Early announcement of Dave Mason’s new role producing Family — placed in the music column after notes on Mason’s departure from Traffic. Text (tail of column):
”Mason is leaving and this bright bubble may burst. The future of Traffic should look bright, but funny things happen in showbiz. Mason is going to look after a group with outstanding potential — Family. Family are Roger Chapman, John Whitney, Ric Grech, Jim King and Rob Townsend. They appeared at the Clouds, Derby, far more often than any other group, and the general opinion was that they had that little something that made them better than anyone else. Look out for them this year.”
Primary source on Family’s pre-Liberty Derby residency and the Mason connection; the Clouds reference confirms the 1966 / 1967 Clouds (London Road Ballroom, Derby) bookings preserved on the site.