Memorabilia Cross-Reference
A working bridge between the newly supplied memorabilia and the older Chelmsford Rocks archive. This page does not promote a memorabilia item into a confirmed event unless the surviving evidence supports that step.
| ID / item | Printed evidence | Existing archive connection | Current state | Next useful check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR-001 Skin Alley · Hawkwind · Decameron | Civic Theatre, Chelmsford; Sunday 21 December; 7.30; 7/6. | Civic Theatre already exists as a Chelmsford venue record. The wider archive also has Civic Theatre material. | Undated object Year not printed on supplied item. 1969 remains a research lead only. | Compare the flyer/ticket wording with contemporary Civic Theatre listings, newspapers or programme material before assigning a year. |
| MR-002 Northern Mod & Soul Club | Galleywood Youth Centre, Watchouse Road, Chelmsford; Sunday 21 April; 2.00pm–10.30pm; names Paul Spain, Sparky, Tim Bodeen and John Wisby. | Venues currently records the wider Chelmsford venue network but does not yet have a dedicated Galleywood Youth Centre page. | Undated local lead Strong venue/event wording, but no printed year. | Search contemporary local press, club material or another surviving copy for the missing year. Do not infer it from style alone. |
| MR-003 Dr Feelgood / Thin Lizzy / Vambo Rool / Sneakin' Suspicion / Sounds Heavy Metal Kids | Photographed memorabilia; social-media post dated 21 September 2011 and attributed to Maurice Hyde. | New Memorabilia and the wider artist/venue archive. | Object evidence Useful provenance for surviving objects, but not a gig record. | Keep object identities and provenance separate. Only connect an individual object to a particular gig if another source establishes that link. |
| MR-004 The Gents · The Way Out | YMCA Chelmsford; Wednesday 29 May; 8.00–11.15; £2.50; Tin Soldiers Mod Society; “New Direction” National Tour. | Y Club / YMCA venue history and the wider Chelmsford mod archive. | Undated local lead Tour wording preserved; year not printed. | Look for contemporary YMCA/Tin Soldiers listings or local press. Treat any outside tour chronology as corroboration, not replacement for the supplied object's evidence. |
| MR-005 19th Lee Brilleaux Memorial Show | Oysterfleet Hotel, Canvey Island; Friday 4 May 2012; ticket no. 071; £21; doors 19.30; charity wording. | Away Gig Archive. | Dated away item Belongs outside the core Chelmsford event geography. | Keep as supporting memorabilia for the Away Gig record; do not relocate it into the Chelmsford venue index. |
What this crosswalk changes
- MR-001 now has a direct route into the existing Civic Theatre record rather than sitting in isolation.
- MR-002 identifies Galleywood Youth Centre as a possible future venue record, but does not create one prematurely.
- MR-004 identifies the YMCA/Tin Soldiers material as a research target that can be compared with the site's later Y Club history.
- MR-003 is deliberately kept as memorabilia provenance rather than converted into unsupported event entries.
- MR-005 remains in Away Gigs, preserving the archive's geographic boundary.
MR-006 · Vibrators poster crosswalk
Supplied object: Pure Mania tour poster.
Printed evidence: “26th Chancellor Hall Chelmsford”, in the June section of the tour itinerary. The date is therefore read as 26 June.
Existing archive connection: 26 June 1977 Vibrators event record and Chancellor Hall.
Evidence position: direct corroboration of artist + venue + day/month for the selected 26 June record. The poster itself does not print the year in the itinerary, so 1977 remains the event-record dating rather than a newly inferred printed fact. The separate 7 July record remains distinct.
Access and verification boundary
Where future checks require Essex Record Office material, the archive's current guidance distinguishes catalogue descriptions, online images/recordings, Searchroom access and material that has not yet been catalogued or digitised. Some sound recordings are online while others are Searchroom-only because of copyright restrictions.
Open the Chelmsford Rocks research access guide → · Open the research queue →
Printed wording is transcribed from the supplied images; unresolved dating remains unresolved.