Post by nonrabbit on May 27, 2016 14:50:04 GMT
The Blackpool Mafia was a name given to Ian, John and Jeffrey - by Jeffrey when the lads landed in ‘the smoke below’
I am intrigued by the recollections in Brian Rabey’s book – A Passion Play about this period in the history of the band and especially Ian’s, Jeffrey and Johns formative years spent in Blackpool and their early ‘adventures’ in the music business of 1960’s London.
We covered some of this by the very welcome addition of Yvonne’s’ contributions about her life and of Ian’s and his cohorts gadding about St Anne’s and Blackpool.
See Here
Ian A and Yvonne dancing on a beach in Blackpool mid 1960's
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There’s probably a hidden chest of snippets and info out there in webland both directly and indirectly related to the band - I hope to find some of it.
This is a Thread obviously open to all and hopefully added to over the months and years.
Mandy Andrew
I came across this slightly eccentric and very interesting 2008 interview on a record collectors website – landlord Records.
“.. Mandy Andrew is a Blackpool School of Samba stalwart who seems to have known everyone you could possibly mention in the town. She has lived in the Blackpool area most of her life and has taken part in its social life for the greater part of that time. Hence, I thought it might be a good plan to interview her as part of my current crusade to throw light on the town and its history of glitz and grime.
landlordrecords.tumblr.com/post/2488402568/more-blackpool-interview-bizness-mandy-andrew
Mandy talks about the coffee bars, pubs and clubs of 60’s Blackpool. Ian gets a mention too. Worth a full read.
“ …a less salubrious venue was a small club next to the football ground, can’t remember what it was called, but it was run by Mandy (Almando…male) Frankett and it was supposedly the place Johnny Kidd and the Pirates were discovered.
Also remember seeing Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) there on occasions…”
The ‘less than salubrious pub’ was called The Picador and the interviewer went on to find out more about it further on.
I have too.
I am intrigued by the recollections in Brian Rabey’s book – A Passion Play about this period in the history of the band and especially Ian’s, Jeffrey and Johns formative years spent in Blackpool and their early ‘adventures’ in the music business of 1960’s London.
We covered some of this by the very welcome addition of Yvonne’s’ contributions about her life and of Ian’s and his cohorts gadding about St Anne’s and Blackpool.
See Here
Ian A and Yvonne dancing on a beach in Blackpool mid 1960's
i66.images obliterated by tinypic/kbw00g.jpg[/IMG]
There’s probably a hidden chest of snippets and info out there in webland both directly and indirectly related to the band - I hope to find some of it.
This is a Thread obviously open to all and hopefully added to over the months and years.
Mandy Andrew
I came across this slightly eccentric and very interesting 2008 interview on a record collectors website – landlord Records.
“.. Mandy Andrew is a Blackpool School of Samba stalwart who seems to have known everyone you could possibly mention in the town. She has lived in the Blackpool area most of her life and has taken part in its social life for the greater part of that time. Hence, I thought it might be a good plan to interview her as part of my current crusade to throw light on the town and its history of glitz and grime.
landlordrecords.tumblr.com/post/2488402568/more-blackpool-interview-bizness-mandy-andrew
Mandy talks about the coffee bars, pubs and clubs of 60’s Blackpool. Ian gets a mention too. Worth a full read.
“ …a less salubrious venue was a small club next to the football ground, can’t remember what it was called, but it was run by Mandy (Almando…male) Frankett and it was supposedly the place Johnny Kidd and the Pirates were discovered.
Also remember seeing Ian Anderson (Jethro Tull) there on occasions…”
The ‘less than salubrious pub’ was called The Picador and the interviewer went on to find out more about it further on.
I have too.