Velvet Frogs- Momento Mori - OAK acetate B side

Here for the first time is the B side to the Frogs' second OAK studio sessions in 1968 which saw their 'Momento Mori', or 'Wasted Ground' which featured on 'Psychedelic Schlemiels 4' last year.

Simon Dupree - Like the Sun, Like the Fire acetate 16.8.1967

Mistitled as 'Like the Fire, Like the Sun', a metal acetate of the B side to
'Kites', and by far a better composition all round.

The Soundcasters - Pre-Pussyfoot 1965-6

Prior to forming the Pussyfoot in 1966, the original members rehearsed and performed locally as 'The Soundcasters', dating back to their school days. As you can see, their success as 'The Pussyfoot' is in part down to the Hubert Pink, the Archdeacon of Hampstead. Three schoolboy band members were choirboys when Hubert Pink was Rector of Hackney and lent them a church room to practise in. Thus began the Soundcasters and eventually Pussyfoot.

Many thanks once more to Pussyfoot member Terry Barfield for the following news cuttings and photographs of the Soundcasters circa 1965/6.

The CREATION - Life is Just Beginning (alternate version)

From 1967

Tintern Abbey

This photograph is of Tintern Abbey 1968/9, and appears to be a signed publicity shot, being the third incarnation of the band.

My thanks to Damian Jones for this.

You can hear both sides of their only published single from an Emidisc acetate HERE

RESPECT - Original line-up circa 1966/7. With thanks to Paul Russell

I am fortunate in being able to bring you 2 previously unseen photographs of the High Wycombe  band 'Respect' whose acetate Santa Lucia I previously posted  and which you can now hear along with four Respect compositions on Psychedelic Schlemiels 4 (Wooden Hill).

Many thanks to original band member Paul Russell for sending me these and granting me permission to publish them here.  Regarding the photographs and origination of the band, Paul says:-

"My role in the band was nothing extraordinary, I was as suggested previously and original co-founder with Blackie, and co-writer of 'Nothing' I played mainly rhythm guitar when Mick joined the band as he was a little more versatile than I so he was appointed Lead guitarist, I sang lead vocals on a couple of songs one namely 'All or Nothing' the superb Small Faces hit and Mick and I sang BV's on most others, apart from this my role nothing too noteworthy. I played many of the High Wycombe Town Hall functions as support act to the named artists of the day, Small Faces, Geno Washington & Ram Jam Band, The Move, The Who I believe from memory and a fair few others that escape me at present..."

PUSSYFOOT - Cool Cats Slinking to the Top

Two newspaper clippings sent to me by Pussyfoot song writer and vocalist Terry Barfield. You can open the images full size by clicking on them.

At the bottom you can listen to the B side from their 1967 unreleased acetate - Saints and Angels