The Prefects were a punk band from Birmingham. In 1976 singer Robert Lloyd, with guitarist/drummer brothers Alan and Paul Apperley formed after an advert was placed in the Birmingham Evening Mail. They were Birmingham's first punk group.
The band were part of The Clash's 'White Riot Tour', toured with Buzzcocks, played with The Slits, The Fall, The Damned and many others, before recording two sessions for the John Peel radio show.
The band acquired legendary status in the UK, partly because no records were released until the band had split up, and then, only one posthumous single on Rough Trade. However, (and following a semi-official retrospective, The Sound of Tomorrow on Rush Release) in November 2004 a retrospective compilation Amateur Wankers was released by NYC record label Acute Records which, twenty five years after the group's demise, garnered praise all over, from webzines to Rolling Stone. The interest was such that now a Live in 1978 CD was also released on British label Acute Records in 2005.
They are best remembered for their seven-second opus "I've Got V.D.". The Prefects' final line up transformed into The Nightingales after they split.
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September 17, 2001
The Little Civic
Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom1. VD
December 3, 1981
Waurn Ponds Hotel
Geelong, Victoria, AustraliaMay 15, 1979
Digbeth Civic Hall
Birmingham, England, United KingdomOpening act for The Fall
View on Setlist.fm →April 26, 1979
Ajanta Cinema
Derby, England, United KingdomOpening act for The Fall
View on Setlist.fm →February 10, 1979
Fighting Cocks
Birmingham, England, United KingdomOpening act for Spizz Oil
View on Setlist.fm →January 8, 1979
John Peel Sessions, BBC Broadcasting House
London, England, United Kingdom1. Motions
2. Faults
3. Total Luck
4. Barbarellas
November 25, 1978
Huddersfield Polytechnic
Huddersfield, England, United KingdomOpening act for The Mekons
View on Setlist.fm →November 3, 1978
Eric's
Liverpool, England, United KingdomOpening act for The Fall
View on Setlist.fm →October 27, 1978
Festival Suite, Birmingham Co-Op
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom1. It's Not The Prefects
2. Agony Column
3. Going Through the Motions
4. Faults
5. Escort Girls
6. Background Music
7. Bristol Road Leads to Dachau
8. Things in General
9. Barbarellas
10. Disco Stomp
August 11, 1978
John Peel Sessions, BBC Broadcasting House
London, England, United Kingdom1. Things in General
2. Escort Girls
3. Bristol Road Leads to Dachau
4. Agony Column
June 23, 1978
Civic Hall
Stourport-on-Severn, England, United KingdomJune 10, 1978
Rafters
Manchester, England, United Kingdomopening act for The Subway Sect
View on Setlist.fm →May 26, 1978
Mayfair Suite
Birmingham, England, United Kingdomopening act for The Buzzcocks
View on Setlist.fm →March 30, 1978
Victoria Hall
Hanley, England, United KingdomOpening act for The Buzzcocks
View on Setlist.fm →March 24, 1978
Top Rank Suite
Birmingham, England, United KingdomOpening act for The Buzzcocks.
View on Setlist.fm →March 23, 1978
King's Hall
Derby, England, United KingdomOpening act for The Buzzcocks. First show with drummer Adrian.
View on Setlist.fm →March 10, 1978
Huddersfield Polytechnic
Huddersfield, England, United Kingdomopening act for Wire. First show with guitarist Joe Crow.
View on Setlist.fm →February 17, 1978
Dixieland Showbar
Colwyn Bay, Wales, United KingdomLast show with drummer Paul Apperley
View on Setlist.fm →January 14, 1978
Sheffield City Polytechnic
Sheffield, England, United KingdomOpening act for Sham 69
View on Setlist.fm →January 13, 1978
Huddersfield Polytechnic
Huddersfield, England, United KingdomOpening act for Sham 69
View on Setlist.fm →Some of The Prefects's most popular tracks include Going Through the Motions, Total Luck, Things in General, Faults, Escort Girls. Listen to these songs and discover more from their extensive catalog.
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