The Reegs are and were Dave Fielding, Reg Smithies and Gary Lavery, and this is a fan-made slideshow of a fan made mix.

For all Reegs-related news, check freewebs.com/thereegs, hosted by my good friend Pedro. Thanks for the images for this video, mate!

Coming soon... The Reegs: Definitive Collection.

For the first time, all of the band's recordings will be available on a 2 CD set, featuring all of the tracks from their two out of print albums 'Return of the Sea Monkeys' and 'Rock The Magic Rock' plus B-sides and alternative versions. The collection also includes a brand new version of 'Bosnia', recorded in Spring 2009, with Dave Fielding on lead vocals. And sadly missed street poet and pool champ, Reckless Robbie, joins the band for a raucous rendition of 'Snooker Hooligan' and the previously unreleased 'Jesus Came To Manchester'. Thirty tracks in total. Artwork is by Reg Smithies. Check blueapplemusic.co.uk for more details.

Additional info on the new release at MySpace: myspace.com/thereegsdefinitivecdset

The band name “The Reegs” and the song title “JJ180” are referenced in and influenced by the 1966 Philip K. Dick novel “Now Wait For Last Year”. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_Wait_for_Last_Year for more on that.

The images at 3:33 and 8:10 of this video are reproduced by kind permission of my friend Farhad Samari. Taken from his “Moods” collection, you can see more of Farhad’s outstanding portfolio at farhadsamari.com.

Thanks also to Karen for helping me to nail a few of the beats in this mix. Her ears are much better than mine but I think we got most of them. Thanks for your patience!