Pink Cream 69 is a German hard rock/ heavy metal band founded in 1987 in

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by Andi Deris, Dennis Ward,

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and Alfred Koffler. The band gained their first contract by winning music magazine ''

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''s newcomer competition in

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one year after forming. In 1994, Andi Deris left the band to join German

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band

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. He was replaced by British singer

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in August 1994. The band, often referred to as ''The Pinkies'', became a five-piece in 2003, when Uwe Reitenauer was hired to support

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guitar player Alfred Koffler. On 5 March 2012 it was announced that drummer Kosta Zafiriou had left the band, due to his various activities as a manager at the company Bottom Row and as the drummer and manager of the new band Unisonic. He was replaced by Chris Schmidt. In 2019 and 2020, respectively, bassist Dennis Ward and guitarist Uwe Reitenauer announced their departure from the band. They were replaced by Roman Beselt (from the band Sons of Sounds) and Marco Wriedt (from the bands 21 Octayne, Arc of Light,

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Members

Current members

*Alfred Koffler – guitars, backing vocals (1987–present) *

– lead vocals (1994–present) *Chris Schmidt – drums (2012–present) *Marco Wriedt – guitars, backing vocals (2020–present) *Roman Beselt – bass, backing vocals (2020–present)

Past members

* Dennis Ward – bass, keyboards, backing vocals (1987–2019) * Andi Deris – lead vocals, guitars (1987–1994) *

– drums, backing vocals (1987–2012) *Uwe Reitenauer – guitars, backing vocals (2003–2020) Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

* 1989: '' Pink Cream 69'' * 1991: '' One Size Fits All'' * 1993: '' Games People Play'' * 1995: ''

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'' * 1997: '' Food for Thought'' * 1998: ''

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'' * 2000: ''

Sonic Dynamite ''Sonic Dynamite'' is the seventh album by German band Pink Cream 69. Track listing Personnel *David Readman David Readman (born 6 July 1970) is an English singer best known as the vocalist of hard rock band Pink Cream 69 and former vo ...

'' * 2001: ''

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'' * 2004: '' Thunderdome'' * 2007: ''

In10sity ''In10sity'' is the tenth studio album by Pink Cream 69. It is the first album to feature additional guitarist Uwe Reitenauer and also celebrates the band's 20th year making music. Track listing *Only on the Japanese release, track 12 "My Dar ...

'' * 2013: ''

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'' * 2017: ''Headstrong''

Live albums

* 1997: ''Live'' * 2009: ''Live in Karlsruhe''

EPs

* 1991: ''49°/8°'' * 1991: ''36°/140°'' * 2000: ''

Mixery (EP) ''Mixery'' is an EP by the German hard rock band Pink Cream 69 containing rare, live, acoustic and re-recorded tracks. Track listing Album notes * "King of My World" recorded during the sessions for '' Sonic Dynamite''. * "Shame" & "B ...

DVD

* 2009: ''Pink Cream 69 – Past & Present''

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 1987 establishments in Germany Epic Records artists German hard rock musical groups German heavy metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1987 Musical quartets Frontiers Records artists Massacre Records artists