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The Spitfire Boys
Also known as
The Blackmailers (early for Liverpool incarnation) The White Boys (early for Wales incarnation)
Origin
Merseyside, England Cardiff, Wales
Genres
Punk rock, new wave
Years active
1977–1980
Past members
David Littler (in 1979, David Francis) Pete Griffiths Mike Rigby Paul Rutherford Peter Clarke Pete Wylie Peter Millman Kurt Prasser Chris Brazier
The Spitfire Boys were the first Liverpool punk band to release a single ("British Refugee" c/w "Mein Kampf").[1] The Spitfire Boys were mainly notable for including in their line-up Peter Clarke, who went on to drum for the Slits and later Siouxsie and the Banshees and the Creatures (as well as marrying Siouxsie) as Budgie, and Paul Rutherford, later better known for being a member of 1980s pop band Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Jones (a.k.a. guitarist David Littler) went on to join the Photons, which also included Steve Strange (Visage) and Vince Ely (the Psychedelic Furs).
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