Paul Raymond Phil Mogg Pete Way Andy Parker
Michael Schenker
Asylum:
Howard Paul Gregory Snakehips Ksavery Gary Beaves
Andy Stuart
Paul Raymond, writing for
the Friars Aylesbury website in 2007:
"It
would be easy for me to say, like Rod Stewart on Parkinson recently that I
remember nothing about the seventies, however I do, even though I'm sure I
was just as drunk as he was!!! I do remember Aylesbury Friars, only
because this was the gig that Ron Nevison (producer of our most successful
records) came to see us play live in 1976. Unfortunately I don't have any
photos to support this, but we were going through our chiffon and spandex
era - very glam, I think I was wearing a silver studded suit, a la Keith
Richard, and Pete was in his stripes (what else - some things never
change!) "
This original incarnation of
Cockney Rebel had imploded by the summer on 1974 after much internal strife. Only
Steve Harley and Stuart Elliott from the classic line up were left by the
time they made their fourth appearance at Friars in August 1974. Steve
Harley continues to record and tour, sometimes using the Cockney Rebel
moniker. Stuart Elliott apart from continuing in Cockney Rebel became an
in demand drummer, playing on many Kate Bush records and with the Alan
Parsons Project (as well as other artistes such as Deacon Blue).
Asylum morphed into Contempt and re-appeared at
Friars in 1977 at the
Kursaal Flyers
gig.
