Ian Billen wrote on May 30
th, 2008 at 7:16am:
The address is 102 Edith Grove. That's where Jones, Jagger & Richards shared a flat with another guy named James Phelge.
Keith described the flat as "what a dump, a beautiful dump."
http://www.rocksoff.org/james.htm [/quote]
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I see. any relation to "Nanker Pheldge"? Do you know what time frame in which they shared this flat? Also was their any recordings/writing that you know of that were commenced at that location?
Nanker Pheldge, as you know is a silly writing credit given to ...hmmm I think, Time Is On My Side? Right? I know it was from a track that was also on High Tide and Green Grass. I think it was either that song or Play With Fire? I forget. I kinda believe it was Time Is On My Side but I'm not sure. Also I am not sure of why they credited the song as such? Was it due to this guy named James Pheldge I am supposing? I thought the credit was done as more-over a joke? Can you fill me in someone?
Ian [/quote]
There are others that know much more than I, but here's what I believe to be true:
A "Nanker" was a repulsive face that Jones/Richards used to pull in the early days and Phelge was, of course, their roommate.
"Nanker Phelge" was a pseudonym used to credit a group effort in songwriting.
Time Is On My Side was credited to Norman Meade, which was, it seems, a pseudonym for Jerry Ragovoy. TIOMS was also released a month or two before the Stones version by this young lady:

I don't know the exact dates that Jones/Jagger/Richards lived at Edith Grove, but I believe it to be around the time leading up to, or including the first album.
BTW, this is almost a Nanker: :hilarious If anyone has a good pic of real Nanker by one of the boys, I'd love to see it.