Ricky Seaton and the Avengers
Ricky Seaton and the Avengers
Loyds Bank
Loyds Bank
Moldy Warp
Bands who appeared
at the Kings Hall Ilkley
Bands who appeared
at the Kings Hall Ilkley
Vince Philpotts
Vince Philpotts
Pete and Stan with the Earwig trophy which was won in "Best Yorkshire group contest" organised by Coca Cola, Star Cinema and Philips records at the Albert Cinema Brighouse on 29th April 1964.
They were part of the group The Tarantulas in the final and completed against: The Zondas, Clive and the Crestas, The Talismen, The Phantoms, The Ravons, The Gleneagles and The Astrals.
Their prize was an audition for Philips Records and a tour of Star Cinemas
Vince Philpotts
Vince Philpotts
Vince Philpotts
Vince Philpotts
Clive Steele
The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers
The Raiders
The Vikings
7 FOLK
The Senators
Vince Philpotts
Moldy Warp
Cartoon drawing of
Moldy Warp the Mole
by Stan Dobson
Moldy Warp 1967
Moldy Warp Group Tree
Moldy Warp trip to France
Stan and Vince
Vince Phillpots, Paul Fletcher, and Stan Dobson
Moldy Warp group bus broken down in Bedale
Paul Fletcher, Johnny Hardcastle and Stan Dobson
Last Moldy Warp gig...the band went out as two outfits, this one pictured at the Wharfedale Gate pub
L toR: Stan Dobson, Vince Phillpots, Stuart Pickersgill, Johnny Hardcastle and Andrew Horton
A typical front page from the Wharfedale Observer newspaper from the 1960's advertising the weeks events
Moldy Warp gigs 25th Sept 1965 - 16th July 1966
Moldy Warp gigs 16th July 1966 - 29th April 1967
Moldy Warp gigs 5th May 1967 - 11th April 1968
Moldy Warp gigs 13th July 1968 - 29th Nov 1968
To bring back a few memories (for those old enough to remember), here is a list of some of the Moldy Warp’s more notable supports
Rod Stewart - The Who - Swinging Blue Jeans - Manfred Mann - The Yardbirds - Graham Bong Organisation - Joe Cocker and the Grease Band - Free - Rocking Berries - Spencer Davis - Van Morrison (Them) - Screaming Lord Sutch and the Savages - Roy Orbison - The Four Pennies - Smokie - The Zombies - The Mojos - Downliner Sect - Creation (with Roy Wood) - John Mayalls Blues Band - The Tremeloes - The Ivy League - Sounds Incorporated - Eddie Floyd - Gene Vincent - Eric Burton - Chris Barbers Jazz Band - The Undertakers - Julie Driscoll - Long John Baldry - Brian Auger Trinity.
Other slightly less well known bands with whom the Moldy Warp have appeared with include:-
The Wheels - The Reverend Harry Black and the Rocking Vicars - Hedge hoppers Anonymous - The Honeycombs - The Applejacks - Ivans Meads - David John and the Mood - The Dawnbreakers - The Sheffields - The Hillsiders - St. Louis Union