The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation

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The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation was a late-60s British blues-rock band led by drummer Aynsley Dunbar after his stints in John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers and the Jeff Beck Group. Dunbar (who wrote the song "Warning", covered by Black Sabbath on their debut album) led The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation through a number of albums. Dunbar was later the drummer for Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, featuring on albums such as Waka/Jawaka, and The Grand Wazoo, as well as the film 200 Motels. In 1974 he played on the soundtrack for "Down and Dirty Duck", a Chuck Swenson adult animated movie. In the mid 1970s, Dunbar joined Journey for their first four albums; he left and joined Jefferson Starship for three albums. In 1985, Dunbar joined Whitesnake, and drummed on their 1987 album, Whitesnake. He also spent some time working with Eric Burdon and The Animals. Over his career, Dunbar worked with some of the top names in rock, including Nils Lofgren, Eric Burdon, John Mayall, Frank Zappa, Ian Hunter, Lou Reed, Jefferson Starship, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Whitesnake, Sammy Hagar, Michael Schenker, UFO, Flo & Eddie and Journey. At one point, Dunbar was almost the drummer for The Jimi Hendrix Experience when in an audition Hendrix was unable to decide to pick either Dunbar or Mitch Mitchell - the latter won Hendrix's coin flip. Dunbar started his professional career in Derry Wilkie and the Pressmen in 1963. In December 1964 he joined Merseybeat group the Mojos, who were renamed Stu James

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Remains to Be Heard

Doctor Dunbar's Prescription

The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation

To Mum, From Aynsley And The Boys

Warning

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To Mum From Aynsley And The Boys

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14 Lost Tracks Unearthed

To Mum from Aynsley & The Boys

Blue Whale

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Dr. Dunbar's Prescription

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Creative Outlaws / UK Underground 1965 - 1971

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Classic Rock: Unearthed

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