The Flys - Waikiki Beach Refugees & Own

The Flys were a British punk band that formed in 1976 in Coventry, England.
Their career began by regularly opening for Buzzcocks. In late 1977, with Lyn Dobson on saxophone, they released the 7" EP "Bunch Of Fives" on Zama Records. The EP caught the attention of EMI Records and they were signed. Eary 1979 Pete King left the band and was replaced on drums by Graham Deakin.
In 1980 they changed labels to Parlophone Records. In the wake of the departure of Neil O'Connor, who joined his sister Hazel's band, the Flys disbanded in 1980.

Band members:
David Freeman - guitar, vocals
Neil O'Connor - vocals, guitar, keyboard
Joe Hughes - bass
Pete King - drums
Graham Deakin - drums.

"Waikiki Beach Refugees" is the debut album by The Flys, released in 1978 on EMI. The album was reissued in 2001 with eight bonus tracks on Captain Oi!.

Tracks:
1-12 LP Waikiki Beach Refugees
13-15 7" Love And A Molotov Cocktail, released in 1978
16-17 7" Fun City, released in 1978
18 7" Beverley, released in 1979
19-20 7" Name Dropping, released in 1979.

Tracklisting:
1. We Don't Mind The Rave
2. Beverley
3. Looking For New Hearts
4. She's The One
5. Monsoon Sky
6. Fun City
7. Don't Moonlight On Me
8. Some Kind Of Girl
9. I Don't Know
10. Waikiki Beach Refugees
11. Saturday Sunrise
12. Dark Nights
13. Love And A Molotov Cocktail
14. Can I Crash Here?
15. Civilisation
16. Fun City
17. EC4
18. Beverley
19. Name Dropping
20. Fly V Fly

VBR ~275K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo

"Own" is the second and final album by The Flys, released in 1979 on EMI. The album was reissued in 2001 with six bonus tracks on Captain Oi!.

Tracks:
1-14 LP Own
15-16 7" We Are The Lucky Ones, released in 1979
17-18 7" Four From The Square, released in 1980
19-20 7" What Will Mother Say?, released in 1980.

Tracklisting:
1. Let's Drive
2. Energy Boy
3. Fascinate Me
4. Talking To The Wall
5. 16 Down
6. Fortunes
7. Night Creatures
8. When 2 And 5 Make 9
9. Undercover Agent Zero
10. Cheap Days
11. Walking The Streets
12. Through The Windscreen
13. Freezing
14. Frenzy Is 23
15. We Are The Lucky Ones
16. Living In The Sticks
17. Lois Lane
18. Today Belongs To Me
19. What Will Mother Say
20. Undercover Agent Zero

VBR ~261K/s 44100Hz Joint Stereo