July 1969
This Gig was put on as a benefit for a student that had been expelled fro the Art School for alledgedly smoking pot.
Noel Redding tuned up with the band in a gold Rolls Royce with one amplifier and a guitar in the boot. The other equipment was supplied by Tree, a local band who also played the support spot.
At this time Noel (Guitar) was in his "Fat Mattress" period, the musicians he brought with him were Jim Leverton (Bass), Neil Landon (vocals), Eric Dillon (drums) ...Sez Les.
So far the drummer has be reported to be Ginger Baker (someone said Mitch Mitchell but research so far proves him to be in the USA until October - any clues?).
Neil was surprised to find that he was again using his old hand built Vortexion 50 Watt PA amplifier that his mum had sold to Tree's vocalist Chris Ashman 2 months before.
Oh!
The student, he was given a job as roady for the band but wasn't very grateful as he called them 'a bunch of capitalists'. So, sacked he was.