Meteors

The Meteors are an English psychobilly band formed in 1980. Originally from London, England, they are often credited with giving the psychobilly subgenre—which fuses punk rock with rockabilly—its distinctive sound and style. Though the origins of psychobilly are debated, The Meteors are the first band to self-identify as psychobilly, and are often credited with the distinction of being the only "pure" psychobilly band among fans of the subgenre.  
The Meteors blend elements of punk rock, rockabilly, and horror film themes in their music. The Meteors articulated psychobilly's apolitical stance, a reaction to the right- and left-wing political attitudes which divided other British youth cultures. Fans of the Meteors, known as "the Crazies", are often attributed with inventing the style of slam dancing known as "wrecking", which became synonymous with the psychobilly.
== Links to Peel ==
The band first received attention from Peel in 1981, with the "Meteor Madness" EP on Ace Records/Chiswick, and they recorded a session for his show in that year. Peel supported the group with airplay and several more sessions for his programmes, but by the mid 80's he lost interest in their music and rarely played much of the band's new material.
Although the Meteors top the list of artists with most indie album chart entries in the 1980s, with 12, the band failed to gain the wider recognition of many other Peel session bands of the era, perhaps reflecting the proudly retro style of their music and image.
== Sessions ==
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1. Recorded: 1981-06-16. Broadcast: 23 June 1981. Repeated: 14 July 1981, 31 August 1981, 07 October 1981
*Voodoo Rhythm / Love You To Death / Rockabilly Psychosis / My Daddy Is A Vampire / Rockhouse
2. Recorded: 1983-11-30. Broadcast: 13 December 1983. Repeated: 05 January 1984
*Ain't Gonna Bring Me Down / You Crack Me Up / Lonesome Train / Long Blonde Hair
3. Recorded: 1984-06-27. Broadcast: 09 July 1984. Repeated: 26 July 1984, 06 September 1984, 18 December 1984
*Stampede / Deep Dark Jungle / Surf City / I'm Just A Dog
4. Recorded: 1985-10-20. Broadcast: 30 October 1985. Repeated: 18 November 1985
*Torture / Meat Is Meat / Bertha Lou / Maniac
== Other Shows Played ==
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*thumb|330x330px 20 April 1981: Maniac Rockers From Hell (7" EP - Meteor Madness) Ace SW 65
*22 April 1981: Voodoo Rhythm (7" EP - Meteor Madness) Ace SW 65
*27 April 1981: You Can't Keep A Good Man Down (7" EP - Meteor Madness) Ace SW 65
*29 April 1981: Maniac Rockers From Hell (7" EP - Meteor Madness) Ace SW 65
*03 May 1981 (BFBS): You Can't Keep A Good Man Down (7" EP - Meteor Madness) Ace SW 65
*28 May 1981: Radioactive Kid (7") Chiswick
*02 June 1981: Radioactive Kid (7") Chiswick
*07 June 1981 (BFBS): Radioactive Kid (7") Chiswick
*09 June 1981 (John Walters): Maniac Rockers From Hell (10" promo EP - Meteor Madness) Ace
*03 September 1981 (BFBS): Maniac Rockers From Hell (split album with Screaming Lord Sutch - Meteors Meet Screaming Lord Sutch) Ace
*15 October 1981: Shout So Loud (album - In Heaven) Lost Soul
*15 October 1981 (BFBS): The Crazed (7") Lost Soul
*20 October 1981: The Room (LP - In Heaven) Lost Soul
*22 October 1981 (BFBS): Earwigs In My Brain (album - In Heaven) Lost Soul
*25 October 1981 (BFBS): Psycho For Your Love (album - In Heaven) Lost Soul
*12 November 1981 (BBC World Service): Teenagers From Outer Space (album - In Heaven) Lost Soul
*06 December 1981 (BFBS): The Crazed (7") Lost Soul
*27 January 1982 (BFBS): Earwigs In My Brain (album - In Heaven) Lost Soul
*20 September 1982: My Daddy Is A Vampire (7") Ace
*14 November 1982 (BFBS): Mutant Rock (7") WXYZ ABCD 5
*thumb|330x330px12 January 1983: Johnny Remember Me (7") I.D. EYE 1
*19 January 1983 (BFBS): Johnny Remember Me (7") I.D. EYE 1
*07 February 1983 (BBC World Service): Johnny Remember Me (7") I.D. EYE 1
*20 February 1983 (BFBS): Axe Attack (album - Wreckin' Crew) I.D.
*03 October 1983: Maniac Rockers From Hell (album - The Meteors Live) Wreckin'
*12 October 1983 (BFBS): Maniac Rockers From Hell (album - The Meteors Live) Wreckin'
*05 November 1983 (BFBS): Graveyard Stomp (v/a album - Blood On The Cats) Anagram
*08 November 1983: Wipeout (album - The Meteors Live) Wreckin'
*08 November 1983: Maniac Rockers From Hell (album - The Meteors Live) Wreckin'
*08 November 1983: Lonesome Train (album - The Meteors Live) Wreckin'
*08 November 1983: I Ain't Ready (album - The Meteors Live) Wreckin'
*05 December 1983 (BBC World Service): Graveyard Stomp (v/a LP - Blood On The Cats) Anagram
*25 January 1984 (BFBS): You Can't Keep A Good Man Down
*30 January 1984: Wreckin' Crew (album - Wreckin' Crew) I.D. NOSE 01
*04 February 1984 (BFBS): Wreckin' Crew (album - Wreckin' Crew) I.D. NOSE 01
*04 July 1984 (BFBS): Radioactive Kid (7")
*13 August 1984: unknown
*19 August 1984 (BFBS): Rattle Snakin' Daddy (album - Wreckin' Crew) I.D. NOSE 01
*22 August 1984: Blue Sunshine (album - Wreckin' Crew) I.D. NOSE 01
*08 October 1984 (BBC World Service): Hills Have Eyes (v/a album - Revenge Of The Killer Pussies (Blood On The Cats #2)) Anagram GRAM 17
*12 November 1984 (BFBS): Electro (7" - I’m Just A Dog) Mad Pig
*19 November 1984: Eat The Baby (album - Stampede!) Mad Pig CHOP 1
*25 November 1984 (BFBS): Electro (7" - I’m Just A Dog) Mad Pig
*26 November 1984: Kit Boy (album - Stampede!) Mad Pig CHOP 1
*26 November 1984 (BBC World Service): Stampede! (album - Stampede!) Mad Pig CHOP 1
*05 December 1984: Eat The Baby (album - Stampede!) Mad Pig CHOP 1 (JP: 'Not for me, I'm a vegetarian')
*11 December 1984: Power Of Steel (album - Stampede!) Mad Pig CHOP 1
*11 March 1985: My Daddy Is A Vampire
*13 May 1985: Shout So Loud
*20 May 1985: Fire, Fire (7") Mad Pig
*20 May 1985 (BBC World Service): Fire, Fire (12" - Stampede) Mad Pig
*26 May 1985 (BFBS): Shout So Loud (v/a album - Hell's Bent On Rockin!) Nervous NERD 017
*27 May 1985 (BBC World Service): Fire, Fire (12" - Stampede) Mad Pig
*02 June 1985 (BFBS) / Peel 013 (BFBS): 'Fire, Fire (7")' (Mad Pig)
*19 October 1985 (BFBS) / Peel 020 (BFBS): 'Bad Moon Rising (7")' (Mad Pig) (JP: 'See what I mean? Not very exciting really, is it?')
*28 October 1985 (BBC World Service): Night Of The Werewolf (LP - Monkey's Breath) Mad Pig
*30 September 1988 (BFBS): 'Voodoo Rhythm (7"-Meteor Madness)' (Ace)
*27 August 1994: ‘The Napoleon Solo (CD - Teenagers From Outer Space)' Big Beat
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*05 January 1984: Get Me To The World On Time (7" - Leave Me Alone) Upright
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