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April 30, 2020 By Joe Marchese 3 Comments

Riley Riley Wood and Waggett Shape of the Rain

Today, we're looking at two new releases from Cherry Red's Grapefruit Records imprint from Shape of the Rain and Neil Innes! Keith Riley, Len Riley, Brian Wood, and Ian "Tag" Waggett came together under the very 1960s name of Shape of the Rain after having exhausted other monikers including The Gear and The Reaction. Under their new psychedelic handle, the group came to the attention of Joe Cocker's manager David McPhie. Initially, the foursome found it difficult to get club gigs precisely

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Categories: News Formats: CD Genre: Classic Rock, Pop Tags: Neil Innes, Shape of the Rain

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