| The Valves | |
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Publicity photo taken by Paul Slatterly, circa 1977 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 1977–1979 |
| Labels | Zoom, Albion |
| Members | |
| Dave Robertson - vocals Ronnie Mackinnon - Guitar Gordon Scott - Bass Gordon Dair - Drums |
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The Valves were one of the early punk groups from Edinburgh, Scotland. The band, chronicled in Henrik Poulsen's book 77: The Year of Punk and New Wave, featured Dave Robertson as Dee Robot on vocals, G. Dair / Teddy Dair aka Gordon Dair on drums, Gordon Scott or Pada on bass guitar and Ronnie Mackinnon on guitar. The band was originally called Angel Easy and were a pub rock group.[1][2]
The Valves released three singles and then broke up in 1979, with most of the members quitting the music business.[1]
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