The Piranhas cut a second Attrix 45 Yap Yap Yap/Happy Families in 1980 and recorded an album with the intention of also releasing it on the same label.

As they now had established themselves as a fixture in Brighton and provided some of the highlights of the aforementioned comp, they were invited to record their own single for Attrix, Jilly/Coloured Music, which came out in early 1979. They later added Zoot Alors (possibly not his real name) on saxophone.īeginning to build a local following after a Jubilee gig with fellow locals Wrist Action at The Vault and in 1978 they cut three tracks which featured on the influential Vaultage 78 compilation issued by Brighton-based label Attrix Records. The Piranhas were formed in 1977 by “Boring” Bob Grover and John Helmer, both on vocals and guitar, drummer Richard Adland aka Dick Slexia and bass player Reg Hornsbury. They were ubiquitous on the town’s alternative music scene based in The Vault, a crypt beneath an old church that was pressed into service by punk bands to use for both rehearsals and gigs. The Piranhas will always be associated with their 1980 top ten single Tom Hark, but years before that success they were also a huge part of Brighton punk and new wave from its inception. Ian Canty harks back to the old days at London by the sea… There are also separate discs thrown over to their early Attrix cuts, later Dakota recordings which include their 1982 hit Zambesi and sessions for the John Peel Show. The self-titled 1980 debut album included the smash Tom Hark and is released here on CD for the first time. 4CD set including most everything that pioneering Brighton new wave band The Piranhas set on tape during the late 1970s and 1980s.

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