Some photos I haven't seen before

[Derek Slade]

Ms Moose is right that the photos come from Tom Huissen's John the Revelator site, and as I said in my comment on that site in the Peter Green forum, the photos were taken by my brother, John Slade. I'm pleased to see that after a gentle nudge Tom is now crediting John with the pics.

John knew Peter Green and Danny Kirwan pretty well in those far-off days. He was at the audition, held at the Nag's Head, where Green and Mick Fleetwood tried to help Danny Kirwan find a better rhythm section for the Boilerhouse. He remembers one bassist stepping forward and, when the number began, placing his left hand over the guitar neck and playing as if it were a keyboard! Everyone was apparently bemused. The bassist didn't get the job, but of course neither did anyone else.