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1967
Summer,
1967 - band formation
Personnel: D.Arbus, R.Caines, G.Nicholson, M.Price, S.Rossiter
as
Electric Light Orchestra
(DL-PS, According to R.Caines and
G.Nicholson- interview - link
- link)
06.09. Bamboo Club, St.Paul's
Stret, Bristol 2 (off Portland Square) , UK (debut)
"The First ever appearance of the newly formed Electric
Light
Orchestra the only soul and Tamla Sound from an
electric
LINK-Geoff's
and Ed's statement!
violin and flute"
(DL-PS,
place and year - GN, RC)
september and half of october -
A Few gigs at the
Bamboo Club, St.Pauls, Bristol, UK
(DL, GN, RC)
Personnel:
D.Arbus (Jesus
Yabochinsky),
R.Caines (Tunis
Biart), G.Nicholson,
M.Price, S.Rossiter
as
Picture of Dorian Gray
01-25.11."The 2 Gentelmen of Verona" W.Shakespear, Bristol Old Vic Theatre, UK
(DL-PS,
GN)
The band was responsible for the musical setting, including the song-
"Who is Silvia?".
Director - Stuart Burge. Performances on:
01.11. - Wednesday, 07:15 pm
02.11. - Thursday, 07:45 pm
03.11. - Friday, 07:45 pm
04.11. - Saturday, 07:45 pm
06.11. - Monday, 07:15 pm
08.11. - Wednesday, 07:15 pm
09.11. - Thursday, 07:45 pm
11.11. - Saturday, 07:45 pm
13.11. - Monday, 07:15 pm
15.11. - Wednesday, 07:15 pm
16.11. - Thursday, 07:45 pm
18.11. - Saturday, 07:45 pm
20.11. - Monday, 07:15 pm
22.11. - Wednesday, 07:15 pm
23.11. - Thursday, 07:45 pm
25.11. - Saturday, 07:45 pm
1967 / 1968
Personnel: D.Arbus, R.Caines, G.Nicholson, M.Price, S.Rossiter, L.Sherman
as
Picture of Dorian Gray
december
/ january - Several
gigs at Bristol and sourranding area , UK (GN)
1968
Personnel: D.Arbus, R.Caines, G.Nicholson, M.Price, S.Rossiter,
T.Brace, A.Read
as
Picture of Dorian Gray
??.?? Kingston Art College, UK, with Graham Bond (GN,AR)
??.?? Victoria Rooms, Bristol, UK (GN, AR)
??.?? Ross on Wye Festival, UK (AR,
GN)
20.01.
Bristol University Students Union, Ansom Room, Bristol, UK, with Jimmy James and Vagabonds (GN)
26.02.Keynes College, Bristol, UK (GN)
03.03. Bristol University Rag Ball, UK (GN, AR)
09.03. Rutherford College dining Hall, University of Kent, UK, (7-12 pm) with Ten Years After (DL,
GN, AR, Poster)
01.04. "April Fool's Dance",
The College of Commerce, Bristol, Unity Street, UK,
with The Oscar Bicycle (DL-PS)
27.04. "Annual Dance",
Mayfair Suite, New Bristol Centre, Frogmore Street, Bristol, UK, z Pentworth's People (DL)
14.05. "Dancing
'68", Grand Spa Ballroom, Bristol, UK,
with Radio 1 D.J. Ed Stewart (DL-PS)
17.05.
"Annual
Dance", Mayfair Suite, New Bristol Centre, Frogmore Street, Bristol,
UK, z Workshop (DL-PS)
Personnel:
D.Arbus, R.Caines
(Myron
Cain), G.Nicholson, A.Read, T.Brace,
S.Rossiter
as
East of Eden
25.05. The 69 Club, Manor
House, Lake, Isle of Wight,
UK, with
Cherokees
First gig as East of Eden (ex-Picture of Dorian
Gray) (DL, AR, GN, Poster)
Personnel:
D.Arbus, R.Caines
(Myron
Cain), G.Nicholson, A.Read, T.Brace,
T.Addison
04.06.
Bristol College of Commerce Students Union, "Soul meets Blues", Grand
Spa Ballroom, Bristol, UK
with Mike Cotton Sound, Lucas, Dennis Mann Band, Chicken Shack; in ads
as Picture of Dorian
Gray (DL-PS, GN,AR)
22.06. The First Holiness Kitschgarden for the
Liberation of Love & Peace in Colours,
Houtrusthallen, Haga, Holandia, with
Traffic, Blonde on Blonde, Tyranosaurus Rex, others
(data,
place, name - DL-PS, year, town, country - AR i GN)
Personnel: D.Arbus, R.Caines
(Myron
Cain), G.Nicholson, A.Read, T.Brace, T.Fennell
* - as Resident Band at Dug-Out Club,
Bristol, Tuesday,
** - as Resident Band at Marquee,
London,Thursday, from august to december
23.07. 19:30-22:30
Dug-Out Club, Park Row, Bristol, UK, with
Plastic Dog (data, place, support-DL-PS;
place, year - GN i AR) The First
of four gigs at Dug-Out Club *
24.07.
- 28.07. The period in which
the group spent three days participating in recording The "Party"
scene for the film "Laughter in the dark"; recordings were made in
Hammersmith, London, UK (MM,AR)
30.07. 19:30-22:30
Dug-Out Club, Park Row, Bristol, UK, with
Plastic Dog (data, place, support-DL-PS;
place, year - GN i AR) The
Second of four gigs at Dug-Out
Club *
06.08. Marquee, London, UK, with A.Brown - Debut in Marquee Club (NME, MMF)
**
09.08. Roundhouse, London, UK, with Family, Action, Deviants, Eclection, Plastic Dream,
Juniors Eyes - link (according to G.Nicholson- first gig in London)
10.08. The 69 Club, Manor House, Lake,
Isle of Wight,
UK, with Cherokees
( DL-PS, GN i AR)
22.08. Marquee, London, UK, with Nice (NME)**
28.08. Eel Pie Island, Twickenhm,UK, with Nice (NME)
03.09. Marquee, London, UK, with Jethro Tull (Traffic were included in Marquee Programme.
In e-mail, Al Read wrote that he remember Jethro Tull) (NME, Contract)**
06.09. Blaises South Kesington, UK, jam with Jefferson Airplane nd Doors - (according to G.Nicholson)
(In first e-mail, Al Read wrote that this gig was in Speakeasy, London. But in last e-mail, from July
2012, he wrote: "Geoff is probably right on the venue (Blaises not Speakeasy)"
Personnel: D.Arbus, R.Caines, G.Nicholson, S.York, D.Dufort
17.09. Marquee, London, UK, with Family (NME, Contract)**
28.09. Mothers, Birmingham, UK, with Keef Hartley (NME,
DL)
29.09. "Carnival on the
waves", Music Showboat, Dover to Boulogne, UK-F, with:
Amen Corner, Spread,
J.Walker, Cupid's Inspiration, Blue Horizon Blues
Band (Link) (DL)(by
GN, the band didn't play)
Tour in Switzerland
08-15.10.* (first version - according to G.Nicholson)
(according
to S.York)
05-28.10.** (second version - according to G.Nicholson)
1."L'angleterre
en couleurs" 5-26.10.1968, Grand Passage, Chelsea Pub,
Geneva (one
week)
2. British Embassy, Geneva (interview-S.York and photo)
(didn't play, they were just at
the party-GN)
3. Clubs in Zurich, Switzerland (only one week*)
12.10.
"Strobe Club", (Salle du Pavillon), 08:30
pm, Montreux, Switzerland (Poster, DL)
30.10. Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, UK, with The Who, Proteus, David Booth (NME, MM, ITA)
31.10. Marquee, London, UK, with Timebox (NME,
MM )**
06.11. Marquee, London, UK, with Eclection (NME, MM) **
16.11. Mothers, Birmingham, UK, with Ron Geesin, Hanson, Carlsson (Flyer,
MM, DL)
20.11. Marquee, London, UK, with Love Sculpture (NME)
**
22.11. Moseley and Balsall
Heath Institute, Birmingham, Moseley Road, UK, with Third Ear Band (DL)
12.12. Marquee, London, UK, with Spice (NME)
**
14.12. Speakeasy, London, UK,
with Taj Mahal, G.Fame, M.Mitchel (RC,
SY - interview - link)
(?)
21.12. Mothers, Birmingham, UK, with: first ver - Skip Bifferty (Flyer)
second ver. - Taj Mahal (?), Edgar Broughton Band (Flyer)
26.12. Marquee, London, UK, with Ten Years After (NME, ITA)
**