Peter and the Test Tube Babies
Peter and the Test Tube Babies are a punk rock band that was formed in the small town of Peacehaven, England in 1978 by Del Strangefish and Peter Bywaters. Due to their humorous tongue-in-cheek lyrics, they have been considered part of the Punk Pathetique subgenre.[1] Peter and the Test Tube Babies were first featured in Sounds magazine in July 1980, and after a John Peel Radio One session, made their vinyl debut on the Brighton compilation album Vaultage 78. They also had two songs on the seminal Oi! compilation Oi! the Album in that same year.[2] They favoured absurd lyrics and strange titles, such as "The Queen Gives Good Blow Jobs".[3] In 1982, they covered the chart-topping Gary Glitter hit "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)" on their album Pissed and Proud.
When the band is not touring, Peter Bywaters offers personal English as a second language tuition on a live-in basis at his home in Brighton, .
They have continued performing into the 2000s. Their polished, professional live show is in contrast to the non-serious nature of their lyrics.
Contents |
[edit] Original Line Up
- Vocals - Peter Bywaters
- Guitar - Del Strangefish
- Bass Guitar - Trapper
- Drums - Trevor Rutherford
- Guitar - Mal Clear
[edit] Albums
- Pissed and Proud, 1982
- Mating Sounds of South American Frogs, 1983
- The Loud Blaring Punk Rock Album, 1984
- Journey to the Centre of Johnny Clarke's Head, 1984
- Soberphobia, 1986
- Live and Loud!! - More Chin Shouting, 1990
- The $hit Factory, 1990
- Cringe, 1991
- Supermodels, 1995
- Schwein Lake Live, 1996
- Alien Pubduction, 1998
- A Foot Full of Bullets, 2005
[edit] EPs and singles
- Banned From The Pubs, 1982
- Run Like Hell, 1982
- 3 x 45, 1983
- The Jinx, 1983
- Zombie Creeping Flesh, 1983
- Pressed for Ca$h EP, 1984
- Rotting in the Fart Sack EP, 1985
- Key To The City, 1986
- Fuck The Millennium, 2000
[edit] Compilations
- The Best of Peter and the Test Tube Babies, 1988
- Test Tube Trash, 1994
- The Punk Singles Collection, 1995
- Punk and Disorderly, 1982
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Dave Thompson. "Splodgenessabounds album review". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r49905. Retrieved 2006-07-07.
- ^ Oi! the Album
- ^ Gimarc. Punk Diary 1970-1982. p. 348.
[edit] External links
 |
This article on a United Kingdom rock music band is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
