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The Love I Thought I'd Found by John's Children

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John's Children Formerly The Silence Were A 1960s Proto-Punk Band From Leatherhead Surrey UK That Existed From 1964 To 1968. Its Members Were Andy Ellison Vocals Geoff McLelland Guitar 1964-67 Chris Townson Drums Guitar John Hewlett Bass Marc Bolan Guitar 1967 Later Of T. Rex Fame And Chris Colville Drums . Their Manager Was Simon Napier-Bell Who Devised White Stage Outfits And An Outrageous Stage Act Which Included Fighting Each Other And Bolan Whipping The Stage With A Chain. Their 1967 Single "Desdemona" Was Banned By The BBC For The 'controversial' Lyric "Lift Up Your Skirt And Fly". Bolan Was With The Band For About Four Months. His Main Roles Were To Be The Band's Composer And Play Electric Guitar Until Then He Only Played Acoustic Guitar . His Singing Voice Is Sometimes Lead In "unofficial" Recordings Only Demos BBC Radio Sessions . After He Left Townson Switched To Guitar And Former Roadie Chris Colville Took Over On Drums. John's Children Recorded Another Single "Go Go Girl" A Bolan Composition He Later Recorded With Tyrannosaurus Rex As "Mustang Ford". John's Children Also Performed Bolan's "Mustang Ford" Version Of The Song. The Band Released One More Single "It's Been A Long Time" Issued As An Andy Ellison Solo Single And Then Embarked On A "disastrous" Tour Of Germany. Their Last Performance Was At The Star-Club In Hamburg Germany Substituting For The Bee Gees After Which They Split Up In 1968. Ellison Went On To Make Several Solo Singles. Before Resurfacing In Jet In 1974 Along With Drummer Chris Townson. Jet Metamorphosed Into Radio Stars In The Mid-Seventies.

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