“Are they the ultimate in Bovver Rock?” wondered Music Week in September 1973.
Portsmouth four-piece Hector painted freckles on their faces, wore striped Dennis The Menace gear, had a giant catapult on stage with which to fire Smarties at the audience, and shared the stage with an oversized rocking horse for singer Phil Brown to “have a rocking time on”.
Bass player Nigel Shannon designed the stage wear, and he later adapted the urchin look into black velvet jumpsuits, commenting, “Whereas before it was like a window cleaner’s outfit, now it’s more like a glorified boiler cleaner’s outfit.”
Fame was not to be, but their two DJM singles, Wired Up and Bye Bye Bad Days, remain corking pieces of 1970s Slade-style aggro.
Hector broke up after a particularly atrocious gig at Portsmouth’s Mecca Ballroom.
Phil Brown
Vocals Pete Brown
Guitar Nigel Shannon
Bass Alan Gordon
Drums
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