The Riot Squad were a pop

Pop music

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 group from London, initially managed and produced by Larry Page

Larry Page (British singer and manager)

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 and later, for their reunion, by Joe Meek

Joe Meek

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Members included Graham Bonney (vocals), Ron Ryan (guitar), Len Tuckey (guitar), Mark Stevens (keyboards), brian davies (bass), Mitch Mitchell

Mitch Mitchell

John Ronald "Mitch" Mitchell was an English drummer, best known for his work in The Jimi Hendrix Experience.-Early life and the Jimi Hendrix Experience:...

 (drums), Roger 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.

In early 1967, they were joined by David Bowie

David Bowie

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, who at the time was recording material for his self-titled debut album

David Bowie (album)

-Bonus tracks :# "Rubber Band" – Mono Single A-side # "The London Boys" – Mono Single B-side # "The Laughing Gnome" – Mono Single A-side # "The Gospel According To Tony Day" – Mono Single B-side...

. 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

The Velvet Underground

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's "I'm Waiting for the Man

I'm Waiting for the Man

"I'm Waiting for the Man" is a song by the American rock band The Velvet Underground, written by Lou Reed. It was first released on their 1967 debut album, The Velvet Underground & Nico....

", and a Velvets-influenced Bowie original called "Little Toy Soldier".

Discography

• "Anytime" / "Jump" (Pye
  Pye Records
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  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)

External links

• http://www.walthamstowmemories.net/html/riotsquad.html Walthamstow Memories website
• The Riot Squad at Ron Ryan's website