DECEMBER 1972
SINGLES
Amazing Blondel—Alleluia/ Safety In God Alone (Island)
Free—Wishing Well/ Let Me Show You (Island)
Hackensack—Moving On/River Boat (Island)
Hollies—Magic Woman Touch/ Indian Girl (Polydor)
Lindisfarne—Caught In The Act/ Don’t Ask Me (Charisma)
Sally Angie—Child Of Allah/ Lady Go Lightly (Philips)
Status Quo—Paper Plane/ Softer Ride (Vertigo)
10cc—Johnny Don’t Do It/ 4% Of Something (UK)
T Rex—Solid Gold Easy Action/ Born To Boogie (EMI/T Rex)
Wings—‘C’ Moon/ Hi Hi Hi (Apple)
ALBUMS
Graham Bond/ Pete Brown—Two Heads Are Better Than One (Chapter One)
Climax Chicago—Rich Man (Harvest)
Deep Purple—Made In Japan (Purple)
Gentle Giant—Octopus (Vertigo)
Gnidrolog—Lady Lake (RCA)
Hollies—Romany (Polydor)
Holy Mackerel—Holy Mackerel (CBS)
Parchment—Light Up The Fire (Pye)
Pretty Things—Freeway Madness (Warners)
Quintessance—Indweller (RCA)
Schunge—Ballad Of a Simple Love (Regal Zonophone)
Sensational Alex Harvey Band—Framed (Vertigo)
Slade—Slayed? (Polydor)
Stealer’s Wheel—Stealer’s Wheel (A&M)
Vinegar Joe—Rock ‘n’ Roll Gypsies (Island)
HAPPENING:
An All-Star performance of The Who’s ‘Tommy’ is staged at London’s Rainbow Theatre.
Keyboards/ Vibes player Poli Palmer quits Family. Tony Ashton is the replacement.
Ex-Van Der Graaf Generator bassist Nic Potter joins Rare Bird in place of Paul Karas.
Ex-Juicy Lucy singer Paul Williams joins Jon Hiseman’s Tempest.
Yet another Wings single is banned by the BBC. ‘Hi Hi Hi’ gets the cold shoulder because of ‘blatant sexual implications’.
The Marc Bolan/T Rex movie ‘Born To Boogie’ is premiered in London (14th) and is savaged by the critics. Bolan also claims that a T Rex cartoon series will be produced during 1973. It isn't.
BBC2 TV “Full House”—Lindisfarne (9th)
BBC2 TV "Old Grey Whistle Test"-- Ralph McTell (5th), Rory Gallagher (19th)
BBC West: Wishbone Ash/ Stackridge Special (5th)
BBC 1 "Cilla Black Show"- Donovan (30th)
ITV "Lift Off"- Staveley Makepiece (6th), Tremeloes (13th), Slade, Tony Hazzard (20th), Sweet (24th)
BBC Radio 1:
In Concert: Alex Harvey Band, Back Door (2nd), Incredible String Band, Delivery (9th), Plainsong, Rab Noakes (16th), Groundhogs (30th)
Sounds On Sunday: Sandy Denny (3rd), Harvey Andrews (10th), Stealer's Wheel (31st)
Dave Lee Travis Show: Wizzard (4th-8th), Hollies (11th-15th)
Johnny Walker Show: Slade, Stealer's Wheel (4th-8th), Cat Stevens, Colin Blunstone (11th-15th), Slade, Lindisfarne, Hollies, Atomic Rooster (18th-22nd), Jackson Heights, Magna Carta (26th-29th)
Jimmy Young Show: Strawbs (18th-22nd)
Alan Freeman Show: Rod Stewart, Vinegar Joe (18th-22nd)
Barry Aldiss Show: Pentangle (24th)
GIGS:
Aberdeen Music Hall—Nazareth (7th)
Aberystwyth University—Rare Bird (2nd)
Abingdon Atomic Energy Authority—Capability Brown (8th)
Abingdon Culham College- Badger (8th)
Alcaster Trades & Labour Club—Jigsaw (18th)
Aldershot Manor—Home (18th)
Ammanford Civic Hall- Gypsy (27th)
Aylesbury Friars—Capability Brown (22nd, 23rd), Gypsy (29th), Stackridge (30th)
Barking Tech College—Fusion Orchestra (9th)
Barnstaple Queen’s Hall—Plainsong (14th)
Barry Memorial Hall—Groundhogs, Badger, Fusion Orchestra (6th), Pentangle (8th), Man (22nd)
Basingstoke College- Snake Eye (20th)
Basingstoke Haymarket- Bridget St John (1st)
Beckenham Mistrale—Stealer’s Wheel (30th)
Bedford Mander College—Skin Alley (15th)
Bexley Black Prince- Geordie (10th), Holy Mackerel (17th)
Birmingham Alhambra- Stackridge (24th)
Birmingham Aston University—Blackfoot Sue (15th)
Birmingham Brooklyn Tech College- Holy Mackerel (16th)
Birmingham Digbeth Civic Hall—Fairport Convention (14th)
Birmingham Henry's Blues Club- Judas Priest (27th)
Birmingham Hippodrome—Cat Stevens (6th)
Birmingham Mayfair—Wizzard (3rd)
Birmingham Odeon—Led Zeppelin (16th, 17th)
Birmingham Town Hall—Cat Stevens (2nd), Family (6th), King Crimson (10th), Quintessence (22nd)
Blackburn, King George’s Hall—Quintessence (15th), Hawkwind (21st)
Blackburn Tech College—Gypsy (14th)
Blackpool Kings Arms—Magna Carta (19th)
Blackpool Mecca—Stackridge (14th)
Blackpool Opera House—Faces (10th)
Blackpool St Anne’s Church—Amazing Blondel (15th)
Bolton Institute Of Technology—Man (9th)
Bournemouth Hard Rock (formerly called Chelsea Bowl)—Hawkwind (3rd), Strawbs (22nd)
Bournemouth Winter Gardens—Groundhogs, Stray, Gentle Giant (8th), Family (10th)
Bourton-on-the-Water Youth Centre- Alex Harvey Band (8th)
Bracknell Sports Centre—Hawkwind (9th)
Bradford St George’s Hall—Hawkwind (13th)
Brighton Dome—King Crimson (11th), Budgie (14th), Led Zeppelin (20th)
Brighton Top Rank- Climax Chicago (22nd)
Brighton University of Sussex- Ro Ro (13th)
Bristol Boobs- Blackfoot Sue (13th)
Bristol Colston Hall—Barclay James Harvest (1st), Slade, Thin Lizzy (5th), Family (8th), Ralph McTell (20th)
Bristol Old Granary—Hackensack (7th), Clear Blue Sky (9th), Stealer’s Wheel (17th)
Bristol Redlands College- Climax Chicago (9th)
Bristol University- Albion Country Band (9th)
Bristol Victoria Rooms—Stackridge (15th)
Brixton Sundown—Mick Greenwood, Gnidrolog (1st), Home (8th), Head Hands & Feet (15th), Faces (16th), Pretty Things (22nd), T Rex (23rd), Hawkwind (30th)
Burton on Trent 76 Club—Fusion Orchestra (1st), Clear Blue Sky (8th), Bronco (15th), Raymond Froggatt (22nd), Hackensack (29th)
Burton on Trent Tech College—Jigsaw (16th)
Cambridge Corn Exchange—Home (9th), Stray (23rd), Status Quo, Snake Eye (30th)
Cambridge Red Cow—Hatfield & The North (?)
Canterbury Art College—Ellis (14th)
Canterbury St Thomas’ Hall—Nazareth (16th), Pink Fairies, Hackensack (23rd)
Canvey Island King’s Club—Wizzard (15th)
Cardiff Capitol—Family (9th), Led Zeppelin (11th, 12th)
Cardiff Top Rank—Slade, Thin Lizzy (3rd), Climax Chicago Blues Band (6th), Sweet (17th)
Cardiff University of Wales—Rare Bird (1st), Stackridge (6th), Skin Alley (20th)
Cardiff Whitchurch School—Home (15th)
Carlisle Hilltop Club- Holy Mackerel (7th)
Carlisle Market Hall—Blackfoot Sue (17th)
Castleford WMR Club- Casuals (11th)
Chadwell Heath Hindshead- Ellis (8th)
Chatham Central Hall—Groundhogs, Badger (14th)
Chelmsford Chancellor Hall—Man (10th), Budgie (29th)
Cheltenham Town Hall—Capability Brown (7th)
Chester King's Club- Little Free Rock (14th)
Chichester College—Home (20th)
Cleethorpes Winter Gardens—Patto, Home (4th)
Clifton College- Ellis (15th)
Cork City Hall- Rory Gallagher (28th)
Coventry College of Education- Status Quo (9th)
Coventry Lanchester College- Blackfoot Sue (1st), Stone The Crows (8th)
Coventry Mandy's- Beggars Opera (21st)
Cranbrook Public School- Pink Fairies (9th)
Crawley College- Snake Eye (8th)
Crewe Alsager College- Climax Chicago (12th)
Croydon Fairfield Hall—Soft Machine (3rd), JSD Band (7th), Wishbone Ash (17th)
Croydon Greyhound—Pink Fairies (3rd), Snake Eye (10th), Rory Gallagher, Jade Warrior (17th), Capability Brown, Budgie (24th), Stray (26th), Status Quo, Byzantium (31st)
Cwmbach Concert Hall—Gypsy (12th), Man (20th), Raw Material (27th)
Cwmbran Crosyceiliog Secondary School—Gypsy (15th)
Dagenham Village Roundhouse—Budgie (16th), Stackridge (23rd), Stray (30th)
Darlington Tech College- Beggars Opera (23rd)
Derby Bishop Lonsdale’s College—Gypsy (11th)
Derby Cleopatra's- Judas Priest (21st)
Derby College of Further Education—Budgie (20th)
Derby King’s Hall—Hawkwind (7th)
Dewsbury Tech College- Stealer's Wheel (21st)
Doncaster Danum School—Budgie (15th)
Doncaster Top Rank—Spontaneous Combustion, ELO, Babe Ruth (4th), Sweet (20th)
Doncaster Yarborough Social Club- Casuals (10th)
Dorchester Tavern Club—Fusion Orchestra (7th), Holy Mackerel (10th), Nazareth (14th)
Dublin National Stadium- Rory Gallagher (27th)
Dudley JB’s—Stealer’s Wheel (29th)
Dumfries Windsor Hotel—Alex Harvey Band (11th)
Dundee Caird Hall—ELP (1st), Faces (7th), Wishbone Ash (9th)
Dunfermline Kinema—Alex Harvey Band (16th)
Ealing Tech College—Geordie (6th)
Ealing Town Hall—Arthur Brown’s Kingdom (22nd)
Edinburgh Caley Cinema—Nazareth (10th)
Edinburgh Empire—King Crimson (2nd), Wishbone Ash (8th), Family (16th)
Edinburgh, White Elephant—East Of Eden, Spontaneous Combustion, Babe Ruth (3rd)
Edmonton Cooks Ferry Inn—Ellis (19th)
Edmonton Sundown—Argent (1st), Home (7th), Head Hands & Feet (14th), Faces (17th, 18th), Pretty Things, Capability Brown (21st), T Rex (22nd), Hawkwind (29th)
Egham Royal Holloway College—Stackridge (8th)
Eltham, Avery Hill College- Gypsy (8th)
Epping Wake Arms—Geordie (9th), Nazareth (17th), Wizzard (23rd), Babe Ruth (29th), Climax Chicago (31st)
Epsom Ebbisham Hall—Skin Alley (22nd)
Exeter St Luke’s College—Fusion Orchestra (8th)
Exeter Tiffany's- Jigsaw (30th)
Exeter University—Hawkwind (1st), Ralph McTell (18th)
Exmouth Rolle College—Home (14th)
Ewell Tech College—Kingdom Come (9th)
Glamorgan Polytechnic—Bridget St John (7th), Renaissance, Quicksand (14th)
Glasgow Art College—Alex Harvey Band (14th)
Glasgow City Hall- Plainsong (21st)
Glasgow, Green’s Playhouse—King Crimson (1st), Led Zeppelin (3rd, 4th), Wishbone Ash (7th), Family (15th)
Glasgow, Queen Margaret’s Union—East Of Eden, Spontaneous Combustion, Babe Ruth (2nd)
Glasgow University—ELO, Sam Apple Pie (15th), Onyx (23rd)
Gloucester College Of Art—Sensational Alex Harvey Band (6th)
Goole Vikings- Geordie (21st), Troggs (23rd)
Gravesend Leo Lodge- Decameron (1st)
Gravesend School For Girls—Stealer’s Wheel (15th)
Gravesend Woodville Hall- Ralph McTell, Natural Acoustic Band (10th)
Grays Civic Hall—Status Quo, Fusion Orchestra (29th)
Greenford Big Brother—Man (13th), Fusion Orchestra (20th)
Guildford Civic Hall—Wishbone Ash (20th), Stackridge (28th)
Guildford Surrey University—Fusion Orchestra (15th)
Halifax Clarence's-Climax Chicago (30th)
Halifax Intercon- Searchers (15th), Geordie (16th)
Halifax Whitley Percival College—Nazareth (20th)
Hampstead Country Club- Help Yourself, Greasy Truckers, Global Village Trucking Co (21st)
Hanley Victoria Hall—Hawkwind (22nd)
Hastings Pier—Budgie (6th)
Hatfield Polytechnic- Kinks (1st)
Havering Tech College- Fusion Orchestra (22nd)
Haywood Seven Stars- Climax Chicago (21st)
Hemel Hempstead Decorum College- Stackridge (21st)
Hereford Tech College- Holy Mackerel (19th)
Herne Bay King’s Hall—Stackridge (17th)
High Wycombe Chiltern Rooms- Jonathan Kelly (14th)
High Wycombe Grammar School- Mike D'abo (20th)
High Wycombe Tech College- Badger (1st)
Hounslow Heath Primary School—Arthur Brown’s Kingdom Come (6th)
Huddersfield Polytechnic—Man (15th)
Hull City Hall—Groundhogs, Gentle Giant, Stray (12th)
Hull College- Wizzard (8th)
Hull Community Centre—Man (8th)
Hull Intercon- Chicken Shack (28th)
Hull Lawns Centre—Hookfoot (8th), JSD Band (17th)
Hull, Malcolm’s Club—Man (7th)
Ilford Growling Budgie- Jackson Heights (13th)
Inverness Caledonia—Nazareth (6th), Alex Harvey Band (13th)
Ipswich St Matthew’s Hall—Man (5th), Blackfoot Sue (30th)
Keele University- Uncle Dog, Kingdom Come (13th)
Keighley Tech College- Holy Mackerel (15th)
Kettering Grammar School—Pink Fairies (15th)
King’s Lynn Corn Exchange—Status Quo (8th), Arthur Brown’s Kingdom Come (15th)
King’s Lynn Tech College—Wizzard (14th), Stray (22nd)
Kingston College—Wizzard (16th)
Kingston Coronation Hall—Fusion Orchestra (23rd)
Lancaster Polytechnic—Pentangle (1st)
Leamington Spa Centre- Ralph McTell, Natural Acoustic Band (8th)
Leeds Polytechnic- Stackridge (7th)
Leeds Town Hall—Faces (14th), Wishbone Ash (15th)
Leicester Croft Club- Fruupp (11th)
Leicester Il Rondo- Jackson Heights (1st)
Leicester Villiers Hall- Climax Chicago (7th)
Leytonstone Red Lion- Snake Eye (22nd)
Lincoln Aquarius- Beggar's Opera (12th)
Lincoln Tech College- Budgie (21st)
Liverpool Christ College—Gypsy (9th)
Liverpool College of Crafts & Catering—Stealers Wheel (20th)
Liverpool Empire—King Crimson (9th)
Liverpool Polytechnic—Home (6th)
Liverpool Stadium—Quintessence (9th), Faces (12th), Groundhogs (16th), Hawkwind (23rd)
Liverpool St George’s Hall—Plainsong (22nd)
Llanelli Glen Ballroom—Raw Material (30th)
London Albert Hall—Donovan (21st)
London Alexandra Palace—Led Zeppelin (22nd, 23rd)
London Bedford College—Geordie, Jericho, Lol Coxhill (7th)
London Charing Cross Sundown—Pretty Things (18th)
London Chalk Farm Howff- Albion Country Band (31st)
London Chalk Farm Roundhouse—Incredible String Band (17th)
London Chelsea Pheasantry- Raw Material (7th, 29th)
London City Polytechnic—Marmalade (14th)
London College of Printing—Arthur Brown’s Kingdom Come, Patto (1st)
London East Ham College—Fusion Orchestra (14th)
London, Friend's House, Euston Rd- Quintessence (16th)
London Fulham Greyhound—Alex Harvey Band (7th), Brinsley Schwarz (10th), Jonesy (11th), Raw Material (12th), Little Free Rock (13th), Uncle Dog (14th), Ro-Ro (15th), Andromeda (16th), Amazing Blondel (17th), Supertramp (21st), Wally (23rd), Holy Mackerel (24h), Hackensack (26th), Byzantium (28th), Toe Fat (31st)
London Hammersmith Latimer Upper School—Home (19th)
London Hampstead Iroco Club- Little Free Rock (20th)
London Imperial College—Kinks (9th), Strawbs (13th)
London King's College- Magna Carta (8th)
London King’s Cross Cinema—Gypsy (22nd), East Of Eden (29th)
London Marquee- UFO (1st), Sensational Alex Harvey Band (4th), Morgan (7th), Strider (10th, 31st), Climax Chicago (11th), Chicken Shack (12th), Babe Ruth (15th, 27th), Jonesy (17th), Capability Brown, Spreadeagle (18th), Nazareth (19th), Patto (22nd), Vinegar Joe (23rd), Sutherland Brothers (29th), Stackridge (31st)
London, Rainbow Theatre—Barclay James Harvest, Camel (3rd), Orchestral "Tommy" (9th), King Crimson (13th), Yes, Badger (15th, 16th), Groundhogs, Stray, Gentle Giant (20th), David Bowie (23rd, 24th)
London Royal Albert Hall- Donovan (21st)
London School of Economics—Wizzard (2nd)
London Southgate Sirius Club- CMU (15th), Holy Mackerel (29th)
London Torrington—Colin Blunstone (17th)
Loughborough University- Pink Fairies (1st)
Lowestoft Royal Hotel- Geordie (22nd), Blackfoot Sue (23rd)
Luton College- Vinegar Joe, Glencoe (1st)
Maidstone Corn Exchange- Clear Blue Sky (26th)
Maidstone Tech College—Stray (21st)
Malvern Winter Gardens—Status Quo, Snake Eye (23rd)
Manchester Free Trade Hall—Family (5th), Faces (23rd)
Manchester Hard Rock—King Crimson (3rd), Led Zeppelin (7th, 8th), Free (10th), Yes, Badger (17th), Nazareth, David McWilliams (21st), David Bowie (28th, 29th)
Manchester Mr Smith’s—Quintessence (10th), Camel, Graphite (17th)
Manchester Seven Stars Hotel- Graphite (14th)
Manchester Stoneground—Alex Harvey Band, Pink Fairies (10th), Holy Mackerel (14th), Man (16th), Home (17th), Hackensack (22nd), Fusion Orchestra (24th), Judas Priest (28th), Stray (31st)
Margate Dreamland—Gypsy (1st), Hawkwind (8th), Sweet (16th), Vinegar Joe (29th), Geordie (31st)
Merton Civic Hall—Man (14th)
Middlesbrough Kirby College—Fusion Orchestra (18th)
Middlesbrough Town Hall—Hawkwind (14th)
Mile End Sundown—Genesis, Capability Brown (6th), Stray, Ro-Ro (14th), Pretty Things (20th), Status Quo, Byzantium (21st), Home (27th)
Newcastle City Hall—Led Zeppelin (1st), Sandy Denny, John Martyn (6th), Incredible String Band (7th), Faces (8th), Hawkwind (15th), Family (17th)
Newcastle Mayfair- Geordie (8th)
Newcastle Odeon—King Crimson (8th)
Newport Monmouth, Kensington Court Club—Gnidrolog (7th), Fruupp (8th), Man (21st), Jigsaw (22nd), Stealers Wheel (23rd), Good Habit (27th)
Newport Tech College- Gnidrolog (15th)
Newport Vine Suite- Climax Chicago (28th)
Northampton Cricket Ground—Groundhogs, Badger (2nd), Gnidrolog (9th, 30th), Argent (16th), Brinsley Schwarz, Gnidrolog (30th)
Northampton Fantasia- Judas Priest (22nd)
Northumberland Tech College- Holy Mackerel (21st)
Norwich Melody Rooms—Geordie (30th)
Norwich University—Sandy Denny (2nd), Ro Ro (11th), Stackridge (12th)
Nottingham Boat Club—Alex Harvey Band (9th)
Nottingham Intercon—Sweet (15th), Marmalade (23rd), Jigsaw (29th)
Oxford New Theatre—Cat Stevens (2nd), Family (3rd)
Oxford Town Hall—Pink Fairies (6th), Quintessence (18th)
Padstow Golden Lion- Decameron (31st)
Paisley Tech College—Nazareth (8th)
Paisley Watermill—Alex Harvey Band (17th)
Penzance, The Gardens—Plainsong (15th), Hookfoot (22nd)
Penzance Western Hotel- Decameron (30th)
Peterborough, St John’s Hall—Budgie (22nd)
Peterborough Tech College- Pink Fairies (22nd)
Plymouth Friars- Natural Acoustic Band (15th)
Plymouth Guild Hall—Slade, Thin Lizzy (2nd), Genesis (11th), Manfred Mann’s Earthband (30th)
Plymouth Polytechnic—Rare Bird (1st), Plainsong (16th)
Portsmouth College- Hackensack (9th)
Portsmouth Guild Hall—Ralph McTell (7th), Wishbone Ash (12th), King Crimson (15th)
Portsmouth HMS Vernon- Jigsaw (21st)
Portsmouth Sound Barrier Club- Jigsaw (23rd)
Portsmouth Tricorn—Holy Mackerel (12th), Jigsaw (15th)
Preston Guild Hall—Wishbone Ash (6th)
Redcar Coatham—Incredible String Band (10th), Man (17th)
Rhymney Tech College—Man (18th)
Rochdale Champness Hall—Quintessence (8th)
Romford Redbridge Tech—Camel (15th)
Royal Albert Hall—Cat Stevens (4th)
Salford University- Graphite (1st)
Salisbury Alex Disco- Snake Eye (9th), Raw Material (23rd)
Sanquhar Town Hall- Iron Virgin (15th)
Scarborough Intercon—Principal Edwards Magic Theatre, East Of Eden (14th)
Scarborough Penthouse- Climax Chicago (29th)
Scunthorpe Baths- Pinkerton's Colours (23rd), Love Affair (26th)
Scunthorpe Frodingham Church—Amazing Blondel (18th)
Sheffield Black Swan- Fusion Orchestra (17th)
Sheffield City Hall—Wishbone Ash (1st), King Crimson (4th), Hawkwind (5th) Blackfoot Sue, Medicine Head (7th), Camel (14th), Groundhogs (15th), Faces (22nd), Geordie (28th)
Sheffield St George’s Church—Amazing Blondel (14th)
Sheffield University—Arthur Brown’s Kingdom Come (8th)
Slough College—Stackridge (22nd)
Slough Community Centre- Badger (13th)
Southampton University—Genesis, Hard Stuff (7th)
Southend Cliffs Pavilion- Ralph McTell, Natural Acoustic Band (12th)
Southend Kursaal—Blackfoot Sue (16th)
Southend Queen’s Hotel—Budgie (9th), Arthur Brown’s Kingdom Come (17th), Stray (24th)
Southend Tech College- Sutherland Brothers (9th)
Southend Zero Six- Geordie (12th)
Southwark Cathedral—Sandy Denny (9th)
Stafford Brinsford Lodge- Hackensack (13th)
Stafford King Edward School—Jigsaw (20th)
Staines Town Hall—Patto (30th)
St Albans City Hall—Stackridge (9th)
St Albans Pioneer Club—Budgie (23rd)
Stevenage Locarno—Fusion Orchestra (10th)
Stoke Burslem Hotel—Budgie (17th), Climax Chicago (26th)
Stoke Changes Club—Geordie (29th)
Stoke Heavy Steam Machine—Quintessence (14th)
Sunderland Polytechnic- Holy Mackerel (8th)
Sunderland Top Rank- Beggars Opera (22nd)
St Myrtle’s Church, Sunderland—Amazing Blondel (22nd)
Sutton Coldfield Belfry- Jade Warrior (11th)
Swansea College of Education- Uncle Dog, Jericho (15th)
Swansea Pandora’s—Gypsy (10th), Raw Material (31st)
Swansea Patti Pavilion—Man, Help Yourself (19th)
Swansea Tech College—Nazareth (15th)
Swansea University—King Crimson (6th)
Taunton College—Nazareth (11th)
Tiverton Grammar School—Stealers Wheel (18th)
Trowbridge College—Ellis (20th)
Twickenham Tech College—John Martyn, Dando Shaft (8th)
Uxbridge Brunel University—Supertramp, UFO (8th)
Walthamstow Granada—Atomic Rooster, Jonesy (22nd)
Warwick King Edward VI School- Claire Hamill (8th)
Watford Tech College—Renaissance (9th)
Wellington GKN Sankey Club- Jigsaw (26th)
Weston Super Mare Winter Gardens- Ralph McTell, Natural Acoustic Band (9th)
Weymouth College- Holy Mackerel (11th)
Weymouth Grammar School—Alex Harvey Band (20th)
Wigan fag Club- Judas Priest (23rd)
Woking HM Prison—Skin Alley (17th)
Wolverhampton Civic Hall—Groundhogs (11th), Hawkwind (18th)
Wolverhampton Lafayette—Man (6th), Jigsaw (19th)
Wood Green Nightingale—Sensational Alex Harvey Band (5th), UFO (12th), Budgie (19th)
Worcester College- Holy Mackerel, Climax Chicago (1st)
Workington Station Hotel—Clear Blue Sky (17th)
Worthing Assembly Rooms—Arthur Brown’s Kingdom Come (7th), Stackridge (18th)
Yarmouth Floral Hall- Blackfoot Sue (8th)
Yeovil Duke of York- Holy Mackerel (18th)
York Nunthorpe School- Fusion Orchestra (19th)
York Trinity & All Saints College—Hackensack (8th), Jackson Heights (19th)