UK
Punk rock, new wave
The Wanderers were born when Stiv Bators, front man for The Dead Boys essentially replaced Jimmy Pursey as the front man and lead singer in Sham 69, which broke up in the summer of 1980. Besides Stiv Bators, the other band members were from Sham 69: Dave Tregunna (bassist), Dave Parsons (guitarist), and Mark Goldstein (drums). Unlike many of the other first-wave punk bands in Britain, Sham 69 had genuine proletariat roots and eventually attracted very rowdy crowds. Despite considerable success, The Dead Boys and Sham 69 had both been somewhat under-appreciated in their home countries.
Only Lovers Left Alive (1981) 2000 Rem.
