Name: The Undertones - The Undertones
Brand: The Undertones
SKU: 0698458811721
Price: 8.98 EUR
Availability: InStock

Description

1979 debut album, incl. 17 bonus tr. + plus video

Artist

The Undertones formed in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1975. Their debut EP, Teenage Kicks, was released by Belfast record shop owner Terry Hooley on his Good Vibrations label in September 1978. The song captivated Britain's top DJ, John Peel, who played the song on his BBC radio show. This attracted a deal from Sire, which released the band's debut LP in April 1979. That Autumn, The Undertones earned kudos as a support act on the Clash's American tour.

A second LP, Hypnotised, was recorded and released in 1980, followed in 1981 by their first LP for EMI, Positive Touch. The Sin Of Pride was released in 1983, shortly before the Undertones split up in the summer of 1983 after a series of summer festival gigs.

Feargal Sharkey launched a short-lived solo career, while the O'Neills won critical plaudits - but little sales - for their tough-minded political band, That Petrol Emotion. Hopes of re-forming the original lineup for John Peel's 50th birthday fell apart after the O'Neills' father died. Their first new album in 20 years, Get What You Need, was released in September 2003.

Original Line-up: John and Damian O’Neill - guitar; Michael Bradley - bass; Billy Doherty - drums; Feargal Sharkey - vocals.

Tracks

1 Family Entertainment 02:43

2 Girls Don't Like It 02:18

3 Male Model 01:58

4 I Gotta Getta 01:54

5 Wrong Way 01:27

6 Jump Boys 02:41

7 Here Comes The Summer 01:30

8 Billy's Third 01:58

9 Jimmy Jimmy 02:45

10 True Confessions 02:23

11 (She's) A Runaround 01:50

12 I Know A Girl 02:38

13 Listening In 02:26

14 Casbah Rock 00:57

15 Teenage Kicks 02:28

16 True Confessions 01:56

17 Emergency Cases 01:59

18 Smarter Than You 01:39

19 Get Over You 02:46

20 Really Really 01:52

21 She Can Only Say No 00:54

22 Here Comes The Summer 01:45

23 One Way Love 02:16

24 Top Twenty 02:15

25 Mars Bars 02:08

26 You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It!) 02:40

27 Let's Talk About Girls 03:36

28 Top Twenty 02:02

29 Nine Times Out Of Ten 02:43

30 The Way Girls Talk 02:42

31 Whiz Kids 02:28

Video Teenage Kicks 02:28

Releases

Formats

Vinyl, 8-Track Cartridge, Cassette, CD

Labels

EMI, Fame, Sire, Sire , Drastic Plastic Records, Rykodisc, Essential, Castle Music, Earmark, Sanctuary Midline, Salvo, Dojo Limited, Ardeck, Discos Del Oro

Countries

Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, Europe, UK & Europe, USA & Canada

years

1979, 1983, 1987, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2009, 2011, 2016

Members

~~Feargal Sharkey~~,Damian O'Neill,John O'Neill,Billy Doherty,Michael Bradley (2),Paul McLoone (2)