This month's "good read" !
A fascinating interview with Tommy Banner in the 'Somerset Life' magazine - reproduced here with the kind permission of the magazine's editor Rachel Mead.
.....and coming soon later this month! - exciting extras for all you fans and collectors will be added to the website later this month. Keep an eye on Facebook for more details!
Contact Wurzelmania! Contact can be made via The Wurzel's Facebook page www.facebook.com/thewurzels or the official fans' Facebook page www.facebook.com/groups/fansofthewurzels If you wish to get updates on the band's gigs and availability then contact them directly sil@cruisin.co.uk or visit their official website at www.thewurzels.com
The Story of Wurzelmania!The original 'Wurzelmania!' website was the brainchild of Paul Gunningham - born out of admiration for The Wurzels and Adge Cutler - in 1999. Paul developed a fascinating and informative website and had also, for some time, been a campaigner for getting both Adge Cutler and Wurzel material released in the CD format. His major victory came in 2000 when EMI released 'The Finest Arvest Of The Wurzels', a compilation CD, and was asked to write the detailed sleeve-notes booklet that came with it. With the help of many fans emailing snippets of information his website grew. Professor Wurzel was in the process of assisting in enlarging the discography pages when Paul was tragically killed in 2007 in a road traffic accident shortly after leaving home to go on holiday with his family.Paul's widow gave the entire website (including the 'Scrumpy & Western' pages devoted to remembering the many acts from the west country who played similar music of to The Wurzels) to Frank Blades (of the tribute band 'The Mangled Wurzels') in order that Paul's work would not be lost - and in Paul's own words the site's 'mission' was .... to help spread the word to the uninitiated about Adge Cutler & The Wurzels' music - to share information and inform others interested in keeping the spirit of Adge Cutler alive, to fill in the gaps in our collective Wurzel knowledge gathered here for posterityFrank Blades and Professor Wurzel overhauled and updated Paul's site which then remained the oracle for 'all things Wurzel' for many years. Due to other commitments, and with Frank leaving the Mangled Wurzels, the site remained untouched for nearly a decade.In 2020 Professor Wurzel developed a new website devoted to archiving both The Wurzels' and Adge Cutler's musical past (and present!) as a sister-site to the band's official site www.thewurzels.com giving detail that didn't fit comfortably within the official site. In 2021 contact between Frank and Professor Wurzel resulted in the copyright for the original Wurzelmania! being handed over to Professor Wurzel. Ownership of the domain name for Wurzelmania followed in 2022 and Professor Wurzel's Wurzelmania! was born.
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Previous Wurzelmania! Updates :December 2023Copy of the CD 'Never Mind The Bullocks' with autographs including Dan Dribble and Lee Delamere1969 Adge Cutler Plymouth gig programme NEW! promotional photos from The Wurzels 2023 photo session
June 2023Three CDs given to the archives this month from the collection belonging to record producer Bob Barrett - of particular interest is the 'Wurzels Collection' where Bob has corrected record publication date errors in the CD insert''Great Hits' cassette - rare version with red text on the shell body added to the collection.
March 2023Additions to the site this month include an image of the 7" single 'If You Got Nothin' On Tonight' autographed by all three members of the band and a mis-pressing of the 1975 single by Queen 'You're My Best Friend' with The Wurzels 'Blackbird' single label on the reverse
December 2022The Wurzels Christmas Message page updated with the new message for 2022 New page for Irish releases - Farmer Bill's Cowman (1977) and I Hate JR (1980) Additional notes regarding laminated/unlaminated album sleeves on the I'll Never Get A Scrumpy Here LP1967 EP 'Scrumpy & Western' - new label variation added[Thanks to Peter May for providing new images for some of this month's updates]
October 2022 Additional Promo CD for "Sleigh Ride" & "White Christmas" variation added - thanks to Peter May for this item
August 2022 Updated biography page for the late Dave Wintour, Wurzels' bass guitarist who passed away in July 2022 Image of 'Mendip Magic' cassette tape insert, autographed by Adge's widow YvonneMay 2022A couple of additions to our 'Collector's Extras' sectionsImages of a factory sample copy for Adge Cutler's first LP kindly sent in by Peter May Images of Eddie Stobart CD single - autographed and with concert tickets attachedApril/May 2022 following the passing of John Morgan in 2021 the following pages have been updated or addedWurzel'n Timeline - pictorial Wurzel'n family tree!The Wurzels - biography listingsLee Delamere - Wurzels' drummerSteve Milliner - occasional Wurzel'n keyboards player
February 2022 Additional song lyrics added (under 'Songs' on top menu) - Website now contains the lyrics for all 176 officially released Wurzel tracks with revised menu system to allow easier location of songs.January 2022 Additional song lyrics added - 'The Wurzels' (self-titled cassette album), 'Mendip Magic' (cassette album), 'Finest Arvest' (CD album),'The Wurzels Live' (CD album), 'Never Mind The Bollocks' (CD album), 'Taste of The West (CD album), 'Top of The Crops' (CD album)The Wurzels' Christmas Messages Christmas 2021 Message addedJohn Morgan Wurzelography updated following his sad passing in December 2021
What a generous donation to our safe-keeping and the archives this month! Dear old Adge's armbands which he used at many gigs, and his cuff-links for when 'ee went to they really posh gigs! 🍻
Another a generous donation to our safe-keeping and the archives this month!Donated by the family of The Wurzels record producer, the late Bob Barrett, a well-worn official merchandise tee-shirt produced for the 1977 Golden Delicious UK tour. 🍻
November 2021 The Wurzels' TV and Radio Adverts new page The Wurzels' BBC TV and Radio Listings 1967-1974 new page The Wurzels' BBC TV and Radio Listings 1974-2020 new page The Wurzels' Christmas Messages new pageOctober 2021 - release newspage including unreleased version of 'Mother Nature Calling'Images of Press Releases added to 'Little Darlin' single 1974 reissueSeptember 2021 - release newspageNumerous additions to the site following the inclusion of material from the 'Wurzelmania.co.uk' website with copyright for that site now being passed to Professor Wurzel - with many thanks to Frank Blades for this! More pages from the site will be updated and added in the future. See the 'Wurzelmania' section on this page for more information. Promotional copy of 2003 CD 'Cutler Of The West' added July 2021 The Wurzels tour and gig programmes - New Section! many examples - all fully readable! Added July 2021 Adge Cutler & The Wurzels tour and gig programmes - New Section! many examples - all fully readable! Added July 2021 Fan Club Letters - Redesigned section to improve usability. Added July 2021June 2021'Combine Harvester' Canadian 8-track cartridge added June 2021, kindly donated to the archives by Sarah Azad of the USA'Golden Delicious' 8-track cartridge release added June 2021'Mendip Magic' cassette album variation added June 2021'Combine Harvester' factory sample single (originally belonging to producer Bob Barrett) - added June 2021'All Over Mendip' factory sample (originally belonging to producer Bob Barrett) - added June 2021'Poor Poor Famer' factory sample (originally belonging to producer Bob Barrett) - added June 2021'I Am A Cider Drinker' single - with a 'B side' label on both sides (originally belonging to producer Bob Barrett) - added June 2021'Little Darlin' 1974 pressing BBC preview copy - added June 2021Factory Sample of 'Adge Cutler's Family Album' LP 1967 pressing (originally belonging to producer Bob Barrett) added June 2021Factory Sample of 'Adge Cutler's Family Album' LP 1973 pressing (originally belonging to producer Bob Barrett) added June 2021'Morning Glory' single release variation added June 20201 with thanks to Michael Pelling for this one'Golden Delicious' LP factory sample image added June 2021 with thanks to Peter May for this one'Greatest Hits' cassette variation added June 2021 with thanks to Michael Pelling for this oneNew Zealand release of 'Combine Harvester' single in company sleeve added June 2021 with thanks to Peter May for this oneNew 'printer-friendly' discographies added for both Adge Cutler and The Wurzels UK and overseas releases added June 2021Copy of the 1976 'I Am A Cider Drinker' single with a solid centre added June 2021 with thanks to Michael Pelling for this oneAdge Cutler's copy of the French pressing of 'Little Darlin' added June 2021 with thanks to Peter May for this one'Greatest Hits' Promo CD added June 2021 with thanks to Michael Pelling for this oneMay 2021:Copy of the 1977 single 'Bristol City' from Bob Barratt's collection May 2021 with thanks to Michael Pelling for this oneDetails of the South African pressing of the 1980 single 'I Hate JR' May 2021Index of all Wurzel songs added together with links to where ALL these recordings can be found - May 2021April 2021:Fan Club letters added 15th April 2021 with thanks to John Clarke and Elizabeth Beck for these!'Freshly Cut' LP information enhanced April 2021.March 2021:Rare variation of 1976 single 'Morning Glory' March 2021 with thanks to Peter May for this one!Autographed image of the 1967 LP 'Adge Cutler & The Wurzels' March 2021 - with thanks to John & Carol Tucker!