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Groups

It was a time when almost every street had a group! Every junior school class would have group members - my own pre-11 plus class had four guys that I know of that ended up in groups.
Travelling to bookings was not the easiest of things.  If there was a car owner in the family or street, you could be lucky and travel in style.  Otherwise, you took the gear on the bus or, as in my group's early days, on a handcart to local bookings.

The site does not, of course, list all the local groups.  We could make a list as some sites do but we prefer the site to be a read.  A read that reflects such incredible times.

Enoy, comment and add!

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Manchester Prowlers (Swinton) 3481
Manchester Road (1969) 1387
Manchester Scene 2531
Manchilds (Davyhulme) 1721
Manhattons 3730
Maraccas 2421
Margo and The Marvettes 2834
Mark Day and The Knights 98
Mark Stone 2178
Marks and Steadman 1642
Marty Barry and The Teenbeats (Stockport) 1566
Matchstalkmen 3664
Mavis and Jack Trio 1508
Maybellines 2148
Me and The Others 1331
Me and The Others (New Zealand) 1502
Measles 8525
Melodybeats 2029
Memory Lane 1931
Mervs Bardots (Middleton) 2527
Mervyn and the Shythings (Middleton) 1360
Meteors Skiffle Group 1490
Michael Haslam (Bolton) 3533
Michael's Angels (Swinton) 1621
Midnight Creepers / The Faction (Oldham) 1565
Midnight Creepers / The Faction (Oldham) 1538
Midnighters (Liverpool/Preston) 5770
Midnights (Rochdale) 1997
Mighty Avengers (Rugby) 3754
Mighty Joe Young (Warrington) 1050
Mike Cadillac and the Playboys 2221
Mike Curtis and the Estelles (Stockport) 2098
Mike Curtis Set  4356
Mike Hurst and The Trackers 1549
Mike Sax and the Idols 3661
Milton James 2006
Mindbenders 5245
Missin Lynx (Old Trafford) 1977
Missing Links (Oldham) 23232
Mixture 2789
Mockingbirds 6194
Modrox (Royton) 2721
Mojo Sect (Oldham)  1567
Mommies Darlings 2339
Money 5186
Money Box Trio 1462
Montana Sound 1383
Moonlighters (Stockport) 1483
Moonrakers (Middleton) 5912
Moonspinners (Higher Crumpsall) 1647

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