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== Career ==
== Career ==
Britton was a member of the [[progressive rock]] band [[East of Eden (band)|East of Eden]] which formed in [[Bristol]] from June to December 1969 and recorded the album ''Snafu''. Afterward he joined [[The Wild Angels (band)|The Wild Angels]].<ref>{{cite journal |title= USSR Angels |journal=[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]] |publisher= Spotlight Publications |date= 28 August 1971|page= 2}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manfredmann.co.uk/music/angel.html|title=1979 - Angel Station: ALBUM NOTES|access-date=15 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719175100/http://www.manfredmann.co.uk/music/angel.html|archive-date=19 July 2011}}</ref> In 1977 he was in the 'supergroup' [[Rough Diamond (album)|Rough Diamond]],<ref>{{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|access-date=15 January 2010|first=Tom|last= Doyle|page=C-4}}</ref> recording in London's [[The Roundhouse|Roundhouse Studios]]. In the early 1980s, he joined the [[power pop]] group The Keys, whose one album was produced by [[Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson]].<ref>{{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 |access-date=21 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222023240/http://nwoutpost.com/mfv_detail.asp?mfv_id=185 |archive-date=22 December 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref>
Britton was a member of the [[progressive rock]] band [[East of Eden (band)|East of Eden]] which formed in [[Bristol]] from June to December 1969 and recorded the album ''Snafu''. Afterward he joined [[The Wild Angels (band)|the Wild Angels]].<ref>{{cite journal |title= USSR Angels |journal=[[Sounds (magazine)|Sounds]] |publisher= Spotlight Publications |date= 28 August 1971|page= 2}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manfredmann.co.uk/music/angel.html|title=1979 - Angel Station: Album Notes|access-date=15 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719175100/http://www.manfredmann.co.uk/music/angel.html|archive-date=19 July 2011}}</ref> In 1977 he was in the [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] [[Rough Diamond (album)|Rough Diamond]],<ref>{{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=[[The Beaver County Times]]|access-date=15 January 2010|first=Tom|last= Doyle|page=C-4}}</ref> recording in London's [[The Roundhouse|Roundhouse Studios]]. In the early 1980s, he joined the [[power pop]] group the Keys, whose one album was produced by [[Joe Jackson (musician)|Joe Jackson]].<ref>{{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 |access-date=21 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222023240/http://nwoutpost.com/mfv_detail.asp?mfv_id=185 |archive-date=22 December 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}</ref>


== Kickboxing ==
== Kickboxing ==
With Maeji Suzuki, based at the AMA HQ in London, Britton ran the Mugendo kickboxing school. The school had several successful fighters. Britton's team competed at many kickboxing events in London during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
With Maeji Suzuki, based at the AMA HQ in London, Britton ran the Mugendo [[kickboxing]] school. The school had several successful fighters. Britton's team competed at many kickboxing events in London during the late 1970s and early 1980s.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:45, 19 September 2021

Geoff Britton
Birth nameGeoffrey Britton
Born (1943-08-01) 1 August 1943 (age 81)
Lewisham, South East London, England
Genres
InstrumentDrums

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 a member of the progressive rock band East of Eden which formed in Bristol from June to December 1969 and recorded 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]

Kickboxing

With Maeji Suzuki, based at the AMA HQ in London, Britton ran the Mugendo kickboxing school. The school had several successful fighters. Britton's team competed at many kickboxing events in London during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

References

  1. ^ "Mitch Mitchell: drummer with the Jimi Hendrix experience". The Times. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  2. ^ "USSR Angels". Sounds. Spotlight Publications: 2. 28 August 1971.
  3. ^ "1979 - Angel Station: Album Notes". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  4. ^ Doyle, Tom (11 May 1977). "Two tracks to triumph". The Beaver County Times. p. C-4. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  5. ^ "The Keys :The Keys Album". New Wave Outpost. 2009. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2011.


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