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| name              = Eddie and the Hot Rods
| image             = Eddie_and_the_Hot_Rods_2021.jpg
| caption           = Eddie & the Hot Rods 2021
| landscape         = yes
| alias             = The Rods
| origin            = [[Canvey Island]], [[Essex]], England
| genre             = {{flatlist|
*[[Pub rock (United Kingdom)|Pub rock]]
*[[punk rock]]
*[[hard rock]]
*[[power pop]]
*[[proto-punk]]<ref name="Wardle1">{{cite book |last1=Wardle |first1=Ben |title=Mark Hollis: A Perfect Silence |date=2024 |publisher=Rocket 8 8Books |location=London |isbn=9781915156167 |page=22 |edition=2nd |chapter=Chapter 2 (1962–1975): One Thousand Eddie}}</ref>
*[[blues rock]]<ref name="Wardle1" /><ref>{{cite book |last1=Wardle |first1=Ben |title=Mark Hollis: A Perfect Silence |date=2024 |publisher=Rocket 8 8Books |location=London |isbn=9781915156167 |page=29 |edition=2nd |chapter=Chapter 2 (1962–1975): One Thousand Eddie}}</ref>
}}
| years_active      = 1975–1985, 1996–present
| label             = [[Island Records|Island]], [[EMI]], [[Voiceprint Records|Voiceprint]], Wienerworld, RodHot Records
| associated_acts   = [[The Damned (band)|The Damned]], [[the Kursaal Flyers]], [[the Inmates]], [[Dr. Feelgood (band)|Dr. Feelgood]], [[John Otway]]
| website           = {{URL|eddieandthehotrods.com}}
| current_members   = Simon Bowley<br />Ian "Dipster" Dean<br />[[Richard Holgarth]]<br />Mic Stoner
| past_members      = Barrie Masters<br />Graeme Douglas<br />[[Paul Gray (English musician)|Paul Gray]]<br />[[Lew Lewis]]<br />Paul Curtis<br />Steve Nicol<br />Tony Cranney<br />Dave Higgs<br />Gary Loker<br />Gordon Russell<br />Chris Taylor<br />Pete Ward<br />Ian Nix<br />Rob Steele<br />Russ Strutter<br />Warren Kennedy<br />Tony Cranney<br />George Page<br />[[Tex Axile]]<br />[[Steve Walwyn]]<br />Mick Rogers<br />Madman Keyo<br />Jess Phillips/Steve Kehoe
}}

'''Eddie and the Hot Rods''' are a [[Pub rock (United Kingdom)|pub rock]] band from [[Essex]] founded in 1975. They are best known for their 1977 UK top ten hit "[[Do Anything You Wanna Do]]", released under the shortened name '''Rods'''. The group broke up in 1985, but reformed in 1996. Singer Barrie Masters was the only constant member until his death in 2019. The band continued to tour, fronted by their former bassist, Ian 'Dipster' Dean.

==History==
===Formation===
The band was formed in [[Westcliff-on-Sea]], [[Essex]], England, during 1975 by guitarist Dave Higgs (who had previously played in the Fix with [[Lee Brilleaux]]), with drummer Steve Nicol, bassist Rob Steele, and singer Barrie Masters (born in Rochford, Essex; 4 May 1956 – 2 October 2019).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/barrie-masters-death-singer-eddie-hot-rods-singer-essex-punk-pub-rock-a9156776.html|title=Barrie Masters: Singer with Eddie and the Hot Rods who fired up late-Seventies UK rock| work=The Independent|date=23 October 2019|access-date=30 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="Buckley">Buckley</ref>

Before rising to semi-stardom in 1977, the Hot Rods underwent several changes in personnel: one of the first members to leave the band was "Eddie" himself, which was a [[Mannequin|dummy]] that featured prominently in the Hot Rods' early gigs and was discarded as the joke had worn thin.<ref name="Larkin">Larkin, Colin (1998) ''The Virgin Encyclopedia of Indie & New Wave'', Virgin Books, {{ISBN|0-7535-0231-3}}, p. 146</ref><ref name="Erlewine">Erlewine</ref> Otherwise, the band consisted of Barrie Masters on vocals, Pete Wall and Dave Higgs on guitar, Rob Steele on bass and Steve Nicol on drums.<ref name="Strong">Strong</ref> Ed Hollis (brother of [[Talk Talk|Talk Talk's]] [[Mark Hollis (English musician)|Mark Hollis]]) became their manager.<ref name="Ankeny">Ankeny, Jason "[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mark-hollis-p87459/biography Mark Hollis Biography]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved 30 December 2010</ref>

In May 1975, after building a live reputation, they secured a Saturday-night residency at The Kensington in London.<ref name="Gimarc18">Gimarc, p. 18</ref> This was followed in October by a joint residency with [[the 101ers]] at The Nashville, playing alternate headline sets.<ref>Gimarc, p. 21</ref> In November, after positive press reviews of their live shows, they were signed by [[Island Records]].<ref>Gimarc, p. 23</ref>

===Commercial success===
By 1976, [[Lew Lewis]] ([[harmonica]]) and [[Paul Gray (English musician)|Paul Gray]] (bass) had replaced Wall and Steele.<ref name="Strong" /> Lewis's tenure in the group lasted for the release of their first two singles before he too left.<ref name="Strong" /> With this new line-up, the Hot Rods played a set at London's famous [[Marquee Club]] – their opening act was the [[Sex Pistols]] which descended into chaos with the Pistols smashing the Hot Rods' gear;<ref name="Strong" /><ref>Gimarc, p. 26</ref> The Pistols' support slot earned them their first music press review, in the NME, with no mention of the headlining Hot Rods at all.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://paulgormanis.com/?p=17084|title='Don't look over your shoulder, but the Sex Pistols are coming': 40th anniversary of their first review « Paul Gorman is…|website=Paulgormanis.com|access-date=9 March 2023}}</ref> By way of revenge, the Hot Rods claimed in the next week's edition of the NME to have "sacked" the Pistols from an upcoming tour, which the NME pithily described as "what you get for mixin(g) with ''real'' punks."<ref name="auto"/>  During a residency at the club in the summer of 1976 they duelled for alternate weeks with [[AC/DC]], to see who could cram more bodies into the Marquee during one of the hottest summers on record.<ref name="Engleheart">Engleheart, Murray & Durieux, Arnaud (2009) ''AC/DC: Maximum Rock and Roll'', Aurum Press, {{ISBN|978-1-84513-496-9}}, p. 171</ref> They first appeared in the [[UK Singles Chart]] the end of that year with the ''Live at the Marquee'' [[Extended play|EP]] and the single "Teenage Depression", an energetic [[rock and roll]] song.<ref name="Strong" />

After the release of the ''[[Teenage Depression (album)|Teenage Depression]]'' album, which marked their debut appearance in the [[UK Albums Chart]], they recorded another EP called ''Live – At the Sound of Speed''.<ref name="Strong" /> During the gig from which this EP was recorded, Graeme Douglas (formerly of [[the Kursaal Flyers]]) joined the band onstage and jammed along adding extra lead lines. Afterwards his membership of the band was made permanent,<ref name="Strong" /> and they set about writing and [[sound recording and reproduction|recording]] for their second album. The live recording of the ''Sound of Speed'' EP featured Douglas on only one track, he therefore set about recording additional lead guitar overdubs in the studio, though to keep in with the essence of a live release, he was only given one attempt at recording each song.

With the addition of Douglas, the band was moved in a more radio-friendly direction. Their biggest hit came with the Douglas/Hollis collaboration "Do Anything You Wanna Do" in the summer of 1977, under their shorter, snappier name, the Rods.<ref name="Strong" /> This single made the British [[Top 40|Top 10]] (number 9 in August 1977) and also proved popular with the then predominant punk audience, as did that year's album ''Life on the Line''.  They appeared at the Reading Festival held in August 1977 and also in that year the Hot Rods toured the United States with the [[Ramones]] and [[Talking Heads]].<ref name="BB77" /> In late 1977 they released a one-off collaboration with [[MC5]] singer [[Rob Tyner]] as 'Rob Tyner & the Hot Rods'.<ref name="Strong" /> When it came to recording a follow-up album, the band tried to recapture the success of "Do Anything You Wanna Do", but to no avail. The album, ''[[Life on the Line]]'', hit further problems with [[Columbia Records|CBS Records]] still having contractual claim over Douglas, leading to his picture being removed from the LP sleeve for some releases.<ref>Gimarc, p. 99</ref> In 1978 the band toured in Canada.<ref name="Inc.1978">{{cite magazine|author=David Farrell|title=Canada learns to Pogo|magazine=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=piQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT57|date=14 January 1978|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=57–|issn=0006-2510}}</ref>

In early 1979, they released a further album with Douglas, entitled ''[[Thriller (Eddie and the Hot Rods album)|Thriller]]'', recorded at Abbey Road Studio, which featured a fuller studio sound and used more studio effects. Due to disappointing sales, they found themselves dropped by Island in 1979, and in May that year were rumoured to be on the verge of splitting, with Gray touring with [[the Members]] and Masters and Nicol playing in the band Plus Support.<ref>Gimarc, p. 211</ref> They signed to [[EMI]] in August 1979, releasing a further album in 1981, ''Fish'n'Chips'' with new bass player T.C. (Tony Cranney), but disbanded in 1981.<ref name="Strong" />

===Reformations===
At this point, Gray and Douglas had already left the band, the former joining [[The Damned (band)|the Damned]].<ref name="Strong" /> Masters teamed up with [[the Inmates]].<ref name="Strong" /> Ed Hollis went on to work with some of the best known acts of the punk era including the Damned, [[Elvis Costello]], and [[Stiff Little Fingers]]. Nicol joined [[One the Juggler]].<ref name="Erlewine" />

Masters and Nicol re-formed the Hot Rods in 1984, with T.C. (Tony Cranney) bassplayer from the "Fish and Chips" album and new guitarist Warren Kennedy.<ref name="Strong" /> This line-up recorded the single "Fought for You". Tony Cranney was later replaced By Russ Strutter for the live [[mini-LP]] ''One Story Town'',<ref>sleeve notes Live & Rare CD</ref> before the band split again in 1985.<ref name="Strong" /> [[Tex Axile]], who had briefly been a member in this era, went on to join [[Transvision Vamp]].<ref name="Strong" />

In 1992 the 'classic' line-up (Masters, Nicol, Higgs, and Gray) re-grouped for a European tour. Higgs left after the tour, but the band carried on with [[Steve Walwyn]] of [[Dr. Feelgood (band)|Dr. Feelgood]] replacing him. Another Feelgood member, Gordon Russell was briefly a member, soon replaced by Mick Rodgers, a former member of [[Manfred Mann's Earth Band]]. In 1994 they recorded the album ''Gasoline Days'', released in 1996 by Japanese label Creative Man.<ref name="Erlewine" /><ref name="Strong" /> Several line-up changes followed, with members including Madman Keyo and Jess Phillips.<ref name="Erlewine" />

The new millennium saw a new line-up, still led by Masters but now comprising Simon Bowley on drums (nephew of original drummer Steve Nicol), Dipster Dean on bass and Gary Loker on guitar. In 2001, after an 80 date UK 'Naughty Rhythms' Tour (with Dr Feelgood, [[the Hamsters]] and [[John Otway]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.drfeelgood.de/naughty.htm|title=DR FEELGOOD - Naughty Rhythms 2000|website=Drfeelgood.de|access-date=19 April 2021}}</ref> they were joined by [[Richard Holgarth]] (Otway) on guitar and shortly afterwards, Loker left the band.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}

In 2005, they recorded ''Better Late than Never'' in preparation for a 30th anniversary tour and then expanded to a five-piece band again with the addition of Chris Taylor in 2006 for the recording of the album ''Been There, Done That''. This is the line-up that has since performed as Eddie and the Hot Rods.

Dave Higgs died in December 2013.<ref>Barnett, Helen (2014) "[http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/10981165.Dog_s_goodbye_to_her_master___Canvey_rock_guitarist_Dave_Higgs/ Dog's goodbye to her master before funeral of Canvey band Eddie and the Hot Rods's guitarist Dave Higgs]", ''Echo News'', 2 February 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2015</ref>

In early 2018, the band announced they would soon retire from headline tours.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eddieandthehotrods.com/posts/the-beginning-of-the-end|title=Eddie & The Hot Rods - The beginning of the end...|website=Eddie & The Hot Rods|date=11 January 2018 }}</ref> The band toured the UK in March 2019 opening for [[Stiff Little Fingers]]. Touring bass player for the March 2019 tour was Adam Smith of [[Newtown Neurotics]].

A one-off celebration gig 'Done Everything We Wanna Do' took place at o2 Academy, Islington on 13 April 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eddieandthehotrods.com/posts/done-everything-we-wanna-reviews|title=Eddie & The Hot Rods - Done Everything We Wanna Reviews...|website=Eddie & The Hot Rods|date=29 May 2019 }}</ref> which featured appearances from past members (Lew Lewis, Paul Gray, Steve Nicol, Graeme Douglas, Warren Kennedy, Chris Taylor, Tony Cranney), current members (Richard Holgarth, Simon Bowley, Dipster) and special guests Captain Sensible (The Damned), Leigh Heggarty (Ruts DC), Duncan Reid (The Boys), Dennis Greaves and Mark Feltham (Nine Below Zero) and JC Carroll (The Members) all joining frontman Barrie Masters.

Masters was found dead in his home on 1 October 2019, at the age of 63, having taken various intoxicants. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-49906646|title=Eddie and the Hot Rods singer dies aged 63|date=2 October 2019|website=Bbc.co.uk}}</ref> A later inquest determined that his death was drug-related.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-53445878|title=Eddie and the Hot Rods: Barrie Masters' death drug-related|date=17 July 2020|website=Bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

Having already announced that Barrie would be retiring at the end of the year due to health concerns and, after an enforced Covid pandemic break throughout 2020, the band decided to return to the stage in 2021 with long time bassist Ian 'Dipster' Dean taking over the vocal duties. Mic Stoner (Chords UK) replaced him on bass guitar and they undertook on a UK tour alongside [[Nine Below Zero]].

===Guardians of the Legacy===
On 27 March 2022, they could be seen performing their new single "Guardians of the Legacy"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eddieandthehotrods.com/|title=Eddie & The Hot Rods - News|website=Eddieandthehotrods.coms|access-date=9 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.eddieandthehotrods.com/posts/new-single-guardians-of-the-legacy-free-download | title=Eddie & the Hot Rods - NEW Single - Guardians of the Legacy ***FREE DOWNLOAD**|website=Eddieandthehotrods.com| date=22 January 2022}}</ref>  on the Talking Pictures TV broadcast of ''The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.heritagechart.co.uk/|title=Heritage Chart|website=Heritagechart.co.uk|access-date=9 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-31kuq1/the-heritage-chart-show-with-mike-read-season-1/?episode=b-x4gcr2 | title=The Heritage Chart Show with Mike Read Season 1|website=Radiotimes.com }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.tptvencore.co.uk/Video/The-Heritage-Chart-Show-with-Mike-Read?id=2d1bf4d2-4f66-49e6-96aa-27b0e22aa5a9 | title=Video|website=Tptvencore.co.uk}}</ref><ref>Talking Pictures TV schedules for 27 March 2022 page 56, ''Radio Times'' 26 March - 1 April 2022</ref> "Guardians of the Legacy" is the title track from an album issued on the anniversary of Masters' death in October 2022.

==Musical style==
The band's early repertoire consisted of [[cover version|covers]] of 1960s [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] songs and original songs inspired by the likes of Dr. Feelgood.<ref name="Buckley" /> Known for their energy on stage, they attracted a younger audience than many pub rock bands.<ref name="Buckley" /> Although often categorised as one of the founding fathers of the punk era, they were simply interested in playing loud, fast, in-your-face rock and roll. The energy and attitude certainly endeared them to punks and [[Joe Strummer]] stated that when he read about the band in a listings magazine it was the first time he had seen the word 'punk' used to describe a band.<ref name="Flockhart">Flockhart, Gary (2010) "[http://news.scotsman.com/features/Gig-preview-Eddie-and-the.6512156.jp Gig preview: Eddie and the Hot Rods, Citrus Club]", ''[[The Scotsman]]'', 3 September 2010, retrieved 30 December 2010</ref> Their 1977 tour of the US with the Ramones and Talking Heads was billed as a punk rock tour,<ref name="BB77">''Billboard'', 26 November 1977, p. 44</ref> and their 1977 concert in [[Windsor, Ontario]], was billed as "Windsor's First Punk Rock Concert".<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XFE_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=cFIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6289,5453330&dq=eddie+hot+rods&hl=en ''The Windsor Star''], 29 October 1977, p. 49, retrieved 30 December 2010</ref> They were overtaken by punk rock bands, however, and were soon considered to be outside the genre.<ref name="Belcher">Belcher, David (2001) "Who wants to buy a little anarchy?; It is the ultimate irony that the Sex Pistols were the public enemies vilified by the same Establishment that now wants to purchase their cast-offs, laments David Belcher", ''[[Glasgow Herald]]'', 20 September 2001, p. 17</ref>

==Discography==
===Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center;
|-
!Year
!Album
![[UK Albums Chart]]
![[Record label]]
|- 
| 1976
|align=left| ''[[Teenage Depression (album)|Teenage Depression]]''
| 43
|rowspan="3"| [[Island Records]]
|-
| 1977
|align=left| ''[[Life on the Line]]''
| 27
|-
| 1979
|align=left| ''[[Thriller (Eddie and the Hot Rods album)|Thriller]]''
| 50
|-
| 1981
|align=left| ''[[Fish 'n' Chips]]''
| —
|rowspan="1"| [[EMI Records]]
|-
| 1996
|align=left| ''[[Gasoline Days]]''
| —
|rowspan="1"| Creative Man Records
|-
| 2005
|align=left| ''[[Better Late Than Never (Eddie and the Hot Rods album)|Better Late than Never]]''
| —
|rowspan="2"| [[Voiceprint Records]]
|-
| 2006
|align=left| ''[[Been There, Done That...]]''
| —
|-
| 2011
|align=left| ''35 Years of Teenage Depression''
| —
|-
| 2022
|align=left| ''Guardians of the Legacy''
| —
|rowspan="2"|Outro Records (Vinyl)
Renaissance Records (CD)
|-
|}

===Live albums===
* ''One Story Town'' (1985), Waterfront
* ''BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert'' (1994), Windsong
* ''Live at the Paradiso'' (1998), Pub
* ''Get Your Rocks Off'' (2002), Jungle
* ''New York:Live'' (2009) Recorded live at Southpaw, Brooklyn.

===Compilations and sessions===
* ''Rods'' (1977) Promo (Live & Out-takes)
* ''Curse of the Hot Rods'' aka ''1979 Freerange Studio – Covent Garden sessions'' (1992), Street Link
* ''Live and Rare'' (1993), Receiver
* ''Ties that Bind'' (1994), Dojo
* ''The End of the Beginning – the Best of Eddie & the Hot Rods'' (1994), Island
* ''Get Your Balls Off'' (1996), Skydog
* ''Doing Anything They Wanna Do...'' (1996), Anagram
* ''Take No Prisoners! The Best of British Punk'' (1998), Delta Music (UK)
* ''Do Anything You Wanna Do'' (2000), Spectrum
* ''The Singles Collection'' (2009), [[Captain Oi!]]
* ''Do Anything You Wanna Do: The Best Of'' (2012), Spectrum Music

===EPs===
*''Live at the Marquee'' EP (1976), Island, IEP 2 – UK No.&nbsp;43
:#"[[96 Tears]]"
:#"Get Out of Denver"
:#"Medley: [[Gloria (Them song)|Gloria]] – [[(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction|Satisfaction]]"

*''At the Sound of Speed'' EP (1977), Island, IEP 5 – UK No. 56{{Efn|Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".|name=fn2|group=upper-alpha}}
:#"Hard Drivin' Man"
:#"Horseplay"
:#"Double Checkin' Woman"
:#"All I Need is Money"
:#"On the Run" (on 12-inch version only)

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style=text-align:center;
|-
!rowspan="2"|Year
!rowspan="2"|Title
!colspan="1"|Peak chart<br />positions
!rowspan="2"|[[Record label|Record Label]]
!rowspan="2"|[[A-side and B-side|B-side]]
!rowspan="2"|Album
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
!align=centre| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1976
|align=left| "Writing on the Wall"
| —
|rowspan="10"| [[Island Records]]
| "Cruisin' (In the Lincoln)"
|rowspan="1"|
|-
|align=left| "[[Wooly Bully]]"
| —
| "Horseplay (Weary of the Schmaltz)"
|rowspan="1"|
|-
|align=left| "Teenage Depression"
| 35
| "[[Shake (Sam Cooke song)|Shake]]"
|rowspan="1"| ''[[Teenage Depression (album)|Teenage Depression]]''
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1977
|align=left| "I Might Be Lying"
| 44
| "Ignore Them (Always Crashing in the Same Bar)"
|rowspan="1"|
|-
|align=left| "[[Do Anything You Wanna Do]]"
| 9
| "Schoolgirl Love"
|rowspan="1"| ''[[Life on the Line]]''
|-
|align=left| "Till the Night Is Gone (Let's Rock)"
| —
| "Flipside Rock"
|rowspan="1"|
|-
|align=left| "Quit This Town"
| 36
| "Distortion May Be Expected (laughbagindub)"
|rowspan="2"| ''Life on the Line''
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1978
|align=left| "Life on the Line"
| 55{{Efn|name=fn2|group=upper-alpha}}
| "[[Do Anything You Wanna Do]]" (Live)
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1979
|align=left| "Media Messiahs"
| —
| "Horror Through Straightness"
|rowspan="2"| ''[[Thriller (Eddie and the Hot Rods album)|Thriller]]''
|-
|align=left| "The Power and the Glory"
| —
| "Highlands One, Hopefuls Two"
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1980
|align=left| "Wide Eyed Kids"
| —
|rowspan="2"| [[EMI Records]]
| "Leave Us Alone"
|rowspan="2"| ''[[Fish 'n' Chips]]''
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1981
|align=left| "Farther on Down the Road<br />(You Will Accompany Me)"
| —
| "Fish 'n' Chips Part 2"
|-
|rowspan="1"| 1985
|align=left| "Fought for You"
| —
|rowspan="1"| [[Waterfront Records]]
| "Hey, Tonight"
|rowspan="1"|
|-
|}

===DVDs===
* ''Do Anything You Wanna Do'' (1996), [[Cherry Red Records|Cherry Red]]
* ''Live 2005'' (2006), Plastic Head
* ''Introspective'' (2009), Voiceprint

==Notes==
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{{Reflist|30em}}

==References==
*Buckley, Jonathan (2003) ''The Rough Guide to Rock, 3rd edn.'', [[Rough Guides]], {{ISBN|978-1-84353-105-0}}, pp.&nbsp;328–9
* [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine|Erlewine, Stephen Thomas]] "[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/eddie-the-hot-rods-p17238/biography Eddie & the Hot Rods Biography]", [[Allmusic]], retrieved 2010-12-30
* [[George Gimarc|Gimarc, George]] (2005) ''Punk Diary: the Ultimate Trainspotter's Guide to Underground Rock 1970–1982'', [[Backbeat Books]], {{ISBN|0-87930-848-6}}
* [[Martin C. Strong|Strong, Martin C.]] (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', [[Canongate Books|Canongate]], {{ISBN|1-84195-335-0}}, pp.&nbsp;61–2

==Further reading==
*Crancher, Steve (2008) ''Eddie and the Hot Rods: Do Anything You Wanna Do'', Desert Island Books, {{ISBN|978-1-905328-40-6}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.eddieandthehotrods.com}}
* [https://www.facebook.com/TheHotRods Facebook]

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