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The Creation

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The Creation was an English rock band that released the 1966 singles “Making Time” and […]

Posted inArtistsTagged England, freakbeat, Kim Gardner, pre-TriMax, Ron Wood, The Creation1 Comment on The Creation

Isotope

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Isotope was an English jazz-rock band that released three albums on Gull between 1974 and […]

Posted inArtistsTagged Brian Miller, England, Gary Boyle, Hugh Hopper, Isotope, Jeff Clyne, TriMax SummerLeave a Comment on Isotope

Caravan

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Caravan are an English rock band from Canterbury that released ten studio albums between 1968 […]

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The Idle Race

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The Idle Race was an English pop-psych band from Birmingham, best known for the 1967 […]

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McDonald and Giles

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McDonald and Giles were an English symphonic-rock duo that released a self-titled album on Island […]

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Giles Giles and Fripp

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Giles Giles and Fripp were the English pop-psych trio behind the 1968 Deram album The […]

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The Graham Bond Organization

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The Graham Bond Organization was an English R&B–beat combo that released the 1965 Columbia albums […]

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The Selecter

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The Selecter was an English ska band that released the 1980 2 Tone album Too […]

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Nirvana

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Nirvana was an English orchestral-pop duo comprised of Patrick Campbell-Lyons and Alex Spyropoulos. They debuted […]

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Colosseum

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Colosseum was an English brass-rock band that released the 1969 albums Those Who Are About […]

Posted inArtistsTagged Barbara Thompson, brass rock, Chris Farlowe, Clem Clempson, Colosseum, Dave Greenslade, Dick Heckstall-Smith, England, James Litherland, Jon Hiseman, Louis Cennamo, Mark Clarke, Tony Reeves, TriMax SpringLeave a Comment on Colosseum

Easy Street

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Easy Street was an English pop-rock trio that issued two albums on Polydor/Capricorn: Easy Street […]

Posted inArtistsTagged Easy Street, England, Ken Nicol, Pete Zorn, Peter Marsh, Richard James Burgess, TriMax Summer1 Comment on Easy Street

Byzantium

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Byzantium was an English rustic-rock band that released the 1972/73 albums Byzantium and Seasons Changing […]

Posted inArtistsTagged Byzantium, Chaz Jankel, England, Jamie Rubinstein, Mick Barakan, Nico Ramsden, Ora, Robin Lamble, Steve Corduner, TriMax SpringLeave a Comment on Byzantium

Jodo

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Jodo was an English hard-rock/blues band that released the album Guts on Decca in 1970. […]

Posted inArtistsTagged Chico Greenwood, Derek Lawrence, England, Green Bullfrog, Jodo, Martin Birch, TriMax Spring1 Comment on Jodo

Jasper

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Jasper was an English blues-psych band that released the album Liberation on Spark Records in […]

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Please

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Please was an English pop-psych band that recorded two albums worth of material during 1968 […]

Posted inArtistsTagged Bernie Jinks, England, Neon Pearl, Pete Dunton, Please, Rod Harrison, The Flies, TriMax SpringLeave a Comment on Please

Westwind

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Westwind was an English folk trio that released the album Love Is… on the Penny […]

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Wild Turkey

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Wild Turkey was an English progressive hard-rock band that released the album Battle Hymn on […]

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Racing Cars

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Racing Cars were a Welsh roots rock band that released three albums on Chrysalis between […]

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Eyes of Blue

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Eyes of Blue were a Welsh psych-rock-soul band that released two singles as “The Eyes […]

Posted inArtistsTagged Big Sleep, Eyes of Blue, Gary Pickford-Hopkins, John Weathers, Phil Ryan, pre-TriMax, Ritchie Francis, Taff Williams, TriMax Spring, WalesLeave a Comment on Eyes of Blue

Agincourt / Ithaca

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Agincourt was the first group project of English musicians Peter Howell and John Ferdinando, who […]

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Pete Brown & Piblokto!

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Pete Brown & Piblokto! were an English post-psych band that released two albums on Harvest […]

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Steamhammer

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Steamhammer was an English blues-rock band that released the 1969/70 albums Steamhammer (aka Reflection), MK […]

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Quiet Sun

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Quiet Sun was an English jazz-rock band from London, initially active circa 1970/71 and briefly […]

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Third World War

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Third World War was an English rock band that released two albums between 1971 and […]

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Gracious

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Gracious was an English symphonic/art-rock band that released a self-titled album on Vertigo in 1970, […]

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Fusion Orchestra

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Fusion Orchestra was an English symphonic/art-rock-soul band that released the album Skeleton in Armour in […]

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Manfred Mann Chapter Three

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Manfred Mann Chapter Three was an English jazz-rock/psych band that released two albums on Vertigo: […]

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The Greatest Show on Earth

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The Greatest Show on Earth was an English brass-rock band that released the albums Horizons […]

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Trifle

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Trifle was an English brass-rock/funk band that released a standalone single on United Artists in […]

Posted inArtistsTagged Alan Fealdman, brass rock, Chico Greenwood, Dick Cuthell, England, Trifle, TriMax SpringLeave a Comment on Trifle

The Masters Apprentices

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The Masters Apprentices were an Australian rock band from Adelaide that emerged as one of […]

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Atlantic Ocean

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Atlantic Ocean was a Swedish psych band that issued a standalone single on CBS in 1969, […]

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Serpentine / Apartment 1

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Serpentine was a Dutch soul-psych band that released the album In the Grass on Pink […]

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Apollo

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Apollo was a Finnish psych-rock band that released a self-titled album on Blue Master in […]

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Archie Whitewater

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Archie Whitewater was an American brass-rock/soul band that released a self-titled album on Cadet Concept […]

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Aardvark

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Aardvark was an English post-psych organ rock band from the Midlands that released a self-titled […]

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3rd Avenue Blues Band

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The Third Avenue Blues Band (spelled numerically after their first single) was an American brass-rock/soul […]

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4th Cekcion

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4th Cekcion was an American brass-rock band from Bellaire, Texas, that released a self-titled album […]

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Ahora Mazda

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Ahora Mazda was a Dutch ethno/psych band that released a self-titled album on Catfish in […]

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Gas Mask

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Gas Mask was an American brass-rock band from N.Y.C. that released one album, Their First […]

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Blossom Toes

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Blossom Toes were an English psych-rock/pop band from London that released the album We Are […]

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Rumplestiltskin

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Rumplestiltskin was an English hard-rock/psych studio band that released a 1970 self-titled album on Bell […]

Posted inArtistsTagged Alan Hawkshaw, Alan Parker, Clem Cattini, England, Herbie Flowers, Hungry Wolf, Rumplestiltskin, TriMax Spring, Ugly CustardLeave a Comment on Rumplestiltskin

Galliard

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Galliard was an English brass-rock band from Birmingham that released the 1969/70 Deram albums Strange […]

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Elias Hulk

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Elias Hulk was an English hard-rock-psych band from Bournemouth, Dorset, that released the album Unchained […]

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Killing Floor

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Killing Floor was an English hard-rock band that released a self-titled album on Spark in […]

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Titus Groan

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Titus Groan was an English jam-rock band that released a self-titled album and a standalone […]

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Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera

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Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera was an English psych-rock band that released multiple singles and a […]

Posted inArtistsTagged Colin Bass, Coventry, Elmer Gantry, Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera, England, freakbeat, John Ford, Paul Brett, pre-TriMax, Richard HudsonLeave a Comment on Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera

The Battered Ornaments

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The Battered Ornaments were an English jazz-rock/psych band that released two albums on Harvest in […]

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Surprise Sisters

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The Surprise Sisters were an Australian vocal group that first recorded as The Cliffmores. After […]

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New Love Ltd

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New Love Ltd was an American soul trio that sang on the 1978 album So […]

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Blind Faith

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Blind Faith was an English rock band that released a self-titled album on Atco in […]

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Emerson, Lake & Palmer

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Emerson, Lake & Palmer — alternately known by the acronym ELP — were an English […]

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Argent

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Argent was an English art-rock band that released six studio albums and a live double-LP […]

Posted inArtistsTagged Argent, England, Rod Argent, Russ Ballard, TriMax Spring1 Comment on Argent

Capability Brown

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Capability Brown was an English harmony-rock band that released two albums on Charisma in 1972 […]

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Babe Ruth

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Babe Ruth was an English hard-rock/soul band that released three albums on Harvest between 1972 […]

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Steely Dan

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Steely Dan was an American jazz-rock/pop band that released six studio albums on ABC between […]

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Goliath

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Goliath was an English jazz-rock/soul band from Manchester that released a self-titled album on CBS […]

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Energy

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Energy was a Swedish jazz-rock band that released a self-titled album on Harvest in 1974. […]

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Dice

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Dice was a Swedish symphonic-rock band that released a self-titled album on Marilla in 1978. […]

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Atlas

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Atlas was a Swedish symphonic-rock band that issued the album Blå Vardag on Bellatrix in […]

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Anna Själv Tredje

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Anna Själv Tredje were a Swedish electronic duo that released the popular album Tussilago Fanfara […]

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Ablution

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Ablution was a Swedish jazz-rock band that released a self-titled album in 1974 on CBS. […]

Posted inArtistsTagged Ablution, Barry de Souza, Janne Schaffer, John Gustafson, Peter Robinson, Sweden, TriMax SummerLeave a Comment on Ablution

Nebulosa

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Nebulosa was a Swedish symphonic/hard-rock/folk band that issued a self-titled album on Park Studio in […]

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Epidermis

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Epidermis was a German symphonic/art-rock band that released the album Genius of Original Force on […]

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Cravinkel

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Cravinkel was a German blues-rock/pop band that released two albums and a standalone single on […]

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Chameleon

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Chameleon were a German jazz-rock band that released a self-titled album on Blubber Lips in […]

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Carol of Harvest

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Carol of Harvest was a German symphonic-folk band that released a self-titled album on Brutkasten […]

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Abacus

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Abacus was a German art-rock band that released four albums and three singles on Polydor/Zebra […]

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Bakmak

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Bakmak were a German jazz-rock band that released two albums on NOVA and Strand between […]

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Ardo Dombec

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Ardo Dombec were a German jazz-rock band that released a self-titled album on Pilz in […]

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Andromeda

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Andromeda was a German organ-rock/psych band that released a self-titled album on Vogue in 1970. […]

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Epidaurus

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Epidaurus was a German symphonic-rock band that self-released the album Earthly Paradise in 1977. Three […]

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Karma

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Karma was an American Latin-jazz/funk super-group from Los Angeles that released two albums on A&M/Horizon […]

Posted inArtistsTagged Curtis Robertson Jr, Ernie Watts, George Bohanon, Karma, Reggie Andrews, TriMax Summer, US funkLeave a Comment on Karma

Patto

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Patto was an English rock band that released two albums on Vertigo and a third […]

Posted inArtistsTagged England, Mike Patto, Ollie Halsall, Patto, TriMax SpringLeave a Comment on Patto

Free

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Free was an English hard-rock band that released six studio albums and a live set […]

Posted inArtistsTagged Andy Fraser, England, Free, Paul Kossoff, Paul Rodgers, Simon Kirke, TriMax SpringLeave a Comment on Free

Spontaneous Combustion

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Spontaneous Combustion was an English hard-rock trio that released two albums on Harvest in 1972, […]

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Fay Ray

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Fay Ray was a Welsh post-punk band that released the album Contact You on WEA […]

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Dear Mr. Time

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Dear Mr. Time is an English symphonic-rock/psych band that released the album Grandfather on A […]

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Fun Boy Three

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Fun Boy Three was an English new wave trio that released the 1982–83 albums The […]

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Mogul Thrash

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Mogul Thrash was an English brass-rock band from London that released a self-titled album on […]

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Odin

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Odin was an English-European hard-rock/psych band based in Gaukönigshofen, Bayern, Germany, that released a self-titled […]

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Iguana

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Iguana was an English brass-rock/funk band from Southampton that released a self-titled album on Polydor […]

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