The Derelicts were a

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-based " ctivistR&B band" active from 1974–1976, well known on the London pub rock/squat rock circuit,Passions biography
/ref> consisting of Susan Gogan, lead vox/artwork; Richard Williams, drums; Barbara Gogan, guitar/backing vox; Marion Fudger, bass; and John Studholme, guitar; Debby Moss, violin; John Harris, bass; Alan Lofting, who was shy and would play facing the back of the stage, guitar; Sue Allegra, vox/backing vox; Dan Kelleher, ex 101-ers, bass. The band was started when Sue Allegra, who was working at the Fender Soundhouse, phoned Barbara one day and told her: "Find thirty quid. I'm sending a man over with a Les Paul copy and an AC30 amp, and you're going to buy them." Then Richard went to Bristol and got his drums out of storage. A couple of weeks later, they played their first show upstairs in a pub in northwest London. The line-up was: Sue Gogan, Barbara Gogan, Richard Williams, Sue Allegra, John Harris, Alan Lofting and Debby Moss. When the band split up, some of the former members went on to start two other bands - Barbara Gogan and Williams joined the not-yet-named The Passions, formed by songwriter and bassist Claire Bidwell, and Susan Gogan and Studholme formed

pragVEC PragVEC was a post-punk band from London, England, formed in 1978. The band name was a contraction of the two words "pragmatism" and "vector", chosen at random. History PragVEC were formed in February 1978 by ex- Derelicts members Susan Gogan ...

.Strong, Martin C.: ''The Great Alternative & Indie Discography'', 1999, Canongate, Bass guitarist Marion Fudger went on to join

The Art Attacks The Art Attacks were an English punk band from April 1977 to March 1978. Their songs released as singles were "I am a Dalek"/"Neutron Bomb" and "Punk Rock Stars"/"Rat City". The group was formed by Edwin Pouncey and Steve Spear, two students ...

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International Times Feb 1977 P.28
Photo of The Derelicts performing.
Derelicts poster
English rock music groups Protopunk groups {{UK-band-stub