6. The Piranhas - Space Invaders

1. Space Invaders
2. Cheap 'N' Nasty

You might dimly recall The Piranhas as the band to popularise Tom Hark, now played at every sporting venue following a goal/boundary/adequate break-off shot, but they had a lot of great stuff that was never recognised in the charts. The most successful band from the Brighton punk scene (I know, another one!), they released two singles on Attrix Records before moving to Virgin, Sire, and finally Dakota. They also did three Peel Sessions - available on the internet - between 1979-80, and had their own Anti-Piranha League! This is their third single and has less of the upbeat noise that they were "famous" for, but I couldn't find it on that Youtube they have now, so here ya go. They also made an album, eponymous, naturally, which I strongly recommend you purchase (not everything is free), that got to no. 69, and split up in the early 1980s. Singer 'Boring' Bob Grover, I just now found out, also had a band called The Dates, but he's back playing with The Piranhas, just gigging though.

1979, Virgin