Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill
Located at 15 Perry Vale, the Glenlyn Ballroom in Forest Hill, Southeast London was a popular venue for Mods in the early-to-mid 1960s. The Who were regulars in the 1963-1964 period when they were...
View ArticleEl Partido, Lewisham
The El Partido in Lewisham, southeast London was located at 8-10 Lee High Road and was a popular spot for young Jamaicans and local mods. The excellent Transpontine website notes that King Ossie Sound...
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Mustache Wax
Daniel Lane (Danny Lutzky) – guitar Richie Winston – 6 and 12 string guitar David Knopf – bass Lloyd Goldberg – drums and lead vocals Eddie DiBiase – harmonica I was very excited to track down a copy...
View ArticleThe Scotch of St James
The Scotch of St James, situated at 13A Masons Yard, Westminster was a notable music venue in the 1960s and a popular hang out for rock musicians, notably The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Jimi...
View ArticleBlack Prince Hotel, Bexley, Kent
The Black Prince Hotel in Bexley, Kent was a popular live music venue during the 1960s. I’ve started to compile a list of artists that performed there and would welcome any additions as well as any...
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The Dantes
I found mint copies of the first two 45s by the Dantes in company sleeves, and they were so cool I had to put scans of them up on the site with something about this quintessential mid-60s band. Barry...
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The Loose Ends
The Loose Ends, scan courtesy of Alan Whitehead. Left to right: Roy Davies, Rick Marshall, Alan Marshall, Peter Kirtley and Alan Whitehead (late 1965). Alan Marshall – lead vocals Ron Bryer – lead...
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The American Band: Beware of Falling Dreams
The Commercial Appeal, Danville news clip photo, 1969, from left: Larry Abbott, Truxton Fulton and Walter Dalton The American Band was an original music group formed in 1968. It had a short and sweet...
View ArticleThe Speakeasy
The Speakeasy club, located at 48 Margaret Street in London, was a notable music venue that opened in 1966. During its heyday, the club was frequented by record industry and artist agency executives...
View ArticleSibylla’s
Sibylla’s nightclub was situated at 9 Swallow Street in Mayfair and was opened on 23 June 1966 after a pre-opening celebration the night before. Beatle George Harrison was one of the investors in the...
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The Johnny Thompson Quintet
Johnny Thompson was a guitarist, producer and song publisher with an exotic bent to his records. He released singles under two group names, Johnny Thompson & the One-Eyed Jacks and the Johnny...
View ArticleThe Bag O’Nails
The Bag O’Nails was a popular hang out for rock musicians in the 1960s. Situated at 9 Kingley Street in Soho, the venue is probably most famous for being the place where Paul McCartney met his future...
View ArticleBlaises
Blaises Club was located in the basement of the Imperial Hotel at 121 Queen’s Gate, SW7 (now demolished) and was a magnet for musicians, agents, managers and writers. The Byrds played here on their...
View ArticleThe Revolution
The Revolution Club was a top rock venue in central London that opened in 1968. Yes were regulars and other notable outfits like Deep Purple and Hawkwind also played there. Most of the gigs below are...
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The Invaders of Asheboro, NC
I found this great sleeve featuring the Invaders on JCP records. Unfortunately I don’t have the 45 yet, and it’s an excellent one. The Invaders came from Asheboro, North Carolina, a town just south of...
View ArticleHatchetts Playground
Hatchetts Playground, located at 67a Piccadilly, was one of the happening clubs in the late 1960s and played host to rock bands every night, including Edwin Starr, The New Formula, Amen Corner, Status...
View ArticleBromel Club, Bromley
The Bromel Club was initially a jazz venue that was located in the Bromley Court Hotel in Bromley, south east London. During the 1960s, it hosted most of the top British bands of the day, including...
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The Christian Brothers on Sidewinder
The Christian Brothers 45 on Sidewinder is a neat obscurity I hadn’t noticed before finding a copy. Both sides have some wild backing tracks by a heavy group with two guitarists (plus overdubbed...
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The Infernos
Can’t find any info on the Infernos other than their location of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Their only 45 came out on the Pride label in April, 1967. The best side is a band original, “Road of Life”, a loose...
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Goodly Rubenson
The only info I could find on Goodly Rubenson was an article from September 6, 1968 that mentioned they would be playing the second dance at the Hillsdale Teen Club on 77 N. Broad St. in Hillsdale,...
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