''Friends of Hell'' is the second

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by the British

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band

Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins ( 1620 – 12 August 1647) was an English witch-hunter whose career flourished during the English Civil War. He claimed to hold the office of Witchfinder General, although that title was never bestowed by Parliament, a ...

. It was released in 1983 on

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. Drummer Graham Ditchfield was dismissed at the end of the recording sessions and is not listed as a band member.

Track listing

All songs by Zeeb Parkes and Phil Cope, except where indicated ;Side one # "Love on Smack" (Parkes, Cope, Rod Hawkes) - 4:10 # "Last Chance" - 3:50 # "Music" - 3:05 # "Friends of Hell" - 6:12 ;Side two # "Requiem for Youth" - 4:35 # "Shadowed Images" - 4:15 # "I Lost You" - 2:55 # "Quietus" - 6:20 # "Quietus Reprise" (Cope) - 0:38

Personnel

Witchfinder General

*Zeeb Parkes –

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*Phil Cope –

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s *Rod Hawkes - bass *Graham Ditchfield –

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Production

* Robin George - producer *Dave Lester - engineer *Tim Young - mastering at C.B.S. Studios *

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- cover model

References

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