LIGHTNING RAIDERS

Hard Rock / Non-Metal • United Kingdom
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The original lineup of The Lightning Raiders featured John Hodge (known as Little John) on guitar, Andy Allan on Bass, Paul Cook on drums, and Steve Jones (ex Sex Pistols) on guitar. On March 31, 1980 they released a 7" single (Psychedelic Musik b/w Views). Cook and Jone were never official members of the band, however, they were repaying a debt to Allan who played bass on the Sex Pistols single, "Silly Thing".

In the next lineup Hodge was joined by Gass Wild on lead vocals (who later drummed with Johnny Thunders and the Chrissie Hynde Band), Pink Fairies member Duncan Sanderson on bass, Bruce Irvine on guitar (later with Sean Tyla's Tyla Gang), and George Butler on drums.

In 1981 this lineup recorded the Will Reid Dick produced 12" EP for Island Records (under the Revenge label), which included the songs "Sweet Revenge", "Rowdies", "Addiction", and "Soul Rescue". This was to
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Hard Rock 1981

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Psychedelic Musik
Non-Metal 1980
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Criminal World
Hard Rock 1981

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