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Vatican Commandos
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| name                = Vatican Commandos
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| origin              = [[Darien, Connecticut]], [[United States|U.S.]]
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| genre               = [[Hardcore punk]]
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| years_active        = [[1982 in music|1982]] &ndash; [[1985 in music|1985]], [[2010 in music|2010]] &ndash;
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| current_members     = [[James Spadaccini]]<br>[[John Farnsworth (musician)|John Farnsworth]]<br>[[Lindsey Anderson]]<br>[[Chip Moody]]<br>[[Moby|Richard Hall]]<br>Chuck Weaver<br>Dave Hower<br>Mike Pollock
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'''Vatican Commandos''' are a [[hardcore punk|hardcore]] [[punk]] [[band]] from [[Darien, Connecticut]].

==Band members==
The band started in 1982. The original members were James Spadaccini, John Farnsworth, Lindsey Anderson, Chip Moody, Chuck "Wheat" Weaver, and [[Moby|Richard Hall]]. (Hall became successful in dance music with the name "Moby"). Later band members included Dave Hower, Mike Pollock, and Matt Craig.

==Records==
They released their first record, a 7" [[extended play|EP]] called, ''Hit Squad for God'' in 1983. Richard Hall (Moby) is listed as "M.H." on the back cover of the record.

They put out their next record, the ''Just a Frisbee'' 7" EP, later in 1983. The ''Point Me to the End'' 12" EP came out in 1984. The cover artwork on the "Just a Frisbee" 7" was drawn by [[Rob Zombie]],  founder and lead singer of [[White Zombie (band)|White Zombie]].

==Break up and reunion==
The Vatican Commandos broke up in 1985. The band reformed 25 years later. They played a reunion show 17 July 2010 at the [[Mercury Lounge]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com/event/4710 |title=Vatican Commandos - The Mercury Lounge - New York - NY - Jul 17, 2010|accessdate=2010-12-16 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |format= |work= |publisher= |pages= |quote= }}</ref>  They played a west coast reunion show 5 February 2011 at The Dragonfly in Hollywood, CA.

==List of records==
*''Hit Squad for God'' 7" EP (1983)
*''Just a Frisbee'' 7" EP (1983)
*''Point Me to the End'' 12" EP (1984)
*''Connecticut Fun'' Compilation LP (1985)
*''Make It Work'' Compilation 7" (1985)
*''Big City's One Big Crowd'' Compilation LP (1985)

==References==
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==Other websites==
*[http://www.myspace.com/vaticancommandos  Vatican Commandos on MySpace]

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[[Category:American punk bands]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1982]]
[[Category:1985 disestablishments]]
[[Category:2010 establishments in the United States]]
[[Category:Entertainers from Connecticut]]