Opal Butterfly

Opal Butterfly

Opal Butterfly were an English, late 1960s band, from London. The band featured Simon King (drums) (born 1950, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England) and, for a short time, Lemmy, who met again in Hawkwind. Further members were Robert C. "Robbie" Milne (lead guitar) (born 1947), Allan Love (lead vocals) (born 1947), Richard Bardey (bass) (born 1947) and Tommy Doherty (rhythm guitar) (born 1947).

They appeared in the Derek Ford film, Groupie Girl (1970), as "Sweaty Betty".[1]

Lemmy did not contribute to any recordings or the film.[2]

Discography

  • ???? - "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)" (Mantz, Tucker) / "Wind up Toys" (demo)
  • 1968 - "Beautiful Beige" / "Speak Up" (CBS single)
  • 1968 - "Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand" (Townshend)/ "My Gration Or?" (single)
  • 1969 - "Groupie Girl" / "The Gigging Song" (Polydor single)
  • ???? - Groupie Girl (soundtrack album, featured the two single tracks) Polydor 2383 031

References

  1. ^ BFI: "Groupie Girl" by Derek Ford
  2. ^ "Lemmy had been kicked out of the band before the single and film"

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