Beeston lad Paul Smith opened his own clothing shop at 6 Byard Lane, Nottingham in late 1970. He went on to grow this into a worldwide empire. Wikipedia entry.

For this website, the interest is that on that opening day, a local group played outside on the street. The group was ‘High Bread Mishap‘, a loose Beefheart style blues improvisational outfit formed by Nick Turner and Mick Gorman along with Steve Morley and Archie MvElvie. This group had a cast of members, eventually ending up with Wayne Evans and Mick Barratt who go on to form ‘Gaffa‘ in 1972.

LIne up:
Nick Turner: Vocals
Mick Gorman: Guitar
Archie McElvie: Harmonica
Steve Morley: Guitar