The UK Subs fifth studio album, from 1983, remastered. On coloured vinyl LP and 2CD. Reissue date: October 4 2024
The fifth UK Subs studio album, from 1983, not available on vinyl for nine years. The remastered LP has a new inner bag featuring all the lyrics and unseen band photos – a limited-edition, transparent yellow ochre vinyl with improved original sleeve art.
The 2xCD version has seven extra tracks from singles; and a bonus CD Gross-Out USA – plus three never-before released demo tracks, one being an unheard song. It comes in an all-card 6-panel package. Albums ‘F’ and ‘G’ in the UK Subs A-Z series of albums. Pre-order here.
The album came at a crossroads for the UK Subs. Punk was no longer fashionable, and the early line-ups had split leaving Charlie Harper to form a new band. He enlisted early UK Subs bassist Steve Slack (who’d left before their first recordings, replaced by his brother), drummer Steve Jones and guitarist Captain Scarlet.
Navigating between the UK Subs punk ethos and wider styles of that era, with many songs co-written by Slack and Scarlet, Charlie’s lyrics reflected the current political paranoia of an Orwellian future, alongside hedonistic punk tales of life lived and characters met along the road. The album successfully led the band to embark on decades of world tours and continue the now-legendary A-Z series of albums.
Although the UK Subs have given up lengthy tours, since Charlie’s 80th birthday in May they still gig regularly at festivals and short excursions – such as the following UK Subs gigs in fall 2024:
September 1 Milan (IT) – Circolo Magnolia; 21 Leuven (BE) – Breaking Barriers; October 4 Luton – Hat Factory; 5 Leicester – 02 Academy; 17 Cambridge – Junction; 18 Leeds – Brudenell; November 7 Bern (CH) – Rossili; 8 Freiberg (DE) – Crash; 9 Frankfurt (DE) – Das Bett; 14 Brighton – The Arch; 15 Peterborough – Parkway; 16 Wrexham – Rockin’ Chair; 17 Lincoln – Drill; December 12 Southampton – 1865; 13 Frome – Cheese & Grain; 14 Guildford – Boileroom; 15 Cardiff – Globe.
LP: 12 tracks: Flood of Lies, Veronique, Soldiers of Fortune, Waiting for the DB’s, Tampa Bay, After the War; Violent Revolution, In the Red, Dress Code, Revenge of the Jelly Devils, In the Wild, Seas of Mars.
Ltd yellow ochre vinyl with new inner bag: Cat.No FALLLP018 5013145301814
CD1: Flood of Lies, Veronique, Soldiers of Fortune, Waiting for the DB’s, Tampa Bay, After the War; Violent Revolution, In the Red, Dress Code, Revenge of the Jelly Devils, In the Wild, Seas of Mars. Bonus singles: Another Typical City (7”), Still Life, The Spell, Private Army, Multiple Minds, Primary Strength, Another Typical City (12”)
CD2: Demos: Still Life, In the Wild, Can Anybody Hear Me? Live Chicago: Emotional Blackmail, New Barbarians, In the Wild, Véronique, Flood of Lies, Warhead, Limo Life, Disease, Violent Revolution, Soldiers of Fortune, Ice Age, Dress Code, Telephone Numbers, Stranglehold, You Don’t Belong, Party in Paris.
2CD in a six-panel card package: Cat.No FALLCD018g 5013145801826
Pre-order here. For USA customers, try MVDshop.com
