The Alan Price Combo (1958 - 1962) Alan Price - keyboards - b. April 19, 1942, County Durham, England. Bryan "Chas" Chandler - bass - b. December 18, 1938, Newcastle upon Tyne, England; d. July 17, 1996. John Steel - drums - b. February 4, 1941, Gateshead, England. Hilton Valentine - guitar - b. May 21, 1943, North Shields, England.
The Animals I (1962 - 1965) Alan Price - keyboards Bryan "Chas" Chandler - bass John Steel - drums Hilton Valentine - guitar Eric Burdon - vocals - b. May 11, 1941, Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Albums: "The Animals" (1964) "The Animals on Tour" (1965) "Animal Tracks" (1965)
The Animals II (1965 - 1966) Eric Burdon - vocals Bryan "Chas" Chandler - bass John Steel - drums Hilton Valentine - guitar Dave Rowberry - keyboards - b. David Eric Rowberry, July 4, 1940, Mapperly, Arnold, NTT, England (Ref: Polly Lawrence). Albums: "Animalization" (1966) "Animalism" (1966)
The Animals III (1966 - late-1966) Eric Burdon - vocals Bryan "Chas" Chandler - bass Hilton Valentine - guitar Dave Rowberry - keyboards Barry Jenkins - drums - b. December 22, 1944, Leicester, England. Group disbands.
The Animals IV (1967 - 1968) (reformed) Eric Burdon - vocals Barry Jenkins - drums Johnny Weider - guitar - b. April 21, 1947, Shepherd's Bush, England. Vic Briggs - guitar - b. February 14, 1945, Twickenham, England. Danny McCulloch - guitar - b. July 18, 1945, London, England. Zoot Money - keyboards/vocals - formerly with Zoot Money and His Big Roll Band and Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated. Albums: "Eric Is Here" (1967) "Winds of Change" (1967) "The Twain Shall Meet" (1968) "Every One of Us" (1968)
The Animals V(1967 - 1968) Eric Burdon - vocals Barry Jenkins - drums Johnny Weider - guitar Zoot Money - keyboards/vocals Andrew Somers (aka, Andy Summers) - guitar - b. December 31, 1942, Blackpool, England. Albums: "Love Is" (1969) Group disbands. Eric Burdon forms Eric Burdon and War. Andy Summers becomes later member of The Police.
The Animals VI (1977) (reformed with original lineup) Eric Burdon - vocals Alan Price - keyboards Bryan "Chas" Chandler - bass John Steel - drums Hilton Valentine - guitar Albums: "Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted" (1977) Group disbands.
The Animals VII (1983) (reformed, again, with original lineup) Eric Burdon - vocals Alan Price - keyboards Bryan "Chas" Chandler - bass John Steel - drums Hilton Valentine - guitar Albums: "Ark" (1983) "Rip It To Shreds: Greatest Hits Live" (1984) Group disbands.
The Animals VIII (1992) (reformed) Vic Briggs (aka, Vikram S. Khalsa) - guitar Barry Jenkins - drums ...others?
Compilations: "The Best of The Animals" (1966) "Best of Eric Burdon and The Animals, Vol. 2" (1967) "The Greatest Hits of Eric Burdon and The Animals" (1969) "The Best of Eric Burdon and The Animals, 1966-1968" (1991) "Complete Animals" (box set) (1997)
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