U.K. Subs - Endangered Species
Original Release Date
1982Release Information
UK LP 1982 (NEMS - NEL 6021)
UK CD 1998 (Captain Oi! - AHOY CD 97)
1 Endangered Species 3:27
2 Living Dead 1:47
3 Countdown 4:54
4 Ambition 3:42
5 Fear Of Girls 2:00
6
Lie Down And Die 2:15
7 Down On The Farm 3:24
8 Sensitive Boys 4:11
9 ÷8 ×4 2:51
10 Ice Age 3:40
11 I Robot 2:56
12 Flesh Wound 2:42
Bonus Tracks
13 Plan Of Action 2:39
14 I Don't Need Your Love 3:46
15 Keep On Running (Demo) 2:35
16 Limo Life (Demo) 3:40
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US 2xCD 2016 (Cleopatra - CLO 0361). Deluxe Edition
1 Endangered Species 3:27
2 Living Dead 1:47
3 Countdown 4:54
4 Ambition 3:42
5
Lie Down And Die 2:14
6 Fear Of Girls 1:59
7 Down On The Farm 3:21
8 Sensitive Boys 4:11
9 ÷8 ×4 2:50
10 Ice Age 3:40
11 I Robot 2:56
12 Flesh Wound 2:52
13 Plan Of Action (B-Side Countdown 7" Single) 2:39
14 I Don't Need Your Love (Outtake) 3:46
15 Shoot You Down (Demo) 2:24
16 ÷8×5 (Demo) 2:07
17 Countdown (Demo) 3:00
18 Ambition (Demo) 3:22
19 Sensitive Boys (Demo) 3:20
20 I Don't Need Your Love (Demo) 1:54
21 Self Destruct (Shake Up The City EP) 2:27
22 Police State (Shake Up The City EP) 3:14
23 War Of The Roses (Shake Up The City EP) 2:15
24 New Barbarians (A.W.O.L. "Shelved" EP) 2:51
25 Ship Wrecked (A.W.O.L. "Shelved" EP) 2:10
26 Enemy Awaits (A.W.O.L. "Shelved" EP) 4:07
27 Limo Life (Studio Session - New York) 3:41
28 Cocaine (Studio Session - New York) 1:54
29 Self Destruct (Live 1982) 2:29
30 War Of The Roses (Live 1982) 2:23
31 Police State (Live 1982) 3:35
32 Emotional Blackmail (Live 1982) 2:29
33 Holy Land (Live 1982) 1:41
34 Warhead (Live 1982) 3:45
35 Left For Dead (Live 1982) 1:16
36 Endangered Species (Live 1982) 2:52
37 Enemy Awaits (Live 1982) 3:59
38 Crash Course (Live 1982) 1:40
39 No Heart (Live 1982) 2:52
40 Tomorrow's Girls (Live 1982) 2:10
41 I Live In A Car (Live 1982) 1:12
42 C.I.D. (Live 1982) 1:49
43 Stranglehold (Live 1982) 1:54
44 New Barbarians (Live 1982) 3:03
Chart Placings
UK Indie Hit: 11, 8 wksCredits
NEL 6021:
Charlie Harper - vocals, harmonica
Steve Roberts - drums, backing vocals
Alvin Gibbs - bass, backing vocals (lead vocals - 'Living Dead')
Nicky Garratt - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Produced by Nicky Garratt
Recorded (August '81/September '81) at Jacobs Studios, Farnham, Surrey
Engineers: Ken Thomas & Martin Haskell
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CLO 0361:
Charlie Harper - vocals, backing
Steve Roberts - drums, backing vocals
Alvin Gibbs - bass, backing vocals (lead vocals - 'Living Dead')
Nicky Garratt - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Kim Wylie - drums (Disc two, tracks 1-3, 7-24)
Mal Asling - drums (Disc two, tracks 4-6)
Tracks 1-14
Recorded (August 1981 / September 1981) at Jacobs Studio, Farnham, Surrey
Produced & mixed by Nicky Garratt
Engineered by Ken Thomas & Martin Haskell
Tracks 15-20:
Demos recorded 1981
Tracks 21-23
Recorded June 1982 at Jacobs Studio, Farnham, Surrey
Produced Tony Spath
Engineered by Tony Spath & Terry Barham
Tracks 24-26
Recorded February 1982 at Jacobs Studio, Farnham, Surrey
Produced Tony Spath
Engineered by Tony Spath & Terry Barham
Tracks 27-28
Recorded December 8, 1982 in New York City
Produced & mixed by Nicky Garratt
Tracks 29-44
Recorded live September 21, 1982 in Bremen, Germany
Additional Credits
Captain Oi! CD Bonus Tracks:
13: B-Side of Countdown 7", released November 1981
14: LP outtake
15-16: Demos
Cleopatra CD Bonus Tracks:
13: B-Side of Countdown 7", released November 1981
14: LP outtake, previously issued on 1998 CD reissue of LP
15-20: Previously unreleased maybe
21-23: Shake Up The City 7" EP, 1982
24-26: Originally issued on A.W.O.L., 1987
27-28: Originally issued on Demonstration Tapes LP, 1984
29-44: Previously unreleased
Reviews & Opinions
PUNKY GIBBON: A definite improvement over Diminished Responsibility, with increased aggression, more variety and a darker tone. Harper complains about life on the road ('÷8x5’'), the insanity of war ('Endangered Species'), women ('Fear Of Girls') and being forced to chill out away from his beloved city on the record’s key number, 'Down On The Farm'. While the former records were filled with humour, this suggests the group are finding less to laugh about; a couple of the songs express self-doubt and neuroses, and with a number of very slow songs (mostly on side two) this may not have the immediate appeal of albums #1 and #2 but it has plenty to commend it. This was the last time they sounded like a genuinely great band.
RECORD COLLECTOR, 1990: Yet another UK Subs LP, originally unleashed on an unsuspecting public back in 1981, and seen by some (apparently) as their "last great album". This reissue is housed in its original sleeve, depicting a rather colourful skeleton on guitar. It looks as if Charlie Harper will become the Gary Glitter of the Nineties!
PAT GILBERT, RECORD COLLECTOR, 1992: Charlie Harper was already knocking on a bit when punk began, but this didn't affect his ability to co-write a wealth of incisive, angry, new wave anthems. And long after punk had rolled over and died, Harper was still hard at it: these two albums from 1982 and 1985, placed back to back on this CD, are evidence that he never lost his songwriting touch. Admittedly, 'Living Dead', ''Ice Age' and 'Miss Teenage U.S.A.' may not be the most imaginative numbers that punk spawned, but they're still competent rock'n'roll. - review of the ENDANGERED SPECIES/HUNINGTON BEACH TWOFER
Additional Notes
Reissued on red (and black) vinyl in 1990 by Link (CLINK 4) with two extra tracks, 'Plan Of Action' and 'I Don't Need Your Love', both of which are on the Captain Oi! CD reissue.Images
UK LP 1982 (NEMS - NEL 6021). Click here for more
UK CD 1998 (Captain Oi! - AHOY CD 97). Click here for more
US 2xCD 2016 (Cleopatra - CLO 0361). Deluxe Edition. Click here for more
