The Adicts - Songs Of Praise

Original Release Date

1980

Release Information

UK LP 1980 (Dwed Wecords - SMT-008)
UK LP 1982 (Fall Out/Dwed Wecords - FALL LP 006)
UK LP 1982 (Fall Out - FALL LP 006P). Picture disc
UK CD 1993 (Fall Out - FALL CD 006)

1 England 2:34
2 Hurt 2:41
3 Just Like Me 1:52
4 Tango 2:13
5 Telepathic People 2:10
6 Mary Whitehouse 1:58
7 Distortion 2:42
8 Get Adicted 2:04
9 Viva La Revolution 2:23
10 Calling Calling 2:42
11 In The Background 3:01
12 Dynasty 2:41
13 Peculiar Music 1:56
14 Numbers 2:21
15 Sensitive 2:13
16 Songs Of Praise 2:20

Chart Placings

UK Indie Hit : 15, 7 wks

Credits

Dwed LP/Fall Out CD:

Pete - guitar
Kid - drums
Mel - bass
Monkey - vocals
Backing vocals - Pete, Mel, Kid, Tim, Geordie, Rick.

Lead Vocal - Kid (track 6)
Drum Dubs - Tim (track 11)

Recorded somewhere in the northern hemisphere
Produced and mixed by The Adicts with help from Tony and Dave

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Additional Credits on Razor LP:

Recorded at Octopus Studio

Additional Credits

25th Anniversary Edition:
Keith "Monkey" Warren - vocals
Pete Dee Davison - guitar
Mel Ellis - bass
Michael "Kid Dee" Davison - drums
Produced by The Adicts

Reviews & Opinions

PUNKY GIBBON: My original opinion of this LP posted here: "The Adicts made some great records...but even though fans usually rave about it, to me this isn’t one of them. It's unfocused and they only rise to the occasion on the mighty ‘Viva La Revolution' and 'Telepathic People'. The rest sounds like filler."
My new opinion, having just listened to it again: "What was I thinking!!? This is a great poppy punk album, full of fast songs with choppy guitars and catchy tunes. There's only a couple of filler tracks ('Calling Calling') and the record is very focused. Their best. Get it."

Additional Notes

This was initially released in small quantities on their own Dwed label (very rare indeed), before Fall Out reissued it in late 1982 with a better sleeve (and on black or yellow vinyl). It's been reissued numerous times. The 1993 Fall Out CD sounds fine to me, but if you must there's a 2008 "25th Anniversary Edition" 2xCD+DVD edition (I Used To Fuck People Like You In Prison - PRISON 162), which includes a the original LP, a newly recorded version it (meh) and a "making of" DVD, all housed in a digipak sleeve.

Images

UK LP 1980 (Dwed Wecords - SMT-008). Click here for more

UK LP 1982 (Fall Out/Dwed Wecords - FALL LP 006). Black or yellow vinyl. Click here for more

UK LP 1982 (Fall Out/Dwed Wecords). Red cover, red vinyl.

UK LP 1982 (Fall Out - FALL LP 006P). Picture disc. Click here for more

UK CD 1993 (Fall Out - FALL CD 006). Click here for more