Ed Banger and the Nosebleeds

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Ed Banger and The Nosebleeds
Origin Wythenshawe, Manchester
Genre(s) Punk
Years active 1976–1977
Label(s) Rabid Records (UK)
Members
Edmund "Ed" Garrity
Phillip "Toby" Tomanov
Peter Crookes
Steven Morrissey
William "Billy" Duffy
Vincent "Vini" Reilly

Ed Banger and the Nosebleeds was a short-lived punk band formed in Wythenshawe, Manchester, England in 1976. Though the band never recorded an album and released just one single, it is well known in modern rock history for the later successes of its individual members.

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[edit] Wild Ram

The Nosebleeds' precursor Wild Ram formed around the nucleus of Edmund Garrity and Phillip "Toby" Toman, later of Primal Scream, (where he was known as Tomanov, instead of Toman), who got together informally to play Beatles covers and later heavy metal.

[edit] Ed Banger and The Nosebleeds

On July 20, 1976 fellow Wythenshawe band Slaughter & The Dogs supported the Sex Pistols along with the Buzzcocks at Manchester's Lesser Free Trade Hall. The Sex Pistols were returning to the Hall after a legendary June 4 concert that served as a catalyst for Manchester's fledgling music scene.

Garrity worked the July 20 gig as a roadie for Slaughter & the Dogs. When the crowd became violent and he and a friend were injured, someone said, "You're a right bloody mob aren't you? Headbanger here and him with a nosebleed", [1] inspiring Wild Ram's transformation into Ed Banger and the Nosebleeds.

Vini Reilly, later of The Durutti Column played guitar, Garrity (Ed Banger) sang, Tomanov played drums and Peter Crookes played bass.

The newly-christened group changed their image and sound to concord with the punk movement and released the single "I Ain't Been to No Music School"/"Fascist Pigs" on Rabid Records. It sold 10,000 copies [1] but failed to launch the band to success.

At The Roxy in London the band played the same two songs over and over. "The audience went absolutely beserk (sic)", Reilly said, "and consequently we were asked to play again and again, because that was what was required."

The band began to argue over money and fired manager Vinnie Faal. Shortly thereafter, Garrity and Reilly left the band.

[edit] Nosebleeds Mark II

Manchester music fan Steven Morrissey, later of The Smiths, replaced Garrity and Billy Duffy, later of Theatre of Hate and The Cult, replaced Reilly.

The new lineup played several gigs, one of which was well reviewed in the New Musical Express. "The Nosebleeds re-surface boasting a Front Man With Charisma, always an advantage", wrote reviewer Paul Morley. "Lead singer is now minor local legend Steven Morrisey[sic] , who, in his own way, is at least aware that rock 'n' roll is about magic, and inspiration."[2]

Morrissey's compositions with the band included "I Get Nervous" and "(I Think) I'm Ready for the Electric Chair."

[edit] Ed Banger and His Group Therapy

After The Nosebleeds folded, Garrity supported Penetration and The Fall as Ed Banger and His Group Therapy. Garrity went on to release 3 more singles under the Ed Banger moniker: 1978's "Kinnel Tommy" (on Rabid Records, which was rereleased later that year by EMI), 1981's "I've Just Had Me Car Nicked" (on Spiv Records), and 1983's "Poor People" (on Cloud Nine Records).[3] Also in 1979 he released a single under the name Eddi Fiction.

In 1979-80 he sang for Slaughter & the Dogs on the Bite Back album and singles "I'm the One" and "East Side of Town."

In 1991, under the name Sound of the Baskerville [2], Garrity released a compilation of Nosebleeds, Slaughter & the Dogs and Ed Banger tracks together with new material.

In 2005, vintage 1977 documentary "The Rise And Fall Of The Nosebleeds – Punk Rediscovered", [4] directed by John Crumpton [5], premiered in Salford, Manchester.

As of 2006, Garrity is "fronting a '70s glam band called Edwina's Rockschool." (MOJO Classic Magazine, Volume 1 Issue 13, Page 27)

[edit] Discography

Ed Banger And The Nosebleeds - "Ain't Bin To No Music School"-"Fascist Pigs"

  • Label: Rabid Records
  • Catalog #: TOSH 102
  • Format: 7"
  • Country: UK
  • Released: July 1977

[edit] Compilation Appearances

Streets includes "Ain't Bin to No Music School"

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b The Nosebleeds
  2. ^ a b The Nosebleeds - Part 2
  3. ^ Strong, Martin C.:"The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1
  4. ^ The Rise & Fall of the Nosebleeds (1977)
  5. ^ John Crumpton

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