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Other Books, DVDs, and CDs to look out for
Sep 21, 2022
Other Books, DVDs, and CDs to look out for

Lanky Beat – A Lankypedia of Bands From Yesterday – Today

LANKY BEAT – A LANKYPEDIA OF BANDS FROM YESTERDAY – TODAY..


Putting the English County of Lancashire on the world’s rock ‘n roll map.


The ancient County Palatine of Lancashire or Lankyland is located between two of the most famous landmark rock ‘n roll musical cities in the UK, Liverpool and Manchester.
A small geographical area in the UK where a major and most vitally important role was played by hundreds of rock ‘n roll bands in the most iconic and glorious popular musical era of all time: The late 1950s, the early 1960s, and well beyond.


Lanky Beat Archived for Posterity. This book is a lasting dedication to all the many contributors and supporters of Lanky Beat website www.lankybeat.com and the Lankykats rock’n rollers who made it all happen.


- Bill Hart December 2011

Lankykats have a brand new CD featuring 23 tracks from bands and performers who regularly appear at the two Thursday meetings each month in Standish in the heart of Lancashire.


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The Seftons / The Perishers

21 Sep, 2022
The Seftons was formed in 1964 at the King David School Childwall Liverpool the original line up consisted of Dave Stephenson keyboards and lead singer Yanny Tsamplakos lead guitar and vocals Mike Baron drums Dave Edwards bass guitar and vocals ( later when they changed their name to the Perishers ) Norman Bellis took over on bass guitar. ( Later to be replaced by ) Peter Combes bass guitar

The Curiosity Shoppe

21 Sep, 2022
Fronted by Harry Shaw and Sammy Rothwell on keyboards. The Curiosity Shoppe were a heavy rock style keyboards orientated group. During their time on the scene the Shoppe only managed one single on the Deram Label. The single A side was BABY I NEED YOU written by a guy called Mally Rabbit from Warrington. Ironically The Curiosity Shoppe recording of Baby I Need You is actually today, 40 odd years later, more popular than it ever was during the late 60′s. Maybe it was a little before its time who knows, but today when ever a rare copy comes up for sale on Ebay, the German picture covered versions particularly, they easily fetch £60 plus. When you consider back in the 60′s you could of picked one up for a mere six shillings and eight pence ( about 34p in todays money ) not a bad return on your investment. Baby I need you also appears at regular intervals on various compilation albums as and when new compilations appear. During the late 60′s The Curiosity Shoppe use to practice during the day in the Cavern. This resulted in a chance meeting with Paul McCartney who one day around 1968 turned up un-annouced and headed straight down stairs. It was such a surprise to everyone, camera’s being the luxury they were back then, the Cavern owner had to rush out and buy a camera to record the visit.

Solomon's Mines

21 Sep, 2022
Solomon's Mines came out from the left overs of a group called the Deans who disbanded in 1966. Solomon's Mines consisted of Tommy Flude keyboards, Eddie Williams Lead Guitar, Allan Devon Vocals with Jim Humphreys and John Sorsky completing the line up. During their short life span, they not only took part in a talent competition called Search for Sound, they also won it. In late 1967 they all decided to break up, shame because they were a good band.

Rare Mod Vol 4

21 Sep, 2022
Eddie Piller and the team at Acid Jazz bring us volume 4 in the ‘Rare Mod’ series, and what a corker it is. Compiled by Damian Jones and Richard Searle, this CD features 16 slabs of Underground Rhythm ‘n’ Blues, Psych & Soul. Starting with a storming version of ‘Big Bird’, this recording comes from Dog Soul, a band made up by members of The Artwoods, The Kinks and Dog Soldier and has a great horn section. Next up is the excellent ‘Tell Daddy’ by the All Night Workers, a Mod Soul outfit from West London very much in the vein of the Alan Bown Set. The legendary Gary Farr & The T-Bones then give us ‘Together Forever’, a track recorded in late 1966 and intended to be their fourth single – unfortunately they split up and the song remained unreleased. The Unknown Mod Girl gives a great performance of Mel Torme’s ‘Coming Home Baby’ before The Mountain Men’s ‘Too Many People Around’ – the sole A-side from this band from South Wales. Syd’s Crowd, a band from 1966/67 of which very little is known, contribute ‘Times Are Good Babe’ and ‘Road Runner’ to this compilation, both of which are really good.
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