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5-piece fronted by Tony Gregson (aka Tony Walton), had one minor hit with "Brown Rice" (the long grain mix) in the mid-1980s, and starred in ''

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film shot on the Island about a boy falling in love with a Swedish exchange student.

Original line-up

* Tony Walton - lead vocals, rhythm guitar * Hank Torso - lead guitar, tenor sax * Dave Cheesybits - bass * Dread (Family Man) Jones - drums, percussion * O.B. Lee - alto saxophone Later to be joined by Sean the Riddler, on various keyboards and found hubcaps. They were regular live performers on the Isle of Wight, but never quite succeeded in totally breaking away from the island. They allegedly came to blows in the late 1980s whilst touring the

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in an old

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driven by ex-paratrooper and traveller, Sam Ganja. They disbanded soon afterwards due to problems with drugs, alcohol and mental illness.

Discography

* "Dead Above the Neck" (cassette only) - 1985. This can be downloaded on mp3 fro
Myspace
or as individual tracks fro
The House of Cheese
* "The Painting & the Photograph" (''Feet on the Street'',

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) - 1985 * "Brown Rice" / "Pain Killing Time" (7") * "Brown Rice" / "Long Grain Mix" / "Pain Killing Time" (12") * "Black Leather" (''Vaguely Sunny'', IOW Rock Anthology CD) - 1995

External links

The Waltons on MyspaceThe House of Cheese
By Dr Brian Hinton.
IOW Rock
* English punk rock groups Anarcho-punk groups Musical groups from the Isle of Wight {{UK-rock-band-stub

Original line-up

Discography

See also

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