast tape to disc.
7811.'
EARN MONEY SONGWRITING.
Amazing free book tells how. - L.S.S.. Victoria Street,
actor; only 22s. post free; Fully moto- COMPLETELY OVERCOME ALL 10-11 S. Dryden Chambers, 119 Oxford
rised Jumbo kit for 50 slides, 5 gns.;
11 Eden St., Kingston. Tel. 01-546
5577.
DRUMMING PROBLEMS AT
ROGER KERR'S DRUM STUDIO. - TUITION Street, London, W.I. 4d. stamp. Leeds, LS1 6BD,
zry them at OUR RISK: money re-
HOLLYWOOD COMPANY needs
funded if not astounded. - DENNIS UNIT STUDIOS from 10s. per hour.
764 8324. lyrics for new songs. All types wanted. Yorkshire
SEARLE, 6260 Brighton Road, Purley.
Surrey. Tel. 01-660 8646 for demon-
Available 24 hours. - 837 1818._ _
DATELINE COMPUTER dating for 1/3 per word FREE details. Musical Services,
715/e. West Knoll. Hollywood. Canto,
THE MUSIC MAN
MAKE A DEMO DISC AT friendship, love or marriage. Send for
stration.
free application form, no obligation. GUITAR LESSONS from good nia. LI S.A.
VENUS RECORDING Dateline Cll. 23 Abingdon Road. young guitarist. Peter Billam. 373- MANUSCRIPTS prepared from
INSTRUMENTS FOR SALE FULL
STUDIOS
FACILITIES, MULTI-
London. W.B. Tel. 01-937 0102.
UNDER 217 Penpals anywhere.
0215. tapes: lyrics set to music: arranging.
Horace Bennett, L.R.A.M., 30 Baker St.,
64 High Road,
GUITAR METHODS, Rhythm/Chord
1/- per word TRACKING, ECHO,
PIANO
ORGAN, Details free. Teenage Club, Falcon
House, Burnley.
construction, 3s. 6d.; Lead, 5s. 6d.;
London, W.I. Tel. 01-486 5353.
• Leyton, London, 115.
Bass, 4s. - 13 Beech Groves. Higham,
£3.10.0 per hour POP SONG lyrics / melodies into
Rochester, Kent,
ELECTRONIC ORGAN specialists, TAPE cash. - Dee Music, Fenn House. Duke DRUMS
FREE
DRUM TUITION, pop / jazz / read-

PAN MUSIC
new and second-hand. Hammond. COPY-TAPE Street. S 0.T. Staffs.
Lowrey, etc. All Leslie speakers stocked EDITING ROMANCE OR PENFRIENDS,
ing techniques taught. Beginners ad-
1/- per word
All models portablised to order. - Con- 639 6062 247 5929 England / abroad. Thousands of vanced - 01-874 8619. •
tact Grangewood Organ Centre, 445/7
High Street North. Manor Park, E.12. GEMINI STUDIOS give you the
members. --- Details World Friendship BASS GUITAR lessons. Tel. 574
Enterprises, 74SX Amhurst Park, N.16. _ 4967. Technique, bass lines. syncopa-
ALL GOOD quality drums / acces- 33-37 Wardour Street,
sories purchased for cash. Will call.
Tel. 01-472 5107. sound you want. Recently re- equipped
with 10- channel mixing. reverb, com-
TOP TWENTY sheet music: Albums
of The Band, Hendrix, Cream, Cree-
tion. send 10s. - 27 Hadley Gardens,
Southall.
Orange 01-836 7811. London, W.1.
GRETSCH COUNTRY Gent £ 100. pression and stereo multi- tracking. -- dence, Mayan, Taste. Traffic, Cash.' CLARINET / Saxophone / Flute tui-
680 2886 after 6 p.m. Tel. 01-452 2166, day or night. Delta Blues Guitar. Leonard Cohen: tion. beginners, advanced, jazz improvi- HALLS
BARGAIN, SELMER MARK VI
BARITONE with low ' A'. Plus Lawton
ONLY £3 10s. per hour, 10 channel
mixer, EMI recorders, songwriters and
send 3s. for complete catalogue. - Pic-
cadilly Music. 70 Shaftesbury Avenue,
sation. - - Tel. Winston Ingram 01-459
2543. Instruments supplied. 1/3 per word ROSE-MORRIS
newcomers-- welcomed. tape to disc. London, W.1. JAZZ Trumpet / tuition. Tel. 01-
mouthpiece and stand. Also Yamaha
Tenor. Both immaculate. Phone 368
music publishing facilities available.
Stuart Johnson Productions. Tel. 01- MARGARET'S SCOTTISH Pen 459 2543. Instruments supplied. 81-83 Shaftesbury
8139 any time. MICKY GREEVE, personal, special- HALLS WANTED
573 8744 ( West London). Club. Hurry! Make many new friends
today. - S.A.E. 135 Link's Street, Kirk- ised drum tuition. Tel. 01-769 2702 Avenue,
PATHWAY STUDIOS Illighbury). in pubs or other venues,
RECORDS FOR SALE £4 per hour mono, £ 6 stereo, free use
of Hammond and Leslie, multitracking,
,Fife.
YOUNG AMERICAN seeks worth-
PERSONAL DRUM tuition, begin-
962 suitable for dances and such London, W.1.
while girlfriend with gentle thoughts and nets to advanced. - e.
reverb. etc. -- Tel. 01-359 0970. by established and
1/- per word few hangups, near London. Are you her?
enterprising promoters based
Box. 115. TRANSPORT
BARGAINS GALORE. Rock, INSURANCE
POP SONG lyrics/melodies into cash
- Dee Music, Fen House, Duke Street,
1/3 per word
in West London.
Ring 570-2579, SOUND CITY
Pop/soul and Golden Oldies. Record SOT.. Staffs.
574-1032
Mart Magazine has . them all. Send 2s.
6d. P.O. to 16 London Hill Rayleigh ,
1/3 per word SANTA BABY, nice girlfriend
wanted ( 16-251, near Manchester.
124 Shaftesbury
LIGHT TRANSPORT available, any-
Thanks. Box No. 110.
Essex.
CHEAP R/B, Soul imports. Many
FREDERICKS INSURANCE
"BLAMItI" FREE Dates /
time. anywhere. - Tel. 01-940 8760.
SPECIAL NOTICES Avenue,
golden oldies. ls. 6d. P.O./stamps for Romance"! Guys/Gals. Letters
list. -- Records, 21 Vate Avenue,
Brokers; cars, vans, instruments: mort-
describing yourselves ( S.A.E.) to:- 18d, 1/3 per word London, WIV 7D1
FOR HIRE
gages, etc. -- Tel. 01-866 1833. 01-
Brighton 6. 863 1345, 557 Pinner Road, North Woden Road East, Wednesqury, Staffs.
OLDIES ( UNPLAYED). < Free list. Harrow, Middx. "ROLF KELLER LOVES ANNE
17/35 cwt. Vans and RECORD lending library ( postal).
TAKE FIVE
Records from 1s. each. Also soul MARSHALL - ANNE LOVES ROLF
12/15- seater Buses Latest sounds: don't buy -- borrow.
imports. - Send s.a.e., 12 VVinkley
Street, London, E.2.
BANDS - THEY LOVES EACH OTHER."
All new Transits Send SAE. for details to 17 IS) Park
View Court, Fulham High St.. London,
OVERSEAS CUSTOMERS supplied
1/- per word BEDSITS FOR musicians. Homely, '107 Shaftesbury
free of British Purchase Tax. Orders over
£10 are Post Free. All British orders AN ABLE BAND, group, disL
friendly, with room for storing gear.
Chrissie. Harefield 3684 after 6
572 2540 SW.6
LYRICS NEEDED Frog Music, 9 Avenue,
supplied Post Free. - Ron's Music cotheque, any time, anywhere: reason- Hopewell Road, Matlock, Derbyshire.
'p.m.
Shop Ltd., 25 Ilford Lane, Ilford, Essex. able prices. -- Tel. 01-965 2826/299 1. London, W.1.
DEAN ANTHONY ORGAN DUO
including vocals, available clubs, restau- INSTRUMENTS WANTED CHAUFFEUR MUSICIANS WANTED
INSTRUMENT REPAIRS rants, lounge. - Tel 01-777 8830 or Alternatively. you are more than
Clean licence, Rolls-Royce
01-769 8130. 1/- per word trained, age 27, reliable- type guy, 1/- per word welcome to call in at the offite,
1/- per word DISCOTHEQUES, BANDS,
Groups, 3-10 p.m.. six -day serv ice . seeks employment with you, who where afriendly atmosphere. cup
Tel. 361 9385. AN AD TO ADD Es to your second- make such interesting sounds,
VACANCIES for experienced musi-
of coffee and pleasant service
• hand gear that we will purchase. We and can afford me. Ring: 672
ALL GUITAR repairs, refretting, new PROGRESSIVE SOUL and pop will pay: Stratocasters, £ 70-£80. Tele- 6336. No ego trippers please. '
cians* clarinet, cornet, basses; other in- are always available to SOUNDS
necks, fingerboards. repolishing. - strumentalists considered. Apply
bands. reggae and disco steel bands
Grimshaw Guitars, 37 Great Pulteeev available..---, Tel. 01-677 8811.
casters £ 65-£75. Precisions £ 60-€80.
Major E. W. Jeanes, LRAM. ARCM.
advertisers.
Marshall 100W amps, £ 40-£50. Mar-
St., W.I. 01-734 3751. SYSTEM 4 rock, pop. standards, ...shall 4 x 12 cabs £ 40-£50. Everything UNIT TRANSITS: 15 seater buses PSM, Director of Music, The Blues and

swing. Hawaiian, dance. -- Tel. 01-539" considered. - 01-549 2231. • and vans; 21-
1 hours - Tel. 837 1818. Royals. Wellington Barracks, Birdcage SOUNDS
Walk, London, S.W.1.
FOR MIRE
0073. ALL GOOD quality equipment pur- 6th Floor,
WARLOCK'S TRICYCLE, the good
music pop band. - Tel. Watford
chased for cash. Will call. - Orange LIGHT SHOWS BASS GUITARIST/SINGER for
Aldwycli House.
Commercial Soul, Jazz, Rock, Pop
1/3 per word 01-836 7811.
1/3 per word 81 Aldwych, WC294HL
L.
25358. Sextet in Switzerland. Extrovert natural
NIGHTHAWKS 01-549 2838 ABOUT SELLING your gear we pay
born swingers only. Plus £ 45 weekly,
EXCELLENT WEM Ackuset pa ABOUT 100 top groups and dance
cash all group equipment. - Tel. 229
LIGHTING BY Heavy Frost - Tel.'
permanent. Photo and tape to Dave Telephone:01-4054196
0898. Lee, c/o Frick. Hoffeld, 37. 8057 Zurich,
system up to 500 watts and 12 chan- bands immediately available. Travel any- 01-643 1523 or 01-647 9082 leven-
ALL GOOD group gear bought for Switzerland.
nels with echo. Also other equipment: where. Reasonable prices. - Clayman ings).
Hammond, Fender, E.P., etc. - Tel. Agency, 7-8 High Street, E.C.3. Tel. BIS cash. - Guitar Village £11-734 8840.
237 1737 or 937 8607,I, 5531 ( 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.)

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HUNT 4'
4
'
SHOP
GUITARS
Fender
£ jazz bass, new, our price,
190
Gibson 330, sunburst. v.g.C., £ 95
says: Gibson 175D, blond, immac., £ 155
BEST SELECTION Gretsch Corvette, solid like s.g., £ 70
Vox symphonic basses like Fender
OF CYMBALS jazz, white or red, £ 60
IN TOWN' Vox 3o.u. Phantom. new,, £ 33
Danelectro 12 string, £ 30
See our Chris Hannant Burns Splitsonic, immac., 3 p.u., £ 29
Amplification and Miscellaneous
for the keenest prices Triumph 100W with fuzz, top boost
in the Trade. ( Price and tremelo, £ 60
Selmer Goliath with 100 w celestion,
control now discon- £40
tinued). Selmer AP100, 4x12 cabs, from £ 45
Premier 4 drum kit, white, £ 65
HAYMAN Star double drum kit, f85
LUDWIG. Afed order, H.P. and l'art Fichange
• :C.:-.".•:•:•:•:•:•:•7. Pay Bonds acCFPted
YAMAHA.
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DRUMS AND OLD GEAR BOUGHT
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FOR CASH
8a.m.-5.30 p.m., 8a.m.-12.30 p.m. Sets

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M. CRYMBLE LTD.
I MOSRITE TWIN- NECK
RARE — £ 295 GUITARS
AT A GOOD HOTEL IN THIS COUNTRY
Vox AC15 £ 39
Impact 60 watt stack £ 110
FROM THE MUSIC MAN
Belfast's Leading Gibson Les Paul Custom £ 380
Fender Showman £450
Martin 0.18, li'l darling £ 195 Gibson Les Paul DeLuxe... £ 305
Music Centre Fender Super Reverb £ 200
All musical
Epiphone Texan, immaculate £ 125
Epiphone Rivoli bass, good £ 110
Gibson EB3
Gibson EBO
£ 280
£ 230
Fender Princeston £ 100
Fender Bassmen £ 200
Kenny Nicholls and the ste
instruments and Gibson EB2 £ 120
accessories
Epiphone Sorrento, lovely box £ 95
Epiphone Jumbos, new, from £ 54
Gibson Jumbo J160E .......... .. £ 120
Fender Stratocaster £ 110
Sound City 100 watt amo £69
would like to thank their old and
Epiphone Casino, excellent £ 130 VARIOUS
Fender Precision £ 120
58 WELLINGTON PLACE
BELFAST Tel. 42991
Epiphone Olympic, solid, good £ 12 5
Fender Precision £ 198 Vox Continental electric piano....£110 new friends for making our new
Gipson 335, cherry, nice £ 165 Fender Telecaster Bass £ 110 Fender Rhodes electric piano ...£ 575
Gibson Trini Lopez, immaculate £ 195 Fender Telecaster £ 120
Zemaitis Standard £ 169
Hammond M102
Hammond C 3
£ 695
£ 1,000
'
venture a success and look
Gibson Firebird 7. custom £ 275
Gibson T/Bird, bass, new £ 195 Zemaitis 12 String £ 220 L100 split
Hohner Electra piano £ 275
£ 495
forward to seeing you as friend or
WATCH
Gibson S.G. Jnr.. new £ 165 Echo 6 String £ 32
Gibson S.G. Special. new £ 214 Echo 12 String £ 39 Hohner ()Janette £ 125
Gibson Cromwell cello, ancient... t.4.8 Arias Jumbo £ 40 Wurlitzer Electric Pianos.....from £ 200
Ludwig Super Classic £ 220
customer in 1971
Guild Bluesbird bass, rare £ 95 Burns Bass £ 39
Ludwig 400 Snare Drum £49

SHOP
Fender Telecaster, maple neck ,• left- EB3 Bass—Copy £ 50
handed £ 130 Gibson J200. immac £ 325 THIS WEEK'S BARGAINS
Fender Straiocaster. s/burst.. . . ... £ 11 F• AMPLIFICATION Ludwig full kit ins, cases and Zildjians
Fender Precision, bass, new £ 188 £190
10 watt Practice Amp £ 27

SOUNDS
Fender XII, new,' reduced £ 195 Marshall 100 watt Stack. New..£ 320 Olympic full kit (good for beginners)
Grimshaw GS30, v. good £ 95 £80
VVEM 100W bass cabinet £ 60
Gretsch Firebird. beauty £125 New Hollywood and Hayman kits
Marshall 4 x 12 cols ( each ) £ 50
RICKEN BACKER USA in stock
Marshall 50W comb £ 85

every week
MAIN AGENTS
STEREO 0/LUXE BASS. . £ 235
WHILE- U-WAIT REPAIRS
6/12 STRING CONVERTER £200
12 STRING SOLID £ 170 Part exchange is accepted. 25% deposit H.P.

for the Howard Conder's

2 P/UP DE LUXE £ 170
. 2 P/UP SPECIAL £ 150
,1 P/UP JUNIOR £125
o
Music Centre

Foote
£88
Carlsbro 4 x 12. new
£104
00

BEST
Carlsbro 4 x 12, 100W. new
Carlsbro 2 x 15 £138
£70 8 Eden Street. Kingston-Upon-Thames. Surrey Tel : 01-549 2231
Carlsbro 1 x 18
Carlsbro 100W amp., new £ 104 Opening hours 9.30 a.m.-6 pan.. Monday to Saturday

Carlsbro 60W reverb, new £ 104

BUYS
Impact 60W, new, spec. offer £ 60
Impact 4 x 12, New. spec. offer £80

I SPECIAL OFFER — NEW

SOUND CITY 100W. STACK

in
REDUCED TO £ 220

has it
TALKING BASS AT OUR PLACE!
Gibson/Fender/Rickenbacker... Pit-4)s
Complete range Jumbos • &
Classicals Strings and Accessories.

Musical HIRE PURCHASE — PART EXCHANGE

ALL GROUP GEAR BOUGHT
Eric Haydock ( ex-Hollies bass player) is a full-time member
of our team of experts. His advice on the selection of bass

Instruments
gear is free.
GUITARS Fender rosewood Telecaster ...... £ 301
Fender Telecaster with maple nec k
Ovation Jumbo Glen Campbell model £181

and takes the opportunity

£191
Gibson Jumbo 160E £ 195
Ovation ordinary Jumbo model .£ 131
Epiphone banjo, long arm , 5- stri ng
1 only Epiphone Riveira £ 200 £135

to wish you all the best

1 Gibson stereo, cherry red £410
1 Gibson ES. 175 TO £210 Fender Telecaster bass £ 201
Fender Precision bass £188
AMPLIFICATION
for Christmas.
Second-hand black F Prec. bass
£140
Gretschi National amp £ 150
Second-hand Epiphone Rivoli bass £135
£135 Standel amplifier
3-4NEW CONIPTONST.WC2 01-836 7811/3, Baldwin reverb amplifier. £ 150
ORANGE AGENCY ORANGE AMPLIFICATION 01-240 3159 Acoustic Telecaster guitar £ 255 XIV «. MOMS,

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s.u.T. 300 Watt RNS top, as used by the ROLL- CARLSBRO SOU CENTRE Telephone Mans. 26976 or 28166
Christmas Bargains
ING STONES Christmas Bargains
Christmas Bargains Christmas Bargains Barnes & Mullins4-chan. mix £ 20
V.4 100 Watt RNS sensitivity controls, mid range. Hofner 12 string. acoustic £30 Saner Ix 18 50 wap. as new £35 Carlsboro CSIOQT.C. amps .......£ 104
Guitars
Framus 12 str. elec. jumbos £30 Hi-Watt 100 cust. p.a. syst. with 4x 12 urtmis
Reverb used with two EXB 42X cabinets, 8 x 12" Gibson L. Paul dl.. new £ 300
Eko 6str. jumbos £32 cols. excel. cond £ 185
Ludwig Sup. Classic kit. sils», glitter.
Gibson ES345stereo.perfect £ 175 Hi-Watt 100 cust. p.a. sys. with 4 x 12 complete. symbals.etc_new £375
Eko 12 str. jumbos £38
speakers Gibson ES335. siburst. as new £ 180 Haller Galaxy bass. case £25 cols, as new 200' £
Slingerland oyster pink ripple 22 in.
Gibson SG special. as new £ 155 bass 13 x9 10 x 16 cases. etc £245
Carlsboro CS100 bass amp £65
V.T.22 100 Watt RNS, same specifications as V.4 Gibson ES330. perfect £ 125 Amplifiers CarlsboroCS100 bass amp £75 Premier kit marine pearl 2000. snare
Gibson SG standard. new £ 240 CarlsboroCS100 stack. new £300 como. as new £ 95
Carlsbro 40 watt guitar unit 25 £
head, but in combination case with two special 2 x Gibson ES330. good £ 110 Marshall 100 stack, new £300
Premier kit marine pearl 2000 snare.
CarslboroCS100 P.A. reverb £8)
Fender Telecaster, new £140 Carlsboro 4x 15.200 watt. cab £156
completely as new £95
12" speakers. Really hot Fender Stratocaster;White £95 Carlsboro CS60 p.a. reverb £75 .—Trixon kit, red pearl. Zildjian. etc..£105
Carslboro 2x 18200 watt cab. £ 110 Carlsboro 2x 12 o.a. cabs. or £60
Fender Stratocaster. IA mod.. s/b 195 Marshall 100 lead amp £ 75 Trixon kit, grey ripple. as new £ 1i 0
G.U.22 50 Watt Combination reverb, tremelo, Fender Jazzmaster. met. red £ 130
Marshall 100 Tremelo amp £ 70
Carlsbro 1x 18 50 watt. perfect £45
Ajax black pearl, comp £85
Fender Telecaster. white £ 95 1numph 100. all pep.. new £80 Ajax black pearl. comp £ 70
Marshall 50. perfect £ 55 .. 65 £
after beat, 2 x 12" speakers Fender telecaster, natural £90 Marshall 100 Master. p/amp as new Ludwig 400 snare drums. new £70
Fender precision bass. new £ 189 W.E.M. 200 watt 4x 12 cab Ludwig standard snare drum £40
£90
B.42X 50 Watt Piggyback amp, reverb, tremelo, Fender Jazz bass, white s/h £ 125 Marshall 4x 12 PA cols. perfect £85
W.E.M. a.40 with (2)2 x 10 col £
£15
£6 55 5 All cases in stock.
'Gretsch Tennesean. brown £ 105 .Now Hayman Eillinss in stock.
after beat with separate 4 x 12" cabinet Guild Catzri, cherry red £85
Simms- Watts 100 lead or bass £60 Selmer T& B50 amp cutnANS £40
Simms- Watts 100 Master p/a amp £85 Bel 4x 10 p.a. cols. shabby £ 35
Epiphone Rivoli bass. s/b £ 125
Simms-Watts 4x 12 lead cab. £50
.W.E.M.Teisco. perfect £ 60
B. 15N 35 Watt bass porta flex, famous well-loved Special offer one only Baldwin
Marshall 4xI2 cabs. new £ 100
Carlsboro 4x8cols.. shabby £ 30 Vox Jaguar organ £ 95
Shadows bass guitar with American Kelly 4x12 100 watt cab £40
Farfisa Compact s/m grey £ 125
Marshall 4x 12 100 cab £70, Carlsboro 40 watt guitar amp un £25
model, great for recording case £ 130 . Effects and microphones ,
Baldwin s/acou s, 12 str., elec. £58 Ix8in cabinet Shure Unidyne. in case - £25 £ 17
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Shaftesbury Rickenbacker. copy 6
Laney 4x12 100 cab £ 75 Shure55SA £ 15
DAN ARMSTRONG GUITARS string £60
Shaftesbury Rickenbacker. copy 12
Park 75w. am.. orange £60 Beyer M260. as new. w/lead £20
Park 4x12 cabs., choice £60' Leik 50 ante in cab Beyer M260. with lead £ 12
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Selmer 4x 12 200 watt cols pr £100 £35 Fi-Chord. new with lead £ 20
GUITARS Commodore. semi acoustic £ 25
Plexi glass interchangeable pick-ups, 24 frets, grover heads Selmer 4x8cols. as new. perfect £45 Choice of reslo's from £7
Commodore. semi acoustic £30 'Carlsboro Horn. 100 watt pr £81 Calrec recordina mics. new £45
BASS Vox V.GI2. new with case £49
Selmer Zodiac. 50 twin. perfect £60 Burns Orbit 30 amp with rev. £50
Selmer Kassmaster 502x I2.cab ., £6_5 Wah wahs and fuzz from f12
Two pick-ups in one, plexiglass body, 24 frets. Kay Red Devil £40 Carlsboro 4x 10 p.a. cols. £65 Rolosound rhythm l ig hts fdç
Selmer Bassmaster 502 x 12 cab _ 175 Carlsboro CS40 Twin 2xnew 12. as
AMPEG AND DAN ARMSTRONG Fender Jazz bass. new £225 Police car flasher, all colours £ 12
Horner Galaxy. red £40 Vox A.C. 30 twin £ 55 £75
used by Rolling Stones, Jack Bruce, Young Bloods, Steppenvvolf, Iron But- Special — Carlsboro disco decks.
Sound City 200. all purpose £ 110
terfly, Muddy Waters Blues Band. Four Seasons, Curved Air, Nick Twilley, Grim-shaw semi-acoustic. S/burst £35
Special Sound City 100 stacks. re-
Marshall reverb, unit. new £45 fitted with SP25 MK JJ decks lights.
Leslie Harvey ( Stone the Crows), Spirit, Lee Jackson, Osibisa, Syrup (John Grim shaw semi acoustic. blonde £30 Selmer reverb. unit. new £25 volume controls. etc.. fie* £ 75. with
duced to £225
Framus 2p/up. solid, white £.39 Carlsboro reverb unit, new £42 metal stand.
Bates), Beautiful Day, James Brown. :Sound City 100 lead or bass amp...£75 Vox mixer unit £ 15
Angelica bass. sib. as new £ 30 Sound City 4x 12 cabs, new £ 75
MAC -KAY'S SOUND AND MUSIC ARE NOW ORANGE DIS- iHa_gstrom 8str. bass. as new £6. 5 Carlsboro Grandad Vest £ 1-0-0. Send Postal Order.
TRIBUTORS FOR NORTHUMBERLAND AND DURHAM All top quality Group Equipment purchased for cash. Provident Agents. Discount for cash, etc.
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