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Discography

With Pretty Boy Floyd

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Leather Boyz With Electric Toyz ''Leather Boyz with Electric Toyz'' is the debut album from the band Pretty Boy Floyd. It reached #130 on the United States Billboard chart in 1989. Although its original release met with modest success, the album is considered an incredibly ...

'' - (1989) *''The Vault'' - (2002) *''

Tonight Belongs to the Young ''Tonight Belongs To The Young'' is a compilation of remastered demos from the American band Pretty Boy Floyd. The tracks were originally supposed to be released as their second album on MCA Records in the early 1990s but did not surface until 200 ...

'' Remastered demos - (2003) *''The Demos Collection'' - (2003) *''

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'' - (2003) *''Dirty Glam'' - (2004) *''The Greatest Collection - The Ultimate Pretty Boy Floyd'' - (2004)

With Rattlin' Bones

* Rattlin' Bones (1995)

References

External links

Vinnie Chas MySpace Page

Official Pretty Boy Floyd website

Pretty Boy Floyd MySpace Page
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