JANUARY
1971
SINGLES
Andwella-Are
You Ready/ People’s People (Reflection)
Argent-Celebration/
Kingdom (Epic)
Atlantic
Bridge-I Can’t Lie To You/ Hilary Dixon/ Childhood Room (Dawn)
Balls-Fight
For My Country/ Janie Slow Down (Wizard)
Beggar’s
Opera-Sarabande/ Think (Vertigo)
David
Bowie-Holy Holy/ Black Country Rock (Mercury)
Brimstone-Keyhole
Jake/ Monkey Song (Deram)
C.C.S-Walking/
Salome (Rak)
The
Casuals-Someday Rock & Roll Lady/ A Letter Every Day (Decca)
CMJ-La
La La/ Step Around It (Mother)
Comus-Diana/
The Lost Queen’s Eyes/ Winter Is a Coloured Bird (Dawn)
Dogfeet-Sad
Story/ On The Road (Reflection)
Dog
That Bit People-Lovely Lady/ Merry-Go-Round (Parlophone)
Fable-With
a Boy Like You/ She Said Yes (Penny Farthing)
Colin
Hare-Underground Girl/ Fighting For Peace (Penny Farthing)
George
Harrison-My Sweet Lord/ What Is Life (Apple)
Kansas
Hook-Nervous Shakin’/ Mr Universe (Decca)
Luv
Machine-Witches Wand/ In The Early Hours (Polydor)
Madrigal-Blue
Eyes In Paradise/ Wendy (Decca)
Marvin,
Welch & Farrar-Faithful/ Mr Sun (Regal Zonophone)
Mungo
Jerry-Baby Jump/ The Man Behind The Piano/ Live From Hollywood (Dawn)
Ning-Machine/
More Ning (Decca)
Orange
Bicycle-Goodbye Stranger/ Country Comforts (Regal Zonophone)
Paradise
Hammer-1+1=2/ To Live (Polydor)
Philwit
& Pegasus-Elephant Song/ Pseudo Phoney Mixed-Up Croney (Chapter One)
Pink
Fairies-The Snake/ Do It (Polydor)
Vivian
Stanshall-Suspicion/ Blind Date (Fly)
Sweet
Salvation-Honey Man/ Crucifix, Swastika and Star (B&C)
Tin
Tin-Shana/ Rocky Mountain (Polydor)
Tremeloes-Right
Wheel, Left Hammer, Sham/ Take It Easy (CBS)
Trifle-Old
Fashioned Prayer Meeting/ Dirty Old Town (Dawn)
Walrus-Never
Let My Body Touch The Ground/ Why? (Deram)
Warm
Dust-It’s a Beautiful Day/ Worm Dance (Trend)
Wishbone
Ash-Blind Eye/ Queen Of Torture (MCA)
ALBUMS
Beggars
Opera-Act One (Vertigo)
Jack
Bruce-Things We Like (Polydor)
Vashti
Bunyan-Just Another Diamond Day (Philips)
Clear
Blue Sky-Clear Blue Sky (Vertigo)
Joe
Cocker-Cocker Happy (Fly)
Dada-Dada
(Atco)
Egg-The
Polite Force (Deram)
Everyone-Everyone
(B&C)
Every
Which Way-Every Which Way (Charisma)
The
Faces-Long Player (Warner Bros)
Forever
More-Words On Black Plastic (RCA)
Fresh-Fresh
Today (RCA)
Gravy
Train-Gravy Train (Vertigo)
Carol
Grimes & Delivery-Fools Meeting (Charisma)
Heron-Heron
(Dawn)
If-If
2 (Island)
Junco
Partners-Junco Partners (Philips)
Legend-Legend
(Vertigo)
Mogul
Thrash-Mogul Thrash (RCA)
Principal
Edwards Magic Theatre-The Asomoto Running Band (Dandelion)
Satisfaction-Satisfaction
(Decca)
Siren-Strange
Locomotion (Dandelion)
Stackwaddy-Stackwaddy
(Dandelion)
Swegas-Child
Of Light (Trend)
Trees-On
The Shore (CBS)
Trifle-First
Meeting (Dawn)
Walrus-Walrus
(Deram)
Warm Dust- Peace For Our Time (Trend)
The
Way We Live-A Candle For Judith (Dandelion)
HAPPENING
The
case to dissolve The Beatles’ partnership begins at London’s High Court
(19th), with Paul McCartney fighting his corner against the other three plus
business manager Allen Klein.
Arthur
Brown re-launches his career with a new backing band ‘Kingdom Come’.
It’s
announced that Ginger Baker’s ‘Airforce’ outfit will disband after the
final date of their current tour (Feb 20th)
Fotheringay
split after their gig at the Queen Elizabeth Hall (30th). Sandy Denny
embarks on a solo career, while most of the other members end up playing
with Fairport Convention at one time or another.
Prog
band Toe Fat split up.
Vocalist
Linda Hoyle leaves Jazz-Rock group Affinity claiming that she hates the
rigours of touring.
Andwella
have a new rhythm section: Jack McCulloch (ex-Thunderclap Newman/ One In a
Million) on drums and Glaswegian Dave Struthers on bass.
Ex-Pretty
Things guitarist Victor Unitt joins the Edgar Broughton Band.
Lee
Jackson re-vamps Jackson Heights. Out go drummer Tommy Sloane and organist
Dave Watts. In come John Woods (ex-Jody Grind) on drums and guitarist Roger
McKew from Neil Innes’ The World. Guitarist/Pianist Charlie Harcourt
remains with the band.
Plans
to issue a live album by Traffic are cancelled when the master tapes are
damaged.
Birmingham
Rock fans are in mourning as the popular Mothers Club closes its doors for
good when the lease expires. The first-floor venue reverts to being a
storehouse for the furniture shop on the ground floor below.
Despite
having broken-up The Beatles are voted Top British Group in the 1971 NME
Readers Poll, followed by The Hollies, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones &
Moody Blues. McGuinness Flint are Best New Group.
Organist Wynder K Frog (Mick Weaver) and saxist Johnny Almond join the Keef Hartley Band.
Multi-instrumentalist Doug Miester replaces sax/fute player Tony Priestland in Titus Groan.
It's reported that Noel Redding has rejoined Fat Mattress, and that the group has reverted to its original four-piece line-up.
Ex-Nice guitarist Davy O'List's new group "The Nasty" are beaten up by skinheads outside a London pub and have their gear wrecked.
Hard Meat split up.
BBC2
TV "Disco 2"-Van Der Graaf Generator, Tear Gas, Bill Fay (9th)
BBC Scotland "Pulse"- McGuinness Flint (18th), Arrival (25th)
BBC
RADIO 1
Top Gear- Soft Machine, Mike Cooper (2nd), Incredible String Band (9th), Wizz Jones (16th), Fleetwood Mac, Delivery (23rd), Lindisfarne, Symbiosis (Avant-Garde Jazz-Rock featuring Robert Wyatt, Roy Babbington, Gary Windo and others) (30th)
Dave
Lee Travis-Hollies, Status Quo (3rd)
Sunday Concert-Comus, Demon Fuzz, Heron, Titus Groan (3rd), Skid Row, Third Ear Band (17th), Atomic Rooster, Satisfaction (24th), Bridget St John, Kevin Ayers & The Whole World (31st)
Folk
On 1-Famous Jug Band (2nd), Amazing Blondel (9th), Michael
Chapman (16th), Mr Fox (23rd)
Sounds
Of The 70s-Roy Harper (4th), Gentle Giant (5th), Hard
Meat, Jellybread (7th), Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express (8th),
Cochise (19th), Argent (25th)
GIGS
Aberdeen
College-Thunderclap Newman (30th)
Aberdeen Music Hall- Black Sabbath, Freedom, Curved Air (16th)
Bangor, University of Wales- Barclay James Harvest (30th)
Barnet,
Resurrection Club-Trapeze (5th), Groundhogs (12th)
Basildon
Asylem Club-Patto (4th), Bramstoker (18th), Satisfaction (25th)
Beckenham
Public Hall-Trader Horne (9th)
Bedford
Friars-Atomic Rooster (8th)
Bellington
Hulme Ballroom-T2 (1st)
Bexley Black Prince- Chicken Shack (3rd), Groundhogs (31st)
Birmingham
Mothers-Fairfield Parlour (3rd)
Birmingham
Stone Manor-McGuinness Flint (5th)
Birmingham
Town Hall-Black Sabbath, Freedom, Curved Air (8th), Yes, Dada (19th), VDGG, Lindisfarne, Genesis (25th), Faces (27th)
Blackpool
Dead End-Pete Brown & Piblokto (28th)
Bletchley,
Esmerelda’s-Blonde On Blonde, Trader Horne (14th)
Bletchley
Wilton Hall-Mungo Jerry (23rd)
Boston
Starlight Rooms-East Of Eden (2nd), Strawbs (9th), Fotheringay (16th), Principal Edwards Magic
Theatre (23rd), Trees (30th)
Bournemouth
Chelsea Village-Audience (23rd), Onyx (26th)
Bournemouth
Winter Gardens-Faces (31st)
Bradford
St George’s Hall-VDGG, Lindisfarne, Genesis (28th), Mott the Hoople,
Wishbone Ash (31st)
Bradford
University-Faces (23rd)
Braintree, Horn Hotel-Fusion Orchestra (2nd), Raw Material (10th), Mandrake, Killing Floor (17th), National Head Band (29th)
Brighton,
Big Apple-Curved Air (2nd), Status Quo, If (9th), Edgar Broughton Band (16th), Mott the Hoople
(23rd
Brighton
Sussex University-Trees (16th), Delivery (19th), Traffic (29th)
Bristol
Colston Hall-Black Sabbath, Freedom, Curved Air (9th), Yes, Dada (17th), VDGG, Lindisfarne, Genesis (26th)
Canterbury, University Of Kent- Soft Machine (29th)
Chelmsford
Victoria Rd Hall- Hawkwind (3rd), Stackridge (10th), Bram Stoker (17th), Gracious (24th)
Chelsea
College-Audience (23rd)
Cheltenham Spa Lounge- Karakorum (29th)
Colchester
Tech College-East Of Eden, Head Hands & Feet (22nd)
Colchester,
University of Esses-Van Der Graaf Generator (16th)
Crawley,
Starlight-Mott the Hoople (12th), Stray (19th)
Croydon
Greyhound- Yes (3rd), Curved Air (10th), Edgar Broughton Band (17th), Faces (24th)
Croydon
Star Hotel-Aardvark (7th)
Dagenham
Village Roundhouse-Family (2nd), Dada (9th), Stud (16th)
Derby
Art College-Atomic Rooster (15th)
Derby
Clouds-High Tide (7th)
Doncaster
Tech College-Uriah Heep (29th)
Dundee,
Dumfries University-Wishbone Ash (16th)
Dundee
Tech College-Thunderclap Newman (27th)
Dunfermline
Kinema-Hardin & York (24th)
Dunstable California Ballroom- Slade (24th)
Dunstable
Civic Hall-Groundhogs (11th), Stray, Third World War (25th)
Durham
University-Audience (16th)
Ealing
Tech College-Pink Fairies, Noir (14th)
East Ham, The Green Man-Mandrake (7th), Comus (14th), Clark-Hutchinson (21st), Fusion Orchestra (28th)
Edinburgh
Art College-Jackson Heights (29th)
Edinburgh Empire Theatre- Black Sabbath, Freedom, Curved Air (15th)
Edinburgh
Heriot-Watt University-Hardin-York (22nd), Thunderclap Newman (29th)
Edmonton,
Cooks Ferry Inn-Steamhammer (25th)
Epping
Wake Arms-Swegas (2nd), Status Quo (3rd), Savoy Brown, Trapeze (9th), Stone
The Crows (10th), Stray (16th), Uriah Heep (17th), Aardvark (23rd), Black
Widow (24th)
Ewell
Tech College-Kevin Ayers & The Whole World, Genesis, Queen (9th)
Exeter
University-Mott the Hoople, Affinity (22nd), Gentle Giant (29th)
Farnborough
Tech College-Jody Grind (9th)
Glasgow
Electric Garden-Thunderclap Newman (31st)
Glasgow
Green’s Playhouse- Yes, Dada (13th), Traffic (20th)
Glasgow
Maryland-Pete Brown & Piblokto (29th)
Glasgow
Strathclyde University-Hardin-York (23rd), Thunderclap Newman (28th)
Godalming,
Angel-Hackensack (3rd), Rare Bird (24th)
Greenford
Big Brother Club-Stray, Gringo (13th, Opening night), Mott the Hoople
(20th), Caravan (27th)
Guildford
Civic Hall-Strawbs (2nd), Elton John (10th)
Hampstead
College-Faces (30th)
Hampstead
Country Club-Dada (1st), Mighty Baby (5th), Hookfoot (8th), Dada (9th), Amazing Blondel (12th),
Steeleye Span, Paladin (15th), Uriah Heep (19th), Bronco (22nd), Patto
(26th)
Harlow
Aquarius-Warhorse (6th)
Hatfield
Breaks Club-Hawkwind (10th), Comus (17th)
Hemel Hempstead Pavilion- Argent (3rd)
Hendon Tech College- Mogol Thrash, Stackridge (22nd)
High
Wycombe College-Steamhammer, Genesis (15th)
High Wycombe Town Hall- Audience, Satisfaction (30th)
Hoyland
Birdcage-Stray (30th)
Hull
City Hall-Black Sabbath, Freedom (7th), Mott the Hoople, Wishbone Ash (30th)
Hull
University-Traffic (22nd)
Isle Of Ely College- Van Der Graaf Generator (23rd)
Isleworth Polytechnic- Groundhogs, Howl (30th)
Kingston-upon-Thames Polytechnic-Atomic Rooster (9th), Quintessence, Uriah Heep (16th), Mogul Thrash (30th)
Kirk
Levington Country Club-Patto (23rd), Paladin (30th)
Lancaster
University-Yes, Dada (15th), Traffic, Amazing Blondel (29th)
Lanchester
Polytechnic-Centipede, Patto (30th), Curved Air (31st)
Leeds
Polytechnic-Ginger Baker’s Air Force (29th)
Leeds
University- Black Sabbath, Freedom, Curved Air (23rd), Traffic (30th)
Leicester
Rondo Club-Hardin-York (15th)
Leytonstone
Chez Club-Hackensack, Delivery (1st), Skid Row (8th), Killing Floor (15th), Delivery (29th)
London 100 Club- Purple Gang (2nd), Gnidrolog (5th)
London
Bedford College-Uriah Heep, Gentle Giant (22nd)
London
Chalk Farm Roundhouse-Brian Auger's Oblivion Express, Mogol Thrash, Trapeze,
Alan Bown, Stackridge (3rd),
Mungo Jerry, Kevin Ayers, Brian Davison’s Every Which Way, Atomic Rooster,
Noir (10th)
London, Chelsea College- Help Yourself, Audience (23rd)
London City University- Steamhammer, Genesis, Gin House (22nd)
London Cousins- Al Stewart (1st), John Martyn (2nd)
London,
Farx (Potters Bar)-Trader Horne, Comus (2nd), Steamhammer (9th), Savoy Brown
(16th), Uriah Heep (23rd), Viv Stanshall, Neil Innes & Friends, Formerly
Fat Harry, Forevermore, Gringo, Crushed Butler (29th, Radio Geronimo
Benefit), Aardvark, Clouds (30th)
London,
Farx (Southall)-Black Widow (3rd), Genesis (10th), Groundhogs (17th), Pete Brown & Piblokto
with guest Mike Giles (24th)
London,
Goldsmith’s College-Terry Reid (15th)
London
Imperial College-Affinity, Gentle Giant (16th), Head Hands & Feet,
Paladin (23rd), Traffic, Cochise (27th), Quintessence (30th)
London, Ladbroke Grove The Crypt- Keith Christmas (6th)
London
Lyceum-If, High Broom, Blonde On Blonde (3rd), Southern Comfort, Brinsley Schwarz, Patto (10th), Caravan,
Head Hands & Feet, White Trash, Jody Grind (17th), Uriah Heep (19th,
afternoon workshop), Van Der Graaf Generator, Lindisfarne, Genesis (24th), T
Rex (25th), Argent, Slade, Barclay James Harvest (31st)
London, Marquee- Stud, Anno Domini (5th), Patto (7th), Audience (8th), Steel Mill (9th, 23rd), Sweet Slag (13th), Stray, Junkyard Angels (15th), Mott the Hoople, Blondel (19th), Little Free Rock (20th), David O'List Band (21st, 29th), Terry Reid (22nd), Pink Fairies, Hawkwind (26th), Mandrake, Syrup (27th), Man (28th), Brian Auger's Oblivion Express (29th), The Crew (30th)
London
Northern Polytechnic-Stray, Supertramp (22nd)
London, Notting Hill All Saint's Hall- Hawkwind, Help Yourself, Ernie Graham (29th)
London, Philippa Fawcett College, Streatham-If, Gnidrolog (16th), Brinsley Schwarz, Anno Domini (30th)
London Putney Half Moon- Heron (4th)
London
Queen Elizabeth Hall-Fotheringay (30th)
London
Queen Mary College-Juicy Lucy, Gnidrolog (15th)
London
Royal Albert Hall-Pentangle, Fairfield Parlour, Room (6th), High Broom
(15th, supporting Grand Funk Railroad), Yes, Dada (18th)
London
School Of Economics-Faces (16th-cancelled)
London,
Sirius Club-Stray (8th), Comus (15th)
London,
Sisters Club-Blonde On Blonde, Ben (1st), Patto, Stackridge (8th), Satisfaction (22nd)
London
Speakeasy-Pete Brown & Piblokto (25th)
London,
Temple Club-Satisfaction, Fusion Orchestra (1st), Argent, Sweet Slag (2nd), Warm Dust, Catapilla (8th), Climax Chicago
(9th), Delivery (15th), Noir, Hackensack (16th), Pete Brown & Piblokto
(22nd), Clark-Hutchinson, Galliard, Velvet Opera (23rd)
London
Thames Polytechnic-If, Wishbone Ash (22nd)
London, Torrington-Satisfaction (3rd), Alan Bown (31st)
London
University College-Nucleus, Mighty Baby (16th)
London, Upstairs at Ronnie Scott's- Czar (4th), Julian's Treatment (6th), Patto (28th)
London
Westfield College-Faces, Man (30th)
Lowestoft
College-Van Der Graaf Generator (15th)
Malvern
Winter Gardens-Mick Abraham’s Wommet, Renaissance (15th)
Manchester
Free Trade Hall- Black Sabbath, Freedom, Curved Air (20th), Keef Hartley Band, Third Ear Band (29th), VDGG, Lindisfarne, Genesis (30th)
Manchester
University-Kevin Ayers & The Whole World, Supertramp (16th, replacing a
flu-stricken Procol Harum), Traffic (23rd)
Newark
Tech College-High Tide (6th)
Newcastle
City Hall-Yes, Dada (14th), Black Sabbath, Freedom, Curved Air (18th),
Faces (20th), Mott the Hoople, Wishbone Ash
(28th), VDGG, Lindisfarne, Genesis (31st)
Newcastle
Mayfair-Quintessence (1st)
Northampton
Blisworth Hotel-Skid Row (3rd)
Northampton
City University-Comus (26th)
Norwich, Orford Arms- Little Free Rock (29th)
Norwich
University-Strawbs (16th)
Nottingham
Albert Hall- Black Sabbath, Freedom, Curved Air (19th), Mott the Hoople, Wishbone Ash (27th)
Nottingham
College Of Education-T2 (9th)
Nottingham
Trent Polytechnic-Faces (22nd)
Nottingham University- Fotheringay (9th)
Paisley
Tech College-Thunderclap Newman (22nd)
Peterborough
Cloud 9-Skid Row (10th), Trapeze (17th)
Plymouth
Guild Hall-Edgar Broughton Band (10th)
Plymouth
Van Dike’s-Wishbone Ash (9th), Mott the Hoople (21st), Eclection (29th),
Mick Abrahams Band (30th)
Portsmouth
Polytechnic-Yes, Dada (16th)
Portsmouth
Tricorn Club-Aubrey Small (1st), Ben (7th), Argent (19th), Idle Race (23rd), Pete
Brown & Piblokto (26th), Alan Bown (28th), Nite People (29th), Nashville Teens (30th)
Reading
University-Colosseum (9th)
Reading
Windrush-Renaissance (7th), Delivery (21st)
Redcar Coatham Hotel-T Rex (3rd)
Richmond Hanging Lamp- Gordon Giltrap (4th)
Romford Albamarle- Michael Chapman (29th)
Romford
King’s Head-Skid Row (18th), Uriah Heep (25th)
Sheffield
City Hall-Black Sabbath, Freedom, Curved Air (14th), VDGG, Lindisfarne, Genesis (27th), Mott the Hoople, Wishbone Ash
(29th)
Sheffield
University-Traffic (16th)
Slough
College-Hawkwind, Genesis (8th)
Slough
Community Centre-Strawbs (15th)
Southampton
Guildhall-Black Sabbath, Freedom, Curved Air (11th), Yes, Dada (21st)
Southampton
University-Pink Fairies (30th), Roy Harper (31st)
Southend
Fickle Pickle-Skid Row (5th), Satisfaction (12th), Bramstoker (19th)
Stevenage,
Bowes Lyon House-Steamhammer (3rd), Writing On The Wall (10th), Clark-Hutchinson, Gypsy (17th),
Medicine Head, Stackridge (20th) Uriah Heep (24th)
Sutton
Coldfield Belfry-Family, Fairfield Parlour (4th), Colosseum (11th), Ginger
Baker's Air Force (25th), Eric Burdon (30th)
Swansea
College Of Education-Delivery, Bram Stoker (22nd)
Swansea Top Rank- Mott the Hoople (25th)
Swindon
McIlroy's-Strawbs (14th)
Tottenham
Sisters-Wishbone Ash (8th)
Tooting
Castle-Piblokto! (4th), Skid Row (6th), Uriah Heep (13th), Groundhogs,
Hackensack (20th), Stray (27th)
Twickenham Eel Pie Island- Skid Row (9th)
Twickenham
Tech College-Atomic Rooster, Aardvark (16th)
Uxbridge
Brunel University-Brian Davison’s Every Which Way (15th)
Wakefield
Tech College-Stray (23rd)
Warrington
Farr Hall-Colosseum, Supertramp (29th)
Warrington
Padgate College-Trapeze (15th)
Warwick
University-Traffic, High Broom (14th)
Watford,
Kingham Hall-Greatest Show On Earth (2nd), Brinsley Schwarz, Hackensack (9th)
Watford
Tech College-Writing On The Wall, Jody Grind, Aquilla (16th)
Watford
Town Hall-Genesis (26th)
Welwyn
Garden City, Knufflesplunk-Chicken Shack, National Head Band (1st,
cancelled--club closed), Mott the
Hoople, Sin (8th), Black Widow (15th)
Wimbledon,
Hobbit’s Garden-Caravan (1st), Fusion Orchestra (8th), Warm Dust (15th),
Juicy Lucy (22nd)
Windsor
1832 Club-Groundhogs, Forever More (5th), Alan Bown, Stackridge (19th)
Wisbech
Ely College-Van Der Graaf Generator (23rd)
Wollaston Nag's Head- Skid Row (29th)
Wolverhampton
Civic Hall-Atomic College (22nd)
Wood
Green Fishmonger’s Arms-Skid Row (5th)
Woolaston
Nag’s Head-Delivery (15th), Renaissance (22nd), Medicine Head (24th)
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