Scum Pups

1989 – 1994

Motivate Records, Sycophant Records, Stayfree Music

Mat Day (1989-1994)
Roger Watson (1989-1994)
Clive Cartwright (1989-1992)
Marcus Hessin (1992-1994)
Janet Brown (1993)
Gaz Birtles (1993)

Matthew Day - guitar & vocals (1989–1994)

Clive Cartwright - bass & backing vocals (1989–1992)

Roger Watson - drums (1989–1994)

Marcus Hessin - bass & backing vocals (1992–1994)

Janet Brown - backing vocals (1993)

Gaz Birtles - sax (1993)

Find Out Why - 7" Single EP released 1990 Motivate Records.

Babykill - 12" and CD mini album (Bonus track on CD) released 1991 Sycophant Records.

Shudder - 12" Single EP released 1992 Stayfree Music.

Sonic Sculptures - CD album released 1993 Stayfree Music.

"Hit Single" / "Hammer" - 7" Single released 1993 Stayfree Music.

Motivate Records was the band's first label, distributed under Southern Records Distribution. Sycophant released their first mini-album in 1992, also distributed under S.R.D.


Stayfree Music based in Leicester, was run by the former frontman of The Hunters Club, Ian Redhead, and managed Scum Pups through to their eventual split in February 1994.

Roger Watson eventually moved on to form the group The Kings Of Frog Island

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