999 (band)

999
999 performing live in Düsseldorf, Germany, in 2010
999 performing live in Düsseldorf, Germany, in 2010
Background information
OriginLondon, England, United Kingdom
Genres
Years active
  • 1977–1982
  • 1983–1987
  • 1993–present
Labels
Members
  • Nick Cash
  • Guy Days
  • Stuart Meadows
  • Arturo Bassick
Past members
  • Pablo LaBritain
  • Jon Watson
  • Danny Palmer
  • Ed Case
Websitenineninenine.net

999 are an English punk rock band, formed in London in December 1976.[5] From 1976 to 1985, their line-up consisted of Nick Cash (vocals, guitar), Guy Days (lead guitar), Jon Watson (bass guitar) and Pablo LaBritain (drums). LaBritain was temporarily replaced in 1980 by drummer Paul Edward (aka 'Ed Case') while he recovered from a motor accident. Bassist Jon Watson left the band in 1985 and was replaced by Danny Palmer, who was succeeded by Arturo Bassick in 1991.

Between 1978 and 2007, 999 released fourteen singles and twelve studio albums. Five of the singles released by 999 between 1978 and 1981 charted within the Top 75 in the UK Singles Chart, with one further single in 1978, "Homicide", charting within the Top 40. In addition, as a result of extensive touring in the United States in the early 1980s, the band's third and fourth studio albums, The Biggest Prize in Sport and Concrete, each charted on the U.S. Billboard 200.[citation needed]

Despite having formed in 1976, 999 have only experienced two permanent changes to their original line-up[6] and have continued to record and play live, leading AllMusic to describe them as "one of the longest-lived groups of the punk era".[5]

  1. ^ "999 – great Punk band, history, music, records, photos". Punk77.co.uk. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  2. ^ "999 – Discover music, videos, concerts, stats, & pictures at". Last.fm. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  3. ^ "999 | The Biggest Prize in Sport, Download Songs, Read Commentary About The Biggest Prize in Sport". Deaconlight.com. 3 March 2009. Archived from the original on 27 June 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
  4. ^ Strong, M.C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, Edinburgh, p. 105
  5. ^ a b "999 | Biography, Albums, Streaming Links". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Punk77". Archived from the original on 9 July 2009.