The Go-Katz
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The Go-Katz are a British Psychobilly band formed in Loughborough in 1986. The original members were Howard Raucous (real name Howard Piperides) on vocals, Beaker (real name Giles Brett) on guitar, Andy Young (guitar), Moff (real name Mark Moffat) on Double Bass, and Wolf (real name John Basford) on drums. The band members has formerly made up Loughborough bands The Exorcists and The Go-Go Dakotas.
The original line-up recorded a vinyl 7" EP called "The Go-Katz EP" released on Raucous Records in 1987. They also issued several tracks on Psychobilly compilation albums from Raucous, Kix 4U Records (Netherlands) and Rockhouse Records (Netherlands).
The original line-up disbanded in 1988, when Beaker and Wolf departed, and new drummer Dave Fawkes was brought in. Under this line-up they released tracks on Raucous Records (UK) and Fury Records (UK).