Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias
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Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias | |
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| Origin | Manchester, England |
| Genres | Comedy, rock, punk |
| Years active | 1973–1982 |
| Labels | Stiff, Transatlantic, Logo, Overground Records |
| Past members | Chris "C.P." Lee Bruce Mitchell Jimmy Hibbert Bob Harding Simon White Tony Bowers Ray "Mighty Mongo" Hughes Les Prior |
Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias were an English comedy rock band, formed in Manchester, England in 1973.[1] Their story is told in CP Lee's book When We Were Thin (published 2007 by Hotun Press). The name of the band is a corruption of the Latin American band Alberto y Los Trios Paraguayos.
Career
Created in 1972 by former member of Greasy Bear,
Richard Hell and The Voidoids, The Dictators, The Jam, Siouxsie and The Banshees, Tonight and Blondie. As with many comedy ensembles, the Albertos belied their comic aspirations by their exemplary musicianship,[1]
and they released three albums and a variety of spoof discs, culminating in the musical play, Snuff Rock.
Sleak (aka Snuff Rock), inspired by the then recent film, leukaemia, which left a large gap in the group.[1]
After their nationally networked TV show Teach Yourself Gibberish, and a crack at America with Sleak, the Albertos disbanded in 1982.
The band's brand of spoof rock has been said to be in the same English tradition as that of the
doppelgängers".[citation needed
]
Discography
Albums
- Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias – Transatlantic Records, 1976
- Italians From Outer Space – Transatlantic Records, 1977
- Skite – Logo Records, 1978[1]
- TV Sweat - Fiction Records, 1981 (Credited as 'CP Lee and Alberto Y Los Trios Paranoias')
Compilation albums
- The Worst of the Berts – Logo, 1980
- Snuff Rock – the Best of the Albertos – Mau Mau, 1991
- Radio Sweat – Overground Records, 1996
- Mandrax Sunset Variations – Castle Records, 2001
Singles
- "Dread Jaws"/"De Version"* (1976) Transatlantic
- Snuff Rock EP – "Kill", "Gobbing On Life", "Snuffin' Like That", "Snuffin' In A Babylon" (1977) Stiff
- "Old Trust"/"Neville"/"Teenager in Shtuck" (1977) Logo
- "Heads Down No Nonsense Mindless Boogie"/"Thank You"/F*** You"*/"Dead Meat Part II"* (1978) Logo (UK #47)[2]
- "F**k You"*/"Dead Meat Part II"* (1978) Logo
- "Juan Lopez"/"Teenage Paradise"/"Dead Meat part III"* (1978) Logo
- "Cruisin' With Santa"*/"Eye and Eye"* (1982) New Hormones
(* Non-album tracks)
References
- ^ ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
- ISBN 1-84195-335-0
External links
- Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias discography at Discogs
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