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  • Nick’s Story
    • Chapters 1 – 10
      • Chapter 1 : Frogmore House to Devon 1959
      • Chapter 2 : The Renegades
      • Chapter 3 : Rupert & The Delta 5
      • Chapter 4 : Rupert, Cliff Barton and ‘Some Other Guys’
      • Chapter 5 : Going Pro
      • Chapter 6 : Regents and Bergeracs
      • Chapter 7 : The Summer of ’65
      • Chapter 8 : Simon Raven and Ryman Office Supplies
      • Chapter 9 : The New Pirates!
      • Chapter 10 : The Summer of ’66
    • Chapters 11 – 17
      • Chapter 11 : Bobby Hebb
      • Chapter 12 : Pirates without Kidd
      • Chapter 13 : Pirates in Scotland
      • Chapter 14 : Billie Davis & the Quality
      • Chapter 15 : Savages & Flowerpot Men
      • Chapter 16 : Flowerpot Men on the Road
      • Chapter 17 : Jon Lord Receives A Telegram
    • Chapters 18 – 25
      • Chapter 18: Getting It Together In Deeves Hall
      • Chapter 19: Rod and Ian join the “Roundabout”….
      • Chapter 20 – The Debut Deep Purple Gig!
      • Chapter 21 – Hush and Shades
      • Chapter 22 – The TV Debut and Taliesyn
      • Chapter 23 – Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
      • Chapter 24 – Once Again in Hollywood
      • Chapter 25 – July 1st 1969; The Bombshell
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      • Nasty Habits, Vienna, July 2013
      • Nick recording with Nasty Habits, 2012
      • Nick with Nasty Habits, Austria, September 2011
      • Nick with Nasty Habits, Germany, 2011
      • Nick with Nasty Habits, Austria, July 2011
      • Nick with Nasty Habits, Austria, 2009
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Nick’s Story

There have been many attempts to write about various phases of  Nick’s life and music. This is Nick’s own opportunity to set the record straight.

 

 As hand-written by Nick Simper, and typed in by the Webmaster:

 

Chapter 1  : Frogmore House to Devon 1959

Chapter 2  : The Renegades

Chapter 3  : Rupert & The Delta 5

Chapter 4  : Rupert, Cliff Barton and ‘Some Other Guys’

Chapter 5  : Going Pro

Chapter 6  : Regents and Bergeracs

Chapter 7  : The Summer of ’65

Chapter 8  : Simon Raven and Ryman Office Supplies

Chapter 9  : The New Pirates!

Chapter 10 : The Summer of ’66

Chapter 11 : Bobby Hebb

Chapter 12 : Pirates without Kidd

Chapter 13 : Pirates in Scotland

Chapter 14 : Billie Davis & the Quality

Chapter 15 : Savages & Flowerpot Men

Chapter 16 : The Flowerpot Men in Germany

Chapter 17 : Jon Lord Receives A Telegram

Chapter 18 : Getting It Together In Deeves Hall

Chapter 19 : Rod and Ian join the “Roundabout”….

Chapter 20 : The Debut Deep Purple Gig!

Chapter 21 : Hush and Shades

Chapter 22 : The TV Debut and Taliesyn

Chapter 23 : Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Chapter 24 : Once Again in Hollywood

Chapter 25 : July 1st 1969; The Bombshell

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