This picture shows the band in 1962 at The Maypole Hotel, Pendleton, Salford where they played three nights a week.

From left to right (back): Kevin, Eric, (front): Tony, Ian, Roy.
The lady was a staff member at the Maypole (probably barmaid and not a go-go dancer).

Memories

"The Stylos I saw at many places but mainly remember them from a little club called The Academy on the old Broad St. in Pendleton, Salford.

Their record was "Head over Heels" on Liberty records 10173. They were very much an R & B group."

Carol Chapple

The Salford Jets used to rehearse in Tony Lowe`s carpet warehouse, Bury, many years ago." Head over Heels" is still one of the best examples of M/cr RnB ever!

Diccon Hubbard (Salford jets, Wayne Fontana, etc)

In 1963, having ambitions greater than my experience I promoted a rock night at a club on Stanley Grove in Longsight with the Stylos headlining.

The evening was a complete disaster, but the Stylos were fantastic. I particularly remember their rendition of the Coaster's number Young Blood.

Phillip Morris

I was lead guitar for a couple of years with The Stylos, after Mike left to go to college. We played at the Maypole Hotel (Pendleton) and then the Fusiliers.

In my time we did all the Shadows and Cliff R stuff and then came the Beatles etc. I left when the group went full-time professional. I was the only one married, the only one with a mortgage and a half-decent job, and my wife was expecting our first child. Great memories though of some unbelievable nights. At the Fusiliers - at the height of the 'Merseybeat' era we had two coachloads of Scouse fans came every Saturday night! Hope the Lowe brothers are are well.

Kevin Murphy

I remember playing at the Fusiliers on Cross Lane, there were two rooms. On a Saturday night the Stylos played in the main room, and I played in the smaller room with The Federals. Must have been mayhem standing at the bar between the two rooms!

Chris Evans

The Stylos were one of my favourite bands in the early 60s and performed regularly at 'Pearl Pailings', Princess Street in Halifax.

Colin Wadsworth

I was the lead guitar and blues harp player on Head Over Heels. These days I live in Perth Australia. Three of the former band, myself, John Lowe and Tony Lowe have had a couple of reunions in Manchester which I really enjoyed. We even went back to the Fusiliers in Salford. There are photographs if anybody is interested.

Happy days in our youth. 

John Yeudall (used to be Jon)
9/4/09

I think my brother Geoff used to roadie for the Stylos in the sixties.We are from the Stoke area so they must have appeared locally for him to have met them. He was given an EMI acetate of a song called "Somebody to Love" and I still have it. And I still love the song! Don't know if it was ever officially released but I don't think so.

My brother is now 65. I do hope it's the same Stylos! If someone could confirm that it is, I will try to get a picture of the 45 onto the website.

Mike Finney
2/8/10

1965 ads for The Academy and Oasis - courtesy: Brian Marks

promotionals courtesy:Carol Chapple

   
The group with ex-Stylo Mike Harding

On stage at Belle Vue Top Ten Club

I remember one night we, the Beatleague, played on same bill as The Stylos at a club in Prestwich in the longford suite.  Probably about 1965/66. Think this venue may have long gone.

Anyway The Stylos went on and blew the audience away with sheer professionalism,charisma and talent.
Don't know why but only two numbers stick in my mind from their full gig.
"When will I be loved" and a classic version of "Its so easy".

I had seen them many times before at the Oasis club on Lloyd street and various other pubs around Salford.

Being on the same bill at Prestwich and talking to them, especially their drummer, was brilliant for this young 16 year old drumme r(me).

They left a lasting impression in my life and I still talk to friends who spent their lives in the music industry. We all agree that the stylos were a very special group who should have made it big.

When I hear any of the two numbers above, I still think of the heady club days of the 60's with The Stylos.
Any musician from the 60's era will agree tha they did terrific versions of these numbers.

Have to admit that Linda Ronstadt does them well and she looks terrific.

Getting back to the Longford Suite memory, I can truthfully say that The Stylos opened the bill for us to have the audience rocking in the isles.

Nice to think that but in reality they were double booked and were headlining elsewhere later in the evening.

Dave Anderton
The Beatleague
12/8/10