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I always liked Temma Harbour and have an interest in the Apple label. Is Bob really Philamore Lincoln?

Yes Bob (My Uncle - no jokes about 'Bobs your Uncle' thank you!) is really Philamore Lincoln. For decades most people have known him as Phil and only a few of us as Bob.

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I also knew Mick Anson (Cranson), as well as being in the same motorcycle club, we both went to Sensei Asano's classes at Carlton Forum. We would leave together, him on his Black Shadow and myself on my Norton framed Ariel Square Four.

He told me about his brother writing Temma Harbour, he also mentioned that his brother was advised to open a Swiss bank account because of money it was bringing in. Re his band, I also knew Sutch, he was a regular at the White Hart,but I cannot remember him ever being in Cranson's band. BTW Cranson had two Vincents at the same time.

He was a vegetarian way before it became popular. We went to a veggie restaurant in Leicester in the 60's, I wasn't impressed. It would be another twenty years before I gave up meat.

Ok I have found out that Mike was Cranson and the music career was never really a thing for him. He and his family are still all vegetarian. Bob his brother had a big laugh when asked about having a Swiss bank account.

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Hi Shirley and welcome to the site.

So sorry to hear of your dad's passing. Please accept my heartfelt condolences.

It was easy to be complementary about your dad. He obviously cared about his customers and his business. He took time to explain things to a newby to the Hi-Fi world in the mid sixties. His advice was based on what was best for the customer and not what would simply put more money in his pocket. I am still using the Wharfedale super Linton speakers I bought from him in 1966. They have traveled to Canada and now down to Georgia USA. Still sound as good as the day I brought them home.

Look forward to hearing more memories from you in the days ahead.

Dave

Thank you for your kind comments, which I will print off to pass on to other members of the family. As with a lot of electrical equipment they seemed to make them better and built to last in those days.

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If he road a Vincent motorcycle that would more likely be Mike (yes they did live on Valley Road) the youngest of the brothers. I think Mikes music career was very short lived as I don't remember it! but I do remember the bike. Bobs music career included a number 1 hit in the South of France, and also a song he wrote the music and lyrics to sung by Mary Hopkins called Temma Harbour (not sure I have spelt Temma correctly)which made it into the charts onto top of the pops and was danced to by pans people. Unfortunately no one at my school believed my uncle had written it as he was using a stage name!!

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I knew Pete as well as his brother Cranson he played in the group Mothers Worry or something like that i think his real first name was Mick

I did buy my B&O audio system & B&O tv from Pete

I still have a few valve amps but for my guitars you can still get all the valves no problem

Peter still has 2 brothers, Bob and Mike. It was most likely Bob who played in the group as he went on to be a professional musician and writer. He used various stage names and played in quite a few groups so I will try to remember to ask them next time I see them.

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In respose to Dave (Loppylugs)question about Petes Electricals on Arkwright Street. As one of Peters children it was lovely to see your compliments about my father. Dad and Graham Richard opened the shop in 1963 (when I was a toddler). We are not sure at what stage the name changed to Peter Anson Electronics. The shop then moved to Bobbers Mill and became Peter Anson Ltd when Arkwright Street was compulsory purchased for redevelopment in the early 1970s. They had become a B & O dealer whilst still on Arkwright Street, at one time going on to become one of the longest serving dealerships. Some other manufactures names I recall are Finlux, Tanburg and National Panasonic. Graham retired a few years before my Dad and the Bobbersmill shop closed when Dad retired in March 2002. Sadly Dad passed away this year after a short illness, but we still have contact and links with many of the old customers.