| !Action Pact! | |
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| Also known as | The Bad Samaritans |
| Origin | Stanwell, London, England |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 1981–1986 |
| Labels | Fall Out, Captain Oi! |
| Past members | |
| George Cheex Wild Planet Dr. Phibes Joe Fungus Grimly Fiendish Phil Langham Thistles |
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!Action Pact! were a punk rock band, formed in 1981 as the Bad Samaritans by guitarist Wild Planet, bassist Dr. Phibes, and drummer Joe Fungus.
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The John from Dead Mans Shadow (D.M.S.) was the band's original lead singer. He left the band to concentrate on D.M.S. He was replaced by George Cheex, who got the job because of "her courage to scream along with the band's songs." Both George and Joe were 15 years old and still attending school when the Heathrow Touchdown EP was released in October, 1981. Two of the band's contributions to the EP, "London Bouncers" and "All Purpose Action Footwear", got the attention of BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel. He played the single many times and wanted the band to record their first session, which they did on February 22, 1982.[1] They recorded "People", "Suicide Bag", "Mindless Aggression", "Losers", and "Cowslick Blues". The resulting demo tape caught the attention of the fledgling label Fall Out Records, which signed the band as the first act on its roster. !Action Pact!'s label debut, the Suicide Bag EP, was released in July 1982 and rocketed to the top of the British punk chart. The band would later be joined by drummer Grimly Fiendish and bassist Thistles, and producer Phil Langham would also moonlight on bass under the name Elvin Pelvin.
Wild Planet (Des Stanley) now manages the heavy rock band, Purge (Also on Myspace), in which his son, Mark Stanley, plays bass guitar. Purge has sometimes played a live cover version of !Action Pact!'s "London Bouncers". Joe Fungus also played with the punk band called Savage Upsurge. Original bass player Kim Igoe (also known as Dr Phibes) was the bands lyricist. He left after the first album.
Chart positions shown are from the UK Indie Chart.[2]