Great Punky Powerpop from this Harlow 5 piece, who began life in early '77 as The Rage but due to another band using the name became The Sods.
Kevin Jones (Voc)
Shane Roe (Guitar)
Chris Wood (Bass)*
Mickey Howard AKA Little Mickey (Drums)
Steve Horton AKA Bobby Crush (Keys)
In 1978, inspired by the DIY ethics of punk (& a £1000 bank overdraft) Kevin Jones and Shane Roe (along with Richard Holgarth and Billy Meadows from The Gangsters) started their own record label (Stortbeat Records).
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| Shane, Chris, Steve, Kevin |
Discography
7'' 1979 No Pictures/Playthings (Stortbeat Records ST 005)
7'' 1979 Mopey Grope/Negative Positive (Tap Records TAP 1)
CD 2006 Makes Me Sick [1977-1979] (Handsignal Recordings Handy 3)
*Due to Chris leaving before the 45's were releaesed
Declan Baron from The Rabbits plays on the No Pictures 45
Scott Barker Ex The Fatal Microbes plays on the Mopey Grope 45 (He also wrote Negative Positive)
Mickey Howard had also left the band before the recordings but retuned to record them.
Deadwax (etched)
Too 1-A LYN 7388 IU Max A Porky Prime Cut
Too 1-B LYN 7389 IU Max A Porky Prime Bim
Useless info - After The Sods disbanded Kevin Jones (Voc), Scott Barker (Bass), Mickey Howard (Drums) & Martin Brown (Guitar) became the Ol' Rene's
Sounds & Scans
