The Vibrators

The Vibrators
The Vibrators, 2014 line-up.
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Punk rock
Years active	1976–present
Labels	Cleopatra, Rak, Columbia, Epic, Anagram, Rat Race, Ram Records, Carrere, FM/Revolver, Dojo, Track
Associated acts	Chris Spedding, Bazooka Joe, The Stranglers, Roxy Music, Eater, The Members, U.K. Subs, Peter Gabriel, Peter Hammill
Website	The Vibrators' official site
Members	Darrell Bath Pete Honkamaki John ‘Eddie’ Edwards
Past members	Ian Carnochan (Knox) Nigel Bennett Pat Collier John Ellis Gary Tibbs Dave Birch Don Snow Ben Brierly Greg van Cook Kip Ian Woodcock Phil Ram Adrian Wyatt Noel Thompson Mickie Owen Mark Duncan Darrell Bath Nick Peckham Robbie Tart

The Vibrators are a British punk rock band that formed in 1976.

The Vibrators were founded by Ian 'Knox' Carnochan, bassist Pat Collier, guitarist John Ellis, and drummer John 'Eddie' Edwards. They first came to public notice at the 100 Club when they backed Chris Spedding in 1976. On Spedding's recommendation, Mickie Most signed them to his label RAK Records. Most produced their first single, "We Vibrate". The band also backed Spedding on his single, "Pogo Dancing".

The Vibrators recorded sessions for John Peel at BBC Radio 1 in October 1976, June 1977, and February 1978. They were one of the pioneering punk bands that played at London's Roxy Club. They headlined in January 1977, supported by The Drones, and in February they played twice at the venue. In March 1977 the band supported Iggy Pop on his British tour. Later that year they backed ex-Mott the Hoople frontman Ian Hunter.

The band signed to Epic Records in early 1977. Their debut album, Pure Mania was co-produced with Robin Mayhew, the sound engineer for David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust live shows, and reached the Top 50 of the UK Albums Chart. The album is well regarded by some music critics and, 17 years after its release The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music named Pure Mania one of the 50 best punk albums of all time.