The Punkles were a German band performing songs by The Beatles in punk style. They formed in 1998 in Hamburg, Germany, and was a side project of Prollhead!.

The Punkles
Live at Rockfabrik Ludwigsburg, 5 October 2005
Live at Rockfabrik Ludwigsburg, 5 October 2005
Background information
OriginHamburg, Germany
GenresPunk
Years active1998–2006
LabelsTeichiku Records, Punkles Records
MembersJoey Lennon
Sid McCartney
Rat Harrison
Markey Starkey

After a lot of touring around Europe they toured together with Beatallica in October 2005 and in Spring 2006.[1] Unlike Beatallica they performed the Beatles songs "as they are", singing the same lyrics and playing cover versions of the originals, just a "little" faster and with a punk feeling.

They were quite successful in Europe, as well as in Japan, where their best of CD The Punkles 1998-2003 (2003), and the following album, Pistol (2004), both entered the Top 50.[2] Their final album For Sale! was released in April 2006. They have not appeared in public since.

Band members

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1998–2002
  • Joey Lennon – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Dee Dee Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
  • Sid McCartney – bass guitar
  • Markey Starkey – drums, percussion, vocals
2002–2004
  • Joey Lennon – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Captain ‘O Harrison – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Sid McCartney – bass buitar
  • Markey Starkey – drums, percussion, vocals
2004
  • Joey Lennon – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Stiff Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
  • Sid McCartney – Bass Guitar
  • Markey Starkey – Drums, Percussion, Vocals
2004–2006
  • Joey Lennon – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Rat Harrison – lead guitar, vocals
  • Sid McCartney – bass guitar
  • Markey Starkey – drums, percussion, vocals

Albums

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References

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  1. ^ "Yahoo". Yahoo. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. ^ [1] [dead link]
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