Stevenson's Rocket
Kevin Harris - Vocals / Alan Twigg - Bass / Mick Crowshaw - Guitar / Steve Bray - Drums - Dave Reid - Keyboards
Rex Brough says -
Coventry's answer to the Bay City Rollers! Pete Waterman, while he was working as A and R man for Magnet spotted them at Tiffany's. They'd served their time playing the "beer and burger" club circuit, yet their age range was still only 16 to 18. Pete Waterman wrote and produced their solitary top thirty hit. "Alright baby" is a classic slice of exuberant mid-70's pop. The band also appeared on PW's own hit "Good-bye-ee". Live, their set featured 50's chestnuts like "Heart and Soul", "Teenager in love", and the later single "Poetry in motion". I reckon it's the Waterman influence at work there.
In a copy of music week circa Nov 1975, the band were saying they'd like to be able to write their own stuff. I remember even seeing them on Top Of The Pops - Great, but what happened next!?!?
Alwyn W Turner came up with some answers! "The bass-player now lives in the Isle of Wight and I've tried getting hold of him via his son - whose email I have - but no luck so far. I'm interested because (a) they weren't a bad little band, but mostly (b) they genuinely had reason to believe that they were going to be huge stars ... and then nothing happened."
Singles
Alright baby / Teenage Dreamer - Magnum 1975
Here I am / Don't love seem strange - Magnum 1976
Poetry in Motion / Teenage guy - Magnum 1976
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