From Christchurch, New Zealand

From last.fm:

There is more than one artist with this name. 1) The Transistors was a British punk band from Croydon, formed in 1979 who released two singles on their own "Open Circuit" record label. Their first 7" was the classic 3 track "Riot Squad" ep released in 1981, really great early 80's UK Punk. Their second single was called "Mothers Pride" which came out in 1985, by the time this one came out the line up of the band had changed. Read more about The Transistors on Last.fm.