He was first active as a member of the Australian punk band The Saints (playing on their second and third albums Eternally Yours and Prehistoric Sounds) before joining British group The Damned and playing on Machine Gun Etiquette (1979). He also plays on Live at the Moonlight Club (The School Bullies).
Algy and his less-famous brother Iain (a roadie with The Saints, Motörhead, The Undertones and The Ramones for years) both now live in Kent.