Twelfth Night :: timeline

This Week In Twelfth Night History:
* 1984-05-10: G-271: Verulam Arms, Watford, Heads, England, UK
* 1985-05-10: G-297: Birmingham University, Birmingham, England, UK
* 1983-05-11: G-195: Polytechnic, Huddersfield, England, UK
* 1983-05-12: G-196: Verulam Arms, Watford, England, UK
* 1985-05-12: G-298: UEA, Norwich, England, UK
* 1985-05-13: G-299: Warwick University, Coventry, England, UK
* 1986-05-13: G-309: Town And Country Club, London - Kentish Town, England, UK
* 1980-05-14: G-035: Woodenbridge, Guildford, England, UK
* 1985-05-14: G-300: Leeds University, Leeds, England, UK
* 1980-05-15: G-036: Poly, London NE, England, UK
* 1983-05-15: G-197: Witney Rock Festival, Witney, England, UK
* 1983-05-16: G-198: Silks Night Club, Thatcham, England, UK
* 1985-05-16: G-301: Granary, Bristol, England, UK

19??-??-??	Richard William Wright Battersby born "rather longer ago than I care to admit" (source: NM)
1954-07-20	Brian Ronald Devoil born
1956-04-11	Edmund Geoffrey Mann born
1958-02-21	Andrew David Revell born
1959-02-24	Clive Richard Mitten born
1960-01-16	Andres Costas Paskis Christophus Sears born

1970s
1973	Andy Revell's debut gig with Joe Soap And The Bubbles on guitar
1974	Andy Revell has his first band, named Abraxas
1977	Brian Devoil (drums) and Mick Brophy (guitars) play in punk band called Trash
1977-10	Brian Devoil records two songs with Trash, later released on the Priorities single. (source: BD)

1978

1978-02	Andy Revell (guitars) and Brian Devoil (drums) form the Andy Revell Band

1978-02-19	G-001: Reading University, Reading, England, UK Note: Band competition. (source: GR) Recording: Soundboard recording. Track: Für Helene (16:52).
1978-08	G-002: Regatta, Bournemouth, England, UK Note: Band competition. (source: GR)

1978-09	Clive Mitten joins the band on bass; name changed to Twelfth Night Line-up: Line-up: Brian Devoil (drums), Clive Mitten (bass), Andy Revell (guitar)

1978-11-24	G-003: Southill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell, England, UK Note: Clive's first gig. (source: GR) Recording: Soundboard recording, very good quality. Tracks: Für Helene Part I (20:30), Für Helene Part II (13:24), Scales (Für Helene Part I - Rhythm Section) (3:43); total (41:23).
1978-11-26	G-004: Whiteknight's Hall, Reading University, Reading, England, UK

1979
1979-02-24	G-005: Rag Ball, Reading University, Reading, England, UK
1979-03-01	G-006: St. David's Hall, Reading University, Reading, England, UK
1979-03	Recordigs at Reading University, Reading, England, UK Note: Recordings for the SKAN demo, "live at an empty hall at Reading University, using PA hired from SKAN". (source: BD)
1979-03-23	G-007: Southill Park Arts Centre, Bracknell, England, UK Note: Previously stated as 1979-03-18. Tape confirms 1979-03-23.
1979-06	G-008: "Midsummer Rock", Reading University, Reading, England, UK Note: Guest appearance by Geoff. (source: GR).
1979-07	G-009: Open Air Festival, Forbury Gardens, Reading, England, UK
1979-08-12	G-010: Central Picnic, Burghfield Mill, England, UK

1979-08	Rick Battersby joins the band on keyboards Line-up: Rick Battersby (keyboards), Brian Devoil (drums), Clive Mitten (bass), Andy Revell (guitar)

1979-09	The band rehearse at Geoff's house, Geoff is guesting at the following gig.
1979-09-08	G-011: Youth Club, Salford, England, UK Note: Gig for ten-years olds. (source: CD) Note: Only gig as a five-piece. (source: GR) (Rick just joined the band, Geoff as guest)
1979-11-13	G-012: Reading University, Reading, England, UK Note: Start of the full instrumental line-up. (source: GR) Note: Für Helene Part I was released on The First Tape Album. Recording: Soundboard recording, very good quality. Tracks: 1 Für Helene Part I (7:22), 2 Keep The Aspidistra Flying (8:02), 3 (Hats Off To) Freddie Hepburn (9:19), 4 Sequences (15:28), 5 World War III (Four And Three) (5:43), 6 Für Helene Part II (12:33).
1979-12-13	G-013: The King's Head, Bicester
1979-12	Multivision Studios, Wokingham, England, UK Note: Recordings for The First Tape Album. (source: BD, on the introduction on The First Tape Album (Plus))

1980
1980-01	Rehearsal session at Reading University, Reading, England, UK Recording: Soundboard recording, very good quality. Tracks: Pop Song (5:16), Afghan Red (9:21), Four And Three (including a false start) (7:32), Encore (6:16), Sequences (16:55); total (46:01). Sequences is incomplete.
1980-01-14	G-014: The King's Head, Bicester, England, UK
1980-01-24	G-015: The Red Lion, Bicester, England, UK Note: First performance of Afghan Red. This is likely to be the only performance of We've Got The Scissors If You've Got The Cash.
1980-01	Release of The First Tape Album
1980-01-30	G-016: The King's Head, Bicester, England, UK
1980-02-03	G-017: Art College Cheltenham, England, UK
1980-02-20	G-018: The Red Lion, Bicester, England, UK
1980-02-29	G-019: The Floral Hall, Southport, England, UK
1980-03-03	G-020: Child's Hall, Reading University, Reading, England, UK
1980-03-20	G-021: The Red Lion, Bicester, England, UK
1980-03-25	G-022: The Target Club, Reading, England, UK
1980-04-02	G-023: The Red Lion, Bicester, England, UK
1980-04-06	G-024: The Target Club, Reading, England, UK Note: This was the second time After Office Hours was played. Recording: There's a tape with only Freddie Hepburn and After Office Hours.
1980-04-11	G-025: The Board Hotel, Eynsham, England, UK
1980-04-12	G-026: The Bridgehouse, Bracknell, England, UK Note: Encore Une Fois and Für Helene Part II were released on The First Tape Album Plus. Recording: Audience recording, very good quality. Set 1 (26:32): Keep The Aspidistra Flying (5:40), Für Helene Part I (5:50), Encore Une Fois (6:00), Eton Flyover (original version of East To West) (8:29); Set 2 (44:34): Afghan Red (9:41), Freddie Hepburn (9:38), Sequences (20:42), Für Helene Part II (3:52); total (71:06).
1980-04-21	G-027: Cherries Wine Bar, Reading, England, UK
1980-04-25	G-028: Brookland Technology, Weybridge, England, UK
1980-04-26	G-029: Poly, London WE, England, UK
1980-04-30	G-030: The Red Lion, Bicester, England, UK
1980-05-02	G-031: Slough College, Slough, England, UK
1980-05-03	G-032: The Christopher, Eton, England, UK
1980-05-04	G-033: Digby-Stuart College, London, UK
1980-05-09	G-034: Rock Club, Wokingham, England, UK
1980-05-14	G-035: Woodenbridge, Guildford, England, UK
1980-05-15	G-036: Poly, London NE, England, UK
1980-05-17	G-037: Southampton College, Southampton, England, UK
1980-05-19	G-038: The Cat Balou Club, Slough, England, UK
1980-05-21	G-039: Poly, Portsmouth, England, UK
1980-05-23	G-040: The Windsor Castle, London, England, UK
1980-05-26	G-041: National College of Food Technology, Weybridge, England, UK
1980-05-29	G-042: The Target Club, Reading, England, UK
1980-06-06	G-043: College Ewell, Surrey NE, England, UK
1980-06-20	G-044: The Cristopher, Eton, England, UK
1980-06-21	G-045: Poly, London NE, England, UK
1980-06-25	G-046: The Red Lion, Bicester, England, UK
1980-06-27	G-047: Students Union, Reading University, Reading, England, UK Recording: Keep The Aspidistra Flying (6:16), Abacus (6:56), Encore Une Fois (6:58), After Office Hours (9:17), Für Helene Part I (6:50), The Cunning Man (5:28), Afghan Red (12:24), Sequences (20:52); total (81:50). Tape in possession of Brian Devoil only. Soundboard recording, excellent quality. The intro of Keep The Aspidistra Flying is missing. Recording: Abacus (6:56), Encore Une Fois (6:58), After Office Hours (9:17); total (27:08). This is the tape well-known among tape traders. Soundboard recording, excellent quality. It is unknown whether this tape is an outtake of the (almost) complete recording, or from a different source.
1980-06-28	G-048: The Windsor Castle, London, England, UK
1980-06-30	G-049: Cherries Wine Bar, Reading, England, UK
1980-07-07	G-050: The Cristopher, Eton, England, UK
1980-07-12	G-051: The Target Club, Reading, England, UK
1980-07-14	G-052: Woodenbridge, Guildford, England, UK
1980-07-15	G-053: The Royal Exeter Hotel, Bournemouth, England, UK
1980-07-26	G-054: The Target Club, Reading, England, UK
1980-08-02	G-055: The Cristopher, Eton, England, UK
1980 Summer	The First Tape Album voted Demo of the Week in Musicians Only.

1980 Summer	Electra McLeod joins the band on vocals Line-up: Rick Battersby (keyboards), Brian Devoil (drums), Electra McLeod (vocals), Clive Mitten (bass), Andy Revell (guitar)

1980 Summer	Arny's Shack, Bournemouth, England, UK Note: Studio recordings for the Twelfth Night tape (also known as Early Material and The Electra Tape) and The First 7" Album, made during a couple of sessions.
1980 Autumn	Release of Twelfth Night, (also known as The Electra Tape)
1980 Autumn	Release of The First 7" Album
1980-10-30	G-056: Reading University, Reading, England, UK Note: Warm-up gig with Electra. (source: GR) Recording: Intro / Für Helene Part I (6:38), Keep The Aspidistra Flying (7:54), Encore Une Fois (6:48), East To West (10:49), Freddie Hepburn (8:15), Entropy (16:02); total (58:47). Recorded from the mixing desk by the sound engineer. Tape owned by the sound engineer, the lighting engineer, and Brian and Electra only. This is not the complete gig: Entropy is the first song of the second set, but the rest of the second set is missing. Electra wrote lyrics for and sings on Keep The Aspidistra Flying, Encore Une Fois, East To West, and Freddie Hepburn.
1980-11-01	G-057: The Target Club, Reading, England, UK
1980-11-02	G-058: Lakers Hotel, Redhill, England, UK Note: The van blew up. (source: GR)
1980-11-03	G-059: Studio One, Slough, England, UK
1980-11-04	G-060: New Merlin's Cave, London, England, UK
1980-11-05	G-061: Southampton College, Southampton, England, UK
1980-11-06	G-062: The Corn Dolly, Oxford, England, UK
1980-11-10	G-063: The Cristopher, Eton, England, UK
1980-11-11	G-064: New Merlin's Cave, London, England, UK
1980-11-13	G-065: National College of Food Technology, Weybridge, England, UK
1980-11-15	G-066: The Windsor Castle, London, England, UK
1980-11-16	G-067: Surrey University, Guildford, England, UK
1980-11-17	G-068: The Horn of Plenty, St. Albans, England, UK
1980-11-20	G-069: Southampton University, Southampton, England, UK
1980-11-21	G-070: The Target Club, Reading, England, UK Note: Electra singing on The Cunning Man and Sequences. Funnily enough not on Keep The Aspidistra Flying.
1980-11-22	G-071: The Corn Dolly, Oxford, England, UK (lunch time)
1980-11-22	G-072: The Corn Dolly, Oxford, England, UK (evening)
1980-11-23	G-073: The Red Lion, Bicester, England, UK
1980-11-24	G-074: New Merlin's Cave, London, England, UK
1980-11-27	G-075: The Horn of Plenty, St. Albans, England, UK
1980-11-28	G-076: The Pennyfarthing, Oxford, England, UK
1980-11-29	G-077: The Windsor Castle, London, England, UK
1980-11-30	G-078: The Crawdaddy Club, London, England, UK

1980-11	Electra McLeod leaves the band Note: I don't know exactly when Electra left. It is said that she was not present during some of the gigs between 30 October 1980 and 30 November 1980 while she should have been or at least was expected to. Line-up: Rick Battersby (keyboards), Brian Devoil (drums), Clive Mitten (bass), Andy Revell (guitar)

1980-12-05	G-079: Waves the Three Tuns, Kingston, England, UK
1980-12-06	G-080: The Pennyfarthing, Oxford, England, UK
1980-12-08	G-081: Cherries Wine Bar, Reading, England, UK
1980-12-11	G-082: The Airman, Feltham, England, UK
1980-12-12	G-083: Henley Youth Centre, Henley, England, UK (first set)
1980-12-12	G-084: Henley Youth Centre, Henley, England, UK (second set) Note: Second set without Clive. (source: GR)
1980-12-18	G-085: Slough College, Slough, England, UK
1980-12-19	G-086: The Red Lion, Bicester, England, UK

1981
1981-01-15	G-087: The Target Club, Reading, England, UK Note: Recordings for Live At the Target.
1981-01-16	G-088: The Target Club, Reading, England, UK Note: Recordings for Live At the Target.
1981-02-11	G-089: The Corn Dolly, Oxford, England, UK
1981-02-12	G-090: Queen May College, London, England, UK Note: Supporting Saga. (source: GR)
1981-02-13	G-091: Brunel University, Uxbridge, England, UK
1981-02-14	G-092: The Target Club, Reading, England, UK
1981-02-15	G-093: The Red Lion, Bicester, England, UK
1981-02-19	G-094: Digby Stuart College, London, England, UK
1981-02-20	G-095: South Hill Park, Bracknell, England, UK
1981-02-23	G-096: Cherries Wine Bar, Reading, England, UK
1981-02-25	G-097: Polytechnic, Portsmouth, England, UK
1981-02-26	G-098: The Corn Dolly, Oxford, England, UK
1981-02-27	G-099: The Windsor Castle, London, England, UK
1981-02	Release of Live At the Target
1981-03-01	G-100: Surrey University, Guildford, England, UK
1981-03-05	G-101: The Airman, Feltham, England, UK
1981-03-07	G-102: Reading University, Reading, England, UK
1981-03-08	G-103: Lakers Hotel, Redhill, England, UK
1981-03-09	G-104: The Top Rank, Reading, England, UK Note: MU gig. (source: GR) (MU means Musicians Union)
1981-03-13	G-105: The Rock Club, Bedford, England, UK
1981-03-14	G-106: The Windsor Castle, London, England, UK
1981-03-15	G-107: The Red Lion, Bicester, England, UK
1981-03-16	G-108: The Corn Dolly, Oxford, England, UK
1981-03-21	G-109: The Target Club, Reading, England, UK
1981-03-22	G-110: Brunel University, Uxbridge, England, UK
1981-03-26	G-111: The Airman, Feltham, England, UK
1981-03-29	G-112: Old Five Bells, Northampton, England, UK Recording: Very good quality. Tracks: Keep The Aspidistra Flying (8:10), East To West (11:18), Für Helene Part I (6:08), Entropy (13:46), After The Eclipse (6:04), Afghan Red (13:08), Sequences (20:17); total (86:10).
1981-04-02	G-113: Nag's Head, High Wycombe, England, UK
1981-04-03	G-114: The Top Rank, Reading, England, UK
1981-04-09	G-115: The Corn Dolly, Oxford, England, UK
1981-04-10	G-116: The Windsor Castle, London, England, UK
1981-04-13	G-117: Ronnie's Scott, London, England, UK
1981-04-20	G-118: The Target Club, Reading, England, UK
1981-04-21	G-119: The Corn Dolly, Oxford, England, UK Note: Andy goes down with pneumonia. (source: GR)
1981-04-22	G-120: Marquee, London, England, UK Note: First support here as a three-piece. (source: GR)
1981-04-2?	G-121: Alexandra's, Slough, England, UK
1981-04-28	G-122: The Airman, Feltham, England, UK
1981-04-31	G-123: The Red Lion, Bicester, England, UK
1981-06-02	G-124: The Clarendon, London - Hammersmith, England, UK
1981-06-04	G-125: The Pennyfarthing, Oxford, England, UK
1981-06-06	G-126: Bulmershe College, Reading, England, UK
1981-06-22	G-127: The Windsor Castle, London, England, UK
1981-06-25	G-128: Marquee, London, England, UK Note: Supporting Atomic Rooster. (source: GR)
1981-06-26	G-129: The Talk of the Abbey, Neath, Wales Note: Simon Young (crew) favourite gig. (source: NM)
1981-06-27	G-130: The Target Club, Reading, England, UK
1981-07-05	G-131: The Red Lion, Bicester, England, UK
1981-07-13	G-132: Cherries Wine Bar, Reading, England, UK
1981-07-14	G-133: Alexandra's, Slough, England, UK Note: Party at Yelverton Road. (source: GR) (Yelverton Road is where Rick's house was, which is where the whole band lived at the time.)

1981-08	Geoff is asked to join the band Line-up: Rick Battersby (keyboards), Brian Devoil (drums), Geoff Mann (vocals), Andy Revell (guitar).

1981-08-26	G-134: Reading University, Reading, England, UK Note: Warm-up in bar. (source: GR)
1981-08-28	G-135: Reading Rock 1981, Reading, England, UK Note: Previously listed as 1981-08-27, but that was incorrect! Note: Geoff's first proper gig: 15,000 people. (source: GR) Note: They are the first local band to appear at the festival. (source: CD)
1981-08-30	G-136: The Target Club, Reading, England, UK
1981-10-03	G-137: Reading University, Reading, England, UK Recording: Soundboard recording. Good quality and varying tape speed at the beginning, but it gets better later on. Tracks: Intro / After The Eclipse (6:07), Creepshow (10:17), Kindergarten (2:55), Midnight Poem (0:26), East To West (10:20), Three Dancers / Keep The Aspidistra Flying (12:08), Makes No Sense (4:27), Afghan Red (9:23), Sequences (19:00), Convenient Blindness (4:03); total (85:26).
1981-10-06	G-138: The Electic Stadium, London E, England, UK
1981-10-28	G-139: Brunel University, Uxbridge, England, UK
1981-11	Woodcray Manor Farm Studios, Wokingham, Berkshire, England, UK Note: Studio recordings for Smiling At Grief with Rick Battersby still on keyboards.

1981-11	Rick Battersby leaves the band Line-up: Brian Devoil (drums), Geoff Mann (vocals), Clive Mitten (bass, keyboards), Andy Revell (guitar)

1981-11	Woodcray Manor Farm Studios, Wokingham, Berkshire, England, UK Note: Studio recordings for Smiling At Grief after Rick Battersby left the band. Clive Mitten now doubles on keyboards. Note: Für Helene Part II recorded with only Brian Devoil (drums), Clive Mitten (keyboards), and Andy Revell (guitar): the line-up that originally played this song.
1981-12-07	G-140: The Bouncing Ball, Peckham London, England, UK
1981-12-10	G-141: The Target Club, Reading, England, UK Note: Gig billed as Jan Six And The Cryptic Clues. (source: GR)
1981-12-17	G-142: Memorial Hall, Northwich, England, UK
1981-12-19	G-143: Thetford, England, UK Note: Supporting the Tigers Of Pan Tang. (source: GR)
1981-12	Release of Smiling At Grief

1982
1982-05	Revolution Studios, Cheadle Hulm, Chesire, England, UK Note: Studio recordings for the Eleanor Rigby single and the Fact And Fiction album started in May 1982. Note: Recordings for Fact And Fiction and Eleanor Rigby / East Of Eden.
1982 Summer	BBC Studio, London, England, UK Note: Recordings for the first ever David Essex Showcase, screened on BB1, 26 June 1982. I don't know when this was recorded exactly.
1982-06-26	East Of Eden screened on the first ever David Essex Showcase, on BBC1.
1982-09-21	G-144: The Target Club, Reading, England, UK
1982-09-22	G-145: Marquee, London, England, UK
1982-09-23	G-146: Heads, Southall, England, UK
1982-09-27	G-147: The Moonlight Club, London, England, UK
1982-09-28	G-148: The Cartoon, Croydon, England, UK
1982-09-29	G-149: The Rock Garden, London, England, UK Note: Support. (source: GR) (I don't know who they were supporting)
1982-09-30	G-150: Angie's Rock Club, Wokingham, England, UK
1982-10-01	G-151: The Libra Club, Burton on Trent, England, UK
1982-10-05	G-152: The Golden Lion, Fulham, England, UK
1982-10-07	G-153: The Nag's Head, High Wycombe, England, UK
1982-10-08	G-154: The Gladiator's, Milton Keynes, England, UK
1982-10-09	G-155: The Target Club, Reading, England, UK
1982-10-14	G-156: The Rock Cellar, Hemel Hempstead, England, UK
1982-10-15	G-157: The Horse and Groom, Bedford, England, UK
1982-10-21	G-158: The Airman, Feltham, England, UK
1982-10-28	G-159: Angie's Rock Club, Wokingham, England, UK
1982-10-31	G-160: Surrey University, Guildford, England, UK
1982-10	Release of Eleanor Rigby
1982-11-01	G-161: 06 Club, Southend, England, UK
1982-11-04	G-162: The Cartoon Club, Croydon, England, UK

1982-11-05	Rick Battersby rejoins the band Line-up: Rick Battersby (keyboards), Brian Devoil (drums), Geoff Mann (vocals), Clive Mitten (bass), Andy Revell (guitar)

1982-11-05	G-163: Bulmershe College, Reading, England, UK Recording: Audience recording, very good quality. Tracks: Human Being (4:23), This City (4:13), We Are Sane (10:47), Fact And Fiction / The Poet Sniffs A Flower (7:45), Creepshow (12:27), Love Song (5:30), East To West (7:35), Sequences (18:38), Für Helene Part I (3:58), Three Dancers / Puppets (5:07); total (89:27). Sequences and Für Helene Part I are incomplete. Recording: There is also a black/white video recording of this gig.
1982-11-22	G-164: The Golden Lion, Fullham, England, UK
1982-11-25	G-165: The Pennyfarthing, Oxford, England, UK
1982-11-26	G-166: The General Wolfe, Coventry, England, UK Note: Old lyrics on Sequences. Recording: East To West (7:12), This City (4:20), We Are Sane (10:45), Fact And Fiction / The Poet Sniffs A Flower (7:42), Creepshow (12:37), Sequences (19:53), East Of Eden (3:22), Three Dancers / Puppets (4:59); total (80:17).
1982-11-29	G-167: The Rock Garden, London
1982-12-01	G-168: The Corn Dolly, Oxford, England, UK
1982-12-02	Planned gig at Woodenbridge, Guildford, England, UK cancelled
1982-12-03	G-169: Jumpers' Tavern, Bournemouth, England, UK
1982-12-05	G-170: Angie's Rock Club, Wokingham, England, UK
1982-12-06	G-171: The Verulam Arms, Watford, England, UK
1982-12-08	G-172: Polytechnic, Portsmouth, England, UK
1982-12-09	G-173: The Airman, Feltham, England, UK
1982-12	Release of Fact And Fiction

1983
1983-01-09	G-174: Angie's Rock Club, Wokingham, England, UK
1983-01-10	Rehearsal sessions at Angie's Rock Club, Wokingham, England, UK
1983-01-11	Rehearsal sessions at Angie's Rock Club, Wokingham, England, UK
1983-01-12	Rehearsal sessions at Angie's Rock Club, Wokingham, England, UK
1983-01-13	G-175: The Pennyfarthing, Oxford, England, UK
1983-01-16	G-176: Marquee, London, England, UK Note: First headliner at this venue. Note: Trilogy were planned as support, but due to problems opening the venue, there was no time for them.
1983-01	Malcolm Dome's review of Fact And Fiction published in Kerrang!
1983-01	Geoff and Brian meet Malcolm Dome in London for an interview Note: This, coincidentally, is one day after Malcolm Dome's review was published.
1983-01-20	G-177: Prog Night, The Venue, London, England, UK Recording: Aspidentropy (6:28), We Are Sane (10:51), Fact And Fiction / The Poet Sniffs A Flower (7:32), Creepshow (10:04); total (41:14). Creepshow has a cut-out.
1983-01-25	G-178: Reading University, Reading, England, UK
1983-02-03	G-179: Marquee, London, England, UK Note: Supported by IQ.
1983-02-10	G-180: Southill Park, Bracknell, England, UK
1983-02-11	G-181: Surrey University, Guildford, England, UK Recording: Good quality. Tracks: Aspidentropy (8:03), The Ceiling Speaks (7:01), The Poet Sniffs A Flower (3:58), We Are Sane (10:45), Fact And Fiction (3:49), Afghan Red (9:11), Creepshow (12:20), Sequences (15:52); total (81:11).
1983-02-20	G-182: Marquee, London, England, UK Recording: Audience recording, very good quality. Intro / Aspidentropy (10:24), We Are Sane (10:50), Fact And Fiction / The Poet Sniffs A Flower (7:30), Human Being (7:51), East To West (8:28), Sequences (15:28), East Of Eden (3:17), Three Dancers (3:51); total (78:11). This tape is sometimes credited to be recorded at the Marquee, 1983-03-17.
1983-02-24	G-183: The Berkshire Rooms, Reading - Top Rank, England, UK
1983-02-27	Interview conducted by Phil Bell (of Sounds) at Brunel University, Uxbridge, England, UK
1983-02-27	G-184: Brunel University, Uxbridge, England, UK
1983-03-05	G-185: Maison Royale, Bournemouth, England, UK
1983-03-06	G-186: Angie's Rock Room, Wokingham, England, UK
1983-03-16	G-187: Marquee, London, England, UK Recording: Audience recording, good quality. Tracks: Aspidentropy (9:14), Puppets (Reworked Version) (4:39), Fact And Fiction / The Poet Sniffs A Flower (8:03), We Are Sane (11:04), Not On the Map (4:00), Für Helene Part I (0:48 + 6:00 = 6:48), Sequences (16:18), Creepshow (11:40), Art And Illusion / East Of Eden (7:22); total (89:59). On some tapes, Sequences is the last track, and there's a tape cut between Für Helene Part I (after which Clive announces the "l;last number") and Creepshow (before which Clive thanks the audience).
1983-04-13	G-188: The Marquee, London, England, UK
1983-04-15	G-189: The Bell, Maidenhead, England, UK
1983-04-22	G-190: New Merlin's Cave, London, England, UK
1983-04-23	G-191: CND gig, Reading, England, UK
1983-05-01	G-192: Angie's Rock Club, Wokingham, England, UK
1983-05-04	G-193: The Greyhound, London, England, UK
1983-05-05	G-194: The Tramshed, Woolwich London, England, UK
1983-05-11	G-195: Polytechnic, Huddersfield, England, UK
1983-05-12	G-196: Verulam Arms, Watford, England, UK
1983-05-15	G-197: Witney Rock Festival, Witney, England, UK
1983-05-16	G-198: Silks Night Club, Thatcham, England, UK
1983-05-19	G-199: The Pennyfarthing, Oxford, England, UK Recording: Audience recording, very good quality. Tracks: Afghan Red(9:20), Creepshow (12:42), Sequences (17:42); total (41:35). This is almost certainly not the complete recording.
1983-05-31	G-200: The Grove, Kingston, England, UK Recording: Intro / Für Helene Part I (4:58), Deep In The Heartland (4:37), We Are Sane (10:33), Power Is Illusion (4:08), Fact And Fiction / The Poet Sniffs A Flower (7:39), Sequences (15:30), Aspidentropy (7:53), East Of Eden (3:27), Creepshow (11:53); total (76:04).
1983-06-02	G-201: The Target Club, Reading, England, UK
1983-06-03	G-202: The Riverside Centre, Stafford, England, UK Recording: Audience recording. Tracks: Intro / Für Helene Part I (4:56), Deep In The Heartland (4:38), Creepshow (11:43), Art And Illusion (4:10), We Are Sane (10:06), Fact And Fiction (3:55), The Poet Sniffs A Flower (3:48), Sequences (15:42), Aspidentropy (7:51), East Of Eden (3:27); total (80:43). The medley of Fact And Fiction / The Poet Sniffs A Flower has been split over two sides.
1983-06-04	G-203: JB's, Dudley
1983-06-09	G-204: Marquee, London, England, UK Note: "Margaret, Maggie, David And Roy Go To The Country" played as an intro to This City. It's supposed to be an early version of The End Of The Endless Majority. Power Is Illusion is an early version of Art And Illusion: sslightly different lyrics but musically the same. Recording: Audience recording, very good quality. Tracks: Intro / After The Eclipse (7:19), Creepshow (11:54), Deep In The Heartland (4:51), This City (6:16), We Are Sane (10:22), Fact And Fiction / The Poet Sniffs A Flower (7:52), Sequences (16:16), Aspidentropy (8:27), Power Is Illusion / East Of Eden (8:04); total (92:16). We Are Sane is incomplete and The Poet Sniffs A Flower has a cut-out.
1983-06-10	G-205: The Thames Conservancy Club, Reading, England, UK
1983-06-11	G-206: Friends of the Earth Benefit, Reading, England, UK
1983-06-16	G-207: Angie's Rock Club, England, UK
1983-06-17	G-208: The Ad Lib Club, Kensington London, England, UK
1983-06-22	G-209: The Greyhound, London, England, UK
1983-06-24	G-210: New Merlin's Cave, London, England, UK Recording: Audience recording. Tracks: Intro / The Ceiling Speaks (6:17), Deep In The Heartland (4:12), We are Sane (10:30), Creepshow (11:30), Fact And Fiction (3:48), Love Song (5:47), Sequences (16:30), Art And Illusion / East Of Eden (8:15); total (67:54).
1983-06-25	G-211: Queensway Hall, Dunstable, England, UK Note: With John Otway. (source: GR) (Who is John Otway?)
1983-07-07	G-212: The Tramshed, Woolwich London, England, UK Recording: Audience recording. Tracks: Intro / The Ceiling Speaks (7:36), We Are Sane (11:13), Deep In The Heartland (4:23), The Collector (20:44), Fact And Fiction / The Poet Sniffs A Flower (8:40), Sequences (16:46), Creepshow (12:32); total (89:24). The Collector is slightly incomplete.
1983-07	Demo recordings for CBS (hence known as the CBS Demo) Note: The Ceiling Speaks and Deep In The Heartland are released on the Cyclops edition of Collectors Item; the track Fact And Fiction is on the Cyclops Sampler 5.
1983-07-16	G-213: Marquee, London, England, UK Recording: Audience recording. Tracks: Intro / The Ceiling Speaks (7:22), We Are Sane (10:32), Deep In The Heartland (4:17), The Collector (16:13), Love Song (5:23), The Poet Sniffs A Flower (3:59), Sequences (16:48), Art And Illusion / East Of Eden (8:37), Aspidentropy (8:31); total (89:36). The Collector is incomplete.
1983-07-23	G-214: Cross Keys Institute, Gwent, Wales, UK
1983-07	G-215: Angie's Rock Club, Wokingham, England, UK
1983-08-12	Geoff's son Thomas Edward born
1983-08-23	G-216: Marquee, London, England, UK Note: First sell-out.
1983-08-24	G-217: Angie's Rock Club, Wokingham, England, UK
1983-08-27	Brian Devoil was told there was not going to be a deal with CBS, but waited till after the festival to tell the rest of the band. (source: CD)
1983-08-28	G-218: Reading Rock Festival, Reading, England, UK Recording: Recorded from FM broadcast. Tracks: The Ceiling Speaks (6:36), Creepshow (11:34), The Poet Sniffs A Flower (3:32), Sequences (16:17); total (40:38).
1983-10-02	G-219: Angie's Rock Club, Wokingham, England, UK
1983-10-14	G-220: Thames Conservancy Club, Reading, England, UK Recording: Audience recording. Tracks: The Ceiling Speaks (5:14), We Are Sane (10:58), Deep In The Heartland (4:15), The Collector (20:44), Creepshow (11:21), Art And Illusion (4:23), Fact And Fiction / The Poet Sniffs A Flower (7:54), Sequences (17:01); total (89:24). The Ceiling Speaks is missing the beginning, Creepshow is incomplete, and East Of Eden is missing completely.
1983-10-27	G-221: Verulam Arms, Watford, England, UK Recording: Intro / The Ceiling Speaks (7:37), We Are Sane (11:15), Art And Illusion (4:28), The Collector (20:13), Fact And Fiction / The Poet Sniffs A Flower (7:38), Sequences (16:42), Creepshow (12:47), East Of Eden (4:06), Aspidentropy (8:47); total (104:17). The Ceiling Speaks has a cut-out; The Collector slightly incomplete, The Poet Sniffs A Flower is incomplete, Creepshow is split over two tape sides (12:39 + 0:08).
1983-11-02	G-222: Angie's Rock Club, Wokingham, England, UK
1983-11-04	G-223: Marquee, London, England, UK Note: Recording Live And Let Live at the first of Geoff's two farewell gigs. Recording: The complete performance has been video taped.
1983-11-05	G-224: Marquee, London, England, UK Note: Recording Live and Let Live at the second of Geoff's two farewell gigs. Note: During the soundcheck, Deep In The Heartland was performed, and recorded. Recording: Soundboard recording of the soundcheck. Track: Deep In The Heartland. "It will be released some time". (source: BD, in Live and Let Live CD) Recording: The complete performance has been video taped, though without sound. Recording: Audio recording of the complete gig. Tracks: Intro / The Ceiling Speaks (7:19), Human Being (8:01), The End Of The Endless Majority (3:10), We Are Sane (12:02), Deep In The Heartland (4:21), Fact And Fiction (3:07), The Poet Sniffs A Flower (4:00), The Collector (20:09), Afghan Red (8:18), Sequences (15:59), Creepshow (12:26), Art And Illusion / East Of Eden (8:56), Keep The Aspidistra Flying (9:11), Love Song (7:32); total (143:29). Fact And Fiction and Afghan Red are incomplete; there's a cut-out in Sequences. Recording: Some post-gig chats recorded in the dressing room, including Geoff talking into the microphone of the tape recorder: "bootlegging is illegal, and all you listening to this are probably criminals".

1983-11-05	Geoff Mann leaves the band Line-up: Rick Battersby (keyboards), Brian Devoil (drums), Clive Mitten (bass), Andy Revell (guitar)

1983-11	Auditions for a replament for Geoff Note: The band receive about eighty tapes, fifteen of which are promising. With three people a full day each is spent talking and auditioning.

1983-12-01	Andy Sears joins Line-up: Rick Battersby (keyboards), Brian Devoil (drums), Clive Mitten (bass), Andy Revell (guitar), Andy Sears (vocals)

1983-12-11	G-225: Angie's Rock Club, Wokingham, England, UK Note: Andy Sears' first gig.

1984
1984-01-05	G-226: The Royal Hotel, Guidlford, England, UK
1984-01-08	G-227: Angie's Rock Club, Wokingham, England, UK
1984-01-14	G-228: Marquee, London, England, UK Note: Start of Spring Tour. (source: GR)
1984-01-15	G-229: Marquee, London, England, UK Recording: Audience recording. Tracks: Intro / The Ceiling Speaks (6:53), Human Being (8:19), We Are Sane (11:19), Afghan Red (8:39), Creepshow (12:08), The End Of The Endless Majority (3:27), Deep In The Heartland (4:33), Fact And Fiction / The Poet Sniffs A Flower (8:05), Sequences (17:26), Art And Illusion / East Of Eden (8:10), Love Song (6:06), Aspidentropy (9:03); total (120:39). Cut-out in Sequences and East Of Eden.
1984-01-20	G-230: Galashiels College, Galashiels, Scotland, UK Recording: Audience recording. Tracks: Intro / The Ceiling Speaks (7:49), Human Being (8:00), We Are Sane (10:20), Creepshow (11:41), Deep In The Heartland (4:19), Fact And Fiction / The Poet Sniffs A Flower (7:16), Sequences (15:49), Art And Illusion / East Of Eden (7:00); total (75:16).
1984-01-21	G-231: The Fforde Grene, Leeds, England, UK Recording: Audience recording.
1984-01-23	G-232: Brookfields Hotel, Stockport, England, UK
1984-01-24	G-233: The Swan, Billingham, England, UK
1984-01-25	G-234: Polytechnic, Huddersfield, England, UK
1984-01-26	G-235: Verulam Arms, Watford, England, UK
1984-01-27	G-236: Bedford College, Bedford, England, UK
1984-01-28	G-237: Polytechnic, Portsmouth, England, UK
1984-01-29	G-238: The Escape Club, Brighton, England, UK
1984-01	Release of Live And Let Live
1984-02-01	G-239: City Limits, Cambridge, England, UK
1984-02-03	G-240: Town Hall, Chippenham, England, UK
1984-02-04	G-241: The Naval Club, Tonypandy, Wales, UK
1984-02-05	G-242: The Memorial Hall, Newbridge, Wales, UK
1984-02-09	G-243: Angie's Rock Club, Wokignham, England, UK
1984-02-10	G-244: Mid-Kent College Of Higher Education, Chatham, England, UK
1984-02-11	G-245: Southampton University, Southampton, England, UK
1984-02-14	G-246: Polytechnic, Birmingham, England, UK
1984-02-18	G-247: The Lion, Warrington, England, UK
1984-02-20	G-248: Nitemoves, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Recording: Audience recording. Tracks: Intro / The Ceiling Speaks (9:16), Human Being (8:31), We Are Sane (11:42), Deep In The Heartland (4:31), Creepshow (13:05), Fact And Fiction (3:55), The Poet Sniffs A Flower (4:11), Sequences (17:56), Art And Illusion (4:22), East Of Eden (4:10), Love Song (6:21), Aspidentropy (9:33); total (107:34). Tape speed a bit too low; the original recording, probably done on C90 tapes, has been copied onto C60 tapes: a cut between the medley Fact And Fiction / The Poet Sniffs A Flower; a cut in medley Art And Illusion / East Of Eden. There are tape cuts after Sequences, East Of Eden, and Love Song (twice).
1984-02-21	G-249: Technical College, Dumfries, Scotland, UK
1984-02-22	G-250: Romeo and Juliet Club, Oldham, England, UK Note: Simon Young (crew) worst gig. (source: NM)
1984-02-23	G-251: St. Martin's College, Lancaster, England, UK
1984-02-24	G-252: North Staffs Polytechnic, Stoke, England, UK
1984-02-25	G-253: JB's, Dudley, England, UK
1984-02-26	G-254: The Red Lion, Gravesend, England, UK
1984-03-02	G-255: Avery Hill College, London, England, UK
1984-03-03	G-256: Marquee, London, England, UK Note: Geoff joins in encore Love Song. (source: NM) Recording: Audience recording. Tracks: Intro / The Ceiling Speaks (7:07), Human Being (8:07), We Are Sane (11:08), Deep In The Heartland (4:21), Afghan Red (11:50), Creepshow (11:05); total (59:51). Incomplete recording! The rest of the recording is missing. Creepshow is incomplete.
1984-03-04	G-257: Marquee, London, England, UK Recording: Audience recording. Tracks: Intro / The Ceiling Speaks (6:57), Human Being (7:48), We Are Sane (10:50), Deep In The Heartland (4:10), East To West (10:01), Creepshow (11:48), The End Of The Endless Majority (3:15), Fact And Fiction / The Poet Sniffs A Flower (7:27), Sequences (15:56), Art And Illusion, East Of Eden, Aspidentropy, Love Song; total (116:25).
1984-03-09	G-258: Marquee, London, England, UK Note: Live satellite TV broadcast for the Live From London series, then on Super Channel. Later released as The Creep Show video. Recording: Intro / The Ceiling Speaks (6:13), Human Being (7:49), We Are Sane (10:32), Fact And Fiction / The Poet Sniffs A Flower (7:35), Creepshow (12:03), Art And Illusion (4:12), Love Song (4:52); total (58:01). Love Song is faded out.
1984-03-10	G-259: Wales Poly, Treforest, England, UK
1984-03-16	G-260: Trent Poly, Nottingham, England, UK
1984-03-17	G-261: The Arts Centre, Windsor, England, UK
1984-03-21	G-262: Polytechnic, Coventry, England, UK
1984-03-23	G-263: Hiat-Baker Hall, Bristol, England, UK
1984-03-24	G-264: Froebel Institute Of Further Education, London - Roehampton, England, UK Note: Simon Young (crew) worst gig. (source: NM)
1984-03-27	G-265: Odeon, Hammersmith London, England, UK Note: Supporting Pallas. Recording: Audience recording. Tracks: The Ceiling Speaks (6:00), We Are Sane (10:09), Fact And Fiction / The Poet Sniffs A Flower (7:12), Art And Illusion (3:59), Love Song (6:44), Creepshow (11:23); total (48:48).
1984-03-28	G-266: Harrow College Of Higher Education, Harrow, England, UK Recording: Audience recording. Tracks: The Ceiling Speaks (2:48), Human Being (8:09), We Are Sane (11:18), Deep In The Heartland (4:19), Fact And Fiction / The Poet Sniffs A Flower (7:49), Creepshow (12:33), Art And Illusion / East Of Eden (7:41), Aspidentropy (9:01), Love Song (5:54); total (79:41). The Ceiling Speaks and Art And Illusion are incomplete.
1984-03-30	G-267: Quay Theatre, Sudbury, England, UK
1984-03-31	Live And Let Live is at number 10 on Sounds' Album Charts
1984-04-12	G-268: Angie's Rock Club, Wokingham, England, UK
1984-04-13	G-269: Salisbury Tech College, Salisbury, England, UK
1984-05-09	G-270: Verulam Arms, Watford, Heads, England, UK
1984-05-10	G-271: Verulam Arms, Watford, Heads, England, UK Note: Only known recording of Sears singing The Collector. According to BD he has sung The Collector a few times, all around this time. From a comment by Clive, the band played The Collector the previous day as well. Recording: Intro / The Ceiling Speaks (8:34), Take a Look (11:20), We Are Sane (11:09), Blondon Fair (5:20), Fact And Fiction / The Poet Sniffs A Flower (7:48), The Collector (19:08), Creepshow (12:24), Art And Illusion / East Of Eden (8:10), Love Song (5:57); total (101:01). Recordings copied from C-90 tapes onto C-60 tapes: We Are Sane split (7:37 + 3:32), The Collector split (12:12 + 6:56). There are tape breaks after The Collector, after Creepshow, and before Love Song.
1984-05-17	G-272: Westfield College, Hampstead, England, UK
1984-05-19	G-273: Marquee, London, England, UK Note: Simon Young (crew) favourite gig (he stated it was on 18-05).
1984-05-20	G-274: Marquee, London, England, UK
1984-05-21	G-275: Marquee, London, England, UK
1984-05-25	G-276: Bulmershe College, Reading, England, UK Recording: Audience recording. Tracks: Intro / The Ceiling Speaks (6:44), Blue Powder Monkey (7:32), We Are Sane (11:14), Fact And Fiction (3:58), Blondon Fair (5:20), Human Being (7:15), Take A Look (11:38), The Poet Sniffs A Flower (3:55), Creepshow (12:23), Art And Illusion / East Of Eden (8:24), Aspidentropy (1:28); total (90:42). Blue Powder Monkey has a cut-out, Human Being and Aspidentropy are incomplete.
1984-05	Granny's Basement, London - Fulham, England, UK Note: Recording the MCA Demo. Note: Available on the Art And Illusion CD re-issue. The versions on the Virgin Album were re-recorded.
1984-07-20	G-277: The Dominion Theatre, London, England, UK Recording: Audience recording. Tracks: Barriers (5:51), Art And Illusion (4:04), Human Being (7:26), Counterpoint (5:52), We Are Sane (10:23), Blondon Fair (5:04), Blue Powder Monkey (7:00), Creepshow (11:34), First New Day (5:12), Fact And Fiction / The Poet Sniffs A Flower (7:23), Take A Look (11:13), The Ceiling Speaks (6:02), East Of Eden (4:18), Love Song (6:45); total (113:22).
1984-08-03	Chris Broderick's studio, Reading, England, UK Note: These are alternate versions that were not released on the Art And Illusion mini LP. They are included as bonus tracks on the Cyclops release of the CD re-issue.
1984-08 mid	Amazon Studios, London or Liverpool?, England, UK Note: Recordings for the Art And Illusion mini LP.
1984-10-12	G-278: Kerrang! Wooargh! Weekender, Ladbrokes Seashore Holiday Village, Caister, Great Yarmouth, England, UK Note: The festival was held from Friday 1984-10-12 through Sunday 1984-10-14. Recording: Audience recording. Kings And Queens (5:46), C.R.A.B. (4:45), Creepshow (12:05), Take a Look (11:51); total (35:22).
1984-10-16	G-279: The Hexagon, Reading, England, UK
1984-10-18	G-280: Clouds, Preston, England, UK
1984-10-19	G-281: Bangor University, Bangor, England, UK
1984-10-21	G-282: Colston Hall, Bristol, England, UK
1984-10-22	G-283: The Dome, Brighton, England, UK
1984-10-23	G-284: Pavilion, Hemel Hampstead, England, UK
1984-10-25	G-285: Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, England, UK
1984-10-26	G-286: The Odeon, Birmingham, England, UK Recording: Audience recording.
1984-10-28	G-287: Sheffield University, Sheffield, England, UK
1984-10-31	G-288: City Hall, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK Note: Simon Young (crew) favourite gig. (source: NM)
1984-10	Release of Art And Illusion
1984-11-01	G-289: The Apollo, Manchester, England, UK Note: Geoff Mann joins Twelfth Night for a duet with Andy Sears on Love Song (this has not been confirmed!). (source: ??)
1984-11-02	G-290: The Gaumont, Ipswich, England, UK
1984-11-03	G-291: Lees Cliffe, Folkstone, England, UK Recording: Intro / The Ceiling Speaks (7:09), Kings And Queens (5:32), We Are Sane (10:17), Blondon Fair (5:15), Creepshow (11:20), Fact And Fiction (3:27), First New Day (5:35), C.R.A.B. (4:00), Counterpoint (5:30), Take A Look (10:56), Art And Illusion / Sequences (Closing Section) (6:04); total (86:05). Creepshow is incomplete.
1984-11-05	G-292: The Gaumont, Southampton, England, UK
1984-11-06	G-293: The Dominion Theatre, London, England, UK Recording: Audience recording, very good quality. The Ceiling Speaks (2:55), Kings And Queens (5:34), We Are Sane (10:26), Blondon Fair (5:07), Creepshow (11:39), Fact And Fiction (3:28), First New Day (5:25), C.R.A.B. (4:03), Counterpoint (5:41), Take A Look (11:22); total (76:40). This is probably not the complete show.
1984-11-10	G-294: Marburg University, Marburg, West Germany Note: First and only gig outside the UK; recorded by a German radio station called Hessischen Rundfunk. The radio show probably didn't contain the complete show. Recording: Tracks: The Ceiling Speaks (6:20), Kings And Queens (3:42), We Are Sane (10:29), Fact And Fiction (3:40), First New Day (5:53), Creepshow (11:54), C.R.A.B. (4:11), Counterpoint (6:10), Take A Look (9:14), Art And Illusion / East Of Eden (7:43), Love Song (5:43); total (82:02).
1984	Release of The Creep Show Note: Recorded at the Marquee, London, 1984-03-09 (G-258).

1985
1985-01-05	G-295: Marquee, London, England, UK Note: First of two shows at the Marquee as Jan Six and the Cryptic Clues (sold out in advance through the fan club).
1985-01-06	G-296: Marquee, London, England, UK Note: Second of two shows at the Marquee as Jan Six and the Cryptic Clues (sold out in advance through the fan club). Recording: Audience recording, very good quality. Tracks: Intro / The Ceiling Speaks (7:12), Kings And Queens (6:00), I Am (5:40), We Are Sane (10:46), The Craft (3:51), Blue Powder Monkey (6:36), Instrumental Medley (9:53), Blondon Fair (5:25), First New Day (5:24), Fact And Fiction (3:38), C.R.A.B. (4:31), Pressure (5:09), Counterpoint (6:02), Take A Look (13:13), Art And Illusion / East Of Eden (7:59), Sequences (Closing Section) (2:41), Creepshow (12:21), Love Song (2:58); total (143:30). Creepshow has a cut-out and Love Song is incomplete.
1985-02	Six new songs have been demo-recorded, among which the three new songs played at the Marquee gigs in 1985-01
1985-05-10	G-297: Birmingham University, Birmingham, England, UK Note: Start of 'Corner of the World Tour' (10-05-1985 through 18-05-1985).
1985-05-12	G-298: UEA, Norwich, England, UK
1985-05-13	G-299: Warwick University, Coventry, England, UK
1985-05-14	G-300: Leeds University, Leeds, England, UK
1985-05-16	G-301: Granary, Bristol, England, UK Note: After five minutes of the audience yelling for another encore. Requiem was played for the second time. A shorter version of We Are Sane is played: only Part II and Part III. Recording: Audience recording. Tracks: Intro / Requiem (6:49), Kings And Queens (5:51), White Glass (3:21), We Are Sane (7:40), Shame (4:31), Blue Powder Monkey (6:18), C.R.A.B. (4:17), Last Song (5:08), Counterpoint (5:44), Take A Look (11:41), Art And Illusion (3:46), The Ceiling Speaks (6:12), Love Song (6:09), Requiem (5:20); total (98:57). Counterpoint has a cut-out, varying tape speed during Art And Illusion.
1985-05-17	G-302: University of London, London, England, UK Recording: Audience recording. Tracks: Requiem (4:41), Kings And Queens (5:33), White Glass (3:10), We Are Sane (7:20), The Craft (4:05), Shame (4:20), Blue Powder Monkey (5:54), C.R.A.B. (4:14), First New Day (5:23), Last Song (4:51), Counterpoint (5:30), Take A Look (10:23), The Ceiling Speaks (6:05), Love Song (5:21); total (87:43).
1985-05-18	G-303: Polytechnic, Portsmouth, England, UK Note: End of the 'Corner of the World Tour'.
1985-08-18	G-304: "Wycombe Live Aid", High Wycombe, England, UK
1985-08-19	G-305: Marquee, London, England, UK Note: Fourteenth successive Marquee sell-out. (source: CD)
1985-08-20	G-306: Marquee, London, England, UK Note: Fifteenth successive Marquee sell-out. (source: CD)
1985-08-21	G-307: Marquee, London, England, UK Note: Sixteenth successive Marquee sell-out. (source: CD) Recording: Audience recording, very good quality. Tracks: Requiem (5:02), Art And Illusion (3:50), Pressure (4:21), Blue Powder Monkey (6:02), Blondon Fair (5:14), The Craft (4:22), Kings And Queens (5:32), The Ceiling Speaks (5:48), First New Day (5:15), Fact And Fiction / The Poet Sniffs A Flower (7:24), Counterpoint (5:26), Take A Look (11:37), We Are Sane (7:36), Love Song (7:04); total (101:16). Kings And Queens has a cut-out.
1985-11	Jacobs Studios, Farnhem, Surrey, England, UK Note: Recordings for Twelfth Night (aka The Virgin Album).
1985-12	Jacobs Studios, Farnhem, Surrey, England, UK Note: Recordings for Twelfth Night (a.k.a. The Virgin Album).
1985-12-12	World-wide record deal signed with Virgin.

1986
1986 early	Swanyard Studios, London and Rooster Studios, London, England, UK Note: Recordings for Twelfth Night (aka The Virgin Album).
1986	Wessex, England, UK Note: Mixing of material for Twelfth Night (aka The Virgin Album).
1986-04-10	G-308: Marquee, London, England, UK Note: Showcase for Virgin. TN premiere the album to Virgin people and invited friends.
1986-05-13	G-309: Town And Country Club, London - Kentish Town, England, UK Note: Recordings for Whistle Test (Blue Powder Monkey?) and for BBC Radio 1 (the complete show has been recorded, but was never broadcast). Was this the complete set? Recording: Audience recording. Tracks: Take A Look (10:56), The Ceiling Speaks (4:54), Counterpoint (5:30); total (26:43).
1986-06	Matinee Studios, Reading, England, UK
1986-06	Release of Shame
1986-07	Release of Twelfth Night (a.k.a. The Virgin Album)
1986-08	Release of Take A Look
1986-08-28	G-310: Halley's, Bideford, England, UK
1986-10-17	G-311: Hammersmith Odeon, London - Hammersmith, England, UK Note: Supporting The Enid.
1986-11-28	G-312: Marquee, London, England, UK Note: During technical problems a piano version of Love Song is played by Clive and Andy Sears. Recording: Audience recording. Tracks: Intro / Theatre (4:07), Shame (4:39), Jungle (4:07), The Craft (4:41), Blondon Fair (6:22), Art And Illusion (4:10), Pressure (3:42), This Is War (3:34), Fact And Fiction (3:57), Love Song (Andy Sears with Clive on keyboards) (4:45), Last Song / C.R.A.B. (9:04), Take A Look (11:55), Kings And Queens (5:37), First New Day (5:44); total (87:31). Love Song has a cut-out.
1986-11-29	G-313: Marquee, London, England, UK

1986-12	Andy Sears leaves the band


1987

1987-01	Clive leaves the band to build and run his own recording studio


1987	Martyn Watson joins the band on vocals and bass

1987	The new line-up write six songs together
1987	Showcase: live performance of the six new songs for "our man at Virgin"
1987	Demo recordings of five of the six new songs
1987	Virgin terminate the record contract
1987	The band decide to stop using the name Twelfth Night
1987-10-11	G-314: Marquee, London, England, UK Note: Supporting Geoff Mann. Note: Geoff Mann guests on vocals during Creepshow and Love Song; Love Song duet with Martyn Watson.

1988
1988-05	Animal House Studios, London, England, UK Note: Recording The Collector and Love Song for Collector's Item (Battersby, Devoil, Mann, Mitten, Revell)
199?	Release of The First Tape Album Plus

1990s
1991 early	Release of Collector's Item
1991	Re-release of Live At the Target
1991	Re-release of Fact And Fiction
1992	Release of Casino, a project by Geoff Mann with Clive Nolan, with Brian Devoil guesting on drums.
1993-02-05	Geoff Mann dies of cancer.
1993-06	Re-release of Live And Let Live
1994 mid	England, UK
1994-10	Release of Mannerism, A Tribute To Geoff Mann
1994-12-10	Jane Mann collects a special Best Of Award for Geoff, from Martin Hudson's Classic Rock Society at the Second Annual Best Ofs Awards Night, held at Herringthorpe Leisure Centre, Rotherham, England.
1995	Record label SI Music goes bust. Because of this, the CD issues of Live And Let Live and Mannerisms are no longer available.
1996	Re-release of Live And Let Live on Cyclops
1997	Re-release of Smiling At Grief on MSI

2000 - 2006
2001-01	Record company MSI goes bust. Because of this, the CD issues of Live At The Target, Smiling At Grief, and Fact And Fiction are no longer available.
2001-01	Brian Devoil is negotiating with Cyclops for a re-issue of Collector's Item.
2001-08	Collector's Item is re-issued on Cyclops CYCL-102. Sequences has been replaced by The Ceiling Speaks, Deep In The Heartland, and Last Song.
2001-09	Virgin Sweden is negotioating with Virgin UK to re-release the Virgin Album.
2002-03	Virgin UK has granted Virgin Sweden's request to re-release the Virgin Album. Virgin Sweden are now waiting for the tapes to arrive from the UK to master them for CD.
2002	Cyclops re-releases Fact And Fiction with seven bonus tracks.
2003-07	Cyclops release the first CD version of Art And Illusion, with several bonus tracks.
2004-06	Cyclops re-release a CD version of Live At The Target, with several bonus tracks.
2004-08-05	6è. Festival Internacional Tiana Prog-rock 2004, Teatre Albèniz, Tiana, Spain Note: Andy Sears plays a set of Twelfth Night songs, backed by The Knife.
2005-01-28	The first TN Archive CDR released: Smiling At Grief... Live (TNCDR01)
2005	A Midsummer's Night Dream (TNCDR02) released
2005	Corner Of The World (TNCDR03) released
2005-07	Live From London (IPDVD011, official DVD) and Live From London (TNCDR04) released
2005-08-01	The Virgin Album re-released on CD for the first time

2007 and on...
2007-04-01	Voices In The Night released
2007-06-11	Andy Sears and Clive Mitten announce performances of Twelfth Night songs
2007-09-01	First full band rehearsal of Andy Sears and Clive Mitten with Andy Revell and Brian Devoil, and Mark Spencer
2007-09-16	Brian's newsletter announces the rehearsal confirmed the band's hopes it would be a full Twelfth Night rehearsal, although Mark Spencer (keyboards, guitars, backing vocals) will replace Rick.
2007-11-17	The Peel, London, England, UK Note: First of the 2007 reunion gigs.