Condition | Sealed |
Manufacturer | Europe |
Format |
LP, Reissue, Unofficial Release |
Date of release |
1970/2018 |
Barcode | ICON 18013 |
ASTERIX was a short lived band that was the precursor to Lucifer’s Friend. The band formed in 1969 when British born vocalist John Lawton moved to Germany and met guitarist Peter Hesslein, bassist Dieter Horns, organist Peter Hecht and drummer Joachim Reitenbach, who were members of a band called The German Bonds. These Germans also played in many of the 60s beat groups such as The Giants, The Rattles and many anonymous studio albums released as budget albums through The Air Mail, Electric Food, Hell Preachers etc. After hitting it off with Lawton, the other members found the chemistry was perfect and released one self-titled album under the moniker ASTERIX.