Pink Fairies Roundhouse July 13th 1975

[snotmale]

I bought the LP 'What a Bunch of Sweeties' when was about 15 as a friend was well into these guys and I liked the rawness and mayhem... but after a few plays at home and the constant nagging of 'Turn that bloody rubbish off!' from my parents, I then went back to WH Smiths and swapped it for Mott The Hoople...!

[createalifeyoulove]

I cannot believe I have found the Pink Fairies on You Tube! I LOVED them in the 70s and can still enjoy them now - oh wow - how amazing! Also lovely to find people who loved them as much as me - probably my age too - love to you all ........ :-) (am feeling Real Neat right now).....

[mcwomble1]

My 16th birthday , oh happy days, loved the Roundhouse, use to bunk of school hang out there , saw some great gigs there, still see stray around Del just keeps going

[51006ja]

Saw them at the Marquee supported by The Stranglers and also at the Roundhouse . Fond memories indeed.

Ps .. Who gives a fuck about the Dagenham roundhouse anyway coz it ain't the REAL one .. !

[esslar1]

No band would have the balls to call themselves the Pink Fairies now.

[braindeadtoo]

I drove past Larry Wallis on my way to this gig. He was waiting for a bus on the Walworth Road. I was too stage-struck to offer him a lift. Then again, I only had a Mini and don't think his hair would have fitted in anyway. As for "up the pinks", I nealy got arrested once when I shouted that out in front of a copper. He was convinced I said pigs. I didn't, honest. Arrrr, happy days.

[nhunter77018]

Damn Russell Hunter really knew his way around a drum kit.

I saw the Pink Fairies one time in some club in Doncaster in the mid 70's. I had no way to get home so I had to sleep in the train station until the first train the next morning. Well worth it!

[TheSwitchCleaner]

Howdy hip cats I was the dude who filmed this

[departments2006]

@TheSwitchCleaner

Tell us more Mr Cleaner...

[TheSwitchCleaner]

Howdy hip cats I was the dude who filmed this.

[heracleummantagazzi]

saw the fairies in Grantchester Meadows (Remember Pink Floyd) in 1971 or 2 I think

Probably to stoned to remember

[progrocer]

Go on Larry, give it some!

[Vaisnavi58]

I was there. You could go behind the stage and climb up a ladder and watch the band on the stage from a really high vantage point.

[Frenchy1312]

You got to listen to them to understand where punk came from.

[severnsider]

Crikey - a blast from the past. I saw this lot at the Marquee Club in Wardour Street in 1974? 75? Great gig..............

[microdot1]

Saw the Faries at Slough Community Center in 1970 something...they shared the bill with Hawkwind and I had a bad trip....still love em though !!!

[microdot1]

ACID please !!!

[TheSubAtomicBicycle]

Does anybody out there remember the Fairies at the Roundhouse in Dagenham..

[attilathefun1]

goddamn how did you find this??? thanks nonetheless.

[GuiltedbytheSun]

Would love to see Radar Favourites if there is a video of them, weren't they the band that Charles Hayward the drummer of This Heat was in?

[free2astroboy]

Had this album, YES ALBUM, cover art had a pig in a tutu,...I loved this music, it's part punk and jam band,...where can I find this ?

[thePatnolan]

Wasn't Dave Spinks was it ? (Lemmy) as he roadied for Hawkwind in those days. I was a regular at the Jolly Brewers with my bestest mate Birty (Burt) Wirty. Barred from the 3 Fishes 'cos I was always stoned on something or other. I'm Paddy.......That was 30 plus years ago Dudes !!

[roryboy100]

In those days there used to be a bit of snobbery surrounding the Fishes so it was only until the Jolly Brewers shut that we jumped ship to the Fishes perminantly. Do you remember a guy called Lemmy with long black hair and Indian Jim. I miss those days so much, even when the Jokers invaded the pub. Keep in touch with your memories mate and thanks for replying.

[roryboy100]

Hi mate

From what i remember not many bands played the Jolly Brewers as it was too small so i must have watched your band. We used to stay in the brewers and then go to the Fishes for last knockings.

[WackaJawacka]

Ha Ha! Just found this!

I was here. Third day up on Whizz...

I remember Larry Wallis keeping on saying "Turn the fuckin white lights out!!!!"

1975. It was end to end good gigs. Good

chemicals at good prices. Was this the start of tha Pinks Farewell concerts?

Loved the Roundhouse, then. Down to Camden Market (was still just about a Head place) then up to the gig. Bout five bands on. Upp, I think were on earlier.

[pdbluesboy1]

if you want to catch larry doing some mean ole blues get down to the white hart in new cross gate london se14 9th oct. where he will be my special guest guitarist for the nite. . see yah there folks. this aint a hoax dudes !!!!!..

[vicpur]

Just tttttttooooooooooo much

Large Smelly Dog!!!!!

[roryboy100]

I remember going into the car park to have a joint where i met a young hippy-chick and i shared it with her... after we had casual sex behind a car and then went our seperate ways without even exchanging names. This act did'nt seem dirty at the time... it was beautiful... i loved the 70's i'm going to cry.

[Bucklefooked]

@roryboy100

nice one Roryboy

[roryboy100]

@Bucklefooked I went to my garage yesterday where i found an old biscuit tin with loads of badges i got from the Roundhouse in the 70's. I found a couple of Pink Faries badges, the memories came flooding back. If it's true that we are constantly at the point of death and reliving our lives... then i would'nt change a thing in what i did when i was younger...the drugs...the drink..the drugs...the drugs... the hair.. the loons...the drugs... Maybe not the Afghan coat....

[Bucklefooked]

@roryboy100

Me too wouldn't change a thing. One gig I always wish I'd been at was Ziggy's last gig July 3rd '73. Oohhhhhh yeah.

[andrelebaron]

@roryboy100 If you really loved the 70s you'd have started that with Dear Penthouse Forum . .

[roryboy100]

I remember seeing UFO at the Greyhound pub in Fulham Palace Road in the early 70's ... we were living in great

times then and we did'nt realise it did we.

Did anyone here ever go to the Three Fishes and the Two Brewers in Kingston.

[grhaffdd]

We used to go there about once a week. Looked out for it when have driven through kingston since but it has either gone or am looking in the wrong place. didn't they change the name to the royal charter in the late 70's went there one night and it was all different?

Saw the pinks a lot in the mid 70's, excelent band.

[Ayrshirenutter]

I bought twinks drum kit

[roryboy100]

@Ayrshirenutter

No mate you were looking in the right place but they knocked it down and the original site in now part of the one way system; it's just before the train bridge and opposie a bingo hall...there is a pub called the Artful Dodger close by. Do you remember Irish Paul and Indian Jim or the twins. I remember a bloke who looked a lot like Lemmy so we called him Lemmy, nice feller.

[Ayrshirenutter]

I forgot what I wrote,what are you replying to as I only remember saying I bought twinks drum kit???

[roryboy100]

@Ayrshirenutter

Sorry mate it was to a ref of the Three Fishes in Kingston...happy xmas mate

[TheJollyb]

the fishes and the brewers, good times indeed,anyone know what happened to chrissy hills ,?

paula

[thePatnolan]

I remember Chrissie, she lived up on Kingston Hill a few years back, gorgeous and an ex Mayfair centrefold model? haven't seen or heard of her in years. You used to hang out with her if I remember correctly Paula?

Paddy xx

[smurfu2]

You from Killie?

[Ayrshirenutter]

nahhh,originally from sunny Beith

[SmileyAndSloth]

the 1st one

[arsydd]

'Uncle Harry's Last Freak Out' is the first one, 'City Kids' the second.

[gfvbott]

what about "The Snake"?

[necroarteunbuenmate]

@arsydd brutal punkrock

[SmileyAndSloth]

does anyone know the name of this song

[diafwnia]

Hail to twink and to paul rudolph only!

[hittitte]

All hail the Social Deviants

[audiocd99]

I saw "Jesus" regularly at the Stoneground in Manchester in the early 70's - amazed he managed to get around to so many gigs!

[gfrkiss]

I remember going to see Ted Nugent at hammersmith in 79 and Jesus was playing the damn maracas !!!! I don't think anybody heard his contribution!!

[roryboy100]

Am i dreaming or did i see the Pink Fairies and Hawkwind performing under the underpass somewhere near Portobello Rd in London in the 1970's..... god those little blue tabs were good in those days

[mostmusicisbad]

This is the stuff. Great song.

[vaspers]

congratulations. today this video was selected by the NYC Punk Rock Evolution Foundation. way to go.

[roryboy100]

What ever happened to Jesus and the guy who stood in the crowd with no clothes on... or was i dreaming all this?

[zunkill]

Wow. I was at the Roundhouse in 1977 for a Damned show. A guy a couple of seats from me was playing a plastic pipe. He stripped & was naked for last part of the show. I mentioned this to Roger Armstrong of Rock On (Chiswick Records) the next day & he told me that was Jesus. So I guess you weren't dreaming...or maybe we both were........

[pressgangers]

oh no you both was right Ok this might be 1975 , But he is still about as he also used to turn up alot at Dumpy Rusty Nut gigs at the Marquee in the late 80s, with his beads and maracas Now it could be a total differnt jesus But who knows, the guy at the nuts gigs alot of the time stripped to the waste and played a penny whistle and also tambourine. I think hes still about as his face popped up on a chaneel 4 show when they was filming in the streets giving a 2 finger peace sign

[roryboy100]

Dumpy Rusty Nuts.. wow that was a name often heard in Kingston where i lived in the 70's... if time travel ever became possible i would gladly go back to those days... the blues we used to get were better than any coke or sulph... i used to live opposite the house where they were made... i think they were hippies.

[pressgangers]

Ok lets try to confirm that this JESUS guy is the same guy from The days of the Roundhouse

If you go to Dumpys Rusty Nuts web page. And then look for the Gallery Tab.

Then look in the list for Camden Underworld 23/07/2004 photos tab. And look and see if the bloke dressed in red shirt, Yellow Trousers is Jesus

[butlincat]

i remember the jesus guy...always dancing...usually on his own

[pressgangers]

yeah hes still about , do check out Dumpys rusty nuts web page and look into the pictures at the underworld as there is a pic of Jesus in that section hes still about. looking not much different to how i used to see him about 20 plus years ago

[butlincat]

i used to see him at the roundhouse at edgar broughton/fairies/motorhead gigs...in fact we used to go every sunday night + hed be there every week...id say he was in his early 20s then

[pressgangers]

so what you think late 50s  early 60s or older. I wouldnt be shocked if i saw him at some warehouse rave blowing up a storm with his maracas. he was totally into the scene

[butlincat]

yeah,he was older than we were - id say he was 24 + we were 19 approx...and once i was watching some country + western concert at wembly on the tv,very boring but i was watching it in the late 70s / early 80s + lo + behold,everyone was seated very civilised,+ this bloke got up + went to the aisle + started dancing + freaking away - and it was jesus!! i couldnt blieve my eyes - it was him - all alone!! mind-blowing.

[pressgangers]

I used to see him around from about 1986 to when they closed down the wardour street marquee. As he was always a big regular at that place.

Its pleasing to see hes still around and looking bloody healthy. But then again he could have been the cleanest hippie ever and Drug Free. It was a shock to see him on a channel 4 outside broadcast ,As soon as his face came on the screen, I screamed Fucking hell its Jesus. I had to explain the house who he was. And not that i had just found God

[butlincat]

i got a track of dumpys - i think its about a hog or sumthing - "ridin me hog"

[pressgangers]

the tune your thinking of  is called Boxhill or Bust

stick that in Youtube search and it should come up

[butlincat]

thats it - live version

[pressgangers]

I ainrt seen DRN for about 20 plus years , But i have looked at Pics of Dumpy and hes looking rather splendid with his white beard and white hair  as if Gandalf was a biker

[minutegongcoughs]

roryboy100. Yeah, what happened to Jesus (and his tamborine) Last saw him at the Television/Blondie gig at the Ham. Odeon in Spring 1977. I spoke to him in Kensington Market about a week later. We must of agreed to disagree on who was better. Halcyon days indeed.

[russthelegend57]

I remember that guy! Bongo Jesus we used to call him...

[Carlito1988]

Live Pink Fairies!! They were not just a bunch of crazy hippies, they made some great music thru the years, just not enough!!

[garyaxis]

Hey, I was at this gig, just got the cd, Larry Wallis blew my mind I was still a teen.....

[Sheersheena]

Wow, this is real archive material. Thanks

[gfrkiss]

Saw them in 1985..at the old Forum Kentish Town..I had no money so i stays clean for the whole gig...an all dayer! Great stuff..then ...Great news ...2008 Roundhouse !Da Pink Fairies..i goes to da gig with my good lady only to be told that Larry has done his back in at re(hehe)arsals..Boo Hoo.. some one tell me what actually happened..Please..or do i have to wait another 20 odd years again? Whatta band.. Up the Pinks!

[proghog]

Hello Hello I've got a call for the Pink Fairies from Uranus,......

[AlbionLostAndFound]

Up the Pinks - and don't forget to boogie.

[roryboy100]

I've still got a copy Greasy Truckers album. They even included the powercut.What ever happened to Magic Michael? 5 bottles of Newcastle Brown please and whatever he's having... oh make that 10 bottles of Newcastle Brown barman.

[moonfrog66]

shit fucked up the spelling,but im skunked outa me head

[moonfrog66]

have the lp from this gig,on bright pink vynal,Awsome

[bmaccie]

i saw them at the lyceum ballroom in London they were brilliant

[kremelta]

this is why i dont rate nirvana or the other wannabees from seattle these were alt rock gods 20 years prv.Larry wallis here in action, went on to help form Motorhead .

[buriedverydeep]

It'd be fantastic if somebody uploaded some Deviants' stuff

[Kegwithlegs]

Yeah I'd like that too, I think I saw them with Pretty things at a Parlament Hill free concert in 1969! They played a jam session with the Things!

[buriedverydeep]

you're a lucky boy

[Johnnyboi1971]

silk and leather wot a tune also ,anyone got that for you tube?

[Dingo67]

Legends. Three classic LPs and then offski. Shame there ain't more live footage around and it must have been amazing to see em' in the flesh.

[ceoor]

Hello, I first saw them in 1975,at Woolwich Polytechnic college,London S.E.18,they were three piece,Larry,Sandy,Russell,amaz­ing,and i think they came onstage at about 2,A.M,never would be allowed now!

[canley1]

Is that Frank Gallagher on lead vocals? Looks like him!!

[roryboy100]

It hurts to watch this now... What a bunch of sweeties was the first album i purchased.

I remember my mate Ian Mann saying he used to live in a squat with Hawkwind and the Pinks but did not believe him...

Lemmy walked over to us in the bar bar of the RoundHouse and they were chatting like old mates.. Great days.. 4 bottles of Newcastle Brown please.. all for me

[yaarge2]

I remember Lemmy onstage for one of the encores .?.

[seineview]

up the pinkies indeedy

Billy the monster's back in town...

excellent

[Phili291]

I am trying to find Larry Wallis and Duncan (Sandy)Sanderson. I trust they are still alive - and yes I do still have all your post cards Larry, aas for you Sandy... Hope youre' fine - obviously I've been out of the music business and London, but please get in touch if either or both of you are alive, I know Boss has demised but, Mick ? are you still out there Mr Farren? Love and best felicitations to all Philippa (Phili)

[greasytruckers]

Although it's not great quality vid it's a lot clearer than my eyesight was when I saw this ...I think one of the few times they headlined the Roundhouse was great when they supported Hawkwind worth every Intergallactic credit going..thanx for posting really brilliant

[wobblyone]

Yes its Uncle Harry's

Excellent!

[alantew]

This might be - Uncle Harry's last freak out

[buriedverydeep]

City Kids is a CLASSIC

[englishtillidie1966]

brilliant.

up the pinks!

[tagomago91]

finally some footage!