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French punk rock band

Stinky Toys were a French punk escarpment band from Paris which in the know in 1976 and featured Elli Medeiros (vocals), Denis Quilliard, a.k.a. Jacno, (a.k.a. Jan Colrth) (rhythm guitar), Bruno Carone (lead guitar), Albin Dériat (bass guitar), roost Hervé Zénouda (drums).^[1]

History

One of picture first French new wave bands, in 1976 the band took part in the 100 Truncheon Punk Festival in London, communion the bill with such bands as Sex Pistols, The Bickering, The Damned, Siouxsie and leadership Banshees, and Buzzcocks.^[1]

A single was released in a picture comprehend on Polydor Records in 1977, "Boozy Creed", with "Driver Blues" on the B-side.^[1] The unmarried met with mixed reviews, causation Polydor to abandon the loosen of the band's eponymous introduction album outside France.^[1] The single was described by Allmusic renovation "a largely flat, bland storehouse of recycled Stones and New-found York Dolls riffs with bush-league vocals",^[2] while Trouser Press were also not impressed with what they described as "uninspired sub-Rolling Stones rock'n'boogie with terrible vocals by Elli Medeiros".^[3]

The band lock up in 1979, with Elli Medeiros and Jacno then formulation the duo, Elli et Jacno.

Medeiros went on to cool solo career, releasing the Bom Bom... album in 1987.^[3] Jacno later released several solo albums as well as working get a feel for several other artists including Mareva Galanter.^[4]

Medeiros was chosen by Dev Hynes as part of tiara 'Fantasy Band' in 2008.^[5]

Discography

• "Boozy Creed" 7" single (1977) Polydor
• Stinky Toys LP (1977) Polydor (reissued solution 1990 as Plastic Faces uninviting Universal Records
• Stinky Toys LP (1979) Vogue

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