Hi Mick,

Hope you and your Family are in good health.

From an Old Friend,

Tony Parsons.

I was also interested to learn that you played at Hatchettes. I gather this must have been 1968? It's about the time that two other musicians I know about were playing there.

Lloyd Courtney was a drummer who played in the house band and used to play with a bass player who was a skin head - Does that ring a bell? Years earlier Lloyd played with Mick Rogers in the Vision, who I have written about in Procession and went on to Manfred Mann's Earth Band.

I am trying to track Lloyd down because the guitarist in the house band for a while was a Canadian friend of mine called Stan Endersby, who went on to play in Mapleoak with Peter Quaife. I am sure they backed Horace Faith in the autumn of '68.

Yet another interesting connection is Richie Blackmore. When he was living in Germany in late '67 just before Deep Purple formed, he used to hang out with a Stoke on Trent band called the Colour Supplement and I believe very nearly joined them. Their keyboard player George Glover now plays with The Climax Blues Band. Sadly their singer Phil Tunstall died in a car accident in South Africa in 1970.

Anyway, I am rambling. Hope some of this might ring a bell?

Hi Mick

I was directed to your site after being in touch with John Kerrison and Jimmy Royal as I am doing some research on the West London music scene during the 1960s. It's amazing the famous musicians that were playing in that area.

I was struck by all the connections that pop up with some of the bands I have written about (see Penny Peeps article on my website above in the side panel link) that also link in with your career.

I was wondering whether you might remember an Ealing band called Jeff Curtis and The Flames, who played at the Ealing Jazz Club; they even recorded a demo for Joe Meek in 1963.

I am in contact with two of the musicians who now live in Toronto - guitarist Louis McKelvey and drummer Malcolm Tomlinson. Malcolm must have gone to the same school as you but would have been in the year below. He's from Isleworth and said that Ian McLagen was in the year above.

Interestingly enough, Malcolm joined the Noblemen in 1966 alongside Martin Barre of future Jethro Tull fame who came in as a replacement for Keith Gemmell! You can see more at the Penny Peeps article.

Apart from Jeff Curtis, Louis and Malcolm, the other members were Keith Gardiner, Dave Wiggington and a sax player called CB. I was wondering if you might know where they might be now? I wasn't sure how tight knit the community was then.

If you can help with any of the above, I would be most grateful.

best wishes
Nick

Just stopping buy to say hello and thanks for Quatermass.
I am old enough to remember your impressive live concert with that group on BBC Radio 1. Would have been about 1969/70.
Loved the sound as I liked Hammond organ and had loads of Jimmy Smith's albums.
Year or two later saw the stunning album cover of the vinyl LP in a department store (lol) in Ayr, Scotland, in a sale. Pounced on it!
Been playing it again recently since I have resurrected the 1970 Thorens turntable, then saw this site today after googling "quatermass LP".
Best regards
Iain

Hi Mick from Japan.
We keep waiting for the CD release of the album of Strapps for years how many.
Why is not it released?
What does Ross Stag think of it?
A fan all over the world aspires release!!!
(Please forgive my poor English).

It will be interesting to read about touring with Man in black. And it should not be demeaning, Even Mick dedicates site to "all he played with"

Dear lovely MICK UNDERWOOD!
Let me call you so and the reason is that first I heard you in far,far 1979-s,when your disk "Mr. Universe" appeared.I was shocked.I opened something new for me,something unknown at that it was unlike the other music,music which being unlike the other,impressed me,by it sinkere kindness.And when I saw your photo,can't forget it till nowadays.Every time, having got your next disk with great difficully,as the prices were and remain today too high(but usually it takes a lot of time before we can listen to your next disk) I immersed in your music world and imagined as if,I were together with you.
Unforgettable time!

You had everything on your way:success and disappointment,but the time proved that your are "the qiants of music"! I am glad with to every you success still many ,many years.I always wanted to know about your as much.I'm interested in both:your life and work.Will you,please help me ,if it's possible to know more about you not only as a musitian but as a person. We can understand music though the musitians thoughts and soul even if we don't understand the words in English.I would like to speak with you about everything. But it's a pity it's not possible to write everything in a letter. A letter is the only means communication with you...
The only hope to meet you and to speak with you it's your concert. But in fortunately it's very difficult.Heardly I when nor be able arrive in England single hope if you will arrive in Russia,we without fall a meet.Dreams... It is difficult for you to understand as it was earlier in the USSR (Soviet Union), with what difficulties to us the next albums of you reached. I remember those times when each new album got with the big work. Now them it is possible the find - truth bad piracy copies from China.

In expensive dear shops it is possible to order and buy original disks, but they cost stand even more expensively the present true price... Now much has changed, I could see you "alive" in video, but remained as before impossibility to receive the autograph of you. I always dreamed, if not you then though musician you which works I really love and with pleasure I listen when some day will come and in my small world of the admirer you as a photo with his its autograph. But apparently it only dreams - miracles simply do not happen, and if are that only for " the elected public. But all the same, my love to music you remain with me for ever. And let dreams will not come true, but I trusted, and the belief and hope die the last... .My letter means you have reached,but I hoped to receive from your autograph-for me it is a limit dreams.With music of you I have lived the most part of the life and I wanted to have a part of this life having touched again by those unforgettable years of our youth by which part and were you.Forgive me,if I am too persevering.The you for me always was and will be that light with what the man lives.The thank for that you is.Let always success and our love will be with you.

Dear lovely MICK UNDERWOOD!I'm very sorry,but I have a request for you.Will you please send me your photo with your original autographs or just an answer on my letter.For me it would like... a present equal "the flight to the moon"! Oh,GOD!But it's just a dream,I even can't hope for it.There are no miracles in reality!? Having finishing my letter let me wish you everything a person can wish to his friends:a successful work and a lot of happiness in your life,and also to continue gladden your admirers with your songs.Thank the time thas has presented us such a wonderful musician and man.I want you to be happy and always young!We love and always will be with you.


Ever' your Helen.
P.S.Excuse me,please my English. vlada_lida@tut.by

My address:
Helen Zavadsky
33-149 Tuchachevsky Street
Lida,231300 Belarus.

Dear Mick, I have recently been doing some reseach on The Outlaws for my show on European Klassic Rock. Checking out you guys is like a who's who of rock music over the last fifty years. Amazing all your combined achievments since the early sixties. By the way, strange one this, but did any of The Outlaws work as a plumber in West London, before you hit the big time? Best wishes, Richard Day. (presenter EKR)

The more I listen to the Quatermass CD (formerly LP), the more I enjoy it...and the more I wish I could have seen them perform live...dunno WHICH I enjoy more the bass-work, the vocals, the keyboards, or yur drumming - they're all AWESOME. Thanks, Mick!

Hi Mick, just came across your website. Good to see you are still out there.
I remember doing some gigs in Germany years ago when you were with Quatermass and I was with Uriah Heep on bass, and then we had a few rehearsals when you got Sammy together.
Keep rocking Mate.
Best regards - Paul Newton

Hi Mick,
Your old Heston neighbor here. Wow, its been a long time! Great to see you're still playing.
Send me your email address so we can catch up.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Brian

Hi Mick, I was looking for pictures of my dad Terry Clark when he was with the Herd and I came across your web site. It was great to see the photo of him. Do you remember much about those days when you played the drums for them?
Would love to hear back.

Cheers
Lauren

Two more Peace tracks on Free boxset "Songs Of Yesterday". "Zero BC" and "Like Water". Three tracks recorded by Peace for John Peel also surfaced lately: Heartbreaker, Like Water & Seven Angels.

Hi Mike...A Happy New year from your old mate Bill Sanders
Practice kits

Hi Mick,
GREAT PLAYING LAST NIGHT AT THE CARDINAL WOLSEY ! Thank you very much,I really enjoyed listening to you. I hope to meet and jam with you soon.
I do love your playing.
Merry Christmas.
Love and happiness
Stay Free !!!
Blues Joe X

Hi Mick you old seadog !, Great you have a website I was only thinking about you the other day and dabbled online and found you. I am virtually semi-retired and dont play hardly at all. I'll check out whether you are gigging round here and nip along to see you, it would be great to see you again.Drop us a line if you can,
Cheers mate

Hi, Mick, how's your golf swing, I used to be Alex Tickle's assistant, when he used to give you golf lessons for drum lessons back in the early 80's