The Sultans of Ping F.C.

• Niall O'Flaherty - vocals
• Pat O'Connell - guitar
• Sammy Steiger - guitar (1992-)
• Alan MacFeely - bass
• Morty McCarthy - drums.

Bio:

Outstanding punk rock band, dismissed as a joke band by those who can't see past humourous lyrics. How anyone could miss the Sultans ability to rock is beyond me. Mistakenly compared to The Fall because of 'Where's Me Jumper', the Sultans made three outstanding albums, becoming a sort of Dwarves-meets-Ramones hybrid in the process. Thee Irish rock band of the 1990s. Sammy Steiger (ex Golden Horde) joined as second guitarist in 1992.

tracks:
Stupid Kid
Riot at the Sheepdog Trials
Eamon Andrews

tracks:
Riot at the Sheepdog Trials (demo)
Stupid Kid (demo)
Eamonn Andrews
Miricals [Shonen Knife cover]
Crash Pad Chick [Golden Horde cover]

tracks:
Kick Me With Your Leather Boots
He Thought I Was Your Best Friend
Give Him A Ball And A Yard Of Grass
Karaoke Queen

tracks:
Stupid Kid
Give Him A Ball (And A Yard of Grass) (live)
Football Hooligan (live)
No More Nonsense(live)

tracks:
Veronica
Teenage Vampire
Riot at the Sheepdog Trials

tracks:
Back in a Tracksuit
Indeed You Are
He Thought I Was Your Best Friend ¹
Veronica
2 Pints of Rasa
Stupid Kid
You Talk Too Much
Give Him A Ball (And A Yard of Grass)
Karaoke Queen
Let's go Shopping
Kick Me With Your Leather Boots
Clitus Clarke
Japanese Girls ¹
Wheres Me Jumper?

¹ on Japanese CD only

tracks:
U Talk 2 Much
Japanese Girls [different 'feedback' mix on 10"]
Armigate Shanks
Robocop [10" only]
I Said I Am I Said [12" only]
Turnip Fish [CD only]

Sultans of Ping

tracks:
Teenage Punks from Planet Sexy
Indeed You Are (live)
He Thought I Was Your Best Friend
Crash pad chick [CD only]
Veronica (live) [12" only]
Back in a Tracksuit (live) [cassette only]

 



tracks:
Teenage Drug
Wake Up and Scratch Me
Love and Understanding
Michiko
X'mas Bubblegum Machine [Japan CD only]
Terrorist Angel
Psychopath
Curse
Teenrage Rock 'n' Roll Girl
Teenage Punks (From Planet Sexy Love)
Pussycat
Sisters
Pussycat (Reprise)
Telephone Lover
Red Cadillac and a Black
Moustache
Crash Pad Chick [Japan CD only]

tracks:
Michiko
Xmas Bubble Gum Machine
Miricals
Japanese GirlS (Acoustic Party Mix) [CD only]
Stupid Kid (live) [12" only]

tracks:
Wake Up And Scratch Me
Do Re Mi
Everything You Do You Do For You
Let's Go Shopping

The Sultans

 

tracks:
Frenzy
Scar On My Face
Mescaline
Good Year For Trouble
Young And Twisted
Rubberman
Shiny Boots
I've Got Your Girl
Five Years
Hero Of Our Time
Bad Boyfriend
Shake

tracks:
Japanese Girls
Armitage Shanks
I Said I Am I Said
Turnip Fish

The Sultans of Ping

The Sultans reformed as The Sultans of Ping for a number of Irish tour dates in December 2005, eight years after their last ever show in Cork in Decemebr 1997, and have contined to gig since then. In 2007 they released an excellent new single. More details to follow. The lineup is Niall O'Flaherty (vocals), Pat O'Connell (guitar), Sammy Steiger (guitar), Ian Olney (bass) and Morty McCarthy (drums).

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