999

999. English punk-rock band formed in London in December 1976. Between 1978-2007 the group released fourteen singles and twelve studio albums. Five of the singles released by 999 between 1978-1981 charted within the Top 75 in the UK singles chart, with one further single Homicide (1978) making the Top 40. In addition, as a result of extensive touring in the USA during the early 1980s, their third and fourth studio albums : "The Biggest Prize in Sport" and "Concrete" each charted on the US Billboard 200. Despite having formed in 1976, the band have only ever experienced two permanent changes to their original lineup and have continued to record and play live to the present day. Allmusic describe the band as "one of the longest-lived groups of the punk-era"