Mothers (formerly the Carlton Ballroom) opened above an old furniture store in Erdington High Street, Birmingham, England on August 9, 1968..^[1] It closed its doors on 3 January 1971. Between these times, more than 400 acts performed there, many of whom went on to greater success.^[2] Erdington constituency shown within Birmingham Erdington is an area in north Birmingham, England. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday. ... January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday. ...

Possibly the most significant of the live recordings that took place in Mothers was Pink Floyd's Ummagumma, a double-album on EMI's new label Harvest. It was released in October and featured two live sides, part recorded at Mothers on April 27, 1969 and part at Manchester College of Commerce in June 1969.^[2] Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and, as they evolved, for their avant-garde style and for being pioneers of progressive rock music. ... Ummagumma is a progressive and psychedelic double album by Pink Floyd released in 1969. ... The EMI Group (LSE: EMI) is a British music company comprising of the major record company EMI Music which operates several labels, based in Brook Green in London, England, and EMI Music Publishing, based on Charing Cross Road, London. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... For the Stargate SG-1 episode, see 1969 (Stargate SG-1). ...

The Who performed Tommy and Traffic's world debut took place at Mothers along with fledgling rock bands like Black Sabbath playing some of their earliest gigs there.^[2] It has been suggested that Bob Pridden be merged into this article or section. ... Tommy (1969) is the first of The Whos two full-scale rock operas (the second being Quadrophenia), and the first musical work explicitly billed as a rock opera. ... Traffic was a rock band from Birmingham, England, formed in late 1966 by Steve Winwood with Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ...

Some of the better known rock bands to play Mothers include: Family, Fleetwood Mac, The Edgar Broughton Band, Traffic, Free, Roy Harper, Blodwyn Pig, The Strawbs, Quintessence, Steppenwolf, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Jon Hiseman's Colosseum, Skid Row (with Gary Moore), The Nice, Tyrannosaurus Rex, The Who, Fairport Convention, King Crimson, Led Zeppelin, Soft Machine, The Chicago Transit Authority and the Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band.^[2] For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... A family in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1997 A family consists of a domestic group of people (or a number of domestic groups), typically affiliated by birth or marriage, or by analogous or comparable relationships — including domestic partnership, cohabitation, adoption, surname and (in some cases) ownership (as occurred in the... This article is about the band. ... The British progressive rock group The Edgar Broughton Band was founded in 1968 in Warwick, England. ... Traffic was a rock band from Birmingham, England, formed in late 1966 by Steve Winwood with Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. ... Free was a British R&B-style rock band which formed in London in 1968 best known for their popular song All Right Now. Lead singer Paul Rodgers went on to become lead singer of the rock band Bad Company along with Simon Kirke on drums, while lead guitarist Paul... Roy Harper (born 12 June 1941), is an English singer-songwriter / guitarist who specialises in folk music. ... Blodwyn Pig were a British rock group founded by Mick Abrahams after he left Jethro Tull in 1968. ... The Strawbs is a rock band founded in 1964 in England. ... The word quintessence is used in different fields: In physics, quintessence is a hypothetical form of energy postulated to exist as a possible explanation of observations of an accelerating universe. ... It has been suggested that The Sparrows be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Black Sabbath (disambiguation). ... This article is about the rock band. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Colosseum is a British jazz-rock band considered also a part of the early roots of progressive rock. ... Skid Row was a Dublin band of the late 1960s and early 1970s fronted by Brendan Brush Shiels. ... For the former TV host, see Garry Moore. ... Keith Emerson, Lee Jackson, Brian Davison, Davy OList, circa 1967-68. ... T. Rex (originally known as Tyrannosaurus Rex, also occasionally spelled T Rex or T-Rex), were an English rock band fronted by Marc Bolan. ... It has been suggested that Bob Pridden be merged into this article or section. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... King Crimson are an influential English musical group founded by guitarist Robert Fripp and drummer Michael Giles in 1969. ... Led Zeppelin were an English rock band who formed in 1968. ... For the book by William S. Burroughs, see The Soft Machine. ... Chicago is a pop-rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. ... The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (more often the Bonzo Dog Band) was the brainchild of the British art-school set of the 1960s. ...

Mothers was voted number one rock venue in the world by America's Billboard magazine and John Peel, a regular DJ at the club, was quoted as saying: "People are amazed to hear that for a few years the best club in Britain was in Erdington."^[2] Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... “Peel Sessions” redirects here. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ...

Roy Harper later told The Amazing Pudding magazine: Roy Harper (born 12 June 1941), is an English singer-songwriter / guitarist who specialises in folk music. ... The Amazing Pudding was a Pink Floyd and Roger Waters fan magazine, founded by Ivor Trueman and published, variously, by him, Andy Mabbett (, Dave Walker and Bruno MacDonald, for ten years (and 60 issues). ...

That was the first club outside London that meant anything at all and that's why there's been this long association [of Harper] with Birmingham. I played there about six times between 1968 and 1970. I have always enjoyed playing here.

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• Mothers' history