The Barracudas

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.^[4]

Initially perceived as a novelty surf act due to their first album, subsequent recordings showed them to be a fierce garage rock and roll band in the mould of the 13th Floor Elevators and The Seeds.^{[citation needed]} The band split in 1984, but reformed in 1989 to record "Wait For Everything," and then again in 2003. In 2005 they recorded the self-titled album on NDN. Throughout their career, their live performances have been energetic and frenetic.^{[citation needed]}

After the first attempt at their second album, the group lost drummer Nick Turner to the group Lords of the New Church. Afterwards, Jeremy Gluck and guitarist Robin Wills assembled a new The Barracudas group, that went on to record their second album Mean Time.^[3]

The Barracudas disbanded in 1984, after making their third and final album Endeavour to Persevere.^[3] However, in 2005, there became a growing interest regarding the reissue of their back catalogue. This resulted in Gluck and Wills reconnecting, and the two of them began composing again.^[4]

In 2014, the band reissued their Meantime album as a limited edition picture disc, under the reborn "Closer French" label. ^{[citation needed]}

• "I Want My Woody Back" / "Subway Surfin" Cells CELLOUT 1 (February 1979)
• "Summer Fun" / "Chevy Baby" Zonophone Z5 (July 1980)
• "His Last Summer" / "Barracuda Waver" / "Surfers Are Back" Zonophone Z8 (September 1980)
• "(I Wish It Could Be) 1965 Again" / "Rendezvous" Zonophone Z11 (November 1980)
• "I Can't Pretend" / "K.G.B. (Made a Man Out of Me)" Zonophone Z17 (January 1981)
• "Inside Mind" / "Hour Of Degradation" Flicknife FLS027 (February 1982)
• "I Can't Pretend EP" Voxx/Bomp EP3303 (June 1982)
• "The Way We've Changed" / "Laughin At You" Closer CL0006 (March 1984)
• "Stolen Heart" / "See Her Eyes Again" Closer CL7-15 (September 1984)
• "Live EP" Record Runner RRR-002 (1984)
• "Very Last Day" / "There's A World Out There" Bucketfull of Brains #7 (June 1985) Free with magazine
• "Hear Me" / "She Knows" Dog Meat Records Dog022 (1989)
• "Next Time Around" / "Takes What He Wants" Sympathy for The Record Industry SFTRI49 (July 1990)
• "I Thought You Sounded That Way Yesterday" Shake SAL202 (January 1991)
• "Don't Ever Say It Can't Be So" / "Not That Kind" Munster 7183 (2003)
• "What You Want is What You Get" / "Somebody '05" NDN NDN040 (2005)
• "Two Headed Dog" / "Teenage Head" Pop The Balloon Bang26 (2010)
• "God Bless The 45" / "Festival Pop" / "East European Girls" Purepop PP 1965 (2013)

• "House Of Kicks" Flicknife FLEP103 (May 1983)
• "Live In Madrid" El Piso K9EP13 (July 1984)
• "Stolen Heart" Closer CL12-15 (September 1984)
• "Grammar Of Misery" Shakin' Street YEAHUP015 (October 1990)

• Drop Out with The Barracudas LP Zonophone ZONO103 (February 1981)/ Voxx 200.009 (1982)
• Drop Out with The Barracudas CD EMI Gold 8757582 (May 2005) remaster with bonus tracks/ Voxx VCD2009 (June 1994) different bonus tracks
• Mean Time LP Closer CL001 (February 1983)French/CD Mau Mau (June 1995) inc bonus tracks/CD Airmail (November 2006) remaster with more bonus tracks
• Live '83 LP Coyote COR021 (October 1983)
• Endeavour To Persevere LP Closer CL009 (April 1984)/CD Mau Mau (June 1995) inc bonus tracks/CD Airmail (November 2006) remaster with more bonus tracks
• The Big Gap LP Coyote COR022 (July 1984)
• Los Angeles and Vicinity Vol 1 (Live in Le Havre 1982/09/18) LP 66 Records MP1002 (1985) Bootleg
• (I Wish It Could Be) 1965 Again LP GMG 75003 (January 1985)
• The World's A Burn LP Trust Minitrust1 (April 1985)
• Live In Madrid LP Impossible A4-25 (July 1985)
• Surf and Destroy LP/CD GMG 270 (June 1987)
• The Garbage Dump Tapes LP/CD Shakin' Street YEAH HUP 006 (January 1990)
• The Complete EMI Recordings CD EMI C2-95 185 (January 1991)
• Wait For Everything LP/CD Shake 203 (February 1992)
• Two Sides of a Coin 1979-84 CD Flicknife/Anagram CDM M GRAM 62 (March 1993)
• Through The Mysts Of Time: Rarities 1979-81 CD Voxx VCD2072 (October 1999)
• This Ain't My Time: Anthology '79-'90 CD Castle (2001)
• The Barracudas LP/CD NDN NDN41 (October 2005)
• "Nothing Ever Happens In The Suburbs, Baby!" 10" Mini-LP NDN45 (2006)
• Mean Time LP Closer CL001 Limited Edition PIC-DISC (2014)

• The Barracudas at TrouserPress.com