CROMAT
The actual Tricorn Club lasted until Pleasurama took over the ownership in I believe around 1974/5? re-opening as Gabriellas then Granny`s with all the awful garden furniture.
Tuesday nights at the Tricorn were Cromat nights at first mingled in with regular Tricorn nights.
The name Cromat came from a coruption of the two names of Pete Cross and Ricky Martin - (Cro - Mat).
CROMAT opened Tuesday Jan 19th 1971 with Argent playing live and the DJ that week was Jeff Dexter the IOW Festival/London 'Underground' man, and it was six bob to get in.
1971
January 19th Argent, a Cromat night
January 25th Status Quo
January 26th Pete Browns Piblokto, a Cromat night
January 28th Alan Bown a Tricorn night
January 29th Nite People a Tricorn night
January 30th Nashville Teens a Tricorn night
February 2nd Skin Alley, a Cromat night
February 9th Trapeze , a Cromat night
John Peel appeared on Tuesday February 16th with Aubrey Small and Tuesday 23rd with guest bands, two Cromat nights.
March 2nd Hookfoot, Image, Bob Harris
March 9th Viv Stanshall, Paladin
May 25th Amazing Bloneld, Crusade
June 27th Spreadeagle
Octobbe 19th Rhada Krishna Temple, Time Dynasty, Bob Harris
December 12th Roger Ruskin SpearsGiant Kinetic Wardbrobe
1972
February 1st Hackensack
March 7th Ginger Baker13 piece Afro Rock Band
March 2st Graham Bond, Pete Brown
March 28th Hackensack
April 4th Good Habit
April 11th Juicy Lucy
April 18th Good Habis
May 16th Climax Chicago
September 19th Clin Blunstone
October 24th Roxy Music
The Cromat Club ran for a couple of years and simply faded.
Amongst the acts who appeared at Cromat were Uriah Heep, Paul Rogers, Paul Kossoff, Rhada Krista Temple,Focus, Barclay James Harvest, Vivian Stanshall, Roger Ruskin Spear and his Kanetic Wardrobe, Gentle Giant, Da Da, Vinegar Joe (with Robert Palmer and Elkie Brooks, Joe Brown`s Home Brew, Edgar Broughton Band, Pretty Things, Ginger Bakers Afro Band, Graham Bond, Alex Harvey Band.
The DJ that week was Jeff Dexter the IOW Festival/London 'Underground' man.
The gig poster below shows the opening week of Cromat.
They were advertisded but didn't turn up!
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