Kings Of Oblivion is a 1973 album by the UK underground group Pink Fairies. Paul Rudolph had quit the group on the release of What a Bunch of Sweeties, his replacement being Mick Wayne. This new three piece recorded one single, “Well, Well, Well”/“Hold On”, but Sanderson and Hunter were unhappy with the musical direction Wayne was taking the band. Convincing Larry Wallis to join the group as a second guitarist, they then sacked Wayne, passing songwriting and singing duties onto the inexperienced Wallis. (More from Wikipedia)
Mick Wayne replaced Paul Rudolph on guitar in the Pink Fairies, and this line-up recorded a single, “Well, Well, Well” b/w “Hold On”. For the band’s next album Kings of Oblivion (1973) – by far the easiest Pink Fairies album to find, at least in this country – Larry Wallis was brought in as the guitarist, and they also pressed him into songwriting duties; the credits list Wallis as playing Big Guitar. The album is mostly a sonic assault that also includes the playful song “Pigs of Uranus” – but even that song ends with a fabulous electric guitar solo.
Mick Farren stayed around just long enough to help found this amazing band; one Allmusic review that I can’t find now included a passing reference to the Pink Fairies as being the perfect 1970’s British rock band. However, Farren was still closely associated with the band; he co-wrote one of the best songs on Kings of Oblivion with Larry Wallis, “When’s the Fun Begin”. Mick Farren also wrote the liner notes for the Pink Fairies’ comeback album, Kill ’Em and Eat ’Em (1987).
