occasionally david

TO READ A FULL INTERVIEW WITH THE BAND GET ON TO www.biguntidy.com IT'S A HIGHLY ENTERTAINING MAGAZINE OCCASIONALLY DAVID are a long established band. But the band that is out now and gigging is CLIVE WHITELOCK, electric guitar and vocals and ASHLEY WHITELOCK, electric bass. BRASSNECK'S bass player, NEIL SMITH, described our sound as "Stripped-down Psych rock" and I am indebted to him for that entirely unsolicited description! They are, however, essentially CLIVE WHITELOCK and RAY BATE. They released their only EP on vinyl in 1979 (Spectators) and their only single in 1980 ( I can't get used to losing you (so I'm coming back)). Both were played extensively by JOHN PEEL.In 1987 came FOREVER CHANGES, a complete cover version of the LOVE classic album. It was released on limited edition cassette and sold throughout the world. It was recorded entirely in Ray's bedroom and only Clive and Ray are featured on the recordings. The two vinyl releases featured the quirky but effective lead guitar playing of BUFF GRIFFITHS, the general all-round talent of SABIR AHMED (bass and guitar) and on the single the dependable bass work of ROGER BATCHELOR. These three were also the mainstays of the live band. Drums on the EP were played by Ray and percussion by ANDY GREEN. Drums on the single by ROBIN PEARCE and of course, DAVE PARSONS on the old slide trombone. Good vibes to you all wherever you are! But all that fell by the wayside when Clive and Ray were alone to do what they did best and 1997 saw the release of MICKLEFIELD, a CD packed with fantastic WHITELOCK/BATE songs which were lightyears away from the punky stuff they wrote for the early releases. It is crammed with great musicians and shows a creative force at the peak of their powers. ARTHUR LEE, the composer of the two Forever Changes songs on this site, is now dead. At too young an age. If all had gone to plan OCCASIONALLY DAVID's version of FOREVER CHANGES would have been out on CD, but the record label bosses decided to fall out with each other instead. Peace brothers! 'Nevermore' 'Stone me Barry in the morning' and 'Old Flames (burn forever)' come from our CD 'MICKLEFIELD'. It features practically everyone who has ever played with Occasionally David over the years and that is a quite a few people.In July 2008, thanks to some flattering attention from BIGUNTIDY online magazine, CLIVE WHITELOCK decided to gig again using the original CLIVE WHITELOCK/RAY BATE songs. Enlisting the help of THIS DYING HOUR'S guitarist, ASH WHITELOCK, on bass, the new Occasionally David duo played a set at the Biguntidy night out at the Rising Sun Arts Centre in Reading. The first live gig since supporting Lindisfarne in the 80s. And we haven't looked back since! THANK YOU BARRY UNTIDY AND CLIVE PRODUCT!!!!!!!!and I repeat: COME ON BATE!!!