Saturday, November 7, 2009

Neat Change

Neat Change was a band that formed in the 1960s. The lineup changes were taken from Psychosync while the first three tour dates were taken from Steven Sullivan's Yes Gigs 1966-1980. The last tour date was taken from Forgotten Yesterdays.

Date : December 9, 1967
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
Lineup :

Jimmy Edwards (Vocals, Guitar)
John Lumley-Saville (Keyboards)
Ian McLean (Drums)
Steve Smith (Bass)
Brian Sprackling (Guitar)

With : Mabel Greer's Toyshop

In 1968, Peter Banks left Mabel Greer's Toyshop to join Neat Change.

Date : July 6, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
Lineup :

Peter Banks (Guitar)
Jimmy Edwards (Vocals, Guitar)
John Lumley-Saville (Keyboards)
Ian McClean (Drums)
Steve Smith (Bass)

With : The Gun

Date : July 13, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
With : The Iveys

Peter Banks was sacked by Neat Change on his birthday (July 14, 1968). The reason was that he wouldn't cut his hair like they were to create an image for the band.

Date ; August 17, 1968
City : London, England, United Kingdom
Venue : Marquee Club
Lineup :

Jimmy Edwards (Vocals, Guitar)
John Lumley-Saville (Keyboards)
Ian McLean (Drums)
Steve Smith (Bass)

With : Yes

In August, Neat Change broke up, much to Peter Banks' delight.

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