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The Zeros | |
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| Origin | England, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Punk rock |
| Years active | 1977–1979, 1988, 2000s-20?? |
| Labels | Small Wonder Records ROK Records |
| Past members | Steve Godfrey Phil Gaylor Steve Cotton Paul Miller |
| Website | The Zeros (UK) myspace page |
The Zeros were one of the early English punk groups, as chronicled in Henrik Poulsen's book 77: The Year of Punk and New Wave . [1] [2]
Originally a trio, they were led by Steve Godfrey (guitar/vocals, b.1959, Walthamstow, London), the cousin of Jerry Shirley of Humble Pie. The two other members were Phil Gaylor (drums/vocals) and Steve Cotton (bass/vocals). [3] They released a single called "Hungry" in November 1977 on the Small Wonder Records label. [4] [5] [6] "Hungry" was No 1 in the NME punk chart. That same month, they recorded four songs, including "Hungry," for BBC Radio 1 with John Peel. [7] Paul Miller (guitar/vocals) joined in early 1978. The same year Hugh Stanley Clark became their manager and re signed the band to "The Label". They released a second single a year later, "What's Wrong with Pop Group". [8] [9]
Somewhere in the 2000s, Steve Godfrey created a Myspace page, and posted The Zeros entire discography as well as a series of previously unheard recording sessions and demos. [10]
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