Pure Mania
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.
Pure Mania | ||||
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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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Reception
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Christgau's Record Guide | A[2] |
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Trouser Press writer Ira Robbins described the album as a "treasure trove of memorable ditties".[4] 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] 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
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References
- Deming, Mark. "Pure Mania – The Vibrators". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
- Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: V". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 20, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly, eds. (1992). "The Vibrators". The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. ISBN 0-679-73729-4.
- Robbins, Ira; Doug Brod. "Trouser Press review". Trouser Press. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
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