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…
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Stallion – Melody Maker win, Roundhouse ticket 27th June 1976 and review.
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.
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…
Early Stallion – Skeleton Tich, dustbin photo and playlist 1975
skeleton photo supplied by Chris Meachen, dustbin photo supplied by Stallion Facebook page
playlist supplied by Roger Carey
Tich Turner, Tony Bridger, Phil Thornton, Steve Demetri, Roger Carey.
David Miller….Phil’s trashed again…..
Yvonne Cleland….hoho
Glenn Piper….I remember it well
Caz Simpson… I have a cd of the tape they did of Cobra and a Skinny Kid and all. I never met a nicer man than Steve. I went with them to the competitions, and the final x
John Wilde… I was Stallions singer when we won the 1976 Melody Maker contest. x
Caz Simpson… I was there when you won, it was an amazing night and a well deserved win x
Phil Gill… Fabulous – that’s the set I learned from a cassette when I first joined the band. Some great songs there, I’d love to here them again.
Alan Esdaile… Farts? on playlist.
Glenn Piper… Directions maybe?
Phil Gill… No idea Alan, the list at the bottom looks more like stage directions. It’s one way of getting your own dressing room.
Alan Esdaile… Perhaps its something you need to do before you put the outfit on.
Stallion Iroko Country Club 1974 and write up 1975
Supplied by Roger Carey
Gerry Fortsch… Great to see my old mate Mr Bridger.
Phil Gill… Jennie, is this your review?
Jennie Tocock… I do believe it is, Phil! 🙂
String Driven Thing and Stallion – Hastings Pier 7th September 1974
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.
Stallion -Martin Casson Agency promo photo – Rock-A-Nore Hastings 1975
Tich Turner, Phil Thornton, Roger Carey, Steve Demetri, Vic Bridger.
Promotion picture when they were signed to ‘Martin Casson Agency’.
Roger Carey… they asked us to wear suits for the promo photo.
Gaynor Duke… Tony Bridger
Glenn Piper… Anthony Victor Bridger hence the “Vic”
Andy Qunta… Can’t see exactly, but it looks like Tich might have been the only one who complied with that request!
Pete Prescott… Should I tell my Tich/skeleton story ?
Martyn Baker… Yes, of course you should Pete. I’m all ears!
Pete Prescott… Here goes. So it’s Sep 77 and I’m down in Hastings from north Kent where I live to audition for a band Steppin Out. It’s a Sunday afternoon. I go to a place in Silverhill called The Box. The audition seems to go well, I’m asked about my past. I mention that my last band made it to the final of the Melody Maker competition a few years previously. “Oh” says Tich “we were on that year too!” Just as I’m about to say “do you remember that complete tosser in the skeleton outfit that had everyone pissing themselves?” Tich says “you might remember me…I had a skeleton outfit on!” I was that close to never living in Hastings (and having no teeth !). I have to say that the time I spent in Steppin Out was an eye opener for me. An education. I wasn’t really up to the job. Tich was (and No doubt still is) a fantastic front man. I liked his singing. I couldn’t think why they wanted another singer. I had never sung harmonies and was bloody useless at those. I was very static on stage in those days. Pretty redundant. Rich also wrote sing great songs with Roger Hubbard who was the guitarist. It was an amazing band. Tich should have been successful. Wearing that skeleton outfit was something I would never have done. I didn’t have the balls. He did. Singers like Peter Gabriel or David Bowie wore make up and costumes and stunned people. I realised then that that could never be me. So hats off to the skeleton outfit !
Pueblo – cutting January1974 & Pier ticket with Stallion 8th Feb 1974
cuttings supplied by Pete Fisher & Roger Carey and ticket supplied by Pete Fisher
Pueblo featuring Bernard Jeffery, Pete Fisher & Roger Carey.
Stallion, Steppin’ Out and Damaris Hastings Pier 15th January 1977
supplied by Sarah Harvey
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…..
supplied by Jules Carter
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!!!
Rachel Rayburn…My brother Paul aka Blondie was in Damaris
Ian Mantel… And Slik, with Midge Ure coming soon. Maybe Russell Field could get Midge to play down here again?
Curved Air – Hastings Pier 20th Sept 1975 & from 1972 Marie Antoinette
Ad supplied by Sarah Harvey, poster supplied by Mick Mepham
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’
Terry Pack… I was there, too, I think. Remember none of it, of course!
Michael Watson… I remember going to that,Sonja the lead singer, every young chaps dream.
Carol Bolton… My other half does a great version of Back Street Luv.
Tess Foy… I was there…
Nick Webb… O I was so there( Or not if you know what I mean lol) and went to their next gig I think it was at St. Albans
Tim Moose Bruce… They played Hailsham Pavilion last night. Missed it as I was doing a gig. Hopefully they will be back again.
Iain Cobby… Just seen the amazing line up at Hailsham. What a tight band with Sonia fronting both old and new material. Prog is still alive. you must catch this band.
Glenn Piper… I was there at Hastings and I remember some of it. I roadied this gig and several (7 I think) more with Curved Air. Those were the days 
Chris Meachen… I was most definitely there & will eventually find photos to prove it!
Kev Towner… Stallion played on the same bill as Curved Air? Wow!!
Dave Weeks… Yes I remember being there too.
Wesley Magoogan… That was a great show by both bands.
Alan King… One time Curved Air bassist Tony Reeves is playing at The Royal Standard this Friday 1st December (he was in the band at the same time as Stuart Copeland).
Terry Pack… Tony also played with Greenslade and Coliseum.
Chris Stratton… I was there too! Curved Air seemed a regular booking on the pier.
Stallion – introducing the band 1974 & Stallion poster 6th November 1973.
supplied by Mick Mepham
supplied by Phil Thornton
Alan Esdaile… Great find Phil. Stringer Jones, was a duo with Martin Stringer and Malcolm Jones.
Martyn Baker… Malcolm Jones was the other half of Stringer-Jones with Martin Stringer in Hastings (1975-6). I kind of re-met Malcolm again when we both worked for Capital Radio in the 80’s. Martin now lives in the west of Ireland. Both top geezers.
Harry Randall… RIP Vic/Tony and Steve gone to young! Sadly missed I’m sure by all who new them!
Leigh Wieland-Boys… My that takes me back. Fond memories of Steve D, rest in peace dear friend.
Martin Stringer… Crikey.