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Bronson was billed as Dundee's Neil Diamond for this gig at the Vines in March 1977.
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Before she opened her well known record shops in town, Cathie McCabe herself was a performer.
She was a pianist & singer and often performed at events in the Caird Hall and other such evenings like this one at the The Royal Retreat in Forfar in November 1962. In the mid 70's, I once went into the shop in Murraygate wearing a T-shirt with an image of a grand piano on it. Cathie spotted it and mentioned that she collected pianos. Startled, I replied "Just how big a mansion do you live in?". After laughing, she explained that she meant she collected things like ornaments, paintings and trinkets - with a piano theme! |
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Sounding like a cross between Abbey Road & Penny Lane name-wise, Abbi Lane entertained Dundonians for many years.
The Rowantree ad is from 1969 and the G.J's ad is from December 1978. |
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In February 1981, Fusion was Barracuda's resident band and Phil Blacklaw was the regular DJ.
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Local act, Stan an' Deliver, played soul, funk, R&B, and the occasional pop tune.
They are most well known nowadays for being the band Billy MacKenzie was in, a couple of years before The Associates started up. This gig along at the Sands was in November 1976, and also on the bill was the Phil Trailer Band. |
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This is a publicity shot of Dundee band Souled & Healed dated 1970. They were one of the acts who were on the books of the Gemini agency in the Seagate.
In January 1971, after a tweak to the line-up they were transformed into the band, Forever Amber. |
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The Mystery Men became as well known around Scotland for their image as well as their sound. They came up with the gimmick of the band all wearing eye masks.
The ad for a gig in Keith, is dated October 1961. By March 1963, they were one of the bands on TV show, "Teenbeat". Incidentally, the show was presented by Dundonian, Andy Lothian, and also in this episode were 3 other locals, Tony Vincent, Sheila Mitchell and Johnny Hudson. |
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September 1981 and the Cranked Up disco was entertaining the Tayside Bar crowd with an "alternative" selection of sounds.
It is advertised (tongue in cheek) as a "Disceaux", because in '81 the new wave "futurist" genre had also been termed Dance Nouveau in the UK music press, producing acts such as Classix Nouveaux. |
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The Black Diamonds were often described as Scotland's Rolling Stones, and for a gig in the Lothians in September 1965, they were billed as the "North's Top Group".
The other ad is for a gig in Bundoran in Ireland and is dated June 1964. |
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This local act were called Rent-A-Tune, which also seems to be a perfect description of clubby bands!
The Longhaugh ad is dated September 1976. |
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The Free Four were a Dundee/Perth derived jazz band.
This ad is for a gig up in Aberdeen in July 1963 - and a couple of years earlier also in Aberdeen, they won the Scotland Modern Jazz Band competition. |
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Ken Blair used to be in local reggae band, The Grip, in the early '80's, but after he departed he decided to get himself a music & sound recording degree at Surrey University.
It turned out to be a good career move. Part of the course required a one year training stint in Montserrat at the famous Air Studios. These studios were originally set up by George Martin and were usually only used by the biggest names in the music world because of how exclusive, expensive and luxurious they were. Also in the 80's, Ken composed a rock musical with a Christmas Nativity theme, complete with orchestra and choir. He now runs BMP Sound Recording Company. |
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The Invercarse in October 1976, had Dundee's first "all female" mobile disco called Feminine Touch.
The band on the night was, Action Strazza, who also used to play at Ardler Community Centre. |
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This Aberdeen gig took place in April 1980.
Dundee act, Friction, were one of the support bands, but headliners, the Rude Boys didn't show up on the night so Friction ended up top of the bill! Strangely, Friction weren't a full-on ska band, they just had a couple of tracks that sounded a bit like it - and the band themselves didn't want to be known as a ska band, but here they were heading a 2 Tone night! |
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Way before the regular "Dice-co" sessions started up in Kingsway Ice Rink, bands would occasionally play there.
Here's a couple of acts who performed one week in April 1966 - The Korvettes and The Couriers. |
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One, two, three O'Leary...
Quite an amusing bit of wordplay with the name Trio Leary. They were on the books of Gemini Entertainments in the Seagate and used to play at places like the Hong Kong. Advert is dated March 1970. |
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Discotheques didn't really get going big time in Dundee until the the 70's.
This ad for the J.M. is dated May 1971 and highlights the idea as a new exciting, pulsating scene! DJ for their Monday opening night was Al Howard, with Maxi's Taxi providing the live action. |
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A decade before the Saturday lunchtime jazz sessions started up along at the Sands, they were having Saturday jazz sessions at The Top Hat in Princes Street.
The ad is dated April 1966 and the jazzy outfit were the T.J.Q. Not sure yet if The Ravens were a Dundee act. Definitely not the pre-Kinks lot, but there was a group called The Ravens started up in 1965 around the Falkirk area, so it could possibly be them. More research needed. |
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A gig up at Aberdeen for Tivvy, in September 1977.
The following year, the "star attraction" were on Opportunity Knocks. |
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It was disco time at the Oasis in December 1979, with the Moonwind Roadshow.
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A local gig for Mick Marra.
This event for Nicaragua took place at the Tay Hotel in April 1988. The mighty Dick Gaughan was the other main act. |
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I already have adverts up on Retro that have Rite Tyme sharing the bill with the likes of Robert Plant, The Move and Cat Stevens, so here's another 2 to add to the collection.
Both are Aberdeen gigs - Mindbenders was August 1967 and Love Affair was March 1968. |
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2 Dundee acts were playing in Edinburgh at different venues on the same night back in November 1977.
An evening of rock standards with Exhibition at Tiffany's. Some punk fun at Nicky Tams with Bread Poultice & The Running Sores who were starting to get a bit of a reputation for themselves. |
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Vince & Eleanor were regulars on the local music scene during the 60's - this ad dated November 1969.
Vince Chalmers also had a guitar shop in Albert Street. |
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A home gig and an away gig for local jazz-rock outfit, Europe.
Dundee Tech College, December 1977 - Kinghorn Fife, Feb 1978. |
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Stardust Disco were doin' the biz at the Hansom Cab in Feb 1981.
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Heroes were one of the acts at an outdoor festival in Leith in June 1977.
A bit of a music style clash too! |
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A hometown gig for a few indie acts in February 1988.
Let's Evolve - Wilderness Children - Poison Boyfriends - Remember Fun. Grey Lodge the venue. |
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Bill Stott entertained Dundee's pubs for many years.
The night out at the Admiral was in April 1966. The night out at the Tayside Bar was in April 1978. |
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