SINGLES

ERIC BURDON/ANIMALS-Help Me Girl/ See See Rider (Decca) #14
CREAM-Wrapping Paper/ Cat’s Squirrel (Reaction) #34
CREATION-Painter Man/ Biff Bang Pow (Planet) #36
SPENCER DAVIS GROUP-Gimme Some Loving/ Blues In F (Fontana) #2
EASYBEATS-Friday On My Mind/ Made My Bed, Gonna Lie In It (UA) #6
CHRIS FARLOWE-Ride On Baby/ Headlines (Immediate) #31
GATES OF EDEN-Too Much On My Mind/ I’m Warning You (Pye)
HERBAL MIXTURE-A Love That Died/ Tailor Made (Columbia)
HIM AND THE OTHERS-I Mean It/ She’s Got Eyes That Tell Lies (Parlophone)
HOLLIES-Stop Stop Stop/ It’s You (Parlophone) #2
IAN AND THE ZODIACS-Wade In The Water/ Come Along, Girl (Fontana)
IVY LEAGUE-My World Fell Down/ When You’re Young (Piccadilly)
JOHN’S CHILDREN-The Love I Thought I’d Found (Smashed Blocked)/ Strange Affair (Columbia)
THE KNACK-Save All My Love For Joey/ Take Your Love (Piccadilly)
BARRY MASON-Over The Hills And Far Away/ A Collection Of Recollections (Deram)
MOCKINGBIRDS-How To Find A Lover/ My Story (Decca)
MOODY BLUES-Boulevard De La Madelaine/ This Is My House (Decca)
THE POTATOES-The Bend/ Bend Ahead (Fontana)
SHOTGUN EXPRESS-I Could Feel The Whole World Turn Around/ Curtains (Columbia)
UNIT 4+2-I Was Only Playing Games/ I’ve Seen The Light (Decca)
VIKINGS-Bad News Feeling/ What Can I Do (Alp)
VIPs-I Wanna Be Free/ Don’t Let It Go (Island)
WILD UNCERTAINTY-Man With Money/ Broken Truth (Planet)
THE WOLVES-Lust For Life/ My Baby Loves Them (Parlophone)
YARDBIRDS-Happenings Ten Years Time Ago/ Psycho Daises (Columbia) #43
YEMM AND THE YEMEN-Black Is The Night/ Do Blondes Really Have More Fun (Columbia)

ALBUMS

HOLLIES-For Certain Because (Parlophone) #23

HAPPENING!

• John Lennon meets Yoko Ono for the first time, at the Indica Gallery in London.

• Eric Burdon forms The New Animals.

• The Yardbirds film their contribution to the movie “Blow-Up” at Elstree Studios. The group are shown performing ‘Stroll On’ which culminates in Jeff Beck smashing his guitar. Following this the group embark on a strenuous U.S tour (19th), however Beck quits after 2 gigs, claiming illness. The group carry on as a 4-piece with Jimmy Page the sole lead guitarist.

• The Troggs’ latest single, “I Can’t Control Myself” suffers “restricted airplay” by the BBC owing to ‘risque lyrics’.

• Vocalist/guitarist Denny Laine quits The Moody Blues. The group promptly split-up.

• Mitch Mitchell (ex-Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames) joins the Jimi Hendrix Experience on drums (6th)

• BBC1 TV "Crackerjack- Spencer Davis Group (14th), David Garrick (21st)

• Rediffusion ITV “RSG!”-Rolling Stones, Paul & Barry Ryan, Eric Burdon (7th), Troggs (14th), The Who (21st-performing tracks from their “Ready Steady Who” EP), Hollies (28th)

• Southern ITV “Countdown”-Spencer Davis Group (8th), Eric Burdon & The Animals, David Garrick (15th), The Searchers (22nd), Manfred Mann, Cat Stevens (29th)

• German TV “Beat Beat Beat”-Manfred Mann (6th)

• BBC Radio Sessions-Dave Berry (15th, Saturday Club), Cream (1st, Saturday Club), Easybeats (22nd, Saturday Club), Chris Farlowe (15th, Saturday Club), David Garrick (21st, Joe Loss Show), Ivy League (Saturday Club (22nd), Manfred Mann (29th, Saturday Club), Montanas (22nd, Saturday Club), Searchers (22nd-28th, Swingalong), Spencer Davis Group (22nd-28th, Swingalong), The Troggs (8th, Saturday Club)  

• Download Swinging Radio England, Roger Day Show 14th Oct and 22nd Oct

WATCHING!

• Cream play at Central London Polytechnic (1st). At this show Jimi Hendrix jams with Cream. His subsequent performance of “Killing Floor” allegedly leaves Eric Clapton (supposedly the pre-eminent guitarist in the UK) so shaken that he retreats to the dressing room moaning, “That’s it! My career’s finished!”

• The Jimi Hendrix Experience make their concert debut, supporting Johnny Halliday at The Novelty, Evreux (13th).

• The Small Faces and The Hollies begin a British tour, however there is friction when Steve Marriot & Co refuse to play on the first two dates. They object to being billed below The Hollies. Meanwhile, The Hollies refuse to appear on TVs “Ready Steady Go” on the 28th when they are billed below The Dave Clark 5! Dates on the Faces/ Hollies tour were: Aldershot ABC (15th), Romford ABC (16th), Cheltenham Odeon (18th), Cardiff Capitol (19th), Taunton Gaumont (20th), Wolverhampton Gaumont (21st), Peterborough Embassy (22nd), Hull ABC (23rd), Ipswich Gaumont (24th), Northampton ABC (26th), Cambridge Regal (27th), Lincoln ABC (28th), Chester ABC (29th), Coventry Gaumont (30th) Other acts appearing on the tour include Nashville Teens and guest star Paul Jones.

• A benefit show at the Roundhouse for the launch of the underground paper “International Times” features Pink Floyd and The Soft Machine (15th). Paul McCartney attends, dressed as an arab. Pink Floyd also play the Roundhouse on the 31st.

• Eric Burdon and The New Animals tour Britain, supported by Eyes Of Blue, Chris Farlowe, Geno Washington, Georgie Fame and US guests the Paul Butterfield Blues Band.  

• The Moody Blues play aboard the new cross channel ferry Free Enterprise III (21st)

• The Walker Brothers set out on tour again (1st) Support acts include The Troggs, The Montanas and The Quotations.

• Further dates on the Rolling Stones, Yardbirds etc package tour: Newcastle City Hall (1st), Ipswich Gaumont (2nd), Birmingham Odeon (6th), Bristol Colston Hall (7th), Cardiff Capitol (8th), Southampton Gaumont (9th)

• More dates on the Dusty Springfield package tour (see September for supporting acts): Cardiff Capitol (1st), Bristol Colston Hall (2nd), Manchester Odeon (3rd), Newcastle Odeon (4th), Liverpool Odeon (5th), Hanley Gaumont (6th), Sheffield Gaumont (7th), Leicester Odeon (8th)

• Marquee-The Herd (1st, 15th, 22nd, 29th), Sands (1st, 13th, 28th), David Bowie & the Buzz (2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 30th), MI-Five (3rd), The Move (6th, 13th, 20th, 27th), Embers West (6th), The Bunch (8th), Alan Bown Set (10th, 31st), The Syn (10th), Episode Six (11th, 18th, 25th), Graham Bell Trend (14th), VIPs (17th), The Action (18th), Al Stewart (19th), Brian Auger Trinity (24th)

• Flamingo Club-Cream (11th)

• Tiles Club, London-Wages Of Sin (9th), Soft Machine (17th)

• Scotch of St James-Jimi Hendrix Experience (25th-British debut)

• Brunel College, Acton-The Silkie, The Key (28th)

• Ashton Palais-The Merseys (27th)

• Bath Pavilion-Manfred Mann (3rd), The Who (10th), Spencer Davis Group (24th)

• Birmingham, Midnight City-Manfred Mann (1st), Timebox, Nite People (21st)

• Birmingham OLdhill Plaza-The Merseys (29th)  

• Bridlington Spa- Dave Berry (15th)

• Kings College, Brighton-Cream (8th)

• Cardiff Top Rank-Manfred Mann (10th)

• Chelmsford Corn Exchange-The Who (15th)  

• Coventry Locarno- Fortunes (7th)

• Fairfield Hall, Croydon-“The Marquee Show”, Spencer Davis Group, The Move, The Herd, The VIPs etc (21st)  

• Doncaster Top Rank- Fortunes (10th)

• Ellesmere Port Civic Hall- Dave Berry (7th)

• Exeter University-The Merseys (14th)  

• Glastonbury Town Hall- Fortunes (8th)

• Rugby Club, Greenford-The Key (1st)  

• Hampstead Town Hall- Vincent Crane Combo (8th)

• Harlow, Stonecross-Pinkerton's Colours (25th)

• Hinckley, St George’s Hall-Manfred Mann (22nd)  

• Holbeach WI Club- Fortunes (22nd)

• Leeds Queen’s Hall-The Who (14th)  

• Liverpool Cavern- The Wheels (8th)

• London, Manor House Bluesville Club-Cream (21st)

• London, City University-The Merseys (7th)  

• London Witch's Cauldron- Vincent Crane Combo (11th)

• Malvern Floral Hall-Dave Berry (8th), Manfred Mann (11th), Spencer Davis Group (25th)

• Oasis, Manchester-The Factotums (15th)

• Jungfrau, Manchester-Magic Lanterns (16th)

• Jigsaw, Manchester-The Creation (20th)

• Twisted Wheel, Manchester-Spencer Davis Group (22nd)  

• Maryport Palace- Fortunes (14th)

• Morecombe Marine-Manfred Mann (28th)

• Nelson Imperial Ballroom-The Who (1st)  

• Newcastle Club A Go Go- The Measles, A Wild Uncertainty (27th)

• Northwich Memorial Hall-The Merseys (1st)

• All Saints Church Hall, Notting Hill-Pink Floyd (14th, 21st, 23rd, 25th, 29th)

• Oldham Astoria-Fortunes (27th), Pinkerton's Colours (28th)

• Peterborough ABC-Small Faces (22nd)

• Peterborough Palais de Dance-The Who (8th)

• Birdcage Club, Portsmouth-Cream (9th)

• Sale Locarno-The Merseys (20th)  

• Salisbury City Hall- Marmalade, Emotions (15th)

• Sheffield, Silver Blades Ice Rink-Mindbenders (24th)

• Southend, Lea's Cliff Pavilion-Pinkerton's Colours (29th)  

• Southsea Savoy- Fortunes (28th)

• Southwark Manor Baths-Spencer Davis Group (28th)

• McIlroy’s Ballroom, Swindon-Cream (13th)

• Public Hall, Wallington-The Action (25th)

• West Bromwich Adelphi-Fortunes (1st), Spencer Davis Group (29th)  

• West Ruislip US Forces Base- Dave Berry (14th)

• Widnes Queen’s Hall-Manfred Mann (29th)

• Assembly Hall, Willenhall-Cream, The ‘N Betweens, Listen, The Factotums (20th)

• Wimbledon Palais-The Merseys (28th)

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