- Ed Banger and the Nosebleeds
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Name = Ed Banger and The Nosebleeds
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Origin =Wythenshawe ,Manchester
Genre = Punk
Years_active = 1976–1977
Label =Rabid Records (UK)
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Current_members =Edmund "Ed" Garrity
Phillip "Toby" TomanovPeter Crookes
Steven Morrissey
William "Billy" Duffy
Vincent "Vini" Reilly
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Notable_instruments =Ed Banger and the Nosebleeds was a short-lived punk band formed in
Wythenshawe ,Manchester ,England in 1976. Though the band never recorded an album and released just one single, it is well known in modern rock history for the later successes of its individual members.Wild Ram
The Nosebleeds' precursor Wild Ram formed around the nucleus of Edmund Garrity and Phillip "Toby" Toman, later of
Primal Scream , (where he was known as "Tomanov", instead of "Toman"), who got together informally to playBeatles covers and later heavy metal.Ed Banger and The Nosebleeds
On
July 20 ,1976 fellow Wythenshawe bandSlaughter & The Dogs supported theSex Pistols along with theBuzzcocks atManchester 's Lesser Free Trade Hall. TheSex Pistols were returning to the Hall after a legendaryJune 4 concert that served as acatalyst for Manchester's fledgling music scene.Garrity worked the
July 20 gig as a roadie for Slaughter & the Dogs. When the crowd became violent and he and a friend were injured, someone said, "You're a right bloody mob aren't you? Headbanger here and him with a nosebleed", [http://www.punk77.co.uk/groups/nosebleeds.htm The Nosebleeds ] ] inspiring Wild Ram's transformation into Ed Banger and the Nosebleeds.Vini Reilly , later ofThe Durutti Column playedguitar , Garrity (Ed Banger) sang, Tomanov played drums andPeter Crookes played bass.The newly-christened group changed their image and sound to concord with the punk movement and released the single "I Ain't Been to No Music School"/"Fascist Pigs" on Rabid Records. It sold 10,000 copies but failed to launch the band to success.
At
The Roxy in London the band played the same two songs over and over. "The audience went absolutely beserk (sic)", Reilly said, "and consequently we were asked to play again and again, because that was what was required."The band began to argue over money and fired manager
Vinnie Faal . Shortly thereafter, Garrity and Reilly left the band.Nosebleeds Mark II
Manchester music fan Steven Morrissey, later of
The Smiths , replaced Garrity andBilly Duffy , later ofTheatre of Hate andThe Cult , replaced Reilly.The new lineup played several gigs, one of which was well reviewed in the
New Musical Express . "The Nosebleeds re-surface boasting a Front Man With Charisma, always an advantage", wrote reviewerPaul Morley . "Lead singer is now minor local legend Steven Morriseysic, who, in his own way, is at least aware that rock 'n' roll is about magic, and inspiration." [http://www.punk77.co.uk/groups/nosebleeds2.htm The Nosebleeds - Part 2 ] ]Morrissey's compositions with the band included "I Get Nervous" and "(I Think) I'm Ready for the Electric Chair."
Ed Banger and His Group Therapy
After The Nosebleeds folded, Garrity supported Penetration and The Fall as Ed Banger and His Group Therapy. Garrity went on to release 3 more singles under the "Ed Banger" moniker: 1978's "Kinnel Tommy" (on Rabid Records, which was rereleased later that year by
EMI ), 1981's "I've Just Had Me Car Nicked" (on Spiv Records), and 1983's "Poor People" (on Cloud Nine Records).Strong, Martin C.:"The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1] Also in 1979 he released a single under the name Eddi Fiction.In 1979-80 he sang for
Slaughter & the Dogs on the Bite Back album and singles "I'm the One" and "East Side of Town."In 1991, under the name "Sound of the Baskerville" , Garrity released a compilation of Nosebleeds, Slaughter & the Dogs and Ed Banger tracks together with new material.
In 2005, vintage 1977 documentary "The Rise And Fall Of The Nosebleeds – Punk Rediscovered", [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0493161/ The Rise & Fall of the Nosebleeds (1977) ] ] directed by
John Crumpton [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0190113/ John Crumpton ] ] , premiered inSalford , Manchester.As of 2006, Garrity is "fronting a '70s glam band called
Edwina's Rockschool ." (MOJO Classic Magazine, Volume 1 Issue 13, Page 27)Phillip "Toby" Tomanov was last spotted gigging in Weymouth with various bands including The Inhalers and more recently, Panic Attack [www.panicattackband.com]
Discography
Ed Banger And The Nosebleeds - "Ain't Bin To No Music School"-"Fascist Pigs"
*Label: Rabid Records
*Catalog #: TOSH 102
*Format: 7"
*Country: UK
*Released: July 1977Compilation Appearances
Streets includes "Ain't Bin to No Music School"
*Label:Beggar's Banquet Records
*Catalog # BEGA1
*Format: Vinyl LP
*Country: UK
*Released: 1977References
External links
*http://www.hiljaiset.sci.fi/punknet/nosebl_e.htm
*http://www.discogs.com/release/385785
*http://www.morrissey-solo.com/articles/01/06/14/070241.shtml
*http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/entertainment/music/indieandrock/s/147/147099_punk_film_premiere__28_years_on.html
*http://www.punk77.co.uk/groups/nosebleedsinterview.htm
*http://www.myspace.com/nosebleedspunk
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