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Blaster Bates
*1923 GB
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A.k.a. Derek Macintosh Bates
Blaster Bates was the name used by Derek Macintosh Bates (5 February 1923 – 1 September 2006), an English explosives and demolition expert and raconteur, who was born in Crewe. He made a series of sound recordings from the 1960s to 1980s, recounting bizarre and funny experiences from his long career, and tales of his hobbies of motorcycling, hunting and shooting. He was much in demand as an after-dinner speaker. His tales feature coarse language and their content is equally strong stuff for the period: once, for instance, he was hired to clear out a farm's septic tank using explosives, an episode Bates described as "The Shower of Shit Over Cheshire".
Popular Tracks 
Behind the Scenes at Bbc2 on Watch out for the Bits by Blaster Bates The De-mob Suit on Blastermind by Blaster Bates In the Neuro Ward on Blastermind by Blaster Bates Bad News from the Manor on Blastermind by Blaster Bates The Record Shop on Watch out for the Bits by Blaster Bates A Big Gob of Offal From "Gelly Babe" on Watch out for the Bits by Blaster Bates Island in the Rive Dane on Laughter with a Bang by Blaster Bates Introduction on Tnt for Two: The Explosive Exploits of Blaster Bates by Blaster Bates Big Mick from Connemara on Laughter with a Bang by Blaster Bates Batesy Develops Rockets on Tnt for Two: The Explosive Exploits of Blaster Bates by Blaster BatesTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunting And Shooting Stories | Blaster Bates | 1984 | Album |
| Blastermind | Blaster Bates | 1980 | Album |
| 'Gelly' Babe | Blaster Bates | 1975 | Album |
| Lift-Off! The Explosive Exploits Of Blaster Bates: Volume Five | Blaster Bates | 1973 | Album |
| Watch Out For The Bits! | Blaster Bates | 1971 | Album |
| TNT For Two (The Explosive Exploits Of Blaster Bates Volume Three) | Blaster Bates | 1969 | Album |
| 1,001 Gelignites | Blaster Bates | 1968 | Album |
| Laughter With A Bang (The Explosive Exploits of 'Blaster' Bates Volume One) | Blaster Bates | 1967 | Album |
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