Sound of Music (album)

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Sound of Music
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Studio album by
Released22 November 1982
Genre Punk rock
Label Razor
Producer Harry T. Murlowski and Steve Tannet
The Adicts chronology
Songs of Praise
(1981)
Sound of Music
(1982)
This Is Your Life
(1984)
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Sound of Music is the second studio album by punk band the Adicts, released in November 1982 by Razor Records. [4] [5] It was re-released by Captain Oi! Records in 2002 and by SOS Records in 2006, each with different bonus tracks. In 2002, Taang! Records reissued the album, along with Smart Alex and bonus tracks, as The Collection. The same Sound of Music disc, with bonus tracks, was released separately in 2004.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Keith Warren and Pete Davison, except as noted.

  1. "How Sad"
  2. "4-3-2-1"
  3. "Chinese Takeaway"
  4. "Johnny Was a Soldier"
  5. "Disco"
  6. "Eyes in the Back of Your Head"
  7. "Joker in the Pack"
  8. "Lullaby"
  9. "My Baby Got Run Over by a Steamroller"
  10. "A Man's Gotta Do"
  11. "Let's Go"
  12. "Easy Way Out"
  13. "Shake Rattle, Bang Your Head"
2002 Captain Oi! CD Bonus Tracks
  1. "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Rodgers and Hammerstein)
  2. "Too Young"
  3. "I Wanna Be Sedated" (Ramones)
2002 Taang! CD bonus tracks
  1. "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Rodgers & Hammerstein)
  2. "Too Young"
  3. "The Odd Couple"
  4. "Who Spilt My Beer?"
  5. "Come Along"
  6. "I Wanna Be Sedated" (Ramones)
  7. "It's a Laugh"
  8. "Zimbabwe Brothers Are Go"
2006 SOS CD Bonus Tracks
  1. "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Rodgers & Hammerstein)
  2. "Too Young"
  3. "Zimbabwe Brothers Are Go"
  4. "Steamroller"

Personnel

The Adicts

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogNotes
UK1982Razor RecordsLPRAZ 2
US1993 Cleopatra Records CDCLEO 3315-2
UK1998 Captain Oi! Records CDAHOY CD 088Release with Smart Alex on one CD
UK2002Captain Oi! RecordsCDAHOY CD 195Features three bonus tracks
US2002 Taang! Records CDTAANG! 139The Collection, features Sound of Music and Smart Alex with bonus tracks
US2004Taang! RecordsCDTAANG! 171Features seven bonus tracks
US2006 SOS Records CDSOSR 6048Features four bonus tracks
US2008Taang! RecordsLPTAANG! 171

References

  1. "Sound of Music". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 59.
  3. "The Adicts - Sound of Music [reissue]". www.punknews.org.
  4. Glasper, Ian (1 May 2014). Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980–1984. PM Press. ISBN   9781604869897 via Google Books.
  5. Gimarc, George (15 October 1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980-1982. Macmillan. ISBN   9780312169688 via Google Books.