1978 and seventeen year old punk rockers Peter Bywaters andDel Strangefish decide to form a punk band and PETER ANDTHE TEST TUBE BABIES are born. After a couple ofrehearsals they make their first...
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1978 and seventeen year old punk rockers Peter Bywaters and
Del Strangefish decide to form a punk band and PETER AND
THE TEST TUBE BABIES are born. After a couple of
rehearsals they make their first recording ‘Elvis Is Dead’ which
appears on the Vaultage ‘78 compilation of Brighton new wave
bands. Radio 1 DJ John Peel loved the song instantly and
produced a John Peel session with the TEST TUBE BABIES.
The success was breath taking and PETER AND THE TEST
TUBE BABIES become one of the hottest unsigned bands in
the UK overnight.
The first single ‘Banned From The Pubs’ followed fast, and
fans and press freaked out in equal measure. From that moment
everything went crazy, sold out concert halls in England and
Europe and their big success in the media pushed their debut
album Pissed And Proud to #1 in the English independent
charts. Directly after that The Mating Sounds Of South
American Frogs was released – a must have for every record
collection – and sold more than 100,000 copies, resulting in
invitations to perform from far and wide. THE
TEST TUBES BABIES have continued to play shows all over
the world and cemented their status as one of the most brilliant
and funniest live bands in punk rock culture.
A few bass players and drummers have served their time in the
band, but the songwriters Peter & Del have always remained
the foundation and together they wrote and recorded a long list
of classic albums like Soberphobia, and the brilliant
Supermodels.
