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I was looking through Zombies pictures recently and found this one, which I've never seen before. The caption reads: "English rock group The Zombies perform on the set of the music television show Ready Steady Go! at the Rediffusion studio in Kingsway, London in September 1964. The band members are, from left, Rod Argent, Paul Atkinson, Colin Blunstone, Hugh Grundy and Chris White."
It's clearly early days since they're wearing the same stage clothes as they did during the Herts Beat competition in April and May 1964. Rod Argent doesn't have his Vox Continental, just his Hohner Pianet (although, as I explain here, I think he got his Vox Continental in late August 1964), and it looks like Hugh Grundy is playing someone else's drum kit. Based on what letters are visible ("ley... is... ts"), I think it might be Bill Haley & His Comets.
The Zombie Heaven liner notes list only one Ready Steady Go! appearance in September, on the 11th. Paul Atkinson notes that because they did Ready Steady Go! they were late to a gig in Birmingham later the same day.
