Dead Boys

The Dead Boys are an American punk rock band from Cleveland, Ohio. The band was among the first wave of punk, and regarded by many as one of the rowdiest and most violent groups of the era. They were formed by vocalist Stiv Bators, rhythm guitarist Jimmy Zero, bassist Jeff Magnum, lead guitarist Cheetah Chrome, and drummer Johnny Blitz in 1975, with the later two having splintered from the band Rocket From The Tombs. The original Dead Boys released two studio albums, Young Loud and Snotty, and We Have Come for Your Children.
The Dead Boys were initially active from 1975 to 1980, briefly reuniting a few times in the mid-1980s, and then later again in 2004 and 2005 for the first time without Bators, who had died in 1990. In September 2017, Chrome and Blitz reunited the band with a new line-up for a 40th anniversary tour along with a new album, Still Snotty: Young, Loud and Snotty at 40, a re-recording of their debut album. The new lineup includes vocalist Jake Hout, guitarist Jason "Ginchy" Kottwitz and bassist Ricky Rat, alongside Chrome and Blitz.
==Links to Peel==
In the summer of 1977, Peel played a track from the group via the various artists compilation album, 'New Wave', which he played three tracks in a row on his 11 July 1977 show. He would play further tracks from the group, including playing four tracks in a row from their 'Young Loud And Snotty' album. In 1997 he revisited their track, 'Sonic Reducer' on his 20 February 1997 programme.
==Shows Played==
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*11 July 1977: All This And More (v/a album - New Wave) Vertigo 
*19 July 1977: Sonic Reducer (v/a album - New Wave) Vertigo
*26 September 1977: All This And More (LP - Young Loud And Snotty) Sire
*26 September 1977: What Love Is (LP - Young Loud And Snotty) Sire
*26 September 1977: Not Anymore (LP - Young Loud And Snotty) Sire
*26 September 1977: Ain't Nothin' To Do (LP - Young Loud And Snotty) Sire
*29 September 1977: Hey Little Girl (LP - Young Loud And Snotty) Sire
;1978
*28 July 1978: Tell Me (LP - We Have Come For Your Children) Sire
*31 July 1978: Tell Me (LP - We Have Come For Your Children) Sire
*03 August 1978: Tell Me (LP - We've Come For Your Children) Sire
*08 August 1978: Big City (LP - We Have Come For Your Children) Sire
*01 November 1978: Tell Me (7”) Sire
;1997
*20 February 1997: ‘Sonic Reducer (7 inch)’ Sire
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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