The Neon Boys
The Neon Boys were an American proto-punk band from New York City formed in
1972. The group consisted of Tom Verlaine, Richard Hell, and Billy Ficca. They
recorded the songs “That's All I Know (Right Now)” and “Love Comes in Spurts”,
which appeared on the EP Time (1980) released by Shake Records. The band
disbanded in 1973. Verlaine and Hell formed the band Television, while Hell
founded the Heartbreakers and Richard Hell and the Voidoids. A 1991 re-release
of the EP included the song “High Heeled Wheels”. The group never performed a
live show.
