Pure Mania
Pure Mania | ||||
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Studio album by The Vibrators | ||||
Released | June 1977 | |||
Genre | Punk, new wave | |||
Length | 34:42 | |||
Label |
Epic Columbia | |||
Producer | Robin Mayhew, The Vibrators | |||
The Vibrators chronology | ||||
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Pure Mania is the debut album by the punk band the Vibrators. It was released in 1977 on Epic Records and reached No. 49 in the UK Albums Chart. The song "Baby Baby" was released as a single and punk band Stiff Little Fingers got their name from the song of the same name from this album.
Reception
Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Robert Christgau | (A)[2] |
Trouser Press | (favorable)[3] |
Trouser Press writer Ira Robbins described the album as a "treasure trove of memorable ditties".[3] Allmusic's Mark Deming said the album "isn't purist's punk, but it's pure rock & roll, and there's nothing wrong with that."[1] In his consumer guide for The Village Voice, critic Robert Christgau described the album as "good new-fashioned rock and roll at its wildest".[2]
Track listing
All songs by I.M. Carnochan except as indicated.
Side one
- "Into the Future..."
- "Yeah Yeah Yeah" (Pat Collier)
- "Sweet Sweet Heart"
- "Keep It Clean" (John Ellis)
- "Baby Baby"
- "No Heart"
- "She's Bringing You Down"
Side two
- "Petrol" (Pat Collier)
- "London Girls"
- "You Broke My Heart"
- "Whips & Furs"
- "Stiff Little Fingers" (John Ellis)
- "Wrecked On You"
- "I Need a Slave"
- "Bad Time"
Personnel
- Knox - guitar, keyboards, vocals
- John Ellis - guitar, vocals
- Pat Collier - bass, vocals
- John "Eddie" Edwards - drums
- Technical
- Simon Humphrey, Steve Cunningham - engineers
- Keith Morris - photography
References
- 1 2 Deming, Mark. Review: Pure Mania. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-01-27.
- 1 2 Christgau, Robert (April 24, 1978). "Consumer Guide: Pure Mania". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2011-01-02.
- 1 2 Robbins, Ira; Doug Brod. "Trouser Press review". Trouser Press. Retrieved Jan 12, 2011.
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