The Hollies – Hastings Pier 12th January 1964

photo source: Billboard Magazine ad 1964

Terry Haddon… Those were the days ,great band.

Andy Qunta… Love those Hollies!

Gerry Fortsch…I think this may have been the night that they had a crash on the A21 at Robertsbridge?

Susan Duck… I was there, got their autograph. Graham Nash and Tony Hick’s autograph below. Did have all the others but these are the only two I could find

supplied by Susan Duck

Tony Rivers and The Castaways – The Dolphin Ballroom 6th January 1968

 

John Warner… Tony Rivers, met him in later life when his wife Tina came to work for me. That really is a blast from the past.

Tony Rivers… Yeah I was wondering just where I was that day!

Mick Knights… I still remember them playing Good Vibrations at The Witch Doctor, they were one of my favourite giging bands at the time, saw them on a quite a few occasions, one of them was most probably at the Dolphin Ballroom which was used while the Witch Doctor morphed into The Cobweb. My favourite live band at time, most probably there as it was the only place to go in the limbo between the Witch Doctor closing and the Cobweb opening.

 

Shorty And Them – Witch Doctor St Leonards – 2nd January 1965

 

 

photo: http://www.vintagesixtieslive.co.uk

Robert Carey… Group from Newcastle. The brother of Shorty (drummer) lives in Bexhill.

John Warner… Good group!

Tom Read… I’m trying to find out more information about this 60s band from Newcastle – Shorty & Them. Are any of the members still around, and contactable? https://www.tomreadbass.co.uk

Gary… Peter Kirtley (lead guitar, vocals), Brian Rowan (bass), Pat Dymon [aka Shorty] (vocals, organ, ?-1964), Brian Dunlop (drums), Jesse (drums, ?-1964), Roger Read [Alan Reeves] (organ, 1964-65), Braham Millard (drums, 1964-65)

 

Big Beat Nite – The Talismen and The Victors 22nd November 1963 Hastings College gym

Supplied by Eric Upton

John Busbridge… I bet I was there!

Mike Waghorne… Before my time there , 1968 when I started.

Alan Esdaile… If the gym was the same place in the 70’s it was great for gigs. I remember doing a disco there with Factory and ?

Stewart Grimes… I was till at school then, started playing bass as a12 year old and still learning, some of these up and coming youngsters are pretty talented !!

 

Lord Morris Group and The Triffik Organisation – Hastings Pier 16th November 1968

Mick O’Dowd… Oh Lord! Another one I know nothing about.

Jim Breeds…  I see what you did there Mick.

Dave Nattress… And….as I know I’ve said before, I thought weird band names started in the punk/post-punk era!! I was wrong.

David Edwards… Did ‘Arry Rednapp ever appear with Triffik?

Keith Russell… I was the drummer with the Triffik Organisation back then, we were a semi pro group all over the south , had a great time. I’m now doing a potted history so any thoughts? Please find a photo of the band from around that time, we were based in Petworth so regret I don’t have any memories of Hastings from that time

Supplied by Keith Russell