© photos supplied by David Miller
David Miller, John Wilde, Phil Thornton and Min
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Rumours Club – 1982/1983
gig posters supplied by Mick Mempham, Expandis postes © John Alexander Wilde
Pete Fairless…Doing the boxer beat? I remember JoBoxers being fantastic! Thoroughly brilliant, in a dripping wet, hot and sweaty, rather loud, Crypt, kinda way!
supplied by Mark Richards The Crypt Archives . https://www.facebook.com/thecryptarchive
John Wilde… Ha! The Expandis fantasy Ball. What a great New Years Eve.
Peter Millington… ABADABS Friday 26th November – 1982
Expandis – Night Out newspaper April 1982
John Wilde… Nice one Alan. Thanks for sharing.
Chris Meachen…I owned a copy of that tape, which had some great stuff on it. Not sure if it’s still in my possession & I fear it might have been chewed up by one of my cassette players years ago… Time for a cd re-release perhaps?
Phil Thornton… hi Chris, it was released as a CD a few years ago. Unfortunately it has sold out.
Andy Qunta… Excellent & original band!
Expandis – Hastings Carnival 1983
supplied by John Wilde David Miller, John Alexander Wilde and Philip George Thornton.
Phil Gill……Photo taken a split second before the bus ploughed into the stage.
and from 1981 – Moment Of Passion
Yvonne Cleland… My mum could have made two pairs of trahsers out of those strides 🙂 🙂
John Wilde… Great memory, thanks Alan. Oh if only I had saved that gear. Loved those pants! Great times.
David Miller… Loved that day, that event and that performance.
Phil Thornton… was going for the ‘space priest’ look which has fallen out of favour in recent years … cant get hats like that anymore ! Just noticed I’m playing an acoustic 12 string !! I must have been going through a phase !
Phil Gill… Eko Ranger 12? I used to have one of those…. I’ll say no more.
Andy Qunta… Those are surely award-winning trousers that John is flaunting!
Expandis – Kid Jensen’s Coast To Coast Show 1981
supplied by Expandis Facebook Page
Matt Thomas… Remember watching this at the time
Martin Richter… me too!
Terry Pack… I remember the drive to Southampton and recording the song(s?), the TVS studio and canteen. It was a long day.
David Miller… Love this pic…..
Mick O’Dowd… Remember this well.
Expandis – Vines Cross Festival 6th August 1983
all photos by Neil Cartwright, ticket: Raymond Russell, poster : http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/vines-cross-free-festival.html
Chris Meachen… I’m in that crowd somewhere….
Alan Esdaile… Roger Carey in the red trousers.
Nikolai Bukharin… amazing to see this, thanks so much for posting Alan. I was at the 1983 one, have very vivid memories of The Enid set, and vague recollections of much else, music wise.
Expandis – Hastings Pier 3rd July 1982 & promo photo
poster & ticket supplied by Mick Mepham, photo supplied by David Miller.
Phil Thornton….Many thanks to Mick Mepham for finding this old poster ! This brings back happy memories of a fine evening on the pier ! – we (EXPANDIS) had the ballroom about half full (over 600 people)
we had a few guests that night … Min on Sax, the ‘Foxx’ dance troop and of course the ‘Bag ladies’ !
Yvonne Cleland… The DLWP should book Expandis!
Kev Towner… It’s like a trio of Trevor Horns!!
Alan Esdaile… I always thought they would be great on Later with Jools Holland. What is that in John’s hand?
Phil Thornton… its a mk 3 sonic disruptor. when we were all on the mothership John was usually on ‘shotgun duty’
John Wilde… we came from the future……
Phil Thornton… ……… and crash landed in Bexhill (the cosmic AA have been called)
David Miller… It seems like only yesterday…..
Expandis and dancers Foxx – Saturdays Nightclub 10th March 1983
poster shared from: Mark Batkin
Mark Batkin… The wife in the dance group “ Foxx “
David Miller… A grand night, as I remember it
Mick O’Dowd… I’m waving not drowning!
Willie Wicking… Was at that gig loved Expandis have a cassette somewhere, use to play it all the time in my car
Masons Music Ads around 1982/84
Tony Ham……Clockwork Criminals, Young And Bold ep, brilliant. I used to go to Mason’s Music on saturday mornings, order a load of obscure records and collect the ones I ordered the week before, happy days.
Phil Thornton…..expandimod !!!!!!
Matt Thomas…..”Ad from 1984 – wish albums were same price lol”
Teenbeat ties?
Peter Fairless… Bet you still have those Barry Manilow calendars!
More Expandis rarities 1983 supplied by Roger Carey.
photo, poster and play list all supplied by Roger Carey
More Expandis rarities. supplied by Roger Carey who played bass for the band in 1983.
Photo from Vines Cross Festival near Heathfield (Top of the bill was The Enid) L-R David Miller guitar/vocals, Roger Carey bass, John Wilde vocals percussion, Phil Thornton keyboards/vocals. Poster – Rumours Club Hastings 22nd July 1983 & Alexandra Park 23rd July 1983. Set lists. Probably from a gig in London and a gig in Bath. Notice the van hire charges totally £40.00.
John Wilde… Wahooo. Nice save Roger!
David Miller… Great pic of a great day and other fine stuff – nice one, Roger….
Yvonne Cleland… What a picture, what a photograph! Good find, Rog! x