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Bad Manners

Bad Manners was composed of vocalist Buster Bloodvessel (born Douglas Trendle), Louis Cook (guitar), David Farren (bass), Martin Stewart (keyboards), Brian Tuitti (drums), Gus Herman (trumpet), Chris Kane (saxophone) and Andrew Marson (saxophone). They were one of the many bands to take their inspiration from the Specials and the ska revival movement in England in the late '70s.

They quickly became the novelty favourites of the fad through their bald, enormous bodied frontman's silly on-stage antics, earning early exposure through 2-Tone Records package tours and an appearance in the live documentary ‘Dance Craze’.

In the early '80s, they had several UK hits including Ne-Ne Na-Na Na-Na Nu-Nu, Lip Up Fatty, Special Brew and Can Can. By the mid-'80s, the ska craze was over and the band retired temporarily after the release of 1985's Mental Notes, only to return in 1989 with Return of the Ugly.

A renewed interest in the band came in the mid-'90s when a third wave of ska-revival came along. Eat the Beat was released in 1996 and Uneasy Listening followed in 1997 as well as several collections from the band's peak years.