1977

1977 – New Compositions.

Jan. 20th Street Fighter
Mar. 1st. J.B.’s. Rag.
May – 1st.Lonely Tonight.

1977
Mon 1st. Jan. 12:01 to 4:00a.m. End of Steve’s New Year’s Eve’s Party.
Jan. 3rd. Radio one recording session at B.B.C. Gasgow. For Alan Freeman’s Quizz kid ’77 on March 27th? Numbers Played- 100% Rock and Roll, Citylights of Love, Turn your Eyes to the Left, Gimme Love.

Jan. 8th. Staging Post – Leeds. “Superb Audience Reaction. Encore shouts lasted five minutes before we went back on.”

Jan. 9th. The Turf, Hoyland, Yorkshire. In the middle of nowhere the audience was nowhere near the vicinity of the village. Jeff, JJ and Dave had stayed down with truck but the other 5 had been home the night before. Everyone went home tonight.

Jan. 14th. Newcastle Poly. Supported by Hot Snax.

Fri. 28th. Jan. Ponteland College – No Support – V. Quietcrowd.
Sun. 30th. Jan. Recording of “Street Fighter” at Petal, Leeds. Neil Perry on 2nd. Tenor Sax. Neil has also played on a selection of numbers in every local gig since December 2nd.
Also on this day, the troublesome van, WVK 6IH, was sold to an unsuspecting Leeds band, GYGAFO, for £165.

Sat. 5th and Sun 6th. Feb. The Staging Post – Leeds.
Both very succesful – Great Audience – Best yet here. Recorded.
Mon. 14th. Feb. Newton Park Hotel, Heaton, Newcastle. (1st. time.)
Tue. 15th. Feb. University Theatre, Newcastle.

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Thurs. 3rd. Mar. Newton Park Hoetl 1st. of Residency.
Sat 5th. Mar. Staging Post – Leeds disagreement with management, (of pub) Sunday Night Cancelled.

Tuesday 8th. March. University Theatre.
Th. 10. Mar. Newton Park. (without Niel)
Fr. 11 Mar. Mayfair (Rock of the North without Niel) supporting Michael Chapman, Keef Hartley and Rod Clements.
Sa. 12. Mar. Durham University supporting Deaf School (see Vol 1. P. .29)

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Tu. 15 mar. University theatre.(Wed. 16. March Jams with sidekick on timbales at University Theatre.
Th. 17 Mar. Newton Park.
Fr. 18 Mar. Speakeasy – London. Excellent gig seen by Mountain, CBS/DJM, Jon Field, Charlie Tumahi, sounds and others.
Fr. 18th. Mar. B.B.C. NorthEast TV.
Good Plug for Tommorrrow’s radio after A Programme on ‘Lindsearve’.
Su. 20 Mar. 5.15pm. Radio One. QuizzKid’77 featuring 100% ‘Rock N Roll City’ ‘Lights of Love’ ‘Turn your eyes to the Left.’
Su. 20 Mar. Recording of ‘Clique Non Clique’ (ABA BOAY) for ‘A’ side of a single. Petal studios – Leeds.

Th. 24. Mar. Newton Park.

Sounds 25th. Mar. Review of Mayfair gig on 11th. Mar by Phil Sutcliffe.
Fr. 25 Mar. Guildhall, Newcastle – Bedrock spring collection, supported by The Young Bucks and Hot Snax. Gig recorded for radio.

Mon. 28. March, FForde Grene, Leeds.
Tu. 29. Mar. University Theatre.
Th. 31 Mar. Newton PK.
Su. 3 Apr. Coatham Bowl,
Redcar.
Supporting Dave Edumunds Rockpile. Dave Edmunds Nick Lowe Terry Williams Billy Bremner.
Tu. 5 Apr. University Theatre.

Th. 7 Apr. Newton Park.
Tu. 12 Apr. University Theatre.
Th. 14 Apr. Newton Park.
Fri. 15 Apr. Guildhall, Newcastle,
Supported by Bleezer Hack and the Midnight Tokers. (their drummer, ‘Big Skins’ was Jeffrey in disguise)
Su. 17. Apr. FForde Grene, Leeds.

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Tu. 19. Apr. University Theatre.
Th. 21. Apr. Newton Park Hotel.
Sa. 23. Apr. Impulse studios – Remix, edit and overdubs of ‘City Lights of Love’. To be a track on an album of local bands. (see over)
Tu. 26. Apr. University Theatre.
Th. 28. Apr. Newton PK.
Su 1st. May Open air Rehearsal@Horton-New Song Called “Lonely Tonight.”

Three pages from Out Now, No.4

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Th. 5. May. Newton Pit. Hotel.
Fr. 6 May. Lincoln College
Supported by Kelly’s eye.
Sa. 7 May. Dingwalls, London.
Supported by After the Fire.
Tu. 10. May. General Meeting, Band, Management, Road Crew, Publicity. – Jeff’s House.
Th. 12 May. Newton PK. Hotel,
Featuring Jokes from Gowan and Jeffrey on a Pogo stick.
Sa. 14 May Jeffrey, Gowan, Dick Godfrey and Charlie Foskett record dialogue, singing and laughter for the introduction of “All Together”, Dick’s album. (see p. 13)
Th. 19 May. Newton Pk. Hotel.
Occasionally, everyone in the band has good gig at the same time. This night was spot on. Present in the audience was Jon Field of Jade Warrior Who had come up from London (thanks to Dick) to consider producing our single. At Dick’s house, later, he decided he would do it.
Fr. 20 May. Huddersfield Polytechnic. The radio interference on the P.A. is extremely loud and clear. A P.A. Slave Amp blows up. There’s hardly any audience. The social secretary has apparently absconded with our cash and we’re stuck with a cheque. WE are tired now and probably will be until Monday. Harehills Guesthouse.
Sa. 21 May. Petal Studios. Streetfighter. Producer: Jon field. Engineer: Derek
Also present: Barbara Hayes – publisher. Chris – photographer of 300 shots, some of which are for the television.
9:30am until 11pm – Re-arrangement of song – Hours and hours- Re-arangement of song. Hours and hours of tuning. Dozen of takes – Result, piano, bass and drums – also fatigue.
Su. 22 May. Same Place – Same song. Finished Product – o.k. Everyone pleased, including Jon Field, but also V. Tired. Original intention was to do Clique-Non-Clique (Aba Boa) and lonely tonight also – ha ha ha.

Th. 26. May Newton Pk. –At the end of set, Jeff sings his own sub-contra Bass Blues “Well the Train” & plays guitar. – Audience Laugh a lot. He tries it at the Guildhall on F:27 may & it fails.

Sa. 28. may.
Filming of Band mining to “Lonely Tonight” at impulse (where it was taped on 24th.) for B.B.C. – director Phil Pride.

Omission
Tu:24: May. Recording of “Lonely Tonight” at impulse for T.V. Broadcast.

Th. 2. June. Newton Pk. Decided to change management from Jim 25% to Jim 15% & Dick 10%
Th. 2. June. Impulse studios – 10a.m. Jeffrey records “Well the Train” singing & Playing drums, guitar, feet stamping – John plays bass g., Guitar, Slide Guitar. Slide Guitar.

Fri. 3. June. B.B.C. 1. Northeast Television. Programme – watch this space – introduced by Dick. As filmed on 30th. May. 2nd. T.V. appearance. 1st. was on1.T.V. 24:6:75 (vol. 1. p. 28)
Su. 5. June. Petal Studios – ABA BOA (clique non clique) for ‘B’ side. New tracks over edited backing track of 20.3.77.

(following a session on Mon. 6. June., Jeff or John play on a single by Michael ford. –Impulse We. 8. & Th. 9)
Th, 9. June. – Newton Park. –Dissatisfaction aired by most of band. Meeting arranged for this weekend.

F. 10. June- SA.11, June. Things are happening, John decides to leave band, plans made on Sun. 12. June for a new band (see later)

Sun. 12. June – Morning-Gowan wakes Jeff up to say John is leaving- Gowan, Jeff and Dick go and visit Michael Ford (Mick Whittaker) to discuss future new band.

Sun. 12. June – S.B.B. General meeting Charlie’s house S Band + Jim, Dick, JJ and Dave. No arguments, just a general agreement that the end has come. No future prospects for the band as it stands.

Mon. 13. June – First pressing of the ‘All Together’ album is played by Dick on Bedrock. Before “City”, dick announces over the air that the SBB’s last gig is to be on 1st. July at the Bedrock Festival.

Th. 16. June – previous commitment No. 1 Band goes to B.B.C. Manchester to record for Dave Lee Travis Radio One.
J.B’s Rag – Streetfighter- Give me just a little more time – Lonely Tonight.
Sa. 18. June – Previous commitment No. 2. Van Milder College, Durham University supporting Mike Absalom and Gonzales.

Su. 19. June – Durham Dome Festival also featuring Harcourt’s heroes, Southbound and sidekick + others. Trouble in audience from Angels on Bikes.

Fri. 17. June – release Date of L.P. “All together.”
Tracks:-
Intro – Jeff, Dick, Gowan, + Charlie Foskett
High Time – Southbound
C.I.A. – Kip
Sung every Song – Moonlight Drive
Cattle Market Blues – Scratchband
Curley – Sidekick
It’s for Me – Michael Fords Limousine
Pennies – Young Bucks
Kansas City – Hot Snax
Mystery – East Coast
City, Lights of Love – Steve Brown Band
Hard Driving’ Man – Junco Partners
Outro – As Intro

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We: 29th. June, Radio One, Dave Lee Travers
As recorded on June 16 (p. 17)
Over the weeks to come, D.L.T. continues to play the Brown Band, which is now defunct.

Fri. 1. July- University theatre (auditorium)
The Farewell gig.

Last S.B.B. gig with Jeff, John and Gowan but the name will live on with Steve and Charles.
Audience are suddenly nostalgic. No one came to the Newton Park every week but all of a sudden there’s hundreds of loyal followers out there. They clap along to the songs. Well you’re too late!
The band parts on friendly terms.