The Sting-Rays, ou Stingrays, est un groupe de psychobilly et garage rock britannique, originaire de Londres. David Stubbs, Rob Young Ace Records: Labels Unlimited 2008 p.87 Another example of the type of group Big Beat worked with was The Stingrays. As Alec Palao, the American-based English expat, one time member of the band and subsequent Ace consultant, recalls: "The band was an amalgam of everything we were into, be it rockabilly, garage punk, 1970s punk, surf, northern soul, folk-rock; we were omnivores. The Stingrays were the classic example of a band who had supersized on Ace's ever-increasing and eclectic output of lost music.</ref> Martin Jones Lover, Buggers, and Thieves 1900486415 2005 page 153 ; This, and the fact that Big Beat were releasing ... ...played a track by then-current psychobilly band The Stingrays.<ref> Marc Masters No Wave 2007 Volumes 287-292 p.267 "as punk rock mutated into psychobilly there was a demand for an outlet for the primordial rock music of such acts as Johnny & The Jammers, The Meteors, The Stingrays and The Cramps - and in 1980 the Big Beat label was born. George Gimarc Post Punk Diary: 1980-1982 1997 031216968X p.275 "The Stingrays are proponents of the "back to Billy Haley ; sound that has been lurking in English basements for the last two years. The Virgin Encyclopedia of R&B and Soul 1998 page 369, ...in the UK where his influence on 'trash' guitar groups, notably the Stingrays and Milkshakes, has been considerable. Maximumrocknroll No.15 ; 1984 The STINGRAYS look rockabilly, act punk, and sound more 60s than anything else (note their covers ...). À ses débuts, le groupe fait partie de la scène psychobilly et joue notamment avec les Cramps et The Cannibals. Son style évolue vers un son plus psychédélique présent sur leur second album Cryptic and Coffee Time.
Membres Alex Croce - chant Mark Hosking - guitare Alec Palao - batterie, chant, orgue, guitare Jon Bridgwood - basse, guitare
Discographie Albums studio 1984 : Dinosaurs (Ace/Big Beat WIKM) 1987 : Cryptic and Coffee Time (Kaleidoscope)
Album live 1985 : Live Retaliation (Media Burn Records) 2010 : Live at the Klub Foot (Cherry Red)
Compilation 2002 : From the Kitchen Sink (Big Beat)
Singles et EP 1983 : On Self Destruct (Big Beat) 1983 : The Crusher (Big Beat) (en tant que Bananamen) 1984 : Escalator (Big Beat) 1985 : Don't Break Down (Big Beat) 1986 : June Rhyme (ABC) 1987 : Behind the Beyond (Kaleidoscope)
Notes et références
Catégorie:Groupe de psychobilly Catégorie:Groupe anglais de garage rock Catégorie:Groupe musical formé en 1981 Catégorie:Groupe musical séparé en 1987 Catégorie:Artiste de Cherry Red