Monday, September 28, 2009
Pink Fairies - Never Never Land
Allmusic bio: The excessive, drug-fueled Pink Fairies grew out of the Deviants, a loose-knit band formed in 1967 by members of the West London hippie commune Ladbroke Grove. Initially dubbed the Social Deviants and consisting primarily of vocalist Mick Farren, guitarist Paul Rudolph, bassist Duncan Sanderson and drummer Russell Hunter, the group also featured satellite members Marc Bolan, Steve Peregrine Took and players from the band Group X, later rechristened Hawkwind. After three noisy, psychedelic albums and a U.S. tour, Farren exited to become a music journalist; the remaining Deviants returned to London, where they recruited vocalist and former Pretty Things drummer Twink (born John Alder), who suggested the name Pink Fairies. Despite gaining a reputation for mythic debauchery, the group remained largely an underground sensation before signing to Polydor and issuing their 1971 debut Never Never Land, a manic, decadent album featuring the live staples "Do It" and "Uncle Harry's Last Freak Out."
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thanks for this album
The Pink Fairies (or a small number of them as it was an A40) nicked my mums car in 1970 or 71 (i cant remember if it was the first or second) from, what the villagers called Pilton Pop Festival but is now known as, Glastonbury. They left it somewhere in Wales with a thank you note and some money for petrol.
Thanx a lot!
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