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Colin Allen

real name Colin Eric Allen

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Colin Allen is credited on 790 releases across 117 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1965–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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790

Credits

117

Albums

7

Decades active

593

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Rock drummer, born May 9th 1938, Bournemouth, Dorset, UK. He played with Zoot Money's Big Roll Band in the early 60's, later becoming a session drummer on many releases including Bob Dylan, John Lee Hooker, Sonny Boy Williamson, Memphis Slim, Solomon Burke, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Marc Bolan and T.Rex, Mick Taylor, Donovan... Member of Focus from 1974 to 1975.

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790 releases · 117 albums · active 1965–2025

  • Performance · 1,218
  • Other credits · 64

Studios: Record Plant, Los Angeles · Sea-Saint Studio · Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles · Cherokee Studios

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