| Another Kind of Blues | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio album by | |||
| Released | September 14, 1979 | ||
| Recorded | May 29, - June 1979 | ||
| Studio | Kingsway Recorders Ltd., London | ||
| Genre | Punk rock | ||
| Length | 35:55 | ||
| Label | RCA | ||
| Producer | John McCoy, U.K. Subs | ||
| U.K. Subs chronology | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
Another Kind of Blues is the first studio album released by English punk band, the U.K. Subs. It was released in the UK on 14 September 1979 on GEM Records, a subsidiary of RCA.[2] It is considered as a classic from the punk era.
The style of music borrows heavily from blues and rock'n'roll but infused much of the energy and social commentary that was shaping the wider punk rock scene.
Critics were divided on the album's merits. Writing for the New Musical Express, Charles Shaar Murray described the album as being 'As appetising as the tea-bag left to dry on the saucer' [3] , while in Sounds, Garry Bushell awarded the album five stars and called it 'a near perfect slice of good time high energy punk.' [4]
UK Subs - Rockers Lyrics. Dolly rockers dressed to kill Holding on to rocker bill It ain't the 50's anymore Born a rocker, die a rocker Drunk outside the local dive. UK Subs performing live at Rebellion Amsterdam Festival in Melkweg, Amsterdam (NL) Saturday 2nd June 2018. UK Subs live playlist: https://www.youtube.com/pla.
- UK Subs - Rockers (single version) Lyrics. See them coming down the street Greasy heads and creeper feet They don't make no social call Born a rocker, die a rocker Meeting at the lo.
- View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1991 Blue Vinyl release of The Singles 1978-1982 on Discogs.
- UK Subs - Born a Rocker Die a Rocker Black T-shirt - BRAND NEW (Official) $19.51. UK Subs T-Shirt / UK SUBS Another Kind of Blues Rock Tee.
The first 20,000 copies were printed on blue vinyl and the album reached number 21 in the UK album charts.
The U.K. Subs have released 26 official albums, each beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Their most recent, Ziezo, was released in 2016.
Miles Davis's Kind of Blue was released 20 years before this album (1959).
Track listing[edit]
- All songs written by Nicky Garratt and Charlie Harper, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 'C.I.D.' | Harper, Richard Anderson | 2:10 |
| 2. | 'I Couldn't Be You' | John B. Presley; arranged by Harper | 2:06 |
| 3. | 'I Live in a Car' | Harper, Garratt, Paul Slack, Rory Lions | 1:36 |
| 4. | 'Tomorrows Girls' | Harper | 2:24 |
| 5. | 'Killer' | Harper, Garratt, Slack | 1:28 |
| 6. | 'World War' | 1:06 | |
| 7. | 'Rockers' | 3:15 | |
| 8. | 'I.O.D.' | 1:22 | |
| 9. | 'T.V. Blues' | Harper, Garratt, Slack | 2:08 |
| 10. | 'Blues' | 1:50 | |
| 11. | 'Lady Esquire' | 1:50 | |
| 12. | 'All I Wanna Know' | Harper, Garratt, Slack | 1:48 |
| 13. | 'Crash Course' | Harper, John McCoy, Garratt | 1:40 |
| 14. | 'Young Criminals' | 2:18 | |
| 15. | 'B.I.C.' | 1:35 | |
| 16. | 'Disease' | 1:25 | |
| 17. | 'Stranglehold' | Harper | 2:26 |
Personnel[edit]
UK Subs
- Charlie Harper – lead vocals, harmonica
- Nicky Garratt – guitar, backing vocals
- Paul Slack – bass
- Pete Davies – drums
Additional personnel
- Bob Broglia – engineer
- Paul 'Chas' Watkins and Bob Broglia – mixing engineers
- Hothouse – sleeve
- Paul Canty, Yuka Fujii and Tony MacLean – photography
References[edit]
- ^'Another Kind of Blues - UK Subs'. AllMusic. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^'U.K. Subs - Another Kinds of Blues'. Discogs. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^Shaar Murray, Charles (22 September 1979), ...Dredged up, New Musical Express
- ^Bushell, Gary (8 September 1979), Long live the punk, Sounds
Uk Subs Rockers Vs
The Best of UK SUBS 1982-1998, 2xCD
Perennial punk rockers UK SUBS seem to be constatly on a world tour. Led by the Peter Pan of punk, Charlie Harper since their inception in 1977, the Subs have continued touring constantly, everywhere from tiny pubs to giant festivals. This ‘BEST OF’ rounds up an productive 16 year period, and comes together with a bonus CD featuring a typical exciting live show.
32 years on, 2009 is a typical gigging around-the-world year for this most dedicated of the original punk bands, with a successful 7-week, 37 date tour of Europe followed by a month around the UK, then off to America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and many other countries. (see link in tour-dates section.)
‘SUB MISSION’, compiled by Charlie Harper, takes the best 20 tracks from their albums F - R (albums are issued alphabetically). And for fans, the CD includes a bonus CD with a previously unreleased live recording of the Subs in top form in Bristol 1991, with 18 of the UK Subs hits and live favourites.
The album includes pics of all the UK Subs members over the years, sleeve-notes and track-by-track info by Steve Harnett, and a discography. The package should retail in shops for a bargain ‘under a tenner’ for the two-CD set.
Track-list:
DISC 1: (Best of 1982-98) Police State, Speak For Yourself, Self Destruct, Captain Scarlet, Thunderbird Wine, Hey Santa, Another Cuba (new version), Down On The Farm, Another Typical City, Planet I, Drag Me Down, Here Comes Alex, Ozone Death, Strangeways, DF 118, Solutions, Outside Society, Bitter & Twisted, Squat ’96, Riot
DISC 2: (Live Bristol ’91) You Don’t Belong, She’s Not There, Saints’ n’ Sinners, Emotional Blackmail, Fear Of Girls, Down On The Farm, I Robot, New York State Police, Another Cuba, Barbie’s Dead, Police State, Warhead (excerpt), Left For Dead, Rockers, Stranglehold, Tomorrow’s Girls, C. I .D., Party In Paris.
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