The Prefects
The Prefects
Top Songs
| 1 | Penny DropsE | ||
| 2 | AchieveE | ||
| 3 | WizardE | ||
| 4 | How It GoesE | ||
| 5 | You Make the Sun ShineE |
Albums
Nov 2023 • 1 song
Apr 2023 • 4 songs
Jan 2023 • 1 song
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Biography
Reputedly the first punk band from Birmingham, the Prefects became the much longer-running Nightingales before they made their official recorded debut in 1980. Motivated by Ramones and the Sex Pistols, they also referred to such proto-punk acts as Captain Beefheart and New York Dolls, and created an identity all their own, despite their short lifespan. The Prefects' studio legacy consists of two Peel Sessions that have been supplemented with assorted live recordings, anthologized most extensively by Amateur Wankers (Acute, 2004) and Going Through the Motions (Call of the Void,...