Inca Babies
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Inca Babies are a post punk band from Manchester, England, active between 1982 and 1988, and have reformed in 2007 to play Live and release an Album called "Death Message Blues".
History
The band was formed in Hulme, Manchester by Bill Bonney (bass guitar), Harry Stafford(guitar) Julian Woropay (vocals) and Alan Brown (drums), taking influences from Link Wray, The Cramps, The Gun Club and The Birthday Party[1] Debut single "The Interior" was released in November 1983 on their own Black Lagoon label. Over the next five years they released a further six singles and four albums with a few changes of line-up, 1988's Evil Hour featuring Clint Boon of Inspiral Carpets on keyboards.[1] Alan Brown of bIG fLAME and The Great Leap Forward was also drummer for a time.[2]
The band recorded four sessions for John Peel's BBC Radio 1 programme between 1984 and 1987.[3]
Discography
All on Black Lagoon unless stated. Chart positions shown from the UK Indie Chart.[2]
Singles
- "The Interior" (1983)
- "Grunt Cadillac" (1984) (#6)
- Big Jugular EP (1984) (#13)
- "The Judge" (1984) (#8)
- Surfin' In Locustland EP (1985) (#11)
- "Splatter Ballistics Cop" (1986) (#24)
- "Buster's On Fire" (1987) Constrictor
Albums
- Rumble (1985) (#3)
- This Train (1986)
- Opium Den mini-LP (1987)
- Evil Hour (1988)
- 1983-87 - Plutonium (2006) Anagram
DVD and Video appearances
- Blood On The Cats (VHS)
- "Jerico" on In Goth Daze - The Gothic Video (DVD) (2003) Cherry Red
References
- ^ a b Strong, Martin C. (1999) "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1
- ^ a b Lazell, Barry (1997) "Indie Hits 1980-1989", Cherry Red Books, ISBN 0-9517206-9-4
- ^ Inca Babies at the BBC's Keeping It Peel site
External links
- Official website
- Inca Babies at discogs.com
- Template:MySpace
- Sheridan, David "Inca Babies",TrouserPress