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Infobox musical artist|name = The Vibrators|image = The_Vibrators.jpg|caption = The Vibrators, current line-up.|background = group_or_band|alias =|origin = London , England |instrument =|genre = Punk rock |occupation =|years_active = 1976–present|label = RAK Records|Rak Columbia Records|Columbia Epic Records|Epic Cherry Red|Anagram Rat Race Ram Records Carrere FM/Revolver Dojo Track Records|Track |associated_acts = Chris Spedding , Bazooka Joe (band)|Bazooka Joe , The Stranglers , Roxy Music , Eater , The Members , UK Subs , Peter Gabriel , Peter Hammill |website = http://www.thevibrators.com/ The Vibrators' official site|current_members = Pete Honkamaki Nigel Bennett John ‘Eddie’ Edwards|past_members =Ian Carnochan ( Knox (musician)|Knox )
The Vibrators are a British punk rock band that formed in 1976 in music|1976 .
Early career
The Vibrators were founded by Ian ' Knox (musician)|Knox ' Carnochan, bassist Pat Collier, guitarist John Ellis (guitarist)|John Ellis , and drummer John 'Eddie' Edwards. They first came to public notice at the 100 Club when they backed Chris Spedding in 1976. On Spedding's recommendation, Mickie Most signed them to his label RAK Records . Most produced their first single (music)|single , "We Vibrate". The band also backed Spedding on his single, "Pogo Dancing".
The Vibrators recorded sessions for John Peel at BBC Radio 1 in October 1976, June 1977, and February 1978.Cite web|url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/t/thevibrators/| title=BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - The Vibrators:|accessdate=2007-12-03 They were one of the pioneering punk bands that played at London's The Roxy|Roxy Club . They headlined in January 1977, supported by The Drones (British band)|The Drones , and in February they played twice at the venue.cite book|last=Thompson|first=Dave|year=2000|title=20th Century Rock & Roll-PUNK|publisher=Collector’s Guide Publication, Ontario, Canada|pages=61–62|isbn=978-1896522272 In March 1977 the band supported Iggy Pop on his British tour. Later that year they backed ex- Mott the Hoople frontman Ian Hunter (singer)|Ian Hunter .
Epic Records
The band signed to Epic Records in early 1977. Their debut album, Pure Mania was co-produced with Robin Mayhew, the sound engineer for David Bowie 's Ziggy Stardust Tour|Ziggy Stardust live shows , and reached the Top 50 of the UK Albums Chart . The album is well regarded by some music critics and, 17 years after its release The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music named Pure Mania one of the 50 best punk albums of all time.cite book |title= Alternative Rock |last= Thompson|first= Dave|year= 2000|publisher= Miller Freeman Books|location= San Francisco|isbn= 0-87930-607-6|quote= Flashes of sheer brilliance (‘Whips & Furs’), weirdness (the many Ramones go down the pub songs), and endearing gaucheness (the perfect pop of ‘Baby Baby’ pummelled by the Stones-whipped lead guitar) .|page= 710cite web |url= Allmusic|class=album|id=r21230|pure_url=yes |first=Mark |last=Deming |title= Review of ‘Pure Mania’ on Allmusic |quote= ''Both Knox and Pat Collier had a genius for writing short, punchy songs with sneering melody lines and gutsy guitar breaks. If the Vibrators were into punk as a musical rather than a sociopolitical movement, it's obvious that they liked the music very much, and on that level their debut album stands the test of time quite well. cite book|last=Larkin|first=Colin|title=All Time Top 1000 Albums|publisher=Guinness Publishing, Enfield|isbn=978-0753502587|nopp=true|page=Chapter 9
Their follow-up album, V2 , narrowly missed the UK Top 30. The only single to be taken from that album, "Automatic Lover", was the only Vibrators’ single to reach the UK Singles chart|UK Top 40 where it reached #35.Cite book | last = Rice | first = Tim | authorlink = | coauthors = David Roberts | title = British Hit Singles | publisher = Guinness World Records | year = 2001 | location = | pages = 462 | url = | doi = | id = | isbn = 085112156X It earned the band a TV appearance on the prime-time TV show Top of the Pops . The Vibrators’ final single on Epic, "Judy Says (Knock You In The Head)", was released in June 1978. It reached #70 in the UK singles chart. Years later it was included in Mojo (magazine)|Mojo magazine’s list of the best punk rock singles of all time.cite news|publisher= Mojo (magazine)|Mojo |date=October 2001|title=100 Punk Scorchers|pages=Issue 95
Later Years
A lack of further chart activity, and with only one UK Top 40 single to their credit, sees the Vibrators join the list of one-hit wonder s; a list that includes other UK punk and New Wave music|new wave acts such as The Banned , John CooperClarke , The Flying Lizards , Graham Fellows|Jilted John , 999 (band)|999 , the Radio Stars , and the Rich Kids .
During the 1980s, John Ellis recorded and toured frequently with Peter Hammill , and subsequently The Stranglers , eventually joining the latter full-time in the 1990s. Pat Collier went on to work closely with The Soft Boys , producing their seminal album, Underwater Moonlight , and Robyn Hitchcock , producing and mixing some of his solo albums (to which Knox also sometimes contributed). Despite numerous line-up changes, The Vibrators are still touring to this date as a three-piece, "Knox" and "Eddie" being the only original members.
In April 2011 it was announced that Knox, original guitarist/vocalist, would be leaving the band to pursue a solo career. The band has announced they will continue touring and recording without Knox, leaving Eddie (drums) as their only original member.
Influence
The band Stiff Little Fingers took its name from the Vibrators' song of the same title. The song was penned by John Ellis, and appeared on the Vibrators' debut album, Pure Mania . Street punk|Second wave punk band The Exploited covered the Vibrators' song "Troops of Tomorrow" and used it as the title track for their Troops of Tomorrow|1982 album . A cover of "Troops of Tomorrow" was also recorded by the Polish death metal band Vader (band)|Vader , and released as a bonus track on the band's 2011 album, Welcome to the Morbid Reich .
Discography
Studio albums
Pure Mania (Epic, EPC 82097, June 1977) # 49 UK Albums Chart cite book
| first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 585
V2 (album)|V2 (Epic, EPC 82495, April 1978) # 33
Guilty (The Vibrators album)|Guilty (Anagram, GRAM 002, 1983)
http://www.punk77.co.uk/groups/vibrators.htm The Vibrators on www.punk77.co.uk
http://punkmodpop.free.fr/vibrators_pic.htm The Vibrators on Punkmodpop
http://www.trackrecords.co.uk/artists/the_vibrators/artist_tv.php The Vibrators Track Records 2002 profile
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