The Neon Hearts were Wolverhampton's first punk band that had a short lived existence from 1977 - 1981 at the height of the punk movement. The band was founded in the summer of 1977 by Steve Heart when he quit Birmingham-based Suburban Studs after being told a sax player was inappropriate in a punk band. The band were highly comitted and rehearsed for 3 hours nightly. They oon had plenty of songs and entered Ginger studios to record the best of them. The result was the now legendary 7'' Venus Eccentric!, released in December 1977 on their own Neon hearts label (a copy will now set you back £60). The band established their own punk venue at the lord Raglan in Wolverhampton and gigged furiously nationwide. Two pearls also here which is a must for every punk compilation.
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