McCoy was a British heavy metal band from the

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era. John McCoy also led his own band under the simple name ''McCoy'' during the 1980s, which has been integrated with members of bands like

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and Gillan. The band was formed by John McCoy before he went to play in Gillan.

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would later form

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Discography

*'' Oh Well'' (single), 1983 *''McCoy'', 1983 *'' Think Hard'', 1984 *'' Think Hard... Again'', 1998 – A compilation of ''Think Hard'' and ''McCoy'' with two additional tracks *'' Brainstorm'', 1999 *''

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'', 2000 *'' Unreal - The Anthology'' (Compilation), 2007

Band members

;First Line-Up * John McCoy – bass guitar *

† – lead guitar and vocals *

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– drums ;Other members * Nikki Brooks – vocals * T-Bone Rees – vocals * Mark Keen† - guitar, backing vocals *Al Romano – guitar, lead vocals * Steve Linton – guitar * Mike Sciotto – drums *

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– drums *

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– drums * Ron Rebel – drums *

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– keyboards

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Discography

Band members

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