Punk precursors to bigger acts

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I'm thinking mostly of short-lived punk bands that released a few singles ar most:

Riff Raff -> Billy Bragg
The Nipple Erectors / The Nips -> The Pogues
The Cliches -> The Chameleons

Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 27 January 2014 23:41 (twelve years ago)

The Helium Kidz -> XTC

i assume "Little Joey" (imago), Monday, 27 January 2014 23:41 (twelve years ago)

The Frantic Elevators -> Simply Red

president of the people's republic of antarctica (Arctic Mindbath), Monday, 27 January 2014 23:45 (twelve years ago)

xpost ARGH!

Frantic Elevators -> Simply Red

The Robotic Policeman II (dog latin), Monday, 27 January 2014 23:50 (twelve years ago)

Johnny and the Self-Abusers -> Simple Minds
The Reaction -> Talk Talk

I Occasionally Post on ILX (2x5), Monday, 27 January 2014 23:51 (twelve years ago)

Vice Versa -> ABC (but I don't think they released anything)

Gerald McBoing-Boing, Monday, 27 January 2014 23:58 (twelve years ago)

The Killjoys -> Dexys Midnight Runners
The Suspects -> Dream Syndicate/Opal/True West

his eye is on the sbarro (unregistered), Monday, 27 January 2014 23:59 (twelve years ago)

Brats -> Mercyful Fate

jmm, Tuesday, 28 January 2014 00:18 (twelve years ago)

Jet Bronx & The Forbidden > Loyd Grossman

wilful brony (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 00:29 (twelve years ago)

this is one of my favourite microsubjects f'real though. so many punk nonstarter celeb skeletons

wilful brony (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 00:32 (twelve years ago)

I just picked up The Nips comp and was inspired to start this thread. Lots of these early bands had a great tune or two.

Gerald McBoing-Boing, Tuesday, 28 January 2014 00:43 (twelve years ago)

The Bastards From Hell/Dreamboys -> Craig Ferguson, Peter Capaldi

( X '____' )/ (zappi), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 00:59 (twelve years ago)

Deep Wound -> Dinosaur Jr.

earlnash, Tuesday, 28 January 2014 01:02 (twelve years ago)

i heard that 8675309/jenny was originally a punk song that tommy tutone slowed down, but i've never heard the primordial version.

Philip Nunez, Tuesday, 28 January 2014 01:05 (twelve years ago)

The Freshies -> Frank Sidebottom

He's clearly intelligent; he's a major Smiths fan, for God's sake (soref), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 01:09 (twelve years ago)

DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince -> Mobb Deep

schlager top (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 01:09 (twelve years ago)

The Tourists->The Eurythmics

...out of that weakness, out of that envy, out of that fear.. (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 01:09 (twelve years ago)

Sutherland Brothers & Quiver -> Wolf Eyes

schlager top (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 01:10 (twelve years ago)

The Marvelows -> Bathory

schlager top (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 01:11 (twelve years ago)

GG Allin -> OneRepublic

schlager top (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 01:12 (twelve years ago)

Andrew Liles -> James Blunt

schlager top (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 01:13 (twelve years ago)

NON -> The Proclaimers

schlager top (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 01:14 (twelve years ago)

Garth Crooks - DJ Khaled

schlager top (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 01:15 (twelve years ago)

Gerald McBoing-Boing - John Craven

schlager top (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 01:15 (twelve years ago)

someone's feeling better

miele-mouthed (electricsound), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 01:18 (twelve years ago)

-> Calvin Harris

schlager top (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 01:21 (twelve years ago)

Violent Anal Death -> The Beatles

^ enlightening post (sarahell), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 01:24 (twelve years ago)

Reagan Fucks Kids --> Haim

^ enlightening post (sarahell), Tuesday, 28 January 2014 01:25 (twelve years ago)


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