Mike Gibbins Library

compiled by Tom Brennan
last updated: January 24, 2010

Michael George Gibbins of Swansea, Wales was born on March 12, 1949. His father bought him his first drum kit at age 14, a "Gigster". His first bands were The Club Four (an instrumental group) and The Misfits (a Rock 'N' Roll band). A local beatnik businessman called "Schmoo" told The Iveys that Mike would be available as The Misfits were breaking up, so he gave Mike's address to Ron Griffiths. Mike or "Mikey" auditioned and joined The Iveys at age 16, in the Spring of 1965, replacing Terry Gleason. The Iveys became Badfinger in November of 1969 and the rest is history. Mike passed away unexpectedly of natural causes in his sleep on October 4, 2005.
biography information from the unfinished autobiography of Mike Gibbins

Mike Gibbins & family news & features | Mike Gibbins session work for others | Mike Gibbins concert performances

official web site for Mike Gibbins: MikeGibbins.com
official MySpace pages for Mike Gibbins: myspace.com/mikegibbins | myspace.com/badfingerdrummermikegibbins

Mike Gibbins and sons CDs are available from CDBaby.com

Mike Gibbins solo recordings & CD releases


Wales sessions (1972) [unreleased]



Young Savage Florida CD



A Place In Time (Forbidden Records) CD



More Annoying Songs CD



Head First CD with bonus demos



Dream Harder charity CD single



A Place In Time (Exile Music) CD



Archeology CD



In The Meantime CD

Mike Gibbins lyrics:
Mike's songs recorded by The Iveys or Badfinger are located elsewhere on this site.
Bad Boy Blues
Bahamas
Band Of Hope
Beat You On The Draw
Believe Me
Chains
Cowboy
Day After Night
Dirty Old Bugger
Dream Harder (Ballad Of The Red Coats)
Dreaming [1967]
Dream On
Dust To Dust (a.k.a. For So Long)
Egg
Fall To Pieces
The Golden One
Grace Under Fire
Guillotine
Heaven Knows
Heavy Weather
Hold On To Your Dream
In The Meantime [see Badfinger Lyrics]
Layaway
Lean On Me
A Lesson In Learning (a.k.a. This Time)
Listen To Me
Love Is Lookin' Over Me
Love Song
My Head's Like Lead [1967]
Old Fashioned Notions
Overdue
Oxydynamo
Picture Of You
A Place In Time
Please Please
Rocking The Boat
Sad The Clown
Sitting Down, Wasting Time [1967]
Sue Me
Take A Look Around (a.k.a. Get Up Off Your Knees)
Thanks To You All
Time In
Time Will Tell Us
Tomorrow Never Comes [1967]
Tonite
To The River
Two And Two
Wired
You Ask Yourself Why

Iveys-era demo song titles by Mike Gibbins are from Dan Matovina's biography, Without You-The Tragic Story of Badfinger

other solo Badfinger pages:
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