Vice Squad is a punk rock band formed in 1978 in Bristol, England. The band formed from two other local punk bands The Contingent and TV Brakes. The original band line-up also played under The Name "The Sex Aids". Songwriter and vocalist Beki Bondage (born Rebecca Louise Bond) has been with the band in the original line-up and when the band reformed in 1998. She is often cited as being the first punk pin-up featuring on the front cover of a number of influential music tabloids such as Melody Maker, NME, and Smash Hits. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... In music, a band is a company of musicians, or musical ensemble, usually popular or folk, playing parts of or improvising a musical arrangement on different musical instruments. ... This article is about the English city of Bristol. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Beki Bondage (born Rebecca Louise Bond, on 3 June 1963, in Bristol, England) is a female musician in the punk band Vice Squad. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was (until its closure) the worlds oldest weekly music newspaper. ... The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a music magazine in the UK which has been published weekly since March 1952. ... Smash Hits is a British music magazine aimed primarily at teenage girls. ...

Members

Current line-up:

• Beki Bondage - Songwriter, vocals
• Paul Rooney - Songwriter, guitars
• Michael Gianquinto - Bass guitar
• Tony Piper - Drums

Past members: Beki Bondage (born Rebecca Louise Bond, on 3 June 1963, in Bristol, England) is a female musician in the punk band Vice Squad. ...

• Dave Bateman - Songwriter, guitars
• Mark Hambly - Bass guitar
• Shane Baldwin - Drums
• Lia - Vocals (on the album Shot Away)
• Sooty - Guitar (on the album Shot Away)

Discography

• Last Rockers (1980) EP
• Resurrection (1981) EP
• No Cause for Concern (1981)
• Live in Sheffield (1981)
• Stand Strong, Stand Proud (1982)
• Stand Strong (1982) EP
• State of the Nation (1982) EP
• Shot Away (1985)
• Live and Loud!! (1988)

Reformed in 1998: 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• Get a Life (1999)
• Resurrection (1999)
• Lo-Fi Life (2000)
• Rich and Famous (2004)

1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Resurrection is an album by British punk band Vice Squad, released in 1999. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Vice Squad fan page
• Allmusic.com entry
• Vice Squad Lyrics