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Rock duo Lol Creme (left) and Kevin Godley (centre) with English comedian Peter Cook (1937 – 19965), 1977. Cook is holding a guitar fitted with a prototype Gizmotron, (aka The Gizmo), an effects device invented by Godley and Cream, which uses serrated wheels to produce a bowing effect on guitar strings. Cook contributed to Godley and Creme's concept album 'Consequences', which was intended to showcase the Gizmotron. The device was later marketed commercially, but proved unsuccessful. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA – Robert Smith of The Cure performs in concert during A Lost World Tour on July 1, 2023, at the Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Larry Marano/Shutterstock)
Pop singer Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin (left) pose for a Uni Records publicity still circa 1971. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
EVANSVILLE IN – NOVEMBER 1977: Aerosmith (Joey Kramer, Tom Hamilton, Brad Whitford, Joe Perry, Steven Tyler) posing on the tarmac of Evansville Regional Airport in Evansville, IN November 7, 1977 (Ron Pownall/Getty Images)
