Wrist Action

Roderick Johnson sent us this e-mail, so we thought we'd better get the band onto the site.

"What no Wrist Action on your website? Here's a history of Wrist Action as written by Mark Passi, their drummer who is now living in Italy. I hope you add it to your website as I am sure there are many people that have great memories of seeing them at the Bucaneer, Alhambra and even at the Suite. I will have to see if I can find the photos I took of them at some of their concerts and send them to you.

Here's Mark's history:-

Founded by Passi & Payne in Nov 1976 after hearing Anarchy in The UK for the first time - at the time they were playing in a funk band trio with Bob Grover (Tempus Fugit). The band quickly went from playing a debut at a youth club in Hangleton in March 77 to headlining Brighton Art College main hall in April 1977.

They organised and played the Fuck The Jubilee gig with the Piranhas. By the end of the year they were being featured in a 'punk' rock documentary based in Brighton with The Molesters - shown in 1978 on Southern TV.

During the documentary they were filmed being offered a recording contract by Lightening Records after a gig at the Buccaneer. They later found out that there were conditions attached, such as: they had to cover songs taken from an Elvis Costello demo. Needless to say, they turned it down and soon after the band split in December 1977.

Their sound was a mix between Dr. Feelgood and the Damned. Some song titles : Get Yourself Some Wrist Action, You Make Me Puke, West Worthing, Looking For A Victim."

Below: Wrist Action at the Buccaneer.
Left to right: Pete Smith, Tommy Maltby, Mark Passi