Back in the dim and distant past of the 1970’s there was an Edinburgh band called Brody. They had a big following and they often played in Nicky Tams Tavern in Victoria Street a couple of times a fortnight. Alternate weeks were filled by other local bands, including Netherbow who also used to play the Palace Hotel in Castle Street, Sunday lunchtimes.

The Brody line up was: Kenny Brodie on lead guitar, Dave Scott on Bass, Kenny McDonald on keyboards, Tom Archibald on drums and Ron Jackson on lead vocals. Sound engineer was John Ramsay (later with Silly Wizard and Simple Minds) and the hairy roadie was Charlie Beattie.

Below are some black and white contact sheets of pics taken at three locations.

Sheets 1 - 4
This outside gig was photographed at the Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh in the summer of 1975.

Sheets 5 - 8
These were shot at the Assembly Rooms in George Street, date unknown. The other band snapped doing a soundcheck on stage was Be-Bop Deluxe who as far as I remember were the headline band with Brody as support.

Sheets 9 - 13
These two and a quarter square shots were done at Nicky Tams on Wednesday 20^th August 1975.

Sheets 14 and 15
Dave Scott had left the band by now, and some of these shots show the late Colin Archbold on bass guitar, both at the band's practice hall out at Hermiston, and also on stage. As far as I can remember, this particular gig took place in the social club at the old Edinburgh Corporation bus garage off Leith Walk.

Sheet 16
This final sheet again shows Colin Archbold, along with Tom Archibald relaxing at Hermiston. The other pic is a camera shy Charlie Beattie hiding under his Afghan coat.

Click on the thumbnail black & white's below to enlarge each selection of negatives.

This article originally appeared in International Musician and Recording World probably round about 1977 or 78.

Tom and Kenny at Hermiston