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PINK CREAM 69 BAND PAGE
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CURRENT NAME
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Pink Cream 69 | |
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FORMER NAMES
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ORIGIN
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Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | |
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STATUS
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Active | |
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FORMED IN
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1987 | |
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LABEL
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Frontiers Records | |
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GENRE
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Hard rock | |
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STYLE
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LYRICAL THEME
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| BAND ADDED | 2004-02-09, 00:00 | |
| LAST UPDATE | 2007-02-02, 06:36 | |
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| Band biography |
1988 - PC 69 wins the Metal Hammer talent competition at the Rockfabrik in Ludwigsburg and receives a number of offers from German major companies, signing with CBS (these days Sony Music).
1989 - Their eponymous debut album causes a stir on the international music scene; Pink Cream 69 embarks on a tour with White Lion in October.
1990 - The highlight of an eventful year is Pink Cream 69’s appearance at the New Music Seminar in New York, documenting the group’s international status.
1991 - ONE SIZE FITS ALL comes out in Europe and Japan, followed by a headliner tour with Little Angels. Their 49/8 EP, consisting of live tracks and bonus material, provides the appropriate setting for their successful Asian tour.
1992 - Pink Cream 69 play five sold-out shows in Japan, recording their SIZE IT UP! LIVE IN JAPAN video in the process. A three-month triumphal march through 14 countries as opening act for Europe follows.
1993 - GAMES PEOPLE PLAY is their third regular studio release, supported by an extensive tour of Germany in November.
1994 - Vocalist Andi Deris leaves to join Helloween. Pink Cream 69 enlist British-born David Readman to replace him and record their fourth release, CHANGE, in Los Angeles. The album is marked by a more contemporary and open style.
1995 - Pink Cream 69 play a co-headlining tour with Thunderhead and move on to a new record company after six years with Sony Music.
1997 - Their fifth studio album, FOOD FOR THOUGHT, arrives in spring, followed by another successful tour of Germany, during which the band’s first live album is recorded.
1998 - Mit ELECTRIFIED veröffentlichen Pink Cream eines ihrer stärksten Werke, gefolgt von einer erfolgreichen Tour mit Bruce Dickinson und einem sensationellen Auftritt beim ´Bang Your Head`- Festival im Sommer 1999.
1999 - ELECTRIFIED is one of Pink Cream’s strongest releases to date; summer 1999 sees a successful tour with Bruce Dickinson and a sensational appearance at the Bang Your Head festival. Following their active involvement in his solo album, the band tour Japan together with ex-Royal Hunt vocalist D.C. Cooper. PC 69 make a brief detour to South America and play cameo roles in a TV feature.
2000 - Pink Cream’s seventh studio recording, SONIC DYNAMITE, sees the light of day in February, followed by a tour with Axxis during the first leg of their celebrated German tour. Autumn sees the continuation of the tour and the arrival of the MIXERY EP, consisting of rare studio and live versions, as well as a number of bootlegs.
2001 - The band return with ENDANGERED, but are unable to perform live due to Alfred Koffler’s hand condition. Koffler’s offer to have the band tour with another guitarist is refused unanimously.
2003 - Pink Cream 69 play as a quintet for the first time, reinforced by Uwe Reitenauer to relieve Alfred. His baptism of fire is the Bang Your Head festival, playing in front of thousands of fans.
2004 - The new album, THUNDERDOME, is out, and the sequel to their co-headlining tour with Axxis has been scheduled for March.
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