Songs of Praise (The Adicts album)

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Songs of Praise
Studio album by
The Adicts
Released1981
GenrePunk rock
LabelDwed Wecords
The Adicts chronology
Lunch with The Adicts
(1979) 		Songs of Praise
(1981) 		Sound of Music
(1982)
Alternative cover
The cover of the original Dwed Wecords release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[1]

Songs of Praise is the debut studio album by punk band the Adicts.[2][3] It was released in 1981 on Dwed Wecords.[4][5] It was re-released by Fall Out Records.[6] A 1993 CD reissue by Cleopatra Records included two bonus tracks from the Bar Room Bop EP. In 2008, the album was rerecorded by the band and released as the "25th Anniversary Edition."

Critical reception[edit]

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "something of a cult classic in punk record-collecting circles."[1]

Track listing[edit]

All songs written by Keith Warren and Pete Davison.

  1. "England"
  2. "Hurt"
  3. "Just Like Me"
  4. "Tango"
  5. "Telepathic People"
  6. "Mary Whitehouse"
  7. "Distortion"
  8. "Get Adicted"
  9. "Viva la Revolution"
  10. "Calling Calling"
  11. "In the Background"
  12. "Dynasty"
  13. "Peculiar Music"
  14. "Numbers"
  15. "Sensitive"
  16. "Songs of Praise"

1993 Cleopatra bonus tracks[edit]

  2. "Sound of Music"
  3. "Who Spilt My Beer?"

Personnel[edit]

The Adicts[edit]

  • Monkey - vocals
  • Pete Dee - guitar
  • Mel Ellis - bass
  • Kid Dee - drums

Release history[edit]

Region Date Label Format Catalog Notes
UK 1981 Dwed Wecords LP SMT-008
UK 1981 Fall Out Records LP FALL LP 006
UK 1993 Fall Out Records CD FALL CD 006
US 1993 Cleopatra Records CD CLEO 2481-2 With two bonus tracks
Europe 2008 People Like You Records CD/LP Prison 161
Europe 2008 People Like You Records CD/LP Prison 162 25th Anniversary Edition (re-recorded)
Europe 2008 People Like You Records CD Prison 163 Ultimate Edition, with original and 25th Anniversary Edition versions of the album and a DVD

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 59.
  2. ^ Cogan, Brian (2006). Encyclopedia of Punk Music and Culture. Greenwood Press. p. 2.
  3. ^ Wagoner, Allison (1 February 2012). "The Adicts". Houston Press.
  4. ^ "The Adicts | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Glasper, Ian (1 August 2014). Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980–1984. PM Press. ISBN 9781604867480 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Gimarc, George (15 October 1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980-1982. Macmillan. ISBN 9780312169688 – via Google Books.
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