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Dumpy's Rusty Nuts were a British
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band founded in 1981 by the lead singer Graham "Dumpy" Dunnell (born July 1949,
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, England). Though unsuccessful as recording artists the band have been a successful and popular live act for decades. The band attracted a cult following for their live performances in small rock venues. Their initial audiences were drawn from the
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and 'Bikers' and they became particularly well known at the
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, where they were a regular and popular attraction. In the early to mid-1980s the band toured extensively around the UK playing at small rock/'Biker' pub and club venues including the
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, and music festivals, cementing their name and following. The band were not successful recording artists, preferring to concentrate on live work. They released a debut single "Just For Kicks" in June 1982 but in order to get airplay from the
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, the band had to change their name to "Dumpy's Rusty Bolts". Sales of the single were poor, and the original band name was restored. A second single, "Box Hill Or Bust", was released. Subsequent sporadic releases have only found favour with their small core audience. They released a double live album, ''Somewhere in England'', in 1984, which was recorded at the Marquee Club. In 1990, they released a cover version of the song "Run Run Run" (originally recorded by
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in 1972). Despite the group's longevity, they became for a time a favourite target for mockery from the British music press, especially ''
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'', where they were regularly portrayed as claiming to be jumping on the latest improbable bandwagon in the humorous section "Talk Talk Talk" written by
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. As of 2010, the band were still performing in small venues, music festivals and bike rallies across Europe. The band has toured with and supported many bands including
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Discography

*''Somewhere in England'' (1984) *''Hot Lover'' (1986) *''Get Out on the Road!'' (1987) *''Firkin Well Live (1988)


See also

*
List of new wave of British heavy metal bands The late 1970s–early 1980s period in the United Kingdom introduced a movement of young musicians, generally identified as the new wave of British heavy metal (often abbreviated as NWOBHM). The movement spawned more than a thousand hard rock and ...


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Official website
{{Authority control New Wave of British Heavy Metal musical groups British heavy metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1981