I formed the Manchester Scene around 1969 with Pete Piggott.
We had no bass player at first then found Pete Colleton. Johnny Hart was the drummer.
The band stayed together with various line up changes until 1971 changing the name to Lexington Park in 1970.
Cliff Antill (bass), good lad, passed away a few years back and Johnny Hart also died in 2006.
The band became Spring in 1971 and were resident at The Bower Club in Stalybridge and Circles in Hattersley until 1973.
Line-up: Pete Piggott,
Keith Loftus,
Alan Todd (drums),
Pete Colleton
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Yet another name change to Wall Street which still were gigging up to September 2006.
Line-up 1973 -1978:
Keith Loftus (guitar/vocals)
Phil Bromley (bass/vocals)
Johnny Hart (drums)
Paul Ashford (drums)
Line-up 1978 - 1983:
Keith Loftus (guitar/vocals)
Terry Barnes (bass/vocals)
Steve Wild (drums)
Paul Ashford (drums)
Line-up 1983 - 1990:
Keith Loftus (guitar.vocals)
Pete Clark (bass/vocals)
Johnny Hart (drums)
Pete Piggot (guitar/bass/vocals)
Line-up1990 - 2006:
Keith Loftus (guitar/vocals)
Pete Colleton (bass)
Paul Ashford (drums)
Ian Derby (guitar/vocals)
Occasional additional members on the rock n'roll shows 1989/1994 backing Tommy Bruce, Heinz, Screaming Lord Sutch, Wee Willie Harris, Dave Sampson, Jess Conrad. etc
Danny Thurston (keyboards)
Bill Drain (saxaphone)
Had some great times over the years and worked with some great people including Del Shannon, Billy Fury, Dear old Reg Coates, Sweet Chariot and loads more.
Band is still together but off the road while I'm recovering from a nasty skin cancer on my chin and even worse radiotherapy.
Hopefully we will return - just to upset people - lol!
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Regular work was in the Kumfy Club, Ashton, Tuesday nights backing the stripper! Also loads of working men's clubs throughout Lancs and Yorks.
A nice initiation ceremony was being offered a pint of cider in the dressing room of a club in Hyde - I thought it was really kind of the lads, until I realised they'd collectively filled the glass in the Gents!
Cliff nearly got us all into a fight on that first night by chatting up a bruiser's girlfriend!
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