Fulham Fallout (Shadow Re-Up)

Though history rarely credits the Lurkers as much more than West London's answer to the Ramones, think carefully before you assume it's a put-down. The Ramones influenced many groups, after all, but how many of them responded by taking the New Yorkers' blueprint and making it wholly their own?

Formed late in 1976 the band were one of the pioneering punk bands that played live in the first few months of the now-legendary Roxy Club in London. Their debut single "Shadow", the first release on Beggars Banquet Records, was voted by John Peel's listeners as the twelfth best track of the year in 1977's Festive Fifty.

The band’s debut album, Fulham Fallout, is an astonishing accomplishment, a blur of high octane riffs and unforgettable hooks tumbling over one another without a care for manners or niceties. When the band is at its best (notably in their singles "Ain't Got a Clue," "I Don't Need to Tell Her," and "Shadow...") with production that really makes the guitar kick. It's sloppy and amateurish, but that's what makes it so great.

Fourteen tracks make up the original LP; this Captain Oi reissue adds a further dozen bonus tracks, drawn from B-sides, compilations, demos and more. "Be My Prisoner" appeared on Streets, a landmark 1977 compilation album of early UK punk bands from a variety of independent record labels.

Taken from the 1997 CD to glorious MP3 @ 320kbps

Track List

               01. Ain't Got a Clue

               02. I Don't Need To Tell her

               03. Total War

               04. Hey You

               05. Shadow

               06. Then I Kicked Her

               07. Go Go Go

               08. Jenny

               09. Time Of Year

               10. Self Destruct

               11. It’s Quiet Here

               12. Gerald

               13. I'm On Heat

               14. Be My Prisoner

               15. Shadow (Single Version)

               16. Love Story (B’Side)

               17. Freak Show (Single Version)

               18. Mass Media Believer (B’Side)

               19. Ooh! Ooh! I Love You (B’Side-Ain’t Got A Clue)

               20. Pills (B’Side-I Don’t Need To Tell Her)

               21. We Are the Chaos Brothers (Bonus Track)

               22. Be My Prisoner (Streets Compilation Track)

               23. Total War (Demo)

               24. Then I Kissed Her (Demo)

               25. I Love the Dark (LP Demo)

               26. Freak Show (LP Demo)