SMART – Page 563

Ian Gillan Band with Ray Fenwick

June 29, 2013June 28, 2013 by Alan Esdaile

The Enid with Terry Pack

July 2, 2013June 27, 2013 by Alan Esdaile

1976 Promo Photo

L-R: Steve Stewart, Terry Pack, Francis Lickerish, Dave Storey, Charlie Elston, Robert John Godfrey. some interesting info and images on Terry’s website www.terrypackbass.co.uk

Terry wrote the following about joining The Enid – It was a lucky break. The band had just split up with its management, and lost its bass player. It was looking for a record deal, and had little to offer in a commercial sense to a more proficient player. I think I had a bit of potential, and was prepared to go and live with a dysfunctional ‘family’ in a freezing cold cottage at the end of a rutted track in the bleakest regions of North Herts where there was nothing else to do but practice, and no money to anything in any case! We were made for each other.

Clemen Pull

July 5, 2013June 20, 2013 by Alan Esdaile

A great 3 piece band, that I worked with a few times. They were always popular and went down well. They have an interesting website with gig cuttings from ‘The Greyhound’ etc. including an ad featuring ‘Stallion’ playing their. www.clemenpull.com

A picture from Mark Sims of the band taken on tour in Holland.

Luvaduc

June 27, 2013June 18, 2013 by Alan Esdaile

Kent Bands 1960’s 1970’s

June 16, 2013 by Alan Esdaile

www.kentgigs.com/musicbiz/Bands.html

Groups who played Hastings Pier 1962-1974 plus

June 12, 2013 by Alan Esdaile

from Roger Bristow Dizzy Tiger Music a great listing of groups that played in Hastings from the 60’s to the 70’s.

Hastings Pier – 1962-1974 plus some later gigs.

These you will find under the archive link at the top of the page:-

Aquarius – 1971 – 1974

The Cobweb – 1968 – 1970

The Witch Doctor – 1964 – 1967

plus more…

Factory

July 1, 2013June 9, 2013 by Alan Esdaile

A great picture of Factory from Andy Qunta’s website www.andyqunta.com

I asked Andy where the name ‘Factory’ came from and got this reply :

Well I was working in a factory around that time, it was on an industrial estate. (Tich Turner was working for another company on the same estate, which was where I first met him). I don’t know if that’s why we called it Factory, but maybe. We thought of it as a band that made music, therefore – Factory. The first name we had was Jack Plugg, which we thought was hiliarious for a couple of weeks, and then the joke wore off! A friend of mine at Hastings College, called Dave Gurney, suggested we call ourselves Cherubim, Seraphim, Angel & Tone! Umm, thanks, Dave! Andy Qunta

Drummer – Lol Cooksey