The Pontiac Club, Zeeta House, Putney, Surrey
Together with St Mary’s Hall, also in Putney, the Pontiac Club was a popular venue in southwest London in the early-mid 1960s. Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds were resident band there at one point...
View ArticleByron Hotel, Greenford, Middlesex
Besides Greenford’s more famous Starlite Ballroom, the town’s Bryon Hotel was also a popular venue for up and coming bands throughout the 1960s. I have started to compile a list of groups that played...
View ArticleThe Vectors
Found an entry in the Harrow Weekly Post on an East Acton group called The Vectors. The line up around July 1965: Phil Hanlon – vocals, harmonica Tony Ballinger – lead guitar Stewart Hanlon – rhythm...
View ArticleKalvin Starr Movement
This Hounslow, Middlesex-based group was featured in the Hounslow, Brentford & Chiswick Post in the early months of 1968. The line up was: Kalvin Starr (real name: Ken Nichols) – vocals, guitar...
View ArticleGoldhawk Social Club – Shepherd’s Bush
The Goldhawk Social Club, located at 205 Goldhawk Road in Shepherd’s Bush, West London is perhaps best known as being the venue where The Who regularly played during their formative years (as The...
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The Boathouse, Kew
According to Don Craine of The Downliners Sect fame (who played there as the original Downliners in 1962 and as The Downliners Sect in 1963), the Kew Boat Club was run by the Jones brothers and was...
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The Salesian High School Rock ‘n Roll Show LPs
Bishop Mora Salesian High is a Catholic school at the intersection of Whittier Boulevard and South Soto Street in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. In 1964, the school’s band director W.A....
View ArticleThe White Hart, Southall, Middlesex
Another popular West London venue in Southall, besides the town’s community centre, was the White Hart. The Who played the venue several times and Jimmy Royal & The Hawks were also regulars....
View ArticleNurses Club, the Jolly Gardeners, Isleworth, Middlesex
Not far from Twickenham’s more famous Eel Pie Island, the Nurses Club, based in the Jolly Gardeners pub in Isleworth, was a popular music venue with local bands. I would be interested to hear from...
View ArticleBurton’s, Uxbridge, Middlesex
Burton’s in Uxbridge, Middlesex was an important music venue in West London throughout the 1960s. I have started to compile a list below and would welcome any additions. 23 March 1965 – The Yardbirds...
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Tomorrow’s Love
From Hamilton, New Zealand, Tomorrow’s Love is known now for an excellent version of Love’s “7 And 7 Is” on their only 45. Guitarist Ron Jenkins contacted me and told me about the group and sent the...
View ArticleSilver Blades, Streatham
Silver Blades was a notable venue in Steatham, southwest London were many of the top UK bands played during the 1960s. I have started to collate a list of bands that played there and would welcome any...
View ArticleWimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, Surrey
Wimbledon Palais was a significant music venue in Southwest London. I’d be grateful for any additions to the list below: 29 June 1962 – Frankie Reid & The Casuals 31 August 1963 – Gene Vincent 17...
View ArticleBotwell House, Hayes, Middlesex
Botwell House played host to many of the leading British bands during the early to mid 1960s. I would be grateful for any additions to the list below. Gigs were sourced from the Harrow Weekly Post and...
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Calcutta-16
As far as I can tell, Calcutta-16 only released this one 45, but what a record it is. Ed Nadorozny has the record and provided the music and scans here. When I heard Calcutta-16′s “Ballad of the Purple...
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The Four on Clark Records
Here’s an obscure one that isn’t in Teen Beat Mayhem, though it certainly deserves to be. I don’t know anything about the group, called simply, The Four, but members may have included George Parks,...
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Virgil Caine: Roger, Larry, Mike and Eddie
by Jack Garrett The Virgil Caine album was ignored outside Southern Virginia on its initial release in 1971. But the low-tech masterpiece has finally gained an audience through the internet and the LP...
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The Mouse Trap Club, Vernon Hills, Illinois
Here is the finest collection of ’60s photos I’ve seen in ages, taken mainly at the Mouse Trap Club in the Vernon Hills suburb of Chicago. The Riddles are featured in four of them, and there are two...
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The Walton Hop at the Playhouse, Walton-on-Thames
All Nite Workers & Jo-Jo Gunne at the Hop Club Discotheque, the Herald & News, Dec. 8, 1967 Mike Stuart Span, The Flies, The Condors, Eddie Floyd at the Walton Hop; Woking Herald & News...
View ArticleCoronation Hall, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey
Besides the town’s Cellar Club, another a noted live venue that put on gigs into the late 1960s was Coronation Hall. Quite a few notable acts played there and I’ve started a list. I would be grateful...
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