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202385 minGdocumentary

Not a Rock-Doc

202385 minGdocumentary

Legendary British guitarist Chris Spedding and frontman Snips recount the rise and fall of their 1970s band, the Sharks, featuring Paul Cook and Jordan Mooney.

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Stephen W. Parsons

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Legendary British guitarist Chris Spedding and frontman Snips recount the rise and fall of their 1970s band, the Sharks, featuring Paul Cook and Jordan Mooney.

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Legendary British guitarist Chris Spedding and enigmatic frontman Snips (aka Stephen Parsons) trace the fall and rise of their cult seventies band, the Sharks from the Marquee Club to... wherever. With former sex Pistol Paul Cook and Punk Empress 'Jordan' Mooney.

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