The Cannibals are a British

England

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 rock band formed in 1976 by Mike Spenser, after his former band, the Flying Tigers, had split up. They have released seven full length albums, numerous singles, EP's, split LP's, and appeared on several compilations. The band is one of the most prominent representative of the Trash rock and Garage punk

Garage punk

Garage punk is a fusion of garage rock and punk rock. It is fast-paced lo-fi music characterized by a dirty, choppy guitar sound—usually played by bands who are on independent record labels or who are unsigned...

 genres.

Current members

• Mike Spenser - Vocals, Harmonica
• Patrice Picard - Guitars
• Jay Wiffen - Guitars
• Clive Leach - Bass
• Richard Jones - Drums

Former members

• Ben Donnely (of The Inmates
  The Inmates
  The Inmates are a British garage rock/pub rock band, formed after the split up of The Flying Tigers in 1977. In the early 1980s, they had a medium sized international hit with a cover of The Standells' "Dirty Water", and a UK Top 40 hit with "The Walk"...
  
  )
• Peter Gunn (of The Inmates
  The Inmates
  The Inmates are a British garage rock/pub rock band, formed after the split up of The Flying Tigers in 1977. In the early 1980s, they had a medium sized international hit with a cover of The Standells' "Dirty Water", and a UK Top 40 hit with "The Walk"...
  
  )
• Tony Oliver (of The Inmates
  The Inmates
  The Inmates are a British garage rock/pub rock band, formed after the split up of The Flying Tigers in 1977. In the early 1980s, they had a medium sized international hit with a cover of The Standells' "Dirty Water", and a UK Top 40 hit with "The Walk"...
  
  )
• Adam Blake (of Treatment)
• Virgil Tracy
• Johnny Walker
• Johnny "Mother" Johnson (of Thee Headcoats
  Thee Headcoats
  Thee Headcoats 1989 - 2000, was a band comprising Billy Childish, Bruce Brand, and Johnny Johnson. Childish was featured on guitar and vocals, Brand on drums and backing vocals, and Johnson on bass. The band was the most prolific of Childish's many musical projects, releasing fourteen full...
  
  )
• Mike McCann
• Geff Mead
• Laury Picard (of Drunk Sincerity)
• Mark Wiffen
• Sebastien Marks
• Dave Herd
• Barry Frost
• Dave Good
• Mark Wiffin
• Doug "Kes" Forrester
• Chris Dalley (of Sundial)
• Jeremy Rice

Albums

• ... Bone to Pick (1982)
• Trash for Cash (1985) USA only
• Hot Stuff (1985)
• The Rest of ... The Cannibals (1985)
• Please Do Not Feed ... The Cannibals (1986)
• And the Lord Said ... Let There Be Trash (1991)
• Brunch with ... The Cannibals (2008)

Singles

• "Good Guys" (under the name 'Mike Spenser and The Cannibals', #64 in John Peel's Record Box
  John Peel's Record Box
  John Peel's Record Box is a documentary film made by Elaine Shepherd, released on 14 November 2005 on Channel 4. It was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award....
  
  ) (1977)
• "Pick 'N' Choose" (1981)
• "Led Astray" (1982)
• "The Submarine Song" (1984)
• "Christmas Rock 'N' Roll" (1986)
• "Kings of Trash" (under the name 'Five Young Cannibals') (1987)
• "You Drive Me Mental" (under the name 'Five Young Cannibals') (1989)

Split singles

• "Are You Going to Stonehenge" (with Stoned Aid) (1989)
• "Axe the Tax" (with The Voice Of The People) (1990)

Various artists compilation albums

• The London R & B Sessions (1980)
• These Cats Ain't Nothin' But Trash (with The Milkshakes and The Sting-Rays) (1983)
• Twenty Great Hits of The 60's (1984)
• Garage Goodies, Volume 1 (1986)
• Meltdown On Media Burn (1986)
• Garage Kings (& Junkyard Angels) (1988)
• All Night Garage Service (1991)
• The Songs The Cramps Taught Us (1992)
• The Trash Box
  Trash Box
  The Trash Box is a 5-CD box set of mid-1960s garage rock and psychedelic rock recordings, primarily by American bands. This box set is similar to the earlier Pebbles Box and includes almost all of the same recordings in that box set , along with numerous bonus tracks at the end of each disc...
  
  (2004)

External links

• Official MySpace