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RoughJusticeOnYa
I hope nobody minds if I revive this 'old one' yet again;
but I just realized I had some (recurring) puzzling thoughts about this (alledged?) ad "that started it all " ; the one that Brian Jones (supposedly) put in Jazz News in May, 1962...
So finally, I thought I might as well put these questions of mine out in the open over here!
- supposing Brian is the 'Guitarist': who's the 'Vocalist' he's reffering to? (Or should we think he meant: "guitarist ànd vocalist", as in one & the same person? (Shouldn't it have read "requireS", then? After all: correct grammar was a big thing, in those days.) If so: was Brian planning on being the lead singer himself?
- Why would Brian be looking for a harmonica player? I thought he had mastered that instrument by then?
- the 'Tenor Sax' seems a bit out of reach, regarding what he was listening to ànd aiming for (Elmore James, Big Bill Broonzy, Jimmy Reed, ...) as far as I can tell. (P.S.: what I know about Brian's early days, I mostly know from Paul Trynka's biography. And I quite possible overlooked or even forgotten stuff in it already.)
- And probably the most puzzling to me: why would he be looking for a Piano player? He already teamed up with Stu - or didn't he?
I guess all of this would make a lot more sense if it actually would've been Mick & Keith who'd put this exact ad up. But then again: they were working as 'Little Boy Blue & the Blue Boys ' by then, weren't they? Not that they didn't need decdent harmonica and/or tenor sax and drums & ... (etc.); but even so: the 'LBB & the
BB ' not being a full outfit yet in those days doesn't prevent it from being a bit more than just "Guitarist and Vocalist"... right?
Anyway: thanx in advance for your thoughts, opinions, knowledge & insights.
Sorry if all of this already has been discussed to respectable extent elsewhere (thx for directing me there, in that case...) -
and sorry also if I could 've answered all these questions myself if I'd bothered to get one or two of 'them books' out...
Still: would appreciate some back-&-forth feedback from you on this!
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RoughJusticeOnYa
I hope nobody minds if I revive this 'old one' yet again;
but I just realized I had some (recurring) puzzling thoughts about this (alledged?) ad "that started it all " ; the one that Brian Jones (supposedly) put in Jazz News in May, 1962...
So finally, I thought I might as well put these questions of mine out in the open over here!
- supposing Brian is the 'Guitarist': who's the 'Vocalist' he's reffering to? (Or should we think he meant: "guitarist ànd vocalist", as in one & the same person? (Shouldn't it have read "requireS", then? After all: correct grammar was a big thing, in those days.) If so: was Brian planning on being the lead singer himself?
- Why would Brian be looking for a harmonica player? I thought he had mastered that instrument by then?
- the 'Tenor Sax' seems a bit out of reach, regarding what he was listening to ànd aiming for (Elmore James, Big Bill Broonzy, Jimmy Reed, ...) as far as I can tell. (P.S.: what I know about Brian's early days, I mostly know from Paul Trynka's biography. And I quite possible overlooked or even forgotten stuff in it already.)
- And probably the most puzzling to me: why would he be looking for a Piano player? He already teamed up with Stu - or didn't he?
I guess all of this would make a lot more sense if it actually would've been Mick & Keith who'd put this exact ad up. But then again: they were working as 'Little Boy Blue & the Blue Boys ' by then, weren't they? Not that they didn't need decdent harmonica and/or tenor sax and drums & ... (etc.); but even so: the 'LBB & the
BB ' not being a full outfit yet in those days doesn't prevent it from being a bit more than just "Guitarist and Vocalist"... right?
Anyway: thanx in advance for your thoughts, opinions, knowledge & insights.
Sorry if all of this already has been discussed to respectable extent elsewhere (thx for directing me there, in that case...) -
and sorry also if I could 've answered all these questions myself if I'd bothered to get one or two of 'them books' out...
Still: would appreciate some back-&-forth feedback from you on this!
What I want to know is what was the first date this issue hit the street? Does Week ending May 2nd mean it was on the newsstand on April 26th (a Thursday) to May 2nd (a Wednesday)? I'm wondering what date people consider the birthdate of the band? People can say when Mick & Keith met Brian but I consider it starts from the ad.
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dave9199
I'm confused though because I've seen it as 'Week ending May 2nd' and that was a Wednesday. Are you saying its street date was May 2nd?
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dave9199
I'm wondering what date people consider the birthdate of the band? People can say when Mick & Keith met Brian but I consider it starts from the ad.
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dave9199
I'm confused though because I've seen it as 'Week ending May 2nd' and that was a Wednesday. Are you saying its street date was May 2nd?
It was in the shops to buy every Wednesday.
This was so that it could list gig dates for that night and the coming weekend.
Submissions had to be in by the previous Friday for inclusion in that week's edition.
The "Club Diary" pages for the May 2 edition:
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