The Higsons

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Years Active
1980 – 1986 (6 years)
Founded In
Norwich, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
The Higsons were an English funk-punk band popular in the United Kingdom in the 1980s. Founded in the 1980s at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, The Higsons' first recordings to be released were on the Norwich - A Fine City compilation album, where they came to the attention of John Peel. The Higsons' first single, I Don't Want to Live with Monkeys, was released in 1981 and went straight to the top of the independent chart. Next came two singles on their own label - Waap! (which also released the first single by The Farmer's Boys. Then there were two si… read more
The Higsons were an English funk-punk band popular in the United Kingdom in the 1980s. Founded in the 1980s at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, The Higsons' first recordings to be released were on the Norwich - A Fine City compilation album, where they came to the attention of J… read more
The Higsons were an English funk-punk band popular in the United Kingdom in the 1980s. Founded in the 1980s at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, The Higsons' first recordings to be released were on the Norwich - A Fine City compilation album, where they came to the attention of John Peel. The Higsons' first single, I Don't Want to Live wit… read more

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Top Tracks

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1 Play track Run Me Down Run Me Down
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 22 listeners
2 Play track Tear The Whole Thing Down Tear The Whole Thing Down
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3 I Don't Want To Live With Monkeys - 7" Version I Don't Want To Live With Monkeys - 7" Version
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4 Play track The Curse of the Higsons Music to Watch Boys By
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5 Play track Attack of the Cannibal Zombie Businessmen I Don't Want to Live With Monkeys
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6 Run Me Down - EP Put the Punk Back Into Funk, Pts. 1 & 2
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7 The Curse of the Higsons Music to Watch Girls By
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8 Play track The Curse of the Higsons Where Have All the Club-a-Go-Gos Went Went
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9 Play track The Curse of the Higsons Born Blind
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10 Play track The Curse of the Higsons Gangway
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Albums

  1. 2,264 listeners

    1983 · 4 tracks

    Run Me Down
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  2. 1,978 listeners

    7 Aug 1987 · 13 tracks

    Attack of the Cannibal Zombie Businessmen
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  3. 817 listeners

    11 Oct 1982 · 2 tracks

    Tear The Whole Thing Down
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  4. 608 listeners

    11 Mar 1984 · 17 tracks

    The Curse of the Higsons
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