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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

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    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

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      Hypnotised - 2023 Reissue

        The Undertones formed in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1975 and released their follow up album ‘Hypnotised’ in 1980 which peaked at #6 in the UK Charts.

        The themes on this title follow suit of their debut, focusing on teenage angst, boisterousness, and heartbreak. Though Hypnotised is notably both lyrically and musically more sophisticated than it predecessor.

        The album contains 14 punky pop classics, with a slightly tougher edge than the unfailingly sweet-natured debut. The giddy love rush of the title track is matched by some of Feargal Sharkey's most exuberant vocals, and the snotty "What's with Terry?" and "My Perfect Cousin" are yet more perfect slices of adolescent frustration.

        This reissue is the first time the bands highest charting release has been pressed on red colour vinyl. 


        TRACK LISTING

        Side A
        More Songs About Chocolate And Girls
        There Goes Norman
        Hypnotised
        See That Girl
        Whizz Kids
        Under The Boardwalk
        The Way Girls Talk
        Hard Luck
        Side B
        My Perfect Cousin
        Boys Will Be Boys
        Tearproof
        Wednesday Week
        Girls That Don't Talk
        Nine Times Out Of Ten
        What's With Terry

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        The Undertones - 2023 Reissue

          The Undertones formed in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1975 and released their debut album ‘The Undertones’ in 1979 which peaked at #13 in the UK Charts.

          John and Damian O'Neill partnered infectious guitar hooks to '60s garage, '70s glam rock, with Feargal Sharkey's signature vocal quaver. Those qualities came together on their breakout hit "Teenage Kicks," whose simplicity harked back to '60s ideals of when the song was king.

          This classic debut record infuses so much unabashed joy in two-minute three-chord pop songs, and there's little pretension in their unapologetically teenage worldview, that even the darker hints of life in songs like the suicide-themed "Jimmy Jimmy" are delivered with a sense of optimism at odds with so many of their contemporaries.

          This reissue is the first time the bands critically acclaimed debut has been pressed on transparent green colour vinyl. 


          TRACK LISTING

          Side A
          1. Family Entertainment
          2. Girls Don't Like It
          3. Male Model
          4. I Gotta Getta
          5. Teenage Kicks
          6. Wrong Way
          7. Jump Boys
          8. Here Comes The Summer
          Side B
          1. Get Over You
          2. Billy's Third
          3. Jimmy Jimmy
          4. True Confessions
          5. (She's A) Runaround
          6. I Know A Girl
          7. Listening In
          8. Casbah Rock

          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.

            The Undertones

            West Bank Songs 1978-1983: A Best Of

              The Undertones formed in Derry, Northern Ireland in 1974 and are one of the most successful bands to have emerged from Northern Ireland. Famously championed by John Peel, who’s favourite all-time track was ‘Teenage Kicks’, they released thirteen singles and four studio albums 1978 – 1983, before Sharkey announced his intention to leave in May 1983. The band re-formed in 1999 with singer Paul McLoone, subsequently recorded 2 new albums and have been touring regularly ever since.

              They played Glastonbury Festival in June 2005, recently marked their 40th anniversary, and have just completed a 46 date, 2019 world tour.

              30 career-spanning tracks, 1978-1983, compiled by The Undertones



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