The story of the Inca Babies began in 1983 in the now-legendary deck access flats of Hulme in Manchester, intended as ‘cities in the sky’ for young executives it quickly fell into cockroach-infested grey slums inhabited mostly by students, musicians, poets and drug addicts. Formed by Harry Stafford (guitar), Bill Marten ( bass), Julian Woropay (vocals) and Alan Brown (drums), & influenced by Link Wray, The Cramps, The Gun Club and The Birthday Party, this was an unusual stylistic mixture for MCr. music at the time, more closely associated with Joy Division, Buzzcocks, The Fall and The Smiths. Writer CP Lee named them the Hulme Cramps. In the 80s they released many records, they also recorded 4 sessions for BBC Radio’s John Peel Show from 84-88. In 2006 Cherry Red released the ’Best of’ compilation ‘Plutonium’. The band reformed recruiting Membranes drummer Rob Haynes. Sadly, in 2008, Bill Marten died and despite the enormous loss they decided to continue. Founder member Harry Stafford has penned five new albums since – ‘Death Message Blues’, (2010) ‘Deep Dark Blue’ (2012) ‘The Stereo Plan’ (2014), 'Swamp Street Soul' (2021) and most recently the very successful: 'Ghost Mechanic Nine' (2024). An Album of Classics 'Re-inca-rnated' is due in 2025 The reformed Incas have gigged world wide from Europe to Russia to India to the USA. Recently Harry Stafford has released his 4th solo album, “We are the Perilous Men” (2023), with Brazilian, punk-blues guitarist Marco Butcher.