Snuff (British band)

For the country rock band active in the early 1980s, see Snuff (country rock band)

Snuff
Snuff in May 2009
Background information
Origin	Hendon, London
Genres	Punk rock
Years active	1986-1991, 1994-present
Labels	10past12records, Fat Wreck Chords, K Records, Pizza Of Death Records, Union 2112
Members	Duncan Redmonds – Drums and vocals Loz Wong – Guitar and backing vocals Wesley J Wasley - Bass and backing vocals Oliver Stewart – Trombone Lee Murphy – Keyboards and backing vocals
Past members	Simon Wells – Guitar and vocals Andy Crighton – Bass Dave Redmonds – Trombone Lee Batsford/Erinmez – Bass and backing vocals Sarah de Courcy-Aston – Keyboards Terry Edwards – Keyboards and brass Paul Thomson – Guitar and vocals

Snuff are a British punk rock band formed in Hendon in 1986. The original line-up was Duncan Redmonds on drums and vocals, Simon Wells on guitar and vocals and Andy Crighton on bass, with Dave Redmonds being added to the line-up on trombone before the release of Flibbiddydibbiddydob.

Snuff have released their material through a variety of independent record labels including their own, 10past12records, as well as on Fat Wreck Chords a label owned by Fat Mike of NOFX.

History

The band signed to the Workers Playtime label and their first release was the Not Listening Anymore EP, which received regular airplay from BBC Radio 1 disc jockey John Peel, and reached number nine in the UK Independent Chart. Their first album was named Snuff Said, but the full album name was Snuffsaidbutgorblimeyguvstonemeifhedidn'tthrowawobblerchachachachachachachachachachachayou'regoinghomeinacosmicambience, which started their habit of playing on their supposed Cockney roots. The album peaked at number three on the UK Indie Chart.

Following up from their first album was the 'mini-album' Flibbiddydibbiddydob, featuring mainly cover versions and TV commercial jingles reworked by the band. The release was the subject of a disagreement with the British Phonographic Industry (BPI); Snuff maintained it was an EP, and as such should be eligible for the UK Singles Chart, but the BPI insisted on classifying it as an album because of the large number of tracks.

In 1991, Snuff split up. During this period all three members applied to be the bassist for Leatherface. The break-up also spawned Guns n' Wankers and Your Mum.

Following a reformation of the original line-up in 1994, along with permanent Hammond and trombone, Simon Wells left the band and was replaced by Loz Wong who had played in Your Mum with Simon. A while later Andy Crighton was replaced by Lee Erinmez (née Batsford) on bass. They released a Christmas single, the theme to "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?". Steve Lamacq has also featured Snuff on his radio show. Simon Wells has since formed the band, Southport, and has played occasionally with Duncan under the name Footballer's Wives.

In 2005, Snuff released a greatest hits double album. Also in 2005, Duncan Redmonds released a self-titled solo project CD Billy No Mates, and at live shows his solo material is combined with some Snuff and Guns n' Wankers songs. Billy No Mates have two touring bands, one in Japan and one in the UK, and Redmonds has recorded different EP's with each band.

In 2006 a new band called Pot Kettle Black formed. This featured Redmonds on drums, Wells on guitar, and Wes Wasley completing the trio on bass. The line-up played a mixture of old Snuff songs (generally up until Demmamussabebonk), and new material in the same vein. The project was pronounced 'dead' by Redmonds on the 10 Past 12 Records website guestbook in August 2007. Since then, Redmonds has played a series of gigs in Japan with Duncan's Divas, and embarked on solo acoustic gigs in the UK.

In 2008, a brief tour of Japan was announced, featuring gigs in Tokyo. Following this, the band continued to gig in 2009, supporting NOFX in Birmingham and London on their UK tour, and played both the Reading and Leeds Festivals.

Bubble and Squeak

In 2009, Duncan Redmonds released Bubble and Squeak. The album featured collaborations with numerous members of the punk fraternity, including Fat Mike from NOFX, Frankie Stubbs from Leatherface and Ken Yokoyama from the Japanese punk band Hi-Standard, as well as former and current members of Snuff, Billy No Mates and Pot Kettle Black. Notably, the album also included a new track recorded by Guns N Wankers, the first since bassist Jools Parkin suffered a brain haemorrhage.

Don't Wake Up The Kids

In March 2010, an album titled Don't Wake Up The Kids, which featured acoustic tracks recorded by Duncan Redmonds, Joey Cape of Lagwagon and Ken Yokoyama of Hi-Standard was released on Inyaface Records. To coincide with the release of the album, Duncan Redmonds and Joey Cape toured Japan, playing a series of acoustic shows.

2011 to present

The band undertook another short tour of Japan in 2011, as well as the recording and release of a tour EP, entitled 5-4-3-2-1 Ding-a-Ling Yahon, which consisted of new songs and Japanese covers.

In spring 2012, the band took to the road for a 10-date UK tour, with Oliver Stewart taking over trombone duties from Dave Redmonds. Shows included The Borderline, London and Trillians, Newcastle. Snuff also appeared at the 2012 Rebellion festival, in Blackpool, alongside bands such as Rancid and SNFU, as well as being lead support for the summer 2012 NOFX UK tour.

In 2012, Snuff recorded their first full-length album since 2003's Disposable Income (album). The album titled 5-4-3-2-1 Perhaps? contains 12 new tracks and was released on 8 January 2013. The vinyl was released in black vinyl, limited edition purple vinyl with green haze (407 copies) and even more limited green vinyl with Fat Record Store labels (100 copies). The album also came as a CD version along with a Japanese issue with exclusive artwork.

In August 2015, Snuff completed a full UK tour supporting Bad Religion. In February 2016, they celebrated '30 Years of Snuff' with a full UK tour.

2019 saw a new line-up with Wes Wasley of Consumed (band) replacing Lee Erinmez, and in September a new album - There's A Lot of It About on Fat Wreck Chords, which was recorded in 2018.

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

Album	Year
Snuff Said	1989
Reach	1992
Demmamussabebonk	1996
Potatoes and Melons Wholesale Prices Straight from the Lock Up	1997
Tweet Tweet My Lovely	1998
Numb Nuts	2000
Disposable Income	2003
Greasy Hair Makes Money	2004
5-4-3-2-1-Perhaps?	2013
There's A Lot Of It About	2019

Extended plays

Album	Year
Flibbiddydibbiddydob	1990
Schminkie Minkie Pinkie	1998
Sweet Days	2000
Blue Gravy Phase 9	2001
No Biting!	2016

Compilation albums

Album	Year
Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other: 1986-2002 (double album)	2005

Live albums

Album	Year
Kilburn National 27.11.90	1995
Caught In Session (Taken from BBC Radio 1 Evening Sessions)	1997
Kilburn National / Caught In Session (double album)	2003

Singles

• "Not Listening" (7"/CD)
• "1990 Tour Flexi" (7")
• "Cubical" (7")
• "That's Fine" (7"/CD)
• "100% Recyclable Punk" (7")
• "100% Recyclable Punk" (7") (limited edition of 25 with different sleeve for Japanese tour)
• "Christmas Single" (Theme from Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads? (7"))
• "Long Ball To No-One" (7"/CD)
• "Do Do Do EP" (7"/CD)
• "Gandara and Friends" (7"/CD)
• "Nick Motown" (7"/CD) ("Scminkie Minkie Pinkie" (US) (7"/CD))
• "Yuki" (7"/CD)
• "In The Fishtank" (CD)
• "Oishe Deh" (CD)
• "Australian Tour" (7"/CD)
• "Down By Yurr" (7"/CD)
• "What's In The Pasties" (CD)
• "Sweet Days" (7"/CD)
• "Blue Gravy" (2x7"/CD)
• "VS Urban Dub" (CD)
• "Blue Gravy Dub Versions" (CD)
• "Chocs Away" (CD)
• "Blue Gravy VS Urban Dub" (CD)
• "Innafayce" (CD)
• "A Lover's Concerto" (Digital download only)
• "5-4-3-2-1 Ding-a-Ling Yahon" (CD)
• "In the Stocks" (7"/Digital download)

Comedy, cover versions and theme tunes

• "I Try" (Macy Gray)
• "Purple Haze" (Jimi Hendrix Experience)
• "Wannabe" (Spice Girls)
• "Sound of the Underground" (Girls Aloud)
• "Standing in the Shadows of Love" (The Four Tops)
• "I Will Survive" (Gloria Gaynor)
• "Hazy Shade Of Winter" (Simon & Garfunkel)
• "Soul Limbo" (Booker T. & the M.G.'s)
• "Match of the Day" (Theme Tune)
• "I Think We're Alone Now" (Tommy James & the Shondells, Tiffany)
• "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" (Blue Öyster Cult)
• "Rivers of Babylon" (Melodians, Boney M)
• "City Baby Attacked by Rats" (GBH)
• "Do Nothing" (The Specials)
• "You're Wondering Now" (Andy & Joey)
• "Theme from Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?"
• "The Rockafeller Skank" (Fatboy Slim)
• "Gandhara" (Godiego)
• "Flake" (Cadbury)
• "On The Outside" (No Use for a Name)
• "Shake n Vac" (Glade)
• "I Can See Clearly Now" (Johnny Nash)
• "Yes! We Have No Bananas" (Frank Silver and Irving Cohn), covered on In the Fishtank EP in various languages under names 'Bananas', 'No Tenemos', 'Vi Har Inge Bananer', and 'Wir Haben Keine Bananen'

Videos

• High Octane Video Wounders (DVD/VHS)

External links

• Snuff on Facebook
• Snuff on Instagram
• Snuff on Myspace
• SnuffBand.com