Generation X (Musical group)

found: Guinness Encyclopedia of Music, 2nd ed.(Generation X; identified as Gen X on album, Kiss me deadly (Chrysalis, 1981)

found: Wikipedia, November 4, 2014(Generation X; English punk group formed in 1976 by Billy Idol, Tony James and John Towe in Chelsea, London; played their first gig at the Roxy on December 14, 1976; disbanded in 1981; on September 20, 1993 during Billy Idol's No religion tour, Generation X had a one-time reunion performance at the Astoria Theatre in London) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_X_%28band%29

found: NEMSWORLD WWW site, January 14, 2015:Generation X-Day by day (Generation X formed in the fall of 1976; members: Billy Idol, guitar; Tony James, bass & vocals; John Towe, drums; in December 1977 Idol switches to vocals only and 17 year old Bob "Derwood" Andrews is recruited on guitar; in April 1977 John Towe is asked to leave and replaced by drummer, Mark Laff, a.k.a. Mark Laffoley; this line-up remains until January 1980; Billy Idol and Tony James recruit former Chelsea guitarist James Stephenson and ex-Clash drummer Terry Chimes, re-christen the group Gen X, and go on to release one LP Kiss Me Deadly in 1981, before breaking up) - http://www.nemsworld.com/genx/daybyday.htm