Downliners Sect | |
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| Origin | Twickenham, London, England |
| Genres | British rhythm and blues, rock, R&B, freakbeat, garage rock |
| Years active | 1963–1968 1977–present |
| Labels | EMI Columbia |
| Members | Keith Grant John O'Leary Mark Freeman |
| Past members | Don Craine Del Dwyer |
Downliners Sect are an English R&B and blues-based rock band, formed in the 1960s beat boom era.[1] Stylistically, they were similar to blues-based bands such as The Yardbirds, The Pretty Things and the Rolling Stones, playing basic R&B on their first album The Sect.[2] Critic Richie Unterberger wrote: "The Sect didn't as much interpret the sound of Chess Records as attack it, with a finesse that made the Pretty Things seem positively suave in comparison."[1]