Specimen

Specimen

Real Name:
Jon Klein, Olli Wisdom, Kevin Mills, Jonny Slut, Chris Bell
Profile:
One of the first and most important bands in the Goth scene, the Specimen was born in early 1981 in Bristol. They moved to London, recruited drummer Jonathan in '82 and started the scene defining club, The Batcave, in Soho in July 1982. Johnny Melton, AKA Jonny Slut, joined soon after. Despite touring the UK and the States, they never achieved the fame of bands like Fields Of The Nephilim or The Mission and they split in 1985. Jonny Slut went on to work with The KLF, Adamski and is now in Atomizer.
Sites:
geocities.com/theblitzkids/specimen.html, MySpace, specimenbatcave.net
Members:
Chris Bell (3), Johnny Melton, Jon Klein, Jonathon Trevisick, Kev Mills, Kimba (2), Olli Wisdom, Stephan X, T. Bias, Tim Huthert
Variations:
All | Specimen | Specimen, The | The Specimen
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Discography

Releases:
Batastrophe (MiniAlbum) ◄ (2 versions)   Sire Records Company 1983
Returning (From A Journey) (Single) ◄ (4 versions)   London Records ... 1983
The Beauty Of Poisin ◄ (2 versions)   London Records 1983
Sharp Teeth ◄ (2 versions)   The Trust 1985
Indestructable (12")   Rampant Records 1986
Azoic (CD)   Jungle Records 1997
Wet Warm Clingfilm Red Velvet Crush ◄ (2 versions)   Cleopatra ... 1997
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang / Japanese Disco (12")   NagNagNag Records 2006
Batcave (LP, Ltd, Comp, Pin)   Cleopatra 2007
Electric Ballroom (CD, Album)   Metropolis 2007
Alive At The Batcave (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Eyes Wide Shut Recordings ... 2008
Remixes:
A Kick In The Teeth Remixes (CDr, Promo) A Kick In The Teeth (T... EMI Records, Capitol Records 2005
Appears On:
Gothic Rock (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Syria Jungle Records 1992
Gothic Party Time (CD, Comp) Hex Jungle Records 2005
The Goth Anthology (3xCD, Comp + Box) Hex, Sharp Teeth Prett... Metro Triples 2006
Tracks Appear On:
Batcave: Young Limbs And Numb Hymns (LP) Dead Man's Autochop London Records 1983
In Goth Daze (LP) Hex, Sharp Teeth, Pret... Flicknife Records 1989
Gothic Rock (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Syria Jungle Records ... 1992
Just Say Yesterday (Vol. VI Of Just Say Yes) (CD, Comp) Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Sire Records Company 1992
Gothic Rock 1 (2xCD, Comp) Syria Cleopatra 1993
In Goth Daze (CD) Hex, Sharp Teeth, Pret... Cleopatra 1994
In Goth Daze (CD, Smplr) Hex, Sharp Teeth Prett... Anagram Records 1994
Gothic Rock 2 (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Stand Up Stand Out Jungle Records ... 1995
Songs For A Black Planet (CD, Album) Hex Nectar Masters 1995
Flesh, Fangs & Filigree (3xCD, Comp) Sharp Teeth Pretty Teeth Dressed To Kill 1996
Flesheaters - The Return Of The Undead (3xCD, Comp + Box) Hex Dressed To Kill 1996
Monsters Of Goth (3xCD, Comp, Box) Hex Dressed To Kill 1997
Gothic Erotica (6xCD) Sharp Teeth Pretty Teeth Dressed To Kill 1998
Gothic Rock 3 - Black On Black - Best Of 80's Collection (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Hex (7" Version) Jungle Records ... 1998
Hex Files - The Goth Bible Vol. 3 (2xCD) Hex (12" Version) Credo, Nova Tekk 1998
Nocturnal (Album, Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Procreate ... 1998
Sanctuary: 26 Gothic Anthems (2xCD) Hex Universal Records 1998
The Black Bible (4xCD, Comp) Holes Cleopatra 1998
Dark Pleasures (CD) Hex Hip-O Records 1999
Gothic Club Classics Volume 2 (2xCD) Hex (12" Version) Oblivion (2) 2001
Live Forever - The Most Beautiful & Haunting Gothic Collection (10xCD, Comp + Box) Hex Dressed To Kill 2001
Dancing On Your Grave (CD) Hex Cleopatra 2003
Goth Industrial Club Anthems (3xCD, Comp) Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Cleopatra 2005
Gothic Party Time (CD, Comp) Hex Jungle Records 2005
A Life Less Lived - The Gothic Box (3xCD, Comp, RM + DVD, Comp) Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Rhino Entertainment Company 2006
Rubber Youth (CD) Kiss Kiss Bang Bang NagNagNag Records 2006
Selections From A Life Less Lived The Gothic Box (CD, Promo, Smplr) Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Rhino Entertainment Company 2006
The Goth Anthology (3xCD, Comp + Box) Hex, Sharp Teeth Prett... Metro Triples 2006
Kaleidoscopic Vision (CD, Dig) Ticket To Oblivion Space Tribe Music 2007
Hit Rotacja Vol. 4 (CD, Comp) Stupad (Radio Edit) EMI Music (Poland) 2008
Metropolis:Rebirth 1.0 (2xCD, Smplr) Nothing Lasts Forever Metropolis 2008
Gothic Visions (CD + DVD) Alive At The Batcave, ... Echozone 2009
Unofficial Releases:
Shrine Of Lilith: A Year Of Love And Heartache Vol. 1 (CDr, Album, Ltd) Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Not On Label 1999
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