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</style><table class="infobox vcard plainlist"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de; font-size: 125%;"><div class="fn org">String Driven Thing</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genres</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Folk_rock" title="Folk rock">Folk rock</a>, <a href="Progressive_folk" title="Progressive folk">progressive folk</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Years active</span></th><td class="infobox-data">1967–1975<br>1991<br>2001–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Labels</th><td class="infobox-data">Concord Records<br><a href="Charisma_Records" title="Charisma Records">Charisma Records</a><br>ozit morpheus Records<br>Backshop Records</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Members</th><td class="infobox-data">Pauline Adams<br>Graham Smith<br>Robin Adams<br>Andy Allan<br>Dick Drake</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Past members</span></th><td class="infobox-data">Chris Adams<br>John Mannion<br>Colin Wilson<br>Billy Fairley<br>Bill Hatje<br>Colin Fairley<br>Kim Beacon<br>Andy Roberts<br>James Exell<br>George Tucker<br>John Bradley<br>Bob Cairns</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122;background-color: #b0c4de"></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.stringdriventhing.co.uk">www.stringdriventhing.co.uk</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

<p><b>String Driven Thing</b> are a Scottish <a href="Folk_rock" title="Folk rock">folk rock</a> band,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> formed in Glasgow in 1967 and led by married couple Chris and Pauline Adams, with the electric violin of Graham Smith.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Formation">Formation</h3></div>

<p>String Driven Thing formed in Glasgow in 1967 as a three-part harmony folk band with the Adamses and guitarist John Mannion. After paying their dues on the Scottish folk circuit they put out an eponymous album on the independent <a href="Concord_Records" title="Concord Records">Concord</a> label (copies of which are collectable and difficult to find) although a long way from their later <a href="Charisma_Records" title="Charisma Records">Charisma</a> label output. The group moved to London in 1972 and Chris Adams began to steer the band towards the electric folk-rock genre where his songwriting abilities, which often feature hard-bitten and bitter observations capturing the harsher side of life, would be seen to better effect. By 1972, he had recruited classically trained violinist Graham Smith and guitarist Colin Wilson on bass, but soon afterwards Mannion left, citing musical differences.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Record_deal_and_touring">Record deal and touring</h3></div>

<p>Adams then secured a deal with <a href="Tony_Stratton_Smith" title="Tony Stratton Smith">Tony Stratton Smith</a>'s <a href="Charisma_Records" title="Charisma Records">Charisma</a> <a href="Record_label" title="Record label">label</a><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and another eponymous album came out, produced by <a href="Shel_Talmy" title="Shel Talmy">Shel Talmy</a> at London's IBC Studios, with the songs "Circus", "Jack Diamond" and "Easy To Be Free" among the standout tracks. With Smith's high octane violin and Pauline Adams' distinctive lispy vocals, the band toured the UK and Europe with Charisma stablemates <a href="Lindisfarne_(band)" title="Lindisfarne (band)">Lindisfarne</a> and <a href="Genesis_(band)" title="Genesis (band)">Genesis</a>. This exposure raised their profile and led to TV appearances and an American tour. A second album, <i>The Machine That Cried</i>, was recorded in February 1973 at IBC, but now with the addition of a drummer, Billy "The Kid" Fairley.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinGE_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinGE-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Standout tracks included "Heartfeeder", "The Machine That Cried" and "Sold Down The River". The song "Night Club", which opened side two, was inspired by the cover of their first Charisma album, designed by <a href="Hipgnosis" title="Hipgnosis">Hipgnosis</a>. Recorded while Chris Adams was suffering health problems, including a collapsed lung and depression, the album is on the whole a dark affair. Despite its cult status, it did not sell well at the time.

</p><p>By 1974, the constant touring was taking its toll and Wilson was replaced by Bill Hatje on bass, then Billy Fairley gave way to Colin Fairley (former <a href="Beggars_Opera_(band)" title="Beggars Opera (band)">Beggars Opera</a> but no relation.)<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinGE_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinGE-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Soon afterwards, disillusioned with life on the road, the Adamses quit and returned to their native Glasgow.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinGE_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinGE-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With their departure the band disintegrated, but Charisma recruited three musicians to continue touring with Smith and Fairley. Singer Kim Beacon, guitarist Andy Roberts and bassist James Exel joined the band, with Roberts and Exel collaborating for much of the songwriting, including the single "Cruel To Fool" produced by <a href="Shel_Talmy" title="Shel Talmy">Shel Talmy</a>. Two albums followed. <i>Please Mind Your Head</i>, recorded by engineer Tony Taverner at Escape Studios in Kent, and <i>Keep Yer A'nd On It</i>, produced by <a href="Andy_Johns" title="Andy Johns">Andy Johns</a> at Island's Basing Street studios.<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinGE_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinGE-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the release of <i>Keep Yer A'nd On It</i> keyboardist Derek Beauchemin joined the band after violinist Graham Smith left.

</p><p>String Driven Thing put out a number of singles on the Charisma label, some of which are not on any of the vinyl albums but appear as bonus tracks on Ozit Records CDs. Two of these are the Chris Adams compositions "It's a Game" and "Eddie". "It's A Game" was <a href="Cover_version" title="Cover version">covered</a> by the <a href="Bay_City_Rollers" title="Bay City Rollers">Bay City Rollers</a> in 1977 and became a chart hit in the US, Japan and Germany. Chris and Pauline Adams put out a few singles on the Charisma label both as "Chris and Pauline Adams" and just "Adams". The b-side of their first single, "The City at Night", features Graham Smith. Colin Wilson went on to put out a solo folk album called <i>Cloudburst</i> on the Tabitha label which is also hard to find and has recently been reissued. The Chris Adams/Graham Smith String Driven Thing line up has reconvened on several occasions, most notably in 1991, 2001 and in 2004 which also saw an appearance from Pauline Adams.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Break_up">Break up</h3></div>

<p>The American tour of 1975 highlighted issues which the new line-up had with continuity and finding an appropriate audience. In October that year, they opened for Lou Reed, after which drummer Colin Fairley left the band and Charisma withdrew their support. Fairley went on to have a career as a studio engineer and record producer, for Elvis Costello and The Bluebells among others. Andy Roberts became guitar tech for <a href="Jeff_Beck" title="Jeff Beck">Jeff Beck</a> and <a href="Stevie_Winwood" class="mw-redirect" title="Stevie Winwood">Stevie Winwood</a>, while Jimmy Exell still plays in Denmark. Beacon sang lead on <a href="Tony_Banks_(musician)" title="Tony Banks (musician)">Tony Banks</a>' solo debut, <i><a href="A_Curious_Feeling" title="A Curious Feeling">A Curious Feeling</a></i>, in 1979 and also had solo material issued. He died in 2001.

</p><p>In 1978, Jimmy Exell played with a number of "session" bands, notably at the Baron's Court Tavern in Baron's Court, London, where he was a regular and a favourite of Alex Sanders' (then known as "The King of the Witches")

</p><p><a href="Violin" title="Violin">Violinist</a> Graham Smith joined Charisma labelmates <a href="Van_der_Graaf_Generator" title="Van der Graaf Generator">Van der Graaf</a> in 1977,<sup id="cite_ref-LarkinGE_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LarkinGE-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and also featured on some <a href="Peter_Hammill" title="Peter Hammill">Peter Hammill</a> albums. He later joined the <a href="Iceland_Symphony_Orchestra" title="Iceland Symphony Orchestra">Iceland Symphony Orchestra</a>, and put out three solo albums in Iceland, later reissued on CD by specialist progressive label Ozit Morpheus Records. Smith guested on the 2021 <a href="Spirits_Burning" title="Spirits Burning">Spirits Burning</a> album <i>Evolution Ritual.</i>

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<p>After 15 years of silence, Chris Adams released a solo album, <i>The Damage</i>, in 1991 and subsequently reformed String Driven Thing for a German tour, the Berlin leg of which was released on Ozit as <i>$uicide, Live in Berlin</i>. Variations of that band toured sporadically throughout the 1990s, but since 2001 the line-up has stabilised, with Andy Allan on bass, Dick Drake on drums and either George Tucker or Chris' son Robin Adams on guitar, with Pauline Adams and Graham Smith occasionally joining them in concert.

</p><p>In 2007, the band released <i>Moments of Truth</i>, their first studio album in over 30 years, featuring twelve new Adams songs. April 2009 brought the Americana-tinged <i>Songs From Another Country</i> (released for contractual reasons as String Driven) on Backshop Records. The new material was first heard publicly at Fifestock in March 2009 and a new website stringdriventhing.co.uk was launched at the same time as the album release. In 2010, the Adamses gigged with original member John Mannion to celebrate the first album's 40th anniversary. As 2012 was the 40th anniversary of String Driven Thing's signing to Charisma and touring with Genesis, the band did some English gigs with Graham Smith and Pauline Adams.

</p><p>On 15 June 2013, Robin Adams wrote and released a single with String Driven Thing titled Light The Way. The band regularly performed the song with Robin performing lead vocals in their live set.

</p><p>Bass player Colin Wilson died in 2013 and founder and lead singer Chris Adams died on 7 October 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2></div>

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<ul><li>Pauline Adams - vocals, percussion <small>(1967–1974, 1991, 2001, 2004, 2012–present)</small></li>

<li>Graham Smith - violin <small>(1972–1975, 1991, 2001, 2004, 2012–present)</small></li>

<li>Robin Adams - guitar <small>(2001–present)</small></li>

<li>Andy Allan - bass <small>(2001–present)</small></li>

<li>Dick Drake - drums <small> (2004–present)</small></li></ul>

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<ul><li>Chris Adams - guitar, vocals <small>(1967–1974, 1991–1994, 2001–2016; died 2016)</small></li>

<li>John Mannion - guitar <small>(1967–1972)</small></li>

<li>Colin Wilson - bass <small>(1970–1974; died 2013)</small></li>

<li>Billy "The Kid" Fairley - drums <small>(1973–1974)</small></li>

<li>Bill Hatje - bass <small>(1974)</small></li>

<li>Colin Fairley - drums <small>(1974–1975)</small></li>

<li>Kim Beacon - vocals <small>(1974–1975; died 2001)</small></li>

<li>Andy Roberts - guitar <small>(1974–1975)</small></li>

<li>James Exell - bass <small>(1974–1975)</small></li>

<li>George Tucker - guitar <small> (1991,1994–2004)</small></li>

<li>John Bradley - drums <small>(1991, 1994–2001)</small></li>

<li>Bob Cairns - violin <small> (1994–1995)</small></li></ul>

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<th style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;">1972–1973

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<ul><li><b>Chris Adams</b> - guitar, vocals</li>

<li><b>Pauline Adams</b> - vocals, percussion</li>

<li><b>John Mannion</b> - guitar</li></ul>

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<ul><li><b>Chris Adams</b> - guitar, vocals</li>

<li><b>Pauline Adams</b> - vocals, percussion</li>

<li><b>John Mannion</b> - guitar</li>

<li><b>Graham Smith</b> - violin</li>

<li><b>Colin Wilson</b> - bass</li></ul>

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<ul><li><b>Chris Adams</b> - guitar, vocals</li>

<li><b>Pauline Adams</b> - vocals, percussion</li>

<li><b>Graham Smith</b> - violin</li>

<li><b>Colin Wilson</b> - bass</li></ul>

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<ul><li><b>Chris Adams</b> - guitar, vocals</li>

<li><b>Pauline Adams</b> - vocals, percussion</li>

<li><b>Graham Smith</b> - violin</li>

<li><b>Colin Wilson</b> - bass</li>

<li><b>Billy "The Kid" Fairley</b> - drums</li></ul>

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<th style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;">1974

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<th style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;">1974

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<th style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;">1974–1975

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<ul><li><b>Chris Adams</b> - guitar, vocals</li>

<li><b>Pauline Adams</b> - vocals, percussion</li>

<li><b>Graham Smith</b> - violin</li>

<li><b>Billy "The Kid" Fairley</b> - drums</li>

<li><b>Bill Hatje</b> - bass</li></ul>

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<ul><li><b>Chris Adams</b> - guitar, vocals</li>

<li><b>Pauline Adams</b> - vocals, percussion</li>

<li><b>Graham Smith</b> - violin</li>

<li><b>Bill Hatje</b> - bass</li>

<li><b>Colin Fairley</b> - drums</li></ul>

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<ul><li><b>Graham Smith</b> - violin</li>

<li><b>Colin Fairley</b> - drums</li>

<li><b>Kim Beacon</b> - vocals</li>

<li><b>Andy Roberts</b> - guitar</li>

<li><b>James Exel</b> - bass</li></ul>

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<ul><li><b>Graham Smith</b> - violin</li>

<li><b>Kim Beacon</b> - vocals</li>

<li><b>Andy Roberts</b> - guitar</li>

<li><b>James Exel</b> - bass</li></ul>

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<th style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;">1975–1991

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<th style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;">1991

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<th style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;">1991–2001

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<th style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;">2001

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<p><b>Disbanded</b>

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<ul><li><b>Chris Adams</b> - guitar, vocals</li>

<li><b>Pauline Adams</b> - vocals, percussion</li>

<li><b>Graham Smith</b> - violin</li></ul>

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<p><b>Disbanded</b>

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<ul><li><b>Chris Adams</b> - guitar, vocals</li>

<li><b>Pauline Adams</b> - vocals, percussion</li>

<li><b>Graham Smith</b> - violin</li></ul>

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<th style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;">2001–2004

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<th style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;">2004

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<th style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;">2004–2012

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<th style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;">2012

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<p><b>Disbanded</b>

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<ul><li><b>Chris Adams</b> - guitar, vocals</li>

<li><b>Pauline Adams</b> - vocals, percussion</li>

<li><b>Graham Smith</b> - violin</li></ul>

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<ul><li><b>Chris Adams</b> - guitar, vocals</li>

<li><b>Pauline Adams</b> - vocals, percussion</li>

<li><b>Graham Smith</b> - violin</li>

<li><b>Andy Allan</b> - bass</li>

<li><b>Dick Drake</b> - drums</li></ul>

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<th style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;">2012

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<th style="vertical-align:top; background:#e7ebee; width:25%;">2012–present

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<ul><li><b>Chris Adams</b> - guitar, vocals</li>

<li><b>Pauline Adams</b> - vocals, percussion</li>

<li><b>Graham Smith</b> - violin</li></ul>

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<ul><li><b>Chris Adams</b> - guitar, vocals</li>

<li><b>Pauline Adams</b> - vocals, percussion</li>

<li><b>Graham Smith</b> - violin</li>

<li><b>Robin Adams</b> - guitar</li>

<li><b>Andy Allan</b> - bass</li>

<li><b>Dick Drake</b> - drums</li></ul>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Timeline">Timeline</h3></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Discography">Discography</h2></div>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Albums">Albums</h3></div>

<ul><li><i>String Driven Thing</i> (Concord CON-S 1001, 1970)<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>

<li><i>String Driven Thing</i> (Charisma CAS 1062, 1972)</li>

<li><i>The Machine That Cried</i> (Charisma CAS 1070, 1973)</li>

<li><i>Please Mind Your Head</i> (Charisma CAS 1097, 1974)</li>

<li><i>Keep Yer 'and On It</i> (Charisma CAS 1112, 1975)</li>

<li><i>Dischotomy: The Rarities 1971—1974</i> (Germany, 1992)</li>

<li><i>The Early Years 1968—1972</i> (1993)</li>

<li><i>Suicide (Live in Berlin)</i> (Ozit, 1995)</li>

<li><i>Studio '72 Plus Live In Switzerland '73 And London '95</i> (1998)</li>

<li><i>The Machine That Cried Band’s Official Version</i> (2006)</li>

<li><i>Moments of Truth</i> (2007)</li>

<li><i>Songs From Another Country</i> (Backshop, 2009)</li>

<li><i>Live on the Foxtrot tour 40th Anniversary</i> (2012)</li>

<li><i>Steeple Claydon</i> (Ozit, 26/04/2014)</li></ul>

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<ul><li>"Another Night in this Old City" / "Say What You Like" (Concord CON 007, 1970)<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>

<li>"Eddie" / "Hooked on the Road" (Charisma CB.195, 1972)</li>

<li>"Circus" / "My Real Hero" (Charisma CB.203, 16/02/1972)</li>

<li>"It's a Game" / "Are You a Rock and Roller" (Charisma CB.215, 1973)</li>

<li>"I'll Sing One For You / "To See You" (Charisma CB 223, 1974)</li>

<li>"Mrs O'Reilly" / "Keep on Moving" (Charisma CB 239, 1974)</li>

<li>"Overdrive" / "Timpani for the Devil" (Charisma CB 247, 1974)</li>

<li>"Stand Back in Amazement" / "But I Do" (Charisma CB 276, 1975)</li>

<li>"Cruel to Fool" / "Josephine" (Charisma CB 286, 1976)</li></ul>

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<ul><li>"Circus" (both sides, Charisma CB.203, <a href="Demo_(music)" title="Demo (music)">demo</a>, 16/02/1972)</li>

<li>"Are You a Rock and Roller" (both sides, Charisma CB.210, <a href="Demo_(music)" title="Demo (music)">demo</a>, 17/08/1973)<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Solo_releases">Solo releases</h3></div>

<ul><li>Chris & Pauline Adams - "If Only The Good Die Young" b/w "The City At Night" (Charisma CB 244, 1975)</li>

<li>Adams - "The Crunch" b/w "Hand The Rock On" (Charisma CB 271, 1976)</li>

<li>Chris Adams - <i>The Damage</i></li>

<li>Chris Adams - <i>The Damage II</i> (Ozit)</li>

<li>Graham Smith - <i>Med Töfraboga</i> (<i>Touch of Magic</i>) (Ozit, 1980)</li>

<li>Graham Smith - <i>Arrival of Spring</i> (Ozit)</li>

<li>Colin Wilson - <i>Cloudburst</i></li>

<li>Graham Smith - <i>Kalinka</i> (Ozit)</li></ul>

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