THE SALVOS , were formed in1960 in SOMERSET UK, fo 5 years they were the areas leading ROCK N ROLL band, winning acclaim from promoters and audiences throughout the West,. They won several local and national Rock Contests . In 2004 they were heavily featured in BARRY SOWDENS, book OH NO ITS LOCAL ROCK N ROLL BUT I LIKE IT. and were asked to play at the book launch. THE SALVOS REFORMED with the original line up BRIAN MAPSTONE guitar, MIKE ARGENT lead guitar, NIKO PONSILLO bass, JOHN LACEY drums, and RON FELLOWS ( EDDY DARK) as vocalist.. in 2006 BRIANS son SIMON MAPSTONE, joined THE SALVOS on keyboards. This film was shot at GLASTONBURY, AT THE FINAL APPEARANCE OF eddy dark, who has left the band. THE SALVOS, will continue as a 5 piece, with vocals supplied by NIKO and BRIAN. REHEARSAL HELD AT JAGZ MUZIK WESTON SUPER MARE
Agent Mike and the rest of you are just great.
Like your tribute to the Shadows.
By the way, have you guys tried to play 'Walk dont run 64'.
I think the '64' version is much better than their first version.
CaptainReg49 1 year ago
@CaptainReg49 Hi there mate thanks again for your kind comments, I will have a look at the 64 version, always open to new inspiration, Did you like the 'Hammond style' keyboard part we introduced on this one, my son Simon (keyboards) introduced it and I think it works well, let us know what you think of our SHADOWS MEDLEY. tHANKS AGAIN bRIAN mAPSTONE , for the SALVOS
mapstonef 1 year ago