Honey Bane / Fatal Microbes

 

Honey Bane (born Donna Tracy Boylan 4 November 1963, London) is the stage name of the British singer and actress who is possibly best recalled for her 1981 UK Top 30 single “Turn Me On Turn Me Off”. Honey Bane began her musical career at the age of 14 in 1978 when she formed the Punk Rock band the Fatal Microbes. The band released a split 12” record with Anarcho-Punk band Poison Girls the same year. The first single, “Violence Grows” garnered some press attention and was given positive reviews by the British music paper Sounds. After the 1979 breakup of the Fatal Microbes, and a stint in a juvenile detention facility that garnered more press attention, Honey Bane began a collaboration with the Essex-based Anarcho-Punk activist band Crass while she was on the run from the Social Services after serving a sentence at the St. Charles Youth Treatment Centre in Essex. Lending lead vocals and backed by the band under the name Donna and The Kebabs, Crass released the EP “You Can be You” in 1980. That same year, Honey Bane sang vocals for the Post-Punk band Killing Joke on a song entitled “What’s the Matter” during a February 1980 gig at London’s Venue club. The recording was later released as an inclusion on an album entitled “Killing Joke - Live At The Venue LP”. In 1980, she met Sham 69 vocalist Jimmy Pursey who began to manage her musical career. That year she was signed to EMI/Zonophone records for a five year contract.

Fatal Microbes

Violence Grows 7'' (1979)

01 - Violence Grows
02 - Beautiful Pictures
03 - Cry Baby

You Can Be You 7'' (1979)

01 - Girl On The Run
02 - Porno Grows
03 - Boring Conversations

Guilty/Dub 7'' (1980)

01 - Guilty
02 - Guilty Dub

Turn Me On Turn Me Off 7'' (1981)

01 - Turn Me On Turn Me Off
02 - In Dreams

Baby Love 7'' (1981)

01 - Baby Love
02 - Mass Production

Jimmy... (Listen To Me) 7'' (1981)

01 - Jimmy... (Listen To Me)
02 - Jimmy... (Listen To Me) Version 2
03 - Negative Exposure

Wish I Could Be Me 7'' (1982)

01 - Wish I Could Be Me
02 - Childhood Prince

Dizzy Dreamers 7'' (1983)

01 - Dizzy Dreamers
02 - Io's Burning
03 - On Going Situation

Down Thing 7'' (2006)

01 - Down Thing
02 - Got Me All Wrong (Unplugged)

The Bomb 7'' (2014)

01 - The Bomb
02 - Ya Got Me Wrong (Acoustic Version)

The Singles Collection (2014)

01 - Violence Grows
02 - Beautiful Pictures
03 - Girl On The Run
04 - Porno Grows
05 - Boring Conversations
06 - Guilty
07 - Guilty Dub
08 - Turn Me On Turn Me Off
09 - In Dreams
10 - Ain't Nobody's Business
11 - Baby Love
12 - Mass Production
13 - Jimmy... (Listen To Me)
14 - Jimmy... (Listen To Me) (Alt Mix)
15 - Wish I Could Be Me
16 - Childhood Prince

It's A Baneful Life (The Anthology 1978-2015) (2015)

01 - Violence Grows (Fatal Microbes)
02 - Beautiful Pictures (Fatal Microbes)
03 - Cry Baby (Fatal Microbes)
04 - Girl On The Run
05 - Guilty
06 - Mass Production
07 - Turn Me On Turn Me Off
08 - In Dreams
09 - Negative Exposure
10 - Jimmy... (Listen To Me)
11 - Wish I Could Be Me (Club Version)
12 - Childhood Prince
13 - Dizzy Dreamers
14 - Io's Burning
15 - On Going Situation
16 - Guilty (Dub)
17 - Jimmy... (Listen To Me) Version 2
18 - Down Thing
19 - The Bomb
20 - Ya Got Me All Wrong
21 - Violence Grew

Acceptance Of Existence (2015)

01 - The Right Thing To Do!
02 - Downthing
03 - Where Has Everybody Gone
04 - Whose Hell Am I In
05 - Violence Grew
06 - Ya Got Me All Wrong (Naked Version)
07 - Undone
08 - This Ain't Reality!
09 - The Bomb
10 - Don't Tell Me (It Doesn't Matter)
11 - How About This
12 - Ya Got Me All Wrong (Dressed Version)

Poison Girls & Fatal Microbes
Split 12'' (1979)

Poison Girls:
01 – Closed Shop
02 – Piano Lessons

Fatal Microbes:
03 – Violence Grows
04 – Beautiful Pictures

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