The Barracudas are an English

England

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 based Anglo

Anglo

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-Canadian band formed in the late 1970s.

The band's original lineup consisted of: Jeremy Gluck (vocals), Robin Wills (guitar and vocals), Starkie Phillips (bass and vocals) and Adam Phillips(drums).

They are notable for their summer 1980 hit single

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 "Summer Fun", which started with an excerpt from a spoof 1960s advertisement for the Plymouth Barracuda

Plymouth Barracuda

The Plymouth Barracuda is a 2-door car that was manufactured by the Plymouth division of the Chrysler Corporation from 1964-1974.The first-generation Barracuda, a fastback A-body coupe based on the Plymouth Valiant, had a distinctive wraparound back glass and was available from 1964-1966.The...

, in which one of the announcers has difficulty pronouncing the word barracuda. The single reached number 37 in the UK Singles Chart

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Originally perceived as a novelty surf act due to the first album

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, subsequent recordings showed them to be a fierce garage rock and roll band, in the mold of the 13th Floor Elevators

13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators were an American rock band from Austin, Texas formed by guitarist and vocalist Roky Erickson, electric jug player Tommy Hall, and guitarist Stacy Sutherland, which existed from 1965 to 1969...

 and The Seeds

The Seeds

The Seeds were an American rock band. The group, whose repertoire spread between garage rock and acid rock, are considered one of the pioneers of punk rock.-History:...

. The band split in 1984, but reformed in 1989 to record "Wait For Everything", and then again in 2005 for the self titled album on NDN. Throughout their career their live performances have been energetic and frenetic.

7" Singles

• "I Want My Woody Back" / "Subway Surfin" Cells CELLOUT 1 (February 1979)
• "Summer Fun" / "Chevy Baby" Zonophone Z5 (July 1980)
• "His Last Summer" / "Barracuda Waver" / "Surfers Are Back" Zonophone Z8 (September 1980)
• "(I Wish It Could Be) 1965 Again" / "Rendezvous" Zonophone Z11 (November 1980)
• "I Can't Pretend" / "K.G.B. (Made a Man Out of Me)" Zonophone Z17 (January 1981)
• "Inside Mind" / "Hour Of Degradation" Flicknife FLS027 (February 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 (September 1984)
• "Live EP" Record Runner RRR-002 (1984)
• "Very Last Day" / "There's A World Out There" Bucketful Of Brains BOB7 (June 1985) Free with magazine
• "Hear Me" / "She Knows" Dog Meat Records Dog022 (1989)
• "Next Time Around" / "Takes What He Wants" Sympathy for The Record Industry SFTRI49 (July 1990)
• "I Thought You Sounded That Way Yesterday" Shake SAL202 (January 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
  Drop Out with The Barracudas
  Drop Out with The Barracudas is the debut album by British surf rock revival band The Barracudas.-Track listing:# "I Can't Pretend" - 2:36# "Violent Times" - 2:46# "Don't Let Go" - 3:28# "Codeine" - 3:39...
  
  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)

External links

• http://www.flamin-groovy.com/ Chris Wilson official website
• The Barracudas' punknet77 entry
• 1998 interview with Jeremy Gluck
• A Barracudas photo gallery
• The Barracudas' punkmodpop.free.fr entry