THE REVILLOS – BITTEN BY A LOVE BUG 12″ – EXC+ A1 UK PUNK INDIE REZILLOS

The Revillos – Bitten By A Love Bug
(EMI Records  1983  12RVL1)
Matrix No’s: A1/B2 – UK Pressing

Vinyl in Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from the odd light pop/crackle)

Sleeve in Excellent condition

The Rezillos are a punk/new wave band, who formed in Edinburgh in 1976 and still play gigs around the world in a re-formed line-up. Although frequently aligned with the punk movement, the Rezillos’ (later known as the Revillos) irreverent glam rock image and affection for campy girl-group iconography, set them distinctly apart from their peers. They are probably best known outside of the UK for their cover version of the song “Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight“. The song was written by Jeremy Spencer and originally recorded by Fleetwood Mac, who released it in 1969 as the b-side of “Man of the World” — credited to Earl Vince and the Valiants. Since The Rezillos recorded it, the song has been covered by numerous punk bands, including Youth Brigade and Murphy’s Law.

Reynolds and Fife renamed themselves The Revillos for contractual reasons, recruiting new members, including original Rezillo Hi-Fi Harris, and released an album Rev Up in 1980 under the new name. The Revillos had a longer career than The Rezillos, and toured and released music continually during the 1980s. The band had an ever changing line-up, but the focus and nucleus always remained Reynolds and Fife. The band later also released a compendium of their music. The remaining three Rezillos plus Troy Tate, ex-Teardrop Explodes, renamed themselves Shake, and released a 10″ EP and a single (“Invasion Of The Gamma Men”) before disbanding. A side project containing ex-members Jo Callis and Angel Patterson named S.W.A.L.K was also short lived, releasing just one album of six tracks called “The Way We Were” in 1984. Angel Patterson is credited on this release as Angle Patterson, though whether by design or error is currently unclear. Jo Callis went on to perform with Boots For Dancing before experiencing major commercial success with The Human League.

The Revillos (1979–1985)

• The first Revillos single (1979): Fife, Harris, and Reynolds joined by Rocky Rhythm (born Nicky Forbes) on drums. Brown, Bryce and White provided backing vocals.
• The second single: Felix joined to play bass; Kid Krupa (born Jon McLoughlin) joined band on guitar. Backing vocalists replaced by Cherie (born Julie-Ann Marshall) and Babs Revette.
• Third single: Mysterious returned to replace Felix on bass; Drax replaced Babs Revette.
• Fifth single: Vince Santini replaced Mysterious on bass.
• Seventh single: Max Atom replaced Krupa on guitar; Terri Revette replaced Drax.
• Eighth single: Fabian Wonderful replaced Atom on guitar.
• Before split: Buddy Moon replaced Santini on bass.
• Disbanded in early 1985.