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1920s. Promo shot for Now Waiting, from left: Jim Eaton, Brian Alexander, Gary Nichols and Pete StanleyMark Loyd backed by the Monotones with session musicians: Parlophone R 5277 -I Keep Thinking About You / Will It Be the Same (1965) Parlophone R 5332 Everybody Tries / She Said No (1965) Parlophone R 5423 When Evening Falls / When Im Gonna Find Her (March 1966), Note that all his solo releases spell his last name Loyd, Parlophone R 5628 Dont Worry Baby / I Remember (1967 also released in the U.S. on Tower 388) Parlophone R 5669 California My Way / Carry On Living (Feb. 1968), Columbia DB 8727 Mississippi Valley / Man Is a Man (1970) Columbia DB 8799 Without the One You Love / So Here I Go Again (1971) Columbia DB 8934 Why Not Tonite / Funky Flop-Out (Oct. 13, 1972) Columbia DB 9013 Gypsy / Life Is Getting Better (Aug 3, 1973). As an extra bonus, she could play the piano! This site is a work in progress on 1960s garage rock bands. In one version of the Paramounts, Chris Copping of Southend High was on bass and Mickey Brownlee of Wentworth (or Eastwood) was on drums and he was a cracking little drummer. Use in a presentation/talk (eg,Powerpoint and Keynote) or in an editorial newsletter. Reading your recap of the Monotones early years brought back so many happy memories for me and Im a so glad to hear that you are still fit and well. Kudos to you, Mr. Good to talk ! The first advertisements for Tiffany Club in Los Angeles newspapers appeared at the end of August 1950 when the booking of Julia Lee was announced as opening September 1, 1950. Tiffany Hill. Anyway I happened to find this site and could not beleive all the information etc which takes me back to that era. If youve ever seen Michael Apteds 1964 documentary Seven Up! No part of this website or the articles published here may be reproduced or transmitted in any from or by any means, without prior permission from the author. Exterior view of Tiffanys night club in London. May 1966 P018524 I have been coming to Sydney every year since 1996 and saw Nigel every time I was here. Hi Sue, Really nice to read your post and to refresh those memories of the end of term dances, and familiar names and places. Marriage and business called me: and I became a husband in early 1964. What I clearly remember is that it was him that suggested I stop playing the guitar, adopt a stage name along with Nigel and that the two of us should front the group as lead singers. Been trying for some years to make contact but recent events have really prompted me to up the anti. All Rights Reserved. Di daerah ini terdapat Pasar Minggu yang terkenal sebagai pasar buah-buahan, sehingga nama Pasar Minggu diberikan kepada kelurahan beserta kecamatannya. The lead roll in the film, titled The Best Legs in the Business was played by Reg Varney. My name is Judi and I was a waitress at Tiffanys. Nigel, the club Manager, guested most nights with a big ballad or two, and we each took turns to play records in the break. Would love to know if they can be downloaded from anywhere. I was with them until the breakup. This website has brought us back in touch with so many old friends which is really great, maybe we could touch base sometime at one of the old venues. He is going to the Dr. tomorrow cos he cannot breathe properly nor swallow.Fi phoned. I dont suppose you know what happened to Gordon? Does your group ever play down this neck of the woods, would be great to meet and hear you. I decided it was time to commit some of my memories of The Monotones to this websitewhere to begin? Student Athlete at Dartmouth College majoring in Psychology and Brain Sciences. John married my sister and soon after moved to Southampton. Another tale. Sad news Pete. They of course smashed the real thing, something we couldnt afford to do. Does anyone have an e-mail address for Rod Clark? Hi Jim, I regret that I was too young to see the Monotones at the Elms, but I knew you from when I was a pupil at Southchurch Hall boys school. Hi Alan, yes I do remember the great times we had at Tiffanys and Alexanders.if you remember it was myself and Nigel who nicknames you Fugley ( because you were too good looking! ) The Elms, The Halfway House and also The Cricketers and London Hotel. The next release,in 1968,California My Way brought the following review from a music critic..Ive heard more than enough about California..especially with my chances of ever getting there I wonder what he thought of the B side Carry On Living which was an homage to Whiter Shade Of Pale, with organ intro and the opening line Let the moon turn to cheese and the stars garden peas!I suppose he would have said our follow-up Mississippi Valley goes to prove the influence,on us,of America and its music.Which brings me full circle again as I also take the opportunity of congratulating Chris Bishop on his excellent website without which we wouldnt have discovered the release of When Will I Be Loved. Hi Jamie, Sounds like you had a great time with Mark during your recent visit to Sydney. I wanted to acknowledge your blog just briefly at this stage, in the hope that you can send any press cuttings as mentioned. Radio one, was launched by Tony Blackburn, playing Flowers in The Rain by The Move Following a successful BBC audition we began recording shows presented by the following DJs. In 1965 we became busier than ever and played several gigs at The Basildon Locarno as the support band to many chart bands. Ive just read on this site that Nigel passed a couple of years ago and all sorts of long forgotten bits and pieces jump out at you and one of the abiding memories of Nigel was the constant attention his hair required and his ability to do the best Cliff Richard lip sneer ever. I do believe the origins of the Southend Sound led to evolution for later 70s musicians, such as Kursal Flyers and Dr Feelgood. Little did we know that some years later we would apply to go on his Radio One show! tiffany's nightclub - stock photo and image search - tiffany's During the time of the Monotones and Treetops Jim, Peter, Nigel and myself just never stopped laughing and enjoying ourselves on stage. I understand you know my father Elliott Burchmore, I am trying to reach him. Ian Middlemiss and Paul Dunning had moved on which left us with a line-up that would last for several years. This wasnt at all what I was looking for on the internet but did it take me back! It was a flop. )Hopefully I shall be visiting family in Chalkwell and Leigh-on-Sea in the next few weeks and endeavor to take a nostalgic look down memory lane at the beecroft ( as long as they,re not hung in the ladies!! Such fantastic memories..you will probably remember my brother Tim Gentle of Tim Gentle and his Gentlemen. Anthony came off worse. Parlophone R5669 1968 Mississippi Valley/A Man is a Man. Characters animated DahSharky aka me c> . Their drummer was Brian Edgings ( originally with The Barracudas ) who joined us for a while before Pete Trout took over when we took the residency at a new Tiffanys in Wimbledon. Long Sault . Even after all these years Monotones/Treetops memories are still going strong. Phils elder brother was a Bluto lookalike, called Lionel. I was most interested to read your memories and the other contributions on this site. Sorry for my faulty English part of it got lost through age, haha. Take care Rod, hope for contact soon, Jim. Irene Donovan and her colleague Josie watched us nervously perform a cross section of our repertoire, which included ballads, four part harmonies and rock. Mark, who had for many years been a good drummer, was a natural on this new instrument. These came about following a request from the government to the BBC to broadcast popular music, following the ban and shutdown of the pirate radio stations. So, What Would I Do / have done without Tiffanys! Tiffany's Nightclub Rotherham 1974 - SoundCloud If you are ever in Australia look me up the only Payze in NSW! Hi Bill I share your enthusiasm for the blogsite and was delighted to read you had Somethings Hurting Mewhich we recorded in 1965. Malcolm (Max). After Phil left in 1965 we backed Mark Loyd on quite a few gigs. 
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P018524 - B53B1R from Alamy's library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. I would not have traded it for anything else but often think of the early days in Leigh/Westcliff! This of course meant giving away some of my earnings, clearly a situation that could not go on. After they finished, all the other musicians broke into spontaneous applause. He came round at half 7.Got bus into town. If you contact Peter, he has my email address and I would appreciate a hello. Dear Jim, please do give me your email address under jonas43@email.de, so I can send you more information. We try to get to see our daughter every year in Sydney where she is happily married to a great Aussie. Its good to read all the happy recollections you all have of the early years, and I would definitely be up for a jam session with the lads sometime, especially if Fugley brings his spoons! Brian had three other venues Scotts in Croydon. When I left Tiffanys I went to New York and ended up working for United Nations joined UNICEF which spawned a fantastic career as an aid worker working all over the world culminating in 10 years in China in the 80s. Any body that knows me from then can e mail me at daviddowns@sky.com. The club was built in the 1920s as the UK's first purpose-built ballroom. We used to see various acts appearing there. I have ordered a copy from Musicstack and look forward to playing it and hope it will rekindle more blasts from the past as DJ Tony Blackburn would have said!! The Championships 2021 - Latest Updates - Wimbledon I took a gig at Surfers Paradise and decided to stay there on the 22 miles of glorious beach where the traffic wardens walked around in gold bikinis! Im either a blood-stained ghoul on Halloween Night or a schoolboy in short trousers [a la AC/DC]!And the revealing story of Brian in tennis shorts will haunt me every time the umpire calls for new balls!! We did several local promotional appearances and a number of photo shoots in London. TIFFANY'S BAR & GRILL, Wailuku - Menu, Prices - Tripadvisor 14. Mark Loyd (Nigel Basham) was the loveliest person one could meet. Ever the entrepreneur, I came up with the concept of a Twist Contest: at the time, Chubby Checker and the Twist were the latest rage to hit the World of pop and dance. This was an offer I couldnt refuse, being worn out from travelling to different venues each night for some six years. It is the Mark Punter Show on 11th and 18th June and usually around 13.30 . It was designed to be a demo studio and we quickly gained a reputation for quality recordings. Think the last time we saw each other was at my 21st party in Westcliff before you married Veronica. Sadly, I understand that The Monotones drummer, Gary Nichols, died in April 2007. A wonder they never had to be called the U K Monotones. Wimbledon's storied Plough Lane past & the new chapter being written Forgive me for recounting some negatives and lets remember the good things and all the nice people we had the pleasure of sharing a stage or sudio with..Lulu,The Hollies, Hermans Hermits, The Dave Clarke Five,The Zombies and even The Pretty Things!We rubbed shoulders with many successful artists but although it didnt rub off onto us,ok we didnt make it big-time but we had a great time. Whilst I am thankful for my time in the Monotones professional full time musicianship was not for me. Somehow, I was introduced to Brian Alexander, as Paul Dunning was leaving the Monotones and they needed a bass player: bit of a challenge as Id actually never played bass, only lead and rhythm. We eventually bought a couple of Selmer Selectortone amps and a Watkins Copycat echo unit.proper gear! I knew Gus at Westcliff High but he didnt play bass for us. So sorry to learn of the passing of Jim Eaton. My son Christopher trained at Westminster College and has created a successful catering consultancy. For those of you that may be interested and remember her, Christine Wilson who worked at Tiffanys on the door/cloakroom then, and as I now joke was a committed Groupie, I proudly call Mum!