THE SCAFFOLD

Liverpool, Merseyside, England

​Pop, Rock, Humour, Poetry

​John Gorman (vocals)    A,B,C

Mike McGear (Peter Michael McCartney) (vocals)    A,B,C...(see: McGough & McGear)

Roger McGough (vocals)    A,B,C...(see: Liverpool Scene/McGough & McGear)

(Dave Mason (guitar, sitar))    B...(see: Delaney & Bonnie/Fox/Hellions/Gordon Jackson/Jaguars/Dave Mason/McGough & McGear/Revolution/Traffic)
​
​(Andy Roberts (guitar))    C...(see: Liverpool Scene/McGough & McGear)

 

45s

1966

A          2 Day's Monday (Mike McGear, Roger McGough, John Gorman)
​A          3 Blind Jellyfish (Mike McGear, Roger McGough, John Gorman)

Parlophone R 5443

Price band : 1
​Demo : 2

 

A          Goodbat Nightman (Roger McGough, Mike McGear)
​A          A Long Strong Black Pudding (John Gorman, Roger McGough, Mike McGear)

Parlophone R 5548

Price band : 2
​Demo : 2

1967

A          Thank U Very Much (Mike McGear)
​A          Ide B The First (Roger McGough, Mike McGear)

Parlophone R 5643

Price band : 1
​Demo : 2

(Demos mistakenly credit 'Roger McGough, Mike McGear' as the songwriters of 'Thank U Very Much')

1968

A          Do You Remember? (Mike McGear, Roger McGough)
​A          Carry On Krow (traditional, arranged by John Gorman)

Parlophone R 5679

Price band : 1
​Demo : 1

 

A          1-2-3 (Mike McGear)
​A          Today (Mike McGear, Roger McGough)

Parlophone R 5703

Price band : 1
​Demo : 2

 

A          Lily The Pink (traditional, arranged by John Gorman, Mike McGear, Roger McGough)
​A          Buttons Of Your Mind (Roger McGough, Mike McGear)

​Parlophone R 5734

Price band : 1
Demo : 2
​Demo with picture sleeve : 3

(Some copies of this 45 have the label mispress 'Buttons On Your Mind'. Demos have the correct title)

(Some Demos are labelled as a double A-side)

1969

A          Charity Bubbles (Roger McGough, Mike McGear)
​A          Goose (Roger McGough, Mike McGear)

Parlophone R 5784

Price band : 1
​Demo : 1

 

A          Gin Gan Goolie (Written, arranged and adapted by Roger McGough, Mike McGear)
​A          Liver Birds (John Gorman, Roger McGough, Mike McGear)

​Parlophone R 5812

Price band : 1
​Demo : 2

 

LPs

1968

The Scaffold - Live At The Queen Elizabeth Hall

Line up : B

Parlophone PMC 7051
                             PCS 7051

Price band : Mono : 2
​                            Stereo : 2

A-1. Ten Whiskey Bottles (John Gorman)
     2. Virginity (Roger McGough)
     3. Son Of Lent (Roger McGough)
     4. Love Story (Roger McGough)
     5. Old Folks (Roger McGough)
     6. 2 Day's Monday (Roger McGough, Mike McGear, John Gorman)

​B-1. Father John (John Gorman)
     2. This Must Be Love (Roger McGough)
     3. Poetry: a) Two Early Morning Poems (Roger McGough)
                             b) Lollipopman (Roger McGough)
                             c) Poem For National LSD Week (Roger McGough)
                             d) My Cat And I (Roger McGough)
                             e) The Act Of Love (Roger McGough)
                             f)  Let Me Die A Youngman's Death (Roger McGough)
     4. Dear Diary (Roger McGough)
     5. Thank U Very Much (Mike McGear)

1969

​L. The P.

Line up : AC

Parlophone PMC 7077
                             PCS 7077

Price band : Mono : 2
                            Stereo : 2

​Music
A-1. 1 2 3 (Mike McGear)
     2. Oh! To Be A Child (Roger McGough, Mike McGear)
     3. Stop Blowing Those Charity Bubbles (Mike McGear)
     4. I Can't Make You Mine (Roger McGough, Mike McGear)
     5. Today (Mike McGear, Roger McGough)
     6. Jelly Covered Cloud (John Gorman, Mike McGear)
     7. Lily The Pink (traditional, arranged by Roger McGough, Mike McGear, John Gorman)

Humour & Poetry
B-1. Fancy Goods (Roger McGough)
     2. The Little Plastic Mac (Roger McGough)
     3. Bucks (Roger McGough)
     4. 10.15 Thursday Morning (Andy Roberts, Roger McGough)
     5. Father John (John Gorman)
     6. Tim (Roger McGough)
     7. Birds (Andy Roberts, Roger McGough)
     8. Poems: a) Russian Bear (Roger McGough)
                             b) My Busseductress (Roger McGough)
                             c) Discretion (Roger McGough)
                             d) Naughty Girl (Roger McGough)
     9. Boxes (John Gorman, Roger McGough)
   10. Guitar (Andy Roberts)

(Side 2 recorded live at EMI studios, 12-1-69)

 

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