1960 ad. and leaflet for Screaming Lord Sutch.

Billy Fury at Holdenhurst Road Drill Hall 1961. Dave Anthony and The Ravers opened the show and helped to man the crush barriers (out of shot) during Billy's act.

Dave Anthony and The Ravers, Clifton Hall near Rugby July 1961 L-R Dave Anthony, Eddie Parsons, Jet Berryman, Al Kirtley in ill-fitting jacket

Our heroes after the ravages of 41 years: Barnes, London 2002. L-R Dave Anthony, Eddie Parsons, Jet Berryman, Al Kirtley

Dave Anthony & The Ravers, Clifton Hall July 1961 L-R Al Kirtley, Jet Berryman, Eddie Parsons, Dave Anthony

Reg Calvert's Commer van outside Clifton Hall near Rugby July 1961 L-R Eddie Parsons, Jet Berryman, Al Kirtley, Dave Anthony

Dave Anthony, Clifton Hall July 1961

The Ravers, Clifton Hall 1961 L-R Jet Berryman, Eddie Parsons, Al Kirtley (with Burns Weill Fenton guitar)

Clifton village 1961. L-R Jet Berryman, Dave Anthony, Eddie Parsons (photo taken by Al Kirtley)

L-R Eddie Parsons, Jet Berryman, Dave Anthony outside Clifton Hall, July 1961

The Ravers with unknown singer (Paul...?) who did the tour with us. Clifton Hall 1961

Dave Anthony and the Rebels, Bure Club, Mudeford 1961. L-R Michael Giles, Peter Giles, Al Kirtley, Dave Anthony. (The hats were not part of our standard livery.)

"Turn your guitar down, Al!" Dave Anthony and the Rebels, Bure Club 1961.

Dave Anthony and the Rebels, Bure Club 1961. L-R Dave Anthony, Peter Giles, Michael Giles, Al Kirtley

Dave Anthony and the Rebels 1961, Bure Club. L-R Dave Anthony, Michael Giles, Peter Giles, Al Kirtley

Dave Anthony and the Rebels, Bure Club, Mudeford 1961. Peter Giles and Al are clearly ashamed of their hats.

A well earned break at the Bure Club 1961. L-R Peter Giles, Dave Anthony, Al Kirtley

Dave Anthony and the Rebels, Downstairs Club, Bournemouth 1961. L-R Al Kirtley, Dave Anthony, Peter Giles, Michael Giles

A teenage Zoot Money at the Downstairs Club, probably 1962/63, after he’d taken up the keyboard.

Advertisement 1962 for The Sands Combo at the Lansdowne Club (formerly Downstairs Club). Image courtesy of Nick Newall.

Twist contest at The Pavilion ballroom. (Bournemouth Daily Echo 1962). Note the joint winner of the Twist contest.

My first faltering attempt at playing jazz, with the Crispin Street Quintet at Le Disque a Go! Go! (formerly the Downstairs Club) 1963

Crispin Street Quintet business card

Trendsetters Ltd. first single 1964. For many years I laboured under the illusion it had made the lower reaches of the charts.

Programme for concert at the Winter Gardens, Bournemouth 1964.

Page 1 of programme: us

Page 2 of programme. (Note the organist – Al Stewart, later to have a hit with ‘The Year of the Cat’)

Page 3 of programme

Page 4 of programme

Trendsetters Ltd. Golden Square, Soho 1964 L-R Al Kirtley (with plate ears), Mike Blakesley, Peter Giles, Bruce Turner, Michael Giles

Calling the Samaritans, Golden Square, Soho 1964. Al Kirtley, Peter Giles, Mike Blakesley and Bruce Turner supporting Michael Giles

Trendsetters Ltd. Golden Square, Soho 1964. L-R Peter Giles, Al Kirtley, Bruce Turner, Mike Blakesley, Michael Giles

Trendsetters Ltd. newspaper ad for "In a Big Way". L-R Al Kirtley, Mike Blakesley, Bruce Turner, Michael Giles, Peter Giles.

With Trendsetters Limited: Downstairs Club 1964

Mike "Monty" Montgomery, Doreen (now Tibble), Al Kirtley 1966, outside the Durlston Court Hotel, the first residency for The Al Kirtley Three. Photo by Rob Tibble.

Front cover of Giles, Giles and Fripp, The Brondesbury Tapes. L-R Peter Giles, Robert Fripp, Michael Giles. I played on track 1, recorded at the Beacon Royal Hotel, Bournemouth 1967

Rockley Sands 1967. L-R Al Kirtley, Mike Montgomery, Roger de Souza.

Al Kirtley Three gig at Winchester Guildhall 1969