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. The other members of the band were:

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(guitar), Rod Rook Davies (guitar, percussion, vocals),

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(bass guitar) and

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(drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals). They were signed by

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's label

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and recorded two studio albums, ''Silverhead'' (1972) and ''16 and Savaged'' (1973), and were a part of the

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music scene of the 1970s. In the UK they played support to bands such as

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at Finsbury Park and

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at the Brixton Sundown, and were the lead band in the

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. Work on a third studio album (working title 'Brutiful') started in 1974, but the group disbanded in July 1974 before it was finished. In April 2012, the band headed to Tokyo to play some reunion dates.

Band personnel

*Rod Davies – guitar, vocals, percussion *

– vocals *

– bass *

– drums, keyboards *Stevie Forest – guitar, vocals (on ''Silverhead'' album) *

– guitar, vocals (on ''16 and Savaged'' album) Des Barres later joined the band

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and recorded two albums with the band (''Detective'' and ''It Takes One To Know One''), and then

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, before moving into full-time acting. Harrison later joined Blondie, whilst Blunt went on to join up with

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Discography

Studio albums

*''Silverhead'' (1972) *''16 and Savaged'' (1973)

Live albums

*''Live at the Rainbow'' (1975) (Japan only) *''Show Me Everything'' (2001) (Japan only) *''Berlin Backlash 1973'' (2019)

References

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