The Business - The Complete Singles Collection

Original Release Date

1995

Release Information

UK CD 1995 (Anagram - CD PUNK 57)

1 Harry May 2:15
2 National Insurance Blacklist 3:10
3 Step Into Christmas 2:56
4 Dayo 1:48
5 Disco Girls 2:09
6 Smash The Discos 1:50
7 Loud Proud And Punk 2:06
8 H-Bomb 1:58
9 Last Train To Clapham Junction 1:09
10 Law And Order 2:02
11 Do They Owe Us A Living? 1:28
12 Tell Us The Truth 2:48
13 Get Out Of My House 2:32
14 All Out Tonight 3:17
15 Foreign Girl 3:13
16 Outlaw 3:30
17 Drinkin' N' Drivin' 2:46
18 Hurry Up Harry 2:33
19 H-Bomb (Live) 2:09
20 Do A Runner 2:58
21 Coventry (New Version) 3:21
22 Welcome To The Real World 3:40
23 No Emotions (New Version) 3:23
24 Anywhere But Here 3:21
25 All Out 3:26
26 (You´re) Going Down In History

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Credits

1-2 Harry May 7", 1981
3 Bollocks To Christmas comp 7", 1981
4-6 Smash The Discos EP, 1982
7 Total Noise #1 comp 7", 1982
8-12 Out Of Business EP, unreleased, 1983
13-16 Get Out Of My House 12" EP, 1985
17-19 Drinkin' N' Drivin' 7"/12", 1985
20-23 Do A Runner 12", 1988
24 Anywhere But Here 7"/CDS, 1994

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Reviews & Opinions

PUNKY GIBBON: A 26-track round-up of all their 45's and 12”'s on one handy CD, beginning with 'Harry May' and ending with ‘Anywhere But Here', and taking care to include both sides of their unreleased ‘Law And Order' single from 1983. The early material is vivacious and funny, including knockout novelty numbers like ‘Step Into Christmas' and the Chas ‘n' Dave-esque ‘Get Out Of My House'. About halfway through the tempos fall away, which is not a problem in itself because the songs are better, but alongside ‘Smash The Discos' and ‘Harry May', tracks like ‘No Emotion' and ‘Do A Runner' (a rather tired ditty about dodging bills), sound slightly ploddy. The final single, 1993's ‘Anywhere But Here' is an unmitigated disaster which sounds like a demo. However, given the amount of good material, and certainly the scarcity of the original vinyl singles, it is recommended.

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