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The Barracudas is an English surf rock band that formed in the late 1970s and is now based in England. The band's original line-up consisted of Jeremy Gluck (vocals), Robin Wills (guitar and vocals), Starkie Phillips (bass and vocals) and Adam Phillips (drums); but this formation was disrupted before the recording of the band's first 7" single when both the Phillips' left. The band is notable for their summer 1980 hit single "Summer Fun", which started with an excerpt from a spoof 1960s advertisement for the Plymouth Barracuda and included dialogue of announcers having difficulty pronouncing the word ''barracuda''. The single reached number 37 in the UK Singles Chart, it has been described as "fun" with an attitude that can't be faulted. The band lasted until 1981 with a final performance in Madrid, however they have reformed on more than one occasion since that time. ==Early history== The beginnings of the band have been traced back to 1978, when Gluck met Wills at a Dead Fingers Talk concert where the pair shared a passion for "garage" and "psychedelic" music from the 1960s. Wills, a Swiss guitarist, subsequently left his band Unwanted and formed The Barracudas with Gluck, originally using the name RAF (the name, "Barracudas", was in reference to a Standells song that they both knew and loved).〔 For their inaugural recording, Gluck and Wills were joined by David Buckley on bass and vocals, and Nick Turner on drums and vocals; this line-up was to be the formative one for the band's most significant time together. John Peel frequently played their independent single, "I Want My Woody Back", and consequently attracted the interest of the major labels. The band chose EMI. The band was pleased with the signing decision, as the label had hosted a number of favored musical acts: Jeremy loved The Beach Boys, Robin swore by the Flamin' Groovies, David loved the Beatles and Nick was a fan of both. The Barracudas made it to ''Top of the Pops'' and were occasionally mobbed on tour. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Barracudas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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