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1981 studio album by The Adicts
Songs of Praise Released 1981 Genre Punk rock Label Dwed Wecords
Lunch with The Adicts (1979)
Songs of Praise (1981)
Sound of Music (1982)
The cover of the original Dwed Wecords release
Songs of Praise is the debut studio album by punk band the Adicts .[2] [3] It was released in 1981 on Dwed Wecords.[4] [5] It was re-released by Fall Out Records.[6] A 1993 CD reissue by Cleopatra Records included two bonus tracks from the Bar Room Bop EP. In 2008, the album was rerecorded by the band and released as the "25th Anniversary Edition."
Critical reception
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "something of a cult classic in punk record-collecting circles."[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Keith Warren and Pete Davison.
"England"
"Hurt"
"Just Like Me"
"Tango"
"Telepathic People"
"Mary Whitehouse"
"Distortion"
"Get Adicted"
"Viva la Revolution "
"Calling Calling"
"In the Background"
"Dynasty"
"Peculiar Music"
"Numbers"
"Sensitive"
"Songs of Praise"
1993 Cleopatra bonus tracks
"Sound of Music"
"Who Spilt My Beer?"
Personnel
The Adicts
Monkey - vocals
Pete Dee - guitar
Mel Ellis - bass
Kid Dee - drums
Release history
Region
Date
Label
Format
Catalog
Notes
UK
1981
Dwed Wecords
LP
SMT-008
UK
1981
Fall Out Records
LP
FALL LP 006
UK
1993
Fall Out Records
CD
FALL CD 006
US
1993
Cleopatra Records
CD
CLEO 2481-2
With two bonus tracks
Europe
2008
People Like You Records
CD/LP
Prison 161
Europe
2008
People Like You Records
CD/LP
Prison 162
25th Anniversary Edition (re-recorded)
Europe
2008
People Like You Records
CD
Prison 163
Ultimate Edition, with original and 25th Anniversary Edition versions of the album and a DVD
References
Keith "Monkey" Warren
Pete "Dee" Davison
Michael "Kid Dee" Davison
John "Scruff" Ellis
"Fiddle" Dan Graziani
David "Pretty Boy" Arnold
Mel Ellis
Studio albums Singles/EPs Live albums Compilation albums
This Is Your Life
Totally Adicted
The Complete Adicts Singles Collection
Made in England