Marvin & Farrar in Birmingham (20. August 1974)

[UlrichS]

Hi all,

I have received a tape copy of a Hank Marvin & John Farrar concert which took place on 20. August 1974 in Birmingham.

The line-up: Hank Marvin (g, v), John Farrar (g, v), Mo Foster (bg), Andrew Steele (drms) and Pat Carroll (syn, v), as introduced by Hank during the concert.

The set list is: Keep The Customer Satisfied - Lonesome Mole - Wonderful Land - Music Makes My Day - Marmaduke - Turn Around And Touch Me - The Rise And Fall Of Flingel Bunt - Sleepwalk - Willie & The Hand Jive (Pat vocals) - Apache - F.B.I. Lucille/Rip It Up/Blue Suede Shoes

Unfortunately the condition is rather poor, especially as the recording also includes some chatter in the dressing room after the show.

On the tape box "Bayley's Club" is noted as the location. I have tried to find out more about this club, without success. Can anybody confirm this location? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance and best wishes,

Ulrich

[Unsospero]

Hi
I can't remember a Bayley's night club in Birmingham in the 70's. I saw Marvin Welch & Farrar at the La Dolcia Vita in Birmingham a couple of times prior to 1974.

I have a vague recollection that Bayley's is one of the Northern night clubs and if so I'm sure someone else will be able to confirm which city it's in and I'm sure MW& F & M&F would have done the club the club circuits including the Fiesta I think in Sheffield.

Hope this might help a little.

Graham

[alewis41]

I believe it was "Batley Variety Club" not Bayleys.

Andrew

[JimN]

That line-up did a week at Bailey's Night Club in Liverpool in 1974. I was there.

I would love to be allowed to try cleaning up a digital dub from the cassette. I even have an idea of who recorded the performance...

[UlrichS]

Hi
I can't remember a Bayley's night club in Birmingham in the 70's. I saw Marvin Welch & Farrar at the La Dolcia Vita in Birmingham a couple of times prior to 1974.

I have a vague recollection that Bayley's is one of the Northern night clubs and if so I'm sure someone else will be able to confirm which city it's in and I'm sure MW& F & M&F would have done the club the club circuits including the Fiesta I think in Sheffield.

Hope this might help a little.

Graham

Graham,
That is just my problem that I could not find a Bailey's (sorry for the spelling error) in Birmingham. Marvin & Farrar were at the La Dolce Vita Birmingham the following days:

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It looked somewhat strange to me that they should have changed the place in the same town on following days.

I believe it was "Batley Variety Club" not Bayleys.

Andrew

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Andrew,
The Batley Variety Club is located in Batley not in Birmingham.

That line-up did a week at Bailey's Night Club in Liverpool in 1974. I was there.

Jim,
You are probably right. But could it also have been in one of the other Bailey's Night Clubs (Leicester, Sheffield, Hull, Watford, Derby, ...)? I'll pm you


Many thanks to all of you and best wishes,

Ulrich

[dave robinson]

Hi
I can't remember a Bayley's night club in Birmingham in the 70's. I saw Marvin Welch & Farrar at the La Dolcia Vita in Birmingham a couple of times prior to 1974.

I have a vague recollection that Bayley's is one of the Northern night clubs and if so I'm sure someone else will be able to confirm which city it's in and I'm sure MW& F & M&F would have done the club the club circuits including the Fiesta I think in Sheffield.

Hope this might help a little.

Graham

The Dolce Vita and The Cavendish were both Bailey's night clubs in Birmingham. The acts were on the bill for a week at a time and would 'double' the two clubs. The top of the bill would be at The Cavendish at Yardley at 10pm, appearing at the Dolce Vita in Birmingham city centre at midnight. I did the entire Bailey circuit a dozen or more times, including clubs in Newcastle, Sunderland, South Shields, Stockton, Billingham, Sheffield, Barnsley, Blackburn, Liverpool, Leicester, Watford as well as the two in Birmingham. There may have been others but if there are more, they escape me for now.
Marvin and Farrar didn't play Batley, but they did play Wakefield Theatre Club. At Batley Variety Club it was MWF with Olivia Newton John at a different time. I know because I was there.

[dave robinson]

I believe it was "Batley Variety Club" not Bayleys.

Andrew

Two different venues.

[Unsospero]

Ah such memories.

By the first time I saw MW&F at the La Dalcia Vita they had already endured the now famous quote of "walked off to our own footsteps". I've always thought they were fantastic and remember seeing the cover of their first album in the local record shop prior to it's release, I couldn't wait for pay day to come along.
Anyhow, their bad fortune at getting such a cool initial response meant that by the time they got to Birmingham they'd introduced a few Shads numbers into the act which meant that Dance On become the first Shads tune I heard played live. I even sneaked back stage (except it was side stage) and got to say hi to them. I was of course too star struck to say or ask anything meaningful. I was 19/20 at the time.

Graham

[neil2726]

There was a Baileys night club in Hanley also. Now a Bingo club!

[manofmystery]

I Went to see Marvin and Farrar at Baileys in Hull in 1974. Went backstage and got to meet them both. They came on stage around 11:30pm and did around an hour spot. Splashed out on some food while waiting to see them. I think it cost around £1 to see Hank and John and as can be seen from the menu, the food cost more!