Biography
Formed in late 1976/early 1977 in South Wales from members with similar music tastes i.e. the American "garage bands", like 'The Stoges', 'MC5', 'Velvet Underground' etc. Seeing the 'Sex Pistols' play at Caerphilly in South Wales on the notorious "banned" tour, and also meeting and hanging out for a pre-gig drink with Joe Strummer in Cardiff gave them the extra incentive.
They played their very first gig at 'The Roxy' in 1977 and was possibly filmed by a Canadian news-team). The band played many venues in London including 'The Roxy', Dingwalls, and also many venues here in Wales. They were regulars at the main punk venue the Top Rank in Cardiff. They were often the headline act and sometimes support to bands like '999', 'X-Ray Spex', 'Sham 69' & 'The Rich Kids'. They had a huge following in Wales, and many groups playing here asked the to support, knowing they would draw a large "local" audience
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Line-up: John Evans (vocals), Wayne Jones (Guitar), Kevin Evans (Bass), Carlos de Freitas (Drums)
The most well known songs in their set were 'Rough in the Valley' (*the* Welsh punk anthem of the time!), 'Miracles', 'Attack and Destroy'. Their set also included covers of 'Violence' by 'Mott the Hoople', and 'Waiting for the Man', by the 'Velvet Underground'. They made some studio recordings which were as tapes to fans. The band were also featured in a BBC Wales documentary in 1978, which included interviews with the band, their followers, plus two live songs. Some record companies at the time were interested in the band, but a mixture of naivety, and the fact that the band were from Wales (an unfashionable region at the time), and didn't want to move to London, left them unsigned. The band spilt in late 1978.
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