he kept his robert stigwood agency intact and worked to rebuild his career as a manager and independent producer. one of the first acts he managed during this period was junco partners, a blues band which succeeded the animals as the house band at newcastle's club a go go. the band recorded for columbia (the emi label) and the french barclay records, with one of its first releases being co-produced by stigwood and vicki wickham. the band included charlie harcourt, later of lindisfarne and cat mother and the all night news boys.