Group

Amazorblades

From: Brighton, United Kingdom
Active: 1977
Releases: 1

About

Amazorblades were one of the early British punk rock groups, as chronicled in Henrik Poulsen's book 77: The Year of Punk and New Wave, from Brighton, England. They released a single, "Common Truth" c/w "Mess Around" on Chiswick Records. It was later featured on the Long Shots, Dead Certs And Odds on Favourites (Chiswick Chartbusters Volume Two) compilation album (1978: Chiswick).

Band member Chopper went on to join the Oysterband. Fellow member Ben Mandelson (a.k.a. Hijaz Mustapha) was a founder member of 3 Mustaphas 3 with Chopper and is now a noted world music record producer. Rob Keyloch runs a successful recording studio.
Drummer Steve Harris died on 11 January 2008.

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