Infa-Riot
Infa-Riot was originally formed in late 1979 by vocalist Lee
Wilson and his bass playing brother Floyd together with guitarist
Barry Damery and drummer Mark Reynolds. Their first gig was
supporting The Angelic Upstarts
in a North London pub and within a year of forming, the band found
themselves in Sounds newspaper courtesy of a live review by
The Angelic Upstarts' vocalist Mensi, who was impressed by their
performance at Hornsey Community Centre (only their fourth gig).
While supporting Chelsea and The Dark
at the Lyceum in London, they apparently blew both bands off stage
and earned themselves the tag "the new boot boys
sensations" in the countless fanzines they subsequently
appeared in.
Their first issued recordings were two tracks (Riot Riot
and We Outnumber You) on the Strength Through Oi!
compilation in May 1981. Their first single was released in
September 1981 on Secret Records. This was the double A side Kids
Of The 80's/Still Out Of Order. Their second single (The
Winner) was released in May 1982.
In August 1982 the group recorded and released their debut LP, Still
Out Of Order. Secret Records threw in the towel after this
release, leaving the band to find another label. At the close of
1983 they signed to Panache.
The band changed their name to The Infas and under this name
they released the Sound & Fury album in February 1984,
followed by a single of the same name. The band faded into
oblivion shortly thereafter.
An attempted come back came in November 1985 when they played a
gig in Leeds. It was a good start, but it was evident that the
band couldn't regain the magic they had in the past. An LP of this
gig was released by link Records in September 1986.
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