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does anyone have photos /articles of THE LONDON CRIERS in adelaide 1960s

hello......can anyone supply photos, advertising literature or newspaper articles on the dance (disco) club "THE SCENE" in Adelaide duing the mid to late sixities run by then manager James (Jim) Berry. as a very young teenager i have a few vivid memories of the club in particular watching visiting Newcastle band Reverend Black and his rocking vicars doing their stuff...anything would be greatly appreciated....regards gsb

I was the drummer of the cherokees would like to hear from anybody around that time musos or fans

I keep coming to read up on Deadly Earnest, great interview.

Do any of you guys remember local Adelaide disco's of the 60's like the Scene, Big Daddies. Sgt Peppers, the Octagon, Snoopy's Hollow and the Bay Town Hall. I used to go to these places in '67,'68 and used to live at Tea Tree Gully at the time. I would be interested in hearing from other "old farts" of this era

Sorry, I see you are 22! We're 21 and so was the first Happening.

Hey Sixties Appreciation Society. How is it going? Marie and I are celebrating our 21st Anniversary of go-go dancing this year (if my memory serves me well). And we're still go-going around the melbourne traps. We had our first public appearance at the Sixties Appreciation Society's first HAPPENING!

I can also remember typing up the first two issues of 60's scene with Bo - and that was back in the days when we only had typewriters! So Happy Birthday/Anniversary to you as well as us. Hope all is well.

Kathy
The Hipster Go-Go Dancers
http://www.thehipstergo-godancers.com

Little Miss Go-Go!
http://www.littlemissgo-go.com

I've been researching Ian Bannerman,alias:"Deadly Earnest" who 1st approached Sydney's "O-Ten" Network with the Original idea of Hosting,Late-Night B-grade Horror & Sci-Fi movies with a "Black
Comedy" type Host Format.Whilst other "Deadly's" in other States,followed in His wake,it was Ian Bannerman,from Coventry,England(His Mother was a famous Theatrical Performer)who sold the idea,to O-Ten at their,then Artarmon Studios.True,the "Other" DE's,are probably more well-known & documented.Ian Bannerman died,some 20-years ago.I have several newspaper clippings & articles & Letters from people who knew Him.
Melbourne Fans who claim,their "DE" is the:"One & Only",are merely full of it,as per usual.

Tol-Puddle Martyrs:
Australian Sixties Underground Garage/Psych Band, Tol-Puddle Martyrs, the second incarnation of Peter & the Silhouettes, best known for "Claudette Jones' "Time Will Come", "Social Cell", “Nellie Bligh” & “Love Your Life”, can be seen & heard on Myspace & Youtube.

Tol-Puddle Martyrs on Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/tolpuddlemartyrs
Claudette Jones: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEP1lZ5K2-M

Thinkin’ About You: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2BlOWQ1o3M

hey, cool site. I was in The Arctic Circles back in the day. Mostly due to a party lifestyle I dont have a single photo of the group playing live.

Dont suppose anyone does?

Warm regards, and fond memories.

Greg

For all of you out there who are old enough to remember..... Down The Bay And Up The Junction -A Novel Of The Australian Baby Boomer Generation by ADRIAN SIMPSON ISBN 0-646-43699-6. Available from Gleebooks, Sydney...

The Samurai, Choo Choo Bars, marbles, jacks Sunny Boys...... it's all there...

Does anyone know the whereabouts of Bruce Howard, former piano player with Billy Thorpe? I'd love to contact him. Great site.

would love to hear any news of Barry Smith is he still doing gigs around town?

fantastic site! The late sixties were the best memories for me, with being regulars to Scene disco in Adelaide (Barry Smith of Town Criers, sorry for bumping into you while dancing to Silhouettes!) What happend to Silhouettes? Later in Melbourne living 'round the corner from Barry and Beeb (Zoot) and going to all Zoot's gigs. Sitting next to Rick Springfield at Darryl Cotton's flat while he did newspaper puzzle! Barry, you may remember Zora and I. We were from Adelaide too and often went to Beeb's Pam's Di's and your flat in St. kilda. Loved Town Criers too! The 60's hold a special place in my heart!

Have been here before and signed the guestbook. Still a great site everyone.

I am also looking for contact with any Australian people involved with or possesing any knowledge of the Mod scene here in Australia. From the sixties until now, it's all good.

Please feel free to drop me a line with any related info or pics.

Check out the NEW CD by those Hightone records boys; the Sprague Brothers! It's available at amazon.com & it's called "the Savage Sprague Brothers". If you want PURE rock'n'roll, daddy-o

Hello to all members
I recently discovered that one of my songs, Claudette Jones (Peter & the Silhouettes) had been recorded by a Dutch group, The Firebirds: On Special Request EP 7" (Teenscream Records, 1995, TSR 003)
Claudette Jones (Clancy, Rechter)
Goin' Away Baby (The Grains Of Sand)
Come On, Little Sweetheart (J. Porter)
Mashed Potatoes (J. Brown)
I have never heard this rendition of my song and would dearly love to have a copy.
Is there anyone who can help?
Peter.

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love the site! im in a little 60s influenced band myself. check out our site if you like.

Hi Jackie,

My contact details are dreamquestproduction@yahoo.com would love to catchup and talk about the 60's appreciation society.

Cheers Bill Jurkovic (Guitarist Mynah Byrds)

The Secrets
Time Will Come CD
The Secrets, Peter Rechter & Graham McCoy, offspring of the Aussie 60’s cult band, The Tol Puddle Martyrs, have remained deeply influenced by the sounds of the 60’s and have kept this spirit alive with integrity and ingenuity. Their CD ‘Time Will Come’, saturated with 60’s riffs, hooks & melodies, is a must for anyone interested in sixties pop brought up to date for the ‘noughties’.

The CD features 10 well crafted tracks, as well as a selection of hidden goodies ( 4 archival tracks from the 60’s & early 80’s) and video clips ( 1968 Tol Puddle Martyrs, ‘82 & ’83 The Secrets ) revealing past secrets.

The Secrets crash onto your CD player with ‘Claudette Jones’, a wild 60’s punker, with biting fuzz guitar and snotty vocals. Working their way through a collection of pure pop and power pop gems from the buoyant ‘Good Times Bad Times’ and ‘Feel Pretty Good’ , the self consoling ‘I’m Not Cryin’ to the infectious ‘Think About The Boy ’and ‘S.O.S.’ As they dream ( ‘Catch Me’ ), bop ( ‘All The Way’ ) and rock ( ‘Don’t Let Go’ ) their way to the moody, magnificent, Tol Puddle Martyrs psychedelic drenched hit from 1968, ‘Time Will Come’.

Not bad for guys who could have kicked the habit years ago and remained elusive cult figures.

www.secretdeals.com.au
compiled from reviews written by: Stan Rofe, Billy Pinnell, Ian McFarlane, Keith Glass, Bruce Brodeen, Robert Hazelby & Chris Spencer.

does anyone know what happened to the 60s melb group called the kinetics

Hi

Can anyone help me with information on The Wild Cherries featuring the great Lobby Loyde. Likewise, if anyone can put me in contact with any of the band members that would be great as I am a music journalist and am planning a piece on them.

thanks

Nick

swing by sometime! http://ruarkmusic.com/

I asume we have similar interests!!

I'm in the middle of setting up an internet radio-stream where you can listen online 24 hours a day to the most obscure 60's punk / garage and psychedelic music from all over the world starting off with the USA and Canada...........................................

Please tune into my stream via my website:
http://clavicenter.challenge.nl/klemtoon/eerste.html

Enjoy listening, please spread the word.

BEYOND THE BEAT GENERATION
(Any respond will be highly appreciated)

aclaration: we are from argentina and we don´t speak (and write) so much in inglish, we have a poor level :)

Hello! we are "Los Peyotes" a garage - a go go -punk band from Argentina, we have a web page: www.lospeyotes.8k.com if you want you can visit her and download a mp3, Your page is amazing!!!
ook thank you see yaa bye bye

Los Peyotes

Hey if you love Texas Psych go here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TexasPsych/

Look at the CD’s we put out:
http://rokybarrett.tripod.com/rokycdclub/index.html

Art for those discs:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TPCAG/files/

Why wait? Download from FTP:
http://rokybarrett.tripod.com/rokyftp/index.html

We are the premier Texas psychedelic music discussion and resources group on the Internet! Calling all fans of the 13th Floor Elevators, Roky Erickson, Bubble Puppy, the Golden Dawn, the Moving Sidewalks, Red Krayola, Christopher and more... Sixties music from Texas is what we are about!

Subscribe:
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Love the site, the Deadly Earnest article is great. Some additions: The NSW Deadly was Ian Bannerman, Adelaide's was Hedley Cullen, and Brisbane's was Shane Porteous (later to star in A Country Practice). The episode of "Good Morning Mr. Doubleday" featuring Ralph Baker as Deadly still exists; haven't managed to purloin a copy as yet - but I will!!!

Hi folks just to let any Tyrnaround fans know there's a free mp3 available from the Tyrnaround site at http://users.bigpond.net.au/tyrnaround ... it's from the 1997 60s Happening at the Central Club which was mixed by Guy Lucas of the Freeloaders .. I mastered it from a desk tape kindly provided by Jackie & Maria and I reckon it's downright psychedelic! look for the 'mystery track' ... cheers!

Hello,
Really enjoyed the BoWeevils story, but now how to do I get the cds I don't have? Can anyone help? Will gladly trade.

Hi Jackie, just happened across your site and felt quite touced by your Bo Weevil page, it brought back memories alright! I've started jamming with Nino again, playing psych raga type impros and a few songs, we might decide to play live again, another step on the long road to aural bliss perhaps....thanks again and see you around.

I love the sixties. This is a great site! I'm glad to know there are other people out there that appreciate the sixties!

Terrific website! Yeah! Keep it up!

The VIDEO BEAT!
Rare 1950s & 1960s rock n roll movies & TV!
http://www.thevideobeat.com/

what a great site, having worked on most of the shows from the late 60s till now {as lighting director} is good to see that some of the histroy is still around....

Only Deadly and Greg are more frightning than my ex-wife.
Go!! Show is going going gone almost 7 out of 223 episodes remain in the safe hands of music club 17.
Johnny Chester is rocking again - June 22, 2002, lauch of a cd with all his old r'n'r stuff from the early 60's.
New pics of D.E. coming.
What about 'The Hi Fi Club' hosted by Bert Newton

great to come across your web page. I consider myself the greatest Town Criers fan of all time. Also at the 60s concert and the afterparty. Any news of another one coming up?

Hey BO DIDDLEY fans! After you've visited this great Melbourne Sixties website, you are invited to visit BO DIDDLEY-The Originator at http://members.tripod.com/~Originator_2/index.html and celebrate his unique contribution to Popular Music.

Loved the zany site! keep up the great work.
One minor correction in the short history of the Kommotion TV Show. Ian Turpie (love him as I do) was never a regular guest. Matter of fact can never recall him appearing on the show.Regards

this is a great sight it helped me with me act project

Cool site,can`t seem to recall that Freeloaders gig for some reason,thanx anyhow.Keep it cool.

Does anyone think I should put a message board on this site? With a message board there can be threads on a particular subject as with email, for everyone to see and reply to or add a new subject to if they wish.

Hi all,

Thought you might be interested to know that legendary 60s band, The Wild Cherries, are doing a special anniversary show at the Corner Hotel, Swan St, Richmond (in Melbourne) next Saturday night 26 January 2002. Should be a blast!

Cheers,
jackie

PS.Bill Jurkovic - I've been trying to email you but my message keeps bouncing. Could you contact us again please?

Hello Jackie and Maria,
Well done for all the coool info on ya site!
If you're in the 'Gong this weekend (Sat 12 Jan), ya might want to pop on down to the Oxford Tavern to see yet another 'one-off' reunion of The Unheard! while Monstrous Blues take a break - Any garage gigs going down Melbourne way???
Sorry about not being able to meet the Stems tribute deadline!!
Cheers

Great to see the 60's Appreciation Society web site still Happening! Please keep me posted about future happenings. I was one of the organisers and supporters of the early 60's appreciation society with Bo in the Mid Eighties We ran the Shake Some Action Club. I was also a member of the garage band the Mynah Byrds. I am very saddened to hear the passing of tyrnaround front man Michael Phillips he was a friend of mine and our bands did many gigs together. It would be great to hear from Ian Hill origianal front man Bowevils bo Neil Rogers Bo the guys from too much hair from the BBc Volcanoes Arctic circles Spud and bands from that hip era.

cheers Bill

Great to see the 60's Appreciation Society web site still Happening! Please keep me posted about future happenings. I was one of the organisers and supporters of the early 60's appreciation society with Bo in the Mid Eighties We ran the Shake Some Action Club. I was also a member of the garage band the Mynah Byrds. I am very saddened to hear the passing of tyrnaround front man Michael Phillips he was a friend of mine and our bands did many gigs together. It would be great to hear from Ian Hill origianal front man Bowevils bo Neil Rogers Bo the guys from too much hair from the BBc Volcanoes Arctic circles Spud and bands from that hip era.

cheers Bill

It is great to see that the Melbourne 60's appreciation society is still Happening! As one one of the organisers and supporters of the early 60's appreciation scene in the eighties and venues like the Shake Some Action club and Velvet fog and Band member of the Mynah Byrds its great to see its still going. I am very saddened to hear the passing of Tyrnaround front man Michael Phillips as he was a friend of mine and our bands supported each other a lot and played many gigs together. I would love to hear from Ian Hill Bo Neil Rogers other remaining members from Tyrnaround Too Much hair for the BBC Volcanoes Artic Circles Bowevils anyone from that cool era of Australian garage Bands. It would be great to do a reunion gig thingy?

Cheers Bill

It is great to see that the Melbourne 60's appreciation society is still Happening! As one one of the organisers and supporters of the early 60's appreciation scene in the eighties and venues like the Shake Some Action club and Velvet fog and Band member of the Mynah Byrds its great to see its still going. I am very saddened to hear the passing of Tyrnaround front man Michael Phillips as he was a friend of mine and our bands supported each other a lot and played many gigs together. I would love to hear from Ian Hill Bo Neil Rogers other remaining members from Tyrnaround Too Much hair for the BBC Volcanoes Artic Circles Bowevils anyone from that cool era of Australian garage Bands. It would be great to do a reunion gig thingy?

Cheers Bill

It is great to see that the Melbourne 60's appreciation society is still Happening! As one one of the organisers and supporters of the early 60's appreciation scene in the eighties and venues like the Shake Some Action club and Velvet fog and Band member of the Mynah Byrds its great to see its still going. I am very saddened to hear the passing of Tyrnaround front man Michael Phillips as he was a friend of mine and our bands supported each other a lot and played many gigs together. I would love to hear from Ian Hill Bo Neil Rogers other remaining members from Tyrnaround Too Much hair for the BBC Volcanoes Artic Circles Bowevils anyone from that cool era of Australian garage Bands. It would be great to do a reunion gig thingy?

Cheers Bill

I cannot believe there is a Deadly Earnest web site. Deadly left quite an impression om my chilhood not to mention having a few chuckles along the way. I remember one episode when deadly hopped into his coffin at the end of the show as per norm,thought the camera was off him and suddenly the lid flew off at a million miles an hour so he could get out.What a bloody hoot !!
Cheers to D.E and all who rember him.

cool site!!!

moin!

Great site. This takes me back to growing up in Auss. The best time of my life!!!!!!

Its great to see that I am not alone in my love for sixties music particularly oz bands and artists. I saw an excellent sixties memorabilia display at Hastings in Feb. Its also great to see people working so hard to capture and maintain the memories and emotions of that time - and that includes this great site. I will definitely be attending at upcoming shows.
Keep up the good work.

It's oft said that if you remember the sixties you weren't really there- rubbish! I lived them and remember them well..I was a great fan of the Sydney Deadly Earnest, Ian Bannerman and actually won a prize from the show!
My all time fav show was The Samurai-please, please, bring back Shintaro and Tombei!!!
I often use snippets of song lyrics from the sixties to enhance the articles I write for Australian Iron Man magazine.....
A fine site!
Adrian Simpson
The Natural View.

Yes, it was great to see... another Awful Movie with Deadly Earnest... Claw...Claw!...leave me alone Claw!!!!!

Thankyou-I was born in the sixties so I was just browsing the web and I found this site and I was interested

This is a cool site.

Cool Stuff !! I will be puttin a link to THE CHEVELLES home page when we finish revampin'it

Fantatstic sixties site. I'll definitely be putting a link on my page to here. Spread the word about sxities scene !!!!

FAB site! Good to see that the spirit of the 60s is being kept alive.

Great to see a sixties site. Keep up the good work. Let me know of new stories for Flip Music. A very big Garage & Psych fan amongst other things. Check out the site. www.flipmusic.com.au

great side! Especially the bo-weevils...very interesting+sad....i saw them in melbourne in 1993 (punters club?) and they were great! i will miss them...

Hi Jackie, i loved your "Mcguinn in Melbourne" story! i to am a great fan of Rogers and have met him several times, both hear and in the UK.The most recent being at the Basement in Sydney.i have been collecting "Byrds/Mcguinn" stuff for about 25 years now ! dont hesitate to get in touch if needed re photos,cds tapes etc , i even have 2 Rickenbacker 370/RM guitars. Regards/Rob

Hi folks - All you Tyrnaround fans should note that Kronic Bell Fidlers will be playing at Edward's Tavern in Prahran (Melbourne) on Wednesday 5 April. KBF feature Peter Fidler, legendary guitarist and songwriter with Tyrnaround. As well as KBF material, the band will be playing some Tyrnaround material as well as some NEW Pete Fidler originals. More info about this gig is available at http://www4.tpg.com.au/users/fidlers/kbf
Be there!

Enjoyed the site and even better was the picture of myself with "Deadly" Coke Lives!
WHAT A NIGHT THAT WAS

COOL 60`S(&related)SITE!Always thought Aussie& Canuck bands were overlooked if not just underrated by the U.K.& U.S.music press.I have several Australian 60`s comps.& they`re unquestionably great! As well as my coveted Ugly Duckling & HauntedL.P.`S. Best of luck to ya!

COOL 60`S(&related)SITE!Always thought Aussie@ Canuck bands were overlooked if not just underrated by the U.K.& U.S.music press.I have several Australian 60`s comps.& they`re unquestionably great! As well as my coveted Ugly Duckling & HauntedL.P.`S. Best of luck to ya!

Fab site! I have been hoping someone would start something like this, esp. for the Oz artists.
:] Iso

Interesting site, how about adding a few more oldies ? eg: Ray Brown/The Whispers, Merv Benton, Billy Adams, Peter Doyle, Tony Worsley/The Blue Jays - should I stop now or go on ? I spent time between Sydney and Melbourne in the 60's great to see someone is still holding onto the memory. Then there was Zoot, Mike Furber, MPD LTD, Lynne Randell ...........

Nice site, keep on keeping on!

Cool n' Groovy guys. Keep on Keepin' on n' all. Just found the site and the combination of paper mag and web is a very good thing indeedy.

Hi folks,

Stay tuned to this site for upcoming news about The Quarrelmen's "Abbey Road" tribute gig on Friday 29 October. The Quarrelmen feature members of Tyrnaround, Shonkytonk, Oxo Cubans, Arctic Circles and loads of other very cool Melbourne bands. This gig will also be a tribute to the late Michael Phillips, Tyrnaround's phenomenal front man...

Hi folks! Maria and I are searching for a new venue for the next "Fire Escape", so if any of you Melbourne folks have any suggestions, let us know. We'd love to hear from you!

Really enjoyed the site. Looks good. next time you're in Adelaide check out the Green Circles. They're fab!

The guestbook awaits entries. From this date, 16/8/99. There are several more articles to be added to the Sixties Scene web site.

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