The Vibrators

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The Vibrators
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genre(s)	Punk rock
Years active	1976-
Label(s)	Epic, Anagram, Rat Race, Ram, Carrere, FM/Revolver, Dojo, Track
Website	http://www.thevibrators.com/
Members
Knox Pete Eddie
Former members
John Ellis Gary Tibbs Pat Collier Dave Birch Don Snow Ben Brierly Greg van Cook Kip Ian Woodcock Phil Ram Adrian Wyatt Noel Thompson Mickie Owen Mark Duncan Nigel Bennett Darrell Bath Nick Peckham Robbie Tart

The Vibrators are a long-lived British punk rock band, formed in 1976. Originally, they were comprised of Ian "Knox" Carnochan (born on 4 April 1945 in London), bassist Pat Collier, guitarist John Ellis, and a drummer known only as "Eddie".

1 Career
2 Discography
- 2.1 Singles
- 2.2 Studio albums
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Career

They first came to public notice at the 100 Club when they backed Chris Spedding in 1976. On Spedding's recommendation, his record company, RAK, signed them. They released their first single, "We Vibrate", produced by Mickie Most, and also backed Spedding on his single "Pogo Dancing". The next year they supported Iggy Pop on his British tour. They signed to Epic Records and released their follow-up single "Baby Baby".

Despite numerous line-up changes, The Vibrators are still touring to this date, as a three-piece: Carnochan & "Eddie" (real name John Edwards) being the only original members. They have also been largely supported by bands from local areas, including The Front.

During the 1980s, John Ellis recorded and toured frequently with Peter Hammill, and subsequently The Stranglers, eventually joining the latter full-time during the 1990s.

The Northern Irish punk / rock band, Stiff Little Fingers, took their name from a Vibrators song.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

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