Fruit Eating Bears

Formed in true Punk Rock style in late 1976 as the Tricycle Turds, the band found it difficult to get gigs, so renamed themselves The Fruit Eating Bears and started gigging in London in June 1977. They played all the favourite haunts (The Vortex, 100 Club, Red Cow, Hope & Anchor etc.) and supported all the major punk bands (The Clash, The Damned, The Adverts etc.) and they made it on to News At Ten when they headlined the City Rock ‘77 Punk festival in Chelmsford (Saturday 17th September). The compere, John Peel, later said in the press: "I thought the Fruit Eating Bears to be thoroughly jolly". All this activity brought them to the attention of record producer Vic Maile who, having seen them live, took a keen interest. Vic was one of the most successful producers of the time (working on hit records by Eddie & The Hot Rods, Dr Feelgood, Tom Robinson etc.) and he worked his magic on the Fruit Eating Bears, recording their debut single "Chevy Heavy"/"Fifties Cowboy". Released on Lightning Records in February 1978, it reached No.5 in the Sounds New Wave chart.

Door In My Face (1978)

01 - Indian Giver

02 - Fifties Cowboy

03 - Flirt In A Skirt

04 - 1-30, 2-30, 3-35

05 - Love Comes In Spurts

06 - High School Lover (In The U.K.)

07 - Shop Door Squeeze

08 - Chevy Heavy

09 - Green Love

10 - Egyptian P.T.

11 - I Don't Wanna Be The One

12 - Going Thru The Motions

13 - Remand Wing

14 - Door In My Face

Gentle Creatures Despite Their Fierce Appearance (1999)

01 - Door In My Face

02 - Indian Giver

03 - Fifties Cowboy

04 - Flirt In A Skirt

05 - 1-30, 2-30, 3-35

06 - Love Comes In Spurts

07 - High School Lover (In The U.K.)

08 - Shop Door Squeeze

09 - Chevy Heavy

10 - Green Love

11 - Egyptian P.T.

12 - I Don't Wanna Be The One

13 - Going Thru The Motions

14 - Remand Wing

15 - Door In My Face (2nd Version)

16 - Seven And Seven Is

17 - Flies

18 - Heaven (In The Palm Of My Hand)

19 - I Met Her In A Magazine

20 - Croydon Girls

21 - High School Lover (In The U.K.)

22 - Remand Wing

23 - Disco Bop

24 - Love Comes In Spurts

25 - Flies

26 - Egyptain P.T.

27 - I'm Down

28 - Chevy Heavy

29 - The North Is Dying

30 - Bearocker

31 - Numbers

32 - Green Love

Twist And Shout EP (2008)

01 - Twist And Shout

02 - Flies

03 - Let's Dance

04 - Louie Louie

05 - 7 And 7 Is

Merseybeat And Beyond (2008)

01 - Some Other Guy

02 - Gloria

03 - Let's Dance

04 - Honey Bee

05 - Chills

06 - Baby Please Don't Go

07 - Slowdown

08 - Walking The Dog

09 - Cavern Stomp

10 - Oh Yeah

11 - Bearocker

12 - Shimmy Shimmy

The Lost 1977 Punk Recordings (2013)

01 - Come On

02 - Chevy Heavy

03 - Little Girl

04 - High School Lover

05 - Lets Dance

06 - Disco Bop

07 - Twist And Shout

08 - Down To The Cavern

09 - Fifties Cowboy

10 - Slowdown

11 - Party

12 - Flies

13 - Green Love

14 - Louie Louie

15 - Honey Bee

16 - Walking The Dog

17 - 7 And 7 Is

Leather Jackets, Winkle Picker Boots On The Ground Single (2013)

01 - Leather Jackets, Winkle Picker Boots On The Ground

Singles, Demo's & Live 1977/78 (2016)

01 - Door In My Face

02 - Going Thru' The Motions

03 - Chevy Heavy

04 - Fifties Cowboy

05 - 1.30 2.30 3.35

06 - Indian Giver

07 - Love Comes In Spurts

08 - Flirt In A Skirt

09 - High School Lover (In The U.K.)

10 - Shop Door Squeeze

11 - I Don't Wanna Be The One

12 - Egyptian P.T.

13 - Green Love

14 - Remand Wing

15 - Seven And Seven Is

16 - Flies

17 - Heaven (In The Palm Of My Hand)

18 - I Met Her In A Magazine

19 - Croydon Girls

20 - Disco Bop

21 - I'm Down

No Submission To The Eurovision (A Song For Europe) EP (2018)

01 - No Submission To The Eurovision (A Song For Europe)

02 - Croydon Girls (Studio Version)

03 - Bit Of Vice

04 - Door In My Face (2nd Version)

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