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Drop Out with The Barracudas is the debut studio album by English rock band The Barracudas, released February 1981 by record label Zonophone. The US version released on Voxx Records with an alternative cover features a revised track listing, replacing "Campus Tramp" with "Surfers Are Back".
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The Barracudas are an English surf rock band formed in late 1978.
The beginnings of the band can be traced back to the year of 1978 when Canadian-born Gluck met Wills at a Dead Fingers Talk concert. Here the pair bonded over a shared passion for "60's garage and psychedelic music ". They started off calling themselves the "R.A.F.", but eventually settled on the name of The Barracudas. The name was inspired by a song they both liked by The Standells.
The band is notable for their 1980 hit single "Summer Fun", which started with an excerpt from a 1960s spoof advertisement for the Plymouth Barracuda campaign. The song included dialogue where announcers had difficulty pronouncing the word barracuda. The single reached number 37 on the UK Singles Chart.
The band officially lasted until 1981 with a final performance in Madrid. There have been few occasional performances since.
The Barracudas:
Jeremy Gluck – vocals
Robin Wills – guitar, vocals
David Buckley – synthesizer, bass guitar, vocals
Nick Turner – drums, vocals
