Artist Info: The Expelled

The Expelled are a punk rock band first formed in July 1981 in Leeds, England. The original line-up consisted of Jo Ball (vocals), Tim Ramsden (guitar), Craig 'Macca' McEvoy (bass) and Rick Fox (drums).

After gigging around Leeds the band signed a record deal with Riot City Records after Rick Fox gave a demo tape to the drummer of Vice Squad, (one of the groups chief influences). They went on to release a 3-track extended player and a single both in 1982 and then do a John Peel session on BBC Radio 1 in January 1983. [read more...]