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The Stiffs formed in 1977, as a bunch of 15 year old schoolkids. Their first single 'Standard English' was released in early 1979 on their own Dork Records label. The much more impressive follow up "Inside Out"/"Kids on the street" was also released on Dork Records in December 1979 and both sides became instant favourites of BBC Radio One`s John Peel, who was quoted as saying on air that it was 'the finest record in the entire history of the universe'! EMI quickly snapped the band up and re-issued 'Inside Out' on their Zonophone subsidiary in early 1980. The single 'Volume Control' was released by Zonophone in November 1980 but it`s lack of chart success prompted EMI to release the band from their contract and cancel plans for an album. The Stiffs signed to Stiffs Records in January 1981 for a one-off single 'Goodbye my love'(a cover of the 1975 Glitter Band hit, whilst the band went out on a UK tour with the U.K.Subs. Despite massive radio airplay 'Goodbye...