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British Punk

The Skids

The Skids were a punk band formed in Dunfermline, Scotland by Stuart Adamson (on guitars, vocals, keyboards, percussion), Richard Jobson ( vocals, guitar, keyboards), Thomas Kellichan (drums) and William Simpson (bass guitar, vocals) in 1977. They signed to Virgin and issued "Sweet Suburbia" and "The Saints Are Coming" before shooting to popularity with top ten single "Into The Valley", from their first album "Scared to Dance". Both Dunfermline Athletic FC and Charlton Athletic FC use "Into the Valley" as a theme song. Read more on Last.fm

Coitus

Initially formed in 1989 amidst the squatter/punk scene of north London, the band saw several member pass through the ranks including Pet 'Lippy' Lyons formerly of Antisect, Martin Ryan later to form Screamer and Pato Duffy now sadly passed away. The band settled on the stable line-up of:
Alien - Drums Vocals
Mik - Guitar Vocals
Skinny - Bass Vocals They then embarked on a chaotic journey which saw the band tour all over the UK, Ireland and mainland Europe releasing several records along the way.

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The Vibrators

The Vibrators were one of the original London Punk Bands formed in the wake of the emergence of the Sex Pistols in 1976. The original band line up consisted of vocalist/guitarist Ian Knox , bassist Pat Collier, guitarist John Ellis and drummer Eddie. Their 1st single We Vibrate was released in 1976 and was one of the first punk singles released on RAK. Their first album - which is something of a classic - was released in 1977, titled "Pure Mania"

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