Some Kinda Mushroom
There's an important shop missing from the Yorkshire list; 'Some Kinda Mushroom' was situated on St.James Parade in the city centre, near to the cathedral and solicitors quarter c.1970-1973; it was owned/managed by Dave Mc.Phee who was the then manager of local band Shape of the Rain. He also had a second shop in Chesterfield - on Sheffield Road, as well, can't remember if this had the same name or not. Comment: Richard Steele.
Shape of the Rain was a band from Sheffield , founded around 63/64 by Keith Riley, his brother Len, Brian Wood and Ian Waggett. They started out called The Gear and then The Reaction. ‘If we couldn’t get gigs because they didn’t like us, we’d just change the name, If they liked us we’d stick with the same name,’ says Keith Riley. The band’s first professional recordings were in Nottingham in 1966. They released an album called “Riley Riley Wood and Waggett” in 1971, which was produced by Tony Hall. They were influenced by American West Coast music and the British psych/progressive scene as well as many other styles and came up with a sound that was all their own.Twelve string and slide guitars were used to create a different sound to what was then the norm. They played The Marquee, London, The Cavern, Liverpool and Manchesters Hard Rock and Magic Village. They supported bands such as Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Free, Fleetwood Mac, Love and Joe Cocker, as well as many others during their time as Sheffield University ‘House Band’! They also played at The Black Swan now called The Boardwalk, as well as many other venues around locally. sheffieldforum.co.uk
(July 30, 2013) David Gough said:I have a near pristine copy of Riley, Riley, Wood and Waggett and it's still one of my favourite albums from the era.
I bought it from my favourite record store next to Lincoln Market (now long gone) and now it is here with me in Perth, Western Australia.
Comment
Stuart Smith was the manager of Some Kinda Mushroom on Newbold Road in Chesterfiel
Name
Colin Hoskins
(2020)
Shape of the Rain was a band from Sheffield , founded around 63/64 by Keith Riley, his brother Len, Brian Wood and Ian Waggett. They started out called The Gear and then The Reaction. ‘If we couldn’t get gigs because they didn’t like us, we’d just change the name, If they liked us we’d stick with the same name,’ says Keith Riley. The band’s first professional recordings were in Nottingham in 1966. They released an album called “Riley Riley Wood and Waggett” in 1971, which was produced by Tony Hall. They were influenced by American West Coast music and the British psych/progressive scene as well as many other styles and came up with a sound that was all their own.Twelve string and slide guitars were used to create a different sound to what was then the norm. They played The Marquee, London, The Cavern, Liverpool and Manchesters Hard Rock and Magic Village. They supported bands such as Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Free, Fleetwood Mac, Love and Joe Cocker, as well as many others during their time as Sheffield University ‘House Band’! They also played at The Black Swan now called The Boardwalk, as well as many other venues around locally. sheffieldforum.co.uk
(July 30, 2013) David Gough said:I have a near pristine copy of Riley, Riley, Wood and Waggett and it's still one of my favourite albums from the era.
I bought it from my favourite record store next to Lincoln Market (now long gone) and now it is here with me in Perth, Western Australia.
Comment
Stuart Smith was the manager of Some Kinda Mushroom on Newbold Road in Chesterfiel
Name
Colin Hoskins
(2020)