Woodwork 1966

Note: All entries are from The Birds except noted otherwise.

Their set included among others:
  - God Only Knows (Tony Asher/Brian Wilson) -from spring 1966 onwards
  - Here Today (Tony Asher/Brian Wilson) -from spring 1966 onwards

660101A  1st January: Altrincham, England, Stamford Hall
660108A  8th January: Nottingham, England, Britannia Rowing Club
660110A  10th January: Welwyn Garden City, England, Woodhall Community Centre

660112A  12th January: THE BIRDS. Unidentified studio in or around London.
                    - That’s All I Need You For (RW/Tony Munroe)
                    - You Shouldn’t Do That (RW) -unverified
                    - unverified third track (RW)
                    Line-up: RW (gtr)/Tony Munroe (gtr)/Ali MacKenzie (voc, harm)/
                                   Kim Gardner (bass)/Pete McDaniels (dr)
                   Note: 'You Shouldn’t Do That' was re-written by RW in spring 1974
                              as 'Money Money' (unconfirmed).

660114A 14th January: THE BIRDS. Twickenham, England, Shepperton Studios.
                   Shooting of the movie ‘The Deadly Bees’. Director: Freddie Francis. Incl.
                   performance of:
                   - That’s All I Need You For (RW/Tony Munroe)
                   Line-up: see 660112A. 

660115A  15th January: London, England, Glenlyn Ballroom
660116A  16th January: Hounslow, England, The Zambezi
660118A  18th January: Portsmouth, England, Birdcage Club
660120A  20th January: East Grinstead, England, White Hall
660121A  21st January: Axminster, England, Guildhall
660122A  22nd January: Weymouth, England, Burdon Ballroom
660123A  23rd January: Nottingham, England, Dungeon Club
660129A  29th January: Manchester, England, Oasis Club
660130A  30th January: Hounslow, England, The Zambezi

660206A  6th February: Southall, England, Community Centre
660207A  7th February: Preston, England, Top Rank
660208A  8th February: Bristol, England, Corn Exchange
660210A  10th February: London, Carnaby Hive
660212A  12th February: Harpenden, England, Public Hall
660214A  14th February: St. Leonards-on-Sea, England, The Witch Doctor
660217A  17th February: London, Catford, Savoy Rooms
660221A  21st February: Welwyn Garden City, England, Woodhall Community Centre
660224A  24th February: London, Catford, Savoy Rooms

660305A  5th March: Hinckley, England, Acre Hall, St. George's Ballroom
660306A  6th March: Southall, England, Community Centre
660308A  8th March: Aylesbury, England, Borough Assembly Hall
660311A  11th March: Northwood, England, Acre Hall, Club Concord
660312A  12th March: London, Woolwich, Shakespeare Hotel
660315A  15th March: Herne Bay, England, Starlight Ballroom

660318A 18th March: THE BIRDS. London, Pye Studios. Incl.
                   - What Hit Me (RW/Tony Munroe)
                   Note: Recordings for their unreleased fourth Decca-single.

660319A  19th March: Altrincham, England, Stamford Hall
660322A  22nd March: Bristol, England, Corn Exchange
660331A  31st March: Worthing, England, The Pier Pavilion

660401A  1st April: St. Albans, England, The Market Hall
660408A  8th April: Manchester, England, The Oasis Club
660417A  17th April: Camberley, England, Agincourt Ballroom
660421A  21st April: Salisbury, England, City Hall
660423A  23rd April: Hounslow, England, The Zambezi
660430A  30th April: Stevenage, England, Bowes Lyon House

660503A  3rd May: Bristol, England, Corn Exchange
660506A  6th May: Bedford, England, Parkside Hall
660514A  14th May: Nottingham, England, Britannia Rowing Club
660516A  16th May: Welwyn Garden City, England, Woodhall Community Centre
660521A  21st May: Manchester, England, The Oasis Club
660525A  25th May: Eastbourne, England, The Catacombe
660527A  27th May: Leicester, England, Il Rondo
660528A  28th May: Blackpool, England, South Pier

660605A  5th June: THE BIRDS. London, Stigwood Studios.
                    - Say Those Magic Words I (Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman) -7“ version
                    - Say Those Magic Words II (Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman) -alternate version
                    Line-up: see 660112A.

660602A  2nd June: Salisbury, England, City Hall
660603A  3rd June: St. Albans, England, The Market Hall
660611A  11th June: Brighton, England, Cadillac Club

660615A  15th June: THE BIRDS. London, Stigwood Studios.
                    - Daddy Daddy I (RW/Tony Munroe) -backing track
                    - Daddy Daddy II (RW/Tony Munroe) -7“ version
                    - Daddy Daddy III (RW/Tony Munroe) -alternate version
                    Line-up: see 660112A.
                    Note: The alternate version wasn’t released before late summer 1997 on the
                              album ‘Say Those Magic Words’ (Beat Records BLP-3), see RS970900A.
                              The backing track wasn’t released before July 1999 when it was included
                              on the compilation-CD ‘The Collector’s Guide To Rare British Birds’
                              (Deram 564 139-2), see RS990700A.

660618A  18th June: Lyme Regis, England, Marine Theatre

660620A  20th June: THE BIRDS. London, Stigwood Studios.
                   - The Doll Who Said No (Michel Polnareff)
                   - Good Times (Michel Polnareff) -'The Doll Who Said No' with alternate lyrics
                   Line-up: RW (gtr)/Tony Munroe (gtr)/Ali MacKenzie (voc)/Kim Gardner (bass)/
                                  Pete McDaniels (dr)
                   Note: Recordings for their unreleased first Reaction-single which was sheduled
                             for the 29th July, but never saw the light of day.
                             'The Doll Who Said No' wasn’t released before late Summer 1997 on the
                             LP ‘Say Those Magic Words’ (Beat Records BLP-3), see 970900A.
                             'Good Times' wasn’t released before July 1999 when it was included
                             on the compilation-CD ‘The Collector’s Guide To Rare British Birds’
                             (Deram 564 139-2), see 990700A.

660621A  21st June: Bristol, England, Corn Exchange
660623A  23rd June: Cleethorpes, England, Winter Gardens

660703A  3rd July: Nottingham, England, Britannia Rowing Club
660707A  7th July: Bath, England, Regency Ballroom
660709A  9th July: Cornwall, England, Blue Hark Club
660712A  12th July: Uxbridge, England, Burton's Ballroom
660718A  18th July: St. Leonards-on-Sea, England, The Witch Doctor

660809A  9th August: Chesterfield, England, Odeon Theatre
660813A  13th August: Northwich, England, Memorial Hall
660816A  16th August: Bristol, England, Corn Exchange
660819A  19th August: Jedburgh, Scotland, Public Hall
660825A  25th August: Cleethorpes, England, Winter Gardens
660826A  26th August: St. Albans, England, The Market Hall
660827A  27th August: Torquay, England, Town Hall
660829A  29th August: Heacham, England, open air venue

660902A  2nd September: Folkestone, England, Mick's Flamenco Dance Club
660903A  3rd September: Harpenden, England, Public Hall

660909A  9th September: BIRDS BIRDS.
                   7" single (Reaction 591 005).
                   A: Say Those Magic Words (Doc Pomus/Mort Shuman)
                   B: Daddy Daddy (RW/Tony Munroe)
                  Note: Same line-up as The Birds (see 660620A). This short-living namechange
                             was a suggestion by Robert Stigwood (director of Reaction in those days),
                             most probably for legal reasons.
                             Around the time of the single-release the Birds Birds fired Tony Munroe.

660909B  9th September: Bath, England, Regency Ballroom
660910A  10th September: Nottingham, England, Britannia Rowing Club
660919A  19th September: Swindon, England, New Yorker Discotheque

661001A  1st October: Brighton, England, The New Barn Club
661004A  4th October: Bristol, England, Corn Exchange
661007A  7th October: Diss, England, Corn Hall
661016A  16th October: King's Heath, England, The Ritz Ballroom
661016B  16th October: Birmingham, England, Plaza Ballroom

661017A  17th October: THE BIRDS. Unidentified studio in London. Incl.
                    - Pretend (Lew Douglas/Cliff Parman/Frank Levere?) -unverified
                    Line-up: RW (gtr)/Ali MacKenzie (voc)/Kim Gardner (bass)/Pete McDaniels (dr)

661021A  21st October: St. Albans, England, The Market Hall
661022A  22nd October: Stevenage, England, Bowes Lyon House

661111A  11th November: Portsmouth, England, Birdcage Club

661200A  December: THE BIRDS. London, Regent Sound Studio. Incl.
                   - Granny Rides Again (RW)
                   - N.S.U. (Jack Bruce) -unverified
                   - Run Run Run I (Pete Townshend)
                   - Run Run Run II (Pete Townshend) -alternative version
                   Note: Both versions of Run Run Run and Granny Rides Again weren’t released
                             before July 1999 when they were included on the compilation-CD ‘The
                             Collector’s Guide To Rare British Birds’ (Deram 564 139-2), see RS990700A.
                   Line-up: RW (gtr)/Ali MacKenzie (voc)/Kim Gardner (bass)/Clem Cattini (dr)

661205A  5th December: Tunstall, England, Golden Torch
661209A  9th December: Brighton, England, University, Falmer House, 'Christmas Ball'

661217A  17th December: THE GODS. Harpenden, England, Public Hall
                    Line-up: RW (gtr)/Ken Hensley (org, voc)/John Glascock (bass, bvoc)/
                                   Brian Glascock (dr)
                    Note: From time to time RW sat in with The Gods, sometimes substituting
                              for Mick Taylor!

661226A  26th December: Hinckley, England, St. George's Ballroom (1st show)
661226B  26th December: Hinckley, England, St. George's Ballroom (2nd show)
661230A  30th December: Salisbury, England, City Hall

661200B  late 1966: THE ARTBIRDS. Rehearsals in or around London.
                   Line-up: RW (gtr)/Art Wood (voc)/Kim Gardner (bass)/Jon Lord (org)/
                                  John ‘Twink’ Alder (dr)

661200C  late 1966: SANTA BARBERA MACHINE HEAD. Unidentified studio in
                   or around London. Producer: Gus Dudgeon. Incl.
                   - Porcupine Juice (Jon Lord/Gus Dudgeon)
                   - Albert (Jon Lord/Gus Dudgeon)
                   - Rubber Monkey (Jon Lord/Gus Dudgeon)
                    Line-up: RW (gtr)/Kim Gardner (bass)/Jon Lord (org)/John ‘Twink’ Alder (dr)
                    Note: Released on the compilation-album 'Blues Anytime Volume 3' (Immediate
                              IMLP 019) in November 1968 (see 681100A).