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The All Night Workers

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There were at least three different bands called The All Night Workers in the 1960s.

1. The All Night Workers was an American R&B band of the 1960s, featuring Otis Smith with Lloyd Baskin and Mike Esposito, who were Syracuse, NY, United States-area buddies of Lou Reed. Baskin later joined Seatrain, whereas Esposito joined The Blue Magoos. This band recorded a pair of singles for the Round Sound and Cameo labels, the first co-written by a pre-Velvet Underground Lou Reed and John Cale.

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2. The All Night Workers was a name used by a bunch of West London musicians for a series of interrelated bands that spanned the years 1965-1972. Considering that around 30 musicians passed through the different versions of The All Night Workers, the band’s history is almost impossible to pin down with complete accuracy.

3. The All Night Workers were a British beat group of the 1960s, from Liverpool.

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