Killjoys

The Killjoys were a punk band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1976, with members including Kevin Rowland and Kevin "Al" Archer, who would later form Dexys Midnight Runners, and Ghislaine "Gil" Weston, who would later join Girlschool. Although their releases while still together were limited to one single, subsequent interest has seen an album of their recordings released in 1992.

Links To Peel
The band came to the attention of Raw Records boss Lee Wood, who signed the band for the single "Johnny Won't Get to Heaven"/"Naïve", which went on to sell 18,000 copies. This was the largest-selling single that Raw Records ever had, due to partly Peel playing the single on his show in 1977, when he received a copy from the label. Peel would later invite the group to do a session for his show in October 1977 and then in February 1978.

Sessions
1. Recorded: 1977-10-11. Broadcast: 18 October 1977 2. Recorded: 1978-02-01. Broadcast: 13 February 1978
 * Recognition / At Night / Back To Front / Naive
 * All The Way / Smoke Your Own / Spit On Me / Ghislaine

Other Shows Played

 * The Killjoys-Naive
 * 28 July 1977: Naïve (7” – Johnny Won't Get To Heaven) Raw
 * 1979
 * 26 November 1979: Naïve (7” – Johnny Won't Get To Heaven) Raw
 * 1983
 * 04 January 1983: Naïve (7” – Johnny Won't Get To Heaven) Raw