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Action Swingers
Tim Cedar

Barry Stillwell
Dave Lindsay
Brett Wilder

Action Swingers were an indie rock/garage punk band formed in the late 1980s in New York City, fronted by singer/guitarist Ned Hayden, who was the only constant member. During its history the band featured members of several other bands, both as full members and guest musicians. The band split up in 1998.

History

The band was formed in the late 1980s by Ned Hayden along with

Tim Cedar replaced Bert for live shows in 1993 and a lineup of Hayden, Cedar, and bassist Barry Stillwell recorded tracks in Toe Rag Studios that would later see release as Complete Toe Rag Session.[1][3] J Mascis played drums on two early tracks by the band. Two further albums were released — Decimation Blvd. (1993) and the compilation Quit While You're Ahead (1994) — before the band split up.[1]

A recording of the band's final live performance, in New York in 1998, was released as a live album in 2004.[3] The final lineup comprised Hayden, drummer Dave Lindsay and former Vacant Lot bassist Brett Wilder.[3]

Allmusic writer Erik Hage described the band's sound as "incendiary garage punk".[4] The band were described by The New York Times as "punk without pretences. Brutally elemental and patently obnoxious".[5]

Hayden also formed the Ned Hayden Experience and the Ned Hayden Band. He currently lives in the suburbs of New York City with his wife and daughter.

Discography

Albums
Live
  • Enough Already! ...Live! (2004), Reptilian - recorded 1998
Compilations
  • Quit While You're Ahead (1994), Caroline
  • Complete London Toe Rag Session (1999), Reptilian

EPs

  • More Fast Numbers (1992),
    Wiiija

Singles

  • "Bum My Trip"/"Kicked in the Head" (1989), Noiseville
  • "Fear Of A Fucked Up Planet" (1990), Primo Scree
  • Live At The Sausage Machine - Wiiija Grunge War - Monday 19th October 1992 (1992), Wiiija - split
    flexi-disc
    with Loveblobs, included the track "Courtney Love"
  • "Heavy Medication" (1998), Reptilian
  • "Miserable Life"/"Losing My Cool" (2013), Total Punk

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 1-84195-335-0
    , p. 588
  2. ^ "22/03/1992 - Action Swingers", Keeping It Peel, BBC. Retrieved March 29, 2013
  3. ^ a b c Robbins, Ira & Ferguson, Jason "Action Swingers", Trouser Press. Retrieved March 29, 2013
  4. Allmusic
    . Retrieved March 29, 2013
  5. ^ Schoemer, Karen (1992) "Sounds Around Town", The New York Times, November 6, 1992. Retrieved March 29, 2013
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