Albertos Y Lost Trio Paranoias

Albertos Y Lost Trio Paranoias were the Spinal Tap of Punk and like them the parody was often indistinguishable from, and sometimes even better than, the real thing.

Take a look at the lyrics below that are set to a Damned style tune. Hilarious. I remember watching them live on the Old Grey Whistle Test while they simulated vomiting. My mum who was present at the time was not impressed.

The band’s name, Albertos Y Lost Trio Paranoias, is a play on a dreadful seventies Paraguyan folk band whom I think were called Albertos Y Los Paraguayas. With these parodies on punk expectations were high for their album Italians From Outer Space…but the laugh was on us as it was abysmal. In years to come they would become Pookiesnackenburger and parody American glam rock but that’s another story.

Above from Rockpalast 1978

Two good singles.

Snuff Rock ep featuring Kill / Snuffing in a Babylon / Gobbin’ On Life / Snuffin’ Like That (1977 Stiff)

Dead Meat ep featuring Heads Down No Nonsense Mindless Boogie / Thank You / F**k You and Dead Meat Part II (1978 Logo)

Kill.
Is she really going out with him ?
I don’t give a damn I don’t f***ing care
I’m gonna kill me mum then pull out me hair
I’m fed up with the dole and the human race
I’m gonna cut me liver out and shove it in your face.

Kill ! Kill !

I don’t like animals or lifting heavy weights
I’m gonna shoot me fingers off and carve up all me mates
Gonna steal a motor car and smash it all to pieces
Gonna cut me liver out and pin it on your braces.

Kill ! Kill !

I’m apathetic, I’m lazy and rude
I’m boring and I’m stupid and I’m vicious and crude
I get thrown out of pub for pissing on the floor
I’m gonna cut me liver out and nail it on your door.

Kill ! Kill !