The Peoples' Liberation Music (PLM) was a political music group, playing folk and

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, founded in 1972 by

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and

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. After Tilbury left in 1973

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and

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joined with Vicky Silva as the main vocalist. Other members included

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, and Dave Smith; among its many drummers were

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, John Mitchell,

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and John Hewitt. After the group was dissolved in 1978 it was reformed as the band of the Progressive Cultural Association (PCA). The album ''We Only Want The Earth'' (Musicnow – MNCDx004) was released in 2001.

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Information and CD of Peoples Liberation Music
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