“In the early '60s I remember the Hardrock venue as a Top Rank Bowling Alley, we, as Dave Plumb and Stones, used to go now and again as Dave lived nearby. When it became Hardrock later in the '60s I saw Yes, Led Zepp and Purple play there. One side of the place had seats, the other side you sat on the floor, I can vividly remember the strong smell of joss sticks. The tower, from what I can remember, had "Top Rank" in neon lights plastered all over it..”