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''"Lord, have mercy on the people in England, for the terrible food these people must eat."'' - Opening lines of ''[[Strictly Genteel (The Track)|Strictly Genteel]]''.
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<blockquote>''"Lord, have mercy on the people in England, for the terrible food these people must eat."'' - Opening lines of [[Strictly Genteel (The Track)|Strictly Genteel]].  </blockquote>
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'''Frank Zappa''': ''"I hate playing in England. I don't mind playing in Europe too much. The audiences on the Continent are pretty good. I can't stand this place though. It's the people. (...) Let's not call it the audiences, just the people. (...) Maybe it's the venues that we've been playing because the behaviour patterns seem to alter with different venues. I noticed that there was a difference between the type of audience that you get at Wembley Empire Pool and the audience you get at the Odeon Hammersmith. But the thing that's always depressed me about the English audience is that they're oriented towards dressing up and queuing up and anything in between that is irrelevant. It's very hard to get any kind of feedback from the audience in a place like the Odeon Hammersmith because the behaviour pattern is just so reserved. You definitely get the impression that you're there to perform. Maybe there's a different kind of response for other kinds of music here but there's two places in the world where I'd say we have the worst audiences – [[London]] and [[Los Angeles]]. They're very similar in how jaded they are. But the response in what we do just about everyplace else is completely different."''
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'''And yet they seem keen enough to come along. You sold out six shows last time around.'''
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'''Frank Zappa''': ''"God knows why. I mean, even when they're clapping it doesn't feel right to me. It's like they like you for the wrong reason. There's such a big difference between what happens when you go on stage in a theatre the same size in New York City or Atlanta, Georgia, versus what happens here. It's just a weird feeling ... even though they speak English."''
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- Frank Zappa - ''I Hate Playing In England'', Hugh Fielder, Sounds, 9 September 1978. <ref>https://www.afka.net/Articles/1978-09_Sounds.htm</ref>
  
 
==Articles about Great Britain, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland==
 
==Articles about Great Britain, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland==
  
 
==Albums and tracks==
 
==Albums and tracks==
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* In Frank Zappa's list with influences, printed in the sleeve of ''[[Freak Out!]]'', writer [[Cecil Forsyth]], film producer [[J. Arthur Rank]] and Beatles manager [[Brian Epstein]] are mentioned.
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* ''[[Invocation & Ritual Dance Of The Young Pumpkin]]'': [[Gustav Holst]]'s ''Jupiter'' from ''The Planets'' is musically quoted.
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* The sleeve of ''[[We're Only In It For The Money]]'' is a parody of [[The Beatles]]' ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'', while the idea to pose in women's dresses was based on [[The Rolling Stones]]' cover photo for ''Have You Seen Your Mother Baby, Standing In The Shadow?''. Musician [[Eric Burdon]] and explorer [[Richard E. Byrd]]  can also been seen on the cover of ''We're Only In It For The Money''.
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* ''[[Absolutely Free (The Track)]]'': [[Donovan]]'s ''Mellow Yellow'' is referenced.
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* Zappa cited London among his ''"favorite other stuff"'' in ''[[Data For Sensitive or Critical-sensitive Position]]'' (1968).
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* On ''[[Uncle Meat]]'', during [[67/09/23 London UK Royal Albert Hall|the band's performance]] at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London, ''[[Louie Louie]]'' was played on the pipe organ.
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* ''[[The Mud Shark]]'' was based on an infamous incident involving [[Led Zeppelin]].
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* ''[[Do You Like My New Car?]]'': ''"We are not groupies! (...) I told Robert Plant, I told Elton John (...) Roger Daltrey never laid a hand on me!"''.
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* [[Martin Lickert]], [[Keith Moon]] and [[Ringo Starr]] can be seen and heard in ''[[200 Motels]]''.
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* ''[[Dental Hygiene Dilemma]]'': ''"It's just as if [[Donovan]] himself appeared on my very own TV set"''.
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* ''[[Interview (What's The Name Of Your Group?)]]'': ''"Have you been to England yet?"''
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* ''[[Scene 30: JCB & Rance]]'': ''"The fuckin' Devil's got an English accent!"''
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* ''[[Magic Fingers]]'': ''"beat you with a pair of tennis shoes I got from [[Jeff Beck]]"''.
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* ''[[Strictly Genteel (The Track)|Strictly Genteel]]'': ''"Lord, have mercy on the people of England and the terrible food these people must eat."''
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* ''[[Billy The Mountain]]'': [[Edward Elgar]]'s ''Pomp & Circumstance, March Nr. 1'' is quoted.
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* Certain stars on the constellation map on the back cover of ''[[One Size Fits All]]'' are references to the London Underground system: [[Edgware Road]], [[Charing Cross]], [[Waterloo]], [[Marylebone]], [[Bayswater]] and [[Queensway]].
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* ''[[Carolina Hard-Core Ecstasy]]'': ''"I had a Roger Daltrey cape on."''
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* ''[[Titties 'n Beer]]'' and ''[[Punky's Whips]]'': ''"More fluid than [[Jeff Beck]]"''.
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* ''[[Manx Needs Women]]'': The title refers to citizens of the  Isle of Man.
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* ''[[Dead Girls Of London]]''
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* ''[[Packard Goose]]'': ''"All the rock'n roll writers are the worst kind of sleaze/selling punk rock like some new kind of English disease."''
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* At the 1981 Halloween concert, Zappa played ''[[Auld Lang Syne]]''.
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* British actor [[Claude Rains]] can be seen on the cover of ''[[Tinseltown Rebellion]]''. 
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* ''[[The Blue Light]]'': ''"A body of water to isolate England"''
 
* [[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I]]
 
* [[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. I]]
 
* [[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. II]]
 
* [[London Symphony Orchestra Vol. II]]
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* [[Dead Girls Of London]]
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* ''[[Be In My Video]]'': The line ''"let's dance the blues under the megawatt moonlight"'' references [[David Bowie]]'s music video for ''Let's Dance''.
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* [[English Tea Dancing  Interludes]]
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* In ''[[Them Or Us (The Book)]]'' the question is asked: ''"Who'll be the 'Mozart' of your century? [[David Bowie]]?"''
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* [[The Blue Light]]: ''"A body of water to isolate England"''
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* ''[[We're Turning Again]]'': ''"We can laugh at [[Keith Moon]]'s jokes."''. The song also references '[[The Bonzo Dog Band]]'s ''"Canyons Of Your Mind"''.
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* [[Packard Goose]]: ''"All the rock'n roll writers are the worst kind of sleaze/selling punk rock like some new kind of English disease."''
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* ''[[English Tea Dancing  Interludes]]''.
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* [[Strictly Genteel (The Track)|Strictly Genteel]]: ''"Lord, have mercy on the people of England and the terrible food these people must eat."''
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* ''[[The London Cab Tape]]''
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* [[The London Cab Tape]]
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* ''[[Uncle Meat Film Excerpt]]'': ''"Look, I've seen everybody around, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Arthur Brown, and his fire and his head."''
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* Zappa covered [[Cream]]'s ''[[Sunshine Of Your Love]]'' and [[Led Zeppelin]]'s ''[[Stairway To Heaven]]''.
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* During the ''[[Texas Medley]]'', Zappa covered three Beatles songs with lyrics referring to US TV evangelist [[Jimmy Swaggart]].  
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* Frank Zappa dedicated ''[[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]'' to [[Stephen Hawking]], among others.
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* Zappa's ''[[Dio Fa]]'' features an appearance by [[Isaac Newton]] and [[The Queen]].
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* In the liner notes of ''[[Civilization Phaze III]]'', the Holy Hand Grenade is mentioned, a reference to ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''.
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* ''[[The Handsome Cabin Boy]]'' by [[Ewan MacColl]] is covered on ''[[The Lost Episodes]]''.
  
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==Concerts & other locations==
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==Zappa concerts in the United Kingdom==
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* [[Royal Albert Hall]]
 
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* [[London]]
 
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* [[London Symphony Orchestra (The Orchestra)]]
 
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* [[BBC Symphony Orchestra]]
 
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* [[Hammersmith Odeon]]
 
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* [[The Rainbow Theatre Incident]]
 
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* [[Harley Street Clinic]]
 
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* [[The Barbican]]
 
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* [[Queensway]]
 
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* [[Spring Garden St.]]
 
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* [[Bayswater]]
 
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* [[Embankment]]
 
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* [[Charing Cross]]
 
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* [[Waterloo]] station
 
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* [[Edgware Road]]
 
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* [[Marylebone]]
 
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* [[The Speakeasy Club, UK]]
 
 
* [[67/10/ London UK The Speakeasy]]
 
* [[67/10/ London UK The Speakeasy]]
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* [[67/9/23 London UK Royal Albert Hall]]
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* [[67/09/23 London UK Royal Albert Hall]]
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* [[68/10/23 London UK Colour Me Pop, BBC2 TV show]]
 
* [[68/10/25 London UK Royal Festival Hall]]
 
* [[68/10/25 London UK Royal Festival Hall]]
 
* [[69/06/06 London UK Royal Albert Hall]]
 
* [[69/06/06 London UK Royal Albert Hall]]
 
* [[69/11/ London UK Speakeasy]]
 
* [[69/11/ London UK Speakeasy]]
 
* [[70/06/20 London UK Speakeasy]]
 
* [[70/06/20 London UK Speakeasy]]
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* [[70/11/26 Liverpool UK Mountford Hall]]
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* [[70/11/29 London UK Coliseum]]
 
* [[71/12/10 London UK Rainbow Theatre]]
 
* [[71/12/10 London UK Rainbow Theatre]]
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* [[77/02/09-10 London UK Hammersmith Odeon]]
 
* [[77/02/14 Edinburgh UK Playhouse Theatre]]
 
* [[77/02/14 Edinburgh UK Playhouse Theatre]]
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* [[79/02/12 Manchester UK Apollo Theater]]
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* [[77/02/16-17 London UK Hammersmith Odeon]]
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* [[78/02/27 London UK Hammersmith Odeon]]
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* [[78/02/28-03/01 London UK Hammersmith Odeon]]
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* [[78/09/09 Stevenage UK Knebworth House Open Air Festival]]
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* [[79/02/12 Manchester UK Apollo]]
 
* [[79/02/17-19 London UK Hammersmith Odeon]]
 
* [[79/02/17-19 London UK Hammersmith Odeon]]
 
* [[82/06/18-19 London UK Hammersmith Odeon]]
 
* [[82/06/18-19 London UK Hammersmith Odeon]]
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* [[84/09/24-25 London UK Hammersmith Odeon]]
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* [[88/04/18-19 London UK Wembley Arena]]
  
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==Composers and other musicians==
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==Zappa associates from the United Kingdom==
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* [[Jack Bruce]]
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* [[Pauline Butcher]]
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* [[Eric Clapton]]
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* [[Robert Davidson]], the photographer of ''[[The Toilet Poster]]''.
 
* [[Aynsley Dunbar]]
 
* [[Aynsley Dunbar]]
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* [[Susan Glover]]
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* [[Alex Harvey]]
 
* [[Eddie Jobson]]
 
* [[Eddie Jobson]]
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* [[Nigel Leigh]]
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* [[John Lennon]]
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* [[Martin Lickert]]
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* [[London Symphony Orchestra (The Orchestra)]]
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* [[Keith Moon]]
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* [[Music For Nations]]
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* [[Angus O'Reilly]]
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* [[Tony Palmer]]
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* [[Pink Floyd]]
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* [[Ringo Starr]]
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* [[Ralph Steadman]]
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==Classical composers, conductors and musicians==
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* [[BBC Symphony Orchestra]]
 
* [[Edward Elgar]]
 
* [[Edward Elgar]]
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* [[Cecil Forsyth]]
 
* [[Gustav Holst]]
 
* [[Gustav Holst]]
 
* [[Henry Purcell]]
 
* [[Henry Purcell]]
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* [[London Symphony Orchestra (The Orchestra)]]
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* [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]]
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==Jazz musicians==
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* [[Allan Holdsworth]]
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* [[John McLaughlin]]
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==Folk musicians==
 
* [[Ewan MacColl]]
 
* [[Ewan MacColl]]
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* [[The Beatles]]
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* [[John Lennon]]
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==Rock and pop artists==
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* [[Paul McCartney]]
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* [[Alternative TV]]
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* [[Ringo Starr]]
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* [[Ian Anderson]]
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* [[Brian Epstein]]
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* [[The Beatles]], managed by [[Brian Epstein]]
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* [[The Rolling Stones]]
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* [[Jeff Beck]]
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* [[Mick Jagger]]
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* [[Black Sabbath]] and [[Ozzy Osbourne]]
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* [[Sting]]
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* [[The Bonzo Dog Band]]
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* [[Tomorrow (The Band)]]
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* [[David Bowie]]
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* [[Queen]]
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* [[The Boxer Rebellion]]
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* [[Freddie Mercury]]
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* [[Arthur Brown]]
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* [[Brian May]]
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* [[Jack Bruce]]
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* [[Eric Burdon|Eric Burdon & The Animals]]
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* [[Kate Bush]]
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* [[Cardiacs]]
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* [[Chumbawamba]]
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* [[Eric Clapton]]
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* [[John Cooper Clarke]]
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* [[Phil Collins]]
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* [[Cream]]
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* [[Curved Air]]
 
* [[Deep Purple]]
 
* [[Deep Purple]]
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* [[The Who]]
 
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* [[Keith Moon]]
 
 
* [[Dr. John]]
 
* [[Dr. John]]
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* [[Eric Clapton]]
 
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* [[Cream]]
 
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* [[The Animals]]
 
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* [[UK Subs]]
 
 
* [[Donovan]]
 
* [[Donovan]]
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* [[David Bowie]]
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* [[Aynsley Dunbar]]
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* [[The Fall]]
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* [[Fila Brazillia]]
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* [[The Flying Lizards]]
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* [[Fred Frith]]
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* [[Gentle Giant]]
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* [[Gerry And The Holograms]]
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* [[Alex Harvey]]
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* [[Henry Cow]]
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* [[Iron Maiden]]
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* [[Mick Jagger]]
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* [[Eddie Jobson]]
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* [[King Kooba]]
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* [[Led Zeppelin]]
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* [[John Lennon]]
 
* [[Lew Lewis]]
 
* [[Lew Lewis]]
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* [[Susan Glover]]
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* [[Brian May]]
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* [[Judas Priest]]
 
 
* [[John Mayall]]
 
* [[John Mayall]]
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* [[King Kooba]]
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* [[Paul McCartney]]
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* [[Spizzenergi]]
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* [[John McLaughlin]]
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* [[The Flying Lizards]]
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* [[Freddie Mercury]]
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* [[Alternative TV]]
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* [[MF Doom]] (born in London, moved to Long Island, New York)
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* [[Chumbawamba]]
 
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* [[Ian Anderson]]
 
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* [[Jeff Beck]]
 
 
* [[George Michael]]
 
* [[George Michael]]
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* [[Led Zeppelin]]
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* [[Keith Moon]]
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* [[Black Sabbath]] and [[Ozzy Osbourne]]
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* [[Nazareth]]
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* [[Jack Bruce]]
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* [[Nurse with Wound]]
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* [[Traffic (The Band)]]
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* [[Genesis Breyer P-Orridge]]
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* [[John Cooper Clarke]]
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* [[Pink Floyd]]
 
* [[Procol Harum]]
 
* [[Procol Harum]]
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* [[Allan Holdsworth]]
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* [[Queen]]
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* [[Nazareth]]
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* [[The Rolling Stones]]
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* [[The Bonzo Dog Band]]
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* [[Soft Machine]]
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* [[Henry Cow]]
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* [[The Specials]]
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* [[Spizzenergi]]
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* [[Ringo Starr]]
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* [[Sting]]
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* [[The Stranglers]]
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* [[Supergrass]]
 
* [[These New Puritans]]
 
* [[These New Puritans]]
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* [[Tomorrow (The Band)]]
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* [[Traffic (The Band)]]
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* [[UK Subs]]
 
* [[Unkle]]
 
* [[Unkle]]
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* [[Genesis Breyer P-Orridge]]
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* [[The Who]]
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* [[Cardiacs]]
 
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* [[Khyam Allami]]
 
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* [[Kyshera]]
 
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* [[Ian McShane]]
 
 
* [[Steven Wilson]]
 
* [[Steven Wilson]]
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* [[Kate Bush]]
 
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* [[Alex Harvey]]
 
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* [[Curved Air]]
 
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* [[Gentle Giant]]
 
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* [[Phil Collins]]
 
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* [[Supergrass]]
 
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* [[The Boxer Rebellion]]
 
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* [[Pink Floyd]]
 
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* [[Soft Machine]]
 
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* [[John McLaughlin]]
 
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* [[Fila Brazillia]]
 
  
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==Writers, journalists, magazines==
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==Actors, comedians, film directors, producers and documentary makers==
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* [[Neil Slaven]]
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* [[Julian Barratt]]
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* [[Barry Miles]]
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* [[Billy Connolly]]
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* [[Martin Clunes]]
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* [[Noel Fielding]]
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* [[Judy Gridley]]
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* [[Lenny Henry]]
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* [[Nigel Leigh]]
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* [[Ida Lupino]]
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* [[Simon McBurney]]
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* [[Tony Palmer]]
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* [[John Peel]]
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* [[Claude Rains]]
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* [[J. Arthur Rank]]
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* [[Tracey Ullman]]
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==Writers, journalists, critics, magazines==
 
* [[Cecil Forsyth]]
 
* [[Cecil Forsyth]]
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* [[Ben Watson]]
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* [[Michael Gray]]
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* [[Andrew Greenaway]]
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* [[Robert Harris]]
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* [[Hit Parader]]
 
* [[Let It Rock]]
 
* [[Let It Rock]]
 
* [[Melody Maker]]
 
* [[Melody Maker]]
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* [[Barry Miles]]
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* [[Charles Shaar Murray]]
 
* [[New Musical Express]]
 
* [[New Musical Express]]
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* [[Hit Parader]]
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* [[Tony Palmer]]
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* [[Jeremy Paxman]]
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* [[Ian Rankin]]
 
* [[Salman Rushdie]]
 
* [[Salman Rushdie]]
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* [[Charles Shaar Murray]]
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* [[William Shakespeare]]
 
* [[Robert Shelton]]
 
* [[Robert Shelton]]
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* [[William Shakespeare]]
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* [[Neil Slaven]]
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* [[Dylan Thomas]]
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* [[Ben Watson]]
 
* [[Irvine Welsh]]
 
* [[Irvine Welsh]]
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* [[Ian Rankin]]
 
 
* [[William of Ockham]]
 
* [[William of Ockham]]
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* [[Michael Gray]]
 
 
* [[Matthew Wright]]
 
* [[Matthew Wright]]
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==Visual artists==
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* [[Robert Davidson]]
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* [[Roger Kohn]]
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* [[Ralph Steadman]]
  
 
==Film, radio and television==
 
==Film, radio and television==
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* [[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]
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* ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''
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* [[BBC Television Tribute]]
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* ''[[An American Werewolf In London]]''
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* [[Alice in Wonderland]]
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* ''[[BBC Television Tribute]]'', produced by [[Nigel Leigh]]
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* [[Star Special]]
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* ''[[Dead Of Night]]''
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* [[Fraudulent DJ]]
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* ''[[Fraudulent DJ]]''
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* [[Tony Palmer]]
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* ''[[Gorgo]]''
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* [[Gorgo]]
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* ''[[Monty Python's Flying Circus]]''
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* [[Judy Gridley]]
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* ''[[Star Special]]''
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* [[Dead Of Night]]
 
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* [[Billy Connolly]]
 
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* [[American Werewolf In London]]
 
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* [[The Pink Panther]]
 
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* [[Jeremy Paxman]]
 
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* [[Robert Harris]]
 
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* [[Claude Rains]]
 
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* [[Julian Barratt]]
 
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* [[Noel Fielding]]
 
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* [[Martin Clunes]]
 
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* [[Ian McShane]]
 
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* [[Simon McBurney]]
 
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* [[Lenny Henry]]
 
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* [[J. Arthur Rank]]
 
  
 
==Interviews==
 
==Interviews==
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* [[Meet the Boss Mother sussing out Britain...]]
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* ''[[Meet the Boss Mother sussing out Britain...]]''
  
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==Locations==
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* [[Hammersmith Odeon]]
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* [[Harley Street Clinic]]
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* [[Liverpool]]
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* [[London]]
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* [[Manchester]]
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* [[Pinewood Studios]]
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* [[Royal Albert Hall]]
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* [[The Speakeasy Club, UK]]
  
 
==Miscellaneous==
 
==Miscellaneous==
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* The [[Elephant Man]]
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* [[Stephen Hawking]]
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* [[Marion Herrod]]
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* [[Mr. Campbell]]
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* [[Mr. Justice Mocatta]]
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* [[Mr. Ogden]]
 
* [[Isaac Newton]]
 
* [[Isaac Newton]]
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* [[Peter Pan]]
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* [[Punk]]
 
* [[The Queen]]
 
* [[The Queen]]
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* [[Peter Pan]]
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* [[The Rainbow Theatre Incident]]
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* The [[Elephant Man]]
 
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* [[Pauline Butcher]]
 
 
* [[Margaret Thatcher]]
 
* [[Margaret Thatcher]]
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* [[Martin Lickert]]
 
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* [[Mr. Justice Mocatta]]
 
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* [[Stephen Hawking]]
 
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* [[Punk]]
 
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* [[Roger Kohn]]
 
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* [[Robert Davidson]]
 
  
 
==Fansites==
 
==Fansites==
 
* [[Andrew Greenaway]]
 
* [[Andrew Greenaway]]
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==References==
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<references/>
  
 
[[Category:Countries]]
 
[[Category:Countries]]
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[[Category:Islands]]

Latest revision as of 14:00, 5 August 2026


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"Lord, have mercy on the people in England, for the terrible food these people must eat." - Opening lines of Strictly Genteel.


Frank Zappa: "I hate playing in England. I don't mind playing in Europe too much. The audiences on the Continent are pretty good. I can't stand this place though. It's the people. (...) Let's not call it the audiences, just the people. (...) Maybe it's the venues that we've been playing because the behaviour patterns seem to alter with different venues. I noticed that there was a difference between the type of audience that you get at Wembley Empire Pool and the audience you get at the Odeon Hammersmith. But the thing that's always depressed me about the English audience is that they're oriented towards dressing up and queuing up and anything in between that is irrelevant. It's very hard to get any kind of feedback from the audience in a place like the Odeon Hammersmith because the behaviour pattern is just so reserved. You definitely get the impression that you're there to perform. Maybe there's a different kind of response for other kinds of music here but there's two places in the world where I'd say we have the worst audiences – London and Los Angeles. They're very similar in how jaded they are. But the response in what we do just about everyplace else is completely different."

And yet they seem keen enough to come along. You sold out six shows last time around.

Frank Zappa: "God knows why. I mean, even when they're clapping it doesn't feel right to me. It's like they like you for the wrong reason. There's such a big difference between what happens when you go on stage in a theatre the same size in New York City or Atlanta, Georgia, versus what happens here. It's just a weird feeling ... even though they speak English." - Frank Zappa - I Hate Playing In England, Hugh Fielder, Sounds, 9 September 1978. [1]

Articles about Great Britain, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Albums and tracks

Zappa concerts in the United Kingdom

Zappa associates from the United Kingdom

Classical composers, conductors and musicians

Jazz musicians

Folk musicians

Rock and pop artists

Actors, comedians, film directors, producers and documentary makers

Writers, journalists, critics, magazines

Visual artists

Film, radio and television

Interviews

Locations

Miscellaneous

Fansites

References

  1. ↑ https://www.afka.net/Articles/1978-09_Sounds.htm
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