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Where I get my weekly lp/cd fix I see on the latest fax on new releases two lp,s from a band called The Kids.The proprietor of the establishment could offer no help but thinks its late 70,s.Anyone out there know anything on this band?I would like to order one but without any info screw that.

The Rich Kids perhaps?

Nope,not the Rich Kids but thanks anyway.

I consulted the "International Discography of the New Wave" Volume 1982/83 by B. George and Martha DeFoe, which has 3 different entries for The Kids.
One is a London band, with just a single release from 1981, one is a US band (Stratford, CT) with an EP released in 1981, and one is:

"Punks from Antwerp, now being described as power pop"
14 releases from 1978-1982, including albums, singles, appearances on compilation albums

Ludo Mariman- voc, gtr
Luk Van De Poel-gtr, voc
Dani De Haes-bass
Cesar Jenssen-drums

googling the names I come up with

http://houbi.com/belpop/groups/kids.htm

The Kids were/are from Belgium. Their first album was released in 1977 on Phillips Benelux. Second album was called "Naughty Kids". Both have just been reissued on a single cd with bonus tracks last year. They were Belgiums first successful punk band, and have been going in one form or another ever since, changing their style to a more mainstream pop/rock sound as opposed to the 70's punk style they started out with.

http://houbi.com/belpop/groups/kids.htm
http://www.thekids.be/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQUJ4x6paoI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Wrk7T83U24

Thanks folks.I kinda thought they were European I kept thinking The Rude Kids which may be the same band.Now this is what I like about this web site and why I signed on.Amen

Nope, The Rude Kids were Swedish and a bit harder in sound.

There was a norwegian band called The Kids. It`s probably not them, but they were huge here in Norway. Two of the members later formed the soft-heavy band TNT. By the way, one of the members son has been world champion in skijumping.