Twink (musician)
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John Charles Alder better known as Twink, is an English
drummer
, singer and songwriter
who was a central figure in the English psychedelic
movement, and an actor
.
, Essex
, England
, into a musical family. His father's mother was a concert pianist and soloist. Alder has said he was always interested in music as a child.
Alder's career began in 1963 as a member of a rhythm and blues
band from Colchester
called Dane Stephens and the Deep Beats. After a year, the band evolved into The Fairies - Dane Stephens (vocals/blues harp), John Acutt (lead guitar), John Fred Gandy (bass) and John Alder (drums). In 1964 The Fairies recorded the single "Don't Think Twice It's Alright" for the Decca Records
label. The Fairies were sometimes sent gifts and Alder, having long curly hair, regularly received bottles of Twink brand home perm lotion
. It was at this time that he adopted 'Twink' as his stage name.
"With Dane Stephens, our shows were not only blues but soul numbers, touches of jazz as well. He was an amazing singer, very very special. Had a great voice, played amazing blues harp, the Fairies were just about to break big." "Dane Stephens was involved in an accident while he was driving the group van - without any licence or insurance. He hit another car and killed maybe 4 people. He went to jail after the accident, so we lost him for a year and got Nick Wymer from Nix Nomads instead. We had been actually about to break at that point, there was no doubt about it. We had Mickey Most producing us in the studio, we had a single out and another one on the way, an agent who was getting us booked back again everywhere - we were good, a really good R&B band." Brian 'Smudger' Smith from Watford R&B band Cops 'n' Robbers occasionally sang with the band as well.
In 1965, after Wymer replaced Stephens as singer, they recorded two singles, "Get Yourself Home" and "Don't Mind", for HMV
. "We became like the Pretty Things
when Nick Wymer came along - mostly because Nick looked and sounded so much like Phil May... and then after [Dane Stephens] came out Nick left and we got Dane back but we were really trying to recreate something which we'd already lost." Wymer briefly joined an embryonic group formed by ex-members of Them
in late 1965. The Fairies split at some date before 1967, Twink having already departed by August 1966.
Twink reunited with Stephens and Weaver for two tracks on his 1991 album Odds & Beginnings.
and lived in Chelsea
. When The Fairies came to a halt, he joined a rhythm and blues
/soul music
band called The In-Crowd
in August 1966, after its previous drummer had left the band. Other members were Steve Howe
(guitar; later of 'Yes
' fame), singer Keith West
& John 'Junior' Wood (bass).
A few months later the band was renamed Tomorrow
. The success of West's solo recording Excerpt From A Teenage Opera resulted in the band breaking up, leading to a one-off single by the short-lived 'Aquarian Age' (Twink & Junior).
In Joe Boyd
's book White Bicycles he cites a Tomorrow show at UFO Club and, in particular, Twink's performance, as the zenith of 60's pop culture.
At some point around early 1967, Twink completed a recording session with a group known as Santa Barbara Machine Head
, featuring two former members of Beat group 'The Birds
' - Ron Wood
and Kim Gardner
(both later of 'The Creation
', and also of The Rolling Stones
and Ashton, Gardner & Dyke respectively) - and keyboardist Jon Lord
(later of Deep Purple
).
(alongside Phil May
, Dick Taylor
, Wally Waller & John Povey) and participated in the making of their classic album S.F. Sorrow
. He was also a member of this group when they appeared in the Norman Wisdom
film, What's Good For The Goose. He became noted for outrageous behaviour, such as climbing the speaker stacks and diving into the audience when the band performed at a free open-air concert in London's Hyde Park
.
, towards the end of his tenure with The Pretty Things. Supporting musicians were The Deviants, including Mick Farren
(who produced the album), Paul Rudolph
(who played guitar), Russell Hunter and Duncan 'Sandy' Sanderson; as well as Steve Peregrin Took
(of Tyrannosaurus Rex
); The Pretty Things' May, Povey, Waller and Victor Unitt; Viv Prince (ex-Pretty Things); John 'The Honk' Lodge (Junior's Eyes
, Quiver); 'Junior' Wood and the enigmatic 'Pink Fairies Motorcycle Club and All-Star Rock and Roll Band' (the name taken from a story by Deviants manager Jamie Mandelkau, who may not have been aware of Twink's former band).
(Mark 1) featured Think Pink musicians Twink, Took and Farren - all three having left their respective bands - and was named after the 'Pink Fairies Rock 'n' Roll Club', a loose group of people including Took, Farren, The Deviants, Syd Barrett
(formerly of Pink Floyd
) and The Pretty Things. They were resident in Ladbroke Grove
, the home of the UK Underground
. The Mark 1 line-up performed one shambolic gig in Manchester and recorded Farren's solo album, Mona – The Carnivorous Circus
, in late 1969 before falling apart. Took, Farren and Larry Wallis
then assembled the band that became Shagrat
, with Farren departing before any recordings were made.
Pink Fairies (Mark 2) was formed in early 1970 by Twink with Mick Farren's former bandmates, The Deviants. The two-drummer Pink Fairies line-up recorded a single The Snake / Do It, followed by the Never Never Land album, before Twink left in 1971 (although he would periodically return).
Twink moved to Cambridge
and worked with the 'Last Minute Put Together Boogie Band', initially with vocalist/guitarist Bruce Michael Paine (ex-Apple Pie & star of the San Francisco production of 'Hair
') and 'The Honk' playing bass, and also played in a band named ZZZ with Alan Lee Shaw and Rod Latter (who later reunited as The Rings). The Last Minute Put Together Boogie Band, now with ex-Delivery
bass player Jack Monck, backed American Blues guitarist Eddie "Guitar" Burns
at King's College Cellar in January 1972. Jack's wife Jenny Spires, an old friend of Twink's and former girlfriend of Syd Barrett
(ex-Pink Floyd
), went with Syd down to the gig and he brought his guitar along and jammed with them at one point. The next day, the Last Minute Put Together Boogie Band, with guests Fred Frith
and Syd Barrett, played on a bill with Hawkwind
and the Pink Fairies.
Within the next day or two Twink formed the short lived trio 'Stars'
with Barrett and Monck. Stars played a handful of shows which were well received. However, Syd, fragile mentally, quit after reading a negative review by Roy Hollingworth in Melody Maker
, after which Twink moved back to London
. During the years 1972 to 1975, Twink periodically performed with fellow Ladbroke Grove community band Hawkwind
and with the band Glider, but no recordings were made. In July 1975, The Pink Fairies staged a reunion gig at the Roundhouse featuring the then-current line-up of Russell Hunter, Duncan Sanderson and Larry Wallis, joined by former members Twink and Paul Rudolph. The reunion show was released as a live album in 1982.
Greg Ridley
and Mickey Finn. On the way to their first gig, an injury sustained in a car accident left Twink hospitalized, following which this line-up disintegrated - The Fallen Angels eventually wound up backing Phil May on a solo album. Twink then worked as a vocalist with 'The Rings' in early 1977, releasing one of the first Punk rock
singles, I Wanna Be Free, produced by former Sparks
member Martin Gordon
. Other members of the band included Alan Lee Shaw and Rod Latter of The Adverts
. Twink left, and the other members of The Rings formed 'The Maniacs'.
Twink coined the term Acid Punk to describe his music and went on to release an EP Do It '77 in February 1978. It included the songs Psychedelic Punkeroo (about Syd Barrett; credited to 'A. Syd') and Enter The Diamonds, both of which featured a band consisting of Twink (drums/lead vocals), Kid Rogers (of Kid Rogers and the Henchmen) (guitars/vocals), Fingers Falkner (keyboards) and Chris Chesney (lead guitar). According to Twink "It was the Psychedelic Punkaroo project, but Chiswick Records didn't like the track and I jammed Do It with the Lightning Raiders
, which they preferred." Duncan ('Danger Sun') Sanderson (bass, Lightning Raiders & ex-Pink Fairies): "Twink came round my house and dragged me down the studio while I was still asleep one morning, and Little John Hodge (lead guitar, Lightning Raiders) just came along to deliver a guitar. Twink had us jam through Do It, so we did it. Kid and John hadn't even heard the flaming song before. At the end he jumps up and says 'That's it, thanks lads!' We didn't even know it was being taped!" Twink's comment on this statement was that "A second take of Do It is a contradiction in terms." The EP was credited to 'Twink & The Fairies'.
Twink next moved to Belgium, where he played drums on the recording of British punk Elton Motello
's Victims Of Time album (1978, Pinball).
and a run of new solo releases up to the early 90s.
In 1987 he rejoined The Pink Fairies for a reunion album. During the subsequent Pink Fairies tour, Twink met members of Plasticland
which resulted in the collaboration You Need a Fairy Godmother, released in 1989 on Midnight Records.
He also joined a brief line-up of 'Magic Muscle' in 1988 for a tour and live album, and released a collaborative album with The Bevis Frond
in 1990.
In 1990 Twink released his second solo album, Mr Rainbow with Robbie Gladwell on guitar and Andy Dowding on drums.
Later in the '90s he collaborated with Hawkwind founder Nik Turner
in the band 'PinkWind' - in reference to the semi-legendary Hawkwind/Pink Fairies jam sessions of the early '70s. Turner brought in the Wind and Twink provided the Pink. PinkWind released two albums (one credited to 'The HawkFairies'). Some line-ups also featured Judge Trev Thoms of Inner City Unit
and Steve Took's Horns.
The Out Of The Pink Into The Blues album by 'Mouse & Twink: Fairies' was released around 1996 or 1997, and was "recorded at the Pink Bridge mid '70s till '80s" by Twink and P. 'Mouse' Pracowik (possibly Peter Pracownik of Astralasia) on guitar, with Andrew Doran (vocals), Matthew Bailey (bass) and Chris Pinkerton (drums).
Twink's record label then released two 'Pink Fairies' albums recorded by Twink and Paul Rudolph in 1996/1997, after which Twink's releases were handled by the 'Get Back' label. These have included archive collections of material from the classic Pink Fairies era, as well as a controversial album of Shagrat sessions purportedly featuring Twink.
television
series including:-
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
, singer and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
who was a central figure in the English psychedelic
Psychedelic music
Psychedelic music covers a range of popular music styles and genres, which are inspired by or influenced by psychedelic culture and which attempt to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues-rock bands in the...
movement, and an actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Early life and career
Alder was born in ColchesterColchester
Colchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, into a musical family. His father's mother was a concert pianist and soloist. Alder has said he was always interested in music as a child.
Alder's career began in 1963 as a member of a rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
band from Colchester
Colchester
Colchester is an historic town and the largest settlement within the borough of Colchester in Essex, England.At the time of the census in 2001, it had a population of 104,390. However, the population is rapidly increasing, and has been named as one of Britain's fastest growing towns. As the...
called Dane Stephens and the Deep Beats. After a year, the band evolved into The Fairies - Dane Stephens (vocals/blues harp), John Acutt (lead guitar), John Fred Gandy (bass) and John Alder (drums). In 1964 The Fairies recorded the single "Don't Think Twice It's Alright" for the Decca Records
Decca Records
Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
label. The Fairies were sometimes sent gifts and Alder, having long curly hair, regularly received bottles of Twink brand home perm lotion
Twink (home perm)
Silky Curler Twink by Elida was a popular brand of home perm kit that was available in Britain in the late 1960s and 1970s, retailing for about 37 pence. It was promoted using full-page advertisements in women's magazines, such as the leading title Woman, and became a household name...
. It was at this time that he adopted 'Twink' as his stage name.
"With Dane Stephens, our shows were not only blues but soul numbers, touches of jazz as well. He was an amazing singer, very very special. Had a great voice, played amazing blues harp, the Fairies were just about to break big." "Dane Stephens was involved in an accident while he was driving the group van - without any licence or insurance. He hit another car and killed maybe 4 people. He went to jail after the accident, so we lost him for a year and got Nick Wymer from Nix Nomads instead. We had been actually about to break at that point, there was no doubt about it. We had Mickey Most producing us in the studio, we had a single out and another one on the way, an agent who was getting us booked back again everywhere - we were good, a really good R&B band." Brian 'Smudger' Smith from Watford R&B band Cops 'n' Robbers occasionally sang with the band as well.
In 1965, after Wymer replaced Stephens as singer, they recorded two singles, "Get Yourself Home" and "Don't Mind", for HMV
HMV
His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone...
. "We became like the Pretty Things
Pretty Things
The Pretty Things are an English rock and roll band from London, who originally formed in 1963. They took their name from Bo Diddley's 1955 song "Pretty Thing" and, in their early days, were dubbed by the British press the "uglier cousins of the Rolling Stones". Their most commercially successful...
when Nick Wymer came along - mostly because Nick looked and sounded so much like Phil May... and then after [Dane Stephens] came out Nick left and we got Dane back but we were really trying to recreate something which we'd already lost." Wymer briefly joined an embryonic group formed by ex-members of Them
Them (band)
Them were a Northern Irish band formed in Belfast in April 1964, most prominently known for the garage rock standard "Gloria" and launching singer Van Morrison's musical career...
in late 1965. The Fairies split at some date before 1967, Twink having already departed by August 1966.
Twink reunited with Stephens and Weaver for two tracks on his 1991 album Odds & Beginnings.
The In-Crowd and Tomorrow
In 1965 Twink moved to LondonLondon
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and lived in Chelsea
Chelsea, London
Chelsea is an area of West London, England, bounded to the south by the River Thames, where its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along the Chelsea Embankment, Cheyne Walk, Lots Road and Chelsea Harbour. Its eastern boundary was once defined by the River Westbourne, which is now in a pipe above...
. When The Fairies came to a halt, he joined a rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
/soul music
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
band called The In-Crowd
Tomorrow (band)
Tomorrow were a 1960s psychedelic rock band. Despite critical acclaim and support from DJ John Peel who featured them on his "Perfumed Garden" radio show, the band was not a great success in commercial terms. They were among the first psychedelic bands in England along with Pink Floyd and Soft...
in August 1966, after its previous drummer had left the band. Other members were Steve Howe
Steve Howe (guitarist)
Stephen James "Steve" Howe is an English guitarist, known for his work with the progressive rock group Yes...
(guitar; later of 'Yes
Yes (band)
Yes are an English rock band who achieved worldwide success with their progressive, art, and symphonic style of rock music. Regarded as one of the pioneers of the progressive genre, Yes are known for their lengthy songs, mystical lyrics, elaborate album art, and live stage sets...
' fame), singer Keith West
Keith West
Keith Alan Hopkins, better known by his stage name, Keith West was the lead singer of Tomorrow, a 1960s psychedelic rock band. West composed most of the band's songs...
& John 'Junior' Wood (bass).
A few months later the band was renamed Tomorrow
Tomorrow (band)
Tomorrow were a 1960s psychedelic rock band. Despite critical acclaim and support from DJ John Peel who featured them on his "Perfumed Garden" radio show, the band was not a great success in commercial terms. They were among the first psychedelic bands in England along with Pink Floyd and Soft...
. The success of West's solo recording Excerpt From A Teenage Opera resulted in the band breaking up, leading to a one-off single by the short-lived 'Aquarian Age' (Twink & Junior).
In Joe Boyd
Joe Boyd
Joe Boyd is an American record producer and former owner of the Witchseason production company. Boyd was instrumental in launching the careers of Nick Drake, Fairport Convention, and The Incredible String Band.-Career:...
's book White Bicycles he cites a Tomorrow show at UFO Club and, in particular, Twink's performance, as the zenith of 60's pop culture.
At some point around early 1967, Twink completed a recording session with a group known as Santa Barbara Machine Head
Santa Barbara Machine Head
Santa Barbara Machine Head were a short-lived British electric blues combo that formed and disbanded in 1967. They recorded three instrumental songs together for Immediate Records; "Albert", "Porcupine Juice" and "Rubber Monkey", released in 1968 on the compilation album Blues Anytime Vol. 3...
, featuring two former members of Beat group 'The Birds
The Birds (band)
The Birds were a popular rhythm and blues band in the United Kingdom during the mid 1960s, although they recorded fewer than a dozen songs and released only four singles. Starting out with a hard R&B sound, they later began infusing it with Motown-style vocal harmonies...
' - Ron Wood
Ron Wood
Ronald David "Ronnie" Wood is an English rock guitarist and bassist best known as a former member of The Jeff Beck Group, Faces, and current member of The Rolling Stones. He also plays lap and pedal steel guitar....
and Kim Gardner
Kim Gardner
Kim Gardner was a musician. He was part of the British invasion of the 1960s, and recorded more than thirty albums during his music career.-Career:...
(both later of 'The Creation
The Creation (band)
The Creation were an English rock band, formed in 1966. The most popular Creation song was "Painter Man", which made the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart in late 1966, and reached #8 in the German chart in April 1967. It was later covered by Boney M in 1979, and reached the #10 position in the UK...
', and also of The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band, formed in London in April 1962 by Brian Jones , Ian Stewart , Mick Jagger , and Keith Richards . Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early line-up...
and Ashton, Gardner & Dyke respectively) - and keyboardist Jon Lord
Jon Lord
Jonathan Douglas "Jon" Lord is an English composer, pianist and Hammond organ player.Jon Lord, also known as 'Hammond Lord', is a classically trained piano player. He is recognised for his Hammond organ blues-rock sound and for his pioneering work in fusing rock and classical or baroque forms...
(later of Deep Purple
Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...
).
The Pretty Things
Twink replaced Skip Allen in The Pretty ThingsPretty Things
The Pretty Things are an English rock and roll band from London, who originally formed in 1963. They took their name from Bo Diddley's 1955 song "Pretty Thing" and, in their early days, were dubbed by the British press the "uglier cousins of the Rolling Stones". Their most commercially successful...
(alongside Phil May
Phil May (singer)
Phil May is the stage name of an English vocalist...
, Dick Taylor
Dick Taylor
Richard Clifford 'Dick' Taylor is an English musician who was an early bass guitarist for The Rolling Stones. He left to become an art student at Sidcup Art College and while there formed The Pretty Things in September 1963...
, Wally Waller & John Povey) and participated in the making of their classic album S.F. Sorrow
S.F. Sorrow
S.F. Sorrow is the title of the fourth LP by the British rock group The Pretty Things, released in 1968.One of the first rock concept albums, S.F. Sorrow was based on a short story by singer-guitarist Phil May. The album is structured as a song cycle, telling the story of the main character,...
. He was also a member of this group when they appeared in the Norman Wisdom
Norman Wisdom
Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, OBE was an English actor, comedian and singer-songwriter best known for a series of comedy films produced between 1953 and 1966 featuring his hapless onscreen character Norman Pitkin...
film, What's Good For The Goose. He became noted for outrageous behaviour, such as climbing the speaker stacks and diving into the audience when the band performed at a free open-air concert in London's Hyde Park
Hyde Park, London
Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London, United Kingdom, and one of the Royal Parks of London, famous for its Speakers' Corner.The park is divided in two by the Serpentine...
.
Think Pink
He recorded his first solo album, Think PinkThink Pink
Think Pink is the 1970 debut album by English psychedelic musician Twink.It was produced by Mick Farren and featured members of The Pretty Things, The Deviants, plus Steve Peregrin Took of Tyrannosaurus Rex...
, towards the end of his tenure with The Pretty Things. Supporting musicians were The Deviants, including Mick Farren
Mick Farren
Michael Anthony 'Mick' Farren is an English journalist, author and singer associated with counterculture and the UK Underground.-Music:...
(who produced the album), Paul Rudolph
Paul Rudolph (musician)
Paul Fraser Rudolph is a guitarist,bassist, singer, and cyclist. He made his mark in the UK underground music scene, and then as a session musician, before returning to Canada to indulge his passion for cycling...
(who played guitar), Russell Hunter and Duncan 'Sandy' Sanderson; as well as Steve Peregrin Took
Steve Peregrin Took
Steve Peregrin Took was an English musician. He is best known for his membership of the duo Tyrannosaurus Rex with Marc Bolan...
(of Tyrannosaurus Rex
T. Rex (band)
T. Rex were a British rock band, formed in 1967 by singer/songwriter and guitarist Marc Bolan. The band formed as Tyrannosaurus Rex, releasing four folk albums under the name...
); The Pretty Things' May, Povey, Waller and Victor Unitt; Viv Prince (ex-Pretty Things); John 'The Honk' Lodge (Junior's Eyes
Junior's Eyes (band)
Junior's Eyes was a British group led by guitarist Mick Wayne , which recorded one album and is notable for acting as David Bowie's backing band during 1969.-Beginnings:...
, Quiver); 'Junior' Wood and the enigmatic 'Pink Fairies Motorcycle Club and All-Star Rock and Roll Band' (the name taken from a story by Deviants manager Jamie Mandelkau, who may not have been aware of Twink's former band).
The Pink Fairies
The line up of The Pink FairiesPink Fairies
Pink Fairies were an English rock band active in the London underground and psychedelic scene of the early 1970s. They promoted free music, drug taking and anarchy and often performed impromptu gigs and other agitprop stunts, such as playing for free outside the gates at the Bath and Isle of Wight...
(Mark 1) featured Think Pink musicians Twink, Took and Farren - all three having left their respective bands - and was named after the 'Pink Fairies Rock 'n' Roll Club', a loose group of people including Took, Farren, The Deviants, Syd Barrett
Syd Barrett
Syd Barrett , born Roger Keith Barrett, was an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter, best remembered as a founding member of the band Pink Floyd. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter during the band's psychedelic years, providing major musical and stylistic...
(formerly of Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
) and The Pretty Things. They were resident in Ladbroke Grove
Ladbroke Grove
Ladbroke Grove is a road in west London, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is also sometimes the name given informally to the immediate area surrounding the road. Running from Notting Hill in the south to Kensal Green in the north, it is located in North Kensington and straddles...
, the home of the UK Underground
UK underground
The Underground was a countercultural movement in the United Kingdom linked to the underground culture in the United States and associated with the hippie phenomenon. Its primary focus was around Ladbroke Grove and Notting Hill in London...
. The Mark 1 line-up performed one shambolic gig in Manchester and recorded Farren's solo album, Mona – The Carnivorous Circus
Mona – The Carnivorous Circus
Mona—The Carnivorous Circus is a 1970 album by the UK underground artist Mick Farren.The album was recorded to fulfill contractual obligations. Farren had recently returned from a tour of the west coast of North America with his band The Deviants, who had relieved the singer of his duties.Farren...
, in late 1969 before falling apart. Took, Farren and Larry Wallis
Larry Wallis
Larry Wallis is a guitarist, songwriter and producer. He is best known as a member of the Pink Fairies and an early member of Motörhead.-Early bands:...
then assembled the band that became Shagrat
Shagrat (band)
Shagrat was a British band formed by Steve Peregrin Took and Mick Farren in 1970, they recruited Larry Wallis , Tim Taylor , Phil Lenoir , Dave Bidwell...
, with Farren departing before any recordings were made.
Pink Fairies (Mark 2) was formed in early 1970 by Twink with Mick Farren's former bandmates, The Deviants. The two-drummer Pink Fairies line-up recorded a single The Snake / Do It, followed by the Never Never Land album, before Twink left in 1971 (although he would periodically return).
Stars
After a spell in MoroccoMorocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
Twink moved to Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
and worked with the 'Last Minute Put Together Boogie Band', initially with vocalist/guitarist Bruce Michael Paine (ex-Apple Pie & star of the San Francisco production of 'Hair
Hair (musical)
Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by James Rado and Gerome Ragni and music by Galt MacDermot. A product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement...
') and 'The Honk' playing bass, and also played in a band named ZZZ with Alan Lee Shaw and Rod Latter (who later reunited as The Rings). The Last Minute Put Together Boogie Band, now with ex-Delivery
Delivery (band)
Delivery was a British blues/progressive rock musical group, formed in the late 1960s. The band was one of the wellsprings of the progressive rock Canterbury scene....
bass player Jack Monck, backed American Blues guitarist Eddie "Guitar" Burns
Eddie "Guitar" Burns
Eddie "Guitar" Burns is an American Detroit blues guitarist, harmonica player, singer and songwriter...
at King's College Cellar in January 1972. Jack's wife Jenny Spires, an old friend of Twink's and former girlfriend of Syd Barrett
Syd Barrett
Syd Barrett , born Roger Keith Barrett, was an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter, best remembered as a founding member of the band Pink Floyd. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter during the band's psychedelic years, providing major musical and stylistic...
(ex-Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
), went with Syd down to the gig and he brought his guitar along and jammed with them at one point. The next day, the Last Minute Put Together Boogie Band, with guests Fred Frith
Fred Frith
Fred Frith is an English multi-instrumentalist, composer and improvisor.Probably best known for his guitar work, Frith first came to attention as one of the founding members of the English avant-rock group Henry Cow. Frith was also a member of Art Bears, Massacre and Skeleton Crew...
and Syd Barrett, played on a bill with Hawkwind
Hawkwind
Hawkwind are an English rock band, one of the earliest space rock groups. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. They are also a noted precursor to punk rock and now are considered a link between the hippie and punk cultures....
and the Pink Fairies.
Within the next day or two Twink formed the short lived trio 'Stars'
Stars (UK band)
Stars was a short-lived British supergroup that played a small number of live concerts in Cambridge in February 1972. Its members were Syd Barrett on guitar, Twink on drums, and Jack Monck on bass.-Beginnings:...
with Barrett and Monck. Stars played a handful of shows which were well received. However, Syd, fragile mentally, quit after reading a negative review by Roy Hollingworth in Melody Maker
Melody Maker
Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody...
, after which Twink moved back to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. During the years 1972 to 1975, Twink periodically performed with fellow Ladbroke Grove community band Hawkwind
Hawkwind
Hawkwind are an English rock band, one of the earliest space rock groups. Their lyrics favour urban and science fiction themes. They are also a noted precursor to punk rock and now are considered a link between the hippie and punk cultures....
and with the band Glider, but no recordings were made. In July 1975, The Pink Fairies staged a reunion gig at the Roundhouse featuring the then-current line-up of Russell Hunter, Duncan Sanderson and Larry Wallis, joined by former members Twink and Paul Rudolph. The reunion show was released as a live album in 1982.
The Rings and punk
Twink formed 'The Fallen Angels' in August 1976 with former 'Steve Marriott Allstars'Steve Marriott
Stephen Peter Marriott , popularly known as Steve Marriott, was an English musician, songwriter, and frontman of several notable rock and roll bands, spanning over two decades...
Greg Ridley
Greg Ridley
Alfred Gregory 'Greg' Ridley was one of the more visible rock bassists in England, and a founding member of the successful rock band Humble Pie...
and Mickey Finn. On the way to their first gig, an injury sustained in a car accident left Twink hospitalized, following which this line-up disintegrated - The Fallen Angels eventually wound up backing Phil May on a solo album. Twink then worked as a vocalist with 'The Rings' in early 1977, releasing one of the first Punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
singles, I Wanna Be Free, produced by former Sparks
Sparks
-People:*Sparks , people with Sparks as family name or given name*Sparks , a character in Enter the Matrix and The Matrix Revolutions-Places:United States*Sparks, Georgia*Sparks, Kansas*Sparks, Maryland*Sparks, Nebraska...
member Martin Gordon
Martin Gordon
Martin Gordon is an English musician, who plays bass guitar and piano.-Biography:Martin Gordon was born in Ipswich, and grew up Hitchin, Hertfordshire...
. Other members of the band included Alan Lee Shaw and Rod Latter of The Adverts
The Adverts
The Adverts were an English punk band who formed in 1976 and broke up in late 1979. They were one of the first punk bands to enjoy chart success in the UK, and their line-up included Gaye Advert, whom The Virgin Encyclopedia of 70s Music called the "first female punk star".-Career:The band was...
. Twink left, and the other members of The Rings formed 'The Maniacs'.
Twink coined the term Acid Punk to describe his music and went on to release an EP Do It '77 in February 1978. It included the songs Psychedelic Punkeroo (about Syd Barrett; credited to 'A. Syd') and Enter The Diamonds, both of which featured a band consisting of Twink (drums/lead vocals), Kid Rogers (of Kid Rogers and the Henchmen) (guitars/vocals), Fingers Falkner (keyboards) and Chris Chesney (lead guitar). According to Twink "It was the Psychedelic Punkaroo project, but Chiswick Records didn't like the track and I jammed Do It with the Lightning Raiders
Lightning Raiders
-History:The Lightning Raiders formed in August 1977 with an original lineup featuring John Hodge on guitar, Andy Allan on guitar/vocals, ex-Pink Fairies Duncan Sanderson on bass/vocals, Jorge Panchito on drums and Michael Wilding on sax.In February 1978 ex-Pink Fairies drummer/singer Twink...
, which they preferred." Duncan ('Danger Sun') Sanderson (bass, Lightning Raiders & ex-Pink Fairies): "Twink came round my house and dragged me down the studio while I was still asleep one morning, and Little John Hodge (lead guitar, Lightning Raiders) just came along to deliver a guitar. Twink had us jam through Do It, so we did it. Kid and John hadn't even heard the flaming song before. At the end he jumps up and says 'That's it, thanks lads!' We didn't even know it was being taped!" Twink's comment on this statement was that "A second take of Do It is a contradiction in terms." The EP was credited to 'Twink & The Fairies'.
Twink next moved to Belgium, where he played drums on the recording of British punk Elton Motello
Elton Motello
Elton Motello was a punk and New Wave band.Elton Motello is both the moniker of Alan Ward, the lead singer and songwriter, and the name of the band itself...
's Victims Of Time album (1978, Pinball).
1980s–present
After a long silence, in 1986 Twink released a solo single "Apocalipstic", which inaugurated his new, self-titled record labelRecord label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
and a run of new solo releases up to the early 90s.
In 1987 he rejoined The Pink Fairies for a reunion album. During the subsequent Pink Fairies tour, Twink met members of Plasticland
Plasticland
Plasticland is an American Neo-Psychedelic and Garage rock band, formed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1980 with two members of Arousing Polaris, Glenn Rehse and John Frankovic....
which resulted in the collaboration You Need a Fairy Godmother, released in 1989 on Midnight Records.
He also joined a brief line-up of 'Magic Muscle' in 1988 for a tour and live album, and released a collaborative album with The Bevis Frond
The Bevis Frond
The Bevis Frond is a British musical group whose range covers hard edge to melancholy vintage indie rock to poetic, "classic-rock" songcraft with a thick Walthamstow accent. Nick Saloman is the band's frontman and songwriter...
in 1990.
In 1990 Twink released his second solo album, Mr Rainbow with Robbie Gladwell on guitar and Andy Dowding on drums.
PinkWind and Pink Fairies
Later in the '90s he collaborated with Hawkwind founder Nik Turner
Nik Turner
Nik Turner is a British musician, best known as a founding member of space rock pioneers Hawkwind. Turner plays saxophones, flute, sings and is a composer...
in the band 'PinkWind' - in reference to the semi-legendary Hawkwind/Pink Fairies jam sessions of the early '70s. Turner brought in the Wind and Twink provided the Pink. PinkWind released two albums (one credited to 'The HawkFairies'). Some line-ups also featured Judge Trev Thoms of Inner City Unit
Inner City Unit
Inner City Unit is a British punk/space rock band fronted by ex-Hawkwind founder Nik Turner on saxophone with Judge Trev Thoms or Steve Pond , Dead Fred , Baz Magneto, Dave Anderson or Nazar Ali Khan , and Mick Stupp or Dino Ferari on drums.-History:Thoms and Ferrari were both key members of...
and Steve Took's Horns.
The Out Of The Pink Into The Blues album by 'Mouse & Twink: Fairies' was released around 1996 or 1997, and was "recorded at the Pink Bridge mid '70s till '80s" by Twink and P. 'Mouse' Pracowik (possibly Peter Pracownik of Astralasia) on guitar, with Andrew Doran (vocals), Matthew Bailey (bass) and Chris Pinkerton (drums).
Twink's record label then released two 'Pink Fairies' albums recorded by Twink and Paul Rudolph in 1996/1997, after which Twink's releases were handled by the 'Get Back' label. These have included archive collections of material from the classic Pink Fairies era, as well as a controversial album of Shagrat sessions purportedly featuring Twink.
Acting career
Twink acted widely during the late 1980s, appearing in United KingdomUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
series including:-
- 'Allo 'Allo!'Allo 'Allo!'Allo 'Allo! is a British sitcom broadcast on BBC One from 1982 to 1992 comprising eighty-five episodes. It is a parody of another BBC programme, the wartime drama Secret Army, and was created by David Croft, who also wrote the theme music, and Jeremy Lloyd. Lloyd and Croft wrote the first 6...
a BBC1 British sitcomBritish sitcomA British sitcom tends, as it does in most other countries, to be based on a family, workplace or other institution, where the same group of contrasting characters is brought together in each episode. Unlike American sitcoms, where twenty or more episodes in a season is the norm, British sitcoms...
. - David Copperfield, one of a number of adaptations of the Charles DickensCharles DickensCharles John Huffam Dickens was an English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian period. Dickens enjoyed a wider popularity and fame than had any previous author during his lifetime, and he remains popular, having been responsible for some of English literature's most iconic...
novelDavid Copperfield (novel)The Personal History, Adventures, Experience and Observation of David Copperfield the Younger of Blunderstone Rookery , commonly referred to as David Copperfield, is the eighth novel by Charles Dickens, first published as a novel in 1850. Like most of his works, it originally appeared in serial...
. - Chocky's Challenge, which was based on ChockyChockyThis article is about the novel; see also the TV series Chocky Chocky is a science fiction novel by John Wyndham, first published in 1968 by Michael Joseph. The BBC produced a radio adaption by John Tydeman in 1967...
, a science fictionScience fictionScience fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
novel by John WyndhamJohn WyndhamJohn Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris was an English science fiction writer who usually used the pen name John Wyndham, although he also used other combinations of his names, such as John Beynon and Lucas Parkes...
, author of The Day of the TriffidsThe Day of the TriffidsThe Day of the Triffids is a post-apocalyptic novel published in 1951 by the English science fiction author John Wyndham Parkes Lucas Beynon Harris, under the pen-name John Wyndham. Although Wyndham had already published other novels using other pen-name combinations drawn from his lengthy real...
. The three Chocky series were produced by Thames TelevisionThames TelevisionThames Television was a licensee of the British ITV television network, covering London and parts of the surrounding counties on weekdays from 30 July 1968 until 31 December 1992....
.
Solo
- Think PinkThink PinkThink Pink is the 1970 debut album by English psychedelic musician Twink.It was produced by Mick Farren and featured members of The Pretty Things, The Deviants, plus Steve Peregrin Took of Tyrannosaurus Rex...
- album (Sire RecordsSire RecordsSire Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, each investing ten thousand dollars into the new company. Its early releases as a...
, 1970 - recorded July 1969) - Apocalipstic / He's Crying - 7" single (Twink Records, 1986)
- Space Lover - 12" maxi-single with 5 versions of the song: Rock 'n' Roll No. 1; Rock 'n' Roll No. 2; Psychedelicised; Instrumental; Percussed (Twink Records # TWK 2, 1986) (as Twink & The Fairies)
- Driving My Car / War Girl - 7" single (Twink Records, 1987)
- Kids Aid / Instrumental - 7" single (Twink Records) (as Children Of The World)
- Psychedelic Punkeroo / Seize The Time - 7"/12" single (Twink Records, 1990?)
- Mr. Rainbow - album (Twink Records, 1990)
- Odds & Beginnings - part compilation album (Twink Records, 1991) (featuring former Fairies colleagues Dane Stephens and Mick Weaver)
- Festival Of The Sun - live album (Twink Records, 1995 - recorded 1993) (with Nik TurnerNik TurnerNik Turner is a British musician, best known as a founding member of space rock pioneers Hawkwind. Turner plays saxophones, flute, sings and is a composer...
, as Pinkwind) - Purple Haze - live album (Twink Records, 1996 - recorded 1995) (with Nik TurnerNik TurnerNik Turner is a British musician, best known as a founding member of space rock pioneers Hawkwind. Turner plays saxophones, flute, sings and is a composer...
, as Hawkfairies) - Out Of The Pink Into The Blues - album (Twink Records - or HTD Records?, 1996?) ("recorded live at the Bridge from mid seventies till eighties", as Mouse & Twink: Fairies)
- Pleasure Island - album (Twink Records, 1996) (with Paul RudolphPaul Rudolph (musician)Paul Fraser Rudolph is a guitarist,bassist, singer, and cyclist. He made his mark in the UK underground music scene, and then as a session musician, before returning to Canada to indulge his passion for cycling...
, as Pink Fairies) - No Picture - album (Twink Records, 1997) (with Paul RudolphPaul Rudolph (musician)Paul Fraser Rudolph is a guitarist,bassist, singer, and cyclist. He made his mark in the UK underground music scene, and then as a session musician, before returning to Canada to indulge his passion for cycling...
, as Pink Fairies) - The Lost Experimental Recordings - album (Get Back Records, 2000 - recorded late 60's to early 70's)
With The Fairies
- Don't Think Twice It's Alright / Anytime At All - 7" single (Decca RecordsDecca RecordsDecca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....
, 1964) - Get Yourself Home / I'll Dance - 7" single (HMVHMVHis Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone...
, 1965) - Don't Mind / Baby Don't - 7" single (HMV, 1965)
With Santa Barbara Machine Head
- Blues Anytime Vol. 3 - compilation album (three tracks) (Immediate RecordsImmediate RecordsImmediate Records was a British record label, started in 1965 by The Rolling Stones' manager Andrew Loog Oldham and Tony Calder and concentrating on the London-based blues and R&B scene.-History:...
, 1968 - recorded 1967) - Pre Purple People - compilation album (three tracks) (Purple Records, 2001 - recorded 1967)
With Tomorrow
- My White BicycleMy White Bicycle"My White Bicycle" is Tomorrow's debut single.The Scottish rock band Nazareth did a cover version, which reached #14 in the UK charts in 1975...
/ Claramount Lake - 7" single (Parlophone Records, 1967) - RevolutionRevolution (Hopkins/Howe song)"Revolution" is the name of a song performed by the London psychedelic rock group Tomorrow. It was first released on a single in the U.K. by Parlophone in September 1967 and later on the group's self titled album Tomorrow in February 1968. The song is credited to Keith Alan Hopkins and Steve Howe...
/ Three Jolly Little Dwarves - 7" single (Parlophone Records, 1967) - Tomorrow - album (Parlophone Records/Sire RecordsSire RecordsSire Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer, each investing ten thousand dollars into the new company. Its early releases as a...
, 1968) - 50 Minute Technicolor Dream50 Minute Technicolor Dream50 Minute Technicolor Dream is a compilation of mostly previously unreleased recordings by Tomorrow. Tracks 1-2 are unused demos for the film Blowup....
- album (RPM Records, 1998 - recorded 1967)
With The Pretty Things
- S.F. SorrowS.F. SorrowS.F. Sorrow is the title of the fourth LP by the British rock group The Pretty Things, released in 1968.One of the first rock concept albums, S.F. Sorrow was based on a short story by singer-guitarist Phil May. The album is structured as a song cycle, telling the story of the main character,...
- album (Columbia RecordsColumbia RecordsColumbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
/Rare Earth Records, 1968)
With Aquarian Age
- 10,000 Words In A Cardbord Box / Good Wizard Meets Naughty Wizard - 7" single (Parlophone Records, 1968)
- Me - (track unreleased at the time, later included on cd reissue of the Tomorrow album)
With Pink Fairies
- The Snake / Do It - 7" single (Polydor RecordsPolydor RecordsPolydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
, 1971) - Never Never Land - album (Polydor RecordsPolydor RecordsPolydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
, 1971) - The compilation cd's The Golden Years: 1969–1971 (Cleopatra Records, 1998), Mescaline and Mandies Round at Uncle Harry's (NMC, 1998) & Do It! (Total Energy, 1999) all include live tracks and radio sessions from 1969/1971, most featuring Twink.
- From The Vaults (a.k.a. Odds & Beginnings Volume 2) - album (Get Back, 1999, credited to Twink) includes some of the Pink Fairies tracks released on the above-mentioned compilations, plus some Twink solo material.
- The Lost Experimantal Recordings 1970 - album (Get Back, 2000 - recorded Winter 1969-1970)
- The Never Never Land And Think Pink Demos - album (Get Back, 2001 - recorded Winter 1969-1970)
- Live at the RoundhouseLive at the Roundhouse 1975Live at the Roundhouse 1975 is a 1982 album of a 1975 concert by the UK underground group Pink Fairies.A one-off reunion concert featuring all five previous members of the group was organised by Ted Carroll, head of Chiswick Records. At the time of this gig, Rudolph was also playing bass for...
- album (Big Beat, 1982 - recorded 1975) - Kill 'Em and Eat 'EmKill 'Em and Eat 'EmKill 'Em and Eat 'Em is a 1987 album by the UK underground group Pink Fairies.This is a reformed Pink Fairies, prompted by an offer from Jake Riviera, head of Demon Records. Of the five original group members, Paul Rudolph wasn't involved...
- album (Demon Records, 1987) - Chinese Cowboys: Live 1987 - album (Captain Trip Records, 2005 - recorded 1987)
With The Rings
- I Wanna Be Free / Automobile - 7" single (Chiswick RecordsChiswick RecordsChiswick Records was a British record company. Chiswick was the "first true 'indie' label" to be established in Britain for nearly a decade". The label has been described as "significant" in the "punk era"...
, 1977) - The Rings live at the 100 Club - (about 30 minutes in length, recorded before the single was issued, only released on cd reissue of Twink's Odds & Beginnings album, 1995)
Others
- Mona – The Carnivorous CircusMona – The Carnivorous CircusMona—The Carnivorous Circus is a 1970 album by the UK underground artist Mick Farren.The album was recorded to fulfill contractual obligations. Farren had recently returned from a tour of the west coast of North America with his band The Deviants, who had relieved the singer of his duties.Farren...
- with Mick FarrenMick FarrenMichael Anthony 'Mick' Farren is an English journalist, author and singer associated with counterculture and the UK Underground.-Music:...
album (Transatlantic RecordsTransatlantic RecordsTransatlantic Records was a British independent record label. It was established in 1961. It started began primarily as an importer of American folk, blues and jazz records - by many of the artists who influenced the burgeoning British folk and blues boom. Within a couple of years, the company had...
, 1970 - recorded December 1969) - Do It '77 / Psychedelic Punkeroo / Enter The Diamonds - with Twink & The Fairies 12" EP (Chiswick RecordsChiswick RecordsChiswick Records was a British record company. Chiswick was the "first true 'indie' label" to be established in Britain for nearly a decade". The label has been described as "significant" in the "punk era"...
, 1978) - You Need a Fairy Godmother - (with Plasticland, live album, Midnight Records, 1989)
- One Hundred Miles Below - (with Magic Muscle, live album, Big One Guitar, 1989)
- Magic Eye - (with The Bevis Frond: Bevis & Twink, album (Woronzow, 1990)
External links
- Interview with Twink By Ivor Trueman, Opel #11, 5 December 1985
- Twink - interview (Ptolemaic Terrascope #3 1990)
- Alan Lee Shaw's Gallery includes a photo of The Rings.
- Photo at Isle of Wight Festival 1970