King Kurt

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King Kurt was a 1980s psychobilly rock band from the UK.

1 Career
2 Discography
3 Source
4 External links

[edit] Career

They formed in 1981 with Jef Harvey, replaced by The Smeg after "Zulu Beat" 7in single, and before the Stiff Records contract, on vocals; Paul (Thack) Laventhol, and John Reddington on guitars; Rory Lyons on drums; Bert Boustead on bass guitar, plus schoolboy "Maggot" on saxophone. Originally known as Rockin' Kurt & The Sour Krauts before settling for King Kurt.

They had a few minor hit singles that featured in the UK Singles and UK indie charts, such as "Zulu Beat", "Mack The Knife" and "Banana Banana", along with their Top Forty hit - "Destination Zululand ".

During 1988 the band effectively split, though between 1992 and 1996 the group featuring three of the original members were performing as a live act. John Reddington, on the other hand, is now a solicitor with the London office of Jones Day

[edit] Discography

[edit] Singles

	Year	Title	Chart Position	Record Label
	1982	"Zulu Beat" / "Rockin' Kurt"	dnc	Thin Sliced Records
Oct	1983	"Destination Zululand" / "She's as Hairy"	#36	Stiff Records
Apr	1984	"Mack the Knife" / "Wreck a Party Rock"	#55	Stiff Records
Aug	1984	"Banana Banana" / "Bo Diddley goes East"	#54	Stiff Records
Jun	1985	"Billy" / "Back on the Dole"	#81	Stiff Records
Sep	1985	"Road to Rack n Ruin" / "Poppa Wobbler"	#94	Stiff Records
Nov	1985	"Slammers" / "Ape Hour"	dnc	Stiff Records
Nov	1986	"America" / "High and Mighty"	#73	Polydor
May	1987	"Land of Ring Dang Do" / "Zulu Beat" / "Horatio" / "Gather Your Limbs"	#67	Polydor
	1988	"Bye Bye Baby" / "Prussian Stomp" – (as The Kurts)	dnc	GWR