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The Hammersmith Gorillas
12+ albums
proto-punkrock70sUKglam
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The Hammersmith Gorillas, later shortened to The Gorillas was a rock group from Hammersmith, London, England, formed in 1974 and fronted by Jesse Hector. It is fair to say that the immediate appeal of the incredible Hammersmith Gorillas was triggered primarily by the fascinating sleeves of their first singles. These guys, if anything, deserved total respect simply for being brave enough to look the way they did. Their bizarre display of totally over-the-top hairdos combined with the most incongruous dress sense became an endless source of wonder and speculation for a generation of French fans. Who on Earth were they? Where could they possibly come from? The sole information available to us was limited to a short column that appeared in an early issue of Rock News. We had been told, in typically distorted fashion by the Parisian fanzine that the band hailed from Scotland (most probably because of the tartan slacks!) despite the rather manifest West London origins their name seemed to suggest. But what the hell! Geography did not matter as much as their fearsome live reputation. Tales of the wildest gigs imaginable had filtered through somehow but no one was prepared for the hammering they were just about to inflict on the unsuspecting Gaelic audiences. On that rainy day of spring 1976, the venerable Salle Franklin in Le Havre was packed with its regular crowd of rowdy dockers and assorted drunken heavies. The locals had come to kick some arse. The others were there to shake
top songs
albums
You Really Got Me
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The Roots Of Punk
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PUNK 45: Sick On You! One Way Spit! After The Love & Before The Revolution Vol.3: Proto-Punk 1969-77 - Soul Jazz Records
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Mojo Presents: Experienced!
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Gorilla Got Me
Punk 45: Sick On You! One Way Spit! After the Love & Before the Revolution, Vol. 3: Proto-Punk 1969-77
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Dirty Water 2: More Birth Of Punk Attitude
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Soul Jazz Records Presents Punk 45: Sick On You! One Way Spit! After The Love & Before The Revolution: Proto-Punk 1969-77
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MOJO Trash! The Roots Of Punk
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Punk 45: Sick On You! One Way Spit! After the Love & Before the Revolution, Vol. 3: Proto-Punk 1970-77
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Mojo: Trash! The Roots of Punk!