The Neon Boys was an early 1970s New York City band, composed of Tom Verlaine, Richard Hell, and Billy Ficca. The trio later went on to form the American rock band Television in 1973. Richard Hell also went on to be in the important early NY punk band Richard Hell and the Voidoids.
Some of the Neon Boys' recordings were released on a 1980 EP, backed with two songs by Richard Hell and the Voidoids.
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