Rod Stewart (and indeed became lifelong friends), and legendary impresario Giorgio Gomelsky put together Steampacket, which featured Baldry, Stewart, Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll, Micky Waller, Vic Briggs and Ricky Fenson; their first appearance was in support of The Rolling Stones in July 1965. The group was conceived as a white soul revue, analogous to The Ike & Tina Turner Revue, with multiple vocalists and styles ranging from jazz to R & B to blues. Steampacket toured with the Stones and The Walker Brothers that summer, ending in the London Palladium; seeing the audience react to the Stones gave Stewart his first exposure
Strawberry Bubblegum: A Collection of Pre-10CC Strawberry Studio Recordings 1969–1972 Peter Cowap, who then replaced Peter Noone in Herman's Hermits in 1971) or as potential novelty hits (best shown by Creme, Godley, and Stewart's success as Hotlegs with "Neanderthal Man", which is not included). (hidden track: "Santa Claus" (credited to "S. Hilary" (Gouldman)) by Leslie Crowther, 1970) Strawberry Bubblegum: A Collection of Pre-10CC Strawberry Studio Recordings 1969–1972 Strawberry Bubblegum: A Collection of Pre-10CC Strawberry Studio Recordings 1969–1972 is a compilation of songs recorded at Strawberry Studios in Stockport, England, by the four musicians – Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme – who in 1972 would form the