Album
Elgin Avenue Breakdown
1981 · Rock
Rare pressing on Gatefold
Elgin Avenue Breakdown is a Rock album by The 101ers, originally released in 1981. On Gatefold: 9 pressings tracked.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Letsagetabitarockin'2:07
- A2Silent Telephone2:20
- A3Monkey Business2:22
- A4Shake Your Hips3:26
- A5Junco Partner3:19
- A6Don't Let Go2:54
Side B
- B1Motor Boys Motor2:22
- B2Sweety Of The St. Moritz2:24
- B3Surf City 2:47
- B4Keys To Your Heart3:09
- B5Sweet Revenge2:57
- B6Gloria3:34
Sound DNA
- Rock
- Rock & Roll
- raw
- rowdy
- punky
Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.
Elgin Avenue Breakdown is the only album by The 101'ers, Joe Strummer's band before he joined The Clash. It was released in 1981 because of The Clash's popularity at the time.
Laminated front cover; matte back cover with visible laminated flip-backs.
Back cover:
A1, A2, B1, B2: Recorded 28/11/75 at Jacksons Studio
B5: Recorded 4/ 3/76 at Pathway Studios
B3, B4: Recorded 10/ 4/76 at BBC Studios Maida Vale
A3 to A6, B6: Recorded 18/ 4/76 at Roundhouse Chalk Farm on a cassette
Runouts:
Broken "A" pressing ID can appear to be an A, ⋀, or ∴.
Everything is etched except:
⋀ or ∴ are stamped
Also stamped on variant 1: C
Also stamped on variant 2: 4
Also stamped on variant 3: C & 7
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Clive TimperleyLEAD GUITAR, VOCALS
- Dan KelleherBASS, KEYBOARDS, VOCALS LEAD VOCALS
- Joe StrummerRHYTHM GUITAR, LEAD VOCALS
- Richard DudanskiDRUMS DRUMS, VOCALS
- Marwood ChestertonBASS
- MoleBASS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 9 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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