The Business - 1980-1981 Official Bootleg

Original Release Date

1983

Release Information

UK LP 1983 (Syndicate – SYN LP 2)

Studio Side
A1 Out In The Cold
A2 Streets Where You Live
A3 No Emotions
A4 Dayo
A5 Unevenly Pretty
A6 Strangers
Live In Bristol 1981
B1 Work Or Riot
B2 Product
B3 Tell Us The Truth
B4 Richard Lewis
B5 National Insurance Blacklist
B6 Suburban Rebels
B7 Harry May

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UK CD 2001 (Armoury – ARMCD032)

1 Out In The Cold (Demo) 3:02
2 Strangers (Demo) 4:07
3 Unevenly Pretty (Demo) 3:39
4 Nineteen (Demo) 3:47
5 Out In The Cold 2:58
6 Streets Where You Live 3:33
7 No Emotions (Demo) 2:30
8 Day O (Demo) 2:10
9 Richard Lewis (Demo) 1:57
10 Product 2:30
11 Suburban Rebels 2:18
12 Harry May 2:14
13 National Insurance Blacklist 3;12
14 Work Or Riot #1 (Live) 3:23
15 Product (Live) 2:55
16 Tell Us The Truth (Live) 3:28
17 Richard Lewis (Live) 3:06
18 National Insurance Blacklist (Live) 3:34
19 Suburban Rebels (Live) 2:34
20 Harry May (Live) 2:35
21 Tuckers Ruckers Ain't No Suckers 1:50
22 Go Mad With The Gonads (Demo) 1:45
23 I Lost My Love To A UK Sub (Demo) 3:07
24 Sandra Bigg (Really Big) (Demo) 1:34
25 Got Any Wrigley's John? (Demo) 1:42

Chart Placings

UK Indie Hit: 17, 6 wks

Credits

LP:

The Business 1980-81:
Steve Kent - guitars, vocals
Mick Fitz - vocals
Martin Smith - bass
Nick Cunningham - drums

Front cover photo - Martin Dean
Layout - Nick Senecal

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CD:

The Business 1980-81
Tracks 1-20:
Mick Fitz: Vocals
Steve Kent: Guitar/Vocals
Martin Smith: Bass
Nick Cunningham: Drums

The Gonads 1981
Tracks 21-25:
Gal Gonad: Vocals
Steve Kent: Guitar/Vocals
Martin Smith: Bass
Nick Cunningham: Drums

[The following credits are adapted from the liner notes:]

Tracks 1-4 were recorded at Goldust Studios at Sidcup and were the bands very first demos.
Tracks 5 and 6 were recorded at Porcupine Studios in Mottingham, South East London on two separate occasions
Tracks 7-9 were recorded at Matrix Studios, London during the "Bollocks To Christmas" sessions as demos
Tracks 10 and 11 were recorded at Workhouse Studios in the Old Kent Road. [Released on Carry On Oi! compilation LP, 1981]
Track 12 was recorded at Matrix Studios, London. [Released as A-Side of Harry May 7", 1981]
Track 13 was recorded at Rockstar Studios, London [Released as B-Side of Harry May 7", 1981]
Tracks 14-20 were recorded live on cassette as a bootleg at the Granary Club, Bristol, 1981
Tracks 21-21 were recorded at Matrix Studios during the "Bollocks To Christmas" sessions, apart from 'Tuckers Ruckers Ain't No Suckers', which was part of the Carry On Oi! session.

Liner notes: Michael Heatley

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Additional Notes

Track 5 was originally released on the "Sudden Surge Of Sound" LP in October 1980 (VULP 001).

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