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band formed in St Helens/

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, England, in 1985. Though they were short-lived and underground through their career, their music influenced many future crust,

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, and grindcore bands. The band relied heavily on low bass end sounds to create their low-fi, primitively produced music. They also incorporated elements of heavy metal and have been described as "proto-grindcore".York, William " ''The Only Good Punk'' Review, ''

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'', Macrovision Corporation, retrieved 19 December 2009 The band strongly embraced the D.I.Y. (

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) ethic which was very common among many early crust punk bands. The band's lyrics spoke heavily about

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. A recurring lyrical theme on each LP targeted the

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corporation, evidenced by the lyrics to "Run Ronald" and "Scum". The band were supported by

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for whom they recorded a radio session in 1987, released as an EP by

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, retrieved 19 December 2009 The Electro Hippies included Jeff Walker (guitar, vocals) in their ranks. He later joined

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. When Walker joined Carcass full-time, Simon (drums) and Andy (guitar) took over vocal duties. Eventually, the band split up in 1989, playing one last gig and releasing the show as their final album.

Discography

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. * 1986 ''Play Loud or Not at All'' Flat Earth Records (Generic/Electro Hippies split LP) * 1987 '' The Only Good Punk... Is A Dead One'' LP.

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* 1987 ''The Peel Sessions'' 12".

(No. 10) * 1989 ''Live'' LP. Peaceville Records (No. 7) * 1989 ''Play Fast Or Die'' 12". Necrosis Records (No. 19). Re-issue of the band's half of the split LP with Generic * 1989 ''The Peaceville Recordings'' LP/CD. Peaceville Records * 1989 "Mega Armageddon Death Pt.3" / "

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" 7". Split single with

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" compilation LP on

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* 2002 ''The Only Good Punk'' CD.

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References

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