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117:'s The Orioles) on drums, Rick Taylor and Pete Zear on guitars and Johnny Squirrel on bass, collectively known as Lew Lewis Reformer, they were, stylistically, "between pub rock and blues-rock". They toured Europe, being particularly popular in France and appeared on
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So long Lew Lewis (left) who has sadly died in hospital – 16 April 2021 – the Canvey Island legend who combined
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260:"1–30, 2–30, 3–35" / "The Mood I'm In" (1980) Stiff (BUY 68)
235:"Boogie on the Street" / "Caravan Man" (1976) Stiff (BUY 5)
225:"Wooly Bully" / "Horseplay (Weary of the Schmaltz)" (1976)
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358:References
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