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Tommy Maltby • vocals
Dave Turvey • bass
(later in Vitamins)
Mark Passi • drums
(later in Fan Club)
Pete Dimitri Smith • guitar
(later in Fan Club)
Tony Payne • original bass
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Roderick Johnson
What no Wrist Action on your website? Here's a history of Wrist Action as written by Mark Passi, their drummer who is now living in Italy.
I hope you add it to your website as I am sure there are many people that have great memories of seeing them at the Bucaneer, Alhambra and even at the (Top Rank) Suite. I will have to see if I can find the photos I took of them at some of their concerts and send them to you.
Here's Mark's history:
Founded by Passi and Payne in November 1976 after hearing Anarchy in The UK for the first time. At the time they were playing in a funk band trio with Bob Grover called Tempus Fugit.
The band quickly went from playing a debut at a youth club in Hangleton in March 77 to headlining Brighton Art College main hall in April 77.
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They organised and played the Fuck The Jubilee gig with the Piranhas. By the end of the year they were being featured in a 'punk' rock documentary based in Brighton with the Molesters, shown on Southern TV in 1978.
During the documentary they were filmed being offered a recording contract by Lightning Records after a gig at the Buccaneer. They later found out that there were conditions attached, such as: they had to cover songs taken from an Elvis Costello demo. Needless to say, they turned it down and soon after the band split in December 1977.
Their sound was a mix between Dr. Feelgood and the Damned. Some song titles : Get Yourself Some Wrist Action, You Make Me Puke, West Worthing, Looking For A Victim.
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