1965

  1. The group van, St Just

    The group van, St Just

    While the band, Kit with outlandish Viking helmet, Mick Maguire on the tambourine, Wally and Tim and Phil play from the back of a lorry, there is an opportunity to see how female fans have adorned the group's Ford Transit with their lipstick grafitti and expressions of love! At Tabbs Hotel...
  2. The Layabouts c.1964-5

    The Layabouts c.1964-5

    Here you see the band performing on stage at the Buffalo Club just outside St Ives where they played fairly regularly.
  3. Chris [Kit] Knight - lead guitarist

    Chris [Kit] Knight - lead guitarist

    Kit, one of the Penzance Knight brothers, seen here in about 1965-6, was the lead guitarist with spiky hair, a wild sound and lots of treble on his red Hofner guitar which he later substituted with a white Gibson. He would often double on vocals.
  4. St Just Feast and Ricky and the Layabouts

    St Just Feast and Ricky and the Layabouts

    In the Plain-an-Gwarry, St Just during St Just Feast celebrations, c. 1965. Note the ultra violet lamps either side of the stage. They were a relatively new thing in those days and enhanced the band's presentation by making all that was white glow blue, even dandruff!
  5. C. 1965 - St Just Feast

    C. 1965 - St Just Feast

    This was an out door gig in the Plain-an-Gwarry, during St Just Feast ce;lebrations in c.1965. Personnel: Ricky Barnes - lead vocalist; Chris [Kit] Knight - lead guitarist/vocals; Tim Knight - rhythm guitarist/vocals; David [Wally] Wallis - bass guitarist, Mick Maguire - drums tambourine]...
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