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. The band was formed by Harry Stafford (guitar), Bill Marten ( bass), Julian Woropay (vocals) and Alan Brown (drums), taking influences from Link Wray, The Cramps, The Gun Club and The Birthday Party. This was an unusual stylistic mixture for Manchester 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 7 singles and 4 Albums, 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’, and the band reformed recruiting Membranes drummer Rob Haynes for a concert in Munich. Sadly, in 2008, Bill Marten died and despite the enormous loss they decided to continue with Vince Hunt on bass. Founder member Harry Stafford has penned four new albums since – ‘Death Message Blues’,(2010) ‘Deep Dark Blue’ (2012) ‘The Stereo Plan’ (2014) & 'Swamp Street Soul' (2021). The reformed Incas have gigged in Italy,Poland,Lithuania,Greece, Holland, USA, Russia, India and many gigs across the UK. Recently Harry Stafford has released his 4th solo album, “We are the Perilous Men” (2023),with Brazilian, punk-blues guitarist Marco Butcher.