THE ONLY ONES, JOHN PEEL SESSION 1980

The Only Ones are an English rock band formed in London in 1976, whose original band members are Peter Perrett, Alan Mair, John Perry and Mike Kellie, they first disbanded in 1982. They were associated with punk rock, yet straddled the musical territory amidst punk, power pop and hard rock, with noticeable influences from psychedelia.

The Only Ones
A square quartered into four, each with a head-shot photograph of each of the four members of The Only Ones.
Clockwise, from top left: Peter Perrett (vocals), John Perry (guitar), Alan Mair (bass), Mike Kellie (drums)
Background information
Origin
London, England
Genres
Power popnew wavepunk rockindie rock
Years active
1976–19822007–20172023–present
Labels
VengeanceCBSEpic
Spinoffs
The OneThe Living Dead[1]
Spinoff of
England's GlorySpooky ToothThe Beatstalkers
Members
Peter Perrett
Alan Mair
Past members
Mike Kellie
John Perry
The Only Ones reformed in 2007 after their biggest hit "Another Girl, Another Planet" experienced a resurgence of public interest. The band completed a comeback UK tour in June 2007, and continued touring throughout 2008 and 2009. New material was recorded in 2009 and played live, but was never released. In 2023, they reformed for the first time in nine years to play concerts in London, and Hebden Bridge.