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Sunday 3 November 2019

Street 66 - Conman (1983)


b/w All The Small Minds

Great Mod/Powerpop from this Welsh (Caerphilly/Cardiff) band led by Alex Silva 

The band appears to have been short-lived & I'll admit to have been having problems working out the line up but now thanks to Swifty leaving a comment I can confirm the 4 piece were


Alex Silva (Voc, Guitar, Sax)
Street 66
Steve "Vannie" Van Koningsveld  (Guitar) Later playing with Bryn Gregory & the Co-Stars
Nicky Morgan (Bass)
Clive Wakeley (Drums) Worked in Ivor Barnetts Music Shop in Caerphilly

Alex was also in another Cardiff Mod band "Living School" (who becmae A Sound Reaction [1983-85]) with
Jamie Sinclair-Thomson (Guitar Voc)
Nicky Morgan (Bass)
Kris Ayre (Drums)

Useless Info - Alex Silva is better known for being the Guitarist for Papa's New Faith [1987-89] & Even more renouned as a record producer. Famously the Manic Street Preachers 1995 Holy Bible amongst others.

Sleeve Front
The 45 does come with a Pic sleeve but mine is without.

As always anyone that can add/put straight any info please leave a comment

Sounds & Scans

2 comments:

  1. Street 66 line up:
    Alex Silva (vocals/guitar/saxaphone)
    Steven Vankoningsveld (guitar)
    Nicky Morgan (Bass)
    Clive Wakeley (Drums)

    And the bassist was not from Liverpool, he was from Caerphilly.

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  2. Thanks for the info Swifty, You're a star! + sorry to Nick for getting his Nationality wrong (Although I have read that Liverpool is the capital Of North Wales - This is not meant as an insult to anyone in North Wales - I'm sure this rankles!!}

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