David Philp was lead singer and songwriter for The Automatics, the English Punk/Powerpop band that headlined London’s Marquee Club in the late 1970s. His hit record of that period, When the Tanks Roll (Over Poland Again), was produced by his then-roommate Steve Lillywhite and featured guitars by Johnny Thunders . It became one of the first Number Ones in the early days of the Punk/New Wave charts and has remained a favorite of punk rock devotees leading to a recent revival of interest in the band.