THE BARRACUDAS (UK)

The Barracudas are back! In 2016 the cult supremos The Barracudas, whose faithful, indefatigable dedication to rock’n’roll has spanned four decades and spawned a devoted international following attested to by feverish downloading, a steady stream of reissues keeping their material in print globally, with airplay and high profile appearances on everything from bestselling compilations to American network TV season campaign, will do a couple of live performances in Germany, France, Italy, UK and around!

The Barracudas’ debut, “Drop out with…” attracted attention internationally and was described as a sharp balance between the harder-edge of new wave power pop and a freewheeling, mid-’60s L.A. revivalism. Many bands covered their songs and still today, the band is gathering many old and new fans.
Babarrarracucudada! “Summer fun” was their greatest hit and singer and mastermind Jeremy Gluck, Robert Coyne, Robin Wills and Yan Quellien will be creating timeless Rock‘n’Roll magic in order to revitalize the parts that other bands couldn’t even attempt to reach and to teach the young ‘uns how it’s done.

Available:

offers welcome, please send us an email about available dates

Tourdates:

no show at the moment

Lineup:

Jeremy Gluck (vocals), Yan Quellien (drums), Robin Wills (git), Robert Coyne (bass)

Info:

Website
Last FM

Releases:

7″ Singles
“I Want My Woody Back” /
“Subway Surfin” Cells CELLOUT 1 (Feb. 1979)
“Summer Fun” / “Chevy Baby” Zonophone Z5 (July 1980)
“His Last Summer” / “Barracuda Waver” / “Surfers Are Back” Zonophone Z8 (Sept 1980)
“(I Wish It Could Be) 1965 Again” / “Rendezvous” Zonophone Z11 (Nov. 1980)
“I Can’t Pretend” / “K.G.B. (Made a Man Out of Me)” Zonophone Z17 (Jan. 1981)
“Inside Mind” / “Hour Of Degradation” Flicknife FLS027 (Feb. 1982)
“I Can’t Pretend EP” Voxx/Bomp EP3303 (June 1982)
“The Way We’ve Changed” / “Laughin At You” Closer CL0006 (March 1984)
“Stolen Heart” / “See Her Eyes Again” Closer CL7-15 (Sept.1984)
“Live EP” Record Runner RRR-002 (1984)
“Very Last Day” / “There’s A World Out There” Bucketful Of Brains BOB7 (June 1985)
“Hear Me” / “She Knows” Dog Meat Records Dog022 (1989)
“Next Time Around” / “Takes What He Wants” Sympathy for The Record Industry (July 1990)
“I Thought You Sounded That Way Yesterday” Shake SAL202 (Jan. 1991)
“What You Want is What You Get” / “Somebody ’05″ NDN NDN040 (2005)

12″ Singles and EPs
“House Of Kicks” Flicknife FLEP103 (May 1983)
“Live In Madrid” El Piso K9EP13 (July 1984)
“Stolen Heart” Closer CL12-15 (September 1984)
“Grammar Of Misery” Shakin’ Street YEAHUP015 (October 1990)

Albums
Drop Out with The Barracudas LP Zonophone ZONO103 (February 1981)/ Voxx 200.009 (1982)
Drop Out with The Barracudas CD EMI Gold 8757582 (May 2005) remaster with bonus tracks/ Voxx VCD2009 (June 1994) different bonus tracks
Mean Time LP Closer CL001 (February 1983)French/CD Mau Mau (June1995) inc bonus tracks/CD Airmail (November 2006) remaster with more bonus tracks
Live ’83 LP Coyote COR021 (October 1983)
Endeavour To Persevere LP Closer CL009 (April 1984)/CD Mau Mau (June 1995) inc bonus tracks/CD Airmail (November 2006) remaster with more bonus tracks
The Big Gap LP Coyote COR022 (July 1984)
Los Angeles and Vicinity Vol 1 (Live in Le Havre 1982/09/18) LP 66 Records MP1002 (1985) Bootleg
(I Wish It Could Be) 1965 Again LP GMG 75003 (January 1985)
The World’s A Burn LP Trust Minitrust1 (April 1985)
Live In Madrid LP Impossible A4-25 (July 1985)
Surf and Destroy LP/CD GMG 270 (June 1987)
The Garbage Dump Tapes LP/CD Shakin’ Street YEAH HUP 006 (January 1990)
The Complete EMI Recordings CD EMI C2-95 185 (January 1991)
Wait For Everything LP/CD Shake 203 (February 1992)
Two Sides of a Coin 1979-84 CD Flicknife/Anagram CDM M GRAM 62 (March 1993)
Through The Mysts Of Time: Rarities 1979-81 CD Voxx VCD2072 (October 1999)
This Ain’t My Time: Anthology ’79-’90 CD Castle (2001)
The Barracudas LP/CD NDN NDN41 (October 2005)

Recent Barracudas compilation appearances and releases include:
. 25th Anniversary deluxe edition of EMI album “Drop Out" (2005)
. Power Pop Anthems (EMI) 2005
. Teenage Kicks 2006 (Sanctuary) Chart-topping UK compilation incl “Summer Fun", sales approx 150,000 in the UK alone
. MOJO In My Room cover CD incl. “His Last Summer"
. Burning Sounds: 20 Killer Power Pop Cuts (EMI) 2007
. Summer Fun used in American ABC-TV network summer season campaign (2008)
. 2009-10 Cherry Red Records’ Lemon label reissue Mean Time and 5 other Barracudas album
. 2010 Barracudas’ collectors 10" EP and 7" 45 out now on NDN Records (US) and Pop the Balloon (Fr)