1. UK SUBS - 'I Live In A
Car' - City 7" - UK - 1978
Having sampled the first two Subs albums on the last comp, here's a selection of early singles tracks, starting with one from the flipside of 'C.I.D.'
2. THE FITS - 'Straps' - Rondelet 7" - UK - 1982
Despite what some might have you believe, their first single was terrible. This is from their second 'Think For Yourself'.
3. THE FIEND - 'Stand
Alone' - Endangered Musik 7" - UK - 1985
The title track from their sole E.P. I saw them umpteen times at The Station in Gateshead (and the legendary Ferryhill Kings Head) but they never quite captured their blazing live sound in the studio.
4. UK SUBS - 'B.1.C.' -
The other track from the flipside of 'C.I.D.' It's an old social security form for those too young (or foreign) to remember.
5. THE ADICTS - 'A Man's
Gotta Do' - Razor LP - UK - 1982
One from their second album 'Sound Of Music'.
6. THE FITS - 'Last Laugh' -
The title track from their third 7".
7. UK SUBS - 'Stranglehold' - Gem 7" - UK - 1979
Second single, their first for Gem. Top Of The Pops performance here.
8. THE TEA SET - 'B52G' - Waldo's 7" - UK - 1978
This was on thir first E.P. 'Cups 'n' Saucers'. Here, have some pictures.
9. THE ADICTS - 'Bad Boy' - Razor 7" - UK - 1983
Fourth single. They were on Cheggars Plays Pop' y'know!
10. THE FITS - 'Bravado' - Corpus Christi 7" - UK - 1983
One from the flipside of fourth 7" 'Tears Of A Nation'.
11. UK SUBS - 'Teenage' - Gem 7" - UK - 1980
Sixth single. Not even pink vinyl could excuse the horrible sleeve. TOTP here.
12. NEGAZIONE - 'Il Giorno
Del Sole' - We Bite LP - Italy - 1988
One of the few tracks I liked on their second album 'Little Dreamer'.
13. THE FITS - 'Action' - Trapper 7" - UK - 1984
Fifth single, with, shock, horror, muff on the sleeve! Released around the time I finally got to see 'em live. And they were great!
14. UK SUBS - 'Left For
Dead' -
One from the flipside of 'Teenage'.
15. THE ADICTS - 'Shake,
Rattle, Bang Your Head' -
The flipside of 'Bad Boy'.
16. THE FITS - 'Nothing To
Prove' -
One from the flipside of 'Last Laugh'.
17. UK SUBS - 'New York
State Police' -
The other track from the flipside of 'Teenage'.
18. THE FIEND - 'Remember
Who We Are' -
Another track from the 'Stand Alone' E.P.
19. THE FITS - 'Achilles
Heel' -
The flipside of 'Action'.
20. UK SUBS - 'Fall Of The
Empire' - Gem 7" - UK - 1980
The flipside of seventh single 'Party In Paris', which is a little too cheesey for me.
21. THE ADICTS - 'Tokyo' - Sire 7" - UK - 1984
Their fifth single. The medley on the flipside of the 12" is better but I've comped that before.
22. THE TEA SET - 'Sing
Song' -
Another track from the 'Cups 'n' Saucers' E.P.
23. UK SUBS - 'Plan Of
Action' - Nems 7" - UK - 1981
The flipside of 'Countdown' which I'll stick amongst the bonus tracks.
24. THE FITS - 'Tears Of A
Nation' -
Fourth single - a nice slow burner. Live version here.
25. THE ADICTS - 'Runaway' - Razor LP - UK - 1985
And one from third album 'Smart Alex'.
***BONUS TRACKS***
26. UK SUBS - 'Countdown'
27. THE FITS - 'Different
Ways'
28. UK SUBS - 'World War /
Rockers'
29. THE ADICTS - 'Johnny
Was A Soldier'
30. UK SUBS - 'Warhead'
I bought the UK Subs GEMS box set a month or so ago. I had all of the stuff on some CD or another, but liked the packaging so I sprung for it. I was first introduced to them on the Recorded LP. I now have I believe every song they ever released. Captain Oi! has done some nice reissues lately too of Charlie's solo stuff, Urban Dogs, and some UK Subs compilation LPs now on CD.
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