Elti Fits
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Elti Fits were a punk rock
band in Manchester
, England
in the late seventies and early eighties.
Their manager was Paula Cooke (née Greatbatch) aka Ruth Putrid.
On 10 October 1980 they topped a bill of five bands at the Manchester Polytechnic Student Union
bar that included U2
.
They worked with Joy Division and a bootleg copy of their music has found its way onto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3MTFQFN2k8,YouTube.
Their only record was a three track EP.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in the late seventies and early eighties.
Description
The members were:- Bass - Nigel Ross
- Drums - Karl BurnsKarl BurnsKarl Burns is a British musician best known as drummer for The Fall, featuring in many incarnations of the band between 1977 and 1998....
- Guitar - Graham Ellis
- Vocals - Sarah Keynes
Their manager was Paula Cooke (née Greatbatch) aka Ruth Putrid.
Activities
The band did a session for John Peel on 4 September 1979 followed by a roadshow in 1980.On 10 October 1980 they topped a bill of five bands at the Manchester Polytechnic Student Union
MMUnion
MMUnion is the students' union of Manchester Metropolitan University, an institution of higher education and research in North West England. Named Manchester Metropolitan Students' Union , until July 2005; and Manchester Polytechnic Students' Union before the institution gained its university...
bar that included U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
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They worked with Joy Division and a bootleg copy of their music has found its way onto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3MTFQFN2k8,YouTube.
Their only record was a three track EP.