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The Polecats are a rockabilly band formed in 1977 in North London. The original line-up was Tim Worman (a.k.a Tim Polecat, vocalist), Martin "Boz" Boorer, (guitarist and vocalist), Phil Bloomberg, (bassist), and Chris Hawkes (drummer). Hawkes was later replaced by Neil Rooney, who was replaced by John Buck in 1982. The band were first signed by the fledgling British rockabilly record label Nervous Records, and recorded their first single "Rockabilly Guy" in 1979. In 1980 the band signed to Mercury Records, and released the successful LP, Polecats Are Go! They had UK chart success with "John, I'm Only Dancing", a reworking of "Rockabilly Guy", and the T-Rex song "Jeepster". In 1983, they hit the charts in the United States with their song "Make a Circuit With Me" Boz Boorer  became guitarist, musical director, and co-songwriter with Morrissey. Tim Polecat moved to Los Angeles and formed the band 13 Cats with drummer Slim Jim of the Stray Cats, bassist Smutty Smith and guitarist Danny B. Harvey. He continues to work as a film composer and solo singer-songwriter. Phil Bloomberg is the bass player for Marc Almond and a session bass player, producer, bandleader and composer. The band continues to tour and regularly play gigs in Europe, Japan and USA. In June 2008 Disney Pixar film, WALL E, used "Make a Circuit With Me" in their television trailers. In 2010, the US broadcaster TBS used "Make a Circuit With Me" in two episodes of the TV series Glory Daze.