Manchester Playboys

info courtesy Peter Simensky and James Warhurst

Line-up #1

• Alan Watkinson (bass)
• Malcolm Tag-Randell (sax)
• Peter Simensky (drums)
• Stuart Fahey (trumpet/guitar)
• Graham "Sandy" Sclater (Hammond Organ).
• Kerry Burke (vocals)

Lineup #2 1968 

• Pete Simensky - Drums
• Alan Watkinson - Bass
• Kerry Burke - Vocals
• Kenny Anders - Guitar 

Discography
UK SINGLE: "I Feel So Good" (A. Hawkshaw-B. Henry)/"I Close My Eyes" (Arlin Miller-Carolyn Varga) Fontana TF 745 (267624 TF) /1966 

The Playboys had a No 1 hit in France with a four-track EP on Barclay records where the ‘A’ track was ‘Woolly Bully’ coupled with two James Brown songs – ‘And I do Just What I Want’ & ‘Tell Me What You’re Gonna Do’, and ‘Lipstick Traces’. 

There was also a ‘Manchester Playboys Show’ broadcast on Belgian radio in 15 minute weekly slots from a two-hour live performance in Ghent.  Anybody got a copy of the tape?

Known gigs:

• 10 December 1964 – Club A Go Go, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear with The Continentals (http://www.readysteadygone.co.uk/club-agogo-newcastle-2/)
• 15 April 1965 – Fiesta Hall, Andover, Hampshire (with Lorraine Gray) (Andover Advertiser)
• 1 July 1965 – Locarno Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire (Swindon Music Scene website)
• 3 September 1965 – Union Rowing Club, Trent Bridge, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) BACK FROM GERMANY
• 9 September 1965 – Two Red Shoes Ballroom, Elgin
• 9 October 1965 – Union Rowing Club, Trent Bridge, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)
• 1 January 1966 – Union Rowing Club, Trent Bridge, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) DIRECT FROM CONTINENTAL TOUR
• 30 January 1966 – 76 Club, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire (http://www.76club.org.uk/gigs.html)
• 30 April 1966 – Locarno Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire with Yes and No (Swindon Music Scene website)
• 22 May 1966 – Tower Ballroom, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with Barry Lee & The Planets (Eastern Evening News/Yarmouth Mercury)
• 4 June 1966 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Keith Powell and Billie Davis, The End, The Humperdinks and The Ferryboys (Lincolnshire Standard)
• 6 June 1966 – 76 Club, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire (http://www.76club.org.uk/gigs.html)
• 16 July 1966 – Locarno Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire with Dynamos (Swindon Music Scene website)
• 3 September 1966 – Oasis, Manchester with The Wheels and Frankenstein
• 12 September 1966 – Atlanta Ballroom, Woking, Surrey (Aldershot News)
• 17 September 1966 – Union Rowing Club, Trent Bridge, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)
• 7 October 1966 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The James Royal Set
• 9 October 1966 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey (Aldershot News)
• 4 November 1966 – Oasis, Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)
• 5 November 1966 – The Thing, Oldham, Greater Manchester (Oldham Evening Chronicle)
• 11 November 1966 – Crystal Club, Glossop, Greater Manchester (Manchester Evening New and Chronicle)
• 11 November 1966 – Student Union, Manchester with Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Big City Sound Manchester (Manchester Evening New and Chronicle)
• 13 November 1966 – Swinging Sinking Ship, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Manchester Evening New and Chronicle)
• 17 November 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, London with Wishful Thinking (Melody Maker)
• 25 November 1966 – 7 Club, Shrewsbury, Shropshire with The Silvers (Express & Star)
• 26-27 November 1966 – Flamingo, Redruth, Cornwall (West Briton & The Royal Cornwall Gazette)
• 3 December 1966 – Locarno Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire with Unchained (Swindon Music Scene website)
• 7 December 1966 – Elbow Room, Aston, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)
• 10 December 1966 – Oasis, Manchester (Manchester Evening New and Chronicle)
• 14 December 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, London (Melody Maker)
• 23 December 1966 – St Bernadettes, Withington, Greater Manchester with The Children (Manchester Evening New and Chronicle)
• 25 December 1966 – Top Ten Club, Manchester (Manchester Evening New and Chronicle)
• 26 December 1966 – Oasis, Manchester with The Chuckles and Some Other Guys (Manchester Evening New and Chronicle)
• 26 December 1966 – Stockport Town Hall Ballroom, Stockport, Greater Manchester with St Louis Union and Cock-a-Hoops (Manchester Evening New and Chronicle)
• 31 December 1966 – Union Rowing Club, Trent Bridge, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)
• 1 January 1967 – Jung Frau, Manchester (Manchester Evening New and Chronicle)
• 4 January 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, London (Melody Maker)
• 2 March 1967 – Club A Go Go, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear (http://www.readysteadygone.co.uk/club-agogo-newcastle-2/)
• 13 March 1967 – Belfry, Wishaw, West Midlands with New Way of Life (Birmingham Evening Post)
• 19 March 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, London (Melody Maker)
• 7 April 1967 – Tabernacle, Stockport, Greater Manchester with The Iveys (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)
• 13 April 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Coventry, West Midlands with PP Arnold and backing band (Coventry Evening Telegraph)
• 15 April 1967 – Union Rowing Club, Trent Bridge, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) BACK FROM EUROPEAN TOUR
• 22 April 1967 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with The Jaguars (West Briton & Royal Cornish Gazette)
• 12 May 1967 – Carlton Club, Warrington, Cheshire (Warrington Guardian)
• 19 May 1967 – Boulevard, Tadcaster, West Yorkshire with The Screen (Yorkshire Evening Post)
• 27 May 1967 – Staffs Volunteer, Bushbury, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Express & Star)
• 3 June 1967 – Belle Vue, Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle) LEFT FOR HAMBURG NEXT DAY
• 13 July 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, London (Melody Maker)
• September 1967 – Swedish tour
• 22 September 1967 – Carlton Club, Warrington, Cheshire with The Do-Does (Warrington Guardian)
• 23 September 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire (Swindon Music Scene website)
• 27 April 1968 – Rainbow Suite Co-op, Birmingham with Ultra Sound (Birmingham Evening Mail)
• 2 September 1968 – Penny Farthing, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard)
• 17 October 1968 – Penny Farthing, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard)
• 30-31 October 1968 – Penny Farthing, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard) IS IT BOTH DAYS? 

Info courtesy Nick Warburton - 31/10/2016