The Seers were a

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group active between 1984 and 1991. The group gained notoriety with their debut single, "Lightning Strikes", which was about the

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. In 1988 they became the first

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to play the main stage at the

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Personnel

*Adrian "Age" Blackmore (drums) *Jason Collins (bass guitar, backing vocals) *Clive "Kat" Day (guitar) *Steve "Spider" Croom (vocals) *Leigh Wildman (guitar)

Discography

Albums

*''Psych Out'' (

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, 1990) *''Peace Crazies'' (Cherry Red Records, 1992) *''Live in Europe 1990'' (

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) *''Live in Bristol 1991'' (Bristol Archive Records)

Singles

*"Lightning Strikes" (

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, 1988) *"Freedom Trip" (Skullfuck Records, 1988) *"Sun is in the Sky" (

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, 1990) *"Welcome to Deadtown" / "Rub Me Out" (Cherry Red Records, 1990) *"Fear of Technology" EP (Cherry Red Records, 1990)

References

External links

The Seers Story
at Bristol Archive Records * {{DEFAULTSORT:Seers Musical groups established in 1984 Musical groups disestablished in 1991 English psychedelic rock music groups Cherry Red Records artists