Post by Pete on Dec 12, 2007 0:14:15 GMT 1
Hi.
Does anyone remember a local Pop group around 1966 named The Unattached?
We played a new kind of 'Nightclub' at Beckenham Junction around the time - thanks to forum readers we now know this to have been The Mistral Club.
We also played the local Youth Clubs around Beckenham and Penge; one was Trinity Youth Club on Lennard Road, and another was The Drum.
The Drum was a brand new Club on Parish Lane, Penge which we opened on 17th September 1966, supporting The Herd.
I still have the original poster and will see if I can attach it to this post later. It shows admission price of 5/- for members and 5/6d for visitors!
There were a couple of other Youth Clubs that spring to mind.... one was The Acorn Youth Club on Martins Road, Shortlands, next to a chip shop (I think), behind Shortlands station.
Another was on Church Road, Bromley, near the entrance to Martins Hill (now a housing area). They used to have bands playing there, with one called The Skutch 4... does anyone remember them?
Another club, slightly out of the area was The Short Circuit on Downham Way with a favourite visiting band named The In-formation, who were known for their psychedelic light show, quite something for the day!
The Misfits (1964) apparently played a spontaneous gig at the old Fiesta Cafe (54 Cafe) on Clock House Bridge when their original gig was cancelled.... I'll never forget old Maurice's tea!!!
This was followed by a fully paid gig for SEM's at a Working Man's Club in Sidney Road, just alongside Clock House Station... we only had 5 songs and played them over and over again.... you wouldn't get away with that today!
;D
We used to rehearse at the old Leather Tannery at Elmers End with everyone plugged into one small guitar amplifier (including the singer) - rumour has it, it used to pick up Coronation Street at the same time!
Good days...
Pete
Does anyone remember a local Pop group around 1966 named The Unattached?
We played a new kind of 'Nightclub' at Beckenham Junction around the time - thanks to forum readers we now know this to have been The Mistral Club.
We also played the local Youth Clubs around Beckenham and Penge; one was Trinity Youth Club on Lennard Road, and another was The Drum.
The Drum was a brand new Club on Parish Lane, Penge which we opened on 17th September 1966, supporting The Herd.
I still have the original poster and will see if I can attach it to this post later. It shows admission price of 5/- for members and 5/6d for visitors!
There were a couple of other Youth Clubs that spring to mind.... one was The Acorn Youth Club on Martins Road, Shortlands, next to a chip shop (I think), behind Shortlands station.
Another was on Church Road, Bromley, near the entrance to Martins Hill (now a housing area). They used to have bands playing there, with one called The Skutch 4... does anyone remember them?
Another club, slightly out of the area was The Short Circuit on Downham Way with a favourite visiting band named The In-formation, who were known for their psychedelic light show, quite something for the day!
The Misfits (1964) apparently played a spontaneous gig at the old Fiesta Cafe (54 Cafe) on Clock House Bridge when their original gig was cancelled.... I'll never forget old Maurice's tea!!!
This was followed by a fully paid gig for SEM's at a Working Man's Club in Sidney Road, just alongside Clock House Station... we only had 5 songs and played them over and over again.... you wouldn't get away with that today!
;D
We used to rehearse at the old Leather Tannery at Elmers End with everyone plugged into one small guitar amplifier (including the singer) - rumour has it, it used to pick up Coronation Street at the same time!
Good days...
Pete