The Zeros were one of the early
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, as chronicled in
Henrik Poulsen's book ''
77: The Year of Punk and New Wave''.
Career
Originally a trio, they were led by Steve Godfrey (guitar/vocals, b.1959, Walthamstow, London), the cousin of
Jerry Shirley
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of
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. The two other members were Phil Gaylor (drums/vocals) and Steve Cotton (bass/vocals). They released a
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called "Hungry" in November 1977 on the
Small Wonder Records
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. "Hungry" was No 1 in the
NME
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punk chart. That same month, they recorded four songs, including "Hungry," for
BBC Radio 1
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with
John Peel
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. Paul Miller (guitar/vocals) joined in early 1978. The same year Hugh Stanley Clark became their manager and re signed the band to "The Label". They released a second single a year later, "What's Wrong with Pop Group".
Somewhere in the 2000s, Steve Godfrey created a Myspace page, and posted The Zeros entire discography as well as a series of previously unheard recording sessions and demos.
Discography
7" singles
*1977 - "Hungry"
b/w "Radio Fun" (
Small Wonder Records
Small Wonder Records was a British independent record label owned and managed by Pete and Mari Stennett, that specialised in releasing records by punk rock and post-punk bands. It operated out of a record shop of the same name at 162 Hoe Stree ...
)
*1979 - "What's Wrong with Pop Group" featured on the "What's Wrong with Pop Group" / "Decisions" split single. (ROK Records)
(b/w "Decisions" by Action Replay)
*2018 - ''Lost Boys : 1977-1979'' (Only Fit For The Bin Records)
See also
*
Timeline of punk rock
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*
List of Peel sessions
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*
List of British punk bands
There are a number of punk bands originating in the United Kingdom.
See also
* List of punk rock bands, 0–K
* List of punk rock bands, L–Z
* List of post-punk bands
* List of new wave ar ...
References
External links
The Zeros (UK) Myspace pageThe Zeros - Discogs.com
English punk rock groups
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Musical groups established in 1977
Musical groups disestablished in 1979
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