![]() ![]() On 8 December 1966, Collins and the group signed a five-year contract giving Collins a 20% share of net receipts the same as the individual group members, but only after managerial expenses had been deducted. Ray Davies of The Kinks auditioned to produce them, recording three of their songs at a 4-track demo studio in London's Old Kent Road on 15 January 1967: "Taxi" and "Sausage And Eggs" songs by Ham, and Griffiths', "I Believe In You Girl". The group performed a wide range of cover tunes on the London circuit, from Motown, blues, soul to Top 40, psychedelic pop, and Beatles' hits, which garnered interest from record labels. The house was terminally overcrowded, so the only place to find any privacy was in a room equipped with a two-track recording machine. In December 1966 the entire group moved into Collins' home at 7 Park Avenue, Golders Green, London, sharing space with an act called The Mojos. The group secured concerts around Swansea area, opening for prominent British groups such as the Spencer Davis Group, The Who, The Moody Blues and The Yardbirds.īy June 1966, Bill Collins (the father of actor Lewis Collins), had started to manage the group. Michael George Gibbins, 12 March 1949, Swansea, d. Playing under various names including The Black Velvets and the Wild Ones, by 1964 they settled on The Iveys, after a street in Swansea called Ivey Place. David Owen Jenkins, 30 October 1945, Swansea). Ronald Llewellyn Griffiths, 2 October 1946, in Swansea), Roy Anderson (drums), and David 'Dai' Jenkins (guitar), (b. 23 April 1975), Griffiths (bass guitar) (b. Peter William Ham, 27 April 1947, Townhill, Swansea, d. The Iveys formed in 1961 in Swansea, from The Panthers, whose lineup comprised Ham (lead guitar) (b. ![]() Produced by Tony Visconti this single is a sign of the great things to come for the band. ![]() Maybe Tomorrow was the first Apple single for the band but even this shows what great talent there was in the band and the song writing partnership of Ham and Evans. Es gibt in Deutschland 2 Single der Iveys:Īnd her Daddy 'S A Millionaire (Tom And Pete)Ī world class band signed up to Apple under the name The Iveys, however it was not until they changed their name to Badfinger did they finally make it. ![]()
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