The Riot Squad (front: Mitch Mitchell)

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Members included Graham Bonney (vocals), Ron Ryan (guitar), Len Tuckey (guitar), Mark Stevens (keyboards), Mike Martin (bass), Mitch Mitchell (drums), Rodger Crisp, Terry Clifford, Butch Davis, Derek "Del" Roll. Their only constant member was to be Bob Evans (saxophone), who, after the band split for the first time, "reunited" The Riot Squad with all new musicians. This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

In early 1967 they were joined by David Bowie, who at the time was recording material for his self-titled debut album. The band consisted of six members: Bowie (lead vocalist, guitar, tenor saxophone), Rod Davies (guitar), Croke Prebble (bass), Bob Evans (saxophone, flute), George Butcher (keyboards) and Derek Roll (drums). This incarnation recorded several as-yet unreleased tracks, including a cover of the The Velvet Underground's "Waiting for the Man" and a Velvets-influenced Bowie original called "Little Toy Soldier".^[1] David Bowie (born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947) is an English Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and audio engineer. ... David Bowie is the eponymously titled debut album of rock musician David Bowie, released June 2, 1967 in the UK by Decca Records. ... The Velvet Underground (sometimes abbreviated as The Velvets or VU) was an American rock band first active from 1965 to 1973. ...

Discography

• "Anytime"/"Jump" (Pye 7N 15752, January 1965)
• "I Wanna Talk About My Baby"/"Gonna Make You Mine" (Pye 7N 15817, June 1965)
• "Nevertheless"/"Not a Great Talker" (Pye 7N 15869, September 1965)
• "Cry, Cry, Cry"/"How Is it Done" (Pye 7N 17041, January 1966)
• "I Take it That We're Through"/"Working Man" (Pye 7N 17092, April 1966)
• "It's Never Too Late to Forgive"/"Try to Realise" (Pye 7N 171730, July 1966)
• "Gotta Be a First Time"/"Bittersweet Love" (Pye 7N 17237, 1967)

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Notes

External Links

• http://www.walthamstowmemories.net/html/riotsquad.html Walthamstow Memories website