South East Londoner's LITTLE BO BITCH arrived at the height of the PUNK era. They played at the infamous ROXY CLUB in OCTOBER 1977 and gigged around the capital the following year. They signed to EMI subsidiary COBRA RECORDS in '79 and continued to play regularly at venues like THE MARQUEE, NASHVILLE, MUSIC MACHINE and even put in a ' first on the bill ' appearance at the REDDING FESTIVAL in AUGUST. The bands musicianship was strong and they had a charismatic GARRY HALTON like front man in the form of TONY WILSON. Their debut '45 '' It's Only Love '' dropped in SEPTEMBER and the year was finished off with a full UK TOUR to promote their DEBUT LP
Cobra Records ad's for the Debut '45 and LP
The ANDY ARTHURS produced LP contained a dozen original, melodic and powerful numbers, all geared towards the prevailing NEW WAVE market. The LP's opener: '' TAKE IT EASY { LIGHTS OUT OVER LONDON } '' was released as as single in FEBURARY 1980. It's an arresting period piece , with lyrics informed by recent INDUSTRIAL UNREST and the 1979 OIL CRISIS. Curiously, the record garnered scant attention and subsequently COBRA RECORDS ran out of money and folded. The band immediately split and guitarist STEVE CARROLL joined the ' NEW WAVE OF BRITISH HEAVY METAL ' act PRYING MANTIS. Footage on YouTube indicates the band regrouped in some form a few years later, but sadly, no further records appeared
