So I exchanged emails with Neil saying this is exactly the type of memories that we want here at the BPMA. Neil has sent the Archive his list of gigs from 77-79 (all 657 of them!) which I’ll post in a separate separately but as Neil says, he hopes this triggers some more memories and debates from those who were there!
We were contacted here at the Birmingham Popular Music Archive by Neil Evans who lived in Birmingham up until 1978. Neil wrote…In fact here is the original message Neil sent:
I left Birmingham in 1978 but I’m interested in what you are up to. Somewhere I have a list of pretty much all the concerts that took place probably in 1975 – 1977 era, I’ll see if I can dig it up and get it on a copier and send it off to you.
Bands I remeber seeing:
Hi There, just wanted to let you know i have a band listed as ‘Soul Direction’ who played here in Barrow during April 1979. I have been unable to find any info on the band apart from that they were a five piece band from Brum who had by 1979 appeared on the TV show… Read More »Soul Direction
Ultra Sound, who worked very frequently in Birmingham were a Coventry band who also worked all over the Midlands, and in the Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Oxfordhire and Buckinghamsire areas. They were semi-pro with daytime jobs but worked 4 nights per week for most of the year. Saturday night gigs were often in Birmingham, at Club Cedar,… Read More »Ultra Sound
10 piece infectious reggae band bringing back the old school Kingston sounds.
Band featuring Adrian Goldberg and whose name became the title of the first Nightingales lp!
Featured Adrian Goldberg on vocals and released one cassette lp ‘Lowdown International’
This shop, called Suzzanns was opened by Carl Wayne of The Move and was owned by Roger (Bomber) Fewtrell, one of the Fewtrell brothers, and Peter Cannon, that’s Peter in the glasses. The shop opened in 1969 in the Bull Ring. Named after both Roger and Peter’s girlfriends of the time – Susan! … Read More »Suzzanns
