Clockwork Criminals

Hailing from the South Coast of England from a fairly large town called Hastings, the band started off life called Charlie and the Criminals. They notched up a few gigs under this name before opting for the Clockwork Criminals. Despite the 'Young and Bold' EP coming out in 82 it was recorded in 1980. They played along side most of the other local bands that were around on the same gig circuit like Smeggy and the Cheesybits, The Teenbeats, The Piranhas and just about all the other top South Coast bands. Sadly the band only released one single but also had another track featured on a compilation album called 'Bullshit Detector' that was released on the Crass label. The vocalist and guitarist went on to form Flowers of the Past who gigged a lot in 1982 doing the whole "State of the Nation" tour with Vice Squad and releasing a single called 'The Fuhrer' on Memorial Records. [SOURCE: BORED TEENAGERS]