Guns 'N' Wankers is a

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band, formed by ex-members of English punk band Snuff, and English rock band

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in the early 1990s. The band consisted of Duncan Redmonds (vocals, guitar), Pat Walters (drums, vocals) and Joolz Dean (bass guitar, vocals). The three formed the band on the same day Snuff played their farewell gig (now reformed) at the Kilburn National, and Walters was relieved of duty with The Wildhearts. On the off chance, Duncan gave Walters a call, having seen him play in a band called ''The Milk Monitors'' a few years before. Walters called his friend Joolz Dean (Pat and Joolz had played in an early incarnation of

and before that in London

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act Soho Roses) and the line-up was complete. After touring the

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with

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and

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, the band set about recording demos. This coincided with a tour of the Basque region in

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, where copies of the demos sold well. On their return Sean of Wat Tyler, the man behind ''Rugger Bugger Records'', put up the modest money to record a Guns 'N' Wankers album, which was recorded and produced by Andy J. Davies in

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, Herts. The recordings were originally released on ''Rugger Bugger Records'' as three 7-inch EPs: Hardcore, Pop, and Metal (A Silly EP was free with an issue of Fear & Loathing 'zine in very limited numbers), the album was later that year, omitting the track "Evergreen" from the Metal EP. However, when

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showed an interest in releasing the album on US punk label Fat Wreck Chords, he dispensed with all the material from Metal. The remainder was a compilation of the Hardcore and Pop EPs, released as an eight-track album called ''For Dancing And Listening'' on Fat Wreck Chords. The band split due to the reformation of Snuff. Pat Walters went on to play with singer-songwriter Marc Carroll in a band called ''The Hormones'' and Joolz formed punk band Dogpiss. The song "Skin Deep" was released on the 1994 Fat Wreck Chords

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, '' Fat Music for Fat People''.

Reformed 2019

Guns 'n' Wankers have reformed as a 3 piece with original members Duncan Redmonds & Pat Walters, joined by Wes Wasley (Consumed) on bass.

Discography

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