The Flies

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There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) The Flies was a 60s British psychedelic band formed in London in 1965. 2) The Flies was a British band fronted by Sean Cook (ex-Spiritualized; ex-Lupine Howl). 3) The Flies was an 80s American band from Boston. 4) The Flies was a 90s American punk rock/pop band from Spokane 5) The Flies was a 60s Australian garage rock band from Melbourne. 6) The Flies was a late-60s American band from California with frontman Larry Norman. 1) The Flies was a 60s British psychedelic band formed in London in 1965 best remembered for their debut single, ”(I’m Not Your) Stepping Stone”, which is a hard rock treatment with plenty of crunching fuzz guitar of a number more associated with The Monkees. Originally known as The Rebs, and then The In-Sect, the group's line-up featured Robin Hunt (lead vocals, drums), Ian Baldwin (bass guitar), George Haywood (lead guitar), Brian Gill (lead guitar) John Da Costa (rhythm guitar, keyboards), and Peter Dunton (drums). They were notorious for their sometimes outrageous live performances, particularly their appearance at the 14-Hour Technicolour Dream psychedelic festival in April 1967 in London, where they arranged to have hundreds of bags of flour explode and cover the audience at the end of their set. While they disbanded by the end of 1968, members surfaced in the subsequent British psychedelic/progressive groups Infinity, Please, Bulldog Breed, and T2. In addition, while still in The F

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I'm Not Your Stepping Stone / Talk To Me

All Too Human

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Garage Rock Hits

The Freakbeat Scene

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We Began / One Less Heart Beats - Single

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Colette N°9

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The Rubble Collection Volume 5 - The Electric Crayon Set

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The Rubble Collection 3

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Pleasure Yourself

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Colette N°9 (Disc 1)

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Turning Point

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Decca Originals: The Freakbeat Scene

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