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The Dispossessed were active in the Hartford area music scene from the summer of 1986 though 1987. The band's lone release during their lifetime, a twisted, gothic re-working of the Beatles' "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite," was released in the fall of 1987 on Dionysus Records. Their one LP, "Sister Mary," was originally released on bassist Keith Grave's Dagger Records in the summer of 1988, then was subsequently re-released in Europe on Di Di Records, along with a single of the songs "The Thin Men" and "The Moon at Midnight."

Band members included Leigh Gregory on vocals, Jeremy Gunter on guitar, Keith Grave on bass and Charles Dube on drums. Alex DeFelice (bass) and Gregory Balfanz (keyboards) were also members of the band. More recently (2005) Leigh Gregory, Keith Grave and Charles Dube (guitar and vocals) recorded two songs, "Street of Kisses" and "Cornered Smile," the latter which appears on Rubble Records' 2006 "Diggy Diggy Dead!" compilation. Rob Pajer (Billy Valentine) and Josh Guenter (Opel) contributed on drums and keyboards respectively. .