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At least three artists/goups are known under the name Budgie

1) Budgie is a Welsh band founded in Cardiff, Wales, by bassist Burke Shelley in 1967, with Ray Philips (drums) and Tony Bourge (guitar). The group played an important role in establishing and making it more prominent.

They released their first album, Budgie, in 1971. Philips left in 1973, to be replaced briefly by Pete Boot, and in 1975 by Steve Williams. Bourge left after the release of Impeckable in 1978, and was replaced by John Thomas. A fresh start and a second wind for Budgie with the onset of the British NWOHM saw them playing to packed concerts as support to Gillan and Ozzy Osbourne on the now infamous Blizzard Of Oz tour featuring the late Randy Rhoads on guitar.

The band’s last genuine studio album was Deliver Us from Evil (1982), keyboardist Duncan Mackay (10CC) having made the trio a quartet at least in the studio. A major, and highly successful Polish tour and the headline spot at the Reading festival followed but ultimate international superstardom sadly evaded the band and although demos were recorded in preperation for a new record (eventually released as The Last Stage in 2004), there would be no further major release and the band eventually stopped gigging in 1988.
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  • TheJudasMaster

    New album? 'bout fucking time.

    last week
  • Metality

    Quite interesting.

    16 days ago
  • Room213

    All bands are decent, but some bands are more decent than others. Budgie is an extremely decent band.

    25 days ago
  • Room213

    BUDGIE FY FÖR FAN FÖR SATAN

    25 days ago
  • posuck

    New album! Hell yeah!

    25 days ago
  • Nololob

    From their official webstie "The band will back on the road sometime this year hopefully with a new album. Until then keep on rockin'."

    last month
  • lukasz_92

    Everything until Power Supply is more or less awesome. You're All Living in Cuckooland is also nice.

    last month
  • igorgeneration

    "Never Turn Your Back on a Friend" -> AMAZING album

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