The Victims

The Victims was Punk band from New York that was active from 1976 to 1979. Regulars at Max's Kansas City, CBGB's, Club 57, Irving Plaza, and Copperfield's, The Victims were more Garage Punk (60's style) than proper Punk, but they fielded enough of a Heartbreakers style sleaze sound to make them popular feature on the New York toilet circuit in the late 70's. They even supported supported Sid Vicious when he played upstairs at Max's in September 1978. Their recorded legacy was three singles and one LP, and their other claim to fame was that they were the only band other than the Misfits that Glenn Danzig released on his Plan 9 Records. Unfortunately, he later said he regretted it because, as he told Touch & Go magazine, Annette "really sucked", even though it doesn't. (Singer Rick Riley - or Richard Reilly depdnding on which source you use - actually played with the Misfits, on guitar, in October 1978, stepping in for Franché Coma, who had quit two shows before the end of a tour.) The Victims split in 1979 after recording their one and only album, Real Wild Child. Bassist Steve Berman then rehearsed with Cheetah Chrome (ex-Dead Boys) but nothing came of it, and released a solo single in 1980 under the name Brian & The Fear (Go To A Bullfight, Tu-Tu Records). Guitarist Barry Ryan later played with The Rockats, Lucky Seven and Gary Setzer. Berman and Riley reformed The Victims in 2004.

Real Wild Child (1979)

01 - (Gotta Find A) Substitute

02 - Real Wild Child

03 - Lost & Found

04 - Buy Your Love

05 - Nothin' Of My Own

06 - Head

07 - Victims Theme

08 - What I Want

09 - Too Late

10 - Nobody But You

11 - Dance With You

12 - She's So Hot

13 - Annette

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