The Pork Dukes
| Pork Dukes | |
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| Origin | London, England |
| Genres | Punk rock, New Wave |
| Years active | 1976–1979, 1993, 2001–present |
| Labels | Wood, Vinyl Japan, Snail, Damaged Goods, Detour |
| Website | http://www.porkdukes.com/ |
| Members | Colin Goldring Stewart Goldring Vince Santini Bonk |
| Past members | Scabs Germun LePig Mack E. Valley Guardian Angel |
| Pink Pork | |
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| Studio album by Pork Dukes | |
| Released | November 1978 (first pressing) 28 December 1979 (second pressing) |
| Recorded | Late 1977 |
| Genre | Punk Rock, New Wave |
| Label | Wood Records |
| Pig Out Of Hell | |
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| Studio album by Pork Dukes | |
| Released | December 1979 |
| Recorded | May 1978-December 1978 |
| Genre | Punk Rock, New Wave |
| Label | Wood Records |
| Pig ln A Poke | |
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| Studio album by Pork Dukes | |
| Released | January 1982 |
| Recorded | 1978-1979 |
| Genre | Punk Rock, New Wave |
| Label | Wood Records |
| Filthy Nasty | |
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| EP by Pork Dukes | |
| Released | 1994 |
| Recorded | live at London, January 1977 |
| Genre | Punk Rock, New Wave |
| All the Filth! | |
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| Compilation album by Pork Dukes | |
| Released | 1999 |
| Recorded | 1977-1978, 1993 |
| Genre | Punk Rock, New Wave |
| Length | 59:48 |
| Label | Vinyl Japan (Re-issued by Damaged Goods Records, 2007) |
| 2007 reissue cover | |
30th Anniversary Edition
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| Squeal Meat Again | |
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| Live album by Pork Dukes | |
| Released | 2002 |
| Recorded | The Cartoon Club, Croydon, 10 May 2002 |
| Length | 51:55 |
| Label | Snail |
| Producer | Henry Krinkle |
| Kum Kleen! | |
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| Compilation album by Pork Dukes | |
| Released | 2003 |
| Recorded | 1976 − 79 |
| Genre | Punk Rock, New Wave |
| Length | 47:26 |
| Label | Damaged Goods |
The Pork Dukes are an English punk rock band, formed 1976 during the first wave of British punk in London, England.
The band was originally composed of twin brothers and former Gnidrolog members Colin Goldring (vocals / guitar) and Stewart Goldring (guitar / vocals) using the pseudonyms Vilos and Horrendus Styles, respectively – alongside Scabs (aka Rick Kemp of Steeleye Span) (bass guitar), Germun LePig (aka Nigel Pegrum, also of Steeleye Span) (drums) (later replaced by Bonk aka. Rocky Rhythm) and Mack E. Valley (keyboards. He was later replaced by Guardian Angel prior partway through the recording sessions for the second album.
Combining a Buzzcocks-style pop punk sound with bawdy subject matter, gross-out toilet humour and profanity in their songs, the band released their debut single "Bend and Flush" b/w "Throbbing Gristle" in 1977 on Wood Records, a subsidiary of Caroline Records UK created specifically for the band.
Due to the lyrical content of their recordings, the band struggled for airplay, though BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel was a fan.
The true identities of the Pork Dukes were originally a closely guarded secret, the band playing in pig masks during live performances. Various rumours circulated amongst fans and in the music press that the band was actually Led Zeppelin, Steeleye Span, The Rezillos, Fairport Convention or Tenpole Tudor in disguise. It was also suggested that either Keith Moon or Dudley Moore may have been lead singer.
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