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I struggle to find RS or much coverage for this band. There's this interview [https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2018/09/complex-interview.html] in a psychedelic music magazine, and a fan blog post or two, but I don't think there is enough to pass GNG or the band notability requirements. JohnmgKing (talk) 10:13, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

:Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Bands and musicians-related deletion discussions. JohnmgKing (talk) 10:13, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

:Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Music-related deletion discussions. JohnmgKing (talk) 10:13, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

:Note: This discussion has been included in the list of England-related deletion discussions. JohnmgKing (talk) 10:13, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

• Keep - The band has [https://disquesobscurs.fr/2018/09/complex-complex-1971/ an extensive profile] on the French Website disquesobscurs.fr. Disques Obscurs appears to be a pass for WP:NEWSORG as it has [https://disquesobscurs.fr/cest-quoi-ce-site/mentions-legales/ an editorial team] and professional reviewers. The Blackpool Gazette profiled this band in 2013, though they have now deleted the article from their website it was [https://web.archive.org/web/20130907064707/http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/what-s-on/music-dance/we-looked-at-each-other-thinking-this-lad-s-good-1-6017852 archived here]. Record Collector Mag briefly reviewed one of their albums here - short but it does [https://recordcollectormag.com/articles/200-rarest-uk-albums at least list the band members]. The French book "Encyclopédie du hard-rock des Seventies" by Denis Protat appears to come from a professional publishing company called Editions Alternatives (i.e., is not self published) and lists their albums with a fairly long review of their second album, the text of which can be seen [https://archive.org/stream/DenisProtatEncyclopedieDuHardRockDesSeventies2004/Denis%20Protat%20-%20Encyclopedie%20Du%20Hard-Rock%20Des%20Seventies%20%282004%29_djvu.txt here]. Appears to be a pass for WP:NBAND no. 1, specifically reliable sources are still talking about this band as notable some decades after their career.

:BTW - researching this was an example of exactly the kind of rabbit-hole that doing work on the AFD page can lead you down - I'm not a psychedelia fan and knew nothing about this band but have just spent ~20 minutes doing nothing but read about them. Obscure, but notable. FOARP (talk) 14:09, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

• Comment. Thank you, I will speedy keep this because your research shows it is notable and there haven't been any delete votes. I simply failed to find the sources you did.

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