British underground rock band formed in the mid-1960s, led by vocalist Mick Farren; released Ptooff! (1967), Disposable (1968) and The Deviants (The Deviants # 3, 1969). Cited as an influence on later punk scenes; members went on to other projects including the Pink Fairies.

Mick Farren was the group's vocalist and a central figure. The Deviants emerged from the London underground scene (UFO Club era). Their first albums are widely cited as proto-punk/psychedelic underground records.

A small set of DeBaser reviews examines The Deviants' three classic late-1960s albums. Reviewers highlight their anarchic underground stance, psychedelic and garage textures, and proto-punk attitude. Opinions range from enthusiastic admiration to tempered praise.

For:Listeners interested in 1960s British underground, proto-punk, garage and psychedelic rock.

 A can of soup has made history, topping popularity charts alongside Mother Teresa of Calcutta and Madonna (both).

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 If in America the subversives, indeed the sonic terrorists, were identified in the Fugs of gurus Ed Sanders and Tuli Kupferberg, their equivalent in England was the Deviants of Mick Farren.

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 A manifesto group of politicized British underground, born from a commune of anarchic freaks in the mid-sixties, made their debut in 1967 with the legendary “Ptooff!”.

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