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They were one of the few racially and sexually integrated bands on the scene. Vocalist Pauline Black wrote about sexism, racism, and social issues. Their debut release was the AA side of the Specials single 'Gangsters' in the summer of 1979, which just consisted of Neol Davies and John Bradbury (of The Specials) before quickly forming a full band by the end of the year. This new 30 track release collects all their recordings made for the BBC, from radio session, in concert and various TV appearances collected together for the first time.
The limited edition vinyl format is a 3LP Standard Weight Black Vinyl in a Rigid Slipcase with printed inners and a 4-page insert and the CD format is a DVD sized Mediabook with 2 CDs and 1 Blu-ray and a 20-page booklet, both featuring new 6000 word liner notes by Simon Price (Melody Maker, Curepedia) featuring new band interviews.
Tracklist
3LP
Disc 1
1. They Make Me Mad (John Peel Session, 22 October 1979)
2. Carry Go Bring Come (John Peel Session, 22 October 1979)
3. Danger (John Peel Session, 22 October 1979)
4. Street Feeling (John Peel Session, 22 October 1979)
5. Three Minute Hero (Look! Hear!, 29 January 1980)
6. Everyday (Look! Hear!, 29 January 1980)
7. Too Much Pressure (Look! Hear!, 29 January 1980)
8. Murder (The Old Grey Whistle Test, 19 February 1980)
9. Danger (The Old Grey Whistle Test, 19 February 1980)
10. Missing Words (The Old Grey Whistle Test, 19 February 1980)
Disc 2
1. Murder (Live at the Paris Theatre, London, 15 December 1979)
2. Out On The Streets (Live at the Paris Theatre, London, 15 December 1979)
3. James Bond (Live at the Paris Theatre, London, 15 December 1979)
4. Carry Go Bring Come (Live at the Paris Theatre, London, 15 December 1979)
5. Street Feeling (Live at the Paris Theatre, London, 15 December 1979)
6. Everyday (Live at the Paris Theatre, London, 15 December 1979)
7. They Make Me Mad (Live at the Paris Theatre, London, 15 December 1979)
8. Too Much Pressure (Live at the Paris Theatre, London, 15 December 1979)
Disc 3
1. Selling Out Your Future (John Peel Session, 11 October 1980)
2. Tell Me What's Wrong (John Peel Session, 11 October 1980)
3. Washed Up And Left For Dead (John Peel Session, 11 October 1980)
4. Deep Water (John Peel Session, 11 October 1980)
5. Bombscare (Mike Read Session, 14 November 1980)
6. (Who Likes) Facing Situations (Mike Read Session, 14 November 1980)
7. Cool Blue Lady (Mike Read Session, 14 November 1980)
8. Selling Out Your Future (Mike Read Session, 14 November 1980)
9. Bombscare (Look! Hear!, 3 March 1981)
10. (Who Likes) Facing Situations (Look! Hear!, 3 March 1981)
11. Celebrate The Bullet (The Old Grey Whistle Test, 4 April 1981)
12. Washed Up And Left For Dead (The Old Grey Whistle Test, 4 April 1981)
2CD+Blu-ray
Disc 1
1. They Make Me Mad (John Peel Session 22 October 1979)
2. Carry Go Bring Come (John Peel Session 22 October 1979)
3. Danger (John Peel Session 22 October 1979)
4. Street Feeling (John Peel Session 22 October 1979)
5. Murder (Live at the Paris Theatre London 15 December 1979)
6. Out On The Streets (Live at the Paris Theatre London 15 December 1979)
7. James Bond (Live at the Paris Theatre London 15 December 1979)
8. Carry Go Bring Come (Live at the Paris Theatre London 15 December 1979)
9. Street Feeling (Live at the Paris Theatre London 15 December 1979)
10. Everyday (Live at the Paris Theatre London 15 December 1979)
11. They Make Me Mad (Live at the Paris Theatre London 15 December 1979)
12. Too Much Pressure (Live at the Paris Theatre London 15 December 1979)
13. Three Minute Hero (Look! Hear! 29 January 1980)
14. Everyday (Look! Hear! 29 January 1980)
15. Too Much Pressure (Look! Hear! 29 January 1980)
16. Murder (The Old Grey Whistle Test 19 February 1980)
17. Danger (The Old Grey Whistle Test 19 February 1980)
18. Missing Words (The Old Grey Whistle Test 19 February 1980)
Disc 2
1. Selling Out Your Future (John Peel Session 11 October 1980)
2. Tell Me What's Wrong (John Peel Session 11 October 1980)
3. Washed Up And Left For Dead (John Peel Session 11 October 1980)
4. Deep Water (John Peel Session 11 October 1980)
5. Bombscare (Mike Read Session 14 November 1980)
6. (Who Likes) Facing Situations (Mike Read Session 14 November 1980)
7. Cool Blue Lady (Mike Read Session 14 November 1980)
8. Selling Out Your Future (Mike Read Session 14 November 1980)
9. Bombscare (Look! Hear! 3 March 1981)
10. (Who Likes) Facing Situations (Look! Hear! 3 March 1981)
11. Celebrate The Bullet (The Old Grey Whistle Test 4 April 1981)
12. Washed Up And Left For Dead (The Old Grey Whistle Test 4 April 1981)
Disc 3
1. On My Radio (Top of The Pops 18 October 1979)
2. Three Minute Hero (Top of The Pops 7 February 1980)
3. Missing Words (Top of The Pops 3 April 1980)
4. The Whisper (Top of The Pops 28 August 1980)
5. Three Minute Hero (Look! Hear! 29/1/80)
6. Everyday (Look! Hear! 29/1/80)
7. Too Much Pressure (Look! Hear! 29/1/80)
8. Murder (The Old Grey Whistle Test 19 February 1980)
9. Danger (The Old Grey Whistle Test 19 February 1980)
10. Missing Words (The Old Grey Whistle Test 19 February 1980)
11. Bombscare (Look! Hear! 29 January 1980)
12. Facing Situations (Look! Hear! 29 January 1980)
13. Celebrate. The Bullet [Fade Out] (Look! Hear! 29 January 1980)
14. Washed Up And Left For Dead (The Old Grey Whistle Test 4 April 1981)
15. Celebrate The Bullet (The Old Grey Whistle Test 4 April 1981)