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Artist Biography For The Avant Gardeners

The Avant Gardeners Were A New Wave Band Influenced By 1960s Psychedelic Rock Originally From Okehampton Devon But Soon Moving To London England Formed In 1977 Initially As The Avant Gardener. The Avant Gardener's Line-Up Was Initially Russell Murch Vocals Guitar Martin Saunders Guitar Nigel Rae Bass And Mike Kelly Drums . Their First Release Was A Self-Titled EP On Virgin Records In 1977 After Which They Split Up. Two Tracks From The EP Were Included On Virgin's New Wave Showcase Compilation Guillotine. Murch Reformed The Band In 1980 As The Avant Gardeners With New Musicians Mike Roberts Guitar And Rob Hill Bass Along With A Series Of Guest Drummers. More Popular In Continental Europe Than Their Home Country The New Line-Up Released Two Albums 1980's Dig It And 1984's The Church Of The Inner Cosmos On The Italian Appaloosa Label And A 7-Inch EP Before Again Splitting.

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