Geoff Britton
Geoffrey Britton (born 1 August 1943) is an English rock drummer known for his work with Wings from May 1974 to January 1975, where he was featured on their fourth studio album Venus and Mars (1975).
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Geoff Britton
- Name
- Geoff Britton
- Birth Name
- Geoffrey Britton
- Born
- 1 August 1943
- Birthplace
- Lewisham, South East London, England
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages
- English
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Geoffrey Britton (born 1 August 1943) is an English rock drummer known for his work with Wings from May 1974 to January 1975, where he was featured on their fourth studio album Venus and Mars (1975).
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Geoff Britton (born 1943) is a musician, of British nationality. The musician was born in Lewisham. Languages used include English.
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• Name — Geoff Britton • Birth Name — Geoffrey Britton • Born — 1 August 1943 • Birthplace — Lewisham, South East London, England • Genre — * Rock • Power pop • Instrument — Drums • Years Active — 1960s–present
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Britton was born in Lewisham, South East London. He was a member of the progressive rock band East of Eden which formed in Bristol from June to December 1969 and recorded the album Snafu. Afterward he joined the Wild Angels. After leaving Wings in early 1975 Britton was a member of Manfred Mann's Earth Band from 1978 to 1979, playing on the Angel Station album. In 1977 he was in the supergroup Rough Diamond, recording in London's Roundhouse Studios. In the early 1980s, he joined the power pop group the Keys, whose one album was produced by Joe Jackson.
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- 1.Mitch Mitchell: drummer with the Jimi Hendrix experience. The Times. 14 November 2008.
- 2.Spotlight Publications. USSR Angels. Sounds. 2. 28 August 1971.
- 3.1979 - Angel Station: Album Notes.
- 4.Doyle, Tom. Two tracks to triumph. The Beaver County Times. C-4. 11 May 1977.
- 5.The Keys :The Keys Album. New Wave Outpost. 2009.
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