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3 unusual facts about Maurice Deebank


Maurice Deebank

Lawrence honoured his former bandmate with his later band Go Kart Mozart's song "Delta Echo Echo Beta Alpha Neon Kettle", on Tearing Up The Album Charts.

Deebank was brought up in Water Orton on the eastern edge of Birmingham, where he attended the local school and knew the other founder members of Felt, without particularly being friends with them.

Water Orton

The indie band Felt was formed in Water Orton in 1979 by local residents Lawrence Hayward and Maurice Deebank.


Absolute Classic Masterpieces

It collects tracks from the band's singles and albums recorded for Cherry Red between 1981 and 1985, with two exceptions: "Dance of Deliverance" from guitarist Maurice Deebank's album, Inner Thought Zone; and "Index", a single recorded and released by leader Lawrence before the band formed properly.


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