Coventry bands P

Coventry Bands P

THE PACIFICS c 1966 - 1968

PAGAN SABBAT c1970 Formerly known as The Mild (see this entry for details) and Electric Circus.

PAHANA c 1972

PANDORA'S BOX c 1967

PANJABI MC

PANJARI JAMOK c autumn 1980 - Short lived band mixing Asian / Punk / Reggae music. Johnny Adams, Asian lady vocals (no name supplied), Charlie Anderson Bass, Paul Heskett Sax, Desmond Brown Hammond.

PAPER LANTERN 1966-67 – a group of 5 seasoned musicians, Max Holliman, Dave Walbiof were two. Excellent group, played many venues. Soul, R&B and some rock & roll / blues numbers

PARDESI

PARADISE WEST Paradise West, a good local rock band of the 90's featuring Jez Moran, who was a great frontman. They had a Vietnam war image and were originally called Saigon. They wrote their own songs.

PARIFINALIA c 1972

PARIS 1978 -83

PARTNERS IN RHYME

PAT GISSANE SHOWBAND c 65

THE PAUL NORMAN SOUND 1968 aka SPECTRUM

THE PEEPS c 1965 - 1969

PENFOLD

PENNY FARTHING c 1967

PENNY PEEP SHOW c 1967

THE PEOPLE - (Charley Anderson's band)

PEPPERMINT CIRCUS c 1972

PEPPERMINT KREEM c 1967 - 1969 1972 - 1974 - Rock group (Were The Plague and before that The Makeshift)

PEPPER'S MACHINE c 1968

PERFECT c 90's

THE PERFUMED GARDEN c 1966 - 1967 - Soul band

PETE DUNKLEY'S EVERSO RAGTIME BAND

PETE EVERY AND EATING BOOK

THE PETE KELLY TRIO

PHANTOM FIVE (Later Sam Spade and the Gravediggers)

PHARAOH'S KINGDOM Lynval Golding - Guitar / Silverton Hutchinson - Drums / Ray King

PHASE 3 c 1966

PHAZE 1V Andy Guttercat's 1st band

PHOENIX c 1974- Dave Pepper's early band - Played the Hobo Workshop at the Holyhead Youth Centre and earmarked for the Hobo (Shut-down) Coventry Precinct Concert. Dave later played in the X Certs etc.

PHOENIX c1969 - An earlier band who played at the Music Marathon, Coventry Arts Umbrella Club,

PHOENIX Current Rock n Roll band promoted by Vince Holliday of Friars Promotions.

THE PICKWICKS c 1964-65 - R&B/Beat group

THE PIG BIN c 1972 - Folk

PIGFACE

THE PINES c 1964 - R&B/Blues The Article includes related material for the Little Darlin's, 1964 / 6. The Sensations 1966 - 67 (sometimes referred to as the London Sensations and the Good Time Losers 1967

PINKERTON'S ASSORTED COLOURS c 1968?

THE PINK UMBRELLAS 1981 - Paul Samson / Steve Edgeson etc

THE PIPS c 1966 - Beat group - Became Five Alone in January 1967 and then Flowers November 1967

PIP BRIGADE c 90's

THE PLAGUE c 1967 - Beat group - Line up: Arthur Albrighton (guitar), plus others . Arthur is Roy Albrighton's brother. they became Peppermint Kreem. Before that they were The Makeshift.

PLATFORM ONE c 1968

THE PILGRIMS c 1965? This was Pete Waterman's first band - Pete on Vocals and guitar / Kingsley Joyce on Organ, Keith Jackson, John (a cousin of Keith Jackson) on drums, Duncan Hall. He later joined Tomorrows Kind, and then went on to conquer the world of pop.....

THE PILGRIMS C 1989

THE POISE

POLAK

POP N ORA c 1965 - 1966 - Beat Group - Played at charity concert with The Matadors December 1965.

PORIFERA

POSTCARD Contemporary folk band or duo who played the Coventry Umbrella Club in may 1970.

JOHNNY CLIFFORD AND THE PRESIDENTS c 1964- 1965 - Beat Group - Line up: Johnny Clifford (vocals), Roger Bassett (guitar), Andy Evans (guitar), Mike Watson (bass),Mike Odey (drums).

PRESAGE c 1984 - 86

PRESTONS

PRIDE AND PASSION c 1967 - Line up: Sue Carr (vocal), plus others.

THE PRIMITIVES c 1995 - Charting group

The PRISTINES c 90's

THE PRIVILEGED FEW c 1966

PRODUCT c 80's

PROFILE - (See Solid Grease) John Hewitt's band - later drummer with King

PROFUSION c 1974 / 5 This band advertised in HOBO as a 'Rock Band' with a Leamington Spa phone No.

PROLE POSITION Current band

PROTEGE

THE PSYCHO c 1967

PSYCHOTIC REACTION c 1967

PSEUDS c 1978 John Hewitt's band (later drummer with King) with Stig Foster (Punk band).

PUGMAHO c 1974 Managed by Sunshine Music Agency - Coventry - Derby band but played in Coventry and managed there. This band were managed by Sunshine Music Agency based in Gulson Rd. Bob Young of A Band Called George and also a director of Sunshine Agency wrote songs for the band. The band came from Derby but settled in Cov and included Olly Oliver (Later Dr Mustard) and Margo Buccannan Smith. They later become SMACK! See SMACK! for further info.

THE PUNCTURE OUTFIT c 1966 The Reason were formerly The Puncture Outfit.....line up Roy Bartram Vocals, Keith Bates Lead Guitar, Johnny Varden Rhythm and vocals, Fred Burrows Bass, Alan Jones Drums.

PURE FICTION c 90's

PURITON

PURPLE HAZE Ted Duggan - Drums / Purple Haze were also called The New fanatic and then Acorn and later (1970) Rogation Sunday and then Liberation. See entry for Acorn for a picture. Ted was also in Drops of Brandy in the 70's, Paris in the 80's, Chevy in the 80's and The Mudsliders.He now plays for Banco De Gaia and from time to time plays for the Two Tone Collective. (Source Rex Brough)