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Mick and Dr. Feelgood......... — Ian Burns, Wed Apr 25 21:09

Mick is featured on three previously unreleased tracks on the new Dr.Feelgood box set,"All Through The City".

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Pirates recordings on Spotify — Soren Koch, Wed Apr 18 10:07

Just stumbled over the compilation album "Heros of Rock And Roll" by Johnny Kidd And The Pirates on Spotify. I've googled it and found it released as a CD. The album contains the following 10 tracks: A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues/Honey Hush/Tricky Dicky/My Babe/Casting My Spell/Ecstasy/Whole Lotta Woman/Watermelon... more
Recordings — Keith Roberts, Wed Apr 18 19:49

Pirates recordings on Spotify — Soren Koch, Thu Apr 19 15:19

Recordings — Keith Roberts, Thu Apr 19 15:42

Pirates recordings on Spotify — Soren Koch, Thu Apr 19 16:09

Recordings etc. — Keith Roberts, Thu Apr 19 17:52

Recordings etc. — Soren Koch, Thu Apr 19 19:54

Instruments — Roger Morse, Fri Apr 20 08:51

Instruments — Soren Koch, Fri Apr 20 14:53

Instruments — Roger Morse, Fri Apr 20 19:52

Instruments — Soren Koch, Sat Apr 21 08:35

GUITARS — CAPTAIN PUGWASH, Mon Apr 23 08:07

Guitars — Roger Morse, Tue Apr 24 08:52

Instruments — Roger Morse, Sat Apr 21 09:49

Instruments — Roger Morse, Mon Apr 23 21:36

"Shakin all over" — Louie, Tue Apr 24 05:43

JK Book — Roger Morse, Tue Apr 24 12:53

Mick's guitars — Keith Roberts, Tue Apr 24 20:54

guitars — Roger Morse, Wed Apr 25 00:08

Re: guitars — David, Fri May 4 17:04

guitars — Roger Morse, Fri May 4 17:43

guitars — DAvid, Tue May 8 08:43

Guitars — Roger Morse, Tue May 8 09:49

Re: Guitars — David, Wed May 9 09:38

vintage magazine — paul robinson, Mon Apr 9 12:49

There is a 7 page article about johnny and the band in a realtively new mag called vintage rock.From what i can see it add nothing new to what everyone who takes an intrest in this site already knows.The one thing that always intrigues me about these articles is that they often state about the stylistic mistakes... more

Johnny Kidd "Live" — Roger Morse, Tue Mar 13 13:40

How many of you out there know of,or have heard this ? Just recieved a copy of a "Pop Goes The Beatles" programme and it has Johnny Kidd and the Pirates as guests. They play "A Shot Of Rhythm and Blues" "Doctor Feelgood" and the tail end of "I Can Tell", this must have been edited out to give more time to the Beatles... more
Pop goes the Beatles — Keith Roberts, Wed Mar 14 12:59

Johnny Kidd "Live" — Roger Morse, Wed Mar 14 17:21

Johnny Kidd "Live" — David, Wed Mar 14 10:23

Johnny Kidd "Live" — Roger Morse, Wed Mar 14 10:46

Pop Go The Beatles — Ian Hossack, Tue Mar 27 21:12

The Green Brothers — The Green Brothers, Sat Mar 10 09:36

Hi there For those of you that dont know, we have formed our own band 'The Green Brothers' with Brad on guitar, Lloyd on bass, ex-Pirate drummer Mike Roberts and an excellent vocalist, Dean. Please check out our Facebook page and 'Like' it to keep updated with gigs and other information. www.facebook.com/thegreenbros... more

ray soaper — Maria Soper, Sun Mar 4 07:06

Hello, my father in-law was in this band and website has his last name spelled wrong it SOPER

Joe Moretti's passing — Adrian Barrett, Thu Feb 16 20:12

Guys, I was emailed late this afternoon by a gent from the Herald And Times in Glasgow for help with a picture of Joe Moretti so they might identify him to use the photos in their archive. This is for an obituary they plan to run tomorrow.... Needless to say, this caught me by surprise. The only reference I have found ... more
Joe Moretti's passing — Ian Hossack, Sat Feb 18 00:34

Joe Moretti's passing........ — Ian Burns, Thu Feb 16 21:25

Joe Moretti — Keith Roberts, Fri Feb 17 11:01

Joe Moretti — Adrian Barrett, Sun Feb 19 12:09

Joe Moretti website — Joe Moretti, Tue May 15 21:24

Joe Moretti — Louie, Wed May 16 07:04

Joe Moretti — Keith Roberts, Sun Feb 19 12:30

Joe Moretti's passing — David, Fri Feb 17 10:23

how do I report a copyright infringement? — Kidd Fan, Thu Feb 9 04:50

Hi, How would one go about reporting a copyright infringement of the song "Restless"? I know of someone currently using it in a video on Youtube... Any contact info, email addresses, etc. would be much appreciated! Cheers
Re: how do I report a copyright infringement? — Dave Mathews, Sat Feb 11 14:14

Re: how do I report a copyright infringement? — Anonymous, Mon Feb 13 10:17

Time gentlemen please! — Adrian Barrett, Tue Feb 14 13:26

Re: Time gentlemen please! — Anonymous, Tue Feb 21 18:48

Copyright infringement — Adrian Barrett, Thu Feb 9 09:50

Lou Rich ?? — David, Tue Jan 17 17:19

I did ask the question once but got only a raised eyebrow from John and a laugh from Mick. Can anyone shed any light on who this guy was that sang on 3 tracks on the '82 Peter Gunn 10" EP ? I'm sure his name was credited as Lou Rich.... THE PIRATES - Peter Gunn (10" EP) Peter Gunn / Just Another Party / Something Very ... more
PETER GUN EP — CAPTAIN PUGWASH, Wed Jan 18 08:19

Peter Gunn EP — David, Wed Jan 18 09:18

Peter Gunn e.p............ — Ian Burns, Wed Jan 18 19:28

Peter Gunn EP — Keith Roberts, Thu Jan 19 08:41

PETER GUN EP — CAPTAIN PUGWASH, Thu Jan 19 08:18

Peter Gunn EP — David, Thu Jan 19 09:02

No Subject — N Taylor, Tue Jan 10 20:36

See there still trying to kid on that Shakin all over is there's ,its not it belongs to the real Pirates Caddy Gregg cattini and morretti..
Re: No Subject — Adrian Barrett, Wed Jan 11 09:04

Jk and all pirate line ups — Louie, Wed Feb 15 18:47

The real Pirates — Mark collins, Tue Feb 14 19:30

Hello? — Adrian Barrett, Wed Feb 15 19:40

Real ... — David, Thu Feb 16 13:14

Real — Louie, Thu Feb 16 14:39

Frank — Rockin' Lord Geoff, Thu Feb 16 08:45

Frank..... — Ian Burns, Thu Feb 16 21:27

Re: No Subject — Anonymous, Tue Feb 14 16:09

Bernard Futter — Roger Morse, Sat Jan 7 10:05

Esa in Finland has just brought to my attention that Bernard Futter died about a year ago. I must admit I only met him a couple of times at Pirate gigs but there must be others on this site that knew him better.More Pirate history sadly gone. http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguardian/2011/jan/16/bernard-futter-obituary
Re: Bernard Futter — Anonymous, Mon Jan 9 14:09

BERNARD F — JOHN HALL, Mon Jan 9 08:41

Bernard F........ — Ian Burns, Mon Jan 9 21:01

BERNARD F — JOHN HALL, Wed Jan 11 08:23

Bernard — David , Tue Jan 10 15:11

Bernard...... — Ian Burns, Tue Jan 10 19:21

Bernard — David, Wed Jan 11 10:52

Bernard..... — Ian Burns, Wed Jan 11 23:36

J.Spence at Star Club,Hamburg! — esa, Fri Dec 9 18:43

How many of yours have noticed that Johnny Spence and Doctor`s Order has invited to play at the Star Club 50th anniversary celebration 13-14.2012 (both days)! esa from finland
Re: J.Spence at Star Club,Hamburg! — esa, Fri Dec 9 18:47

J.Spence at Star Club, Hamburg... — Ian Burns, Sat Dec 10 21:09

keyboard player — fatford41, Tue Dec 6 19:14

Anybody heard of Ray Soper? Played in the New Pirates? Any bio information?
ray soper — maria soper, Sun Mar 4 07:10

Ray Soper — David, Fri Dec 9 14:50

Johnny Kidd & The Flames — Nick Warburton, Sun Nov 6 15:08

Hiya, When the original Pirates split from Kidd in April 1966, and following the brief soutwest tour with the Liverpool musicians, Johnny Kidd joined forces with The Flames, a Twickenham-based band led by singer Jeff Curtis (aka Dave Myers) in late April/early May. The link was made through the band's drummer Pete... more
keyboard — fatford41, Tue Dec 6 19:34

The Kidd's Birthdate — Jeff Jones, Fri Nov 4 15:14

Good afternoon Adie and fellow Kidd fans, I hope you are all well & enjoying life. I'm doing a little research for my friend Wayne Radley who hosts a weekly Rock n Roll programme on Lincoln City Radio, a volunteer community station. As a lifelong lover of all things rocknroll particularly the British sound, I was... more

The December "Mojo" magazine........... — Ian Burns, Sat Oct 29 14:34

..has a cover shot of The Who,inside is a large write up about the "Quadrophenia" album,and includes a free cd of mod favourites and numbers the band covered in their time.Alongside songs by the likes of Jimmy Reed(Big Boss Man),The Creation(How Does It Feel),Mose Allison(Young Man Blues)and Slim Harpo(Got Love If You ... more
Jimmy Reed — Roger Morse, Sun Oct 30 11:50

Album ?? — David, Mon Oct 31 10:05

Album — Roger Morse, Mon Oct 31 11:12

Album — David, Mon Oct 31 13:02

Album — Roger Morse, Mon Oct 31 14:19

Jimmy Reed........ — Ian Burns, Mon Oct 31 00:58

The Pirates in session....... — Ian Burns, Tue Oct 25 21:34

Now it was a long time ago,1978 to be precise,but I know that the band recorded a session for the Kid Jensen Show during this year.Featured were versions of "Johnny B.Goodes Good","Shakin' All Over","Tear It Up"(up to that time not commercially recorded by the band)and,I suspect,one other song.Does anyone know what... more
The Pirates in session — Roger Morse, Wed Oct 26 11:03

The Pirates in session...... — Ian Burns, Thu Oct 27 20:58

Pirates roadie — Maggie Overett, Tue Oct 25 17:13

Does anyone know whats become of Johnny Irvine or Irwin he was roadie for Johnny Kidd and the pirates in the early 60s and a friend of my father. Had a dog that chased cars! Sorry this is just teenage recollections.

Pirate T/ shirt — Louie, Sun Oct 23 15:58

Hi all, I am about to order a Pirates T/shirt. Does anyone know how the sizes of the T/shirts work, I am a 38 chest how do the t/shirts size up to that, is it S M or L. Kind regards, Louie
T shirt — Roger Morse, Mon Oct 24 09:14

T/shirts — Louie, Mon Oct 24 15:59

John Weider — David, Fri Oct 14 09:38

I've been reading a biog of Steve Marriott, which has confused me a bit - dunno if anyone can help out. The book says Weider joined Steve Marriott and the Moments in mid '63, poached from the Pirates. Surely Weider wasn't even in the Pirates at that point ? Adie's timeline has him mentioned as joining Jimmy Winstone's ... more
John Weider — Roger Morse, Fri Oct 14 10:24

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