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8 Eyed Spy

American no wave band

Field	Value
name	8 Eyed Spy
origin	New York City, United States
genre	No wave
years_active	–
label	Fetish Records (GB)
past_members	Lydia Lunch
Jim Sclavunos
Michael Paumgardhen
Pat Irwin
George Scott III

Jim Sclavunos Michael Paumgardhen Pat Irwin George Scott III

8 Eyed Spy was an American no wave band from New York City, consisting of Lydia Lunch (ex-Teenage Jesus and the Jerks and Beirut Slump) and Jim Sclavunos (also ex-Teenage Jesus and Beirut Slump), Michael Paumgardhen, Pat Irwin and George Scott III. The group was active from 1979 to 1980.

Background

8 Eyed Spy played their first New York City show in October 1979 at the Mudd Club. Subsequently, AllMusic qualified 8 Eyed Spy as "a far more overtly musical group than Teenage Jesus and the Jerks".

They covered Bo Diddley's "Diddy Wah Diddy", the swamp rock classic "Run Through the Jungle" by Creedence Clearwater Revival and Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit". The band recorded only briefly, releasing one live album, Live, and a self-titled studio album. The band broke up in 1980 after the death of George Scott III.

Discography

; Studio albums

8 Eyed Spy (Fetish, 1981)

; Live albums

Live (cassette, ROIR, 1981)

; Compilation albums

Lydia Lunch - Hysterie (Widowspeak - 1986)
8 Eyed Spy (Atavistic Records, 1997)

; Singles

"Diddy Wah Diddy"/"Dead You Me Beside" (1980)

References

Dougan, John. "8 Eyed Spy – Music Biography, Credits and Discography : AllMusic". [[AllRovi]].
"8 Eyed Spy Discography at Discogs". [[Discogs]].
Boch, Richard. (2017). "The Mudd Club". [[Feral House]].
Mason, Stewart. "''8 Eyed Spy'' – 8 Eyed Spy : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". [[AllRovi]].
"trouserpress.com :: Lydia Lunch". [[Trouser Press.

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