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James booked Altern-8’s Mark Archer when Bang Face was still in its early days.

You may not recognise him without the dust mask but Mark Archer was once a member of Altern-8, and his sets still retain a sense of acid mischief, as do those of Radioactive Man and the marvellous Posthuman.

Screaming Lord Sutch and Altern-8 It was 1963, and unconvincing rock'n'roller David "Screaming Lord" Sutch, at the instigation of his astute manager/electoral agent Reg Calvert, stood for Stratford, representing the National Teenage party.

In the box at her left sat the Ames family, with their newly arrived guests, the Dowager Duchess of Altern and her son.

And generally, too, the young heir of Altern was there, occupying the chair next to the girl––which was quite as the solicitous Mrs. Hawley-Crowles had planned.