Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts

Brett Marvin and the Thunderbolts were a British club and touring blues band, formed in 1968 and later, a rarely performing pub band. Under the pseudonym Terry Dactyl and the Dinosaurs they released "Seaside Shuffle", a novelty single that reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart in 1972.
Brett Marvin and The Thunderbolts originally comprised school pupils and staff from Thomas Bennett School in Crawley, West Sussex, England. An early line-up was Dave Arnot (drums), Pete Gibson (trombone/vocals/percussion), Graham Hine (guitar) and Jim Pitts (guitar/vocals/harmonica), with John Randall and Keith Trussell (percussionists). The band was later joined by John Lewis (Jona Lewie) as vocalist, songwriter and keyboardist. Further personnel changes included Pete Swan (bass), Doug Strathie (bass) and Taffy Davies (vocals/keyboard/clarinet/mandolin) who joined the band after the departure of John Lewis, who had left to pursue a solo career after the band's first breakup. Instrumentation included "bizarre inventions", such as an 'electric ironing board' and a lagerphone, band-named a 'Zobstick'.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel first played the group's material on his radio programme in 1969 via the various artists compilation album, 'I Asked For Water, She Gave Me . . . Gasoline'. He would play further tracks from the group including a session and live concert they recorded for his show in 1970.
==Sessions==
1. Recorded: 1970-05-18. First Broadcast: 30 May 1970. Repeated: 19 September 1970
*Too Many Hotdogs /. So Tired / Crazy With The Blues (& Going Back 19/9/70)
==Live==
Recorded at The BBC Paris Theatre. First Broadcast: 26 July 1970
#Roll And Tumble
#unknown songs
==Other Shows Played== 
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*11 October 1969: I’m So Tired (v/a LP - I Asked For Water, She Gave Me . . . Gasoline) Liberty
;1970
*09 May 1970: Dust Me Broom (LP – Brett Marvin And The Thunderbolts) Sonet 
*03 October 1970: Thoughts On You (7") Sonet
*31 October 1970: Thoughts On You (7") Sonet
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
*Official Website
Category:Artists