Daisy photos supplied by Yvonne Cleland
Tony Barraclough, Terry Corder, Will Thomson, Kevin Hoad.
Alan Esdaile… Anyone remember Citrus?
Andy Qunta….Excellent!
Yvonne Cleland…..Yep! All young and pretty! 🙂
Kevin Hoad…..Hahah.Those were the Days my Friend,We thought they’d never end.I feel a song coming on.
Janine Anne Hemsley…..Great pic xxxx
Liz Beeching… Anyone remember the seventies?……………J.B.
Tony Court-Holmes… odd bits
photos © Hastings Public Library
Paul Coleman… Pretty sure it was opposite the pier
Alan Esdaile… Yes it was Paul.
Leigh Mitchell… Is the building on the opposite corner of what was The Yelton?
Stewart Rockett… Leigh, It would be on the opposite corner of the White Rock Theatre, surely?
Abbey-Lee Widger… Does it even exist now ?
Pauline Richards… We haven’t even got one now. Ridiculous for a seaside town! Veralum buildings. Now a block of flats!
Alan Roberts… Where flats are now, opposite white rock theatre
Peter Houghton… There is Block of Flats there now
Andy Wright… Yes, my dad used to work there in the 60s. It then moved to Robertson Terrace, and then to York Buildings by the Memorial. He then left we all went to Margate!
Alan Esdaile… It was taken over by SIS Student organisation and the basement became the Speakeasy club.
Supplied by Keith Veness
Jaffa Peckham… I remember this night. I’m sure we (Factory) and the other bands were great, but Gracious were excellent. Hastings College favourites and I loved them every time I saw them. I got to hang out with one of their roadies, who was very erudite and un-roadie-like! Another memorable night on the pier. Thanks for posting.
Andy Qunta… Yes, Gracious were brilliant! Still listen to their albums.
Alan Esdaile… Gracious were amazing. Remember Martin Kitkat from the band. I think he went on and worked behind the scenes with Genesis later on?? Was this the night that The Equals were to appear?
Andy Qunta… I don’t think this was Equals night, but I could be wrong. I read somewhere that Martin Kitkat was very disappointed that Gracious weren’t more successful. I was too, actually!
Review from The Guardian The Observer by Molloy Woodcraft
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/nov/07/1
live from Brixton 2004...
Leigh Wieland-Boys… Red Right Hand is by far my favourite Nick Cave track!
Andy Gunton… Review in The Stinger by Andy Gunton…
http://www.thestinger.org.uk/article/53c432fe49eec34b1d5830bd#.WBzaEXecbyI
Darren Johnson… Fascinating – I’d assumed bands had stopped playing the pier long before that
Steve Amos… One of the great gigs!
Jan Warren… He does some really weird, dark and brilliant stuff, love him! xx
poster supplied by Mick Mepham
Pete Prescott….after Brian Johnston left the reformed Geordie to join ac/dc i was briefly in the band that struggled to continue (with a different name – the DUDES ) they tried terry slesser from crawler.i replaced him.i recorded three tracks with them at Luxembourg studios.they wanted me to re locate to newcastle.i couldn’t do that.nice guys.
Yvonne Cleland….Great band, Geordie! Saw them on the pier! it was a good gig!
Pete Fairless….The best Slade record Slade never made!
Pete Prescott….i sang love if you want it another night in the city and the last one escapes me.i think i have the versions of terry slesser singing them as well as mine.brian sang nutbush city limit at the ac/dc audition and got the job instantly.i was told he is a nice guy.
Andy Qunta…..singer of Geordie was Brian Johnson, who later joined AC/DC, and still with them now! After Factory’s gig with them in Torquay, I met him in the motorway services Gent’s (accidentally, not pre-arranged, before your minds start working overtime!). He was very flustered! He had been driving their truck, it was one of those where the cab tipped forward to get to the engine. After checking the oil or something, apparently the cab wasn’t locked properly, so when he got to some traffic lights, the whole cab tipped forward, and he was properly freaked out! Geordie almost lost his liggy!
Peter Howard… I know one of Bitch
Colin Bell… Always handy to know what i was doing ! I remember Brian (Johnson) being a really nice guy, sadly i don’t remember Bitch.
Andre Palfrey-martin collection
https://bigsixties.blogspot.com/2020/01/the-giants.html
Terry Pack… I played with Bobby for a year or so (on and off) at the Top Rank Suite in Brighton 1982-83. He was a great singer and percussionist, and always had a great band.
John Ward… He was a standard Brighton performer. Saw him first in 1960 at the king Alfred . I think Tony Bach was his guitarist then , who later worked as Gean Coben & the Chimes. My old Buddy Chris Hunt played with him for a season , before going on to Leo Sayer . who he didnt like much . I expect he can add to this . Of you go Chris.
Chris Sayer, Henry Harvey, Mick Wells.
all photos © Anthony ‘Nan’ Morland. Poster supplied by Pete Millington.
Screaming Lord Sutch with Cliff Bennett, Tommy Bruce, Cynthia Payne and others. Mike Berry with Nan and Jenny.
Matt Thomas… I spot Nan & Jenny
Lloyd Johnson… On the right of the photo…Nan & Jenny with the glasses….
Jim Breeds… So, did Sutch have a place in Hastings, or did he stay with others when he was in town. I need evidence though, so don’t say yes because you once read it on Facebook. I want to hear from you if you know for a fact and where
Wendy Weaver… I think Kevin Carlyon might know the exact building as I think I remember them being friends. We went to a Young Farmers party on the Pier with Screaminng Lord Such and Cynthia Payne. Janice Long was MC-ing it. A really wild night. It would have been about 1988.
Kev Towner… Jim, I was always under the impression that he stayed with Lord Tivers when he visited Hastings
Judy Atkinson… I think I was there that night – certainly saw him on the pier, just can’t remember when
Colin Tapp… Great photo. Nan
Lloyd Johnson… I was constantly trying to book The Hollies for The Big Beat Reunions but they were always booked for the dates we had for the pier…The Dave Sutch one was really good fun. Terry Smith R.I.P. who helped me put it on was working in the props department of a London TV station and we managed to get a Coffin, Dry ice machine and Polystyrene Grave Stones to set dress with, we had all the back drop etc from previous The Searchers gig. Terry also acquired two monks habits from the TV props department and I bought a couple of glow in the dark skulls that fitted over Terry and I’s heads….The Stage curtains were closed all was quiet, The group started to play The Death March and Chris or Henry slowly opened the curtains just like the times ‘Lord Sutch’ played The Pier Ballroom in the early 60s.Dave Sutch was in the coffin I handed the mike to a creepy hand that came out of the coffin and there was a blood curdling scream and then”ARE YOU READING TO ROCK N ROLL” and out jumped ‘SCREAMING LORD SUTCH!”….Terry and I with our Monks Habits and Glow in the dark skulls on were dancing like madmen each side of the coffin…that was a great fun! and a night to remember!…I took a photo of the entertainers that performed that evening with Nan Morland and Jen in the photo. The photo was taken on Nan’s camera.
Lloyd Johnson… left to right: front …Cliff Bennett, Dave Sutch, Cynthia Payne, (Dave Sutch’s girlfriend at the time), Jen & Anthony ’Nan’ Morland… Back : Elvis impersonator, Tommy Bruce, unknown female…
Micky Erends… Remember this night very well, it was brilliant,.loved Tommy Bruce’s “gravel voice” .. Lloyd I remember you and Terry as the monks ..great touch, what a night !! Nan give me a call sometime as I have lost your number
supplied by Andre Martin
Did Bowie appear?
Peter Fairless… Err… no!
James Johnson… from a great pier to the plank
Lloyd Johnson… The Konrads had George Underwood and David Jones/ Later Bowie as members…
Peter Fairless… David left the Konrads in December 1963. In October 1964 he was playing as Davie Jones & The Manish Boys. Indeed, they played the Witchdoctor on 13th November ’64.
Alan Essex… Just read some stuff from the Guardian newspaper and The Konrads with Bowie did some recording at Joe Meeks studio but they weren’t one of his bands.
Mick O’Dowd… One member of The Konrads , Graham Samson, lives in Bexhill now and Alan Dodds( a retired priest) lives in Devon,, Other members were Neville Wills(deceased),Mick Milo, lives in Rye, Andrew Baldock, bass, and singer George Underwood.
Cindy Goodhand-Knight… Bowie
Gary Kinch… I notice Mr Knights as the manager, how long was he the manager? He was certainly still there in the early 70’s
Peter Fairless… Andre will know!
Lloyd Johnson… George lives in Uckfield and is a mate…
Mick O’Dowd… Source of info…
supplied by Mick Mepham
Mick O’Dowd… This is the Dead Dogs bill. Does anybody have any pics of them. I must say I can’t remember much about them
Wesley Magoogan… It was a bloody good gig.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-29001854
Clive Richardson….Glenn Cornick was brilliant on the pier with ‘Wild Turkey’ in 1973. The best gig ever.
Trish N Kevin Sherwood…Yes they were excellent that night, a great player.
Mick Mepham… They were indeed hemstrand! Sad to hear of his passing :{
John Wilde… Glenn. Brilliant. Thank you man.
Pete Prescott… I saw him a few times with Wild Turkey. He stood out if only for his style of dress. Sad.
Chris Sambrook…Wild Turkey didn’t they support Ten Years After on the Pier, Glenn Cornick was a brilliant Bass Player. Especially on the first 3 Jethro Tull albums.
John Wilde… Was Glenn in Tandoori Cassette? any clue?
Alan Esdaile… Don’t think he was in Tandoori Cassette, unless anyone knows different. This is all I could find….A early 80s short lived rock band formed by Barriemore Barlow. After leaving Tull in 1980, he formed the short-lived “Tandoori Cassette” with Zal Cleminson of Nazareth, Charlie Tumahai, and Ronnie Leahy, the keyboard player with Stone The Crows.
Gary Kinch… I remember Wild Turkey on the pier. I remember thinking at the time he don’t half look like Chris Meachen.
Janine Anne Hemsley… What a loss xx
John Wilde… Barriemore was who I was thinking of. Expandis supported Tandoori Cassette around 83 at the Marquee. They were brilliant.
Clive Richardson… Wild Turkey appeared on the pier twice in 1973, 7th March with Jailbait and 18th August with Daisy. My favourite track is ‘One Sole Survivor’.
Pete Prescott… I saw wild Turkey at the Albert Hall supporting Black Sabbath and at sittingbourne town hall then supporting gentle giant at Central hall chatham. Loved the band especially the singer Gary pickford hopkins. My favorite track was good old days. Bernie marsden was with them when I saw them. Very sad.
Phil Thornton… I thought Zal Cleminson was from the sensational Alex Harvey Band ? …… and wasent the rest of the Tandoori Cassette line up from Bebop delux ?
Garth… Yes, the bass player In Tandoori Cassette was Charlie Tumahai (ex-Be Bop Deluxe). I was at the Marquee gig they were great!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Tumahai