Vampires Stole My Lunch Money

As the leader of the Deviants, Mick Farren pioneered a distinctive brand of subversive musical primitivism and social protest that stood in contrast to the technical wizardry of most other psychedelic acts on the late-'60s London scene. By the time Farren released 1978's VAMPIRES STOLE MY LUNCH MONEY, punk was in full swing and Farren's defiant do-it-yourself musical aesthetic was more relevant than ever. Easily as ferocious as anything Farren recorded with the Deviants, VAMPIRES stands as a remarkable collaboration between the old guard of English underground culture and the emergent punk scene. Chrissie Hynde lends her support on a number of tracks, as do members of the Pink Fairies, Dr. Feelgood, and Curved Air.