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The Mark Four |
SINGLES Rock Around The Clock / Slow Down Mercury MF 815 (May 1964) Try It Baby / Crazy Country Hop Mercury MF 825 (August 1964) Hurt Me If You Will / I’m Leaving Decca F 12204 (August 1965) Work All Day (Sleep All Night) / Going Down Fast) Fontana TF 664 (February 1966) Live At The Beat Scene Club E.P. Bam Carouso OPRA 37 (1985)
ACETATE RECORDINGS You Be My Baby / Sick And Tired
THE BLUEJACKS ACETATE Say Mama / Brand New Cadillac |
A TYPICAL MONTH’S BooKINGS—APRIL 1964 |
The Mark Four were one of the top local bands around north London and Hertfordshire in the early 60's. The band was formed from Jimmy Virgo and The Bluejacks around late 1963. During the year of 1962, The Bluejacks went through a number of personnel changes:- Jack Jones took over from Pete Wilson on drums, Michael (spud) Thompson for Fred Wilkinson on rhythm guitar and then Jimmy Virgo decided to leave the band mid 1962. We used a singer from Welwyn Garden City for a few gigs, before auditioning Kenny Picket late 1962. It was at this time we decided to change our name to Kenny Lee & The Mark Four. It was January 1963 we auditioned Eddie Philips at the Salisbury Arms Hoddesdon, to take over from Norman Mitham on lead guitar and the line up was complete. The Mark Four became a very hard working band, playing five or six nights every week (see list below). It was March 1964 we did our first tour of Germany opening a brand new night club called The Big Ben Club in Wilhelmshaven north Germany. This proved to be invaluable experience, playing eight, thirty minute sets, seven days a week. We recorded our first record (Rock Around The Clock) in March 64 and released it in may. The follow up record was another cover called Try It Baby in August 1964, and it wasn't until August 1965 we got the first Picket-Philips song Hurt Me If You Will.
Spud and I decided to leave the band, with our last gig at The Witchdoctor Club, Hastings on 31 October 1965. Shortly after that the band changed their name to THE CREATION.
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1 Returning from Germany |
16 The Wolsey Hall Cheshunt |
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17 Rotherhide Assembly Rooms |
3 The Phurlow Arms Norwood |
18 Cheshunt Boys Club |
4 Athenian Muswell Hill |
19 The Cambridge Edmonton |
5 Inferno Club Welling Kent |
20 Falcon Inn Eltham |
6 St Peters in the field |
21 White Hart Tottenham |
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22 Robin Hood Dagenham |
8 Robin Hood Dagenham |
23 Chaz-Don Dalston |
9 Epping Public Hall |
24 Tigers Head Catford |
10 St. Healiar Arms Carshalton |
25 St.Pauls Winchmore Hill |
11 Sims Motors Finchley |
26 U.S.A.F Base ? |
12 Angel Edmonton |
27 St.Healier Arms Carshalton |
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14 Tigers Head Catford |
29 Blyth Hotel Sevenoaks |
15 Falcon Inn Eltham |
30 Inferno Welling Kent |