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X-Ray Spex
X-Ray Spex
band
1
The Nips
The Nips
band
2
Abrasive Wheels
Abrasive Wheels
3
The Adverts
The Adverts
British punk band
4
U.K. Subs
U.K. Subs
English punk band
5
Subway Sect
Subway Sect
band
6
Cockney Rejects
Cockney Rejects
British punk/Oi! band
7
Crass
Crass
Art collective and punk band
8
Murphy's Law
Murphy's Law
American hardcore band
9
The Heartbreakers
The Heartbreakers
American punk band
10
Primal Scream
Primal Scream
Scottish rock band
11
The Fight
The Fight
UK punk rock group
12
Soledad Brothers
Soledad Brothers
13
Johnny Moped
Johnny Moped
14
Mike Ness
Mike Ness
Musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist
15
Angelic Upstarts
Angelic Upstarts
British Punk/Oi! Band
16
Sex Pistols
Sex Pistols
English punk rock band
17
Punishment of Luxury
Punishment of Luxury
band
18
The Plague
The Plague
English punk rock band
19
Slaughter & The Dogs
Slaughter & The Dogs
20
Skrewdriver
Skrewdriver
British band
21
Alternative TV
Alternative TV
band
22
The Ruts
The Ruts
band
23
Towers of London
Towers of London
band from England
24
Sham 69
Sham 69
British Punk/Oi! band
25
The Jim Jones Revue
The Jim Jones Revue
English garage rock band
26
Eddie and the Hot Rods
Eddie and the Hot Rods
British band
27
The Saints
The Saints
Australian band
28
Dog Eat Dog
Dog Eat Dog
American rap/rock band
29
Soho Roses
Soho Roses
musical artist
30
Steve Miller Band
Steve Miller Band
American rock band
31
Paul Cook
Paul Cook
British drummer (born 1956)
32
Anti-Nowhere League
Anti-Nowhere League
British Streetpunk Band
33
Eater
Eater
band
34
The Meteors
The Meteors
British Psychobilly Band
35
The King Blues
The King Blues
band
36
Million Dead
Million Dead
post-hardcore band from London, England
37
Special Duties
Special Duties
38
The Zeros
The Zeros
39
Slim Harpo
Slim Harpo
American blues musician
40
Generation X
Generation X
English punk rock band
41
The Rezillos
The Rezillos
British punk/new wave band
42
Manfred Mann
Manfred Mann
English rock band, formed in London in 1962
43
Red Alert
Red Alert
punk rock band from england
44
The Fix
The Fix
band
45
Blitz
Blitz
English street punk/oi! band
46
Tav Falco's Panther Burns
Tav Falco's Panther Burns
American rock band
47
Mucky Pup
Mucky Pup
crossover thrash/hardcore band
48
The 101ers
The 101ers
British pub rock band, best known as the band Joe Strummer was in before The Clash
49
Helen Love
Helen Love
Welsh indie band
50
Showaddywaddy
Showaddywaddy
British rock band
51
The Boys
The Boys
English punk rock band
52
Television
Television
American post-punk band
53
Stray Cats
Stray Cats
band
54
Roxy Music
Roxy Music
English art rock band formed in 1970
55
The Dave Clark Five
The Dave Clark Five
English pop rock group
56
Sahara Hotnights
Sahara Hotnights
all-female rock band from Robertsfors, Sweden
57
The Zeros
The Zeros
band from the United States
58
Goldblade
Goldblade
English punk rock band from Manchester, England
59
Penetration
Penetration
punk rock band from County Durham, England
60
The Mescaleros
The Mescaleros
music band
Puncture
1970's English punk rock group

Puncture

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1970's English punk rock group
Music

Puncture were an early English punk rock group. Founded in the summer of 1976, this Islington, London based, four-piece combo consisted of Paul McCallum (guitar/vocals), Steve Counsel (bass/vocals), Jak Stafford (guitar/vocals) and "The Fabulous" Marty Truss (drums). Their influences ranged from early The Who, The Kinks, Small Faces, to Roxy Music, David Bowie, blues, rhythm and blues, and The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.

Their first major gig was in November 1976, at Fulham Town Hall in London a week after an early gig by The Clash. Various personnel changes ensued, with Jak Stafford leaving to join prominent punk band X-Ray Spex, as Jak Airport. A brief tenure with guitarist Eric Electroid (aka Kenny) saw them move on to pastures new, with the recruitment of band member Anthony Keen on synthesizer and keyboards.

In October 1977 they released the single "Mucky Pup" / "Can't Rock N Roll (in a Council Flat)", the first release (Small One) for the Small Wonder Records label, based in Hoe Street, Walthamstow, London. 2,000 copies of the single sold out, prompting Small Wonder Records to press another 1,000 singles. "Mucky Pup" gained much airplay at various punk gigs throughout 1977, and the B-side, "Can't Rock N Roll (In A Council Flat)" was played on the BBC Radio 1 John Peel Show. They continued to play various gigs around London, notably at the punk club The Roxy in Covent Garden, supporting The Wasps and The Man In The Moon in Kings Road, Chelsea, supporting The Fruit Eating Bears. They continued gigging until January 1978, culminating in their farewell gig on 20 January 1978 at the Basement Club in Covent Garden, London.

In the 1980s, The Exploited covered Puncture's song "Mucky Pup" on their album Punks Not Dead.

Like so many other English punk singles of the time, original copies of the Puncture single now sell for up to £30.

"Mucky Pup" is available on the Small Wonder Vol. 1: Punk Singles Collection and on PUNK 45 Vol. 2. "Can't Rock N Roll (In A Council Flat)" is on Small Wonder Vol.2: Punk Singles Collection compilation albums.