WALLACE'S AD - 1973

Just thought I'd chuck on this '73 ad to finish off the local bakers theme.
Wallace's getting the final say with - FLOUR POWER!

BEATTIES & MOTHER'S PRIDE

3 ads for Beatties Bakeries, with the old style top one dated 1960 and the 2 red ones from 1973 & 74.

Although there are 2 different addresses in the 70's ads, I'm guessing it may be the same premises or possibly had an extension built on because these locations are in virtually the same spot on the map - the corner area where the 2 roads join the Kingsway.

Below is an old TV ad for Mother's Pride.

It's in black & white but most of you will recall the original red & white packaging that crops up at the end of it.

The tune also reminds me of a guy called Lance Percival, who performed improvised comedy calypsos on telly in the 60's & 70's.

MILANDA BREAD ADS - 1970'S

Top ad is dated 1973 and the one under it is from 1974.

Only 1 year in it, but TD Duncan, who supplied Milanda bread, had moved from Robertson Street to Clepington Road in that time.

CUTHBERT'S ADS - 1970'S

2 ads for Cuthbert's Sunshine Bakery in Ure Street.

Top one is 1973, the one below it 1974.

Those of you who know your 70's TV catch phrases will recognise the "Ooh you are awful" one.

It's from the Dick Emery Show - vox pop with double entendres.

Where's Hawkill?

ROUGH & FRASER ... AND BILSLAND'S - 60's

2 old bakers items for price of 1 on this photo.
First is the main part of the image, the Rough & Fraser shop, which, as you will all have spotted by now, was at the tap o' the hull.
I've figured this to be 323 Hilltown to be precise.
I reckon the photo would have been taken around the 1963-65 period because my 1966 directory has the premises as being a hairdresser by then, as do my early 70's directories.
Also, that date fits in with the car parked outside it which I think is either a Hillman Imp or Singer Chamois, both models springing up on the scene around 1963-65.
The other bakers item in shot is the Bilsland's Bread van driving past on the left.

BURNETTS BAKERY ADS

The top ad is dated 1974, the one under it is from 1981 and Burnett's Bakery was up the Cleppie.

Just wonder if the writer who devised the top ad meant to put "I use my loaf..."?

"I use my roll..." doesn't make any sense to me.

I get the drum roll visual pun ok, but the character is such a freak, he'd put me off buying Burnetts!

NICOLL & SMIBERT - NETHERGATE SHOP

Here is a photo of the Nicoll & Smibert shop in the Nethergate, taken sometime in the late 60's.
Big thanks to Peter.

NICOLL & SMIBERT - NETHERGATE ADS

Another bakers in centre of town offering snack/restaurant facilities was Nicoll & Smibert who were in the Nethergate.

The top ad is dated 1968 and the red one is from 1974.

Nicoll & Smibert had baker shops all over Dundee back then, and the ones listed in the 1974 directory are as follows - Overgate, Union St, Hilltown, Albert St, Strathmartine Rd, Lochee Rd, Princes St, Craigowan Rd, Lochee High St, MacAlpine Rd, St Giles Tce, Blackness Rd, Fintry Rd, Whitfield Dr, Whitehall St, Clepington Rd and Brook St in the Ferry.

ANDREW G KIDD - SUNBLEST AD - 1973

Here is an ad from 1973 for Andrew G Kidd's Sunblest.

THE LIGHT BITE - LATE 70'S

The advert is dated 1978 and lists all the Light Bites that were on the go at the time - Reform Street, Overgate, High Street, one in Lochee and one in the Ferry.

These wee cafe areas were part of Andrew G Kidd's baker shops who's Sunblest depot was in Lytton Street.
The winter shot, dating from around the same time as the ad, shows the Light Bite in the High Street.

MORE ST ANDREW & THE WOOLLEN MILL

Bringing May's mega music mix to a halt, I'm gonna let St Andrew & The Woollen Mill continue with the comedy and have them play the month out with a bit of a chuckle.
This is another couple of tracks taken from the same source as yesterdays but shows a different side to the act, because along with the self penned material in the set, St Andrew also performed well known tunes...but with a humorous twist of course!
So once again the examples here were both recorded live - first one is a rendition of Fleetwood Mac's "Albatross", and the second one, the tune from "Close Encounters", dropping Vangelis's "Chariots Of Fire" into the fray!
I've seen them do this back in the early 80's and it's now interesting to observe that this comedy routine predates Bill Bailey by quite a few years.

Thanx to Jim.

ST ANDREW & THE WOOLLEN MILL - LIVE

Around about 1985ish, St Andrew & The Woollen Mill brought out a cassette that chronicled the history of the band. Done in the style of a mock documentary, it had interviews, fly-on-the-wall behind the scenes shenanigans, studio recordings and live recordings. It was put together really well, lasts an hour, and of course being comedy material, is funny all the way through. It's also loaded with references from the early 80's Dundee music scene, as well as mentioning quite a few well known places around town.
To give you a flavour of the content, here below is a recording capturing some of the fun of their live performances.
As a wee reminder, and to help put you in the picture, the mince roll caravan was up the Hulltoon.
The rest should be self explanatory.

Big thanks to Jim.

ROUNDING UP THE RAUNCHY GUYS

At long last, the hunt for the remaining members of Country & Western's most notorious combo, The Raunchy Guys, is over. After a lengthy period evading capture, the 2 other music outlaws who were in hiding, have finally been caught.

You may recall a few months ago only 2 of the Rauncheros had been unmasked - Bullet Fritter Snakebelt aka Jim Low & Stompin Hoss aka Gordon Walker - well now I can exclusively reveal the images of the other rhyme syndicate pair.
The top photo is Big Musket Teepee aka Al Hendrickx and below him is The Bear aka Joe Jordan.
You can also see from the shocking candid photo of Bullet Fritter Snakebelt that not only was he a threat to the public, but was also a danger to himself!
At least that's one chapter of local music history we no longer need to worry about.
Time for a celebratory hoedown now!
So go tie your mules to the trough, grab a shot of red-eye, lasso a showgirl and let's get the party started!
Meanwhile, here's a reminder of The Raunchy Guys material and why it was worthwhile tracking them down to prevent such music crimes being repeated - a song called "Washboard Line", which as you'll hear, contains a well known tune that they quite clearly stole then tried to pass off as one of their own.
Shameful stuff, but let's all sing along to it anyway, while they themselves get carted off to San Quentin!
The photos were discovered in a safe belonging to The Bear.

COLOSSUS - LAST DEMO - 80'S

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a demo track by Colossus that featured Gordon Band on vocals, dating from the late 70's.
Well this is another track of theirs, this time from the early 80's, and in fact comes from what turned out to be, the bands last demo session. The same line-up as before except Fran Docherty has taken over the singer's spot.
So here is a tune called "Anything You Want" - the first 90 seconds or so has a kind of Canterbury vibe to it, intricate interchanges knotting the intro together, before unravelling itself into a rocking groove that churns along like a tag match between Uriah Heep v Rush!
It's a bit of a bruiser!
Big thanks to Ewen.

KEVIN MURRAY - BONAR HALL - 80'S

Kevin Murray and co live on stage at the Bonar Hall, mid/late 80's period.
Not sure who the 2 guys with him are, but if you take a closer look at the side of the stage, you'll spot Les, from Sound Control, twiddling the knobs at the mixing desk.
Photo by The Bear.

JOE MACKAY - UNICORN - 1980'S

This is Joe Mackay getting things swinging along at the Unicorn sometime around the late 80's.
The 2 guys in the background also played for another Joe at the time, Joe Public.
A wee reminder that you can hear Joe Mackay's guitar work in full flow on a recording by John Huband dating from 1973 that I posted on Retro, May last year. Just use the search box to track it down.
Photo by The Bear.

ATTRACTION PROMO PIC - 1980'S

I'm afraid I know nothing about this act called Attraction, so I can't supply the band line-up or anything else for that matter, although word is they were clubby/pub entertainers in the late 80's.

Here's a couple of such a gigs - the D.R.I. Social Club ad is dated November 1988 and the Lochee Utd Social Club ad is dated September 1988.

Did they all model for C & A?

If anyone can dish up some info about them, the comments dept is all yours.

Photo by The Bear.

DEATH CULT - TEAZERS - 1983

Before the Dance Factory made it's nest in Fat Sams, it used to roost at Teazers (Royal Hotel) in Union Street.

Here's an ad for a gig they put on there in August 1983 featuring Death Cult.

This was the bands' in-betweeny phase - first starting off as The Southern Death Cult, then shortening their name to this version, Death Cult, before finally in 1984 chopping it right down to The Cult, and that's when they then went on to be chart bound around the globe.

The gig was actually the live UK debut of the band under this name. Word of it reached journalists, leading to a gig review in the national music press!

You may recall Vex did a gig at the Tayside Bar in 1982 calling themselves Death Cult, but they reverted back to Vex after this lot here became known.

DANCE FACTORY BANDS #2

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Moving on to the 2nd selection of images of unknown bands playing at Fat Sams in the mid/late 80's.
A couple of the acts in this lot look familiar to me but I just can't quite put a name to them.
If you're not so sure who they are either, you may have better luck spotting someone you know in the crowd.
Photos by The Bear.

DANCE FACTORY BANDS #1

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Next up is a big bundle of photos spread over 2 days featuring bands who played at the Dance Factory in the mid/late 80's.
Unfortunately, the bands in the pictures weren't catalogued, so although the reason I put them up was because they are a fine set of images in the first place, if you think you can identify any of the acts, that'll be a nice added bonus.
Some bands have 2 pics, some just 1.
See how you get on.
Photos by The Bear.