Zounds are an English anarcho punk/post-punk band from Reading, Berkshire, England, formed in 1977. Originally they were part of the cassette culture movement, releasing material on the Fuck Off Records label, and were also involved in the squatting and free festival scene. The name of the band is derived from the old English minced oath “zounds”, a contraction of “God’s wounds”, referring to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ, formerly used as a mildly blasphemous oath.
Associated Acts
The Mob Blyth Power
Genres
Anarcho-punk, post-punk
Labels
Crass Records Rough Trade Records Overground Records
Origin
Reading, Berkshire, England
Website
Years Active
1977 1982 2001 present
Name
Zounds