New people most welcome
Mick O’Dowd.. Jump in the old jeep wagon and mosey on down!
Jeanette Jones… Thank You for the invite, bit too far away to make it x
In celebration on the recent 1000 edition. Hastings Talking Newspaper decided to look back at Hastings in October 1979, when the first issue was launched.
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Peter Millington, Chris Sayer & Paul Burton.
Yvonne Cleland…..Lovely one of Chris
Chris Baker….Excellent band! Remember them well.
Peter Shaw…..Looks like Val Doonican at the front helping out in the Blue Peter studio! Chris was a talented player and with musicians Ginger and Paul should’ve appeared on TV!!
Peter Millington….You are spot on Peter Shaw. Our gear was held together with “sticky back tape” when we first started as SPYKE, so I can relate to the Blue Peter link. I’d sold all my gear when The Confederates ended after Johnny Conroy emigrated to Canada. Within weeks of it all going out the door at a knock down price and me spending the proceeds on my first car, Paul and Chris asked me to start again – hence the DIY gear lol
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An early picture of Spyke playing at the White Rock Pavillion (Hastings) supporting Bob Miller and the Miller Men in 1969 — with Paul Burton, Peter Millington. and Chris Sayer
Andre Martin…..Great looking stage set as usual thanks to the stage crew of the day, now I wonder who was working with them !!
Janine Anne Hemsley…..Omg. I was with Bob Miller but on the early 80s. Don Lang was also playing with Bob. Great times.
Tim Anderson… Another rubber tree plant!
Matt Thomas… Popcorn
Lyn Humphrey… Probably Perry Como, ‘Catch a Falling Star’ or ‘Magic Moments’, or Tommy Steel ‘Little White Bull’. Pretty cool, huh?
Clive Richardson… Remember the theme to ‘A Summer Place’ from the tv programme. Can’t remember anything about the programme but still love the track, to this day.
Alan Esdaile… remember my dad getting an old 78 wind up gramophone after an auntie died, with lots of 78’s including Laura London He’s Got The Whole World Is In Hands. Also remember singing along and copying Frankie Vaughan movements on the television to ‘Tower Of Strength’.
Steve Thorpe… Roy Orbison ‘Oh Pretty Woman’
Chris Meachen…The laughing policeman on 78, & Elvis ‘wooden heart’ on a wind-up gramophone.
Mick Knights… The first single I bought was yackity yack by the Coasters, much to the dismay of my parents.
Jon McCallion…Love my wind up gramophone Alan, still play lots of Sinatra Dean Martin Elvis Presley and Duke Ellington sounds really good.
Glenn Piper… She Wears Red Slippers on an old 78 at my maternal grandparents place
Coco Pops… Radio Luxembourg! my big sister blaring it out of her bedroom! circa 1960’s
Paul Morfey… Frank Ifield yodelling
Will Cornell… Watching Dick Clark and “American Bandstand” I could not figure out how the dancing kids flipped their arms to twirl their partners without the arms ripping out of the sockets. I give that memory a “4” outta “5”, Dick.
Mick Bolton… My grandad playing Beethoven’s Appassionata piano sonata. I was 3 at the time – in 1951. And hearing the theme tune to Listen With Mother every day on the radio.
Eric Harmer… Family favourites on Sundays.boring songs
Alan Pepper… One song that still haunts me today is Moon River by Danny Williams . I think that was the first music I can recollect from when I was about four or five playing on the wireless ! Every time I hear it now gives me shivers in a nice way though !
Billy Ocean… Suddenly – Billy Ocean
Nikki Habson… The Lake House – This Never Happened Before
Mick Curtis… Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep
Sue Bennett… I cant make you love me George Michael’s version is beautiful
Andy Ives… Princes version is great too
Malcolm Sharp… Michael Bolton, said i love but i lied, listen to the words properly
Mark Rodrigues… My Girl by The Temptations springs to mind. Not sure if it’s a love song though or tribute. Here, There & Everywhere by The Beatles otherwise.
Martin Curcher…… Not into love songs, but if I have to chose one it would have to be something like, Extreme – More than Words.
Stella Huggett… Move Closer by Phyllis Nelson and Nothing Going Stop Us by Starship – I know that’s 2 but couldn’t choose between them.
Eric Harmer… My ding a ling
Paul Crimin… lol. Chuck Berry’s only no: 1 in this country.
Chris Jolly… I’ve told you before… keep your Ding a Ling out of this Chuck!
Paul Crimin… Still – Lionel Richtea.
Roger Collier… O Caroline – Matching Mole
Francoise Pascal…Show and Tell by Al Wilson. Beautiful love song! Xxx
Dave Paul… Welcome Home by Walter Jackson
Jack Apps… I got three
Alan Pepper… Many by Stevie Wonder but My Cherie Amour is a classic
Les Harding (Centre Page)… I don’t believe in miracles – Colin Blunstone. Stunning song at the time
Clifford Rose… In my life – The Beatles
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Till next time……………………….. Colin
Mick O’Dowd… Highly underated band. Loved ’em!
The Culprits playing at the Royal Standard. (Martin Blackman, Kevin Hoad, Chris Barrett, Phil Gill) 19th February 2006
Photo collage by Peter Millington
Alan Esdaile… Phil Gill with his happy face on! Martin seems to have got the hang of levitation.
Phil Gill….I’m guessing my happy face is because someone had just yelled “Can you do Mustang Sally?!!” in my ear for the fourth time that week
Martin Blackman….Blimey’ forget about this line up, must be time for a reunion! “Mustang Sally Denied”
Robert Searle… Now, come on Phil, you know it’s your favourite number
Anyone remember this shop?
Pete Fisher… I don’t remember the shop, as I lived the other side of town, and went to the Disc Jockey, but I remember the prices, and how the 11d trick was used to make it look cheaper…
David Edwards… If you lived in Hastings you always shopped at Big Al’s the Disc Jockey.
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Julie Findlay-jones… Me.
Christian Burton… I had one, I loved the ring it made when you run your finger along it
Dennis Torrance… I remember the record racks also seeing this has reminded me of the old jukebox’s the centre removed out of singles
Pete Prescott… Had one for albums as well !
Peter Bridger… Still have!
Tony Court-holmes… ask Andre
Jim Breeds… The worst thing ever invented for looking after your vinyl.
Peter Fairless… Not quite as bad as the Ronko Scratch-matic Cleaner, Jim.
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Kevin White… SCRATCH being the operative word!
Jim Breeds… The way he holds records with his fingers on the groove!!! 😱 Capital punishment isn’t a thing anymore is it? 🙁 And why throw popcorn at your LP? String him up!
Virginia Davis… The reason most of my vinyl covers are tatty !!
Peter Brazier… Yes! (Not the best of storage ideas lol
Peter Houghton… They were useless to use and often ruined the record sleeve
Derek Doyle…I maybe need one lol
Pat Burgess… Still have mine
Jeff Belton… I had 10 of them, because I had so many 7 inch singles.
Andre Palfrey-Martin Collection
Andre Martin… Here is one for you to work on – the groups in this picture, does anybody from the Musio fraternity have any ideas ? This was taken in 1964.
Peter Millington… I’ve only heard of Tony Cornish and Jeff Farley. Don’t think either played in bands for very long before giving up or moving away from the town??? Jeff Farley is the furthest right of the 3 guitars with a Hofner Verithin, Tony Cornish is obviously the one in the middle with the Bass Guitar and I assume Bob Steele is the lead guitarist on the left. Don’t know the others. Will ask around as it’s my era lol