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Dicke on drums




Reg on bass




Bob on vocals & guitar




Zoot on sax




John on guitar & vocals


The Piranhas went on to record the Top 5 hit Tom Hark under the Stock-Aitkin-Waterman partnership for which they earned a silver disk. But it just wasn't punk anymore and was to ultimately destroy the band. Soon afterwards they split up.




The Piranhas headline a Rock Against Racism gig




Piranhas play the last gig of their Alhambra residency




Larking about




Signed up for Sire




Original cover for the first Piranhas' album on Attrix Records...




...and the Sire version




Jilly/Colored Music, single on Attrix Records, front cover



Jilly/Colored Music, single on Attrix Records, back cover. Signed by the band



Yap Yap Yap/Happy Families single on Attrix Records, front cover.




Yap Yap Yap/Happy Families single on Attrix Records, back cover.




The Virgin single, Space Invaders side 1




The Virgin single, Space Invaders side 2




Dicke Slexia




Go Johnny go!




Zoot Allors - after the offending beastie...
Photo by David Peacock




Piranhas' set list




Piranhas' publicity photo for Sire Records

Piranhas Mk 2



Mike Lance (bongos), Geoff Ansell (Eye to Eye - drums)l, Colin Spicer (keyboards), Bob Grover (vocals, guitar) Gary Turner (Dodgems - bass) and Dominic Dring (sax)




Piranhas (Mk 2) went on to record the old standard tune Zambesi and actually got to number 10 in the charts. The band worked with Pete Waterman, the man responsible for the original Piranhas album, but he later dropped the band in favour of Frankie Goes To Hollywood.


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