The Nips

The Nipple Erectors
Also known as	The Nips
Origin	London, England
Genres	Punk rock
Years active	1976–1981, 2008
Labels	Soho, Chiswick, Big Beat (currently no label)
Associated acts	The Pogues, The Men They Couldn't Hang
Members	Shane MacGowan, Shanne Bradley , Gavin Douglas "Fritz", Michael Cronin
Past members	Roger Towndrow, Arcane Vendetta, Gerry Maccleduff, Rick Collett, Phil Rowland, Mark Harrison, Larry Hinrichs, Gavin Douglas "Fritz" , John Grinton "Grinny", Roger Williams "Travis", Jon Moss, John Hasler,James Fearnley Jacob S. Mason

The Nipple Erectors (also known as The Nips) were an English punk rock band formed in London in 1976 by female punk artist Shanne Bradley and are notable as having been Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan's first musical group.

Initially consisting of vocalist/songwriter Shane MacGowan (known at the time as 'Shane O'Hooligan'), bassist/songwriter/original punk artist Shanne Bradley, guitarist/artist Roger Towndrow and drummer Arcane Vendetta; The Nipple Erectors performed their first gig at The Roxy Club Covent Garden. London in 1977. The band later released four singles and there was one bootleg live album between 1978 and 1981. Inspired by The Stooges, The Nipple Erectors incorporated elements of rockabilly and '60s garage rock into their music.

Following the release of their first single, "King of the Bop"/"Nervous Wreck", in June 1978, on Soho Records, the band renamed themselves The Nips and released the garage punk song "All The Time in the World"/"Private Eye" with Phil Rowland of Eater on drums. By May 1979, the band's line up had changed to include Gavin "Fritz" Douglas, on guitar. The Power pop anthem, "Gabrielle" was released in November 1979, first on Soho Records, and then reissued on Chiswick Records. with John ("Grinny") Grinton (ex Skrewdriver) on drums. By the time of its release, Grinny had been replaced by Roger Travis Williams. Gavin Douglas' guitar playing on this record marked a change in the band's sound to a more melodic style.

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