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U. K. Subs are an English punk rock band, among the earliest in the first wave of British Formed in 1976, 3 the mainstay of the band has been vocalist Charlie Harper, originally a singer in Britain s R B scene. They were also one of the first hardcore punk bands. Career 19761978 Although the U. K. Subs were part of the original punk movement in England, the band originally started playing as part of the pub rock scene under the name The Marauders. In 1976, after seeing a couple of punk rock shows at The Roxy, the band decided to become a punk rock band, changing their name at first to the Subversives but later modifying it to the U. K. The band consisted of founder Charlie Harper, guitarist Nicky Garratt, bassist Paul Slack, and a drummer who went under the name Rory By the time the band recorded their first single, Pete Davies had replaced Lyons and was the band s regular Their style combined the energy of punk and the rock and roll edge of the thenthriving pub