14 posts from December 2007

JUDAS GOAT 1970
Another band I booked for the Cov Arts Umbrella in 1970. They played for us on Friday Dec 11th 1970.

From Umbrella News "Judas Goat is an up and coming electric group from Sapcote (Nr Leicester).

JESSICA'S THEME c1971
I booked Jessica's Theme for the Coventry Arts Umbrella Friday Jan 8th 1971 & Friday 19th Feb 1971. They were a heavy rock band with 2 guitarists, bass and drums and a vocalist.

Jan Gage and Jan Coombs did zeroxed some flyers and dished them out and we advertised the band in Cov Evening Telegraph.

Jessica's Theme were -  Gordon Tunnicliffe on vocals, John ? on lead guitar, Mick (Evans?) on bass guitar, Paul Bodanowych on rhythm and Bernie ? on drums, managed by Mick Cubbon from Binley Woods (Mick moved to the US and is married to a singer called Gina Noelle (Google it for more info). He’s a very good producer and has a home PC-based studio.).  They made a self-funded vinyl LP but I don’t have a copy – they were a very talented lot. I saw them often – notably at The Navigation on Stoney Stanton Rd. Numbers such as ‘Tally Man’ – Jeff Beck and ‘Gin House’ – Amen corner spring to mind.

Thanks to Cliff Wagstaff (of Cov bands  Tobacco Ash Sunday, Tropical Boot Company and Quantum (not Quantum Leap!) for the additional information here and the business card.

 

Cliff told me that Jessica's Theme were origianlly called The Motorised Grapes and here is their business card to

 prove it!

INCAS c 1970
Played the Walsgrave 24th Dec 1970.
No other details at the moment.

GOTHIC HORIZON C1971 / 72

A folk based band operating in the early 70's from Warwick (I think). I saw them play the Cov Arts Umbrella and the Earlsdon Cottage. They had an album on sale at the gigs which I think must have been Jason Lodge Poetry Book. The band made two albums according to this site and one single. (You can buy the albums and single from that site too.)

Albums
Jason Lodge Poetry Book 1971

Tommorow's Another Day 1972

Single
Wilhemina Before Sunrise 1971

GENEVA WHEEL c 1971

They were advertised as SOUNDS OF TODAY - Heavy Rock - early 70's c/o DA Jones, 24, Sherbourne Cresent, Coundon.

They played the Lanch Poly tech (now Cov University) Mon April 5th 1971 with Indian Summer, Fresh Maggots, Tsar, Whistler, Ra Ho Tep.

GENEVA c 1974
No further information except that I mentioned them in a Hobo article as playing for the Musician's Union - or Association (an off shoot) at the Charterhouse Pub in Coventry 1974.

Formula One
Were mentioned in the Index of British Rock Bands 1963 - 66 on the net as coming from Coventry but I've no further info on them.

No real information about this group except what's on their business card (which I think was given to me in 1973 by Johnny Adams (who was in Fission at the time - later in Squad).

Manager F. Smart, 40, Chandros St. Coventry. Mari-ann / Rick / Dek / Keith / R. Phillips, 53, Furnace Rd. Bedworth.

No idea of when they operated - possibly early 70's.

FLYING MACHINE
circa 1969

Pop group

Line up: Steve Jones  (Rex Brough has it as Steve James - not sure which is right) (guitar, vocals), Tony Newman

(vocals), Stuart Coleman (bass), Paul Wilkinson (drums).

Newman and Coleman previously in Pinkerton's Assorted Colours, Wilkinson previously in The Peeps and Jones was in The Sabres (with Wilkinson)

Rex Brough has it that - In 1971 they played a final gig in the 40 thieves nightclub, the first lineup called it a day. Phil Clough and Mike Summerson replaced Coleman and James. and that - Stuart Coleman became a BBC London radio DJ in the late '70s, running first the rock'n'roll show "Echoes", later appearing on Capitol Gold. He produced hits Shakin' Stevens, Kim Wilde, and Cliff Richard and

lives and works in Nashville. A line up of Flying Machine exists to day, but changed the name back to Pinkerton's Colours.

Singles:

Smile A Little Smile For Me (Tony McCauley & Geoff Stevens) b/w Maybe We’ve Been Loving Too Long 1969 (This single was a smash in the USA No 5 on the Billboard charts)

Baby Make It Soon b/w Smile A Little Smile For Me 1969
Send My Baby Home Again b/w Look At Me Look At Me 1969  

Hanging On The Edge Of Sadness b/w Flying Machine 1970
The Devil Had Possession Of My Mind b/w Hey Little Girl 1970
Yes I Understand b/w Pages Of Your Life 1970

Albums:

Down to Earth With The Flying Machine 1970

MORE INFO ON DEANO'S SITE HERE

FISTY  c 1974

Although I put this band on at the HOBO Workshop in Sept 74 (At the Holyhead Youth Centre, I can't now recall any details about them and I have nothing more concrete in my archives. If anybody can throw light on this band, please do so in the comments below.