The Punkles Explained
| The Punkles |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Hamburg, Germany |
| Genre: | Punk |
| Years Active: | 1998–2006 |
| Label: | Teichiku Records, Punkles Records |
| Current Members: | Joey Lennon
Sid McCartney
Rat Harrison
Markey Starkey |
The Punkles were a German band performing songs by The Beatles in punk style. They formed in 1998 in Hamburg, Germany, and was a side project of Prollhead!.
After a lot of touring around Europe they toured together with Beatallica in October 2005 and in Spring 2006.[1] Unlike Beatallica they performed the Beatles songs "as they are", singing the same lyrics and playing cover versions of the originals, just a "little" faster and with a punk feeling.
They were quite successful in Europe, as well as in Japan, where their best of CD The Punkles 1998-2003 (2003), and the following album, Pistol (2004), both entered the Top 50.[2] Their final album For Sale! was released in April 2006. They have not appeared in public since.
Band members
1998–2002
| - Joey Lennon – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Dee Dee Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
- Sid McCartney – bass guitar
- Markey Starkey – drums, percussion, vocals
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2002–2004
| - Joey Lennon – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Captain ‘O Harrison – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Sid McCartney – bass buitar
- Markey Starkey – drums, percussion, vocals
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2004
| - Joey Lennon – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Stiff Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
- Sid McCartney – Bass Guitar
- Markey Starkey – Drums, Percussion, Vocals
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2004–2006
| - Joey Lennon – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Rat Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
- Sid McCartney – bass guitar
- Markey Starkey – drums, percussion, vocals
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Albums
- The Punkles (1998 - Wolverine Records) The cover is a tribute to the album Black and White by The Stranglers.
- Punk! (2002 - Bitzcore) The cover is a tribute to The Beatles album Help! and the first Sex Pistols album.
- Beat The Punkles (2002 Bitzcore - reissue of the first album) The cover is a tribute to The Beatles album A Hard Day's Night. The name was a parody of the album Meet The Beatles.
- 1998 - 2003 (Imperial/Teichiku Records) The cover is a tribute to the famous The Beatles Yesterday and Today "Butcher" cover.
- Pistol (2004 Bitzcore & Imperial/Teichiku Records) The cover is a tribute to The Beatles Revolver.
- Punkles for Sale (2006 Punkles Records & Imperial/Teichiku Records) The cover is a tribute to The Beatles Abbey Road. The name was a parody of the album Beatles for Sale.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Yahoo. https://archive.today/20120715224531/http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/59024/. dead. 15 July 2012. Yahoo. 30 September 2020.
- http://www.punkorder.com/show_det.php?det=787&vorher=/show_det.php
