[Decayed Rhapsody]

TWINK - Think Pink

 

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A landmark of English 60's psychedelia. The guitar work is great- thick and sprawling and almost Sonic Youth-y on certain tracks (Tiptoe, Fluid). Truly an underexposed gem, unless you're a total record nerd. Sounds nothing like The Pretty Things or yr average Steve Peregrin Took track (who wrote 2 of the songs on this album to Marc Bolan's chagrin. Took gave them to Twink after Bolan rejected them from Tyrannosaurus Rex).

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Twink's real name was John Alder. In 1963 he drummed for a Colchester band, Dane Stephens and The Deep Beats, who later changed their name to The Fairies in 1964, when they signed to Decca.

By 1967, Alder assumed the name Twink and resurfaced in Tomorrow. He was then involved in The Pretty Things, playing on their S.F. Sorrow album in 1968, but by 1969 he'd left them too to form an early Pink Fairies line-up with Mick Farren and Steve Peregrin Took (from Tyrannosaurus Rex). He'd also recorded the above solo album with assistance from several musicians, including Took and various members of The Deviants. Twink sings as well as drums on the album, which is a mixture of his own songs (including some instrumentals) and poems. It is a very significant disc in the wilderness of British psychedelia. Its highlights included the opening cut, The Coming Of The Other One, with its Eastern-sounding gongs, bongos, sitars, backward tapes and sighs and screams; The Sparrow Is The Sign and Thousand Words In A Cardboard Box. It wasn't actually released until 1970, though. It is now very collectable but some copies were pressed on red vinyl and these are now ultra-rare. In 1970, Twink also formed Pink Fairies as a more stable unit with Mick Farren, but by mid-1971 Twink had left the group and shortly afterwards left the country too.

In 1972, he formed an outfit called Stars with Syd Barrett and bassist Jack Monk (ex-Delivery). They only lasted for half a gig before Barrett wandered off the stage - indeed, they must be a contender for one of the shortest-lived bands in history. Having married in 1974, Twink returned to the music scene in the late seventies but that is beyond the time span of this book. ("The Tapestry of Delights", Vernon Joynson)
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John Charles Alder is Twink. Born in November 29, 1944 he was a prominent member of the U.K. Psychedelic scene in the late 60's and early 70's.

His first appearance was in 1963 as a member of the Rhythm and Blues Colchester-based DANE STEPHENS AND THE DEEP BEATS. The next year, they signed to Decca Records and changed their name to THE FARIES. They only made three singles through the band's existence. Rumor has it that the band were sent gifts and John Alder, "having long curly hair, regularly received bottles of Twink brand home perm lotion. It was at this time that he adopted TWINK as his stage name." They disbanded in 1965.

The same year THE FARIES disbanded Twink moved to London where he joined the Soul group THE IN-CROWD which later changed its name to TOMORROW. TOMORROW was one of the leading bands in the U.K. Psychedelic scene along with Pink Floyd and Soft Machine. They only managed to release one album in 1968 before disbanding.

Twink later went and joined THE PREETY THINGS and managed to release one album with the band before leaving in 1969.

In the middle of 1969, Twink started to work on his solo album, "Think Pink", with the help of some friends like Paul Randolph from THE DEVIANTS, Steve Peregrine Took from TYRANNOSAURUS REX, John Wood from TOMORROW and Wally Allen,John Povey from THE PREETY THINGS. Mick Farren from THE DEVIANTS recorded the album. The album was released in 1970.

The recording sessions of his solo album Twink, Peregrine and Farren went and created THE PINK FARIES. The line-up didn't last long and Mick Farren left the band after an argument. TWINK later formed another line-up and released one album before leaving the band in 1971, but he returned in 1975 and recorded an EP in 1977 and in 1987 for a reunion tour.

After leaving THE PINK FARIES in 1971-72 he moved to Cambridge where he formed the band STARS with Syd Barret and Jack Monk. The band was short lived. Syd Barret walked offstage during their first live appearance and never came back.

Twink was also a member of THE RINGS after an injury caused by a car crash. He was the vocalist for the band and released and album in 1977.

When touring with THE PINK FARRIES in their reunion tour in late 1980's Twink made a collaboration with PLASTICLAND and recorded one album with them which was released in 1989.

Twink released his second solo album in 1990 called "Mr. Rainbow".(http://www.progarchives.com/)

Track Listings:
1. The Coming Of The One (3:37)
2. Ten Thousand Words In A Cardboard Box (4:31)
3. Dawn Of Magic (1:43)
4. Tiptoe On The Highest Hill (5:23)
5. Fluid (4:04)
6. Mexican Grass War (5:29)
7. Rock And Roll The Joint (2:46)
8. Suicide (4:26)
9. Three Little Piggies (3:15)
10. The Sparrow Is A Sign (2:23)

Line-up/Musicians:
- Twink
- Paul Randolph
- Wally Allen
- John Povey
- Steve Peregrine Took
- John Wood