Larry Wallis is a guitarist, songwriter and producer for Stiff Records. A guitar is a stringed musical instrument. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... The Stiff Records record label was created in London in 1976, at the outset of the punk boom by entrepreneurs Dave Robinson and Andrew Jakeman (aka Jake Riviera). ...

Early Bands

In 1968, he formed a band called The Entire Sioux Nation with Terry Nolder on vocals, Tim Taylor on bass and Paul Nichols on drums. The band split up in late 1969 at the same time as the Pink Fairies Mark 1 line-up of Steve Peregrin Took, Mick Farren and Twink (with girlfriend Silver Darling) parted company. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... The Pink Fairies, were one of two Peoples’ Bands, along with Hawkwind, who flew the flag for free music and Anarchy in the early 1970s underground scene in the UK. They often performed impromptu gigs in Ladbroke Grove as well as benefit performances. ... Steve Peregrin Took (July 28, 1949–October 27, 1980) was a British musician. ... Mick Farren is a UK Underground/counterculture radical and anarchist. ... John Charles Alder (born 29 November 1944), better known as Twink, is a British musician (drummer), singer and song writer) who was a central figure in the British psychedelic movement, and an actor. ...

Steve Took's Shagrat

It was 'all change' - Twink formed Pink Fairies Mark 2 with Farren's former band the Deviants leaving Farren bandless. The original intent was for Farren and Took to form Steve Took's Shagrat with ex-Entire Sioux Nation members Tim Taylor and Larry Wallis. Very soon though, Farren left after having a fallout with Took. Shagrat played one gig at the Phun City Festival in July 1970 and recorded a few fantastic songs. The Pink Fairies, were one of two Peoples’ Bands, along with Hawkwind, who flew the flag for free music and Anarchy in the early 1970s underground scene in the UK. They often performed impromptu gigs in Ladbroke Grove as well as benefit performances. ... The Deviants (formally the Social Deviants) were a musical group in the United Kingdom. ... Steve Tooks Shagrat it can be suggested was named after the orc Shagrat from Lord of the Rings and was a contraction of Shagrat The Vagrant, the name under which Steve Took had been credited on Mick Farrens album Mona. Larry Wallis offers an alternative explanation. ... Phun City Festival was held at Ecclesden Common near Worthing, England from July 24 to July 26, 1970. ...

Blodwyn Pig, Took and UFO

Wallis then joined Blodwyn Pig, which changed its name to Lancaster's Bombers (later shortened to Lancaster) with Jack Lancaster. They were a short-lived band although they toured supporting Yes around 1971. Also in 1971, Took, Wallis, and Dave Bidwell (ex-Chicken Shack) recorded four acoustic demos of Took's songs. Yes is a progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

In February 1972, Wallis joined UFO, but left in October 1972, after a tour by Europe. Wallis didn't record with UFO although there is a live bootleg somewhere with a UFO performance featuring Wallis. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ... UFOs Logo UFO is a British rock band that was formed in 1969. ...

Sometime during 1972 Wallis recorded sessions with Steve Peregrin Took at Took’s basement flat in Mayfair. These very casual sessions contain appearances by Twink, Mick Wayne, Duncan Sanderson, and almost certainly Syd Barrett. 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ... Steve Peregrin Took (July 28, 1949–October 27, 1980) was a British musician. ... Mayfair is an area in the City of Westminster London, named after the fortnight-long May Fair that took place there from 1686 until it was banned in that location in 1764. ... John Charles Alder (born 29 November 1944), better known as Twink, is a British musician (drummer), singer and song writer) who was a central figure in the British psychedelic movement, and an actor. ... Syd Barrett Roger Keith (Syd) Barrett (born January 6, 1946 in Cambridge, England) was one of the founding members of the group Pink Floyd. ...

The Pink Fairies

In November 1972, Wallis joined the Pink Fairies (Mark 3), substituting for Mick Wayne. The band released a successful album Kings of Oblivion containing mostly Wallis-penned tracks and played with an extended line-up for a special gig in July 1975. The Pink Fairies, were one of two Peoples’ Bands, along with Hawkwind, who flew the flag for free music and Anarchy in the early 1970s underground scene in the UK. They often performed impromptu gigs in Ladbroke Grove as well as benefit performances. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

Their only concert was finally released on a live album several years later, in 1982, under the name of At the Roundhouse. In 1991, it was reissued under the name At the Roundhouse/Previously Unreleased, comprising the original live album, plus additional songs by Larry Wallis from 1984, and an EP by Twink from 1977. For other uses of the term Roundhouse see Roundhouse (disambiguation). ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Charles Alder (born 29 November 1944), better known as Twink, is a British musician (drummer), singer and song writer) who was a central figure in the British psychedelic movement, and an actor. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

Motörhead and still the Pink Fairies

As well as being part of the Pink Fairies, Wallis also joined a new band called Motörhead in May 1975 with Lemmy Kilmister and Lucas Fox. In December 1975, Fox leaves (to form Warsaw Pakt with Andy Colquhoun) and Motörhead gets a new drummer, Phil 'Philthy Animal' Taylor. Wallis recorded an album with the band, On Parole, but it remained unreleased for some years until Motörhead was a big name. In February 1976 Wallis is joined by "Fast" Eddie Clarke on guitar and in the same month leaves Motörhead. He is still in the Pink Fairies which continued as a trio until July 1976 when they gained an additional guitarist (Martin Stone). In September 1976 the Pinks released a single, Between the lines/Spoiling for a fight on Stiff Records. Four months later in January 1977, they split. Although in the same month Wallis guested at a one-off gig with members of Thin Lizzy and Rat Scabies of The Damned. Motörhead is an iconic British heavy metal band. ... Ian Lemmy Kilmister (born Ian Fraser Kilmister, December 24, 1945, also known as Ian Fraser Willis) is an English bass player and singer. ... Lucas Fox is a drummer who was a member of British heavy metal band Motörhead and London punk rockers Warsaw Pakt. ... Philthy Animal Taylor Phil Taylor, better known as Philthy Animal Taylor, was the drummer in the British speed metal band, Motörhead from 1975 to 1984 and 1987 - 1992. ... On Parole was the first album recorded by Motörhead way back in 1975. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Fast Eddie Clarke Edward Clarke, better known as Fast Eddie Clarke, is a guitarist who was a member of the British heavy metal bands Fastway and Motörhead. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Stiff Records record label was created in London in 1976, at the outset of the punk boom by entrepreneurs Dave Robinson and Andrew Jakeman (aka Jake Riviera). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... Thin Lizzy in 1975 Thin Lizzy was an Irish rock group, formed in Dublin in 1969. ... This article is about the music group. ...

Steve Took

During 1975/1976 Wallis did further work with Steve Peregrin Took although none of it has been released to date and he was present (by accident) at Pathway Studios in 1977 when Steve Took's Horns recorded the material which would not be released until 2004! 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Steve Peregrin Took (July 28, 1949–October 27, 1980) was a British musician. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

Stiff Records - Performer and Producer

Wallis then became in-house producer at Stiff Records and released a solo single (produced by Nick Lowe) Police car/On parole in November 1977 as well as appearing on a Stiff compilation, A bunch of Stiffs and as part of an ad-hoc line-up called The Takeaways with Dave Edmunds; Nick Lowe and Sean Tyla. Wallis was on the Live Stiffs tour (and on the resultant live album) with Larry Wallis' Psychedelic Rowdies and also appearing on the live album that was released some time later. Other artists on the Live Stiffs tour included Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe & Dave Edmunds, Ian Dury and The Blockheads and Wreckless Eric. Cover of The Convincer (2001) Nick Lowe (born March 24, 1949) is a rock and roll singer-songwriter and producer. ... Dave Edmunds (born April 15, 1944) came out of Cardiff, Wales in the late 1960s, fronting a band called Love Sculpture who were playing blues and rocked up classical pieces. ... Declan Patrick Aloysius MacManus, aka Elvis Costello. ... Ian Dury (May 12, 1942 - March 27, 2000) was a rock and roll singer, songwriter, and bandleader. ... Wreckless Eric (Born Eric Goulden on May 18, 1954 in Newhaven, East Sussex) is a rock and roll singer/ songwriter. ...

Wallis has also produced albums for a number of artists including The Adverts and Larry Mick Farren's Screwed Up (Nov 1977) and Vampires stole my lunch money (Aug 1978). The Adverts were an English punk rock band who formed in 1976 and broke up in 1979. ... Mick Farren is a UK Underground/counterculture radical and anarchist. ...

A Stiff Records discography can be found at: www.buythehour.se/stiff

Farren/MC5 collaborations and his own bands

In September 1978, Wallis becomes a member of another Farren project Mick Farren & The Good Guys featuring Mick Farren (vocals); Andy Colquhoun (guitar); Willy Stallybrass (harmonica); Gary Tibbs (bass) and Alan Hawkwind Powell (drums). Hawkwind is a British rock music group. ...

The following year (March 1979) Wallis joins Wayne Kramer (ex-MC5), Andy Colquhoun; and George Butler for a series of live gigs. The MC5 wearing White Panther Party buttons The MC5 was a Rock and roll/garage rock band that came out of Detroit, USA in 1966, and was an important precursor of and influence on punk rock (see protopunk). ...

In February 1982 Wallis forms Larry Wallis & The Death Commandos of Love with Johnny Reverb on guitar, Big George Webley on bass and Jim Toomey on drums.

Two years later in 1984 Wallis is once again working with Mick Farren who resurrects the Deviants name to record a live album, Human garbage featuring; Mick Farren on vocals; Wayne Kramer with Wallis on guitar; Duncan Sanderson on bass, vocals and George Butler on drums. 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Mick Farren is a UK Underground/counterculture radical and anarchist. ... The Deviants (formally the Social Deviants) were a musical group in the United Kingdom. ...

A Stiff Records discography can be found at: www.buythehour.se/stiff

Pink Fairies Resurrection

In 1987 the Pink Fairies are revived with Wallis on guitar and vocals; Andy Colquhoun also on (guitar; Duncan Sanderson on bass, vocals and both Twink and Russell Hunter on drums. This resulted in the album Kill 'em & eat 'em. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Pink Fairies, were one of two Peoples’ Bands, along with Hawkwind, who flew the flag for free music and Anarchy in the early 1970s underground scene in the UK. They often performed impromptu gigs in Ladbroke Grove as well as benefit performances. ... John Charles Alder (born 29 November 1944), better known as Twink, is a British musician (drummer), singer and song writer) who was a central figure in the British psychedelic movement, and an actor. ...

Dr. Feelgood links

Around 1991 Wallis worked with Lee Brilleaux and Phil Mitchell (both from Dr. Feelgood) on On The Bench with Ian Gibbons. Working with Phil Mitchell led to the formation of Wallis' new band the Redbyrds featuring Wallis (guitar, vocals); Phil Mitchell (bass) and Chris North (drums). The Redbyrds released one EP, Truth justice and a Wholesome Packed Lunch. Dr. Feelgood is a nickname given to physicians who overprescribe psychoactive medications. ...

Back in Business

2002 saw the release of the first ever Larry Wallis 'solo' album Death in the Guitarfternoon and it was clear that Wallis could still play a mean guitar. There have been hints of another Pink Fairies album and maybe even gigs - but then thet's been the news for the last couple of years so we'll have to wait and see!

Discography

Compilations

• Glastonbury Faire 1972 (Pink Fairies)
• A bunch of Stiffs 1977 (The Takeaways)
• What's in the pub in 1996 1995 (one track by Wallis, Touch and Go)

Albums with the Pink Fairies/Deviants/Mick Farren 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year that started on a Tuesday. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Pink Fairies, were one of two Peoples’ Bands, along with Hawkwind, who flew the flag for free music and Anarchy in the early 1970s underground scene in the UK. They often performed impromptu gigs in Ladbroke Grove as well as benefit performances. ... The Deviants (formally the Social Deviants) were a musical group in the United Kingdom. ... Mick Farren is a UK Underground/counterculture radical and anarchist. ...

• Kings of Oblivion - June 1973
• Flashback - July 1975 (compilation)
• Screwed up (Nov 77) (EP produced by Wallis)
• Vampires Stole My Lunch Money (Aug 78) (produced by Wallis)
• At the Roundhouse - June 1982
• Human garbage - 1984
• Kill 'em & eat 'em - 1987
• At the Roundhouse / Previously unreleased - 1991
• Fragments of broken probes - 1998 with Jack Lancaster, Andy Colquhoun
• The Deviants have left the planet - 1999, with Jack Lancaster)

Albums with the 'Live Stiffs' package: Stiffs Live - 1978 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

Albums with Motorhead On Parole 1979 On Parole was the first album recorded by Motörhead way back in 1975. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ...

Albums with On The Bench

• Escape from oil city - 1991 Album shared with Canvey Island All Stars with Lee Brilleaux and Phil Mitchell

Albums with Redbyrds 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Truth justice and a wholesome packed lunch - 1992

Albums with The Stranglers and Friends 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

• Live in concert - 1995

Other albums produced by Larry Wallis 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Wreckless Eric - A louder silence - 1977
• Wreckless Eric - Wreckless Eric, 1978 (Wallis also plays guitar)

For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

Off Site Links

• - Larry Wallis' own site