Mar292024

The Prefects

The Prefects were a punk band from Birmingham. In 1976 singer Robert Lloyd, with guitarist/drummer brothers Alan and Paul Apperley formed after an advert was placed in the Birmingham Evening Mail. They were Birmingham's first punk group. The band were part of The Clash's 'White Riot Tour', toured with Subway Sect, Buzzcocks, played with The Slits, The Jam, The Fall, The Damned, The Skids and many others, before recording two sessions for the John Peel radio show. Read more on Last.fm

Track: Things in General

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Going Through the Motions
7967
2Total Luck
5871
3Things in General
4932
4Faults
2877
5Escort Girls
2807
6Barbarellas
2358
7Agony Column
2099
8Bristol Road Leads to Dachau
1879
9625 Lines
1253
10Barbarella's
911

Other Album Releases:

Going Through the Motions
Live In 1978 At The Festival Suite, Birmingham Co-op
Perfect Unpop: Peel Show Hits And Long Lost Lo-Fi Favourites, Vol. 1 (1976-1980)
"Fame" Jon Savage's Secret History of Post-Punk 1978-81
Un-Scene : Post Punk Birmingham 1978-1982
The Indie Years : 1980

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