The Zips were born in Glasgow, 1978.

• John McNeill (vocals/guitar)
• Brian Jackson (lead guitar)
• Joe Jaconelli (drums/backing vocals)
• Phil Mullen (bass guitar/vocals) 

John and Brian, veterans (at 20) of the Glasgow pub rock circuit, satisfied a yearning to join the punk/new wave explosion, by splitting from previous outfit, Road Angel, recruiting Joe and Phil, and launching as the Zips.

In November 1978 they booked a 4 track recording session in the Burns' Howff, in Glasgow.

4 songs  - I'm In Love, Over and Over, Take Me Down, Don't Be Pushed Around - were recorded in almost as many hours, and became the basis of their eponymous EP, which was finally released in April 1979.

One other single Radioactivity/I'm Not Impressed (1980).

Images and content courtesy of the The Zips website.

 The Zips are still playing recording today.