morgana the secret garden All posts by this member | 1 of 128 Mon 2nd Jan 2012 12:42pm Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:1932 I used to go every week as a teenager down to the Alvis factory on the Holyhead Road, who used to allow live pop groups to practice in the factory on a Thursday night, as I used to follow a group but can't recall its name in the late 60s, I'm sure it was a Thursday, can anybody else recall any factories or places that used to allow pop groups to practice playing. |
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TonyS Coventry All posts by this member | 2 of 128 Mon 2nd Jan 2012 2:13pm Member: Joined Jan 2011 Total posts:1549 On 2nd Jan 2012 12:42pm, morgana said:
... factories or places that used to allow pop groups to practice playing.
... they allowed this in the actual factory? |
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morgana the secret garden All posts by this member Thread starter | 3 of 128 Mon 2nd Jan 2012 2:21pm Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:1932 It was in a part of the factory a large metal building yes, no health and safety then Tony ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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TonyS Coventry All posts by this member | 4 of 128 Mon 2nd Jan 2012 2:31pm Member: Joined Jan 2011 Total posts:1549 It wasn't so much a H&S issue, more that they would allow groups access, or even have room for something like this to take place. |
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K Somewhere All posts by this member | 5 of 128 Mon 2nd Jan 2012 2:40pm Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:560 Alvis used to have a rifle range under the factory somewhere. I never went there, but others in the Midland Arquebusiers did!
But it can't have been as dangerous as having a full bore range in Rotherham's old factory. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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morgana the secret garden All posts by this member Thread starter | 6 of 128 Mon 2nd Jan 2012 9:40pm Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:1932 There was loads of room, it could have been a packing place, about allowing it, that's the difference between now and then, bosses gave more leeway, also we knew nothing was perfect and we did have a lot more freedom, not like now. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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diggerdave birmingham All posts by this member | 7 of 128 Fri 6th Jan 2012 7:47pm Member: Joined Jan 2012 Total posts:12 You might be able to find the name of the group from http://broadgategnome.co.uk/ |
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morgana the secret garden All posts by this member Thread starter | 8 of 128 Fri 6th Jan 2012 8:52pm Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:1932 Thank you DiggerDave, I didn't reconise the one I was looking for in the a to z on this link but did find my cousin's band The Cardinals. Keir Godwin, bass, who used to live in Earlsdon Avenue and Arden Street prior to that, he now lives just outside Nuneaton. If you knew the band he was named after Keir Hardy my granddad's dear friend. ![]() |
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dutchman Spon End All posts by this member | 9 of 128 Fri 6th Jan 2012 9:45pm Member: Joined Mar 2010 Total posts:2976 This is arguably Coventry's first successful pop group:
http://www.youtube.com/v/Y8Ias3gYZv4 |
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TonyS Coventry All posts by this member | 10 of 128 Fri 6th Jan 2012 10:59pm Member: Joined Jan 2011 Total posts:1549 Wow dutchman, that's brilliant, haven't seen that video before, I had almost forgotten them! ![]() |
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Greeny Coventry All posts by this member | 11 of 128 Fri 6th Jan 2012 11:06pm Member: Joined Jan 2012 Total posts:47 On 6th Jan 2012 7:47pm, diggerdave said:
You might be able to find the name of the group from http://broadgategnome.co.uk/
Thanks for the heads up Diggerdave - This is my website.
Always keen to hear from anyone who was in a local band, was a fan of any local bands, promoted nights or anyone with stories, photos, memorobilia about local bands, record shops, music venues or any memories of the Cov & Warwicks music scene 1964 - 74.
It's been dormant for a few years, but I plan to revive it this year (new year's resolution !) and add loads of new info I've turned up over the last 5 years - please feel free to contact us, Cheers ! ![]() |
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morgana the secret garden All posts by this member Thread starter | 12 of 128 Fri 6th Jan 2012 11:32pm Member: Joined Nov 2011 Total posts:1932 Another a to z pop groups of Coventry - link |
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Greeny Coventry All posts by this member | 13 of 128 Sat 7th Jan 2012 12:03am Member: Joined Jan 2012 Total posts:47 Ah yes - Trev Teasdel's excellent site ..includes a reference to my old band 28IF and a photo of Ghengis Smith in his old band 1984 ![]() |
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mayjan Green Lane,Coventry All posts by this member | 14 of 128 Sat 7th Jan 2012 12:14am Member: Joined Oct 2010 Total posts:254 Thanks for the link to HOBO Morgana, found my late husband's group, THE COUNTDOWNS on there.
Gary Mayo the drummer was my husband, very happy memories! ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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diggerdave birmingham All posts by this member | 15 of 128 Sat 7th Jan 2012 7:16pm Member: Joined Jan 2012 Total posts:12 It was finding your Broadgate Gnome site that inspired me to dig out a load of old stuff and put together a couple of cds of stuff from old mates and hassle some others to do the same. There's also a podcast somewhere originally inspired by a track from Neil O'Connor, I have a few copies left. For a while there was quite a thing going on Vox with people's memories from around the world. I think Trev tried to save some of it. And of course earlier there was Tim James wonderful site. I did start to put pen to paper properly and cover the 60s. I used to hang around with Paul Connew and got to see a lot of the bands, both visiting and local. I have also been meaning to try and track down Roy Butterfield, we were in aband together in 62. I fear he fell on hard times.
Added. I found the url. |
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