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Great Britain · Arts / Popular Music. Chronological records from PostgreSQL.

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1975

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Kilmister, Ian Fraser "Lemmy"

Lemmy is caught in possession of amphetamine crossing the border from the USA into Canada which is mistaken for cocaine and he is jailed, forcing the band to cancel some shows & fire him

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Moorcock, Michael

At the beginning of 1975, the band record the album Warrior on the Edge of Time in collaboration with Michael Moorcock loosely based on his Eternal Champion figure

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Rudolph, Paul

Lemmy is replaced with former Pink Fairies guitarist Paul Rudolph

1976

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Calvert, Robert

The return of Robert Calvert, this time as a permanent vocalist rather than the peripheral poet role he occupied on Space Ritual. "Reefer Madness" lyrics are inspired by the 1936 anti-Marijuana propaganda film Reefer Madness. Brings crafted lyrics to the band & is intent on turning live shows into a piece of music theatre with specific characters for him to act out

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