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LUCIFER'S FRIEND
Hamburg, Germany
*  1970+  1982

Line-Up:

John Lawton - voc
Peter Hesslein - g
Andreas Dicke - bg
Jogi Wichmann - kb
Curt Cress - ds
Udo Dahmen - ds

Former Members:

John Lawton (voc, 1970-76); Ian Cussick (voc, 1976); Mike Starrs (voc, 1976-80)
Vic Malcolm (g)
Dieter Horns (bg,g, 1970-82)
Peter Hecht (kb, 1970-82); Adrian Askew (kb, cca 1979-80)
Joachim Rietenbach (ds, 1970-73); Herbert Bornhold (ds, 1974-82)

Albums Discography:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Lucifer's Friend1971 Philips
2.Where The Groupies Killed The Blues1972 Vertigo
3.Lucifer's Friend1973 2LP
4.I'm Just A Rock'n'Roll Singer1973 Vertigo
5.Banquet1974 Vertigo
6.Mind Exploding1976 Vertigo
7.Good Time Warrior1978 Elektra
8.Sneak Me In1980 Elektra
9.Rock Heavies1980 Elektra
10.Mean Machine1981 Elektra
11.The Devil's Touch1982 Vertigo
12.Sumogrip2/1995 Castle Communication
13.Awakening14.04.2015Lucifer's
14.Live at Sweden Rock 201515.01.2016Lucifer's
15.Too Late for Hate18.11.2016Lucifer's

John Lawton:

#TitleRelease DateLabelTypeUKUSA
1.Hardbeat1980 RCA
2.Lawton Unplugged2002
3.Intelligent Music Project I: The Power of Mind
& Diana Express & Intelligent Music		20.11.2012Intelligent Music
4.Intelligent Music Project II
& My Kind O 'Lovin' & Simon Philips & Joseph Williams		13.05.2014Intelligent Music
5.Nightheat / One Over the Eight
& Gunhill		15.07.2016JLB

Singles Discography:

Ian Cussick:

#SP/EP TitleRelease DateLabelUKUSA
1.Supernatural20.01.1984A&M

Various:

1970 Asterix

disbanded 1982
reunited 1994 as Lucifer's Friend II
reunited 2014

John Lawton:

appeared on the SP:

Roger Glover: Little Chalk Blue (10.10.75, Purple)

appeared on the LP:
Chris Catena: Freak Out (3/04, Frontiers)
The Ken Hensley Story: Blood On The Highway (24.7.07, M.A.T. Music)

Press References:

Big Beng!
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
19974013.11.1997154Hard & Heavy Mastersdiscography
Rock & Pop
YearIssueDatePageColumnType
1995314.02.19956Galerie
19975 57Zapomenutí nezapomenprofile