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The band was formed by ex-Dawn Patrol members Big Jim Brooks (vocals, guitar), Gary Sandford (bass, vocals), and drummer Mick ‘Sticks’ Robinson. They cited UK Subs, Cockney Rejects, Angelic Upstarts and The Clash as major influences.
1982 saw the release of the band’s debut EP Have You Got 10p. The EP reached number 8 in the UK Indie Chart, and saw the band receive a lot of press coverage, including an interview by Garry Bushell in Sounds. This was followed by the Noise For The Boys EP, and debut album A Touch Of Class, with Paul Griffiths replacing Robinson on drums.
Sandford then left the band for a short while, replaced by former ‘D.I.R.T.’ bassist Paul Quain for the Press The Button EP.
When it came to recording the second album Spirit Of Rebellion in 1983, Quain went ‘missing’ for some months and so Sandford returned to the fold, with the band also acquiring a second guitarist, Kev ‘Dynamow’ Pallett. This album was produced by UK Subs’ Nicky Garratt and achieved a much fuller sound.
A further EP entitled ‘Public Animals’ remained unreleased due to the folding of Riot City Records, and the subsequent splitting up of the band.
This is the reissue of their very first LP from 1982. 16 songs of excellent Punk Rock. Recent limited reissue on GREY vinyl! Sealed.