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A greetings telegram to the Paramounts on tour in Scotland, dated 3
December 1965; Barrie's thoughtful presents for his family. |
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Accents and Rebounds, a 48-page book (published 1961) of
exercises for the snare-drummer, autographed on the front cover by various
members of the Miracles including Smokey Robinson 'To my pal Barry [sic]'
with the 'y' then changed to an 'e'!. Click on the picture for a full
account. |
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A very ragged magazine page depicting a grinning Brooker, Wilson,
Derrick and (blond) Trower; a teacher-fan of the Paramounts |
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A photograph, frayed, folded and fascinating for its evidence of one of
the keys to BJ's greatness |
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Yellowing autographed photograph of four Paramounts on a rooftop |
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On the same page as the rooftop picture, its antithesis: looking down
on the Paramounts at the seaside |
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"The Paramounts are dazzled by two smart girls": apparently
from a fashion page in Valentine: read the text and enjoy the boys'
facial expressions! |
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Two interesting street-shots showing as much about early 60s Britain as
they do about rock music. |
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"Like the Roller Coaster in their home town, these boys have
had their ups and downs." The obverse contains a story about Georgie
Fame, who has 'been a long time in the pop business' … |
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Some nice off-duty shots of Barrie Wilson |
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A full-page pinup from Jackie, with six folds in it, and some
strange inky marks on Diz's nose. Frans Steensma informs us that Jackie
was 'a weekly for go-ahead teens' (it said so on the cover every
week); this is probably from February 1964. |
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An interesting sequence of pictures of Gary Brooker … and a glimpse
of a 60s record collection |
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The Paramounts beat the clock: hilarious party stunts involving three
Paramounts and three girls |
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Two portraits of Robin Trower, without dyed hair, but looking at pinups
of himself with dyed hair … |
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The famous Selmer picture, which has several enigmatic features! |
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Two contrasting pictures of Diz Derrick |
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Four photographs of The Paramounts learning to sail (and you thought
the nautical theme had emanated from Keith Reid?) |
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Vignettes of each Paramount, with likes and dislikes. Rob hates 'jokes
about his natural blond hair'! |
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Assorted fan clippings: four photos with text and additional notes by
Frans Steensma |
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Two drawings by Barrie, and a photograph featuring Sue, whom he would
later marry |
