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davebentley

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“davebay54@gmail.com”
06 Nov 2020
“davebay54@gmail.com”
06 Nov 2020
“Mr Smiths was the original venue [?] sometime after is ceased there it ran for about 4 weeks at a beer kellar off Deansgate until the chief constable threatened the owners with taking away their license.... I saw Van der Graaf Generator and Barclay James Harvest and was it the Groundhogs??? The original venue featured a revolving stage which I remember Mott the Hoople loving. After the Circus moved out Mr Smiths Other Scene at Brazenose St, I was a regular there and was lucky to see Thin Lizzy fresh off the boat and possibly the loudest band I ever saw, that being Glen Cornick's Wild Turkey still the only band ever to drive me back from the front row by the sheer volume”
20 May 2012
“Wish I could be there, but I am working in London these days dave.bentley3@btinternet.com yes The Drones one!”
20 May 2012
“hi ozit / chris hewitt yes I am the one and only dave bentley email me dave.bentley3@btinternet.com”
20 May 2012
“We actually shifted 14000 copies - remarkable as there was no organised distribution Dave Bentley”
01 May 2012
“I made this....... in 3 colours Dave Bentley”
01 May 2012
“I was there.... I remember the rain and queueing in the local pub on Sunday for a dump, ahhh festival 'toilets' for some reason I dont remember much of the music I will have to get the CD's
Dave Bentley”
01 May 2012
“Fond memories of the Worst, shame they never made anything, I wanted to record them for Bent Records but Richard Boon kept promising them he would do it but he never did - booo hisss, I think their first gig was with us [The Drones] at the Squat along with the Fall and Joy Division what a line up! They just turned up and asked if they could play, initially we had to say no due to the stage already being full of equipement, they said they would play on the floor in front of the stage I said go for it, I pissed myself when they brought the drums in, a Chad valley bass drum and a 1930's snare and a 'cymbal' they played with one vocal mike and they were BRILLIANT fabulous lyrics and attitude, for those of you who didn't like Woody the other two always beat him up after every gig for being useless on the bass, he could only play by the dots poor thing”
01 May 2012
“I was at both the Poly gig and the Beach club I went to see Wah Heat I dont remember U2 at ALL at either gig but I have always hated them....Dave The Drones manager”
21 Sep 2010