THE UNDERTONES ‘WEST BANK SONGS 1978-1983 – A BEST OF’
DOUBLE LP, COLOURED VINYL WITH GATEFOLD SLEEVE
RELEASED FEBRUARY 28TH 2020 VIA BMG
30 TRACKS COMPILED BY THE UNDERTONES
GATEFOLD SLEEVE WITH COLOURED VINYL & NOTES BY MICK HOUGHTON
RECORDINGS FROM THE FIRST 4 STUDIO LP’s, INCLUDING ALL THE HITS 12 PAGE INSERT WITH NOTES BY MICHAEL BRADLEY + RARE & UNSEEN BAND PHOTOS
The Undertones emerged from Derry, Northern Ireland in 1974, the result of five friends learning how to play basic rock and roll. Even by the standards of that decade, Derry was not the rock and roll capital of anywhere and with no live bands worth watching, they learned their trade by listening to mail order records, reading one of the few copies of NME that made it to Derry but most of all from listening to John Peel’s show on BBC Radio One.
Practicing in their bedrooms eventually led to the band recording ‘Teenage Kicks’ in 1978 on Terri Hooley’s Good Vibrations label in Belfast. A copy was sent to the legendary DJ John Peel and he liked the track so much he played it twice in a row on his radio show!
Eventually signing to Sire Records, ‘Teenage Kicks’ was re-released, resulting in the band’s first appearance on Top of the Pops.
Over the next five years, John O’Neill, his younger brother Damian, Feargal Sharkey, Billy Doherty and Michael Bradley crafted numerous punkpop gems and would go on to release 13 singles and 4 studio LP’s, before disbanding in May 1983.
The Undertones re-formed in 1999 with singer Paul McLoone, subsequently recorded 2 new LP’s and have been touring regularly ever since. They played Glastonbury Festival in June 2005, recently marked their 40th anniversary, and have just completed a 46 date, 2019 world tour.
Tracklist:
SIDE 1
1. You’ve Got My Number (Why Don’t You Use t!)
2. Male Model
3. Hypnotised
4. Billy’s Third
5. The Way Girls Talk
6. True Confessions
7. Wednesday Week
8. (She’s A) Runaround
9. There Goes Norman
SIDE 2
1. Teenage Kicks
2. Tearproof
3. Jump Boys
4. The Love Parade
5. Soul Seven
6. Girls Don’t Like It
SIDE 3
1. Jimmy Jimmy
2. When Saturday Comes
3. Julie Ocean
4. My Perfect Cousin
5. Family Entertainment
6. Beautiful Friend
7. I Know A Girl
SIDE 4
1. Get Over You’ (Kevin Shields Remix 2016)
2. Girls That Don’t Talk
3. Forever Paradise
4. Here Comes The Summer
5. It’s Going To Happen
6. Bittersweet
7. You’re Welcome
8. Listening In
Upcoming shows:
07/05/2020 – Boiler Shop, Newcastle
08/05/2020 – Academy 2, Manchester
09/05/2020 – O2 Academy, Liverpool
15/05/2020 – Roadmender, Northampton
17/05/2020 – Electric Ballroom, London
22/05/2020 – Leadmil, Sheffield
23/05/2020 – Earlham Park ‘Lets Rock Norwich’ (1pm show)
23/05/2020 – Stone Valley South Festival, Hertfordshire (9pm show)
24/05/2020 – Bearded Theory Festival, Walton-on Trent, England
04/06/2020 – Y Plas (Student Union), Cardiff
05/06/2020 – Cheese & Grain, Frome
06/06/2020 – Chalk, Brighton
06/08/2020 – Rebellion Festival, The Winter Gardens, Blackpool
Special guest all dates (except Sheffield): Hugh Cornwell Electric
Special guest Sheffield: Neville Staple Band
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