The man wasn’t just a player of the bass guitar, he loved and respected the art form, as shown by the extensive bass guitar collection he kept at his palatial stately home Quarwood in Gloucestershire.

Their first E.P. was released in 1978, featuring the signature song Damaged Goods, with Allen's bass prominently featured. Debut album Entertainment! followed in 1979 and is widely acclaimed as one of ...

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