1970, Rod Stewart. “Gasoline Alley” Inside Cover Shot. The photo was taken at Rod Stewart’s house in north London. “Gasoline Alley’s” session musicians. Left to right: Pete Sears, Micky Waller, Martin Quittenton. Ron […]
1970. Me playing a Gibson EBO bass at Fillmore West, San Francisco, with Silver Metre. I was introduced to Janice Joplin by a mutual friend “Super Groupie” Zany Dani while […]
1970, Rod Stewart. “Gasoline Alley” My first of four consecutive album’s playing piano and sometimes bass with Rod. I played piano on “Country Comforts”, and bass on “Cut Across Shorty”.
Left to right: Leigh Stephens (in back, Blue Cheer) me (in foreground with moustache), Micky Waller (in back, Jeff Beck), Harry Reynolds (Hair Band). I had met Leigh and his old lady […]
1969–1970. Silver Metre. Formed in Venice Beach and Santa Monica, California after my first trip to the United States at age 21. We recorded our first of a two album […]
1969. Released 1970. Marianne Segal & JADE “Fly On Strange Wings”. CD. Me sitting on left, Michael Rosen seated on floor (Fotheringay, Mogul Thrash), Jimmy Litherland ( Mogul Thrash, Colosseum) […]
Another shot of The “Jade” “Fly on Strange Wings” sessions. “Trident Studios”. London, 1969. Left to right. Rod Edwards, Dave Waite, Pete Sears, Child?, Marianne Segal.
1969 Steamhammer “Reflection”. Bellaphon/CBS Steamhammer (aka Reflection) was the debut album issued in 1969 by the British blues-rock band Steamhammer. Steamhammer was chosen as legendary blues guitarist Freddy King’s backing […]
After Vamp broke up I started my own band called “Giant” with Viv Prince on drums…I played lead guitar. Viv used to get a prescription for “Tincture of Cannabis” from […]
1968, London. This was a band called “VAMP” which stood for Viv, Andy, Mick, and Pete. Viv Prince from the “Pretty Things” on drums, Andy Clark on keyboards and vocal, […]
Pete Sears, summer 1967 playing Gibson EBO Bass guitar with “Sam Gopal Dream” at the “Happening 44” Club on Gerrard Street in London.
1967. “Sam Gopal Dream” getting ready to play at the 14-Hour Technicolor Dream” at Alexandra Palace” in London. We started our set at 5:00am. I scanned this photo from a […]