Lightning Raiders
| Lightning Raiders | |
|---|---|
| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Pub rock, psychedelic rock, punk rock |
| Years active | August 1977–1982, 2011–2012 |
| Labels | Arista, Island |
| Associated acts | The Deviants, Pink Fairies, The Sex Pistols, The Professionals, Mannish Boys, Killerhertz, Kitsch, Hank Dogs, Love Pirates |
| Past members | John Hodge Andy Allan Gass Wild Duncan Sanderson Bruce Irvine George Butler Tony Mann Randy Gregg Fuz |
Lightning Raiders were an English pub rock band, with Johnny Hodge being the most prominent member of the group. During their lifetime, they released two singles, an EP, and recorded a full-length album that would not see the light of day until 2013.
The Lightning Raiders formed in August 1977 with an original lineup featuring Johnny Hodge (known as Little John) on guitar, Andy Allan on guitar/vocals, ex-Pink Fairies Duncan ('Danger Sun') Sanderson on bass/vocals, Jorge Panchito on drums and Michael Wilding on saxophone.
In February 1978 ex-Pink Fairies drummer/singer Twink released an EP called "Do It '77" with the help of band members Sanderson and Hodge. Twink had already recorded his intended single with his regular band but "Chiswick Records didn't like the track and I jammed "Do It" with the Lightning Raiders, which they preferred." Sanderson recalled, "Twink came round my house and dragged me down the studio while I was still asleep one morning, and Little John Hodge just came along to deliver a guitar. Twink had us jam through "Do It", so we did it. Kid [Rogers (guitar)] and John hadn't even heard the flaming song before. At the end he jumps up and says 'That's it, thanks lads!' We didn't even know it was being taped!" Twink's comment on this was that "A second take of "Do It" is a contradiction in terms." The EP was credited to 'Twink & The Fairies'. The band had a loose membership policy, at one time joining Larry Wallis & Duncan Sanderson onstage as The Pink Fairies with Little John & Jorge Panchito completely unrehearsed to fulfill concert obligations with considerable popular acclaim.
On 31 March 1980, a lineup including Little John on guitar, Andy Allan on Bass, Paul Cook on drums, and Steve Jones on guitar released a 7" single, "Psychedelic Musik", on Arista Records. The two members of the Sex Pistols were never official members of the band - they were repaying a debt to Allan who played bass on the Sex Pistols single, "Silly Thing".
In the next lineup, formed in November 1980, Hodge and Sanderson were joined by Gass Wild on lead vocals (who later drummed with Johnny Thunders and the Chrissie Hynde Band), Bruce Irvine on guitar (later with Sean Tyla's Tyla Gang), and George Butler (ex-Kilburn & the High Roads) on drums.
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