The Flash years are covered date by date in the 1971–72 and 1973–74 chronologies.
Date within 1971 not established
- 1971 (summer) (approximate)Peter BanksEventColin Carter contacts Banks through Chris Welch. They write "Small Beginnings" at Banks's Munster Road flat, Fulham, and make a demo
June 1971
- 19 June 1971Blodwyn PigPressMelody Maker runs Chris Welch's feature on Banks, out of work since Blodwyn ("The Strange Case of an Ex-Yes Man")
August 1971
- August 1971 (approximate)Peter BanksEvent