the SLIPPERS

Helsinki (Jakomäki): 1978-1982. 1997-homma jatkuu

Kokoonpano 1.1978
Klaus Sihvonen: bass guitar
Timo Peltola: guitar
Vesku: drums
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kokoonpano 2. 1979
Keijo Jääskeläinen: vocals, drums
Timo Peltola: guitar
Klaus Sihvonen: bass guitar
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kokoonpano 3. 1979-1980
Keijo Jääskeläinen: vocals, drums
Timo Peltola: guitar
Klaus Sihvonen: bass guitar
Jari Strömberg: guitar
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kokoonpano 4. 1980-1981
Keijo Jääskeläinen: vocals
Timo Peltola: guitar
Klaus Sihvonen: bass guitar , double bass
Jari Strömberg: guitar
Mika Lönblad: drums
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kokoonpano 5. 1981 - 1982
Keijo Jääskeläinen: vocals, drums
Timo Peltola: guitar
Klaus Sihvonen: double bass
Jari Strömberg: guitar
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Kokoonpano vuoden 1982 viimeisellä keikalla Tavastian yläkerrassa
Keijo Jääskeläinen: vocals, drums
Timo Peltola: guitar
Klaus Sihvonen: double bass
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Kokoonpano 1997-2004:
Keijo Siuruainen (ex. Jääskeläinen): drums, vocals
Timo Pfaler (ex. Peltola): guitar .
 Klade: double bass
Mika "Tokela" Tuokkola:  guitar.
Yhtyeen ekalla keikalla paluun jälkeen kitarassa lisäksi Oinonen,
Muutamilla keikoilla rummutajana Jami Haapanen
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Kokoonpano 6/2004-2005. :
Keke: vocals/ drums. Klade: double bass ja Tokela guitar.
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Kokoonpano 2005-20?? :
Keke: vocals/ drums. Klade: double bass ja Tokela guitar. Tomi Viksten: guitar, vocals
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Kokoonpano 2021
Keijo Siuruainen; drums, vocals, Zagge: guitar, Klaus Sihvonen - double bass,
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Levytykset
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7" vinyylit
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Single: Johanna, JHNS 131, 1980
A: My Babe
B: Caterpillar
Dixon, Stone
Ray Campi
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Keijo Jääskeläinen: vocals, drums
Timo Peltola: guitar
Klaus Sihvonen: bass guitar
Jari Strömberg: guitar

Levyarvosteluja:
Suosikki 10/1980 "levyraati"
Soundi 9/1980
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Single: Johanna, JHNS 153, 1980
A: Ubangi Stomp
B: Turn Around
Charles Underwood
Carl Perkins
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(Levy ilmestynyt kahdella eri kannella)
recorded 1980
Keijo Jääskeläinen: vocals
Timo Peltola: guitar
Klaus Sihvonen: bass guitar
Jari Strömberg: guitar
Mika Lönblad: drums
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Jogi Ollila: piano

Levyarviot:
Lintu 1/1981
Helsingin Sanomat 21.2.1981
Back Beat 1/1981
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Single: Johanna, JHNS 187, 1981
A: Rock-a-Billy Lily
B: Honky Tonk Man
Murray, Campi
Horton, Franks, Hausex
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Keijo Jääskeläinen: vocals
Timo Peltola: guitar
Klaus Sihvonen: bass guitar
Jari Strömberg: guitar
Mika Lönblad: drums
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EP
Chance To Dance: Johanna, JHNS 228, 1982
A1: Rockin' With My Baby
A2: Red Headed Woman
B1: Chance To Dance
B2: Bop-A-Lena
Yelvington
Burgess
The Slippers
Tillis, Bierce
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Keijo Jääskeläinen: vocals, drums
Timo Peltola: guitar
Klaus Sihvonen: double bass, bass guitar
Jari Strömberg: guitar

Levyarvostelu: Hot Rock 1/198
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LP:t
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10"MLP
Who's To Say: Talsti, EDLP 2119, 2021
A1: Bop Little Baby
A2: Rita
A3: Rockabilly Baby
B1: Together Forever
B2: Ubangi Stomp
B3: Whos' To Say
Grogan
Kinsella
Bob Cotton
Hardy, Lewis, Dixon
Underwood
L. Woods, J. Carroll
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Release date 11.3.2021
A1-3 & B1 Recorded at Studio 303400, Kontula, Helsinki, 1979
B3, 4 Recorded at Yle TV-Studios 21.04.1981

Keijo Jääskeläinen: vocals , drums (A1-3, B1)
Timo Peltola: guitar
Klaus Sihvonen: bass guitar
Jari Strömberg: guitar (B2, 3)
Mika Lönblad: drums  (B2, 3)


CD: Who's To Say & Broken Bones +: Talsti, EDCD2535, 2025
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LP
The Slippers: Johanna, JHN 2019, 1980
A1: My Babe
A2: Rockin' Daddy
A3: Thousand Stars
A4: One Hand Loose
A5: Blue Moon
A6: Catepillar
B1: Cat Talkin'
B2: Baby Wan't You Come Out Tonight
B3: You Left Me Crying
B4: Rockabilly Star
B5: Tore Apart
B6: Diggin' The Boogie
Dixon, Stone
Fisher
Pearson
Charlie Feathers
Rodgers, Hart
Ray Campi
Earl, Owen
B. Holly
Peltola, Jääskeläinen
C. Grogan
Lewis, Dixon
Hall
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Recorded by Risto Hemmi at Finnvox
Keijo Jääskeläinen: vocals, drums
Timo Peltola: guitar
Klaus Sihvonen: bass guitar
Jari Strömberg: guitar
Jogi Ollila??: piano (A3, 5, B3, 6)

LPRI: Ainoa, AOPLP 2133. 2021


MC: Johanna JHNK 2019, 1980

Levyarvosteluja:
Blues News n:o 5/1980 = 65
Back Beat 5/1980
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LP
Ubangi Stomp: Johanna, JHN 2045, 1981
A1: Going Down That Road
A2: Ghost Train Boogie
A3: Honky Tonk Man
A4: Ridin' To You
A5: Lonesome Train
A6: Woo-Hoo
B1: Ubangi Stomp
B2: I'm Gonna Rock'n'Roll
B3: Under The Moon
B4: Rockin' Rhythm
B5: I Can't Loose
B6: Rock-a-Billy Lily
E. Hickey
Gammon
Horton, Franks, Hausex
The Slippers
Moore, Subotsky
McCraw
Charles Underwood
Sam McMurray, Allmond
The Slippers
The Slippers
Fisher
Murray, Campi
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Recorded by Måns Groundstroem & Risto Hemmi / Finnvox-studios
Keijo Jääskeläinen: vocals
Timo Peltola: guitar
Klaus Sihvonen: bass guitar
Jari Strömberg: guitar
Mika Lönblad: drums
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Jogi Ollila: piano (B1, 3)
Janne Haavisto: pedalsteel
Joillakin biiseillä kitarassa mukana myös Esa Pulliainen.

LPRI: Ainoa, AOPLP 2134, 2021


MC: .. Johanna, JHNK 2045, 1981
CD: Go-Teddy, GTR-00308, 2008 (Japan, Bootleg)

Levyarvostelu: HS 2.1.1982
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10"LP
Broken Bones +: Talsti, EDLP2535, 2025
A1: I Dig You Girl
A2: Who's To Say
A3: Grow Up
A4: Hurricane
A5: I Got Love If You Want It
B1: Ubangi Stomp
B2: I Dig You Girl
B3: Grow Up
B4: Sweet Love On My Mind
B5: Got The Bull By The Horns
Tokela
J. Carroll, A. Woods
K. Jääskeläinen, Tokela
Steve Bloomfield
James Moore
Charles Underwood
Tokela
K. Jääskeläinen, Tokela
Wayne P. Walker
Boyd, B. Jones
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Side A: Recorded at Playground Studios 18.-20.6.1999 by Kenzo Kalen
Side B1-B4: Recorded live at Radio Mafia Studio 5.6.2000
Side B5 Rehearsal recordings at Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki 1998
Keijo Siuruainen: vocals , drums A1-A5, B5
Klaus Sihvonen: double bass
Mika Tuokkola: guitar
Timo Pfaler: guitar
Jami Haapanen: drums B1-B4
Side A licenced by by Goofin' Records
Side A original issue Goofin' Records CD, GRCD 6102, 2000
Side B previously unreleased


CD: Who's To Say & Broken Bones +: Talsti, EDCD2535, 2025
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LP
Dancin' With The Hurricane: Bluelight, BLR 33148 1, 2011
A1: Cat Talkin
A2: Blue Days, Black Nights
A3: Mess Around
A4: Lights Out
A5: Wee Willie Brown [LP bonus]
A6: Shakin' The Blues
A7: One Hand Loose [LP bonus]
B1: Morse Code
B2: Cast Iron Arm
B3: Goose Bumps
B4: Catepillar
B5: Ten Little Women
B6: Touch Of Lovin
B7: Don't Let Go
Terence Earl, Nigel Owen
Ben Hall
Ahmet Ertegun
Seth Davis, Malcolm Rebennack
Al Rex, James Ferguson, Billy Williamson
George Jones
Charlie Feathers, Jody Chastain, Jerry Huffman
Don Woody, Paul Simmons
Jim Scott, Norman Petty, Roy Orbison
Louis Innis
Ray Campi
Terry Noland
Bobby Sykes, Wayne Walker
Jesse Stone
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Recorded live at Club Liberte in Helsinki 27.3.2011
Keijo Siuruainen: drums, vocals
Tommi Viksten: guitar, vocals
Klaus Sihvonen: double bass
Mika Tuokkola: guitar, vocals

CD: Bluelight, BLR 33148 2, 2011
05. You’ve Got Me [CD bonus]
07. Lonesome Train [CD bonus]
Marijohn Wilkin
Glen Moore, Milton Subotsky

Levyarvostelu:
Blues News N:o 249 (3-2011)
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2LP [compilation]
Johanna Years 1980-1981; Rolling, ROLREC027, 2022
A1: My Babe
A2: Rockin Daddy
A3: Thousand Stars
A4: One Hand Loose
A5: Blue Moon
A6: Caterpillar
A7: Cat Talkin´
B1: Baby, Won´t You Come Out Tonight
B2: You Left Me Crying
B3: Rockabilly Star
B4: Tore Apart
B5: Diggin The Boogie
B6: Going Down The Road
B7: Ghost Train Boogie
B8: Honky Tonk Man
C1: Ridin To You
C2: Lonesome Train
C3: Woo-Hoo
C4: Ubangi Stomp
C5: I´m Gonna Rock´n Roll
C6: Under The Moon
C7: Rockin´ Rhythm
D1: I Can´t Loose
D2: Rock-A-Billy Lily
D3: Turn Around
D4: Rockin With My Baby
D5: Red Headed Woman
D6: Chance To Dance
D7: Bop-A-Lena
Dixon, Stone
Fisher
Pearson
Charlie Feathers
Rodgers, Hart
Ray Campi
Earl, Owen
B. Holly
Peltola, Jääskeläinen
C. Grogan
Lewis, Dixon
Hall
E. Hickey
Gammon
Horton, Franks, Hausex
The Slippers
Moore, Subotsky
McCraw
Charles Underwood
Sam McMurray, Allmond
The Slippers
The Slippers
Fisher
Murray, Campi
Carl Perkins
Yelvington
Burgess
The Slippers
Tillis, Bierce
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CD: Johanna, 4703244, 2014
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Muut CD:t
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CD
A Chance To Dance: Goofin', GRCD 6049, 1994
Sisältää yhtyeen molemmat Johanna LP:t ja Chance To Dance EP:n
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CD
Broken Bones: Goofin', GRCD 6102, 2000
01: I Dig You Girl
02: Who's To Say
03: Grow Up
04: Hurricane
05: I Got Love If You Want It
06: Turn Around '81 (JHNS 153)
Tokela
J. Carroll, A. Woods
K. Jääskeläinen, Tokela
Steve Bloomfield
James Moore
Carl Perkins
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Recorded at Playground Studios18-20.6.1999 by Kenzo Kalen
Keijo Jääskeläinen: vocals , drums 1-5
Timo Peltola (Pfaler): guitar
Klaus Sihvonen: double bass, Tokela guitar 1-5,
Jari Strömberg: guitar (06)
Mika Lönblad: drums (06)
Tästä vuoden 1999 sessiosta julkaisematta Sweet Love On My Mind ja Guitar Boogie
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Eri esittäjiä levyt
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kokoelma 4CD box
Slap That Bass: Story of Finnish Rockabilly & 50's Style Rock'n'Roll: Johanna JHNCD2535, 2010
CD1 20: Going Down That Road
CD3 18: Hurricane
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kokoelma CD

Various Artists CD
Bluelight Rockabillies vol.1: Bluelight, BLR 33154 2, 2011
10: Cat Talkin Terence Earl, Nigel Owen BLR 33148 1, 2011
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CD
Various Artists
Bluelight Rockabillies vol.2: Bluelight, BLR 33155 2, 2011
23: Wee Willie Brown James Ferguson, Al Rex, Billy Williamson BLR 33148 1, 2011
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CD
Various Artists
Bluelight Rockabillies vol.5: Bluelight BLR 33157 2, 2011
02: Hurricane* Steve Bloomfield Previously unreleased
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Recorded at Club Liberte in Helsinki 27.3.2011
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Slippers TV:ssä ja radiossa
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13.4.1981 TV ohjelmassa Tuubi.
studiossa livenä 1981. Äänitetty toisen LP:n äänitysten jälkeen.
UBANGI STOMP
WHO'S TO SAY
Charles Underwood
J. Carroll, A. Woods
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Yle loppuvuosi 1981 Jake Nymanin haastattelu ja biisejä levyiltä
Yle kevät 1982 Jake Nymanin haastattelu ja Chance To Dance EP:ltä biisejä
Yle 7.2.2000 Radio Mafia Tutti Frutti Rock'n'Roll Show, K.W. Blomqvist hastattelee Kekeä ja Kladea ja soittaa mm. Broken Bones levyä
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5.6.2000, Live Radio Mafia Studio
1: Ubangi Stomp
2: I Dig You Girl
3: Grow Up
4: Sweet Love On My Mind
Charles Underwood
Tokela
K. Jääskeläinen, Tokela
Walker
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Keijo Jääskeläinen: vocals
Timo Peltola: guitar
Klaus Sihvonen: double bass
Mika Tuokkola: guitar
Jami Haapanen: drums
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15.10.2013 Live, Radio, Juttutupa, Helsinki
01: Morse Code
02: Blue Days, Black Nights
03: Shakin' The Blues
04: Bop-A-Lena
05: I Dig You Girl
06: Esittely / haastattelu [Teppo Nättilä]
07: One Hand Loose
08: Touch Of Lovin
09: Goose Bumps
10: Don't Let Go
11: Hurricane
Don Woody, Paul Simmons
Ben Hall
George Jones
Tillis, Bierce
Tokela
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Charlie Feathers, Jody Chastain, Jerry Huffman
Bobby Sykes, Wayne Walker
Louis Innis
Jesse Stone
Steve Bloomfield
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Keijo Siuruainen: drums, vocals
Klaus Sihvonen: double bass
Tommi Viksten: guitar, vocals
Mika Tuokkola: guitar, vocals
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Julkaisemattomia
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Demo tape 1979
01: Rock'n'Roll Ruby
02: Whatcha Gonna Do When The Creek Runs Dry
03: Ducktail
04: Rockabilly Baby *
05: Together Forever *
06: Rita *
07: Rockin' Daddy
08: Bop Little Baby *
09: Come On Little Mama
Johnny Cash
Hawkins, McGill
Grayzell
Bob Cotton
Hardy, Lewis, Dixon
Don Kinsella
Sonny Fisher
Cavan Crogan
R. Harris
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Recorded at Studio 303 400, Helsinki
Keijo Jääskeläinen: vocals, drums
Timo Peltola: guitar
Klaus Sihvonen: bass guitar
* Released on 10"LP Who's To Say: Talsti, EDLP 2119, 2021
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Rehearsal Tape 1997 or 1998
01: Not Fade Away
02: Ubangi Stomp
03: My Baby
04: Love My Baby
05: Honey Hush
06: Diggin' The Boogie
07: Guitar Boogie [instrumental]
08: Rockin' Daddy
09: Maybelline
10: Goofin' Around [instrumental]
11: Got The Bull By The Horns
12: Lover's Rock
13: Rock-a-Billy Lily
14: Nervous Breakdown
15: Jeanie Jeanie Jennie
16: Lonesome Train
17: Hurricane - Honey Hush
Petty, Hardin
Underwood
Willie Dixon
Herman Parker Jr., Sam Phillips
Lou Willie Turner
Roy Hall
Chuck Berry
Sonny Fisher
Chuck Berry
Beecher, Grante
Boyd, B. Jones
S. Burgess
Murray, Campi
Rocuzzo
George Motola, Rickie Page
Moore, Subotsky
Steve Bloombield, Lou Willie Turner
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Recorded at Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki
Keijo Jääskeläinen: vocals
Timo Peltola: guitar
Klaus Sihvonen: double bass
Mika Tuokkola: guitar
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VHS
19.9.1998 Bar Compton Turku,Finland
01: Guitar Boogie [instrumental]
02: Love My Baby
03: All Mama's Children
04: Sweet Love On My Mind
05: Race With The Devil
06: I Can't Lose
07: Rockin' With My Baby
08: Chance To Dance
09: Lover's Rock
10: The Fool
11: Who's To Say
12: Maybelline
13: Rock-a-billy Lily
14; Hurricane
15: Got The Bull By The Horns
16: Driving Wheel
17: Lonesome Train
18: One Hand Loose
19: My Babe
20: Rockin' Daddy
21: Not Fade Away
: Bop-a-Lena
: Honey Hush
: I Sure Miss You
: Please Don't Touch
: Rockin' Rhythm
Chuck Berry
Herman Parker Jr., Sam Phillips
Carl Perkins, John R. Cash
Walker
Sheriff Tex Davis, Gene Vincent
Sonny Fisher
Yelvington
The Slippers
S. Burgess
Naomi Ford
L. Woods, J. Carroll
Chuck Berry
Murray, Campi
Steve Bloomfield
Boyd, B. Jones
Swan, Burnett
Moore, Subotsky
Feathers, Chastain, Hoffman
Willie Dixon
Sonny Fisher
Petty, Hardin
Tillis, Pierce
Lou Willie Turner
Sheriff Tex Davis, E. Bryan
Heath, Robinson
The Slippers
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Filmed and recorded by Jorma Nurmi
Keijo Jääskeläinen: vocals, drums
Timo Peltola: guitar
Klaus Sihvonen: double bass
Mika Tuokkola: guitar
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Lehtiartikkeleja:


Suosikki 12/1981 mainos
Rebel Rock 5/1982
Rebel Rock 9/1982 (uutisissa ilmoitus että, yhtye on hajonnut)

Stomp No. 21 Huhtikuu 1994
Ducktails ?/1995
Ducktails 2/1998
Ducktails 11/1998: Slippers
Rock'n'Roll News 2/1998 (keikkaraportti 28.3.1998 Semifinal, Helsinki)
Ducktails 5/2005 (keikkaraportti, Helsingin urheilutalo)
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Rockraportti 78 levyllä oleva Slippers on toinen samanniminen yhtye.
Yhdellä Slippers keikalla oli mukana myös fonisti!!
Yhtye hajosi kesällä tai syksyllä 1982 lähes koko bändin mentyä inttiin samaan aikaan.
Bändi kasattiin uudelleen 1997, ensimmäinen julkinen keikka paluun jälkeen oli 28.3.1998 ?.
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