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December 1967
9 - Policeman's Ball Birmingham

1968
February
3 - Wolverhampton College of Technology Wolverhampton
4 - Queen Mary Ballroom Dudley
4 -10 Begin writing songs at Cannon Hill Arts Center

6 - Woolpack Civic Restaurant Wolverhampton
7 - Stewart and Lloyds Social Club Bilston
8 - Nuffield House Town
9 - Wombourn Youth Centre Wombourn
10 - Stourport Civic Centre Stourport
14 - Wolverhampton Wanderers Social Club Wolverhampton
15 - Early Bird Club Stafford
17 - Compton Boys Club Wolverhampton
followed by an all night song writing session in Cannon Hill Arts Centre
19 - Civic Hall Wolverhampton
23 - Crown and Cushion Perry Barr
24 - Teachers Training College Hereford
29* - Castle Vale Youth Centre Birmingham
*only get a gig like this once every 4 years

March
1 - Little Bloxwich Youth Club Staffs
2 - Connaught Hotel Wolverhampton
5 - Shenley Green Youth Centre Birmingham
6 & 7 - Rehearsals for recording session
8 - Brierley Hill Civic Hall
9 - Staffordshire Voluntear Bushbury
10 - Clayton Lodge Newcastle under Lyme
12 & 13 - Record An Apple A Day

15 - Brinsford Lodge Wolverhampton
16 - Norton Canes Social Club
17 - Queen Mary Ballroom Dudley
19 - Rough Recording
Now & Again Rebecca / Strange People
Woolpack Civic Wolverhampton
20 - Bucknall Working Mens Club Stoke on Trent
22 - Minster Hall Youth Centre Lichfield
23 - Stourport Civic Centre Stourport
26 - Recording Now & Again Rebecca
28 - Castle Vale Youth Centre Castle Bromwich
29 - Record Vocals
Now and Again Rebecca / Strange People

edgebaston
then
College of Education Birmingham
30 - Springdale Youth Centre Wolverhampton

April
3 - Re-recording vocals Now & Again Rebecca
4 - Dormeston Youth Club Sedgley
5 - Mix recordings
Shenley Green Youth Centre Birmingham
6 - The Mile Oak Tamworth
9 - Queen Mary Grammer School Staffs
13 - Plaza Handsworth
15 - Civic Hall Wolverhampton
18 - Re-recording An Apple A Day
20 - The Palace Ballroom Allbrighton
 22 - The George Hotel Walsall
27 - Connaught Hotel Wolverhampton & Oasis Club
29 & 30 Re-record vocals and mix An Apple A Day

May
3 - Take songs to Apple Music's Terry Doran

3 - Wolverhampton Grammer School
4 - Gibbons Bros Dudley
6 - Civic Hall Wolverhampton
7
- Sign with Apple Music
17 - Brinsford Lodge Cannock
24 - The Civic Hall Wolverhampton
25 - Hereford Teachers Training College
Terry Hyland leaves the band
30 - St Giles Youth Club Willenhall
31 - Goscote Boys Club Walsall

June
12- Wolverhampton Technical College
22 - Some Church Youth Club
28- Cannock Technical College
29- Bull's Head Yardley & Cedar Club Birmingham
30- Dudley Zoo
then Colin had to have his appendicks removed

August
16- Coach and Horses Warheath
19- Oldhill Plaza
23- St Luke's Dudley
24 - some Sports & Social Club
25- Sportsman's Arms Coventry
31- Cannon Hill Park Arena Free Concert
& Cedar Club Birmingham

September
1- Sportsman's Arms Coventry
14- Henley in Arden Memorial Hall
20- Great Barr
21- Wellingborough St Andrews Parish Hall
22- Sportsman's Arms Coventry
27- Castle Vale
28- Walpack
30 - BBC Radio B'ham Audition
paid 6 pounds 6 shillings

October
Brian Smith replaces Ron Lee as drummer
5 - Walsall Wagon & Horses
11 - Stone Cross Churchfield School
12 - Copsall Village Hall
18 - Plaza Oldhill
19 - Jewish Social Club Moseley
23 - University Aston Impact Disco
25 - Cardiff
26 - Westhill College Birmingham
30 - Mackadown

November
2 - Opposite Lock / Factory
3 - RAF Gaydon
7 - RAF Abingdon
8 - Birmingham Mosely Institute
Strange Days Arts Lab Benefit
(with Family)

(Mark "Mr Tamborine Man" Williams)

9 - Wagon & Horses
15 - Westbourne Road College
16 - Hereford
18 - The Belfry Suttton Coldfield
21 - Lyndon Hall B'ham
23 - University of Birmingham
with Love Sculpture
+ Elbow Room B'ham
24 - Cedar Club B'ham
25 - Oldhill Plaza
27 - University Aston
29 - Westbourne College
30 - Water Orton Parish Church

December
5 - ? BBC Radio B'ham recording session
6 - Harborne Church Hall
9 - Leeds University
van too slow arrive too late
19 - Factory
(with The Move)
20 - Moseley Institute

23 - Opposite Lock
24 - Abergavenny
31 - Cannon Hill Arts Center
(with Andromeda)