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[[File:Dumpy85.jpg|thumb|Dumpy at Coventry's General Wolfe 1985]]'''Dumpy's Rusty Nuts''' were a British [[rock music|rock]] band founded in 1981<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/biker-band-Palladium/story-12152976-detail/story.html|title=Top biker band at the Palladium|work=North Devon Journal|date=16 March 2009|accessdate=17 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016211344/http://www.northdevonjournal.co.uk/biker-band-Palladium/story-12152976-detail/story.html|archive-date=16 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> by the lead singer Graham "Dumpy" Dunnell (born July 1949, [[London]], England).<ref name="LarkinHM">{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Guinness Who's Who of Heavy Metal]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Guinness Publishing]]|date=1995|edition=Second|isbn=0-85112-656-1|page=118}}</ref> Though unsuccessful as recording artists the band have been a successful and popular live act for decades.<ref name="LarkinHM"/> The band attracted a cult following for their live performances in small rock venues. Their initial audiences were drawn from the [[new wave of British heavy metal]]<ref>[http://nwobhm.info/nwobhm/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=476&Itemid=42] {{dead link|date=June 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> and 'Bikers' and they became particularly well known at the [[London]] [[Marquee Club]], where they were a regular and popular attraction. In the early to mid-1980s the band toured extensively around the UK playing at small rock/'Biker' pub and club venues including the [[Isle of Man TT]], and music festivals, cementing their name and following.<br />
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The band were not successful recording artists, preferring to concentrate on live work. They released a debut single "Just For Kicks" in June 1982 but in order to get airplay from the [[BBC]],<ref name="LarkinHM"/> the band had to change their name to "Dumpy's Rusty Bolts".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/dumpys-rusty-nuts-mn0001181852|title=Dumpy's Rusty Nuts - Biography|first=Steve|last=Huey|website=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=17 June 2014}}</ref> Sales of the single were poor, and the original band name was restored.<ref name="LarkinHM"/> A second single, "Box Hill Or Bust", was released. Subsequent sporadic releases have only found favour with their small core audience.<ref name="LarkinHM"/><br />
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They released a double live album, ''Somewhere in England'', in 1984, which was recorded at the Marquee Club. In 1990, they released a cover version of the song "Run Run Run" (originally recorded by [[Jo Jo Gunne]] in 1972).<br />
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Despite the group's longevity, they became for a time a favourite target for mockery from the British music press, especially ''[[Melody Maker]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/ontherecord/2008/04/21/the-monday-morning-randomiser/|title=The Monday morning randomiser|first=Jim|last=Carroll|work=The Irish Times|date=21 April 2008|accessdate=17 June 2014}}</ref> where they were regularly portrayed as claiming to be jumping on the latest improbable bandwagon in the humorous section "Talk Talk Talk" written by [[David Stubbs]].<br />
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As of 2010, the band were still performing in small venues, music festivals and bike rallies across Europe. The band has toured with and supported many bands including [[Hawkwind]], [[Motörhead]] and [[Status Quo (band)|Status Quo]].<ref name="LarkinHM"/><br />
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==Discography==<br />
*''Somewhere in England'' (1984)<br />
*''Hot Lover'' (1986)<br />
*''Get Out on the Road!'' (1987)<br />
*''Firkin Well Live (1988)''<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of new wave of British heavy metal bands]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.dumpysrustynuts.net Official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100406222313/http://www.dumpysrustynuts.net/ |date=6 April 2010 }}<br />
* {{discogs artist|Dumpy's Rusty Nuts}}<br />
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