The Paranoids

The Paranoids were a Power Pop and New Wave formed in 1977, in St Albans, Hertforshire, by Nigel Normal (Nigel Woodward, vocals, guitar), Ricky Rickenbacker (Peter Walker, guitar), Dave Campbell (bass) and Graham "Coggs" Campbell (drums). They released three 7" singles on the Hurricane Records imprint. They would have fit in very well on the contemporary Stiff roster: retro-minded, mining the Motown sound and Phil Spector's sing-along, mixed with new wave with a touch of rockabilly and spikier power-pop.