The Banned had a minor UK
hit in 1977 with "
Little Girl", a
cover version of a 1966 U.S. hit
song by the
Syndicate of Sound. The Banned's original home pressing on Can't Eat Records (Eat Up 1) was taken up by
EMI's
Harvest label. Aitken had been a member of Precious Little. For their
Top of the Pops performance of "Little Girl" in December 1977, Sordid, Fresh and Steal were joined by
Sugar Kane (real name David Owen Smith) on 12 string guitar. Due to
management problems the band folded six months later, but Aitken and Grove continued working together in a band called The Retros. Paul Sordid appeared on
Never Mind The Buzzcocks in 2004.
Jimmy Hughes joined
Ken Lockie and
Keith Levene's electronic pop band
Cowboys International. The Banned reformed in 2009 and played at the 12 Bar Club in London, and the Rebellion Festival in Blackpool. The track "Little Girl" is on a number of
compilation albums – notably
The Best Punk Album in The World Ever 2,
Totally Sensational 70s, and
Rare Stuff. A historical
CD of their recordings was released by
Cherry Red Records in 2004, including tracks by Precious Little and The Retros. With only one single making the
UK Singles Chart (No. 36 in December 1977 for "Little Girl"),{{cite book ==Discography==