Sons of Spartacus

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Sons of Spartacus
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Studio album by
Released2002
StudioTrinity Heights, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Genre Punk rock, Oi!
Label Captain Oi! Records
Producer Tony Van Frater
Angelic Upstarts chronology
Bombed Out
(1992)
Sons of Spartacus
(2002)
Bullingdon Bastards
(2015)

Sons of Spartacus is Angelic Upstarts' tenth studio album, released in 2002. [1] [2] The album was recorded by Mensi with members of Red Alert, Red London and Leatherface

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics composed by Thomas Mensforth and all music written by Tony Van Frater; except where indicated [2]

Side A

  1. "Safe Heaven"
  2. "Lonely Man of Spandau II"
  3. "Supergrass"
  4. "Chuck Taylor (Ace of Hearts)"
  5. "Caught in the Crossfire"
  6. "Action Man" (Mensforth, Ray Cowie)
  7. "Don't Get Old (In Tony's Britain)"
  8. "South Shields Born 'N' Bred"

Side B

  1. "Tally Ho Ginger"
  2. "Maxwell Dynasty"
  3. "Stop The City"
  4. "The Great Divide"
  5. "Bandiera Rossa" (Traditional; arranged by Thomas Mensforth and Tony Van Frater)
  6. "Stand Up"
  7. "Anti-Nazi"

Personnel

Technical

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References

  1. "Angelic Upstarts Albums and Discography". AllMusic .
  2. 1 2 at the www.discogs.com