''Another Kind of Blues'' is the first studio album released by English punk band, the

U.K. Subs U.K. Subs are an English punk rock band, among the earliest in the first wave of British punk. Formed in 1976, the mainstay of the band has been vocalist Charlie Harper, originally a singer in Britain's R&B scene. They were also one of the f ...

. It was released in the UK on 14 September 1979 on GEM Records, a subsidiary of RCA. It is considered a classic from the punk era. Produced at Kingsway Studio by John McCoy. The style of music borrows heavily from blues and rock'n'roll but infused much of the energy and social commentary that was shaping the wider punk rock scene. Critics were divided on the album's merits. Writing for the ''

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'',

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described the album as being "As appetising as the tea-bag left to dry on the saucer" , while in ''Sounds'',

Garry Bushell Garry Bushell (born 13 May 1955) is an English newspaper columnist, rock music journalist, television presenter, author, musician and political activist. Bushell also sings in the Cockney Oi! bands GBX and the Gonads. He managed the New York Ci ...

awarded the album five stars and called it "a near perfect slice of good time high energy punk." The first 20,000 copies were printed on blue vinyl and the album reached number 21 in the UK album charts. The

have released 26 official albums, each beginning with a different letter of the alphabet. Their most recent, ''Ziezo'', was released in 2016.

Track listing

*All songs written by

Nicky Garratt U.K. Subs are an English punk rock band, among the earliest in the first wave of British punk. Formed in 1976, the mainstay of the band has been vocalist Charlie Harper, originally a singer in Britain's R&B scene. They were also one of the f ...

and Charlie Harper, except where noted.

Personnel

UK Subs * Charlie Harper – lead vocals, harmonica *

– guitar, backing vocals *

Paul Slack Paul Alexander Slack British Academy, FBA (born 23 January 1943) is a British historian. He is a former principal of Linacre College, Oxford, pro-vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford, and professor of early modern social history in the U ...

– bass *

Pete Davies Pete Davies is an English author of history and sports. Career He wrote ''American Road: The Story of an Epic Transcontinental Journey at the Dawn of the Motor Age'' about the 1919 Motor Transport Corps convoy, for which Davies visited sites al ...

– drums Additional personnel *Bob Broglia – engineer *Paul "Chas" Watkins and Bob Broglia – mixing engineers *Hothouse – sleeve *Paul Canty, Yuka Fujii and Tony MacLean – photography

References

{{Authority control 1979 debut albums U.K. Subs albums RCA Records albums