Pink Cream 69 is a German hard rock/heavy metal band founded in 1987 in Karlsruhe, Germany by Andi Deris, Dennis Ward, Kosta Zafiriou and Alfred Koffler. The band gained their first contract by winning music magazine Metal Hammer ‘s newcomer competition in Ludwigsburg one year after forming. In 1994, Andi Deris left the band to join German power metal band Helloween. He was replaced by British singer David Readman.
The band, often referred to as The Pinkies, became a five-piece in 2003, when Uwe Reitenauer was hired to support neuropathic guitar player Alfred Koffler.
On 5 March 2012 it was announced that drummer Kosta Zafiriou had left the band, due to his various activities as a manager at the company Bottom Row and as the drummer and manager of the new band Unisonic, which also features Dennis Ward. He was replaced by the band’s good friend and longtime drum tech Chris Schmidt, who has previously played with Sunstorm project (along with Dennis Ward and Uwe Reitenauer), Harry Hess’ FIRST SIGNAL and more.[1]
On 2019 and 2020, respectively, bassist Dennis Ward and guitarist Uwe Reitenauer announced their departure from the band. They were soon replaced by Roman Beselt (Sons of Sounds) and Marco Wriedt (21 Octayne, Arc Of Light, Axxis).[2]
Discography:
| One Step into Paradise | Single | 1989 | |
| Pink Cream 69 | Full-length | 1989 | |
| Close Your Eyes | Single | 1990 | |
| Do You Like It like That | Single | 1991 | |
| White Men Do No Reggae | Single | 1991 | |
| Ballerina | Single | 1991 | |
| One Size Fits All | Full-length | 1991 | |
| 36°/140° | EP | 1991 | |
| 49°/8° | EP | 1991 | |
| Size It Up: Live in Japan ’92 | Video | 1992 | |
| Face in the Mirror | Single | 1993 | |
| Keep Your Eye on the Twisted | Single | 1993 | |
| Somedays I Sail | Single | 1993 | |
| Games People Play | Full-length | 1993 | |
| 20th Century Boy | Single | 1995 | |
| Only the Good | Single | 1995 | |
| Change | Full-length | 1995 | |
| Food for Thought | Full-length | 1997 | |
| Live | Live album | 1997 | |
| Electrified | Full-length | 1998 | |
| Shame | Single | 1999 | |
| Sonic Dynamite | Full-length | 2000 | |
| Pink Cream 69’s Mixery | EP | 2000 | |
| Endangered | Full-length | 2001 | |
| Thunderdome | Full-length | 2004 | |
| Platinum Edition | Boxed set | 2004 | |
| In10sity | Full-length | 2007 | |
| Live in Karlsruhe | Live album | 2009 | |
| Past & Present | Video | 2009 | |
| Ceremonial | Full-length | 2013 | |
| Headstrong | Full-length | 2017 |
Members:
| Alfred Koffler | Guitars (1987-present) |
| See also: D.C. Cooper, ex-Missa Mercuria | |
| David Readman | Vocals (1994-present) |
| See also: David Readman, Delany, Tank, ex-Missa Mercuria, Immunity for the Masses, Natural Born Machine, Pendulum of Fortune, Room Experience, Voodoo Circle, ex-Almanac, ex-Adagio | |
| Chris Schmidt | Drums (2012-present) |
| See also: ex-Sunstorm, ex-First Signal | |
| Roman “Morales” Beselt | Bass (2020-present) |
| See also: Sons of Sounds | |
| Marco Wriedt | Guitars (2020-present) |
| See also: 21 Octayne, The Arc of Light, ex-Axxis |
Past Members:
| Dennis Ward | Bass (1987-2019) |
| See also: Panorama, Place Vendome, Gus G. (live), D.C. Cooper, Unisonic, ex-Missa Mercuria, Khymera, Magnum, ex-Bob Catley, ex-Dezperadoz, ex-Sunstorm, ex-Wicked Sensation, ex-First Signal | |
| Kosta Zafiriou | Drums (1987-2012) |
| See also: ex-Place Vendome, ex-Krokus (live), ex-D.C. Cooper, ex-Unisonic, ex-Kymera, ex-Redline | |
| Andi Deris | Vocals (1987-1993) |
| See also: Andi Deris and the Bad Bankers, Helloween, ex-Kymera, ex-Dragon, ex-Nameless, ex-Paranoid | |
| Doogie White | Vocals (1994) |
| See also: Empire, Michael Schenker Fest, Michael Schenker’s Temple of Rock, ex-Cornerstone, Alcatrazz, La Paz, Long Shadows Dawn, Michael Schenker Group, ex-John Steel, ex-Rainbow, ex-Tank, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen, ex-Balance of Power, ex-Chain, ex-Demon’s Eye, ex-Midnight Blue, ex-Nikolo Kotzev’s Nostradamus, ex-Praying Mantis | |
| Uwe Reitenauer | Guitars (2007-2020) |
| See also: Place Vendome, ex-Sunstorm |
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