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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.
Tich Turner’s Mish Mash Band, The Jukes, Liane Carroll & Roger Carey, The Goodfellas featuring Pete Prescott – 22nd October 1989
supplied by Pete Prescott
Tich Turner… I’ve only just seen this poster. Pretty sure it wasn’t 1985. I was still in The Ya Yas then. I believe the MM Band started in 1989 and we played last night. Another year!
Alan Esdaile… Thanks for correction Tich. Have updated from 1985 as that was a Tuesday. 22nd Oct 1989 would have been a Sunday.
Ernest Ballard… Still good whatever year Tich ha ha. Perhapes getting confused in his later years ah ha ha ha
Liane Carroll… Yep. 1989 I think. Rog and I weren’t together till 1987. I will ask him asap. Happy new year!! Xxxx
Pete Prescott… I was in Switzerland in 84/85 and 86.this was 89 or 90.I’ll check it out when I get home. Can’t remember much about this gig. It would have been fun with that line up I imagine.
Jim Jim & The Jims, Tich Turner’s Roaring 80’s & Missing Persons – Queens Hotel 7th July 1979
supplied by Pete Prescott
Pete Prescott… I remember that gig. It was an early Jim’s gig. We were fresh and good. The song’s were shorter and snappy. Great gig !
Stallion – Hastings Pier – Malcolm Jones photo Hastings News 1975
Pete Houghton… Great photo
Tich Turner & The Roaring 80’s – 6th May 1978
supplied by Sarah Harvey
Martyn Baker..The Roaring 80’s – Hot Blood Country Lover (1978). https://soundcloud.com/martyn-baker/roaring-80s-hot-blood-country?in=martyn-baker%2Fsets%2Fthe-roaring-80s-studio-recordings
Stallion – photos by Chris Meachen
Steve Kinch, Tich Turner, Steve Demetri, Vic Bridger
Harry Randall… Tony played lead guitar along with me in “Footloose” and “Slack Alice” still miss him!
Ernest Ballard… Slack Alice. With Paul Bourner on drums and Sedgefield on vocals. Great band
Gerry Fortsch… Brings back some great memories seeing my old mate Tony.
Harry Randall… Still bump into Brian on dog walks!
Tony Court-holmes… that does make me feel old
Glenn Piper… First band I roadied for
Alamo Leal… Tich?? I didn’t know he played the flute! I happen to know that he stepped in for John Wilde at one point, for the fact the John went down to Portugal to meet up with me in the Algarve, in 77.
Conan Howard… It was Pete Finberg that played guitar with Slack Alice when I knew them ,in the 70s
Harry Randall… Could be the other Slack Alice there was another band with same name!
The Observer – March 24th, 1979. Article about Tich Turner’s Roaring 80s, a preview of next week’s Frankie Miller gig on Hastings Pier and some news about the Teenbeats from Sarah Harvey.
all cuttings supplied by Sarah Harvey
Dennis Torrance… Saw Frankie Miller on pier.
The Deep Purple – Queens Road, Hastings and Battle photo around 1967
1st photo supplied by Janine Anne Hemsley, 2nd photo with Graham Bradley supplied by Len Benton.
Janine Anne Hemsley…..The girls are Carol Guyatt and Linda Upton.
Mick O’Dowd….Looks like early Whisky Mac. Think that is Pete Horton poking in right hand, Len Benton, Ian “Mac” McGilvary, Tich Turner,Tony “Tweet Tweet” Bird & Pete Horton.+ Girls.
John Wilde…..Wow this is a great photo……but where?
Robert Searle…Another great photo. I see Mac there with Tony Bird
Joe Knight….omg!!! tony LOL
Ian McGilvray….Yeah that’s me (Mac ) with Lenny Benton on My right hand side. I’m the one with the magazine and Tich is the one with the Birds as usual.
Andre Martin…..The reflection in this is the Fine Food Supermarket at the end of Queens Pde, you can tell that by the backward spelling of the name Minimarket and the design of the brickwork. Interesting the ” I’m Backing Britain ” posters can be clearly seen on the windows of the shop in Queens Road roughly where Gamleys or Helfords used to be located. Looks as if the group were on the east side of Queens Road, and the photographer on the West side..
Mick O’Dowd….Confirmation from Pete Horton that this is in fact Deep Purple. He reckons it was taken in Canterbury where they used to play at The Beehive Club.
Tich Turner….Hi All, this photo was taken in Queen’s Rd. We had a bunch of photos taken that day, but I’m only aware of three that have surfaced. One is a great pic of us all in a line, hunched up against the cold, in front of some glass doors somewhere. The other one, is of us standing on the steps of the public toilets that used to be in the town centre, near the Carlisle and we’re poking our heads over the wall. This is definitely Deep Purple. we didn’t actually become Whisky Mac after Pete Horton left and Graham joined, as I wrote. It was later than that. It was directly after Len Benton, our Bass player left and we recruited Tim Duke on Bass. Happy Days, Tich.
Ian McGilvray….I agree Tich
Pete Horton…..Hi from Pete Horton. Sorry about thinking that the pic was taken in Canterbury. I seem to be the odd one out. I cannot remember this being taken in Queens Road, but we were all in the nearby cricket ground with a Hastings Observer photographer on Sunday 4th February, 1968.
Ken Copsey… Great picture.
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.