Gerry Pacemakers Kinks Marianne Faithfull ConcertHandbill England UK 1964 Bowie?

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Better front pic just added ..
An original concert handbill for Gerry & The Pacemakers, Gene Pitney, Marianne Faithfull, Bobby Shafto and The Roofraisers, The Mike Cotton Sound and the Kinks all performing at the ABC Theatre in Kingston, England UK on Friday 27th November, 1964, so very early for Faithfull and also the Kinks as they are last on the billing ....   I also have a concert programme from this tour to list soon.
There is also a teasing, but realistic possibility that David Bowie played this show or at least played with this tour just a few days later as per below history from the web, so any information would be helpful.
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THE lurid purple programme shows that this was an impressive array of stars to be shining on Stockton. Top of the bill on December 4, 1964, were Gerry and the Pacemakers, accompanied by Gene Pitney, the Kinks, Marianne Faithful, Bobby Shafto and the Mike Cotton Sound.  The inside of the programme mentioned another act: The Roofraisers.
But it didn’t mention at all a new south London band, playing one of their very first dates outside the capital: Davie Jones and the Manish Boys. Memories 266 launched our quest to find anyone who was among the couple of hundred who saw the show at the Stockton ABC Globe cinema because about a year later, the lead singer would change his name to David Bowie and find f-f-fame.
Ray Murphy, of
Sadberge
, was there, and he has the programme and the autograph to prove it.
“I had gone with a friend to see Marianne Faithful and we were hanging around the stage door waiting for her to come out and Davie Jones and some of other band members came out,” he remembers. “We hadn’t heard of him before and he wasn’t even on the programme. He’d played bluesy music which me and my mate were into, and we thought they were better than Gerry and the Pacemakers.
“Davie Jones stopped to chat and I got his autograph. I was 15 then, and I was impressed by his style – I was just starting to grow my hair but his hair was long and blonde and soft. I remember thinking ‘I want to look like you’, but I got a job in a bank after that.
“It was only a very brief chat and then Marianne Faithful came out, so I ditched him and went to her.”
As well as Davie Jones’ autograph, Ray got the scrawls of guitarist Johnny Flux and trumpeter Paul Rodriguez who were also in the Manish Boys.
Rock historians had thought that the unknown band had only got their chance on the tour, who was promoted by Arthur Howes and Brian Epstein, because the Roofraisers had dropped out at the last minute, but Ray’s autograph book also contains the signature of “Roofraiser Richard”, so it looks like the Manish Boys were shoe-horned onto the congested bill.
“The Kinks closed the first half of the show,” says Ray. “They were very good. They played Waterloo Sunset but changed the lyrics to ‘
Thornaby
sunset’ which I thought was quite cool.”
The bands played two shows at the Globe – 6.30pm and 8.45pm – before heading to Newcastle for two more gigs the following day at the City Hall."
In very good - excellent condition with torn lower corner and maybe some other light general wear/handling-- any round area right side lower middle on back/front is just camera lens shadow not on poster  -- please see pictures for condition and ask questions in advance if helpful. Will be mailed well-packed with insurance.
Almost Fillmore era 60s psychedelic concert memorabilia.  Ticket information is at bottom but photo taken in bright sunlight and will take better pic soon.
Have several other similar English handbills and some larger cardstock posters either listed now or soon
Wikipedia:"
Gerry and the Pacemakers
were an English
beat
group prominent in the 1960s
Merseybeat
scene. In common with
the Beatles
, they came from
Liverpool
, were managed by
Brian Epstein
, and were recorded by
George Martin
.
They are most remembered for being the first act to reach number one in the
UK Singles Chart
with their first three single releases: "
How Do You Do It?
", "
I Like It
" and "
You'll Never Walk Alone
". This record was not equaled for 20 years, until the mid-1980s success of fellow Liverpool band
Frankie Goes to Hollywood
. Another of their most famous songs, "
Ferry Cross the Mersey
", refers to the
River Mersey
that flows past Liverpool."
"
William Howard Ashton
(born 19 August 1943), known professionally as
Billy J. Kramer
, is an English pop singer. In the 1960s he was managed by
Brian Epstein
, who also managed
The Beatles
, and he recorded several original
Lennon–McCartney
compositions.
Kramer grew up as the youngest of seven siblings and attended the St George of England Secondary School, Bootle. He then took up an
engineering apprenticeship
with
British Railways
and in his spare time played rhythm guitar in a group he had formed himself, before switching to become a vocalist. The performing name Kramer was chosen at random from a
telephone directory
. John Lennon suggested that the "J" be added to the name to further distinguish him by adding a "tougher edge". Kramer soon came to the attention of
Brian Epstein
, ever on the look-out for new
talent
to add to his expanding roster of local artists. Kramer turned professional but his then backing group, the Coasters, were less keen, so Epstein sought out the services of a
Manchester
-based group,
the Dakotas
, a combo then backing Pete MacLaine.
Even then, the Dakotas would not join Kramer without a recording contract of their own. Once in place, the deal was set and both acts signed to
Parlophone
under
George Martin
. Collectively, they were named Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas to keep their own identities within the act. Once the Beatles broke through, the way was paved for a tide of
Merseybeat
and Kramer was offered the chance to cover "
Do You Want to Know a Secret
?", first released by the Beatles on their own debut album,
Please Please Me
. The track had been turned down by Shane Fenton (later known as
Alvin Stardust
) who was looking for a career-reviving
hit
.
Success
With record producer
George Martin
, the song "Do You Want to Know a Secret?" was a number two
UK Singles Chart
hit
in 1963,
(but number one in some charts), and was backed by another tune otherwise unreleased by the Beatles, "
I'll Be on My Way
". After this impressive breakthrough another Lennon/McCartney pairing, "
Bad to Me
" c/w "
I Call Your Name
", reached
number one
.
It sold over a million copies, and was awarded a
gold disc
.
[3]
"
I'll Keep You Satisfied
" ended the year with a respectable number four placing.
Kramer was given a series of songs specially written for him by Lennon and McCartney which launched him into stardom. "I'll Keep You Satisfied", "
From a Window
", "I Call Your Name" (recorded by The Beatles themselves) and "Bad to Me" earned him appearances on the television programmes,
Shindig!
,
Hullabaloo
(hosted by Beatles manager Epstein) and
The Ed Sullivan Show
. (Kramer had also been offered Lennon/McCartney's "I'm in Love", and recorded a version in October 1963. In the end, it was shelved and the song was instead given to
the Fourmost
. In the 1990s, a Kramer
compilation album
included his version, as well as some recording studio banter on which Lennon's voice could be heard).
The Dakotas enjoyed Top 20 success in 1963 on their own with the Mike Maxfield composition "The Cruel Sea", an
instrumental
retitled "The Cruel Surf" in the US, which was subsequently covered by
The Ventures
. This was followed by a George Martin creation, "Magic Carpet", in which an
echo
-laden piano played the melody alongside Maxfield's guitar. But it missed out altogether, and it was a year before their next release. All four tracks appeared on an
EP
later that year.
The three hits penned by Lennon and McCartney suggested that Kramer would always remain in the Beatles' shadow, unless he tried something different. Despite being advised against it, he turned down the offer of another Lennon/McCartney song, "One and One Is Two", and insisted on recording the
Stateside
chart hit "
Little Children
". It became his second chart topper and biggest hit.
In the United States, "Little Children" was backed with "Bad to Me". This was the only debut single of an act on the Hot 100, each of whose sides separately reached that chart's The Top 10 (No. 7 and No. 9, respectively). Despite this success, Kramer went backwards with his second and last UK single of 1964, the Lennon/McCartney composition "From A Window", which only just became a
Top Ten
hit.
"
"
The Kinks
are an English
rock
band formed in
Muswell Hill
, north London, in 1964 by brothers
Ray
and
Dave Davies
. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of
British rhythm and blues
and
Merseybeat
, and were briefly part of the
British Invasion
of the United States until their touring ban in 1965 (as a result of constant fighting between the brothers). Their third single, the Ray Davies-penned "
You Really Got Me
",
became an international hit, topping the charts in the United Kingdom and reaching the Top 10 in the United States. Their music was influenced by a wide range of genres, including American
R&B
and
rock and roll
initially, and later adopting British
music hall
,
folk
, and
country
. They gained a reputation for reflecting English culture and lifestyle, fuelled by Ray Davies' wittily observational writing style.
Early works included albums such as
Face to Face
(1966),
Something Else
(1967),
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
(1968),
Arthur
(1969),
Lola Versus Powerman
(1970), and
Muswell Hillbillies
(1971), along with their accompanying singles. After a fallow period in the mid-1970s, the band experienced a revival during the late 1970s and early 1980s with their albums
Sleepwalker
(1977),
Misfits
(1978),
Low Budget
(1979),
Give the People What They Want
(1981) and
State of Confusion
(1983). In addition, groups such as
Van Halen
,
the Jam
,
the Knack
,
the Pretenders
,
The Raincoats
and
the Fall
covered their songs, helping to boost the Kinks' record sales. In the 1990s,
Britpop
acts such as
Blur
and
Oasis
cited the band as a major influence.
[3]
Ray Davies (rhythm guitar, lead vocals, keyboards) and Dave Davies (lead guitar, vocals) remained members throughout the band's 32-year run. Longest-serving member
Mick Avory
(drums and percussion) was replaced by
Bob Henrit
, formerly of
Argent
, in 1984. Original bass guitarist
Pete Quaife
was replaced by
John Dalton
in 1969. After Dalton's 1976 departure,
Andy Pyle
briefly served as the band's bassist before being replaced by
Argent
bassist
Jim Rodford
in 1978. Session keyboardist
Nicky Hopkins
accompanied the band in the studio for many of their recordings in the mid-to-late 1960s. The band became an official five-piece in 1970, when keyboardist John Gosling joined them. Gosling quit in 1978; he was first replaced by ex-
Pretty Things
member Gordon Edwards, then more permanently by
Ian Gibbons
in 1979. The band gave its last public performance in 1996 and broke up in 1997 as a result of creative tension between the Davies brothers.
[8]
The Kinks have had five Top 10 singles on the US
Billboard
chart. Nine of their albums charted in the Top 40.
[9]
In the UK, they have had seventeen Top 20 singles and five Top 10 albums.
[10]
Four Kinks albums have been
certified gold by the RIAA
and the band have sold over 50 million records worldwide. Among numerous honours, they received the
Ivor Novello Award
for "Outstanding Service to British Music".
[11]
In 1990, the original four members of The Kinks were inducted into the
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
,
[4]
[5]
as well as the UK Music Hall of Fame in November 2005. In 2018, after years of ruling out a reunion, Ray Davies and Dave Davies announced they were working to reform the Kinks."