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Purple Gang
12+ albums
60spsychedelicbluesfolkPsychedelic Rock
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Formed in Manchester, England, the original line-up consisted of (b. Peter Walker; vocals, kazoo), Deejay Robinson (b. Gerry Robinson; harmonica, mandolin), Ank Langley (b. Trevor Langley; jug), Geoff Bowyer (piano, washboard) and James "Joe" Beard (guitar). All were students at Stockport College of Art. They adopted the name, The Purple Gang when they changed their image to the well-dressed, clean-cut "gangster" style in the sixties. Although they were associated with the London psychedelic scene at the time of their near-brush with fame, they originated in Stockport in Cheshire, in north-west England, as a Jugband. In London, they engaged Joe Boyd as their producer, and shared a studio with Pink Floyd as they cut their first single, Granny takes a trip (named after the eponymous shop in the Kings Road). Floyd were making their own first single, Arnold Layne, at the time. Unfortunately, the BBC spotted the word trip in the title and assumed it to be a reference to LSD. They banned the record from their airwaves. Also noticing that the band's lead singer at the time Pete Walker, they said that the group "would not be tolerated by any decent society". An LP, "The Purple Gang strikes" was released in 1968, but failed to sell. Pirate radio station DJ's such as John Peel praised the group, but without backing from the big record companies, fortune would elude them. Although disappointed, the band continued during the early 1970s with a slightly different lineup. Without th
top songs
albums
Purple Gang Strikes
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The Psychedelic Years Revisited, 1966-1969 - Back In The British Isles
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White Bicycles
Chart-Toppers
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Big Proof & Iron Fist Pres-Hand 2 Hand (The Official Mixtape Instruction Manual)
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Purple Gang Strikes (1968)
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Acid Drops, Spacedust & Flying Saucers
Say It (Digitally Remastered)
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9 Pistolas
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RFG Collector 2 : 80's Funk Music Rare Tracks
The Purple Gang Strikes
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Acid Drops, Spacedust & Flying Saucers-Disc 3