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The Undertones

Positive Touch - 2023 Reissue

    The Undertones formed in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1975 and released their third album ‘Positive Touch’ in 1981 which peaked at #17 in the UK Charts.

    The Undertones' Positive Touch marks the departure from speedy pop-punk of their first two debut albums though the songwriting remains as tight and lively with plenty of hooks that keep you listening.

    The punk-derived energy is almost entirely gone, replaced by a more varied and softer instrumental palette that features new textures like piano (courtesy of Paul Carrack, then in Squeeze) recorders and brass instrumentation.

    Features the lovely "Julie Ocean" which has an undercurrent of anxiety, as well as much faster tracks like the pounding opener "Fascination" and the near-paranoid "His Goodlooking Girlfriend" are downright nerve-wracking.

    This reissue is an exact replica of the embossed original sleeve and has been pressed on white colour vinyl for the first time. 


    TRACK LISTING

    Side A
    Fascination
    Julie Ocean
    Life's Too Easy
    Crisis Of Mine
    You're Welcome
    His Goodlooking Girlfriend
    The Positive Touch
    Side B
    When Saturday Comes
    It's Going To Happen
    Sigh And Explode
    I Don't Know
    Hannah Doot
    Boy Wonder
    Forever Paradise

    The Undertones

    The Sin Of Pride - 2023 Reissue

      The Undertones formed in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1975 and released their fourth album ‘The Sin Of Pride’ in 1983 which peaked at #43 in the UK Album Charts.

      The Sin of Pride was by far the most exploratory album the Undertones ever issued. For their fourth album, the band injected more post-punk dance into their growing soul sound and so the album is looser and more focused on mood and groove than their previous titles.

      The record still offers some classic tracks from the Northern Irelanders, including ‘’Got To Have You Back", "Chain of Love" and fan favourite "The Love Parade’’.

      Covers such as Leon Ware's "Got to Have You Back," which opens the LP, and Smokey Robinson's "Save Me," which closes it, are bookends for a moving blend of funky, driving, deeply textured psychedelic soul music that makes pearls of tracks such as "Untouchable".

      This reissue is an exact replica of the original release and has been pressed on plum colour vinyl for the first time. 


      TRACK LISTING

      Side A
      Got To Have You Back
      Valentine's Treatment
      Luxury
      Love Before Romance
      Untouchable
      Bye Bye Baby Blue
      Side B
      Conscious
      Chain Of Love
      Soul Seven
      The Love Parade
      Save Me
      The Sin Of Pride

      The Undertones

      The Love Parade (Black Friday 22 Edition)

        THIS IS A BLACK FRIDAY 2022 EXCLUSIVE AND WILL BE AVAILABLE INSTORE ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25TH ON A FIRST COME FIRST SERVED BASIS, LIMITED TO ONE PER PERSON.

        IF THERE ARE ANY REMAINING COPIES THEY WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 8AM ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26TH).


        New 140g, green vinyl 12" single, using original cover art, with printed metallic text. 40th anniversary of The Undertones 1982 release, taken from their 'Sin Of Pride' album. Features original B-side Like That along with the rare Love Parade and Soul Seven demos, previously unreleased on vinyl.


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