COOL KING RECORDS
Excess alcohol in-take meant half the band had severe difficulties even standing up, so Dumpy split in February '82 to form the slightly less inebriated 'biker rock band' trio of Dumpy's Rusty Nuts (with bass duties originally performed by Mac McKensie).
Biker rock? Well, Dumpy was a 60s greaser, and gigs at the likes of the Greenwich White Swan saw the band attract hoards of their 80s equivalents. The connection was confirmed on vinyl via the Blues Band's Cool KIng label, first with a sprightly cover of Mike Sarne's 'Just For Kicks' in June '82 and then with the self-penned peaen to motorcycle mecca Boxhill, 'Boxhill Or Bust'.
Released in mid-September to coincide with their national tour with the Blues Band, the single was enhanced with references to such haute cuisine delicacies as 'a cup of splosh and a greasy dog', and was adequately summed up by Lemmy who dubbed it "Chas and Dave backed by Status Quo".
The records saw the dawn of the Nuts/Bolts controversy. Dumpy reckons his 'nuts' meant loonies not gonads, but natch the genital connection was instantly seized on by wise-cracking DJs and the Beeb promptly banned them. Cool King suggested the name change but to no avail, and now contrary to every other gig ad you read, they're definitely Nuts again. Natch, this results in plenty of young gels assaulting poor Dumps demanding to know "if it's true about your nuts (knoworrimean etc)".
His stage patter has also been known to provoke. In Wales, a cleaning lady was so upset by his swearing that she stormed the stage, her mop brandished like a bayonet, and tried to wash his mouth out.
They changed their name to Dumpy's Rusty Nuts after their first two singles (this one is the second one).
TRACKS:
1.- Boxhill or Bust 2:53
2.- It's Got to Be Blues 2:24
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