UK SUBS | The Albums 1979-82, 5CD Box Set coming in April...
- 5CD 111-track clam shell box set covers the most commercially successful years of Punk legends the UK Subs.
Disc 1 is debut album ‘Another Kind Of Blues’ which reached No.21 in the National Charts. Amongst the nine bonus tracks are the hit singles ‘Stranglehold’ (No.26) and ‘Tomorrows Girls’ (No.28).
The second disc is the No.18 charting album ‘Brand New Age’ which now comes with ten bonus tracks including the hit singles ‘She’s Not There’ (No.36), ‘Warhead’ (No.30) and ‘Teenage’ (No.32).
Disc 3 is the In Concert ‘Crash Course’ album which reached No. 8 in the winter of 1980.
The fourth disc is the No.18 charting ‘Diminished Responsibility’ album. Among its ten bonus tracks are the hit singles ‘Party In Paris’ (No. 32) and ‘Keep On Running (Till You Burn)’ (No.41) plus the first two solo 45’s by vocalist Charlie Harper.
Disc 5 is 1982s ‘Endangered Species’ album which reached No. 11 in the Independent Chart and featured the song ‘Down On The Farm’ which was later covered by Guns n’ Roses on their million selling ‘Spaghetti Incident’ album.
The booklet contains detailed notes on the whole era plus pictures of all relevant releases.
Though ‘retired’ from full scale touring the band are still very much active on the live circuit and have British shows lined up at:
March 24 Coventry, HMV Empire
March 31 Scarborough, Punk Festival
April 26 Manchester, Academy
April 27 Glasgow, Academy – Scotland Calling Festival
May 24 Bristol, The Fleece
May 25 London, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
– Charlie Harper’s 80th Birthday Bash!
| DISC ONE ANOTHER KIND OF BLUES 1 C.I.D. 2 I Couldn’t Be You 3 I Live In A Car 4 Tomorrows Girls 5 Killer 6 World War 7 Rockers 8 I.O.D. 9 T.V. Blues 10 Blues 11 Lady Esquire 12 All I Want To Know 13 Crash Course 14 Young Criminals 15 B.1.C. 16 Disease 17 Stranglehold BONUS TRACKS 18 C.I.D. (Single Version) 19 Live In A Car (Single Version) 20 B.1.C (Single Version) 21 Stranglehold (Single Version) 22 World War (Single Version) 23 Rockers (Single Version) 24 Tomorrows Girls (Single Version) 25 Scum Of The Earth 26 Telephone Numbers |
DISC TWO BRAND NEW AGE 1 You Can’t Take It Anymore 2 Brand New Age 3 Public Servant 4 Warhead 5 Barbie’s Dead 6 Organised Crime 7 Rat Race 8 EmoMonal Blackmail 9 Kicks 10 Teenage 11 Dirty Girls 12 500 CC 13 Bomb Factory 14 EmoMonal Blackmail II BONUS TRACKS 15 She’s Not There 16 Kicks (Single Version) 17 VicMm 18 The Same Thing 19 Warhead (Single Version) 20 The Harper 21 I’m WaiMng For The Man 22 Teenage (Single Version) 23 LeZ For Dead 24 New York State Police |
DISC THREE CRASH COURSE 1 C.I.D. 2 I Couldn’t Be You 3 I Live In A Car 4 Tomorrows Girls 5 Left For Dead 6 Kicks 7 Rat Race 8 New York State Police 9 Warhead 10 Public Servant 11 Telephone Numbers 12 Organised Crime 13 Rockers 14 Brand New Age 15 Dirty Girls 16 The Same Thing 17 Crash Course 18 Teenage 19 Killer 20 Emotional Blackmail BONUS TRACKS 21 I.O.D. 22 Lady Esquire 23 Blues 24 Young Criminals |
DISC FOUR DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITY 1 You Don’t Belong 2 So What 3 Confrontation 4 Fatal 5 Time And Matter 6 Violent City 7 Too Tired 8 Party In Paris 9 Gangster 10 Face The Machine 11 New Order 12 Just Another Jungle 13 Collision Cult BONUS TRACKS 14 Party In Paris (Single Version) 15 Fall Of The Empire 16 Keep On Running (Til You Burn) 17 Perfect Girl 18 Ice Age (Single Version) 19 Party In Paris (French Version) BONUS CHARLIE HARPER TRACKS 20 Barmy London Army 21 Talk Is Cheap 22 Freaked 23 Jo |
DISC FIVE ENDANGERED SPECIES 1 Endangered Species 2 Living Dead 3 Countdown 4 Ambition 5 Lie Down And Die 6 Fear Of Girls 7 Down On The Farm 8 Sensitive Boys 9 ÷ 8 x 5 10 Ice Age 11 I Robot 12 Flesh Wound BONUS TRACKS 13 Plan Of Action 14 I Don’t Need Your Love (Charlie vocal) |
