Band Name: UK Subs
Music Album: Crash Course - Live
Album Release Date: September 1980
Music Genre: Punk Rock
Record Label: RCA
Album Release Country: United Kingdom
Music Record Type: 24 Tracks Vinyl Album LP Vinyl 12" EP All Media
The UK Subs were another group that emerged from the scene at The Roxy in London in 1977. Founder and Lead Vocalist Charlie Harper was playing in R&B and pub rock groups before being influenced by bands like The Damned to turn to punk.
The band initially started in 1976 as "The Subversives" with singer Charlie Harper. When the band line-up was based around Harper's growling Cockney vocals with Nicky Garratt on Guitar, Paul Slack on Bass and a variety of drummers they became the "U.K. subversives", later shortened to "U.K. Subs". Although adopting punk stylings, the bands work was still heavily influenced by R&B, albeit played fast. Their sound was most similar to Sham 69 or The Angelic Upstarts, although without the skinhead following
Whilst never having a big hit, several singles made the lower reaches of the Top 30 in the late 70s, including "Stranglehold", "Tomorrow's Girls", a cover of The Zombies classic "She's Not There" and "Warhead". The first two studio LPs "Another Kind of Blues" and "Brand New Age" also made the lower reaches of the album charts.
In 1983 Nicky Garratt left the band along with bass player Alvin Gibbs and then drummer Kim Wylie leaving Charlie Harper to recruit a whole new band.
Garratt would come back in and out of the line-up over the following 25 years whilst Charlie carried on touring and recording with an almos (...)
| LP/Album | ||
| A1 | C.I.D. | 2:09 |
| A2 | I Couldn't Be You | 1:57 |
| A3 | I Live In A Car | 1:60 |
| A4 | Tomorrow's Girls | 2:17 |
| A5 | Left For Dead | 1:21 |
| A6 | Kicks | 1:39 |
| A7 | Rat Race | 1:44 |
| A8 | New York State Police | 2:19 |
| A9 | Warhead | 3:20 |
| A10 | Public Servant | 1:46 |
| B1 | Telephone Numbers | 1:03 |
| B2 | Organised Crime | 1:55 |
| B3 | Rockers | 2:41 |
| B4 | Brand New Age | 1:25 |
| B5 | Dirty Girls | 1:35 |
| B6 | The Same Thing | 1:12 |
| B7 | Crash Course | 1:22 |
| B8 | Teenage | 2:22 |
| B9 | Killer | 1:20 |
| B10 | Emotional Blackmail | 2:46 |
| 12" EP (For Export Only) | ||
| C1 | I.O.D. | 1:36 |
| C2 | Lady Esquire | 1:54 |
| D1 | Blues | 1:47 |
| D2 | Young Criminals | 2:11 |
Tracks A1 to B10 recorded live at The Rainbow on 30th May 1980.
Mobile Studio/Mobile 1.
P.A by B.A.N.
Mixed at Matrix Studio.
Tracks C1 to D2 recorded live at the Lyceum on 15th July 1979.
Mobile Studio/Mobile 1.
P.A. Supamusic.
Mixed at Matrix Studio.
First issue came with free 12" which has "For export only" printed on original inner sleeve and on center labels.
The 12" was later released on its own.
A1 to B10 ℗ 1980 Gem Toby Records, Inc.
C1 to D2 ℗ 1979 Gem Toby Records, Inc.
℗ GEM Records 1980
© GEM Records 1980
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