- The Banned
The Banned were a English Punk / New Wave outfit in the late 1970s.
The Banned had a UK hit in 1977 with "Little Girl", a version of a 1966 US hit song by the
Syndicate of Sound . The Banned's original home pressing on Cant Eat Records (Eat Up 1) was taken up byEMI 's Harvest label. The Banned originated fromTooting andCamberwell inLondon .The Banned were:
*Paul Sordid - Drums/vocals (akaPaul Aitken )
*John Thomas - Bass (aka Jonathan Davie)
*Rik Manswoth -Guitar/vocals (akaRichard Harvey )
*Pete Fresh - Guitar/vocals(aka Pete Airey)Richard Harvey and Jonathan Davie had previously been members of the progressive rock/folk band Gryphon. The line up changed in the first few months with Tommy Steel (Jim Hughes) replacing JT on bass and Ben Dover (Ben Grove) relacing RM on guitar. This line-up recorded the second single "Him or Me" with "You Dirty Rat" on the B-side. [ [http://www.the-banned.com/history.html The Banned] ]
Due to
management problems the band folded six months later, but Aitken and Grove continued working together in a band called The Retros, Paul Sordid appeared on "Never Mind The Buzzcocks " in 2004. Tommy Steel changed his name to Jim Hughes and went to the electronic pop bandCowboys International .The track "Little Girl" is on a number of
compilation album s - notably "The Best Punk Album in The World Ever 2", "Totally Sensational 70's", and "Rare Stuff". A historical CD of their recordings is available onCherry Red Records .With only one single making the UK Top 40, the Banned join the list of
one-hit wonder s; a list that includes other UK punk or new wave acts such asJohn Cooper Clarke , Jilted John, 999, theRadio Stars , theRich Kids andThe Vibrators .References
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