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CRUSHED BUTLER Love Fighter 1970 From UNCRUSHED ( IN STOCK NOW! see link to Regurgitated Records Below ) the Import and limited deluxe double wopper version of the 1ST U.K punk band. Includes 10" Vinyl / DVD of live rehearsal / Large Promo Advert Poster, detailed Booklet with loads of info and pictues. This Copy 302/500. Crushed Butler were a British protopunk/hard rock band that existed between 1969 and 1971. According to 2008's Pretty Vacant: A History of UK Punk, the band "was, in many ways, Britain's first proto-punk band."[1] Band members went on to form Darryl Read's Beat Existentialists, The Gorillas and to pursue solo careers.Crushed Butler formed in 1969 with a line-up of Jesse Hector (guitar, vocals), Alan Butler (bass guitar) and Darryl Read (drums).[2] They initially played cover versions of other bands' songs, before writing their own original material.[3][4] In early 1971, the band changed their name to Tiger, and the line-up also changed to include Barry Wyles, formerly a member of an early version of Queen.[5] As Tiger they were managed by Neil Christian of The Crusaders, and Arthur Anderson joined the band on bass guitar. However, they still were unable to secure a record deal and the band split up in late 1971 when Read took up a job as a songwriter at Track Records.[2] Hector and Butler continued as Helter-Skelter and went on to form The Hammersmith Gorillas (later shortened to The Gorillas), while Read pursued a solo career, as well as working as an actor. Read's works have included three albums (Beat Existentialist (1991) and Freshly Dug (1999) with Ray Manzarek and Bleeding Paradise in 2007.[6] In 2000, Read starred alongside Jamie Foreman and Zoot Money in the feature film Remember a Day playing the leading role of Roger Bannerman, a reclusive rock star. He currently performs rock concerts with his group Beat Existentialists in Europe and the USA. His later literary works works have included a biographical novel, Stardom Road and SET, a collection of selected poetry works illustrated by George Underwood. Crushed Butler's recordings were eventually released in 1998 by Dig The Fuzz Records on the Uncrushed album. Discography [edit]Singles "It's My Life b/w My Son's Alive" (2010) vinyl single Windian Records USA [edit]Albums Uncrushed (1998) 'First Punks from the British Underground 1969-1971', Dig the Fuzz records - (first release on 10 inch vinyl) Uncrushed (2005), RPM records - reissued as Uncrushed: First Punks from the British Underground 1969-1971' CD album (bonus track) Uncrushed (2005), Madstar Records Germany - reissue CDBABY digital distribution Uncrushed (2009) Radio Heart Beat Records (with new bonus track on 12" vinyl) For Promotional Purposes Only, the sound quality presented here isn't CD Quality or transfer to vinyl quality as is the original official releases transfer or hard copy which was mastered at 44.1 hz. To help support the label/ artist wherever possible please buy the original music release To buy the Original quality on Limited New Vinyl / Cd Please visit the Offical Darryl Read Merchendise website http://www.darrylread.com/darrylread.html or http://www.crushedbutler.com/ http://www.crushedbutler.com/Shop.html For updates on NEW Videos, New Record Releases of Underground Music past & present,Supplier Of Cult Underground Mind Expanding Music = MOD,FREAKBEAT,PSYCH,HEAVY/ACID ROCK,PROTO PUNK,DUB REGGAE,PUNK,NEW WAVE,POST PUNK,PSYCHOBILLY,ELECTRONICA, follow me on https://twitter.com/RegurgitatedRec Video, Concept, Production/ Editing by PJ Normal for Regurgitated Films or to buy this (availabilty while stock lasts?) or similar Obscure music releases on Limited Vinyl or CD please visit my stores @ REGURGITATED RECORDS mail order Please Visit http://www.ebay.es/sch/regurgitated-records/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=25&_trksid=p3692 GEMM http://www.gemm.com/ddc/search.pl?&a_refno=GML1446517779 my Amazon Currently out of stock Video, Concept, Production/ Editing by PJ Normal for Regurgitated Films

About Darryl Read

Darryl Michael Roy Read (19 September 1951 – 23 June 2013) was a British singer, guitarist, drummer, actor, poet and writer. In the late 1960s, Read was a member of Crushed Butler, considered by some to be amongst the forerunners of proto punk and punk rock. He collaborated with musicians such as Bill Legend, Mickey Finn and Ray Manzarek. Read appeared as a child actor in a number of films, including, aged 13, in Daylight Robbery (1964), for which he won a silver medal for best actor at the Veni...

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