The Flys

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There are two bands named The Flys. The UK Flys (1975-1980) were a British punk rock band from Coventry, England. The US Flys (1994-2002) were an American post-grunge band from Hollywood. 1. The Flys (UK 1975-1980) The Flys were a British Mod punk rock band, in the vein of The Jam, that originally formed in 1976 in Coventry, England. After the self-release of their initial EP, Bunch of Fives, they were signed by EMI Records. With EMI they released the albums Waikiki Beach Refugees and Own. In 1980 they changed labels to Parlophone but soon disbanded. History The Flys evolved from a band from Coventry, England named Midnight Circus. Midnight Circus was composed of David Freeman (guitar, vocals), Joseph Hughes (bass), Neil O'Connor (vocals, guitar, keyboard), and "a string of unnamed drummers". In 1976 their manager's brother, Pete King, joined in on drums and Flys were born. Their career began by regularly opening for the English punk band the Buzzcocks. In late 1977, with Lyn Dobson on saxophone, they self-released the EP Bunch of Five with the tracks "Saturday Sunrise", "Love and a Molotov Cocktail", "Can I Crash Here?", "Me and My Buddies", and "Just For Your Sex". The EP, particularly "Love and a Molotov Cocktail", caught the attention EMI Records, a label that rejected Midnight Circus who signed them to a deal. Their initial EMI release came on 20 January 1978, the EP Love and a Molotov Cocktail, which was a release of two of the tracks from Bunch of Five; "Love an

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