GEEZER
RECORDS
Independent label: Geezer Records was fromed by
Riff Raff. A poppy punk band that formed in London, England in 1975. Riff Raff
didn't gain much notoriety until they relocated to Peterborough during the first
half of 1978. Thanks to constant gigging around the area, the group became
rather popular, culminating in a support slot at a gig with the Stranglers.
Comprised of guitarist/vocalist Billy Bragg, bassist Ruan O'Lochlainn (ex-Bees
Make Honey), guitarist Philip Wigg, drummer Robert Handley, and keyboardist
S.D.R. Gol'fish, Riff Raff debuted in June of 1978 on Chiswick with the I Wanna
Be a Cosmonaut single. The follow-up single, Barking Park Lane, followed on
Albion in 1979. In October of 1980, the band issued four singles on their own
label (Geezer) on the same day -- New Home Town, Kitten, Every Girl, and Little
Girls Know. The band splintered soon after that. Bragg spent a little time in
the Army, literally bought his way out, and began doing one-man shows under the
name Spy V. Spy; eventually performing and recording under his own name, Bragg
spearheaded the anti-folk movement and became a prolific and influential
singer/songwriter. Distributed By Geezer Records.
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Riff
Raff
Every Girl
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Riff Raff
Kitten
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Riff Raff
Little Girls
Know
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New Home Town
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