THE PIGS
Formed: Bristol, England, UK
Standard issue '77 punk. That's not a put-down.
Kit Gould - guitar
Eamonn McAndrew - vocals
Nigel Robinson - bass
Ricky Galli - drums
Their one single was issued on their own label with some help from Miles Copeland, and was the second punk single to come out of Bristol. Peel played it a few times, but despite regular gigging - including a headlining show at the Roxy in January 1978 and a few supporting local heroes The Cortinas - the group did not really take off, and split in March '78. They had only existed for 12 months,
The single was taken from a session at Sound Conception Studio in August 1977, where they recorded their entire eleven-song set, The remaining songs remained unissued until Bristol Archive Records released 1977 many years later.
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DISCOGRAPHY
Singles & Albums
Youthanasia (7", 1977)
Extraneous Releases
1977 (LP/CD, 2010)
Various Artists
Spunk Stains Volume 9 CD (bootleg): They Say / Psychopath/ National Front
Action Time Vision (A Story Of Independent UK Punk 1976-1979) UK 4xCD 2016 (Cherry Red): Youthanasia
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Links
Bristol Archive Records - The Pigs Story
