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They were miming (guitars ar not plugged), and Bruce has a bass !

Didier

Let me be the one, I assume

The photo is from the ESC performance in Stockholm.

Coincidentally, I had a listen a few nights ago to the live in Paris LP by that lineup

They were excellent- good mix of classic Shads tracks, plus the MWF material...and great playing by all, as well as the superb harmonies.

Interesting- I didn't realise that John Farrar had a Telecaster Custom as well as a Thinline, both with Bigsby Palm Pedals, too.

UlrichS wrote:The photo is from the ESC performance in Stockholm.

I'm fairly sure that this photo is in fact from one of their Top of the Pops performances. I have a couple of colour ones too, somewhere. Sadly, the TOTP editions in question have long since been wiped.

Known as: " Marvin, Welch & Farrar" I suppose Brian Bennett's name did not fit in with it.

IMO this was Hanks attempt to become a vocal group, I can not say it left any impression on me
then or now.

Pete

I wonder whats in the little white box beside John Farrar ?

Allclaphands wrote:Known as: " Marvin, Welch & Farrar" I suppose Brian Bennett's name did not fit in with it.

IMO this was Hanks attempt to become a vocal group, I can not say it left any impression on me
then or now.

Pete

Not quite. Brian was not a member of this group, which is why his name isn't there. Nor is Dave Richmond's but both of them played as session musicians on the Second Opinion album. The drummer on the first album, titled Marvin Welch & Farrar, was Clem Cattini.

As to becoming a vocal group, Hank and Bruce began their London career in the late 50s as a vocal duo singing Everly Brothers material. The instrumentals came later. Throughout the first incarnation of the Shadows Hank and Bruce provided backing vocals on many Cliff Richard numbers, and all the Shadows LPs except Jigsaw included songs as well as tunes. MWF was simply an extension of that side of their skills after they met John Farrar, who made a step change in what they could tackle. Although not successful in the way the Shadows had been, their work was acclaimed at the time and, if I remember rightly, Second Opinion came second in awards that year for best quadraphonic recording, first place having gone to Cat Stevens.