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"I don't believe it!!"
 Click on records for The Beatmen and
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On Sunday 22nd October 2006 both these records were sold
by the same collector on ebay.
"Now the Sun has Gone" by The Beatmen realised £21 and "It Is" by The Nerve realised £34. Amazing! -
Check your vinyl collection!
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Guitar Story
The Fabulous BEATMEN
 The guitar on the left is also featured in the picture on the right with
Stuart Lane and below right, being played by Justin Hayward of
The Moody Blues.
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The 'original' STORMCATS who later became The MANSFIELDS
 Ric Lee, Mick Hodgkinson, Keith Williams and Stuart Lane
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The Gibson ES 345 Stereo Blonde was originally purchased by Cliff Haynes in 1961 from Papworths
Music Store, Alfreton Road, Nottingham, and was resold back to Papworths when Cliff ceased playing
with the Beatmen.
It was then purchased by Stuart Lane (Stormcats/Mansfields) who eventually sold the guitar for £130 to Carlsbro, Mansfield, in 1967.
The guitar was then purchased by Justin Hayward (Moody Blues) for £150 and subsequently featured
on the front cover of the May 1977 issue of International Musician.
In the interview for the magazine Justin Hayward said. " The Stereo is beautiful. Blonde. I just saw that in an
ad and I used to have a roadie who was very hot at picking up those kind of things. I used it on a couple of things, I played the solo on "Seventh Sojourn" and I played it on " Every Good Boy Deserves Favour". It's beautiful for real stereo recording and that's what I liked about it and it's got a very fine and precise sound
and I love the sounds that it gives right through the range. It's good for electric rhythm as well."
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Having sold the guitar almost 40 years ago the nearest Stuart Lane thought he would ever get to seeing it again was when he purchased a copy of that 1977 International Musician.
However in August 2006 whilst searching the internet for 'Gibson ES 345 Stereo - Blonde', he stumbled across the website of a retailer who specialises in rare and vintage guitars....and there was the very same guitar complete with original case and an illustration of Justin Hayward playing it on stage.The store was Southworth Guitars in Bethesda, Maryland USA. After 'interesting' negotiations the guitar is now back in the UK in the hands of Stuart Lane (and no, please don't try to ask him how much he paid!!).
The sister Gibson that Bill Brazier bought in 1961when Cliff Haynes first purchased his Gibson, is still owned and played by him when performing with the Beatmen.
This means that the original shipment of these two rare and now vintage guitars is back in the UK after 45 years.
Oh well, if ever proof were needed about the power of the internet, here it is!!
Stuart Lane
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Stuart joins The Beatmen at their gig at Edwistowe November 06 to complete the reunion of the guitars, not seen together for 45 years.
 Bill and Stuart play Johnny B Goode
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 Cliff Haynes with Stuart Lane. Cliff owned the guitar originally.
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