1976
New Numbers: “High Rise”, “Amamus”, “Tabash”, “Barbecue Express”, “Rollin Band”, “Celica”, “Bedrock”, “Children”, “I ain’t Good Looking”, “I see you Walking”, “The Lights of Love are Gone”, “Turn your Eyes to the Left”, “A Little More Time”, “Moving Down”, ”Gimme Love, (let me hear the sound)”, “Hitman (Version II)”, “100% Rock n’ Roll”.
Jan. 22. Annabel’s Sunderland. No support.
Jan. 25. University theatre (Sun. Lunchtime)
Jan. 30 Newcastle Polytechnic. No support.
The first week in February was to have been spent in London playing five different gigs including Ronnie Scott’s. This was cancelled by the London Agency. Also lost was an alternative booking at Durham University for the Friday.
Feb. 3-7 A week of composing at Jeffrey’s house. Results – “Tabash”, “Barbecue Express”
Feb. 15. University Theater (Sun-Lunchtime) No Support
Feb. 15. Halfway Hotel, Barnsley
Feb. 20. Edinburgh University supporting. Babe Ruth.
Feb. 21. Staging Post, Leeds. No support.
Feb. 22. Seven Stars, Heywood
Feb. 26. Recording of Barbecue Express at Impulse.
Feb. 28. West Bretton College. (near Wakefield, Yorks.)
Mar. 7. University Theatre.
Mar. 8. The Last (?) Edition of “Bedrock”/
Barbecue Express and Clique-Non-Clique.
Mar. 21. The Pheasant, Preston Grance, Tynemouth. No Support.
Mar. 24. A photograph of Dick Godfrey at home:
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Thank you Dick Godfrey
Charles’ Bachelor evening at Royal Turks Head. One week before the Wedding. Charles is very drunk in this photograph. Jeffrey on right.
Friday 26th March 1976: Evening Chronicle:
Sat. 27th. March Charles’ Wedding to Pat. 2 weeks honeymoon in Wales and at home in Heaton.
Sunday 11th. April. The Pheasant. No Support.
Sunday 18th. April. The Pheasant. No Support.
Sunday 25th. April The Pheasant. No Support.
Sunday 28th. April Voom Voom Disco W/Bay No Support.
Sun. 2nd. May. The Pheasant.
Mon. 3rd. May. Imperial Hotel, Jesmond.
Tue. 4th. May. Newcastle Polytechnic Theatre.
Wed. 5th. May. Voom Voom Rooms. Supported by Last Exit.
Fri. 7th. May. The Greyhound, London. No Support ….
Roadies and truck leave early morning. Band and Jim leave 8a.m. in Volvo. Heat wave over country. 83 F in London and Volvo overheats unless heater left on full. Band stopped in London by C.I.D. looking for bombs and drugs. Reach ‘A and M’ records in New Kings Rd. At c. 4PM. And a PR manager refuses to see without an appointment. Tape left and band go to gig at Greyhound, Fulham Palace Rd. Publisher Barbara Hayes present, also Phil Sutcliffe who writes revue, possibly for ‘sounds’. Good gig. During break between sets, band approached by C.B.S. man who likes it a lot. Steve and Dave stay at Dave’s Brother’s flat. The rest return home, arriving at 6:40 am. John taken straight to hospital with very painful tooth and glands complaint. (Sat. Morn.)
Sun. 9th. May.
1. University Theatre – Lunchtime
2. The Pheasant.
Thank you Phil Sutcliffe. (article above)
May 13th. Recording of “Bedrock” (new theme), Impulse
May 17th. Return of Bedrock Radio Newcastle. New Sig. Tune.
May 17th Imperial hotel, Jesmond.
18th. 19th. 20th. 21st. May –Re-Building of P.A. system at Gowan’s.
Dave and Charlie, before the set at the Pheasant 25th.4.76
Pheasant barmaid
Dick Godfrey (left)
Mickey Sweeny, Impulse Studios, 13.5.76
Steve’s Sons: Paul (left) Jon (right) (damaged film)
May 23rd. The Pheasant.
May 28th. Rock of the North (Mayfair) supporting Stallion * (Soho Jets cancelled)
* P.S. Stallion with MM Final June 27th. (we lost last year)
Very Heavy gig. Heavy Music (!), Heavy audience, Heavy extra Roadie who smashed up the dressing room with a Heavy tambourine. New P.A. very good. Audience reaction fair to diabolical.
June. 6th. The Pheasant.
