Robert Searle… Great re-worked sound of a great single
Lloyd Johnson… IMO The Undertakers version was the best one Robert …I’ve never forgotten seeing them on The Pier one of the best groups I saw there in the early 60s….
Day: 8 March 2025
Mice On Ice – Royal Victoria Hotel 1984
supplied by Barry French
Barry French, Fay Wright, Den Wootton (hidden) and Neil Cartwright.
Neil Cartwright… https://audioboom.com/boos/4278687-carry-go-bring-come
The Talismen – Old Town Beach 1964
The Talismen on Hastings Old Town Beach in 1964. From left to right is Keith (Budge) Harrison-Burgess, Chris Sayer, Henry Harvey, Pete Jones. Photo from Peter Millington.
Mick Knights…..The winch huts don’t seem to have aged that much!
Pat Harrison Burgess… Do you have any more pictures of The Talismen? Would love his daughters to see more pictures.
Alan Esdaile… Hi Pat, I expect you have seen the other ones on the site but will check with Pete Millington to see if he has any others. Anyone else, got any photos?
Eugene Hughes… Wow. My first job in 1972 was with Henry (Henners) on the GPO.
Roger Saunders… Great to see the photo. I was the original drummer with the group for a couple of years. Happy Days. Good gigs at the Market Hall in George Street, and always great laughs with Henry.
Andre Martin… Life was always a laugh with ‘enry.
Advert for The Regent 1965…
Ken Mulley… I remember seeing the Tallismen performing at the Caves in Hastings, it had to be about 1964/ 5 . If I remember right . They dressed in Denim . Levi 501s . Fantastic band
Pat Harrison-Burgess… Thanks Ken
Sandie Carlyon… Loved Henry. Ace postie as well.
The Deep Purple – The Happening Club Kings Road, St Leonards photo & Canterbury gig.
supplied by Peter Horton, last photo supplied by Len Benton
Peter Horton…. The photos show our original singer Kevin Clark who became manager/ Transport Manager when Tich joined Deep Purple and Mick O’Dowd left as manager. Before we became Deep Purple on Friday 4th August, 1967 we were called ” The Likes Of Us ” . We were all originally school friends from Bexhil and first got together in 1963. We went through many changes of names and members. The photo is taken at The Happening Club, Kings Road, St Leonards.
Tony Bird… The late Len Benton on Hofner Senior Bass, Pete Houghton on guitar, Ian McGilvary on drums and Kevin Clarke on vocals .
Mike Waghorne… I can remember going & seeing them their must be 1965 ? Wasn’t that John Wilds dad’s club in the basement ?
Steve Lucas… Found this on a notice board 1968, in the calypso bar Limassol Cyprus! Didn’t think at the time it was another group!
Mick O’Dowd… That’s me on there. I went to Limassol but don’t recall leaving a calling card though as it was in the 00’s when I went.
Steve Lucas… Thanks Mick! Definitely around 67 – 70 dad was in the RAF . Maybe someone from the uk pinned it there! Took me ages to find out it was a different group, that’s why I kept
Mick O’Dowd… When I managed them at the start we went to see Jimi Hendrix on Hasting Pier. I was young and naive and I though if I passed out some of these cards at the stage door and asked for autographs someone might just see it and wonder who they were. NO! Back came the 12 cards I had given out with the autographs of Hendrix, Mitchell and Reading on the back and Graham Nash. So pissed off I gave them all away! There’s no writing on the back is there Steve?
Steve Lucas… Oh dear Mick, that’s one that got away then! However on the one I have is written, NIGHT OWL ,Howard Tate, verve label!
Better Days – John Barleycorn – The Crypt 8th March 1989
Paul Dengate… Better Days, a folk-rock band from Hastings, East Sussex, UK, was formed in 1982 and split in 1992.
This track, John Barleycorn (a traditional song) is from a set recorded live at The Crypt in Hastings on Wednesday 8th March 1989 when Better Days won the Battle Of The Bands competition, and just a few months before they toured the UK as support to Steeleye Span. The line-up in 1989 was John Burgess (vocals), Garry Blakeley (fiddle), Steve Cooke (fiddle), Paul Dengate (guitar), Andrew Griffin (bass) and Paul Warren (drums).
John Storer… Gosh … Garry Blakely! There’s a name from the past. Was friendly with both him and his older brother, Teddy, as they lived just around the corner from me. Enjoyed this clip and found several others of Garry’s excellent fiddle playing, and a great video of him and his son playing together
Mary Lipscombe… I’m fairly sure they played the beach concert that year as well.
Andy Gunton… This takes me back. Better Days were one of the first local bands I can remember seeing after moving down to Hastings in 1988.
Not a bad introduction to the Hastings music scene I reckon.
Clifford Rose… I saw them support Steeleye Span at the White Rock back in April 89. Better Days played the better set.
Paul Dengate… We played the beach concert a number of times. I’ll see if I can find which years.
Simon… Saw them at the Battle Folk Festival at The Black Dog, Battle. I bought the CD and listening to it right now. Garry B is married to a sister of a great friend of mine but didn’t know he was in the band!