Badfinger |
 Top: Joey Molland & Peter Hamm; Bottom: Mike Gibbins & Tom Evans |
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| 1961-1965 |
| Pete Hamm forms a band in Swansea that they name "The Iveys" after a local street. |
| The band opens for touring acts such as the Spencer Davis Group, the Who, the Moody Blues, and others. |
| 1966 |
| June. The band moves to Golders Green, London where they live in a house they share with another band, the Mojos, managed by Bill Collins, who owns the house. In London, they back singer David Garrick and perform under their own name. |
| 1968 |
| 23 June 1968. After establishing a reputation in London for their solid vocal harmonies and musicianship, Apple Records sign them, the first band to be contracted by Apple. |
| 15 November. "Maybe Tomorrow" (Evans) / "Her Daddy's a Millionaire" (Apple 5; produced by Tony Visconti) |
| 1969 |
| 18 July. "Dear Angie" / "No Escaping Your Love" (Apple 14) |
| Paul McCartney chooses the Iveys to record a song he had written for the film, The Magic Christian (with Peter Sellers and a part for Ringo Starr). The band would also write material for the film. |
| Apple and the band decide they need to change their name, in part to separate themselves from the Ivy League (whom the press often described as the "Ivys"). They call themselves Badfinger. |
| 5 December. "Come and Get It" / "Rock of All Ages" (Apple 20) |
| Something Old, Something New | Outline | Jackie Lomax |
| 13-Apr-2012 | ||