Peter and the Test Tube Babies

Peter and the Test Tube Babies are a punk rock/Oi! band formed around Brighton, England in 1978 by Del Strangefish and Peter Bywaters. Due to their humorous tongue-in-cheek lyrics, they have been considered part of the Punk Pathetique subgenre. [cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=&sql=10:lgjw7ipjg7xr |title="Splodgenessabounds" album review |accessdate=2006-07-07 |author=Dave Thompson |publisher=allmusic.com] Peter and the Test Tube Babies were first featured in "Sounds" magazine in July 1980, and after a John Peel Radio One session, made their vinyl debut on the Brighton compilation album "Vaultage 78". They also had two songs on the seminal Oi! compilation "Oi! the Album" in that same year. [ [http://www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/1196/oi1.html Oi! the Album ] ] They favoured absurd lyrics and strange titles, such as "The Queen Gives Good Blow Jobs." [cite book |last=Gimarc |title=Punk Diary 1970-1982 |pages=348] In 1982, they covered the chart-topping Gary Glitter hit "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)" on their album "Pissed and Proud". They have continued to perform in the 2000s. Their polished, professional live show is in contrast to the non-serious nature of their lyrics.

Albums

* "Pissed and Proud", 1982
* "Mating Sounds of South American Frogs", 1983
* "The Loud Blaring Punk Rock Album", 1984
* "Journey to the Centre of Johnny Clarke's Head", 1984
* "Soberphobia", 1986
* "Live and Loud!! - More Chin Shouting", 1990
* "The $hit Factory", 1990
* "Cringe", 1991
* "Supermodels", 1995
* "Schwein Lake Live", 1996
* "Alien Pubduction", 1998
* "A Foot Full of Bullets", 2005

EPs and singles

* "Banned From The Pubs", 1982
* "Run Like Hell", 1982
* "3 x 45", 1983
* "The Jinx", 1983
* "Zombie Creeping Flesh", 1983
* "Pressed for Ca$h EP", 1984
* "Rotting in the Fart Sack EP", 1985
* "Key To The City", 1986
* "Fuck The Millennium", 2000

Compilations

* "The Best of Peter and the Test Tube Babies", 1988
* "Test Tube Trash", 1994
* "The Punk Singles Collection", 1995
* "Punk and Disorderly", 1982

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.testtubebabies.co.uk/ Official Homepage]
* [http://www.testtubebabies.co.uk/discography/discography.htm Discography]