The Purple Gang

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There are at least three artists named The Purple Gang: 1. English 60s psychedelic pop/rock band; 2. US 60s garage band; 3. Australian 80s punk band. 1. The Purple Gang are a British rock band active intermittently since the 1960s. Although they were associated with the London psychedelic scene, they originated in Stockport, then in Cheshire, as a jugband. The band adopted the name, The Purple Gang, when they changed their image to the well-dressed, clean-cut "gangster" style in the 1960s. In London, they engaged Joe Boyd as their record producer, and shared a studio with Pink Floyd as they recorded their first single, "Granny Takes A Trip" (named after the eponymous shop in the Kings Road). Pink Floyd were making their own first single, "Arnold Layne", at the time. The BBC spotted the word 'trip' in the title and, assuming it to be a reference to LSD, banned the record from their airwaves. Also noticing that the band's lead singer at the time (Pete Walker) was nicknamed 'Lucifer', they said that the group "would not be tolerated by any decent society". An album, The Purple Gang Strikes was released in 1968, but failed to sell, although Pirate radio station DJs such as John Peel praised the group. The band continued during the early 1970s, with a slightly different line-up. In 1998, the band reformed and recorded an album, Night of the Uncool, with several new songs by Joe Beard, some of which were produced by Gerry Robinson, the mandolin and harmonica player from the ori

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The Purple Gang Strikes

Strikes (Expanded Edition)

Strikes

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Uncut - Acid Daze: Psychedelic Classics From The UK Underground

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100 60s

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John Peel's Final Perfumed Garden, 14th. August 1967

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Acid Drops, Spacedust & Flying Saucers - Mushroom Soup (Disc 3)

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This Is Psychedelia

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Acid Daze

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Granny Takes A Trip

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Acid Drops, Spacedust & Flying Saucers - Mushroom Soup [Disc 3]

Let's Go Down And Blow Our Minds: The British Psychedelic Sounds Of 1967

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