Peter and the Test Tube Babies are an English punk rock band, formed in Peacehaven, Sussex in 1978, by Derek "Strangefish" Greening and Peter Bywaters. Due to their humorous tongue-in-cheek lyrics, they have been considered part of the Punk pathetique subgenre.
History Peter and the Test Tube Babies were first featured in Sounds magazine in July 1980, and after a John Peel Radio One session, made their vinyl debut on the Brighton compilation album Vaultage 78.
In recent years the band has played at festivals including the 11th Antifest in 2005. They also had two songs on the Oi! compilation Oi! the Album in that same year. They favoured absurd lyrics and strange titles, such as "The Queen Gives Good Blow Jobs". In 1982, they covered the chart-topping Gary Glitter hit "I'm the Leader of the Gang (I Am)" on their album Pissed and Proud.
When the band is not touring, Bywaters offers English as a second language tuition on a live-in basis at his home in Brighton.
Strangefish currently hosts a punk rock radio show with Jimmy Skurvi of the Brighton punk band, Skurvi, on Brighton's Radio Reverb. The shows are also shown every week on his podcast page.
In 2017, Bywaters was refused entry and deported from the US; he stated that this occurred because he had imitated Donald Trump the previous year; U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said it was because he had the wrong visa.
Members Current line-up Peter Bywaters — Vocals Derek "Strangefish" Greening — Guitar Michael ’Tat’ Tatler- Bass Sam Fuller — Drums Andy ‘Aggro’ Stenning - Guitar
Original line-up Peter Bywaters — Vocals Derek "Strangefish" Greening — Guitar Chris "Trapper" Marchant — Bass Trev Rutherford — Drums
Discography Albums Pissed and Proud, 1982 The Mating Sounds of South American Frogs, 1983 Journey to the Centre of Johnny Clarke's Head, 1984 The Loud Blaring Punk Rock LP, 1985 Soberphobia, 1986 Live and Loud!! - More Chin Shouting, 1990 The $hit Factory, 1990 Cringe, 1991 Supermodels, 1995 Schwein Lake Live, 1996 Alien Pubduction, 1998 A Foot Full of Bullets, 2005 Piss Ups, 2012 That Shallot, 2017 Fuctifano, 2020
EPs and singles "Banned From The Pubs", 1982 "Run Like Hell", 1982 3 x 45, 1983 The Jinx, 1983 Zombie Creeping Flesh, 1983 Pressed for Ca$h EP, 1984 Rotting in the Fart Sack EP, 1985 Key To The City, 1986 Fuck The Millennium, 2000 (Free New Year's Eve Sampler)
Compilation appearances Vaultage 78, 1978 Oi The Album "Rob A Bank (Wanna)" 1980 The Kids Are United "Rob A Bank" 1981 Carry On Oi "Transvestite", "Maniac"1981 The Secret Life of Punks "Maniac" 1982 Punk and Disorderly, 1982 There Is No Future "Banned From The Pubs", "Up Yer Bum" 1984 Angels With Dirty Faces "Banned From The Pubs", "Moped Lads" 1984 Viva La Revolution "Run Like Hell" 1985 The Best of Peter and the Test Tube Babies, 1988 Oi Chartbusters Vol.5 "Transvestite" 1989 Test Tube Trash, 1994 The Punk Singles Collection, 1995
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Official Homepage Discography