Bethnal were a
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rock
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band formed in 1972. In 1978, they released two
album
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s on
Vertigo Records
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: ''Dangerous Times'', produced by
Kenny Laguna
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Laguna was born in Greenwich Village, New York City, United States, and started playing piano at high school dances from th ...
; and ''Crash Landing''; produced by
Jon Astley
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and Phil Chapman,
with special thanks to
Pete Townshend
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.
They supported
Hawkwind
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on their 1977 UK tour and, after disbanding, three of the members formed part of the backing band for the 1981 album ''
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'' by former Hawkwind frontman
Robert Calvert
Robert Newton Calvert (9 March 1945 – 14 August 1988) was a South African-British writer, poet, and musician. He is principally known for his role as lyricist, performance poet and lead vocalist of the space rock band Hawkwind.
Early life
...
.
Key members were George Csapo (vocals, keyboards, violin), Pete Dowling (drums), Nick Michaels (guitar) and Everton Williams (bass).
References
External links
Discography on Punkygibbon
British rock music groups
Musical groups established in 1972
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