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“Had we started a little earlier we might have survived. Yes and Genesis got through punk, but we hadn’t gotten to that point”: Gryphon, the unique band who forgot about themselves

Five decades after an incredible year of two remarkable albums and large-scale touring, the band look back on crêpe paper mushrooms, stolen costumes and writing classic tracks in half an hour

“Had we started a little earlier we might have survived. Yes and Genesis got through punk, but we hadn’t gotten to that point”: Gryphon, the unique band who forgot about themselves

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Five decades after an incredible year of two remarkable albums and large-scale touring, the band look back on crêpe paper mushrooms, stolen costumes and writing classic tracks in half an hour

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Five decades after an incredible year of two remarkable albums and large-scale touring, the band look back on crêpe paper mushrooms, stolen costumes and writing classic tracks in half an hour

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