''The Deviants 3'' is the third and final

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by the UK underground group the Deviants, released in 1969. Lead vocalist

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regards the album as the beginning of a divergence between himself and his fellow musicians, stating "I had one idea and the rest of them wanted to be a kind of Led Zeppelin guitar band". Soon after the band would split, with Farren going on to record the ''

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'' album. Farren eventually left the music business, while his ex-bandmates continued as the

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Critical reception

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'' called ''3'' "harder-rocking and spacier" than the previous albums. '' Perfect Sound Forever'' called the album "a much more consistent collection of songs than ''Disposable''", writing that "musically, it tends to be more focused and you can hear that the playing is more solid, which can be good at times, but it also means that the musicians occasionally slip into bland '60's electric blues formalities". ''

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'' wrote that the Deviants "were beginning to sound like just another heavy rock band".

Track listing

All tracks arranged by The Deviants and composed by Paul Rudolph except where noted. #"Billy the Monster" – 3:26 #"Broken Biscuits" – 2:10 (Duncan Sanderson, Paul Rudolph, Russell Hunter) #"First Line (Seven the Row)" – 2:44 (Duncan Sanderson) #"The People Suite" – 2:24 (The Deviants) #"Rambling B(l)ack Transit Blues" – 5:37 #"Death of a Dream Machine" – 2:50 #"Playtime" – 3:06 #"Black George Does It with His Tongue" – 1:20 #"The Junior Narco Rangers" – 0:28 #"Lets Drink to the People" – 1:32 #"Metamorphosis Exploration" – 8:57 (Duncan Sanderson, Paul Rudolph, Russell Hunter)

Personnel

;The Deviants *

–

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, production * Paul Rudolph –

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, vocals, mouth music *Duncan Sanderson – bass, vocals *Russell Hunter –

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, vocals, stereo panning ;Additional personnel *Tony Ferguson – organ *Tony Wiggens – equipment, lead vocal on "First Line" *David "Boss" Goodman – equipment, backing vocals *Jenny Ashworth – vocals ;Technical personnel *

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– engineering *Victor Gamm – engineering *

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– photography ;Recording *Recorded at

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and

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, London *Arrangements by The Deviants

Release history

*September 1969, UK, Transatlantic Records, TRA204 *1999, UK, Castle Communications, ESMCD746, with ''

References

External links

Collectable Records
- Original cover {{DEFAULTSORT:Deviants 3 1969 albums The Deviants (band) albums Transatlantic Records albums