Quatermass - chronology 1969-1971

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Chronology

		Chronology
	1969 - 1971


	Sep 1969		Quatermass formed

	6 Dec 1969		Marquee, London

	1970		Abbey Road Studios, London Recording sessions for the eponymous Quatermass LP

	22 Jan 1970		Van Dike, Plymouth

	21 May 1970		Marquee, London

	May 1970		Quatermass LP released

	June(?) 1970		Stuttgart?, West Germany: Recording for 'P4' West German TV documentary - Up On The Ground - Laughing Tackle

	June 1970		TV Show, Stockholm, Sweden (* May have been a radio show rather than a TV show) - Black Sheep Of The Family - interview - One Blind Mice

	14 Jul 1970		BBC Radio One 'Mike Harding Show' session (broadcast 11 Aug 1970 and 22 Sep 1970)* - Up On The Ground - Gemini - One Blind Mice *

	28 Jul 1970		BBC Radio One 'Top Gear' session: (first broadcast 1 Aug 1970) - One Blind Mice - Laughing Tackle - Make Up Your Mind

	8 Aug 1970		10th National Jazz & Blues Festival, Plumpton Racecourse, Sussex

	29 Aug 1970		Guildhall, Plymouth, with Duster Bennett and Steamhammer

	14 Nov 1970		Exeter University, supporting Ginger Baker's Airforce with Gentle Giant

	Nov/Dec 1970		Six week tour of USA Apart from the gigs listed below, the band also supported Earth, Wind & Fire and Billy Preston

	Nov 1970		Chicago, IL (first gig of the tour)

	25-26 Nov 1970 (or 26-27)		Eastown Theater, Detroit, MI, supporting Black Sabbath and Savoy Brown

	4-5 Dec 1970		Fillmore East, New York City, supporting The Kinks and Love

	17-20 Dec 1970		Fillmore East, New York City, supporting Butterfield Blues Band and Buddy Miles

	24 Dec 1970		Los Angeles, CA

	29 Jan 1971		Technical College, Southampton

	30 Jan 1971		According to that day's issue of Melody Maker, the band were due to score the music for a new movie called 'Friday's Child' to be released on 1 November. The group were set to be seen in the movie during sequences shot in a 'beat club'.

	Jan/Feb 1971		A.I.R. Studios, London: Sessions for the unfinished 2nd LP, produced by Chris Thomas. The One Blind Mice/Punting single was presumably recorded at this time. The sessions were apparently abandoned when Pete Robinson became ill.

	15 Feb 1971		BBC Radio One 'Mike Harding Show' session (first broadcast 23 Feb 1971) - One Blind Mice - Monster In Paradise - Laughing Tackle

	4 Mar 1971		Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, West Germany - Monster In Paradise Part 1/Up On The Ground/Monster In Paradise Part 2 - One Blind Mice - Make Up Your Mind - Laughing Tackle

	14 March 1971		Mannheim, West Germany - Monster In Paradise Part 1/Up On The Ground/Monster In Paradise Part 2 - Make Up Your Mind - Gemini - others??

	April 1971		Quatermass break up

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