JACK THE LAD

Lead Vocals: Bob Mayhew ex Earl

Guitar: Graham Gyford (2)Phil Eden

Guitar: David Dee Halls ex Silver Hammer

Bass: Tony Manning ex silver Hammer

Drums: Adrian Red Schofield or scofield ex Cobra

"In 1985 Manning and I broke away from Vertical Smile to form Jack the Lad. This was a very successful outfit specialising in covers by the likes of AC/DC Status Quo, Whitesnake and Deep Purple etc. This was the golden age when pubs were full of people wanting to see bands. We had a fortnightly residency at The Gainsborough Hotel, ?? at one time and people didn't seem to tire of coming to see us. The issue with Jack The Lad was that we became too popular and the pressure to learn new numbers starts to ramp up. This is when musical differences start to set in and the first casualty of that was me and I was replaced by Phil Eden and in hindsight, rightly so! In 1987 I formed Black Tower." GG 27/04/2020

Vertical Smile <> The Black Tower