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词条 Geoff Britton
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Geoffrey Britton (born 1 August 1943, in Lewisham, South East London) is an English rock drummer known for his work with Paul McCartney & Wings[1] from August 1974 to January 1975, where he was featured on the Venus and Mars album.

Career

Britton was one of the original members of the progressive rock band East of Eden which formed in Bristol in 1967. He stayed into early 1970 and played on the album Snafu. Afterward he joined The Wild Angels.[2] 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.[3] In 1977 he was in the 'supergroup' Rough Diamond,[4] 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.[5]

References

1. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article5148744.ece?print=yes&randnum=1151003209000|title=Mitch Mitchell: drummer with the Jimi Hendrix experience|date=14 November 2008|work=The Times|accessdate=15 January 2010}}
2. ^{{cite journal |title= USSR Angels |author= |journal=Sounds |publisher= Spotlight Publications |date= 28 August 1971|page= 2}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.manfredmann.co.uk/music/angel.html|title=1979 - Angel Station: ALBUM NOTES|accessdate=15 January 2010|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719175100/http://www.manfredmann.co.uk/music/angel.html|archivedate=19 July 2011}}
4. ^{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=A24vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F9sFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3754,2500809&dq=geoff-britton&hl=en|title=Two tracks to triumph |date=11 May 1977|work=Beaver Country Times|accessdate=15 January 2010|first=Tom|last= Doyle|page=C-4}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nwoutpost.com/mfv_detail.asp?mfv_id=185 |title=The Keys :The Keys Album |year=2009 |work=New Wave Outpost |accessdate=21 March 2011 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222023240/http://nwoutpost.com/mfv_detail.asp?mfv_id=185 |archivedate=22 December 2010 |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}
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7 : English rock drummers|Manfred Mann's Earth Band members|1943 births|Living people|People from Lewisham|Musicians from Kent|Wings (band) members

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