The Lurkers - Greatest Hit - Last Will & Testament...

Original Release Date

1980

Release Information

UK LP 1980 (Beggars Banquet - BOPA 2)

A1 I'm On Heat 2:31
A2 Cyanide 2:05
A3 Pills 2:25
A4 Shadow 2:29
A5 Little Ol' Wine Drinker Me 2:38
A6 Out In The Dark 3:34
A7 Freak Show 2:19
A8 Jenny 2:23
A9 Self Destruct 2:07
B1 Ain't Got A Clue 2:09
B2 Take Me Back To Babylon 2:57
B3 Total War 2:07
B4 Love Story 2:17
B5 Then I Kicked Her 1:30
B6 I Don't Need To Tell Her 3:05
B7 Just Thirteen 2:13
B8 She Knows 2:04
B9 New Guitar In Town 2:37

B4: B-Side of Free Admission Single 7”, 1977
A7: A-Side of Freak Show 7", 1977
A1, A4, A8-B1, B3, B5-B6: Taken from the Fulham Fallout LP, 1978
A3: B-Side of I Don't Need To Tell Her 7", 1978
B7: A-Side of Just Thirteen 7", 1979
A2, A6, B2, B8: Taken from the God's Lonely Men LP, 1979
A5, B9: New Guitar In Town 7", 1979

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UK CD 1988 (Beggars Banquet - BBL2 CD)

1 I'm On Heat 2:31
2 Cyanide 2:05
3 Pills 2:25
4 Shadow 2:29
5 Little Ol' Wine Drinker Me 2:38
6 Out In The Dark 3:34
7 Freak Show 2:19
8 Jenny 2:23
9 Self Destruct 2:07
10 Ain't Got A Clue 2:09
11 Take Me Back To Babylon 2:57
12 Total War 2:07
13 Love Story 2:17
14 Then I Kicked Her 1:30
15 I Don't Need To Tell Her 3:05
16 Just Thirteen 2:13
17 She Knows 2:04
18 New Guitar In Town 2:37

13: B-Side of Free Admission Single 7”, 1977
7: A-Side of Freak Show 7", 1977
1, 4, 8-10, 13, 14-15: Taken from the Fulham Fallout LP, 1978
3: B-Side of I Don't Need To Tell Her 7", 1978
16: A-Side of Just Thirteen 7", 1979
2, 6, 11, 17: Taken from the God's Lonely Men LP, 1979
5, 18: New Guitar In Town 7", 1979

Chart Placings

None

Credits

Howard Wall - vocals
Pete Stride - guitar
Nigel Moore - bass
Esso - drums

Arturo Bassick - bass on 'Freak Show' and 'Love Story'
Honest John Plain - lead guitar on 'New Guitar In Town' and 'Little Ol' Wine Drinker Me'

Mike Stone: Front cover photo and faith
Janette Beckman: Back cover photo
Steve Webbon: Compilation and Design

Additional Credits

None yet

Reviews & Opinions

RECORD COLLECTOR, 1988: Eighteen of the Lurkers' finest moments are captured on this 'Lowdown' series reissue, with sound quality that is quite adequate, without ever being remarkable. 'I'm On Heat', the opening track, sets the agenda perfectly; the band assault a Spector classic on 'Then I Kicked Her', and show alarming signs of sophistication on 'New Guitar In Town'. 'Take Me Back To Babylon' is the only track that suffers from muddy sound, meanwhile.

Additional Notes

The CD was reissued in 1998 (in a clear jewel case), with same catalogue number as original CD. I have no idea if this is remastered or not (I would say it probably isn't).

Images

UK LP 1980 (Beggars Banquet - BOPA 2). Click here for more

UK LP 1980 (Beggars Banquet - BBL2 CD). Click here for more