Amazorblades

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Name = Amazorblades


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Origin = Brighton, England
Genre = punk
Years_active = 1977 - ?
Label = Chiswick Records
Associated_acts = Oysterband, 3 Mustaphas 3, Magazine, Orchestra Jazira, Zaum
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Past_members = Chopper, Ben Mandelson, Rob Keyloch, Steve Harris and Robin Watson
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Amazorblades were one of the early punk groups, as cronicled in Henrik Poulsen's book "", from Brighton, England. They released a single, "Common Truth" c/w "Mess Around" on Chiswick Records. It was later featured on the "Long Shots, Dead Certs And Odds On Favourites (Chiswick Chartbusters Volume Two)" Compilation album (1978: Chiswick).

Band member Chopper went on to the Oysterband. Fellow member Ben Mandelson (aka Hijaz Mustapha) was a founder member of 3 Mustaphas 3 with Chopper and is now a noted world music record producer. Rob Keyloch is currently running a successful recording studio.

Drummer Steve Harris died on 11 January 2008. [ [http://www.steve-harris.info/index.html Steve-Harris.info] ]

References

External links

* [http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mhuey/froots/froots213.html Amazorblades Journal]
* [http://actionrock.free.fr/english/epunkEP.htm Punk vinyls]