photo by Chris Meachen
Tony Bridger, Digger, Steve Demetri, Tich Turner, Steve Kinch.
John Wilde….great photo
Jon McCallion….Nice photo of my two friends, Steve D & Steve K.
Ian McGilvray…..Looking Good Tich And Tony
Digger… Strewth, was my hair really that long??? Drove those guys all over the country. Great times, fun times, mad times but wouldn’t change it for the world. So sorry to hear of the passing of Phil Gill. One of the good guys. Still with us in the music and our memories.
Stallion photo supplied by John Wilde
Andy Gunton… I was there.
Phil Gill… Wow….40 years ago
Alan Esdaile… Do you remember seeing Stallion play, Andy?
Phil Gill… John Storer will. He was right in the front row shouting “‘allo Phil!”
John Storer… John Storer does indeed remember, Phil … was there with Kev Potter, Matt Brand, Mick Hurton and Matt’s cousin (who’s name currently escapes me). It rained …. a lot! Particularly remember Moon being awesome, (how I’d love to get my hands on their first album again) and great sets from Rory Gallagher and Ted Nugent. Remember Kev getting hit on the back of the head by a full can of Party Four, which we then proceeded to open and drink. By coincidence, had cause to mention Reading 76 several times during the last fortnight. One of my business partners went to Reading Festival last weekend and I was bemoaning the “gentrification” of rock festivals, telling him that a festival should not be about 5 star hotels and Radio 1 Dance tents, but about very cheap plonk, leaking tents and not changing your clothes for three days! Those were the days! A great weekend for £6.95!
Phil Thornton… ha ! I forgot the Enid played !! – also missed the Sadista sisters ( their drummer went on to form YMO who are one of my all time favourite bands !) – I did get to see AC/DC and Rory Galagher who were brilliant ! Supercharge were also great ! – the mighty diamonds had a rough deal getting bottled, they deserved much better from the audience.
ad supplied by Sarah Harvey promo photo supplied by Clive Richardson
Sarah Harvey…..Here is a really good video about the group some of which was filmed in 1973. It tells the story of the band and a reunion in 2007 which was produced as a documentary for the BBC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3K9BEo8UVs
Alan Esdaile….I used to see Pete Kirtley from Global Village play with Liane Carroll at the Filo. Flying Gnome disco was Chris Cornford. Anyone in contact with him?
Mick Mepham…..Another load of bands I missed, doooooohhhh!!!!
Clive Richardson…Global Village were excellent. I always believed that the above photo was taken in Hastings old town. Anyone confirm or deny?
Mick O’Dowd…..Found these pics of Global Village….
Kev Towner… Well apparently Seagull Coaches were based in Blackpool, although that scene in the background is rather reminiscent of that farm on The Ridge just before the Harrow Junction.
Alan Esdaile… Thanks Kev, I know where you mean. Could be in the coach broke down on the way to the pier?
Ric Hool… In 1996 Peter Kirtley ex of Global Village was working with a poet pal of mine, Tom Pickard. Peter stayed at my house one time when he was in Wales with Tom. Peter was, I believe, living in Southwold at that time and had just released his excellent Bush Telegraph CD Liane Carroll (keyboards), Steve Lamb (bass), Gregg Leppard (drums)
Jon Owen… Watch out for release of album… soon..
Colin Gibson… Def NOT Hastings. I recognise that courtyard!
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Scanned the best I could, hope you can read some of it? The photo at the top of the second page says Steve Demetri receiving the award when it is Phil Gill.
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Phil Gill… Well, we used to pretend to be each other sometimes
Jane Hartley… Stallion/Performance!
Andy Qunta… Excellent!
John Wilde… what a great time it was. We were hot stuff!
Phil Thornton… Yes it was ! My favourite bit was playing the main stage at Reading festival !!
Phil Gill… John, We were mostly off our trolley.
Stuart Moir… As were we all in them days Phil
Leigh Mitchell… What a coincidence – I was only talking to Pete Prescott about this today!
ticket supplied by Iain Cobby cutting supplied by Sarah Harvey.
Andy Qunta… Still awesome! Brilliant achievement by Stallion! Well done, lads! Still proud of our fellow Hastings muso friends!
John Wilde… Stallion on the Pier 2016? Count me in.
Andy Qunta… I’ll volunteer Factory for some of that too!
John Wilde… That would be a good night Andy.
Sparrow Baker… Factory and the Town Council ?
Phil Gill… Bloody hippies….
Phil Thornton… specially the one with the scarf !
Pete Fisher… 40 years ago…blimey!! The band I was in (who rejoiced in the name of Roger The Cat!) won the semi-final at the Marquee the following year in 1977, but failed to win the final…we were basically a pub cover band doing the London circuit…track at my SoundCloud page…
Ad supplied by Sarah Harvey, poster supplied by Mick Mepham
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Phil Gill … Well, I guess I must’ve been there. If anyone has any photos of Stallion at this gig or any other Stallion photos, we’d love to see them on our band page – especially if anyone has any photos of us supporting Marc Bolan on the Pier in 1975
Phil Thornton… Likewise ! – I do remember watching Curved Air – excellent !
Mark Sims… Good track by a very underrated band.
John Wilde… I was there. Onstage. Brilliant night!
Nick Webb… I was there yet again 🙂
Chris Giles… “Really like most of Curved Air music… Especially enjoyed gig on the pier many years ago..”
Jim Breeds… Marie Antoinette ‘ wonderful’
poster supplied by Mick Mepham. pier photos Chris Meachen.
Tich from Stallion at the pier gig supplied by Roger Carey
Here’s a great recording of ‘Circus’ venue unknown.
Wesley Magoogan…. Those Observer adverts were the center of some of our lives then.Whomever was on the advert for the pier were that week’s big deal !
Phil Gill… I was there, it was a brilliant gig.
Phil Gill… Well, at least I know where I was 43 years ago, even if I can’t remember being there. I think we went up to 70p a ticket the following year…
John Wilde… could this have been my debut with Stallion?
Phil Gill… Can’t be 100% sure because I think you joined in the May, but it might have been your debut.
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Stallion… Hemel Hempstead Pavilion ?
Linda Crane… When is the next gig?
Tony Court-holmes…remember them well
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Slik
Paul Durrant…..Wow – amazing to see all this Sarah – thanks so much for posting – I played keyboards for Damaris – also great to see so many familiar names and faces that I never seem to see when I’m in Hastings (I live in Scotland now) – it reminded me of the night that Stallion won the Melody Maker Contest in London…..
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Phil Gill…..And here’s the poster from the Stallion gig as it looks in my dining room. Pic stolen from Jules Carter’s Facebook collection, but he took in my house and it’s my poster, so….And I can’t be bothered to get up off the sofa and walk to the dining room to take my own picture.
Paul Durrant….The pier gigs line up for Damaris was Mick Kemp – Drums, Tony Barraclough – Guitar, Iain Cobby – Bass, Paul Durrant – Keyboards and Dave Nattress – vocals.
Dave Nattress….Stumbled into this website after years on and off trying to backtrack the good times of Hastings Rock. I feel thrilled to see Damaris and references to my old band-mates, Paul Durrant, Iain Cobby, Mick Kemp, Tony Barraclough. We had some great gigs on the pier including supporting Stallion several times – they were something else and John Wilde – what a vocalist. We were in the Melody Maker Rock Contest the same year Stallion rightfully won it. I remember well the heat at Sussex University. Great to brag about that one and the pier of course. Astonished to see so much of the old stuff posted. To all of you who have helped this along – really well done. You’ve made an old man really happy!!!
