Mike Gibbins Library compiled by Tom Brennan

Mike Gibbins
Library

compiled by Tom Brennan
last updated: May 5, 2022

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.
Bad Boy Blues		Time In
Bahamas		Time Will Tell Us
Band Of Hope	In The Meantime [solo version]	Tomorrow Never Comes [1967]
Beat You On The Draw	Layaway	Tonite
Believe Me	Lean On Me	To The River
Chains	A Lesson In Learning (a.k.a. This Time)	Two And Two
Change Your Mind [1967]	Listen To Me	Who Are You [1967]
Cowboy	Love Is Lookin' Over Me	Wired
Day After Night	Love Song	You Ask Yourself Why
Dirty Old Bugger	My Head's Like Lead [1967]
Dream Harder (Ballad Of The Red Coats)	Old Fashioned Notions
Dreaming [1967]	Overdue
Dream On	Oxydynamo
Dust To Dust (a.k.a. For So Long)	Picture Of You
Egg	A Place In Time
Fall To Pieces	Rocking The Boat
The Golden One	Sad The Clown
Grace Under Fire	She Mystifies Me [1968]
Guillotine	Sitting Down, Wasting Time [1967]
Heaven Knows	Sue Me
Heavy Weather	Take A Look Around (a.k.a. Get Up Off Your Knees)
Hold On To Your Dream	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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