Lemon Kittens are a

post-punk Post-punk (originally called new musick) is a broad genre of music that emerged in late 1977 in the wake of punk rock. Post-punk musicians departed from punk's fundamental elements and raw simplicity, instead adopting a broader, more experiment ...

band, formed in

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, England in 1977, by

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and Gary Thatcher. The cast of the band revolved quite frequently, notably counting among its membership musicians such as

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and Mark Perry (of

Alternative TV Alternative TV (sometimes known as ATV) are an English band formed in London in 1977. Author Steve Taylor writes: "Alternative TV pioneered reggae rhythms in punk and then moved on to redefine the musical rules". History Alternative TV were fo ...

) and The Good Missionaries, not to mention Dr Phil Thornton.

Discography

*''Spoonfed & Writhing'' (EP 1979, reissued with three extra tracks on CD in 1996) *''Cake Beast'' (EP 1980) *''The Big Dentist'' (LP 1981) *'' We Buy a Hammer for Daddy'' (LP 1980, reissued in CD in 1993) *''(Those Who Bite The Hand That Feeds Them Sooner Or Later Must Meet The) Big Dentist'' (LP 1982, reissued in CD in 1994) The ''Spoonfed & Writhing'' EP has gained a re-release, as part of the ''Step Forward-I Wanna Punk Rock: The Singles Collection'', in either CD or vinyl boxed set (Castle Records B000PMG5PC). In addition, tracks by Lemon Kittens appear on the

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s ''Snatch 2'', ''Hoisting the Black Flag'', ''Perspectives and Distortion'', ''The Wonderful World of Glass vol 1'', and ''Terra Serpentes''.

References

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* English post-punk music groups Musical groups established in 1977 1977 establishments in England {{UK-rock-band-stub