1973

  • Tony Ashton joins Family full-time, having initially stood in as a temporary replacement for Poli Palmer.
Rob Townsend, Tony Ashton, Jim Cregan, Charlie Whitney, Roger Chapman

FAMILY Mk VII
Roger Chapman: vocals, tenor saxophone, harmonica, percussion
John ‘Charlie’ Whitney: guitars, keyboards, mellotron, sitar
Rob Townsend: drums, percussion
Jim Cregan: bass, guitars, vocals
Tony Ashton: piano, hammond organ


JAN 1973 SINGLE RELEASE

  1. My Friend The Sun
  2. Glove

14 JAN 1973 England, London, Coliseum
Family scheduled, but didn’t play…all rock/pop concerts were banned at this venue, and Family was the first show affected by the ban

14 JAN 1973 England, Stevenage, Locarno

16 JAN 1973 England, Portsmouth, Guildhall

19 JAN 1973 England, London, Royal Festival Hall

  1. Sat’D'y Barfly
  2. Part Of The Load
  3. Top Of The Hill
  4. Glove
  5. My Friend The Sun
  6. Children
  7. Only Sixteen
  8. Holding The Compass
  9. Burlesque
  10. Ready To Go
  11. The Weaver’s Answer

21 JAN 1973 Ireland, Dublin, Fillmore

23 JAN 1973 Ireland, Dublin, Bray Auditorium

  1. Sat’d’y Barfly
  2. Part Of The Load
  3. Ready To Go
  4. My Friend The Sun
  5. Children
  6. Holding The Compass
  7. Top Of The Hill
  8. Burlesque
  9. The Weaver’s Answer
  10. Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flue

26 JAN 1973 BBC SESSION In Concert, England, London, Paris Theatre

  1. Burlesque
  2. Sat’rd’y Barfly
  3. Top Of The Hill
  4. My Friend The Sun
  5. Buffet Tea For Two
  6. Children
  7. Glove
  8. Ready To Go
  9. Holding The Compass
  10. Rockin’ Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flue

26 JAN 1973 England, Manchester, Free Trade Hall

27 JAN 1973 England, Northampton, Country Cricket Club
w/ Fat Grapple

29 JAN 1973 England, Leicester, De Montfort Hall

31 JAN 1973 England, Liverpool, Top Rank

01 FEB 1973 England, Sheffield, City Hall
w/ Strider

02 FEB 1973 England, Portsmouth, Guild Hall

03 FEB 1973 England, Cambridge, Corn Exchange

04 FEB 1973 England, Croydon, Fairfield Hall

07 FEB 1973 England, Brighton, Dome

10 FEB 1973 TV BROADCAST (UK) Full House, England, London, BBC Studios

  1. Top Of The Hill

11 FEB 1973 England, Stevenage, Locarno

07 MAR 1973 England, Leeds, Leeds University
w/ J.S.D. Band

14 MAR 1973 England, Brighton, Dome
w/ Phillip Goodhand-Tait

  • It’s reported that an as-yet un-named minor Supergroup had begun working on a debut album. The group was to consist of ex-Family members Poli Palmer and Ric Grech, plus Mitch Mitchell, guitarist Joe Jammer and ex-Skip Bifferty, Arc etc vocalist Graham Bell, although Bell was still fulfilling his commitments to an Australian production of “Tommy”.


APR 1973 SINGLE RELEASE

  1. Boom Bang
  2. Stop This Car

07 APR 1973 England, Guildford, Civic Hall
w/ Philip Goodhand Tait

08 APR 1973 England, Stoke-on-Trent, Trentham Gardens
w/ Philip Goodhand Tait

09 APR 1973 England, Leeds, Town Hall
w/ Philip Goodhand Tait

15 APR 1973 England, Birmingham, Mayfair

16 APR 1973 England, Salisbury, City Hall
w/ Philip Goodhand Tait

03 MAY 1973 England, Stockton-on-Tees
w/ Philip Goodhand Tait

03 MAY 1973 England, Stockton, ABC

04 MAY 1973 England, Newcastle, City Hall

05 MAY 1973 Scotland, Edinburg, Edinburg University

08 MAY 1973 BBC SESSION John Peel, England, London, BBC Langham 1
Broadcast 22 MAY 1973

  1. Boom Bang
  2. Buffet Tea For Two
  3. Check Out

09 MAY 1973 England, Harrogate, Royal Hall

10 MAY 1973 England, London, Imperial College
w/ Philip Goodhand Tait

12 MAY 1973 England, London, Rainbow Theatre

10/11 JUN 1973 Germany, Frankfurt, Radstadion 1st Summer Rock Festival

29 JUN 1973 England, London, Bedford College
w/ Gary Moore Band

30 JUN 1973 England, Sheffield, Sheffield University
w/ Strider

  • Family announces that they will break up following a farewell tour in the autumn.

02 JUL 1973 England, Northampton, Civic Hall

xx JUL 1973 Italy


27 JUL 1973 England, London, Alexandra Palace
w/ Argent, Glencoe, Ellis


SEP 1973 SINGLE RELEASE

  1. Sweet Desiree
  2. Drink To You


SEP 1973 ALBUM RELEASE It’s Only A Movie (#30, UK)

FAMILY FAREWELL TOUR
02 SEP 1973 England, Great Yarmouth, Britannia Theatre
w/ Phillip Goodhand-Tait

04 SEP 1973 England, Manchester, Free Trade Hall
w/ Phillip Goodhand-Tait

05 SEP 1973 England, Birmingham, Town Hall
w/ Phillip Goodhand-Tait

06 SEP 1973 England, Stevenage, Locarno
w/ Phillip Goodhand-Tait

07 SEP 1973 England, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, City Hall
w/ Phillip Goodhand-Tait

09 SEP 1973 England, Croydon, Fairfield Hall
w/ Phillip Goodhand-Tait

11 SEP 1973 England, Bristol, Colston Hall
w/ Phillip Goodhand-Tait

13 SEP 1973 England, Leicester, De Monfort Hall
w/ Phillip Goodhand-Tait

15 SEP 1973 England, Brighton, Dome
w/ Phillip Goodhand-Tait

16 SEP 1973 England, Oxford, New Theatre
w/ Phillip Goodhand-Tait

20 SEP 1973 England, Liverpool, Empire
w/ Phillip Goodhand-Tait

22 SEP 1973 England, London, Rainbow Theatre
w/ Phillip Goodhand-Tait, Linda Lewis

23 SEP 1973 England, Southport, Floral Hall

25 SEP 1973 Scotland, Edinburg, Empire
w/ Phillip Goodhand-Tait

26 SEP 1973 Scotland, Glasgow, Apollo
w/ Phillip Goodhand-Tait

27 SEP 1973 England, Sheffield, City Hall
w/ Phillip Goodhand-Tait

28 SEP 1973 Wales, Cardiff, Capitol
w/ Phillip Goodhand-Tait

30 SEP 1973 England, Bournemouth, Hard Rock
w/ Phillip Goodhand-Tait

OCT 1973 SINGLE RELEASE

  1. It’s Only A Movie
  2. Suspicion

02 OCT 1973 England, Portsmouth, Locarno

03 OCT 1973 England, Southampton, Top Rank

04 OCT 1973 England, Purley, Orchid Ballroom

05 OCT 1973 England, Uxbridge, Brunel University

06 OCT 1973 England, Birmingham, Aston University

08 OCT 1973 Wales, Swansea, Top Rank


12 OCT 1973 England, Bradford, University

13 OCT 1973 England, Leicester, Polytechnic

  • Rob Townsend joins Medicine Head
  • Charlie Whitney & Roger Chapman keep working together with Streetwalkers