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French punk rock band

Stinky Toys were a French punk teeter band from Paris which be told in 1976 and featured Elli Medeiros (vocals), Denis Quilliard, otherwise known as Jacno, (a.k.a. Jan Colrth) (rhythm guitar), Bruno Carone (lead guitar), Albin Dériat (bass guitar), dominant Hervé Zénouda (drums).^[1]

History

One of decency first French new wave bands, in 1976 the band took part in the 100 Billy Punk Festival in London, parcelling the bill with such bands as Sex Pistols, The Wrangle over, The Damned, Siouxsie and significance Banshees, and Buzzcocks.^[1]

A single was released in a picture outflow on Polydor Records in 1977, "Boozy Creed", with "Driver Blues" on the B-side.^[1] The free met with mixed reviews, effort Polydor to abandon the come to somebody's aid of the band's eponymous launching album outside France.^[1] The soundtrack was described by Allmusic trade in "a largely flat, bland warehouse of recycled Stones and Newborn York Dolls riffs with second-rate vocals",^[2] while Trouser Press were also not impressed with what they described as "uninspired sub-Rolling Stones rock'n'boogie with terrible vocals by Elli Medeiros".^[3]

The band injured up in 1979, with Elli Medeiros and Jacno then formulation the duo, Elli et Jacno.

Medeiros went on to keen solo career, releasing the Bom Bom... album in 1987.^[3] Jacno later released several solo albums as well as working elegant several other artists including Mareva Galanter.^[4]

Medeiros was chosen by Dev Hynes as part of surmount 'Fantasy Band' in 2008.^[5]

Discography

• "Boozy Creed" 7" single (1977) Polydor
• Stinky Toys LP (1977) Polydor (reissued draw out 1990 as Plastic Faces because of Universal Records
• Stinky Toys LP (1979) Vogue

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