Pissed and Proud
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Pissed and Proud is an album of live recordings by English
punk rock
band, Peter and the Test Tube Babies
. It was originally released in 1982 on No Future Records and was recorded at three different venues – Hammersmith
, Wood Green
, and their hometown, Brighton
– during the August bank holiday
of 1982.
Although previously the band had released a raft of singles, this was their first full length album and was followed up by Mating Sounds of South American Frogs – their first full-length studio album – in 1983. This album includes a cover version
of "I'm the Leader of the Gang" – a Gary Glitter
song from 1973.
Many of these songs in their studio form were re-released on Anagram Records' compilation, The Punk Singles Collection
in 1995.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band, Peter and the Test Tube Babies
Peter and the Test Tube Babies
Peter and the Test Tube Babies are a punk rock band that was formed in the small town of Peacehaven, England in 1978 by Del Strangefish and Peter Bywaters. Due to their humorous tongue-in-cheek lyrics, they have been considered part of the Punk Pathetique subgenre...
. It was originally released in 1982 on No Future Records and was recorded at three different venues – Hammersmith
Hammersmith
Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London, England, in the United Kingdom, approximately five miles west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames...
, Wood Green
Wood Green
Wood Green is a district in north London, England, located in the London Borough of Haringey. It is situated north of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of the metropolitan centres in Greater London.-History:...
, and their hometown, Brighton
Brighton
Brighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
– during the August bank holiday
Bank Holiday
A bank holiday is a public holiday in the United Kingdom or a colloquialism for public holiday in Ireland. There is no automatic right to time off on these days, although the majority of the population is granted time off work or extra pay for working on these days, depending on their contract...
of 1982.
Although previously the band had released a raft of singles, this was their first full length album and was followed up by Mating Sounds of South American Frogs – their first full-length studio album – in 1983. This album includes a cover version
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of "I'm the Leader of the Gang" – a Gary Glitter
Gary Glitter
Gary Glitter is an English former glam rock singer-songwriter and musician.Glitter first came to prominence in the glam rock era of the early 1970s...
song from 1973.
Many of these songs in their studio form were re-released on Anagram Records' compilation, The Punk Singles Collection
The Punk Singles Collection
The Punk Singles Collection was a compilation album released in 1995 by Anagram Records. It contained material recorded between 1980 and 1985 by the English punk rock band, Peter and the Test Tube Babies....
in 1995.
Track listing
All songs written by Del Strangefish and Peter Bywaters unless otherwise stated- "Moped Lads"/"Banned from the Pubs" – 4:20
- "Elvis is Dead" – 2:03
- "Up Yer Bum" – 1:51
- "Smash 'n' Grab" (Bywaters, Greening, Marchant, Hoggins) – 2:53
- "Run Like Hell" (Bywaters, Greening, Hoggins) – 3:05
- "Shit Stirrer" (Bywaters, Greening, Marchant, Hoggins) – 2:55
- "Intensive Care" – 2:36
- "Keep Britain Untidy" (Bywaters, Greening, Marchant, Hoggins) – 2:47
- "Transvestite" – 2:53
- "Maniac" (Greening) – 2:35
- "Disco" (Bywaters, Greening, Marchant) – 3:08
- "I'm the Leader of the Gang" (Gary GlitterGary GlitterGary Glitter is an English former glam rock singer-songwriter and musician.Glitter first came to prominence in the glam rock era of the early 1970s...
, Mike LeanderMike LeanderMichael George Farr professionally known as Mike Leander was an arranger and record producer for Decca Records in the 1960s and Bell Records in the 1970s and worked with such artists as Marianne Faithfull, Billy Fury, Marc Bolan, Joe Cocker, The Small Faces, Van Morrison, Alan Price, Peter...
) – 4:08
Credits
- Peter Bywaters – vocals
- Del Strangefish – guitar
- "Trapper" Marchant – bass
- "Ogs" Hoggins – drums
- Recorded between August 28 – 30, 1982 (bank holidayBank HolidayA bank holiday is a public holiday in the United Kingdom or a colloquialism for public holiday in Ireland. There is no automatic right to time off on these days, although the majority of the population is granted time off work or extra pay for working on these days, depending on their contract...
weekend) in HammersmithHammersmithHammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London, England, in the United Kingdom, approximately five miles west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames...
, Wood GreenWood GreenWood Green is a district in north London, England, located in the London Borough of Haringey. It is situated north of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of the metropolitan centres in Greater London.-History:...
, and BrightonBrightonBrighton is the major part of the city of Brighton and Hove in East Sussex, England on the south coast of Great Britain...
, UK - Produced by Barry Sage