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The Lancasters
12+ albums
OiCanadianSurfsurf rockpunk
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There are atleast three different bands named The Lancasters: 1. A studio-only group, with musicians like Ritchie Blackmore (1960's) 2. Punk band from Canada (2000 - 2005) 3. Psychedelic Folk Rock group from Italy (2019- ) The Lancasters (United Kingdom) The Lancasters were one of those odd outfits organized by producer Derek Lawrence, who always seemed to have access to the likes of Nicky Hopkins, Ritchie Blackmore, and any number of future luminaries for session work during the mid-1960's. Lawrence, a one-time protege of Joe Meek, put the Lancasters-Blackmore on guitar, Mick Underwood (drums), and Chas Hodges (bass), all three from the Outlaws, plus Reg Price (saxophone) and Hopkins (doubtless between gigs with the Hoochie Coochie Men) at the ivories-to back a girl trio (the Murmaids, after a fashion) in a version of "To Know Him Is To Love Him." The combo had a little time left over at the end of the session, and Lawrence got two instrumentals out of them, "Earthshaker" and "Satan's Holiday, " which were released on a very obscure single on the Titan label, credited to The Lancasters. "Earthshaker" was a loud, crunching instrumental, influenced by Chuck Berry (and somewhat reminiscent of his "Guitar Boogie"), which no overdubs, just Blackmore and company ripping through a minute and forty seconds of basic rock 'n roll licks. "Satan's Holiday, " was a high-wattage adaptation of Grieg's "In The Hall of the Mountain King, " a tune that stayed in Blackmore's stage reperto
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