The Idle Race

British rock band · UK band, fka The Nightriders

Members

• Jeff Lynne ?–1970 · Discogs, MusicBrainz
• Mike Hopkins ?–present (guitar) · MusicBrainz
• Greg Masters ?–present (bass) · Discogs, MusicBrainz
• Dave Pritchard ?–present · Discogs, MusicBrainz
• Roger Spencer ?–present (drums (drum set)) · MusicBrainz
• Roger Spencer (2) · Discogs
• Johnny Mann (6) · Discogs

Also known as

Idle Race The Idyll Race The Nightriders

Links

• allmusic www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000081981
• biography rockfaces.ru/i/idlerace.htm
• biography rockisland.ru/articles/stili-i-napravleniya/psyc
• discography page members.iinet.net.au/~althomp/austelo/idle/idled
• discogs www.discogs.com/artist/407719
• discogs www.discogs.com/artist/7431527
• discogs listed www.10538overture.dk/IDLE%20RACE/Fronts/idle_rac
• discogs listed www.brumbeat.net/idle.htm
• discogs listed en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Idle_Race
• discogs listed music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=The%20Idle%20R
• discogs listed www.allmusic.com/artist/the-idle-race-mn00000819
• discogs listed www.imdb.com/name/nm5574139/
• free streaming open.spotify.com/artist/04eUV5Ml7cff2sEJEwll6G
• free streaming www.deezer.com/artist/9093
• last.fm www.last.fm/music/The+Idle+Race
• other databases rateyourmusic.com/artist/the_idle_race
• other databases rateyourmusic.com/artist/the_nightriders_f1
• wikidata www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1812612

Identifiers

mbid: a39b2077-8acb-456e-b3bf-d78db9a0b2e2 · wikidata: Q1812612 · discogs: 407719, 7431527 · spotify: 04eUV5Ml7cff2sEJEwll6G · isni: 0000000092122005

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