Christophe Simplex - really fantastic to hear from someone who specialises in the period '68 - '72. Provided me with period press clippings.

Instrument hire company. Thanks to Adrian and Bob for all their help and support. Thanks for the dobro (National) - it sounded great!(wish I owned it, tho!)

Special thanks to genius luthier Paul Herman and Charlie Chandler for their Guitar and Amp maintainance  Charlie Chandler's Guitar Experience Ltd. 21 High Street Hampton Wick Middlesex, UK KT1 4DA phone 0208 + 973 + 1441 charlie@guitarexperience.co.uk

Thanks to Racster Dingwall for getting in touch and jogging my ailing memory with the full line-up of first band 'Blue Soul'. Since I posted this acknowledgement, Racster, drummer in my first band, has died. We were planning to meet for the first time in 37 years. I' ll miss him.

Gear hire. A fantastic resource. Thanks so much to Tad and Jerry. And Mark Ralph. Any musician familiar or unfamiliar with London should put this one in their address book!

Thanks to Gareth Redfarn for all help and excellent recording facilities at Hi Street Studios, 29, Churchfield Rd. Acton London W3

Author and Rock Documentary Historian - wrote 'Queen - the Early Years' - and gave me the historic press clipping from the Oxford Mail.

Michael Moralee, Mike Leigh, David Jacobs, Angus Ion, Jane England, Philipp Blaubach, others unknown

Graphics and Artwork on 'Beat Hotel'. E-mail me for her contact.

This is a tribute to the talented never-was's - a post to acknowledge the existence and contribution to pop culture of the talented 'nearly people'. One of the most celebrated of these is Terry Reid who almost everyone knows about. Great voice, great looks, was so close to being Zeppelin's singer and has left a legacy of fine recorded material. Then there's Jackie Lomax, from the undertakers, a band contemporary with the Beatles - and he's still out there. Same again, great voice, great looks, very repected in the music community, never got a break... and one more - ever heard Jimmy marinos - vocalist and drummer with the Romantics and later the motor city rockers? Great voice, fantastic rock'n'roll sensibility - a constant inspiration to me. Thank you.

Thanks for your input on this site!!