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Title: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Pete on January 25, 2012, 10:56:13 AM
Some of my fondest memories are not of me when I was a child but when I was a teenager in the 1960s. My favourite has to be the start of rock festivals (unheard of before) like the Isle of Wight Festivals 1969 and 1970.

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Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Old Cruser on January 25, 2012, 11:57:31 AM
never went to a rock festival but did get to see some of the famous groups such as the Beatles scremed all the way through
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Slacker on January 25, 2012, 06:27:00 PM
Anyone remember Buxton Rock festivals from about '71 to '74? Faces, Lindisfarbe, Mott The Hoople are 3 acted I remember from last one. Must search for programme.
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Kent on January 25, 2012, 07:00:08 PM
Or The ' Vic ' Underground.... run by, if I remember right .. Dave McPerson
Saw... Yes , The Strawbs , Family there amongst others
 
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Pete on January 25, 2012, 07:04:50 PM
Dave McPhie.

Saw Family and Mott the Hoople there.

My misus' fave tune is No Mules Fool FWIW

Small world :)
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Slacker on January 25, 2012, 08:29:29 PM
Didn't realise Strawbs had played here pre 1990
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Slacker on January 25, 2012, 10:58:57 PM
Found a website about Buxton
http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/buxton-74.html (http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/buxton-74.html)

Didn't realise Glenn Hughes appeared in a band called Trapeze
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: therealjr on January 25, 2012, 11:17:55 PM
Boy do you have to be careful with google Glenn M Hughes was in the Village People!!!!
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Slacker on January 25, 2012, 11:46:52 PM
Checked with Wiki, though not 100% accurate
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Gerty Gumdrop on January 26, 2012, 06:44:41 PM
Or The ' Vic ' Underground.... run by, if I remember right .. Dave McPerson
Saw... Yes , The Strawbs , Family there amongst others

Blimey, The Vic was my stompin ground from 1963 to 1967.  Anyone who was anyone pitched up there at some point.  Dave Berry was a regular, The Moody Blues, Small Faces, Merseybeats for example.  I even saw Bill Haley and The Comets there around 1968.

Happy days  ;D
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Old Cruser on January 26, 2012, 08:24:24 PM
Do you mean the Vic in town where dances used to be held (sorry you've lost me on it) if so my friend and i used to go there. We were not allowed to go to Jimmies though !!
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Pete on January 26, 2012, 08:28:15 PM
Yep - Vic as in Veranda :)
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Fly on January 26, 2012, 08:34:04 PM
Do you mean the Vic in town where dances used to be held (sorry you've lost me on it) if so my friend and i used to go there. We were not allowed to go to Jimmies though !!

Hope you don't mind me splitting your thread OC  :)
I liked the Old Memories one. Never been to a music thingy myself  :)
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Slacker on January 26, 2012, 10:31:39 PM
I went to a music event in town when I was perhaps 7 or 8

Back in the days when tours consisted of several artists on the bill playing a few songs

Neither myself nor my parents can remember who was on

Bugger
.......................

1st act I saw at City Hall was c1973, Roxy Music with little known Leo Sayer in support

Biggest names I've seen live: Rolling Stones (Stafford 1976), Who (Sheff Arena late 90s)
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Old Cruser on January 27, 2012, 08:14:48 AM
Do you mean the Vic in town where dances used to be held (sorry you've lost me on it) if so my friend and i used to go there. We were not allowed to go to Jimmies though !!

Hope you don't mind me splitting your thread OC  :)
I liked the Old Memories one. Never been to a music thingy myself  :)


Not at all Fly - it's all memory lane stuff anyway, good idea in splitting it though as lots of memories there for most of us.
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Old Cruser on January 27, 2012, 08:18:50 AM
I took my brother to see Gary Glitter in sheffield the girl next to me fainted  :o so I attended to her until first aid arrived. She was on the same 'milk train' as us going home and gave me a box of chocies (bless)

I was into the Beatles, animals, Kinks, yardbirds ohhh could go on and on the 60's was a brill time to be a teenager. I did get to see some of them in chessy/sheffield as well. :)
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: k4blades on January 27, 2012, 02:13:16 PM
You're all a bunch of oldies......

If I remember correctly, my first concert was to see Toyah at the City Hall, (saw her a few times), though I saw that many acts in the 80s, not sure now. I was a bit into punk and electro-pop sort of stuff.
Biggest act I've seen? Madonna a couple of times, once in the 80s when she was just another pop star, and more recently spent £300 to see her in Manchester.
Best all round performance, Peter Gabriel, gresat music but visually stunning too.

Bands I wish I'd seen, Queen with Freddie of course, Michael Jackson, would love to see Bowie live, and Prince.
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Old Cruser on January 27, 2012, 03:48:50 PM
Yep I am an oldie and my memories will be differnt artists to you but enjoy reading your post as it brings back memories of artist I had forgotton about ---- Madonna --- whooooo she had a 'bit of a reputation at one time, but very popular wasn't she.

I know of punk - but what is electro-pop?
Seeeee  --- I am old!!!  ;)
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: mycul on January 27, 2012, 05:29:50 PM
Rolling Stones - Hyde Park.
Blind Faith - Hyde Park.
Queen - Hyde Prk
Who - Vic (played in the warm up act on drums)
Yes - City Hall.
Elton John - City Hall.
Rod Stewart and the Faces - booked them to play at Leicester Uni
Mott the Hoople - ditto.
Led Zeppelin - ditto.
Hendrix - Isle of White.
Dylan - ditto.
The Band - Shepton Mallet.

Seen em all.
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Fly on January 27, 2012, 05:30:47 PM
Jealous  :'(
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Slacker on January 27, 2012, 09:02:19 PM
Saw Dylan about 3 years ago, unimpressed compared to his standard of performance on his live album with The Band
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Old Cruser on January 29, 2012, 05:58:05 PM
I enjoyed Dylan in his hey days some said he was a crap singer -- I just enjoyed his music

Rod stewart was and still is one of my favourites --- some of his stuff is a raunchy if you listen to the words to nights the night is very ermmm ----- but i enjoy it!
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Pete on January 29, 2012, 06:25:44 PM
Old Cruiser = Smut Hunter...  ;)
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: mycul on January 29, 2012, 06:40:23 PM
Dave McPhie
 
Don't you mean Jock Macpie?
that's what we used to call him.  Kept the music shop at the end of Newbold Rod.
Used to manage Shape of the Rain and Harry Greibson String Band.
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Pete on January 29, 2012, 06:53:10 PM
I always called him Dave from when he worked for Hudsons in the Market Hall on the singles counter.

Met him recently at a friend's funeral. Doesn't change one bit.

He also played drums for the Blueberries, in fact I bought their single, Its Gonna Work Out Fine, from him in Hudsons back in 1965.

He then went on to start Some Kinda Mushroom where I bought my albums for many years. If I remember correctly he sold it on to Stuart Smith who now owns Zebra next to the Winding Wheel.
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Slacker on January 29, 2012, 08:35:46 PM
Is he the guy with the bookshop at Bakewell that sells a bit of music, only stuff he considers good like in the book / film Hi Fidelity?
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Kent on January 29, 2012, 09:00:25 PM
Dave McPhie
 
Don't you mean Jock Macpie?
that's what we used to call him.  Kept the music shop at the end of Newbold Rod.
Used to manage Shape of the Rain and Harry Greibson String Band.

Ah that's his name... always got mixed up with Mcpherson.
If I'm right he was in the Daily Mirror, because he got married in All White.
Two of the Harry Greibson Band used to work at Donkins,  when I worked there. Can,t remember
their names Tho'
Also remember a Band called The Frank White Band playing a few times at the Vic

 


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Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: mycul on January 29, 2012, 10:38:49 PM
http://frankwhite.info/default.aspx (http://frankwhite.info/default.aspx)

Remember playing with him at Barrow Hill Working Mens Club.
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: mycul on January 29, 2012, 10:43:20 PM
Two of the Harry Greibson Band used to work at Donkins

True, but I am so pi55ed I can't remember their names either, came from Tupton, cos we used to practise in their dad's garage.

Tony and Graham came from Newbould.
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Alsatian on January 30, 2012, 12:24:00 PM
Remember playing with him.....................

Perv alert!!  ;D
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Old Cruser on January 30, 2012, 12:37:11 PM
Old Cruiser = Smut Hunter...  ;)

Bring it on baby  ;)  ;D  ;D
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Old Cruser on January 30, 2012, 12:41:37 PM
The only chap i know from tupton was Alvin Robin just can't think of his stage name but he was a solo artist I think.
My hubby played drums in a band a few years ago. He last backed Alan Day from Matlock.
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Gerty Gumdrop on February 02, 2012, 02:32:40 PM
Dave McPhie
 
Don't you mean Jock Macpie?
that's what we used to call him.  Kept the music shop at the end of Newbold Rod.
Used to manage Shape of the Rain and Harry Greibson String Band.

I remember him getting married in an all white suit.  I knew the girl he married too but can't for the life of me recall her name!

Ah that's his name... always got mixed up with Mcpherson.
If I'm right he was in the Daily Mirror, because he got married in All White.
Two of the Harry Greibson Band used to work at Donkins,  when I worked there. Can,t remember
their names Tho'
Also remember a Band called The Frank White Band playing a few times at the Vic

 


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Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Pete on February 02, 2012, 02:45:38 PM
His (now ex) wife is called Geraldine, the last thing they did together was the Station Bookshop at Hassop.
Title: Re: Music from Down Memory Lane
Post by: Gerty Gumdrop on February 03, 2012, 11:47:35 AM
His (now ex) wife is called Geraldine, the last thing they did together was the Station Bookshop at Hassop.

Of course!  Thanks for that - I'd completely forgotten her name.  Interesting about the bookshop at Hassop.  I used to visit there a lot but never recognised her.

The station bookshop has changed quite a bit now and is more of a tea room.  I might start a new thread about decent places to visit for a cuppa  :-\