The band started life in 1975,in Surrey, under, the better name of HOT COFFIN. Geoff 'Girl' Eade being leader singer and Mick Farren figure. Lawrie 'Tex Tucker' Mills, just wanted to play guitar. Drummer was Jerry 'Pretty Boy' Wickings, who was amazing at 16 and from the Keith Moon school. Main songwriter was a guy called Eric Allen (bass). They never played many gigs and Eric left mid 77 to be replaced by Tony Davidson on bass.When punk came along they did not change and saw punks as allies. They were, what later became known as 'proto-punks'…
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