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The Spitfire Boys

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The Spitfire Boys were the first Liverpool punk band to release a single ("British Refugee" c/w "Mein Kampf"). [1]

42 relations: Band (rock and pop), Big in Japan (band), British Refugee, Budgie (musician), Buzzcocks, Cardiff, Cheshire, Compilation album, Crucial Three, Drummer, Eric's Club, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Funtime (The Spitfire Boys song), Holly Johnson, Jayne County, Julian Cope, Korova (record label), List of 1970s punk rock musicians, Liverpool, Merseyside, New wave music, Parr Hall, Paul Morley, Paul Rutherford (singer), Pete Wylie, Pop music, Punk rock, Ramones, Single (music), Siouxsie and the Banshees, Siouxsie Sioux, Slaughter & the Dogs, Steve Strange, The Creatures, The Heartbreakers, The Prefects, The Psychedelic Furs, The Slits, Visage (band), Wales, Warrington, Yachts (band).

Band (rock and pop)

A rock band or pop band is a small musical ensemble which performs rock music, pop music or a related genre.

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Big in Japan (band)

Big in Japan was a punk band that emerged from Liverpool, England in the late 1970s.

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British Refugee

"British Refugee" is a single released by the 1970s Liverpool punk band The Spitfire Boys, on RKO Records on 7 October 1977.

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Budgie (musician)

Peter Edward Clarke (born 21 August 1957, St Helens), known professionally as Budgie, is an English drummer.

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Buzzcocks

Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band, formed in Bolton, England, in 1976 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter Howard Devoto.

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Cardiff

Cardiff (Caerdydd) is the capital of, and largest city in, Wales, and the eleventh-largest city in the United Kingdom.

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Cheshire

Cheshire (archaically the County Palatine of Chester) is a county in North West England, bordering Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south and Flintshire, Wales and Wrexham county borough to the west.

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Compilation album

A compilation album comprises tracks, either previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several performers.

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Crucial Three

The Crucial Three were a short-lived band that existed for approximately six weeks in early 1977.

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Drummer

A drummer is a percussionist who creates and accompanies music using drums.

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Eric's Club

Eric's Club was a music club in Liverpool, England.

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Frankie Goes to Hollywood

Frankie Goes to Hollywood (FGTH) were a British band formed in Liverpool, England, in 1980.

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Funtime (The Spitfire Boys song)

"Funtime" is a single released by The Spitfire Boys, on Impeccable Records, in 1979.

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Holly Johnson

William Holly Johnson (born 9 February 1960), born William Johnson and known professionally as Holly Johnson, is an English artist, musician, and writer, best known as the lead vocalist of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, who achieved huge commercial success in the mid-1980s.

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Jayne County

Jayne County (born 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and record producer whose career has spanned five decades.

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Julian Cope

Julian David Cope (born 21 October 1957) is an English musician, author, antiquarian, musicologist, poet and cultural commentator. Originally coming to prominence in 1978 as the singer and songwriter in Liverpool post-punk band the Teardrop Explodes, he has followed a solo career since 1983 and worked on musical side projects such as Queen Elizabeth, Brain Donor and Black Sheep. Cope is also an author on Neolithic culture, publishing The Modern Antiquarian in 1998, and an outspoken political and cultural activist with a noted and public interest in occultism and paganism. He has written two volumes of autobiography; Head-On (1994) and Repossessed (1999); two volumes of archaeology; The Modern Antiquarian (1998) and The Megalithic European (2004); and three volumes of musicology; Krautrocksampler (1995), Japrocksampler (2007); and Copendium: A Guide to the Musical Underground (2012).

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Korova (record label)

Korova is a record label, named after the fictitious Korova Milk Bar that was featured in the film A Clockwork Orange, 'korova' also being the Russian word for 'cow'.

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List of 1970s punk rock musicians

This is a list of notable first wave punk rock musicians (1975–1979).

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Liverpool

Liverpool is a city in North West England, with an estimated population of 491,500 in 2017.

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Merseyside

Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1.38 million.

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New wave music

New wave is a genre of rock music popular in the late 1970s and the 1980s with ties to mid-1970s punk rock.

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Parr Hall

The Parr Hall is the only surviving professional concert hall venue in Warrington, Cheshire, England.

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Paul Morley

Paul Robert Morley (born 26 March 1957) is an English music journalist.

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Paul Rutherford (singer)

Paul Rutherford (born 8 December 1959) is an English singer, musician and dancer.

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Pete Wylie

Peter James Wylie (born 22 March 1958) is an English singer/songwriter and guitarist, best known as the leader of the band variously known as Wah!, Wah! Heat, Shambeko! Say Wah!, JF Wah!, The Mighty Wah! and Wah! The Mongrel.

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Pop music

Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form in the United States and United Kingdom during the mid-1950s.

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Punk rock

Punk rock (or "punk") is a rock music genre that developed in the mid-1970s in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia.

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Ramones

The Ramones were an American punk rock band that formed in the New York City neighborhood of Forest Hills, Queens, in 1974.

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Single (music)

In music, a single, record single or music single is a type of release, typically a song recording of fewer tracks than an LP record, an album or an EP record.

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Siouxsie and the Banshees

Siouxsie and the Banshees were an English rock band, formed in London in 1976 by vocalist Siouxsie Sioux and bass guitarist Steven Severin.

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Siouxsie Sioux

Susan Janet Ballion,Paytress, mark.

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Slaughter & the Dogs

Slaughter & the Dogs are an English punk rock band that formed in 1975 in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England.

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Steve Strange

Steven John Harrington (28 May 1959 – 12 February 2015), better known by his stage name Steve Strange, was a Welsh pop singer.

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The Creatures

The Creatures were a band formed in 1981 by Siouxsie and the Banshees members Siouxsie Sioux and Budgie.

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The Heartbreakers

The Heartbreakers, also known as Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers to distinguish them from Tom Petty's band, were an American punk rock band, formed in New York City in May, 1975.

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The Prefects

The Prefects were a punk band from Birmingham, England, with members that would later form The Nightingales.

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The Psychedelic Furs

The Psychedelic Furs are an English rock band founded in London in February 1977.

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The Slits

The Slits were a British punk rock band formed in London in 1976 by members of the groups The Flowers of Romance and The Castrators.

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Visage (band)

Visage were a British synthpop band, formed in London in 1978.

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.

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Warrington

Warrington is a large town and unitary authority area in Cheshire, England, on the banks of the River Mersey, east of Liverpool, and west of Manchester.

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Yachts (band)

Yachts were a British power pop/new wave band, best remembered for their 1977 single, "Suffice To Say", and minor new wave classic, "Love You, Love You".

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spitfire_Boys

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