Alternative Hits
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Alternative Hits | ||||
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Released | September 1980 | |||
Genre | Punk rock | |||
Label | Step-Forward, I.R.S. | |||
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Alternative Hits is an album by British punk rock band Chelsea. Since all the album's tracks had been previously released as singles except "Come On". Alternative Hits is regarded as a compilation album.[2] Songs include a version of the Seeds' "No Escape", and "Urban Kids", which was co-written by Chelsea frontman Gene October and Alternative TV.[3]
Alternative TV's "Urban Kids".[1]
Originally released in 1980 by Step-Forward Records, and retitled as No Escape in the U.S. by I.R.S. Records, it was reissued in 2008 by Captain Oi!.
Track listing
- "No Escape" (Buck Reeder, Jimmy Lawrence, Sky Saxon) - 2:22
- "Urban Kids" (Alex Fergusson, Dave Martin, Gene October, Mark Perry) - 2:56
- "No Flowers" (Dave Martin, Gene October) - 2:49
- "Right to Work" (Gene October) - 3:04
- "Look at the Outside" (Chris Bashford, James Stevenson) - 3:26
- "What Would You Do" (Dave Martin) - 1:56
- "No One's Coming Outside" (Dave Martin) - 3:18
- "The Loner" (Gene October) - 2:58
- "Don't Get Me Wrong" (James Stevenson) - 2:37
- "Decide" (Gene October) - 3:03
- "Come On" (Chris Bashford, Dave Martin) - 2:16
Bonus tracks on 2008 reissue CD:
- "High Rise Living" (Martin Stacey) - 3:55
- "No Admission" (Gene October) - 3:01
Personnel
- Chelsea
- Gene October - vocals
- Dave Martin (tracks: 2 to 4, 6 to 8, 10 to 12), James Stevenson - guitar
- Brian James - lead guitar on "No Escape"
- Geoff Myles (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 12), Henry Daze (tracks: 5, 9, 13, 14) - bass
- Carey Fortune (tracks: 5, 9, 13, 14), Chris Bashford (tracks: 1, 4, 6 to 8, 10 to 12), Steve J. Jones (tracks: 2, 3) - drums
References
- ^ a b Alternative Hits at AllMusic
- ^ "Chelsea - Alternative Hits". Discogs.com. 20 May 1981. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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