Artist:  The Undertones - test

Title:  The Undertones

Date:  1979

Label:  Sire Records   SRK 6081

Cover Design:  Bush Hollyhead N-T-A 

Photography:  Jill Furmanovsky

Notes: Some melodic power pop/punk from  Derry, Ireland here. An early entry into the 80's new wave mix these guys had a distinctive vocal sound and the chops to back it up. And the cover photos show us that they also had a marvelous sense of urban fashion well before it was the flavor of the month. They remind me of the Damned's nicer, younger brother. A fun party record. Earlier Undertones singles and albums contain photos by Willie Doherty, now an Irish Arts super star.

Line Up:

John O'Neill: guitar
DAmien O'Neill: guitar
Fergal Sharkey: vocals
Billy Doherty: drums
Mickey Bradley: bass

Track Listing

Side 1

Family Entertainment
Girls Don't Like It
Male Model
I Gotta Getta
Teenage Kicks
Wrong Way
Jump Boys
Here Comes the Summer

Side 2

Get Over You
Billy's Third
Jimmy Jimmy
True Confessions
(She's a) Runaround
I Know a Girl
Listenin In
Casbah Rock