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TUESDAY,19JULY2011

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TinternAbbey:avalueformoneycoupling
Fewbandscanclaimimmortalityonthestrengthof
justone45,buttheshortlivedTinternAbbeycertainly
qualify.ThemasterfulBeeside/VacuumCleaner
appearedinNovember1967,butsoldpoorly.Its
reputationhasneverstoppedgrowing,however,andin
recentyearscopieshavechangedhandsoneBayfor
over1000.TheflippantlynamedAsideisawoozy
Mellotrondippedballad,whiletherealBsideisa
stupendouspsychedelicrocksong,withoneofthe
greatestdistortedguitarsolosofalltime,courtesyof
DonSmith.Thoughmorepressappearedaboutthe
bandthanmostonesingleshotsoftheera,notmuch
isknownaboutthem.Here'swhatI'vefound.

TinternAbbeycoalescedattheOverseasVisitorsClub
inEarl'sCourt,wheresinger/songwriterDave
MacTavishmetguitaristDonSmithinlate1966.Smith
broughtindrummerJohnDaltonaftermeetinghimat
theCromwellianClubinSouthKensington,andthe
lineupwascompletedwhenMacTavishmetbassist
StuartMackayinadolequeue.Theyrehearsedat
DavidMacTavish,DonSmith,JohnDalton,StuartMackay
MacTavish'sflatinWorld'sEnd,andmadedemosof
varioussongsinthespringof1967,whichcanbeheardhere.ThesereachedtheearsofmanagerNigel
Samuel,whosignedthemupanddespatchedthemtoCornwalltogettheirsoundandacttogether,after
whichtheysignedtoDeccaandswiftlyrecordeda45withproducerJonathanWebber,probablyin
October.Here'sthepressreleasethelabelsentouttopromotethe45:

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Here'sanadvanceacetateofBeeside,named'BusyBee',onLarryPage's'PageFullOfHits'imprint,
whichwouldhavebeenusedforpublishingpurposesonly:

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Andhere'stheactualdisc,whichappearedonNovember24th1967:

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ThebandwasfortunatetohaveawealthypatronintheformofNigelSamuel,ayoungpublishingheir
whowashappytosplashhiscasharoundtheunderground(healsosupportedInternationalTimesand
TheDeviants).Assuch,numerousadvertspromotingthediscappearedinthemusicpressfarmore
thanmostsuch45sreceived.Heretheyare:

Theadsdidlittlegood,thoughthebanddidcreepintoRecordMirror's'Names&Faces'columnatthe
timeofBeeside'srelease:

Pressreactionwasfavourable,thoughforsomereasonMelodyMakerdidn'trunareview:

NME

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Disc&MusicEcho

SamuelalsoappearstohavepaidthebercooldesignteamHapshash&TheColouredCoattodesigna
promoposter,whichexistsinbothcolourandblack&whiteversions.Heretheyare:

Thebandplayedafewshowstopromotethe45,includingoneatthehipHappening44inGerrardStreet
amonthbeforeitsrelease:

ThediscwasofficiallylaunchedatLondon'sArtsLaboratory(at182DruryLane)onNovember27th.
MelodyMakerhadonlythistosay,onDecember9th:

AfurthershowfollowedattheequallyhipSpeakeasyonDecember29th:

Oddly,despitetheseliveads,DonSmithhasnorecollectionoftheoriginalquarteteverhavingplayeda
concertinBritain.Hedoes,however,recallthemtravellingtoAmsterdamatripwhichthisrareposter
commemorates:

Bytheendof1967thebandwasbeingrepresentedbytheEllisWrightAgency(latertoevolveinto
Chrysalis):

InNovember1967thebandrecordedfurtherdemos,butwhatevermomentumtheyhadgatheredwas
lostinJanuary,whenSmithwasaskedtoleave(essentiallybecausehewasintouppers,andtheothers
weremoreintopot).Daltondepartedsoonafterwards,andtheduowerereplacedbyColinForsterand
John'Willie'Wilson.Here'sararesignedpictureofthenewlineup:

Andheretheyareinaction:

YoumighthavenoticedthatMacTavishhasahoneybuzzard(namedThor)perchedonhisshoulder.I
askedhisfriendTimDuFeu(bassistwithfellowLondonhipstersTheOpenMind)ifhecouldshedany
lightonthis,andhetoldme:"ItwasDave'spet.ThebandlivedinamewscottageinChelseathatwas
paidforbyNigelSamuel.Ithadaminstrel'sgallery,andthatbloodybirdusedtoswoopdowntocatch
pingpongballsthrownbyDave.Itwasterrifyingroundthere."ApparentlySamuelusedtheband's
houseasapartyvenue,andexpectedthebandtoprovidespontaneousliveentertainmentatalltimesof
dayandnight(theluckyneighbours).Notmanygigsseemtohavebeenplayedbeyonditswalls,but
Samuelcontinuedtoplaceads(whosepurposeisunclear)inInternationalTimesas1968woreon.Here's
another:

andanother:

andanother:

InMarch,ForsterwasreplacedbyPaulBrett.Here'sthefinallineup(clockwisefromtopleft:
MacTavish,Dalton,BrettandMackay):

AtmuchthesametimetheirmanagementwastakenoverbySpencerDavis,whowasevidentlylookingto
expandhisinterests(healsohandledJuly).Here'stheannouncement:

Othersuchadsappearedinthefirsthalfof1968hereareacouple:

ThenewconfigurationtapedsomedemosatTonyPike'sstudioinPutney,fourofwhichwerereleased
onthisEPin2006(clickonthebackcoverimageformoreinfo):

DoWhatYouMustandHowDoIFeelToday?aresaidtohavebeenpencilledinforreleaseasa45(IT
announcedthatitwas'inproduction'inmidMarch),butitnevermaterialised.Thesongsarepretty
good,butinmyopinionnotasinspiredastheearlier45.Inits'PopSupplement'ofMarch8th21st
1968ITdescribedTinternAbbeyas'anemergentprogressivepopgroupcomingontotheclubscene',but
inthefollowingissueJohnPeelcriticisedtheirinclusion:

Thoughthey'dreceivedrelativelyprominentpromotionandhadawellreceivedsinglebehindthem,
workseemstohavebeenintermittent,andanLPthatwasreportedlyplannedforAugustwasnever
recorded.ThatautumnMelodyMakerannouncedthat:

Bythelatesummer,however,thingshadmoreorlessgroundtoahalt,andbytheendoftheyear
TinternAbbeyhadpeteredout.
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14comments:
LordTeacup 20July2011at09:26
yetagainmorestupendousresearchbyLordMortonJack.Neverrealisedtheoftusedpicofbandcum
birdofprey,wasthesecondlineup.
Beesideissuchagreatrecord,andstrangelyundercompedcomparedtoVacuumCleaner,whichisof

coursegreattoo.
AllIwishfornowisthelyrics,particularlyforVacuumCleaner,whichIassumeisabouttakingdrugs:'fix
meupwithyoursweetdose,nowI'mfeelinglikeaghost...allthetime.Nowmyheadisreallyspinning,
latelynowI'veshownsomewilling...tohelpyouwiththehousework..it's(inaudible).Breakitupbreakit
up(hash?)letshaveitnow..etcetc'
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nan 21July2011at12:59
goodgracious,thisisamazing!thanksforallofyourhardwork.
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Leffe 2August2011at11:59
Wow,anotheramazingpost.Wheredoyoufindallofthesephotos,adsanddocuments?Veryinteresting
stuff!Thanksalot!
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Cassy 7August2011at02:58
They are handsome looking guys. Honestly, I know nothing about these guys but because of your
informativepostthenInowknowthem.Iamjustwonderingifyouhavealinkofsomeoftheirmusic.Ifso,
pleasedoshare.Thanksinadvance.
CassyfromTeachYourselfToPlayGuitar
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Richard

7August2011at03:14

HiCassy,goodtohearfromyou.Isuggestyoulookthemuponyoutube,wherebothsongsareavailable
frommultiplesources.
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paul 15August2011at20:18
can you tell me where you sourced the photos for the hapshash posters? i had never heard them
mentionedinanylistingsoftheirwork.ThestyleofthisposterissimilartotheMikeMcinnerney/Dudley
EdwardsworkdoneunderthenameOmTenticle.Letmeknowwhatyoucan
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Richard

19August2011at10:17

Hi Paul in the book Underground Graphics (Academy Editions, London, 1970, ed. Graham Keen &
MichelLaRue),thepictureiscreditedtoMichaelEnglish.Thecolourversionusedinmyblogwastaken
fromaneBaylisting,whiletheB&Wversionisscannedfrommycopyofthebook.
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paul 22August2011at09:17
ah,thatisonebookidon'thavesoididn'trealizeitwasinthere.Iamgoingtoseekthisbookoutforsure.
thanksfortheinfo
_Paul
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Anonymous 28August2011at04:59
Tremendousmaterial,manythanksRichard.
//PatrickLysergia
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Richard

19January2012at01:40

ThetrickybitsintheVacuumCleanerlyricsare'inmyheartIreallyknow,goldclothesdon'tbuymysoul'
and'tohelpyouwiththehousework,pickupallthedirt'.Andyes,the'breakitup'bitdoesrefertohash,
asconfirmedbyDonSmith.Sothereyougo!
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SirHenryRawlinson 23January2012at10:36
HelloRichard,anexcellentjobcompilingthisinformation.Manythanks,
SirHenry.
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Anonymous 24November2013at12:08
IrecallreadingsomewherethatDavidGilmourauditionedforthem.Can'trecallwhereIreadthat.Butif
true it must have happened prior to him joining Pink Floyd in December 1967. ie just prior to Smith
leaving.
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Anon 7December2013at07:47
re:Anon24November
http://www.pinkfloydz.com/intgilmourrcmay2003_.htmrefersinpassingtoarelationship
http://forums.naimaudio.com/topic/pyschprogfolkthreadforanybodyinterested?
reply=1566878606877467referstoanaudition.

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RogerHoudaille 23December2015at11:51
A grunge/powerpop take on 'Beeside' by my band Ex Norwegian, complete with 3 part harmonies:
https://youtu.be/9X__KVCH5g?t=6m1sGodsaveTinternAbbey!
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