I know this is a long shot, but can you raid your dad's (or your own!) record collection and see if anyone has a copy of a compilation Album from the 60's called Brum Beat? Am willing to pay a reasonable cost for it, depending on the condition.
The reason for this is, my dad was in a band called The Senators when he was young and he played with John Bonham from Led Zeppelin. We have been researching the band and what we thought was just a hobby to him turned out to be a band that was taken very seriously on the scene at the time, and they made a record called She's a Mod. The record has since been covered by other bands and made more famous but according to reviews of the band "The Senators unknowingly made rock music history when they recorded a song called "She's a Mod" ... bla bla bla" All references to other bands covering the song credit the original recording back to my dad and his band. Furthermore, the band is now more famous because of the fact that it was John Bonham's first band that he played with.
So turns out my dad was a cool dood rockin the scene when he met my mum (and my mum was a darling too) and his name is all over t'internet! Even youtube! (although the video footage isn't of his band, the original recording has been laid over the video. Who'd have thought it eh?
Anyway, really want to get hold of a copy of this album (i've put my name down a trading site for it but they haven't had a copy for 2 years) to give it to him as a present. We've managed to track down one of the surviving members who says he's in touch with the others and we're planning a "this is your life" type of reunion for his 70th Birthday in 2012, and i know he's got memorabilia of the band so he may have the songs to play at the reunion but i'd really like to get this for my dad.
I'm like an original rock chick or something! Stand aside Kelly Osbourne!!! (actually my dad is actually my step dad... can you imagine if my mum had fallen for John Bonham instead! I REALLY WOULD BE A ROCK CHICK LOL)
The reason for this is, my dad was in a band called The Senators when he was young and he played with John Bonham from Led Zeppelin. We have been researching the band and what we thought was just a hobby to him turned out to be a band that was taken very seriously on the scene at the time, and they made a record called She's a Mod. The record has since been covered by other bands and made more famous but according to reviews of the band "The Senators unknowingly made rock music history when they recorded a song called "She's a Mod" ... bla bla bla" All references to other bands covering the song credit the original recording back to my dad and his band. Furthermore, the band is now more famous because of the fact that it was John Bonham's first band that he played with.
So turns out my dad was a cool dood rockin the scene when he met my mum (and my mum was a darling too) and his name is all over t'internet! Even youtube! (although the video footage isn't of his band, the original recording has been laid over the video. Who'd have thought it eh?
Anyway, really want to get hold of a copy of this album (i've put my name down a trading site for it but they haven't had a copy for 2 years) to give it to him as a present. We've managed to track down one of the surviving members who says he's in touch with the others and we're planning a "this is your life" type of reunion for his 70th Birthday in 2012, and i know he's got memorabilia of the band so he may have the songs to play at the reunion but i'd really like to get this for my dad.
I'm like an original rock chick or something! Stand aside Kelly Osbourne!!! (actually my dad is actually my step dad... can you imagine if my mum had fallen for John Bonham instead! I REALLY WOULD BE A ROCK CHICK LOL)
