Those Naughty Lumps

Those Naughty Lumps

Those Naughty Lumps are a punk group from Liverpool, United Kingdom, formed in summer 1977. The line-up includes Peter Hart, also listed as PM Hart, and the group’s members at different points include Kevin Wilkinson on drums, Martin “Armadillo” Cooper, Tony Mitchell and Pete “Kid” Younger on bass. Younger later plays in Wah! Heat, while Wilkinson later joins China Crisis.

Career

The group has a residency at Liverpool’s Havana Club. In 1979 they release the 7-inch Iggy Pop’s Jacket on Zoo Records, with the record featuring the saxophone player from Fun. In 1980 they issue the EP Down At The Zoo on Open Eye Records. Line-up changes follow, with Wilkinson and Hart becoming the mainstays before the group eventually fades away.

Related musicians

At one point the group also includes Bobby Carr on keyboards, who later plays with the Moderates, Tontrix and Surreal Estate.