Mike Gibbins Library compiled by Tom Brennan

Mike Gibbins
Library

compiled by Tom Brennan
last updated: November 3, 2024

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 "Micky" 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 a brain aneurysm in his sleep on October 4, 2005.
biography information from the unfinished autobiography of Mike Gibbins

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

official web site for Mike Gibbins: MikeGibbins.com

Mike Gibbins and sons CDs are available from CDBaby.com

Mike Gibbins solo recordings & CD releases

Solo sessions (1972) [unreleased]	Young Savage Florida (Various Artists CD)	A Place In Time (Forbidden Records CD)
More Annoying Songs (Exile Music CD)	Head First CD with bonus demos	Dream Harder charity CD single
A Place In Time (Exile Music CD)	Archeology (Exile Music CD)	In The Meantime (Exile Music CD)

Mike Gibbins lyrics:
Mike's songs recorded by The Iveys and Badfinger are located elsewhere on this site.
Ain't That Peculiar [1968]	Heavy Weather	Time In
Bad Boy Blues	Hold On To Your Dream	Time Will Tell Us
Bahamas	In The Meantime [solo version]	Tomorrow Never Comes [1968]
Band Of Hope	Layaway	Tonite
Beat You On The Draw	Lean On Me	To The River
Believe Me	A Lesson In Learning (a.k.a. This Time)	Two And Two
Chains	Listen To Me	Who Are You [1972]
Change Your Mind [1967]	Love Is Lookin' Over Me	Wired
Cowboy	Love Song	You Ask Yourself Why
Day After Night	My Head's Like Lead [1967]
Dirty Old Bugger	Old Fashioned Notions
Dream Harder (Ballad Of The Red Coats)	Overdue
Dreaming [1967]	Oxydynamo
Dream On	Picture Of You
Dust To Dust (a.k.a. For So Long)	A Place In Time
Egg	Rocking The Boat
Face The Sun [1967]	Sad The Clown
Fall To Pieces	She Mystifies Me [1968]
The Golden One	Sitting Down, Wasting Time [1967]
Grace Under Fire	Sue Me
Guillotine	Take A Look Around (a.k.a. Get Up Off Your Knees)
Heaven Knows	Thanks To You All

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:
Pete Ham Tom Evans Joey Molland Bob Jackson Ron Griffiths Dave Jenkins

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