SINGLES
BEVERLEY-Happy
New Year/ Where The Good Times Are (Deram)
BIRDS BIRDS-Say Those Magic Words/ Daddy Daddy (Reaction)
IVANS MEADS-Well Talk About It Tomorrow/ The Bottle
(Parlophone)
JOHN T KONGOS-I Love Mary/ Good Time Party Convention
(Piccadilly)
MAGIC LANTERNS-Rumplestiltskin/ I Stumbled (CBS)
MARMALADE-Its All Leading Up To Saturday Night/ Wait A
Minute Baby (CBS)
DAVID McWILLIAMS-God And My Country/ Blue Eyes (CBS)
MO AND STEVE-Oh What A Day Its Going To Be/ Reach Out For
Your Loving Touch (Pye)
NITE PEOPLE- Sweet Tasting Wine/ Nobody But You (Fontana)
PAUL/RITCHIE AND THE CRYING SHAMES-September In The Rain/ Come On
Back (Decca)
PINKERTONS COLOURS-Magic Rocking Horse/ It Aint Right
(Decca)
ROLLING STONES-Have You Seen Your Mother Baby/ Whos Driving
Your Plane? (Decca) #5
PAUL & BARRY RYAN- Have You Ever Loved Somebody/ I'll Tell You Later (Decca) #49
SEARCHERS-Have You Ever Loved Somebody/ Its Just The Way
(Pye) #48
PETER SELLERS/HOLLIES-After The Fox/ Foxtrot (UA)
THE SPECTRES-I Who Have Nothing/ Neighbour Neighbour (Piccadilly)
CAT STEVENS-I Love My Dog/ Portobello Road (Deram)
THE THOUGHTS-All Night Stand/ Memory Of Your Love (Planet)
THE TROGGS-I Cant Control Myself/ Gonna Make You (Page One)
#2
THE UGLYS-End Of The Season/ Cant Recall Her Name (Pye)
ZOMBIES-Gotta Get A Hold On Myself/ The Way I Feel Inside (Decca)
ALBUMS
SPENCER
DAVIS GROUP-Autumn 66 (Fontana) #4
HAPPENING!
- Disagreements between
Eric Burdon and the other members causes The Animals to
split.
- Jimi Hendrix arrives
in England (24th), accompanied by his new manager,
ex-Animals bassist Chas Chandler, who first saw Hendrix
(as Jimmy James & the Blue Flames) at Greenwich
Villages Café Wha on July 4th. The pair stage
auditions for a new band at the Birdland in London on the
29th. Noel Redding (ex-Loving Kind) subsequently joins as
bass guitarist.
- John Lennon begins
filming his role in the movie How I Won The War.
While on location in Spain Lennon writes and records
acoustic demos of Strawberry Fields Forever.
- George Harrison
visits India, receiving sitar lessons from Ravi Shankar.
- The Hollies record
the movie theme tune After The Fox with Peter
Sellers. Jack Bruce plays bass on the recording while
Burt Bacharach adds piano to his own composition.
- Pop duo Paul & Barry Ryan
angrily accuse The Searchers of stealing "Have You Ever Loved
Somebody", a song that the Ryan's claim had been specially written
for them by The Hollies. The Searchers' version is issued as a 45 a week
before the Ryan's single is released. Both versions subsequently stall in
the bottom rungs of the Top 50.
- Southend R&B
group The Paramounts split up. Singer/pianist Gary
Brooker teams up with lyricist Keith Reid and the two
begin writing songs.
- The Rolling Stones
appear on the Ed Sullivan Show (playing Have You
Seen Your Mother Baby) with Brian Jones sporting a
plaster cast on his right hand. He had broken it while
visiting Tangiers.
- Organist Brian Auger
and vocalist Julie Driscoll form The Trinity from the
ashes of R&B "Supergroup" Steampacket, which plays it's
last gig in Chester on the 19th of this month.
- Steve Winwood is
reported to be producing a new group, Wynder K Frogg.
- Disc prints a picture
of a new group, M.I.Five, whose drummer is future Deep
Purple stalwart Ian Paice.
- Rediffusion ITV
Five Oclock Club-The Hollies (2nd)
- Rediffusion ITV
Ready Steady Go!-The Who, David Garrick,
Twice As Much, Zoot Money (9th), Eric Burdon, Chris Farlowe (16th),
Dave Dee DBM&T, Alan Price (23rd), The Searchers
(30th)
- BBC 1 TV Hey
Presto, Its Rolf!-Paul & Barry Ryan
(30th)
- BBC SESSIONS-Magic
Lanterns (24th, Saturday Club), Mindbenders
(9th, Joe Loss Show--11th, Easy Beat),
Paul & Barry Ryan
(24th, Saturday Club), Searchers (17th,
Saturday Club), Spencer Davis Group (3rd, Saturday
Club-11th, Easy Beat--16th, Joe Loss Show), The Spectres (10th, Saturday
Club), The Who (17th, Saturday Club)
WATCHING!
- The Rolling Stones
open a 12 date package tour at The Royal Albert Hall
(23rd) amid scenes of teenage delirium. The Yardbirds are
among the supporting acts. Other dates this month as
follows: Leeds Odeon (24th), Liverpool Empire (25th),
Manchester ABC (28th), Stockton ABC (29th), Glasgow Odeon
(30th). For further dates see October page.
- Yet another package
tour begins its roll around the UK with a show at
Finsbury Park Astoria (27th) Star of the show is Dusty
Springfield, but among the supporting cast are Dave
Berry, Los Bravos, The Mindbenders, Boz People and
Episode Six. Other dates this month: Bournemouth Winter
Gardens (28th), Derby Gaumont (29th), Birmingham Odeon
(30th) Further dates in October.
- Marquee-VIPs (1st,
12th), The Herd (1st, 10th, 27th), David Bowie & the
Buzz (4th, 11th, 18th, 23rd, 25th), Alan Bown Set (5th,
19th), The Action (6th, 23rd), Graham Bell Trend (6th),
The Move (8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th), MI-Five (8th), Loose
Ends (9th), The Syn (12th, 23rd, 29th), Episode Six
(17th), Spencer Davis Group (20th), Julian Covey &
The Machine (22nd), Cream (27th), The Misunderstood (??),
Soft Machine, Donovan, Amm (??)
- Scotch of St James
club-The Iveys (11th), Brian Auger & the Trinity
(28th), VIPs (30th)
- Tiles club-The Troggs
(2nd), Jimmy Winston & The Reflection (8th), Scots Of St James, The
Kirkbys (10th), The Game (11th),
Winston's Fumbs (15th), Elastic Band (17th), The Object (19th), Falling
Leaves (23rd)
- Whisky A Go-Go-The
Peeps (6th), Carnaby (8th), The Bunch (22nd)
- Zebra Club- Scots Of St James (8th,
15th),
Bunch Of Fives (9th)
- Ricky Tick Club-Cream
(4th, 30th), Chris Farlowe (16th), The Move (19th, 26th)
- Manor House Bluesville- Cream (2nd),
Spencer
Davis Group (16th), John Mayall (23rd)
- 100 Club- Worrying Kynde (15th)
- Cromwellian- Dave Anthony's Moods
(20th)
- Golden Star Club- Scots Of St James
(18th)
- New All-Star Club- Timebox (16th)
- Blaises-The In Crowd (8th), Brian Auger
& the Trinity (29th)
- Flamingo- The Iveys (10th), Moody
Blues (14th, 21st, 28th), Falling Leaves, The Profile (16th), Fleur de Lys
(20th), Original Dyaks (21st)
- Ram Jam Club,
Brixton-Spencer Davis Group (1st), VIPs (3rd), Zoot Money (8th), Amboy
Dukes (10th)
- Ashford, 2B's Club- Dave Anthony's
Moods (17th)
- Ashton Under Lyne Palais de Dance-
Small Faces (15th)
- Brunel College,
Acton-The Mojos, The Key (30th)
- Basildon Locarno-The
Who (2nd), Small Faces (23rd)
- Basingstoke, unconfirmed venue-
Falling Leaves (19th)
- Pavilion, Bath-The
Troggs (5th)
- Bedford Corn
Exchange-The Who (10th), Cream (15th)
- The Black Prince,
Bexley-Moody Blues (4th), Cliff Bennett (11th), Zoot Money (18th)
- Birmingham Midnight City- Cliff
Bennett, Moody Blues (16th)
- Birmingham, unconfirmed venue-
Falling Leaves (17th)
- Blackpool North Pier-Spencer Davis Group
(4th, 11th)
- Blackpool South Pier- Small Faces
(11th)
- Gliderdrome,
Boston-The Move (3rd)
- Bradford Silver Blades- Alan Price
(20th)
- Brierley Hill, unconfirmed venue-
Paul & Ritchie and the Crying Shames (17th)
- Locarno, Bristol-The
Hollies (1st), The Troggs (8th), Small Faces (26th)
- Bromley, Peyton Place- Brian Auger,
Julie Driscoll & The Trinity (23rd)
- Locarno,
Burnley-Pinkertons Assorted Colours (1st), Spencer Davis Group
(8th)
- 76 Club,
Burton-on-Trent-The Eyes (4th)
- Pavilion, Buxton-The
Hollies (3rd)
- Cambridge Dorothy Ballroom- Spencer
Davis Group (15th)
- Ely Club,
Cambridge-Troggs (1st)
- Cardiff Scene Club- Dave Anthony's
Moods (16th)
- Chelmsford, unconfirmed venue- Brian
Auger, Julie Driscoll & The Trinity (24th)
- Quaintways,
Chester-VIPs (5th), Steampacket (19th, their final gig)
- Coventry Locarno-The
Who (1st), Small Faces (22nd)
- The Star,
Croydon-Cream (26th)
- Odeon, Derby-The Who,
The Merseys, M.I. Five, Oscar, The Magic Lanterns (16th)
- Royal School For The
Deaf, Derby-Unit 4 Plus 2 (3rd)
- Side Saddle Club,
Doncaster-The Creation (4th)
- California Ballroom,
Dunstable-The Action (3rd), Nashville Teens (16th)
- East Dereham Norfolk- Alan Price
(18th)
- Falkirk Town Hall-The
Merseys (30th)
- Farnborough Town Hall- Cream (7th)
- Felixstowe Pier
Pavilion-The Who (9th)
- Folkestone Flamenco Club- Cream
(9th), Pretty
Things (23rd)
- Folkestone Toft's- The Peeps (17th,
18th)
- Locarno,
Glasgow-Merseys (1st), Troggs (22nd)
- Gloucester Regal- Small Faces, Dave
Berry, Magic Lanterns (25th)
- Grantham Drill
Hall-The Who (3rd), Cream (17th), Small Faces (24th)
- Greenford Starlite- Julian Covay
& The Machine (10th), Steampacket (11th), Symbols, Quiet 5 (16th),
Cliff Bennett (18th)
- Guildford, Stoke Hotel- Amboy Dukes
(8th), Shotgun Express (15th)
- Hampstead, Klooks Kleek- Alan Bown
(8th), John Mayall, Savoy Brown (20th)
- Gaumont, Hanley-The
Who, Cream, The Merseys, MI Five (15th)
- Harlow, unconfirmed venue- Paul
& Ritchie and the Crying Shames (22nd)
- Hassocks, Ultra
Club-The Who (11th)
- Blue Moon Club,
Hayes-Cream (18th)
- Hereford Hillside Ballroom- Small
Faces (16th)
- Hermitage Ballroom,
Hitchin-Cream (16th)
- Ilford Palais-The Who
(6th)
- Ipswich St Matthew's Baths Hall-
Cream (12th)
- Jersey Winter
Gardens-The Merseys (29th)
- Skyline Ballroom,
Kingston-upon-Hull-Cream (11th)
- Kitt's Green (W Midlands) Mackadown-
Modernaires, Way Of Life (21st)
- Liverpool Peppermint Lounge- Clayton
Squares (1st)
- All Saints Church
Hall, London-Pink Floyd, Soft Machine (30th)
- London Commonwealth Institute- AMM
(15th)
- The Manor House
Bluesville Club, London-Cream (2nd), Shotgun Express (9th), Spencer
Davis Group (16th)
- Manchester Belle
Vue-The Who (4th)
- Manchester Jigsaw- The Move (16th)
- Oasis, Manchester-Playboys, Wheels,
Frankenstein (3rd), The
Mindbenders (4th), The Factotums (9th)
- Manchester Odeon- Alan Price (15th),
St Louis Union (17th, supporting Otis Redding)
- Margate Dreamland- The Action (17th)
- Morecombe Marine- Alan Price (16th)
- Imperial Ballroom,
Nelson-Spencer Davis Group (3rd), Paul & Ritchie and the Crying
Shames (16th)
- Corn Exchange,
Newbury-Cream (23rd)
- Northfield Bell Hotel- Way Of Life
(30th)
- Beachcomber Club,
Nottingham-Alan Bown (4th)
- Nottingham Boat Club- Move (11th),
Toggery Five (19th)
- Orpington Civic Hall- Spencer Davis
Group (17th)
- Plymouth, unconfirmed venue- Falling
Leaves (24th)
- Birdcage Club,
Portsmouth-The Action (2nd), The Move (16th)
- Orchid Ballroom,
Purley-Small Faces (7th), Searchers (27th)
- Ramsey IOM, The Gaiety- Cliff
Bennett (17th)
- Memorial Hall,
Rugby-The Eyes (2nd), Riot Squad (9th)
- Salisbury City Hall- Chris Farlowe,
Impacts (22nd)
- Scunthorpe Football Club- Troggs,
Cliff Bennett (9th)
- Sheffield, Silver
Blades Ice Rink-The Troggs (26th)
- Severn Club,
Shrewsbury-Unit 4 Plus 2 (2nd)
- Slough, unconfirmed venue- Falling
Leaves (18th)
- Southampton Concorde- Cream (1st)
- Southampton, unconfirmed venue-
Falling Leaves (15th)
- Floral Hall,
Southport-The Troggs (3rd), Spencer Davis Group (10th), Small Faces
(17th)
- Stafford, unconfirmed venue- Paul
& Ritchie and the Crying Shames (15th)
- Bowes-Lyon Hotel,
Stevenage-The Creation (3rd)
- Stevenage Locarno-The
Who (7th)
- Fiesta Club,
Stockton-The Hollies (4th, 5th)
- Taunton, unconfirmed venue- Falling
Leaves (25th)
- Town Hall,
Tavistock-The Bystanders (3rd)
- Riverside Dance Club,
Tenbury Wells-Moody Blues (3rd)
- Golden Torch Club,
Tunstall-Alan Bown (1st), Paul & Ritchie and the Crying Shames
(18th)
- Twickenham Eel Pie Island- Dave
Anthony's Moods (21st)
- Starlite Ballroom,
Wembley-Spencer Davis Group (2nd)
- Weston Super Mare Winter Gardens-
Alan Price (17th)
- Casino Club, Wigan-The
Hollies (2nd)
- Woking Cinema-Cream
(19th)
- Wood Green, King's Arms- The Action
(18th)
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