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oldwildmen > band name The Gass Company submitted by Martin Page who's in the picture From top: Bill Hurd, keyboard & guitar; Jeff Archer, bass; Mick Carroll, drums; Martin Page, lead guitar. The picture was taken at Covent Garden fruit and veg market on a Sunday morning before it was refurbished. where was the band based South Ockenden, Essex, UK years active 1966-1967 musical influences Soul, Rock, Spencer Davis Group etc. notes We had a record released on the President label towards the end of 1967 - Everybody Needs Love c/w Nightmare. Bill Hurd wrote the top side and co-wrote the flipside. Didn't make any impact on the charts! brushes with fame Bill Hurd went on to have a number one hit with The Rubettes- Sugar Baby Love. We also backed Heinz (Burt) ex-Tornados bass player and solo artist for a short period around August, September 1967 doing a short tour of Devon and Cornwall. He had number one hits in both guises - also including the first U.S. number one hit by a U.K. group - The Tornados' Telstar - this of course was several years earlier. Heinz died in 2000 from motor neurone disease where are they now I now live in Heybridge, Essex. Bill is still touring with a version of The Rubettes but no idea where any of them live now
band name
The Gass Company

submitted by
Martin Page
who's in the picture
From top: Bill Hurd, keyboard & guitar; Jeff Archer, bass; Mick Carroll, drums; Martin Page, lead guitar. The picture was taken at Covent Garden fruit and veg market on a Sunday morning before it was refurbished.
where was the band based
South Ockenden, Essex, UK
years active
1966-1967
musical influences
Soul, Rock, Spencer Davis Group etc.
notes
We had a record released on the President label towards the end of 1967 - Everybody Needs Love c/w Nightmare. Bill Hurd wrote the top side and co-wrote the flipside. Didn't make any impact on the charts!
brushes with fame
Bill Hurd went on to have a number one hit with The Rubettes- Sugar Baby Love. We also backed Heinz (Burt) ex-Tornados bass player and solo artist for a short period around August, September 1967 doing a short tour of Devon and Cornwall. He had number one hits in both guises - also including the first U.S. number one hit by a U.K. group - The Tornados' Telstar - this of course was several years earlier. Heinz died in 2000 from motor neurone disease
where are they now
I now live in Heybridge, Essex. Bill is still touring with a version of The Rubettes but no idea where any of them live now
oldwildmen > band name The Gass Company submitted by Martin Page who's in the picture From top: Bill Hurd, keyboard & guitar; Jeff Archer, bass; Mick Carroll, drums; Martin Page, lead guitar. The picture was taken at Covent Garden fruit and veg market on a Sunday morning before it was refurbished. where was the band based South Ockenden, Essex, UK years active 1966-1967 musical influences Soul, Rock, Spencer Davis Group etc. notes We had a record released on the President label towards the end of 1967 - Everybody Needs Love c/w Nightmare. Bill Hurd wrote the top side and co-wrote the flipside. Didn't make any impact on the charts! brushes with fame Bill Hurd went on to have a number one hit with The Rubettes- Sugar Baby Love. We also backed Heinz (Burt) ex-Tornados bass player and solo artist for a short period around August, September 1967 doing a short tour of Devon and Cornwall. He had number one hits in both guises - also including the first U.S. number one hit by a U.K. group - The Tornados' Telstar - this of course was several years earlier. Heinz died in 2000 from motor neurone disease where are they now I now live in Heybridge, Essex. Bill is still touring with a version of The Rubettes but no idea where any of them live now
band name
The Gass Company

submitted by
Martin Page
who's in the picture
From top: Bill Hurd, keyboard & guitar; Jeff Archer, bass; Mick Carroll, drums; Martin Page, lead guitar. The picture was taken at Covent Garden fruit and veg market on a Sunday morning before it was refurbished.
where was the band based
South Ockenden, Essex, UK
years active
1966-1967
musical influences
Soul, Rock, Spencer Davis Group etc.
notes
We had a record released on the President label towards the end of 1967 - Everybody Needs Love c/w Nightmare. Bill Hurd wrote the top side and co-wrote the flipside. Didn't make any impact on the charts!
brushes with fame
Bill Hurd went on to have a number one hit with The Rubettes- Sugar Baby Love. We also backed Heinz (Burt) ex-Tornados bass player and solo artist for a short period around August, September 1967 doing a short tour of Devon and Cornwall. He had number one hits in both guises - also including the first U.S. number one hit by a U.K. group - The Tornados' Telstar - this of course was several years earlier. Heinz died in 2000 from motor neurone disease
where are they now
I now live in Heybridge, Essex. Bill is still touring with a version of The Rubettes but no idea where any of them live now
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