“How I lost . . .” Spunky Onions

This way: How I lost my Virginity

Spunky Onions formed in London late 1976 and although they had many different names including The Russians, The New Bastards, and The Ten Sausages, it was essentially Mat Ducasse [Matthew James Duguid] – who himself explained, “We never could agree on a name and went through scores of them.”

The Ghetto Berries was yet another band name and was used on the flip-side to the Spunky Onions one and only single released on Templebeat Records in 1979.

Spunky Onions dissolved soon after into yet more bands and Mat Ducasse continues to write and perform music to this day in numerous projects. In 2015 the Glasgow based label Optimo Music – run by JD Twitch [aka Keith McIvor of the band Optimo] released the compilation [Cease & Desist] DIY (Cult Classics From The Post-Punk Era 1978-82) which features “(mostly) 7" singles recorded in the UK between 1978 and 1982 that showcase the DIY spirit of those times” and included Spunky Onions’ ‘How I Lost My Virginity’. 

[Spotify] How I lost my Virginity