Murray Dalglish is the original drummer for the Scottish rock group

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from their formation in early 1984 until November 1984 when he was replaced by Bobby Gillespie. Aged 16 when he joined the band, Dalglish occasionally played a two-piece drum kit, which he did whilst standing up; this style would later be carried on in Gillespie's playing. His drumming can be heard on the band's first single " Upside Down", along with its B-side, the Syd Barrett cover "

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". He left to become an apprentice coach builder, but has kept his hand in drumming in several bands over the years. Currently playing in 2Sevens. Dalglish was drummer for Baby's Got a Gun,

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, The Sux Pastels and The Decay, 2Sevens and as of 2014, he owns a hair salon in

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