Vance Arnold & The Avengers

Vance Arnold and the Avengers - Live at the Esquire Club
Live album by Joe Cocker
Released	1999
Recorded	1963 at The Esquire Club, Sheffield
Genre	Rock
Label	Voiceprint
Producer	Don Hale

Vance Arnold and the Avengers - Live at the Esquire Club Recorded live in Sheffield, England, 1963.

A live recording that lay dormant for over 30 years sheds light on Joe Cocker's early career when he was an apprentice gas-fitter, at the time performing as Vance Arnold & The Avengers. ^[1] The recording was made live on stage with a reel to reel tape by his first manager (The Mad Hatter) Terry Thornton, owner of the Esquire Club, Leadmill Road, Sheffield.

Track listing

1. "Sixteen Tons" (Merle Travis)- 2:57
2. "Money (That's What I Want)" (Barrett Strong)
3. "Georgia On My Mind" (Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell)
4. "You Win Again" (Hank Williams)
5. "Ride On Josephine" (Bo Diddley)
6. "You'd Better Move On" (Arthur Alexander)
7. "I'm Free" (Unknown)

References

1. CD Album: Joe Cocker - Vance Arnold And The Avengers - 1963 (2016) , retrieved 22 August 2025