| THE YOBS STORY |
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The Yobs were the alter-egos of The Boys. Having released
an album and two singles on NEMS, they decided to rearrange the 'B'
and 'Y' and became The Yobs for their Christmas 1977 single "Run Rudolph
Run" c/w "Worm Song". Following the release of "Alternative Chartbusters"
The Boys went into dispute with their record company and bootlegged
themselves as The Yobs for their Christmas 1978 offering of "Silent
Night" c/w "Stille Nacht".
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After signing for Safari in 1979 "Little Drummer Boy"
was given The Yobs treatment and appeared as "Rub A Dum Dum" in time
for Christmas. To promote "Rub A Dum Dum" The Yobs appeared live at
the Safari Christmas Party on 29 November 1979 at the Music Machine
with ex-Heavy Metal Kids vocalist Gary Holton as MC. They were supported
by fellow Safari stable mates Toyah and The Boys! The Yobs came on with
stockings over their heads to conceal their identities but only managed
to play a few songs before the stage was invaded by punks. The over-enthusiastic
stage invaders wrecked all the equipment including the hired tubular
bells and PA system, so the gig had to be abandoned. Understandably,
it was to be the only time the five original Yobs appeared live on stage
together although they have made a few live appearances in recent years
featuring different line-ups. The most notable being as support to Die
Toten Hosen in Germany.
After Baron von Bratboy had left the band they released "The Yobs Christmas Album" in 1980, adopting the names of H J Bedwetter, Noddy Oldfield, Ebenezer Polak and Kid Vicious. In true Yobs style the album was written, recorded and mixed in two days at Pete Townsend’s Eel Pie Studios. |
| In 1981 H J Bedwetter and Noddy Oldfield recorded a mickey take on the
then popular "Stars on 45" singles which were flooding the charts of the time. The result was the ultra rare "Yobs On 45". |
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| The Yobs resurfaced in 1991 with "Xmas 11"
and also supported Die Toten Hosen on their German tour. In 1995
they released a live and unplugged album "Leads 3 Amps Utd
0". Due to popular demand The Yobs began considering releasing a "Best Of" collection in 2000. Unfortunately as their albums have been released on three different record labels it was not possible to have all their best songs released together on one album. To get around this they decided to re-record the best of their old material. |
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Consequently the five original Yobs were
re-united in the recording studios during September/October 2001
alongside new drummer Johnny Hosepipe. They re-recorded 15 old
classics alongside one new song, "Who Had All The Christmas
Cake?". The resultant album, "The Worst Of The
Yobs" |
| THE YOBS DISCOGRAPHY |
Singles
| 1997 – “Run
Rudolph Run”/“The Worm Song”
(NEMS NES 114) 1978 – “Silent Night”/“Stille Nacht” (Yob Records YOB 79) |
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| 1979 – “Rub
A Dum Dum”/“Another Christmas”
(Safari YULE 1) 1981 – “Yobs On 45”/“The Ballad Of The Warrington” (Fresh FRESH 41) |
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Albums
| 1980 – LP “The
Yobs Christmas Album” (Safari
RUDE 1) 1989 – CD “The Yobs Christmas Album” (Great Expectations PIPCD 006) |
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Rub A Dum Dum; |
| 1991 – LP/CD “Xmas 11” (Receiver RR LP/CD 153) |
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Senseless Lass; There’s No Santa Claus; Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer; Christmas Eve In The Boozer; Christmas In Jail; Xmas Guantanamera; Come All Ye Faithful; Oy Santa; We’re Nutters; Born In a Barn; Away In A Normal Bed; Yob Rap; Tommy The Christmas Tree; While I Washed. https://secure.room2.co.uk/trojan-records/receiver/library/153.htm |
| 1995 – CD “Leads 3 Amps Utd. 0” (Revolution REX CD 12) |
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Oy Santa; The Ballad Of The Warrington; The Worm Song; Rub A Dum Dum; Senseless Lass; Silent Night; We’re Nutters; Christmas In Jail; Born In A Barn; Xmas Guantanamera; Run Run Rudolph; Auld Lang Syne. http://stage.vitaminic.co.uk/the_yobs/ |
| 2000 – CD “The Yobs Christmas Album” (Captain Oi! AHOY CD 157) |
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Rub A Dum Dum; |
| 2001 – CD “The Worst Of The Yobs” (Captain Oi! AHOY CD 184) |
| 2002 – LP “The Worst Of The Yobs” (Knock-Out Records KOLP 149) |
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Oy Santa; Rub A Dum Dum; |
