Spot the afro, but where?

23 June 2009
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This photo is on the back cover of a 2007 compilation of the work of the 60s psych-rock Brummie band ‘Breakthru’ (Adventures Highway).

From the liner notes they released one (not self penned) single “Ice Cream Tree” (produced by Mike Batt!) which didn’t fly.

Breakthru - Adventures Highway, Back Cover
Click through to Flickr to see it slightly bigger.

The photo is of them playing on a roof in the centre of Brum, as far as I can tell – the sign obscured by the afro points left to Digbeth, right towards (I guess) the Coventry Rd.

Main clue is the shop Hardy & Co in the background, the print is pretty low res and blowing up doesn’t help much.

So, where do you think it is?

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  • brendadada

    I think it's here: http://tinyurl.com/mzdq4j

  • http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/ Jon Bounds

    From Twitter (read from bottom up):rnrn#rnmikelcu: @brendadada @bounder we need to be looking at the 1st floor as that is the same now (if building is still there)rnrnrn#rnGreen_8044_green_3352_twitter_normalGreen_0981_1984_normalrnmikelcu: @brendadada @bounder if we could read that other sign under “Hardy & Co” we would have a better idea.rnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder “for Coventry”.rnrnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder The sign probably sent people down high Street (towards where Rotunda is) of Coventry and Carrs Lane for Digbeth.rnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder Martineau Street & Union Passage are long gone, but roughly under Martineau Place (i.e. Argos, by WH Smith)rnrnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder My father (an old Brummie; not on Twitter) tells me Hardy & Co. were “On Matineau Street & Union Passage (off High Street)”rnrnbrendadada: @bounder, actually am thinking again.. angle of street looks wrong and there was always a clock on that junction not in photo. Hmm…rnrnbrendadada: @bounder opposite M&S, not sure what shops are there now, Hardy’s is on corner of High St & Bull St.rnrnbrendadada: @bounder Hardy & Co was a furniture and carpet shop. Also, bands used to play on the roof ledge thing of the Rainbow Suite. I think it’s…rnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder Guessing where Zavi was, next to Waterstones on High Street. See also http://bit.ly/Z39IQ rn

  • http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/ Jon Bounds

    From Twitter (read from bottom up):rnrn#rnmikelcu: @brendadada @bounder we need to be looking at the 1st floor as that is the same now (if building is still there)rnrnrn#rnGreen_8044_green_3352_twitter_normalGreen_0981_1984_normalrnmikelcu: @brendadada @bounder if we could read that other sign under “Hardy & Co” we would have a better idea.rnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder “for Coventry”.rnrnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder The sign probably sent people down high Street (towards where Rotunda is) of Coventry and Carrs Lane for Digbeth.rnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder Martineau Street & Union Passage are long gone, but roughly under Martineau Place (i.e. Argos, by WH Smith)rnrnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder My father (an old Brummie; not on Twitter) tells me Hardy & Co. were “On Matineau Street & Union Passage (off High Street)”rnrnbrendadada: @bounder, actually am thinking again.. angle of street looks wrong and there was always a clock on that junction not in photo. Hmm…rnrnbrendadada: @bounder opposite M&S, not sure what shops are there now, Hardy’s is on corner of High St & Bull St.rnrnbrendadada: @bounder Hardy & Co was a furniture and carpet shop. Also, bands used to play on the roof ledge thing of the Rainbow Suite. I think it’s…rnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder Guessing where Zavi was, next to Waterstones on High Street. See also http://bit.ly/Z39IQ rn

  • http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/ Jon Bounds

    From Twitter (read from bottom up):rnrn#rnmikelcu: @brendadada @bounder we need to be looking at the 1st floor as that is the same now (if building is still there)rnrnrn#rnGreen_8044_green_3352_twitter_normalGreen_0981_1984_normalrnmikelcu: @brendadada @bounder if we could read that other sign under “Hardy & Co” we would have a better idea.rnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder “for Coventry”.rnrnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder The sign probably sent people down high Street (towards where Rotunda is) of Coventry and Carrs Lane for Digbeth.rnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder Martineau Street & Union Passage are long gone, but roughly under Martineau Place (i.e. Argos, by WH Smith)rnrnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder My father (an old Brummie; not on Twitter) tells me Hardy & Co. were “On Matineau Street & Union Passage (off High Street)”rnrnbrendadada: @bounder, actually am thinking again.. angle of street looks wrong and there was always a clock on that junction not in photo. Hmm…rnrnbrendadada: @bounder opposite M&S, not sure what shops are there now, Hardy’s is on corner of High St & Bull St.rnrnbrendadada: @bounder Hardy & Co was a furniture and carpet shop. Also, bands used to play on the roof ledge thing of the Rainbow Suite. I think it’s…rnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder Guessing where Zavi was, next to Waterstones on High Street. See also http://bit.ly/Z39IQ rn

  • http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/ Jon Bounds

    From Twitter (read from bottom up):rnrn#rnmikelcu: @brendadada @bounder we need to be looking at the 1st floor as that is the same now (if building is still there)rnrnrn#rnGreen_8044_green_3352_twitter_normalGreen_0981_1984_normalrnmikelcu: @brendadada @bounder if we could read that other sign under “Hardy & Co” we would have a better idea.rnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder “for Coventry”.rnrnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder The sign probably sent people down high Street (towards where Rotunda is) of Coventry and Carrs Lane for Digbeth.rnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder Martineau Street & Union Passage are long gone, but roughly under Martineau Place (i.e. Argos, by WH Smith)rnrnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder My father (an old Brummie; not on Twitter) tells me Hardy & Co. were “On Matineau Street & Union Passage (off High Street)”rnrnbrendadada: @bounder, actually am thinking again.. angle of street looks wrong and there was always a clock on that junction not in photo. Hmm…rnrnbrendadada: @bounder opposite M&S, not sure what shops are there now, Hardy’s is on corner of High St & Bull St.rnrnbrendadada: @bounder Hardy & Co was a furniture and carpet shop. Also, bands used to play on the roof ledge thing of the Rainbow Suite. I think it’s…rnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder Guessing where Zavi was, next to Waterstones on High Street. See also http://bit.ly/Z39IQ rn

  • http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/ Jon Bounds

    From Twitter (read from bottom up):rnrn#rnmikelcu: @brendadada @bounder we need to be looking at the 1st floor as that is the same now (if building is still there)rnrnrn#rnGreen_8044_green_3352_twitter_normalGreen_0981_1984_normalrnmikelcu: @brendadada @bounder if we could read that other sign under “Hardy & Co” we would have a better idea.rnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder “for Coventry”.rnrnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder The sign probably sent people down high Street (towards where Rotunda is) of Coventry and Carrs Lane for Digbeth.rnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder Martineau Street & Union Passage are long gone, but roughly under Martineau Place (i.e. Argos, by WH Smith)rnrnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder My father (an old Brummie; not on Twitter) tells me Hardy & Co. were “On Matineau Street & Union Passage (off High Street)”rnrnbrendadada: @bounder, actually am thinking again.. angle of street looks wrong and there was always a clock on that junction not in photo. Hmm…rnrnbrendadada: @bounder opposite M&S, not sure what shops are there now, Hardy’s is on corner of High St & Bull St.rnrnbrendadada: @bounder Hardy & Co was a furniture and carpet shop. Also, bands used to play on the roof ledge thing of the Rainbow Suite. I think it’s…rnrnpigsonthewing: @bounder Guessing where Zavi was, next to Waterstones on High Street. See also http://bit.ly/Z39IQ rn

  • http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/ Jon Bounds

    More about the band (from Andy Mabbett: http://www.dickiethomas.co.uk/breakthru.html)

  • http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/ Jon Bounds

    More about the band (from Andy Mabbett: http://www.dickiethomas.co.uk/breakthru.html)

  • http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/ Jon Bounds

    More about the band (from Andy Mabbett: http://www.dickiethomas.co.uk/breakthru.html)

  • http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/ Jon Bounds

    More about the band (from Andy Mabbett: http://www.dickiethomas.co.uk/breakthru.html)

  • http://www.jonbounds.co.uk/ Jon Bounds

    More about the band (from Andy Mabbett: http://www.dickiethomas.co.uk/breakthru.html)

  • http://www.thephotographypages.co.uk Anonymous

    Yeah cool, I still think it’s on that corner. The Rainbow Suite was inside that block, down an arcade.

  • http://www.thephotographypages.co.uk Anonymous

    Yeah cool, I still think it’s on that corner. The Rainbow Suite was inside that block, down an arcade.

  • http://www.thephotographypages.co.uk Anonymous

    Yeah cool, I still think it’s on that corner. The Rainbow Suite was inside that block, down an arcade.

  • http://www.thephotographypages.co.uk Anonymous

    Yeah cool, I still think it’s on that corner. The Rainbow Suite was inside that block, down an arcade.

  • http://www.thephotographypages.co.uk Anonymous

    Yeah cool, I still think it’s on that corner. The Rainbow Suite was inside that block, down an arcade.

  • dickie

    I believe it was Bull street northern side. I just sent a high res photo and B’ham Mail clipping to Brendadada. Dickie, Breakthru’s drummer:)

  • dickie

    I believe it was Bull street northern side. I just sent a high res photo and B’ham Mail clipping to Brendadada. Dickie, Breakthru’s drummer:)

  • dickie

    I believe it was Bull street northern side. I just sent a high res photo and B’ham Mail clipping to Brendadada. Dickie, Breakthru’s drummer:)

  • dickie

    I believe it was Bull street northern side. I just sent a high res photo and B’ham Mail clipping to Brendadada. Dickie, Breakthru’s drummer:)

  • dickie

    I believe it was Bull street northern side. I just sent a high res photo and B’ham Mail clipping to Brendadada. Dickie, Breakthru’s drummer:)

  • http://www.thephotographypages.co.uk Anonymous

    Hello Dickie. :)

  • http://www.thephotographypages.co.uk Anonymous

    Hello Dickie. :)

  • http://www.thephotographypages.co.uk Anonymous

    Hello Dickie. :)

  • http://www.thephotographypages.co.uk Anonymous

    Hello Dickie. :)

  • http://www.thephotographypages.co.uk Anonymous

    Hello Dickie. :)

  • dickie

    It was for the opening of Nelson House clothing store. High res pic on my site here:rnhttp://www.dickiethomas.co.uk/nelsonhouse.jpgrndickie.

  • dickie

    It was for the opening of Nelson House clothing store. High res pic on my site here:rnhttp://www.dickiethomas.co.uk/nelsonhouse.jpgrndickie.

  • dickie

    It was for the opening of Nelson House clothing store. High res pic on my site here:rnhttp://www.dickiethomas.co.uk/nelsonhouse.jpgrndickie.

  • dickie

    It was for the opening of Nelson House clothing store. High res pic on my site here:rnhttp://www.dickiethomas.co.uk/nelsonhouse.jpgrndickie.

  • dickie

    It was for the opening of Nelson House clothing store. High res pic on my site here:rnhttp://www.dickiethomas.co.uk/nelsonhouse.jpgrndickie.

  • http://www.thephotographypages.co.uk Anonymous

    Nelson House gents outfitters, very trendy, was owned by the Blumenthal tailor dynasty? Later one was old skool style Tory Cllr and mayor of Brum iirc.

  • http://www.thephotographypages.co.uk Anonymous

    Nelson House gents outfitters, very trendy, was owned by the Blumenthal tailor dynasty? Later one was old skool style Tory Cllr and mayor of Brum iirc.

  • http://www.thephotographypages.co.uk Anonymous

    Nelson House gents outfitters, very trendy, was owned by the Blumenthal tailor dynasty? Later one was old skool style Tory Cllr and mayor of Brum iirc.

  • http://www.thephotographypages.co.uk Anonymous

    Nelson House gents outfitters, very trendy, was owned by the Blumenthal tailor dynasty? Later one was old skool style Tory Cllr and mayor of Brum iirc.

  • http://www.thephotographypages.co.uk Anonymous

    Nelson House gents outfitters, very trendy, was owned by the Blumenthal tailor dynasty? Later one was old skool style Tory Cllr and mayor of Brum iirc.

  • http://www.thephotographypages.co.uk Anonymous
  • http://www.thephotographypages.co.uk Anonymous
  • http://www.thephotographypages.co.uk Anonymous
  • http://www.thephotographypages.co.uk Anonymous
  • http://www.thephotographypages.co.uk Anonymous
  • http://www.jonbounds.co.uk Jon Bounds

    From Twitter (read from bottom up):

    #
    mikelcu: @brendadada @bounder we need to be looking at the 1st floor as that is the same now (if building is still there)

    #
    Green_8044_green_3352_twitter_normalGreen_0981_1984_normal
    mikelcu: @brendadada @bounder if we could read that other sign under “Hardy & Co” we would have a better idea.

    pigsonthewing: @bounder “for Coventry”.

    pigsonthewing: @bounder The sign probably sent people down high Street (towards where Rotunda is) of Coventry and Carrs Lane for Digbeth.

    pigsonthewing: @bounder Martineau Street & Union Passage are long gone, but roughly under Martineau Place (i.e. Argos, by WH Smith)

    pigsonthewing: @bounder My father (an old Brummie; not on Twitter) tells me Hardy & Co. were “On Matineau Street & Union Passage (off High Street)”

    brendadada: @bounder, actually am thinking again.. angle of street looks wrong and there was always a clock on that junction not in photo. Hmm…

    brendadada: @bounder opposite M&S, not sure what shops are there now, Hardy's is on corner of High St & Bull St.

    brendadada: @bounder Hardy & Co was a furniture and carpet shop. Also, bands used to play on the roof ledge thing of the Rainbow Suite. I think it's…

    pigsonthewing: @bounder Guessing where Zavi was, next to Waterstones on High Street. See also http://bit.ly/Z39IQ

  • http://www.jonbounds.co.uk Jon Bounds

    More about the band (from Andy Mabbett: http://www.dickiethomas.co.uk/breakthru.html)

  • brendadada

    Yeah cool, I still think it's on that corner. The Rainbow Suite was inside that block, down an arcade.

  • dickie

    I believe it was Bull street northern side. I just sent a high res photo and B'ham Mail clipping to Brendadada. Dickie, Breakthru's drummer:)

  • brendadada

    Hello Dickie. :)

  • dickie

    It was for the opening of Nelson House clothing store. High res pic on my site here:
    http://www.dickiethomas.co.uk/nelsonhouse.jpg
    dickie.

  • brendadada

    Nelson House gents outfitters, very trendy, was owned by the Blumenthal tailor dynasty? Later one was mayors of Brum iirc.

  • brendadada
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