I knew Steve Maxted well. Lost touch with him mid seventies but recently had begun to wonder whatever became of him.
I remember the record shop below the Savoy/Witch Doctor at Catford. spent many nights in the club above.
Often went with Steve and me mate Richard to the Cobweb Club at Hastings, a great place at the time. It's still a club, over the amusement arcade overlooking the fisherman's huts. No idea what it's like now.
Steve also played the pier at Gravesend, Woodville Halls, Gravesend and some club in East Sheen. To this day whenever I hear Wet Dream by Max Romeo or I Second That Emotion by Smokey Robinson I think of Steve.
I once went with Steve to a hall in West Norwood (Nettlefold Hall, I think, where a scene from the movie Clockwork Orange was filmed) where he played ska, blue beat and reggae all evening to a solidly black audience.
Me Steve and Richard were the only white guys there and were made very very welcome. Fond memories of that evening, dancing.
We were all supposed to be into prog rock at the time, trying to be cool, but Steve made us dance
I have some photos from that time, I'll post them if anybody's interested.