SONNY VINCENT (USA)

Sonny VincentNew York punk legend Sonny Vincent has been active since the mid 1970s and is one of the veterans of the New York punk rock scene. In 1976 he founded THE TESTORS, later the band Sonny Vincent And The Extreme, The Model Prisoners with Bob Stinson of the Replacements, Shotgun Rationale with Cheetah Chrome of the Dead Boys, he played with Moe Tucker of the Velvet Underground, with Wayne Kramer, Scott Asheton, Muffs, Captain Sensible, Cheetah Chrome, Walter Lure, Brian James, Thurston Moore, Richard Lloyd, Lou Reed, John Cale, Sterling Morrison, Jad Fair, John Sluggett, Greg Ginn, John Reis, Lance of Athens GA and Kim Shattuk.
This guy has seen it all and he still manages to write some really cool music and still gathers the best musicians in the world around him. Mr Sonny Vincent, that”s wild punknroll, with a cool swing.

Sonny recorded two new albums, to which he has brought the cream slices of punk rock heroes on board. In November the album „Spiteful“ was released on Still Unbeatable Records. The line up on this record includes Rat Scabies – The Damned – Drums, Glen Matlock – Sex Pistols – Bass and Steve Mackay – Stooges – Sax.

Available:

available all year, festival offers welcome

Tourdates:

no show at the moment

Lineup:

Sonny Vincent (vocals, guitar), Alex Schwers (drums), Dee Dammers (guitar), Fratz Thum (bass)

Releases:

-1980 Testors – Time is Mine/Together – 7″ Drive In Music (USA)
-1982 Sonny Vincent and The Extreme – SVE – 7″ Flexi-EP
-1985 Model Prisoners – Lesson In Life – 7″ – Charm Records (USA)
-1989 Shotgun Rationale – Who Do They Think They Are – LP Nomad Communications (UK)/EFA Producer: Maureen Tucker (Velvet Underground)
-1991 Shotgun Rationale – s/t – 7″ EP – Dog Meat Records (Australia)
-1992 Shotgun Rationale – Beyond Rebellion – CD – D.D.R. Records (Germany)/RTD
-1992 Sonny Vincent – Recordings 1979-91 – LP – Vince Lombardy Highschool Records (Germany)/EFA
-1993 Shotgun Rationale – Roller Coaster – LP/CD – Vince Lombardy Highschool Records (Germany)/EFA;
-1994 The Dons – Gunsmoke – 7″ – Vince Lombardy Highschool Records (Germany)
-1994 The Dons – Naked – CD – Voices Music (Germany)
-1995 Shotgun Rationale – Cocked – CD – Subway Records (Germany)
-1995 Sonny Vincent – Original Punk Rock Recordings, New York, 1976-77 – 10″ – Incognito Records (Germany)
-1997 Sonny Vincent – Good Dogs Die Young – CD – Noiseworks Records (Germany)
-1997 Sonny Vincent and his Rat Race Choir – Pure Filth – CD – Overdose Records (Switzerland)
-1997 Sonny Vincent – 7″ – Flight 13 Records (Germany)
-1997 Sonny Vincent – Electric K.O. Live In France – 7″ EP – Nest Of Vipers Records (France)
-1998 Sonny Vincent – Lucky Seven Inch Record – 7″ EP – Incognito Records (Germany)
-1998 Sonny Vincent and his Rat Race Choir – Pure Filth – 10″ – Safety Pin Records (Spain)
-1998 Sonny Vincent – Hard In Detroit – LP – Nest Of Vipers (France)
-1998 Sonny Vincent – Parallax In Wonderland – CD – empty Records (Germany)
-1998 Sonny Vincent/Else Admire – Breadless Art – Split 7″ – Incognito Records (Germany)
-1998 Sonny Vincent – Songs To Kick Your Ass By – 7″ EP – Nest Of Vipers (France)
-2000 Sonny Vincent – Parallax In Wonderland – CD – Devil Doll Records (US release)
-2000 Sonny Vincent – Parallax In Wonderland – LP (European vinyl only release) – Munster Records (Spain)
-2000 Sonny Vincent – Original Punk Rock Recordings, New York, 1976-77 Part Two, 10″ – Incognito Records (Germany)
-2000 Sonny Vincent – Resistor – 7″ – NDN Records (Texas, USA)
-2000 Testors featuring Sonny Vincent – New York City Punk Rock 1979 – LP (vinyl) – Rave Up Records (Italy)
-2000 Sonny Vincent and The Safety Pins – Power Ride – EP – Munster Records (Spain)
-2001 Sonny Vincent – Hell”s Kitchen – CD/LP – Munster Records (Spain)
-2003 Sonny Vincent – The Good, the Bad, the Ugly – CD/LP – Empty Records (Germany), Munster Records (Spain), Acetate Records (USA)
-2003 Testors featuring Sonny Vincent – Complete Recordings 1976-79 – 2CD/doubleLP – Swami Records (USA)
-2003 Sonny Vincent/Jimmy Page – A Good Day for Rock/Wailing Sounds – saw-blade shaped 7″- Empty Records (Germany)
-2003 Sonny Vincent – My Guitar b/w Funny Now (she blew it) – 7″ – Flapping Jet Records (USA)
-2005 Sonny Vincent – Soul Mates – CD – Disturbed/Cargo Records (Germany)
-2006 Sonny Vincent – P.I.N.S. – 2CD – NDN Records (USA)
-2007 Sonny Vincent – Switchblade Summer – CD – Nest Of Vipers Records (France)
-2008 Sonny Vincent”-Testors Live” – Vinyl LP – Incognito Records (Germany)
-2009 Sonny Vincent – Semper Fidelis – LP – Rockin” Bones Records (Italy) 3 LP set
-2009 Sonny Vincent – Semper Fidelis – CD – PukeandvomitRecords (USA)
-2009 Sonny Vincent – Sonny Vincent With Members Of Rocket From The Crypt–CD LP-We Deliver The Guts/Cargo Records(Germany)
-2010 Model Prisoners Featuring:Sonny Vincent And Bob Stinson – Cow Milking Music – LP incl CD-Disturbed Records Distro Cargo
-2010 Sonny Vincent – Sonny Vincent With Members Of Rocket From The Crypt – Complete Studio Recordings And Exclusive Live Performances–CD-We Deliver The Guts/Cargo Records(Germany)
-2010 Testors – Two Sides Of Death – Vinyl 7″ 45 record – Windian Records (USA) *Two exclusive tracks
-2011 Sonny Vincent – Bizarro Hymns – LP and CD package – Still Unbeatable Records (Germany)
-2012 Testors – Time Is Mine” “Together” (This) Time Is Mine” – Vinyl 7″ 45 record – Windian Records (USA) *one exclusive bonus track track.
-2012 Sonny Vincent and The Bad Reactions – Sonny Vincent and The Bad Reactions – 7″ – tREND iS dEAD! records (USA)
-2012 FURY – FLYING” “100 Proof” – Vinyl 7″ 45 record – HOZAC Records (USA)
– 2013 Sonny Vincent James Brown’s Evil Son – Vinyl 7″ 45 BOXED HAND PAINTED – OX Fanzine release/Joachim Hiller (Germany)
– 2013 Sonny Vincent ULTRAMAFIC – Vinyl LP- NB Records/Stefan Lorchner (Germany)
– 2013 Sonny Vincent – A Testament To The Spirit Of Music – CD and Fanzine – Episode Sounds (Japan)
– 2014 Sonny Vincent – Cyanide Consomme – VINYL LP and CD – Big Neck Records (USA)
– 2014 TESTORS/Sonny Vincent – Complete Recordings 1976-1979 – re-release- Double VINYL and Double CD – Alien Snatch Records (Germany)
– 2014 Sonny Vincent and Spite – Spiteful featuring Rat Scabies, Glen Matlock and Steve Mackay – released on vinyl and CD formats – Ultramafic Records USA and Still Unbeatable Records Germany

Label:

Still Unbeatable Records