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The Spitfire Boys released really just  the one classic single in 1977. The second single shouldn't really be counted though it bears their name. Somewhere is one other track from the first line up. "We recorded a song for the Erics label which may be knocking around someplace. The label did not release it because it had swearing on, or so they told us, it was probably because RKO wanted tons of cash as we were signed to them"  Other songs in their set included  Spitfire Girl, TV Stare, My Generation, Straight Hate, Lets Dance and Ridicule.  
Spitfire Boys Mk 1 - Erics Spitfire Boys Mk 2

British Refugee / Mein Kampf. RKO Records 1977.

"We played at the Wigan Casino on one of their  ‘Rock nights’ and Peter Griffiths was approached by the clubs manager. He wanted to manage us and arranged for us to do a demo in some small studio in Wigan. Shortly after we signed a Record Deal with RKO Records. We were impressed at the time because they had ‘You Really Got Me’ by the Kinks on their books. RKO comes from Robert Kingston Organisation. Robert Kingston was the chairman of the PRS at the time, which is odd as we never received a penny from the single. I don’t know how well it sold but I heard reports of it being sold all over Europe."

"I remember we had been given 25 copies of the record each by RKO, Pete Griffiths sold his astutely for beer money, I gave mine away to friends, I don't know what Paul Rutherford did with his and maybe Budgie threw his into the audience..." David March 03

German 2nd pressing Picture Cover

"...a muddy mix. It is very frustrating when you can hear something going on within a record such as this  but are unable to pull anything out of it. Sounds 22/10/77

"It was pretty bloody awful and nobody wanted to buy it, so we used to throw it out from the stage." Budgie. Rhythm October 2002

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British Refugee
He came from Northern Ireland with anger in his heart
Just lost his family in a gelignite fart.
The neighbours sympathetic but sadness all we got
He knew that they wouldn't try to stop the rot
What can  a man do about the madness of his government
Why in 8 years has nothing ever been solved
He landed in England his world in his case
First he talked to people ha ha laughed in his face
People in England need to wake up
There's no soldier here to search through your gear
Now he's working 9 to 5 for thirty pounds a week
He often thinks of home but he's all alone
He came from Northern Ireland with anger in his heart
Just lost his family in a gelignite fart.
Band
Maggot - Vocals. Blister on Drums. Jones - Guitar. Zero - Bass.
Real Names
Paul Rutherford - Vocals. Peter Clarke - Drums. David Littler - Guitar . Peter Griffiths - Bass.

Funtime / Transcendal Changing. Impeccable Records 1979.

"The second single came about with a totally different line up. I wrote, sang and recorded ‘Funtime’ whilst in Wales in 1979 with a scratch band. I did not want to use the Spitfire Boys name on it but was persuaded by the guy who financed it to use the name because he thought it would sell better. It only had a short run of a thousand copies. The original band was well finished at that point and I sort of owned the name as it was all my own making. Budgie was with the Banshees by then and the other two doing their own things."

David Francis (I assume is David Littler) - Vocals, Guitar. Peter Millman -  Guitar. Kurt Prasser - Bass. Chris Brazier - Drums.

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Quotes where not stated are from Punk 77 interview with David Littler October 2002. Top two piccies courtesy of D. Littler.