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Hi Des,
I hope it is Hi to the same Des that was a musician in the late 60`s early
70`s. My name is Bill Williams, I used to own a small
Recording Studio in the 70s in a village near
I recall you coming to the Studio around the same time as other local bands
whose members included Bruce Gooding.
I still have some demo recordings of you, with your band ( three I think ),
they have been rescued from old master tapes, digitally enhanced, cleaned and
transferred to C.D., if you are the one and the same man, email mail me, and
I`ll see if we can reunite you with your music. . Bill ( P.S.
a guy called Phil Parsons used to work at the studio, perhaps this might jog
the memory.)
Hi Bill,
Yes, it is definitely me that recorded at your studio and yes I do remember
both you and Phil. I am amazed that you remember me
though. I recall your studio very well and recall being surprised
at how you had built such a wonderful studio on your own and in little Timsbury of all places! The quality of the tapes was also
very good and I would love to have a CD of the tapes. I moved, with my wife, to
This Friends Revisited website is amazing. I have already heard
from old friends of mine at my schools in
If you let me know how much I will owe you for a copy of the CD, and
postage, I will send you a check (I still have a British bank account). It
would probably be best if you sent it to me via my in-laws at Castle Combe and I'll give you the address (can't remember the zip
code but I'll get it tonight).
Thanks for getting in touch and I look forward to hearing from you. Des
Hi Des,
Long time no hear, yes the memory is pretty good for me, an eventful time of my
life .. I went to a concert at the Pavilion a year of so ago as a benefit night
for Paul ( who now has MS ) .. Jeff Avis is still in
the area, I saw a death recorded in the Bath Chronicle recently, may have been
his mother or perhaps a relation. Money is not required for the CD, I am just
pleased to be able to offer it to you .. as to Jeff and his music, I will include both his, all that
I have from those tapes for you, and a list of those artists that may bring
back a few happy memories for you. Look forward to the address detail.. Regards .. Bill
Hi Bill,
You must be referring to Paul Davies, who I heard through a friend has MS. I
worked at the MOD with Paul for many years and he also played drums with my
band occasionally. I actually sold my PA to him when we moved to
the States and was very sad to hear how sick he was. Do you know
his latest status by any chance? He was married to a girl called
Erica when I last saw him, though that was a long time ago.
If you ever hear anything of Jeff Avis could you let me know, as I'd love to
contact him again. That must have been his
mother that died, as his father died some time ago. I recall my
first ever rehearsal in a band was in their front room in
If you could send that CD etc to the following address, I'd be very grateful:
Des Knuckey, *******, **********, ********, SN14 7HQ
Thanks a lot.
Des. p.s
Do you still have the recording studio?
HI Des,
Yes it was Paul Davis, my memory is not what it used to be ... the
studio had to close in 1974, due to the miners strikes, lack of money, and the
fact that musicians are notorious for not paying their bills
!!! .. I`ll do what I can for you to locate Jeff and I`ll forward a copy
of the tracks that I have to the address for you .. Regards .. Bill
Hi again Des, sorry to be a bit late with the reply, but it`s a busy
time of year for me, and I had to get my printer going again to do the CD
labels for you.
I`ll send the Disk to the address you gave in Castle Combe .. hope
it gets to you safely, I have had no luck with the Avis family so far, will try
again after Christmas for you .. seasons Greetings to
you and yours .. and a Happy New year .. Bill
Thanks Bill,
And a very happy Christmas to you also. We
used to try to get back to
Des