Which Scottish punk band released the 1978 album 'Can't Stand the Rezillos'?

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The Scottish punk band that released the 1978 album “Can’t Stand the Rezillos” was The Rezillos.

The album was the Edinburgh group’s debut studio record and was released by Sire Records on 21 July 1978. It was recorded earlier that year at the Power Station studio in New York City, after the band attracted the attention of Sire through its energetic live performances and early singles.

The Rezillos combined punk’s speed with 1950s rock and roll, 1960s beat music, garage rock, glam, science-fiction imagery, and a playful sense of humour. The album included “Top of the Pops,” which became a UK Top 20 single, reaching number 17. It also featured covers such as “Glad All Over” and “Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight.”

A common mix-up is confusing the band with the album title: “Can’t Stand the Rezillos” is the record, while “The Rezillos” is the group. The band split only a few months after the album’s release, although it later reunited and eventually issued the studio album “Zero” in 2015.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Aug. 2026

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