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	\| name = Merle Allin		\| name = Merle Allin
	\| image = Merle Allin 2008 (cropped).jpg		\| image = Merle Allin 2008 (cropped).jpg
	\| caption = Allin in 2008		\| caption = Allin in 2008
	\| image_upright = 0.9		\| image_upright = 0.9
	\| alias =		\| alias =
	\| birth_name =		\| birth_name = Merle Colby Allin Jr.
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|~~1953~~\|9\|1}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date and age\|1955\|4\|9}}
	\| birth_place =		\| birth_place = ], U.S.
	\| origin = ~~], U.S.~~		\| origin =
	\| genre = ]		\| genre = ]
	\| occupation = ~~Bassist~~		\| occupation = Musician
	\| years_active = 1974–present		\| years_active = 1974–present
	\| label = ]~~<br />~~]		\| label = {{hlist\|]\|]}}
	\| associated_acts = Thrills, Malpractice, The AIDS Brigade, ]		\| associated_acts = Thrills, Malpractice, The AIDS Brigade, ]
	\| website = {{URL\|ggallin.com}}		\| website = {{URL\|ggallin.com}}
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	'''Merle Allin''' (born ~~September~~ 1, ~~1953~~) is an American bass guitarist. He is the elder brother of the late ] vocalist ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/gg-allin-mn0000199240 \|author=Steve Huey \|title=G.G. Allin \|publisher=]}}</ref>		'''Merle Colby Allin Jr.''' (born April 9, 1955)<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZtyxHrHjSg&t=796s\|title=Punk Rock Musician interview-Merle Allin\|website=Youtube\|date=March 13, 2023 \|access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref> is an American bass guitarist. He is the elder brother of the late ] vocalist ].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/gg-allin-mn0000199240 \|author=Steve Huey \|title=G.G. Allin \|publisher=]}}</ref>

	Allin played electric bass for three groups that featured GG Allin: Malpractice, ] and the third version of ]. He currently continues the ~~Murder Junkies~~, his brother's final backing band, with original drummer Donald ("Dino Sex") Sachs, and several younger members.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-murder-junkies-mn0000933750 \|author=Greg Prato \|title=The Murder Junkies \|publisher=allmusic}}</ref>		Allin played electric bass for three groups that featured GG Allin: Malpractice, ] and the third version of ]; he currently continues the latter, his brother's final backing band, with original drummer Donald ("Dino Sex") Sachs, and several younger members.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-murder-junkies-mn0000933750 \|author=Greg Prato \|title=The Murder Junkies \|publisher=allmusic}}</ref>

	Allin is featured extensively in the documentary film '']'', by ~~future '']'' and '']'' director~~ ].<ref>{{Citation\|last=Phillips\|first=Todd\|title=Hated: GG Allin & the Murder Junkies\|date=January 1, 2000\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107086/\|accessdate=July 14, 2016}}</ref>		Allin is featured extensively in the documentary film '']'', by filmmaker ].<ref>{{Citation\|last=Phillips\|first=Todd\|title=Hated: GG Allin & the Murder Junkies\|date=January 1, 2000\|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107086/\|accessdate=July 14, 2016}}</ref>

	Allin was also bass player in late 70s Boston punk group Thrills (a.k.a. City Thrills),<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/merle-mn0001272259 \|title=Merle Allin \|publisher=allmusic}}</ref> who released several singles and were the subject of a later CD discography.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.discogs.com/Thrills-NAFITC-Original-Boston-Punk-1977-1981/master/350169\|title=Thrills (2) - N.A.F.I.T.C. Original Boston Punk, 1977-1981\|website=Discogs\|access-date=July 14, 2016}}</ref> He subsequently joined the band ], and played bass guitar on their debut album ''On Your Knees''.		Allin was also bass player in late 70s Boston punk group Thrills (a.k.a. City Thrills),<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/merle-mn0001272259 \|title=Merle Allin \|publisher=allmusic}}</ref> who released several singles and were the subject of a later CD discography.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.discogs.com/Thrills-NAFITC-Original-Boston-Punk-1977-1981/master/350169\|title=Thrills (2) - N.A.F.I.T.C. Original Boston Punk, 1977-1981\|website=Discogs\|access-date=July 14, 2016}}</ref> He subsequently joined the band ], and played bass guitar on their debut album ''On Your Knees''.

	Allin was formerly married to Michelle ('Michie') Allin . Footage of the couple's wedding survives on video. The ceremony is particularly noteworthy for the appearance of Allin's younger brother GG Allin in a concurrent twin role as both best man and maid of honor; to this effect GG appeared sporting a dress, jackboots, with half his face featuring an unkempt beard, the other clean-shaven and fully made-up.

	Allin's nickname growing up was Pinky (also spelled Pinkie), a play on 'pinkie' - the term for the smallest finger on the human hand - affectionately making sport of Allin's micropenis; a phenomenon famously shared by his brother GG Allin and exhibited in footage captured in numerous live video recordings. He was also referred to as Pearl (i.e. a pun on 'Perle') during his brief lineage in the GG Allin and the A.I.D.S. Brigade combination.

	Allin also appears in the full-length Allin family documentary ''GG Allin: All in the Family'' (2018), directed by ].		Allin also appears in the full-length Allin family documentary ''GG Allin: All in the Family'' (2018), directed by ].

			Outside of his work as a musician, Allin is a noted collector of serial killer memorabilia and was featured in three installments of ].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjtFmrmmkdw\|title=Serial Killer Memorabilia Collectors-Merle and Steve\|website=YouTube\|date=February 16, 2023 \|access-date=February 21, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZtyxHrHjSg\|title=Punk Rock Musician interview-Merle Allin\|website=YouTube\|date=March 13, 2023 \|access-date=March 13, 2023}}</ref>

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American bassist

Merle Allin
Allin in 2008
Background information
Birth name	Merle Colby Allin Jr.
Born	(1955-04-09) April 9, 1955 (age 69) Lancaster, New Hampshire, U.S.
Genres	Punk rock
Occupation	Musician
Years active	1974–present
Labels	Homestead Alive/BOMP!

Website	ggallin.com

Musical artist

Merle Colby Allin Jr. (born April 9, 1955) is an American bass guitarist. He is the elder brother of the late punk rock vocalist GG Allin.

Allin played electric bass for three groups that featured GG Allin: Malpractice, The AIDS Brigade and the third version of The Murder Junkies; he currently continues the latter, his brother's final backing band, with original drummer Donald ("Dino Sex") Sachs, and several younger members.

Allin is featured extensively in the documentary film Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies, by filmmaker Todd Phillips.

Allin was also bass player in late 70s Boston punk group Thrills (a.k.a. City Thrills), who released several singles and were the subject of a later CD discography. He subsequently joined the band Cheater Slicks, and played bass guitar on their debut album On Your Knees.

Allin also appears in the full-length Allin family documentary GG Allin: All in the Family (2018), directed by Sami Saif.

Outside of his work as a musician, Allin is a noted collector of serial killer memorabilia and was featured in three installments of Soft White Underbelly.

References

"Punk Rock Musician interview-Merle Allin". Youtube. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
Steve Huey. "G.G. Allin". allmusic.
Greg Prato. "The Murder Junkies". allmusic.
Phillips, Todd (January 1, 2000), Hated: GG Allin & the Murder Junkies, retrieved July 14, 2016
"Merle Allin". allmusic.
"Thrills (2) - N.A.F.I.T.C. Original Boston Punk, 1977-1981". Discogs. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
"Serial Killer Memorabilia Collectors-Merle and Steve". YouTube. February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
"Punk Rock Musician interview-Merle Allin". YouTube. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.

v t e GG Allin and The Murder Junkies
Bands	The Jabbers The Primates Antiseen
Studio albums	Always Was, Is and Always Shall Be (1980) Eat My Fuc (1984) You'll Never Tame Me (1985) You Give Love a Bad Name (1987) Freaks, Faggots, Drunks & Junkies (1988) The Suicide Sessions (1989) Murder Junkies (1991) Carnival of Excess: Limited Edition (1991) Brutality and Bloodshed for All (1993)
EPs	No Rules (1982) Live Fast Die Fast (1984) The Troubled Troubador (1990)
Singles	Love Tunnel (1977) Gimme Some Head (1981)
Compilation albums	Hated in the Nation (1987) Banned in Boston (1989) The Troubled Troubadour (1996)
Film	Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies (1993) GG Allin: All in the Family (2017)
Related persons	Merle Allin Gerard Cosloy Mark Kramer Wayne Kramer J Mascis David Peel Dee Dee Ramone Genya Ravan Dennis Thompson William Gilmore Weber
See also	Discography

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