Saturday, 18 December 2010

THE ATTACK FAMILY TREE


THE SOUL SYSTEM #1 (1965 - SUMMER 1966)
1) Richard 'Hershey' Shirman vocals, harp
2) Bob Taylor guitar
3) ??????? + other unknown


THE SOUL SYSTEM #2 (SUMMER 1966 - DEC 1966)
1) Richard Shirman
2) Bob Taylor
3) David 'Davy' O'List (aka David John) trumpet
4) ??????? + other unknown


THE ATTACK #1 (DEC 1966 - JAN 1967)
1) Richard Shirman 
2) David John now also on guitar
3) Gerry Henderson bass, clarinet
4) Robert 'Bob' Hodges Hammond organ
5) Alan 'Noddy' Whitehead drums


THE ATTACK #2 (JAN 1967 - FEB 2?, 1967)
1) Richard Shirman
2) Gerry Henderson
3) Bob Hodges
4) David John
5) Barney 'Rubble' Barnfield drums 


THE ATTACK #3 (FEB 2?, 1967 - APR or MAY 1967)
1) Richard Shirman
2) Gerry Henderson
3) Bob Hodges
4) ? guitar
5) Brian 'Blinky' Davison drums


THE ATTACK  #4 (APR or MAY 1967 - JUN or JUL 1967)
1) Richard Shirman
2) George Watt Hammond organ
3) Chris Allen drums
4) Geoffrey 'Geoff' Richardson guitar
5) Kenny Harold bass
+
Alan Johnson Hammond organ (filled in for George Watt for a couple of gigs when the latter was sick or something)


THE ATTACK #5 (JUN or JUL 1967 - AUG or SEPT 1967)
1) Richard Shirman
2) George Watt
3) Chris Allen
4) Geoff Richardson
5) Kenny Harold
6) John Cann guitar


THE ATTACK #6 (AUG or SEPT 1967 -  ca. FEB 1968)
1) Richard Shirman
2) George Watt
3) Chris Allen
4) John Cann
5) James Pitman-Avery (aka Jim Avery) bass 


THE ATTACK #7 (ca. FEB 1968 - JUN or JUL 1968)
1) Richard Shirman
2) John Cann
3) Roger Deane bass
4) Keith Hodge drums


THE ATTACK #8 (1979 - 1980)
1) Richard Shirman
2) Charles Michael 'Mickey' Jones guitar
3) Steven Charles 'Steve' Waller guitar
4) Al MacLean bass
5) Glen LeFleur drums

2 comments:

  1. Alan Whitehead wasn't in the Soul System. He had been in the Loose Ends and played with a few other groups before joining the Attack in late 1966

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