The Sting-rays (often credited The Stingrays) were a British
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band from
Greater London
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which recorded on
Ace Records'
garage
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and
psychedelic
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subsidiary
Big Beat
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and
Joe Foster's ''
Kaleidoscope Sound'' in the 1980s.
[''Maximum Rocknroll'' No.15 1984 "The STINGRAYS look rockabilly, act punk, and sound more 60s than anything else (note their covers ...)"]
Discography
Most of the band's songs were written by Alec Palao and Bal Croce
;Albums
*''Dinosaurs'' (Big Beat, 1983)
*''Cryptic and Coffee Time'' (Kaleidoscope Sound, 1987)
*''The Essential (Early) Sting-Rays'' (Big Beat, 1987)
*''From the Kitchen Sink'' (Big Beat, 2002) compilation
;EP's, Singles
* ''On Self Destruct'' (Big Beat, 1983) EP
*''The Crusher'' as ''Bananamen'' (Big Beat, 1983) EP
*"Escalator" (Big Beat, 1984)
*"Don't Break Down" (Big Beat, 1985)
*''June Rhyme'' (Kaleidoscope Sound, 1986) EP
*''Behind the Beyond'' (Kaleidoscope Sound, 1986) EP
;Live
*''Stomping at the
Klub Foot
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'' (1984) (with Restless, Milkshakes and
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History
The original group members we ...
)
*''Live Retaliation'' (Media Burn, 1985)
*''Live & Raw '' (Raucous, 1995)
*''Live at the Klub Foot 1984'' (Cherry Red, 2010)
;Compilation contributions
*''Blood on the Cats'' (Anagram, 1983)
*''Revenge of the Killer Pussies (Blood on the Cats #2)'' (Anagram, 1984)
*''
Children of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the Second Psychedelic Era, 1976–1995'' (1995)
References
External links
*http://www.forcedexposure.com/Artists/STING.RAYS.THE.html
Getty Images: Group photo
English rock music groups
Garage punk groups
British psychobilly musical groups
Musical groups established in 1981
Musical groups from London
Cherry Red Records artists
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