At the
end of 1967, The N'Betweens were sent over to Germany for a month
booking at The Star Club in Hamburg but returned after a few weeks
because of disagreements they had with the club management. The
Astra Agency next sent them to the Bahamas during the summer of
1968 to play a four month booking at the Tropicana Club.
Unfortunately, the hotel where the N'Betweens were staying changed
management leaving the group responsible for unpaid hotel bills
which meant they were forced to work in order to pay off the debt.
Eventually, they were able to get enough money to fly themselves
and their equipment back to England but this episode strained and
ultimately ended the relationship that the group had with the
Astra Agency. The rest is history...
