Direct Hits

From South London, The Direct Hits were formed in 1980 from the ashes of previous incarnation The Exits (3). The original drummer was Steve Warburton. Only live shows and a few demos were made with this line-up. Then Ian Griffiths (4) took over for a few months before quitting, whereupon Brian Grover took up the role. Lastly Ralph Millington became the final drummer at the end of Direct Hits life and subsequent one-off gigs. After meeting Dan Treacy in 1981, the band started recording for the Whaam! record label. After releasing a single and album, the band's future releases were all on their own imprints, apart from Speed Over Berlin. Despite constant gigging in Britain and Europe with several excellent releases, the band never broke into the mainstream and folded in 1987, reforming for a one-off performances in Autumn 1988, 2004 and 2017.