Name: Last One Of The Boys b/w We're Only Monsters
Brand: Wild Boys

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

REM14

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Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-10-21

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Orchard

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

196626577351

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Total Cap

1 / 7" / Black / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Wild Boys

Genre US

Punk / Hardcore

Label US

Reminder Records

The Wild Boys were originally formed by Roddy (Radiation) Byers in the mid 70’s, before he left the band to join The Specials. His younger brother Mark, along with John Thomson and Rob Lapworth took over the band, recruiting Tony Lynch on drums. They began furiously rehearsing and honing their craft, biding their time before taking to the stage with an incredibly tight set. That quickly caught the attention of local audiences and national record companies, gaining them a growing following and recognition as a tour de force on the Coventry music scene.

Coventry in 1980 was caught in the spotlight of the success of the Specials and a number of the Wild Boys songs written by Roddy Byers were recorded by the Specials. However, Jerry Dammers didn’t think that Byers song “We’re Only Monsters” was right for The Specials, so the Wild Boys new line-up immediately seized it and made it their own.

The A side of the 1980 single ‘Last one of the boys’ was a song written by Johnnie Thomson, the lead singer and rhythm guitarist. But it was the B-side, the Roddy Byers penned live favourite ‘We’re Only Monsters’, that caught the public imagination and garnered the most radio play, receiving multiple plays on UK radio stations, including spins on the John Peel show and the Radio 1 morning rush hour slot. It was also spotlighted on Emperor Roscoe’s Round Table show, dissected and evaluated by a panel of high-profile celebrity judges.

Last One Of The Boys b/w We're Only Monsters

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