Monday, 2 December 2013

Pete Haycock (guitar)

MINIMAL BIOGRAPHY:

Fantastic guitarist, Pete Haycock was born Peter John Haycock on March 4th, 1951 in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. After playing in several bands, he was one of the founders of Climax Blues Band (originally called Climax Chicago Blues Band).

After many years, his departure of the band allowed him to start his own solo career with albums and several film soundtracks. He was a member of the fantastic Night Of The Guitar albums and tour.

Sadly, Pete Haycock passed away on October 30th, 2013 in Germany. He was 62. In the last years, he was collaborating with Robin George and they were to release a joint album.

I haven´t proper info about the different Climax Blues Band lineups, but anyway I wanted to include this page as a tribute to a great player.

NIGHT OF THE GUITAR

In November 1988, after the success of the collective instrumental album No speak, a special 7-concerts mini tour is scheduled for most of those guitarists to play live. This was the lineup:

NIGHT OF THE GUITAR #?
Nov 88
êTen Years After
Randy California †
guitar, vocals
Pete Haycock †
guitar, vocals
Alvin Lee †
guitar, vocals
Leslie West
guitar, vocals
Steve Howe
guitar
Robbie Krieger
guitar
Ten Years Afterê
Steve Hunter
guitar
Andy Powell
guitar
Ted Turner
guitar
+
Livingstone Brown
bass, keyboards
Derek Holt
bass, vocals
Chris Bucknell
keyboards
Clive Mayuyu
drums

A double live album was released in 1989, Night of the guitar live!.

   BANDS AND SELECTED RECORDINGS:
BAND / ARTIST.RECORDINGS
Climax Blues Band  22 RECORDINGS:
  • Plays on - Climax Blues Band (1969)

    • Members: Peter Filleul, Derek Holt, Richard Jones, George Newsome (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock, Arthur Wood)
  • Climax Chicago Blues Band - Climax Blues Band (1969)

    • Members: Peter Filleul, Derek Holt, George Newsome (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock, Arthur Wood)
  • A Lot of bottle - Climax Blues Band (1970)

    • Members: Anton Farmer, Peter Filleul, Derek Holt, George Newsome (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock, Arthur Wood)
    • Producer: Chris Thomas
    • Comments: Some CD reissues contain 2 bonus tracks, under the title A lot of bottle plus.
  • Tightly knit - Climax Blues Band (1971)

    • Members: Peter Filleul, Derek Holt, George Newsome (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock, Arthur Wood)
    • Producer: Chris Thomas
  • Rich man - Climax Blues Band (1972)

    • Members: John Cuffley, Derek Holt (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock)
  • FM - live - Climax Blues Band (1973)

    • Members: John Cuffley, Derek Holt (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock)
  • Sense of direction - Climax Blues Band (1974)

    • Members: John Cuffley, Peter Filleul, Derek Holt (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock)
    • Guests: Bob Walters
  • 1969-1972 - Climax Blues Band (1975)

    • Members: Peter Filleul, Derek Holt (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock)
  • Stamp album - Climax Blues Band (1975)

    • Members: John Cuffley, Derek Holt, Richard Jones (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock)
  • Gold plated - Climax Blues Band (1976)

    • Members: John Cuffley, Peter Filleul, Derek Holt, Richard Jones (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock)
  • Shine on - Climax Blues Band (1978)

    • Members: John Cuffley, Peter Filleul, Derek Holt, Richard Jones (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock)
    • Guests: Madeline Bell, Helen Chappelle, Liza Strike, Joy Yates
    • Technical: Colin Fairley
    • Comments: Recorded in 1977.
  • Real to reel - Climax Blues Band (1979)

    • Members: John Cuffley, Peter Filleul, Derek Holt (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock)
  • Flying the flag - Climax Blues Band (1980)

    • Members: John Cuffley, Peter Filleul, Derek Holt (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock)
    • Guests: Clydene Jackson, Gabriel Katona, Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters (RIP: Nicky Hopkins)
  • Lucky for some - Climax Blues Band (1981)

    • Members: John Cuffley, Peter Filleul, Derek Holt (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock)
    • Guests: Michael Boddicker, Glenn Hughes (RIP: Nicky Hopkins)
  • Sample and hold - Climax Blues Band (1983)

    • Members: John Cuffley, Peter Filleul, Robin George, George Glover, Derek Holt (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock)
    • Guests: Dave Markee, Henry Spinetti
  • Loosen up 74-76 - Climax Blues Band (1984)

    • Members: Peter Filleul, Derek Holt (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock)
  • Couldn´t get it right - Climax Blues Band (1987)

    • Members: Peter Filleul, Derek Holt (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock)
  • Drastic steps - Climax Blues Band (1988)

    • Members: Peter Filleul, Derek Holt (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock)
  • The Climax - Climax Blues Band (1990)

    • Members: Peter Filleul, Derek Holt (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock)
  • The Harvest years - Climax Blues Band (1991)

    • Members: Peter Filleul, Derek Holt (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock)
  • Live and dangerous - Climax Blues Band (1993)

    • Members: Peter Filleul, Derek Holt (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock)
  • Blues song - Robin George & Pete Haycock´s Climax Blues Band (2013)

    • Members: Robin George (RIP: Pete Haycock)
    • Guests: Mel Collins + Charlie Morgan
    1 COMPILATIONS:
  • Best of - Climax Blues Band (1983)

    • Members: Peter Filleul, Derek Holt (RIP: Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock)
    Other info on members of Climax Blues Band (I know up to 22 members)
    To be covered (21):Roy Adams, Chris Aldridge, Colin Cooper, John Cuffley, Graham Dee, John Edwards, Anton Farmer, Peter Filleul, Robin George, George Glover, Mark Hayward-Chaplin, Derek Holt, John Holt, Lester Hunt, Roger Inniss, Richard Jones, Neil McCallum, George Newsome, Jeff Rich, Neil Simpson, Arthur Wood
    ELO Part II  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Electric Light Orchestra Part Two - Electric Light Orchestra Part Two ( - )

    • Members: Bev Bevan, Louis Clark, Neil Lockwood, Eric Troyer (RIP: Pete Haycock)
    • Producer: (RIP: Don Arden)
    • Technical: Kevin Reeves, Wally Traugott
    Other info on members of ELO Part II (I know up to 12 members)
    Old pages (1):Don Airey
    To be covered (8):Phil Bates, Bev Bevan, Louis Clark, Kelly Groucutt, Mik Kaminski, Neil Lockwood, Hugh McDowell, Eric Troyer
    The General Erection   
    Other info on members of The General Erection (I know up to 4 members)
    To be covered (1):Richard Jones
    The Gospel Truth   
    Other info on members of The Gospel Truth (I know up to 2 members)
    To be covered (1):Colin Cooper
    The H Factor  1 RECORDINGS:
  • The H Factor - The H Factor (1989)

    • Members: Derek Holt, Steve Hunter (RIP: Pete Haycock)
    • Guests: (RIP: Bruce Gary)
    Other info on members of The H Factor (I know up to 3 members)
    To be covered (2):Derek Holt, Steve Hunter
    Pete Haycock Band  4 RECORDINGS:
  • The Soft spot - Pete Haycock´s Climax (1986)

    • Members: Livingstone Brown (RIP: Pete Haycock)
    • Guests: Geoff Castle, Pete Thompson
  • Guitar and son - Pete Haycock (1987)

    • Members: Livingstone Brown, Mike Stevens (RIP: Pete Haycock)
    • Guests: Chris North, Pete Thompson
    • Technical: Dennis Blackham
  • Livin´ it - Pete Haycock (1992)

    • Members: Livingstone Brown, Clive Mayuyu, Mike Stevens (RIP: Pete Haycock)
  • Total climax - Pete Haycock´s Climax ( - )

    • Members: Livingstone Brown (RIP: Pete Haycock)
    • Guests: Paul Brett, Stuart Brooks, Pete Thompson, Chris White
    Other info on members of Pete Haycock Band (I know up to 4 members)
    To be covered (3):Livingstone Brown, Clive Mayuyu, Mike Stevens
    The Mason-Dixon Line   
    Other info on members of The Mason-Dixon Line (I know up to 5 members)
    To be covered (1):George Newsome
    Night Of The Guitar  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Night Of The Guitar live! - Night Of The Guitar (1989) (LIVE)

    • Members: Livingstone Brown, Derek Holt, Steve Howe, Steve Hunter, Robbie Krieger, Clive Mayuyu, Andy Powell, Ted Turner, Leslie West (RIP: Randy California, Pete Haycock, Alvin Lee)
    • Guests: Stewart Copeland
    Other info on members of Night Of The Guitar (I know up to 16 members)
    Already covered (1):Alvin Lee
    To be covered (12):Jan Akkerman, Livingstone Brown, Randy California, Derek Holt, Steve Howe, Steve Hunter, Robbie Krieger, Phil Manzanera, Clive Mayuyu, Andy Powell, Ted Turner, Leslie West

       SOME SESSIONS:
    BAND / ARTIST.RECORDINGS
    Jan Akkerman Band  1 RECORDINGS:
  • The Noise of art - Jan Akkerman (1990)

    • Members: Jan Akkerman
    • Guests: Derek Holt + Livingstone Brown, Clive Mayuyu
    • Producer: (RIP: Pete Haycock)
    • Technical: Mark Bruce
    Other info on members of Jan Akkerman Band (I know up to 19 members)
    Already covered (2):Bob Jenkins, Jerry Stevenson
    To be covered (4):Jan Akkerman, Bruno Castellucci, Nippy Noya, Jasper Van´t Hof
    Animal Logic  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Animal Logic - Animal Logic (1989)

    • Members: Stanley Clarke, Stewart Copeland
    • Guests: Steve Howe, L Shankar, Michael Thompson (RIP: Pete Haycock, Freddie Hubbard)
    • Technical: Bernie Grundman, Chris Lord-Alge, Jeff Seitz
    Other info on members of Animal Logic (I know up to 4 members)
    To be covered (3):Stanley Clarke, Stewart Copeland, Ray Gomez
    Robin George Band  1 RECORDINGS:
  • LovePower and Peace - Robin George´s LovePower (October 2011)

    • Members: Robin George
    • Guests: Steve Bray, Mel Collins, Roger Flavelle, Bob Jackson + Darrell Bath, Arthur Brown, Jon Camp, Eddie Clarke, Morgan Fisher, Nick Glennie-Smith, Peter Goalby, Jaki Graham, Sean Harris, Ken Hensley, Steve Hunter, Charlie Morgan, Pino Palladino, Chris Slade, Nick Tart, Brian Tatler, Pete Thompson, Ruby Turner, Pete Way, John Wetton (RIP: David Byron + Gus Dudgeon, Rex Gorin, Pete Haycock)
    • Comments: Charity album organized by Robin George with many of his friends.
    Other info on members of Robin George Band (I know up to 1 members)
    To be covered (1):Robin George
    Gary Numan Band  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Metal rhythm - Gary Numan (1988)

    • Guests: Andy Coughlan, Tessa Niles (RIP: Pete Haycock, Dick Morrissey)
    • Technical: Robin Black
    Other info on members of Gary Numan Band (I know up to 14 members)
    To be covered (3):Mark Kipper Eldridge, Dennis Haines, Joe Hubbard
    The Tarney / Spencer Band  1 RECORDINGS:
  • Three´s a crowd - The Tarney / Spencer Band (1978)

    • Members: Trevor Spencer, Alan Tarney
    • Guests: John Cuffley, Peter Filleul, Bernie Grundman, Derek Holt, Lynton Naiff, John Perry, Tony Rivers (RIP: Stu Calver, Colin Cooper, Pete Haycock)
    • Producer: David Kershenbaum
    VVAA  2 RECORDINGS:
  • Guitar speak - VVAA (1988)

    • Guests: Roscoe Beck, Livingstone Brown, Rick Derringer, Steve Howe, Steve Hunter, Dean Johnson, Eric Johnson, Jimmy Johnson, Robbie Krieger, Glenn Letsch, Phil Manzanera, Hank Marvin, C P Roth, Michael Sturgis, Leslie West, John Wetton (RIP: Randy California, Ed Cassidy, Bruce Gary, Pete Haycock, Alvin Lee, Ronnie Montrose)
    • Producer: Paul Brown
    • Technical: Stephen Marcussen
    • Comments: Album featuring new tracks by great guitarists, such as Alvin Lee, Randy California, Eric Johnson, Leslie West, Ronnie Montrose (backed by Glenn Letsch and Dean Johnson), Steve Howe, Phil Manzanera, Rick Derringer, Pete Haycock, Steve Hunter, Hank Marvin and Robbie Krieger.
  • Guitar speak II - VVAA (1988)

    • Guests: Jan Akkerman, Brian Bennett, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Dave Bronze, Jim Copley, Andy Duncan, Dennis Greaves, Rodney Holmes, Tony Iommi, Jaz Lochrie, Ian Lynn, Harvey Mandel, Jim Mankey, Bernie Marsden, Hank Marvin, Geoff Nicholls, Robin Trower, Peter Van Hooke, Reggie Washington, Reg Webb (RIP: Andy Brown, Pete Haycock, Cozy Powell)
    • Producer: Earle Mankey, Christopher Neil
    • Technical: Ron McMaster
    Hans Zimmer Band  1 RECORDINGS:
  • K2 OST - Hans Zimmer (1991)

    • Members: Hans Zimmer
    • Guests: Nick Glennie-Smith, Richard Harvey, Anthony Pleeth, Fiachra Trench (RIP: Pete Haycock)
    • Technical: Steve Price
    Other info on members of Hans Zimmer Band (I know up to 1 members)
    To be covered (1):Hans Zimmer
    RELATED WEBSITE LINKS: 3


    Official site(s) - tell them you saw the link here:

    From the always interesting Alex's Picks (by Alex Gitlin), we have:

    From the great site DME (by Dmitry M. Epstein), we have fantastic interviews:
    THANKS:

    Very Special Thanks to:
  • Robin George: for keeping me informed about his projects with Pete (2011 to 2013).
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    Thanks to:
  • Alex Gitlin: my friend, for some Climax Blues Band album as well as info on Pete.
  • Stefan Raupp: for adding info in some credits (2013).
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    RELATED MUSICIANS:

    Pete Haycock mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
    Derek Holt (26)
    Colin Cooper (23)
    Peter Filleul (20)
    John Cuffley (11)
    Livingstone Brown (7)
    Steve Hunter (4)
    Richard Jones (4)
    George Newsome (4)
    Pete Thompson (4)
    Arthur Wood (4)
    Page created by Miguel Terol on: 02/December/2013 - Last modified on: 04/December/2013. If you want to contribute with info, please write to: molympus1@gmail.com
    Please, note than you can check the indexes (musicians, bands, obituaries) at the top of this page.
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    3 comments:

    1. Stefan Raupp3 December 2013 at 21:57

      On the Livin it Album the missing member was Mike Stevens - Sax, Keys, Flute

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      1. molympus4 December 2013 at 13:56

        Corrected, thank you! I've also included your name in the 'Thanks' section.

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    2. Alyn Smith15 January 2014 at 09:13

      Given that Pete Haycock is mostly known as the guitarist in the Climax Blues Band, you need to do more research into correct details for the Climax Blues Band albums, there are too many mistakes for me to list. The information is all out there and a few hours of proper research will benefit the accuracy of all this.

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