Suburban Studs
Encyclopedia
The Suburban Studs were a punk rock
band formed in Birmingham
in 1976.
who had a distribution deal with WEA
. Their only album, Slam
, was released in 1977. It has recently been re-released by Anagram Records with extra tracks. They had two singles
, "Questions" / "No Faith", released in 1977 and "I Hate School" / "Young Power", in 1978. None of their releases were hits.
They also appeared on the Hope & Anchor Front Row Festival
double
compilation
(March 1978).
gig in 1976 supporting the Sex Pistols
and The Clash
, and headlined above The Clash in Birmingham in the same year.
The band also toured with AC/DC
, played a Peel Session and appeared on an ATV
punk special.
Their erstwhile saxophonist Steve Heart later went on to form the Neon Hearts, who were to become popular around the Midlands
.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band formed in Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
in 1976.
Line-up
- Vocals, guitar - Eddy Zipps
- Guitar - Keith Owen
- Bass - Paul Morton
- Drums - Steve Poole
- Saxophone - Steve Heart (Removed from line-up early)
Releases
The band were signed to Pogo Records, an independent record labelIndependent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
who had a distribution deal with WEA
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
. Their only album, Slam
Slam (Suburban Studs album)
Slam is the only album released by the English punk band Suburban Studs.- Track listing :Side 1# "Suburban Stud" - 2:25# "Disatisfied" - 2:36# "The Rumble" - 2:30# "Resister" - 2:22# "I Hate School" - 2:37# "My Generation" - 2:12...
, was released in 1977. It has recently been re-released by Anagram Records with extra tracks. They had two singles
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
, "Questions" / "No Faith", released in 1977 and "I Hate School" / "Young Power", in 1978. None of their releases were hits.
They also appeared on the Hope & Anchor Front Row Festival
Hope & Anchor Front Row Festival
Hope & Anchor Front Row Festival is a hit double-LP of live recordings taken from various bands – mainly Power pop, Pub rock, Punk, and New wave groups - that played the Front Row Festival at Hope and Anchor, Islington between Tuesday 22 November and Thursday 15 December 1977...
double
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
compilation
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...
(March 1978).
Live shows
Suburban Studs' fame results from their huge gigging schedule. They played the 100 Club100 Club
The 100 Club is a music venue in London situated at 100 Oxford Street, W1, originally called The Feldman Swing Club.The 100 Club attained legendary status in modern British music, having played host to live music since 24 October 1942....
gig in 1976 supporting the Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975. They were responsible for initiating the punk movement in the United Kingdom and inspiring many later punk and alternative rock musicians...
and The Clash
The Clash
The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...
, and headlined above The Clash in Birmingham in the same year.
The band also toured with AC/DC
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band, formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Commonly classified as hard rock, they are considered pioneers of heavy metal, though they themselves have always classified their music as simply "rock and roll"...
, played a Peel Session and appeared on an ATV
Associated TeleVision
Associated Television, often referred to as ATV, was a British television company, holder of various licences to broadcast on the ITV network from 24 September 1955 until 00:34 on 1 January 1982...
punk special.
Their erstwhile saxophonist Steve Heart later went on to form the Neon Hearts, who were to become popular around the Midlands
English Midlands
The Midlands, or the English Midlands, is the traditional name for the area comprising central England that broadly corresponds to the early medieval Kingdom of Mercia. It borders Southern England, Northern England, East Anglia and Wales. Its largest city is Birmingham, and it was an important...
.