''Alternative Hits'' is an album by British
punk rock
Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced sh ...
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. Songs include a version of
the Seeds' "No Escape", and "Urban Kids", which was co-written by Chelsea frontman
Gene October
Gene October is a British singer and songwriter who was a formative figure in London's punk rock movement in the late 1970s, fronting the band Chelsea (band), Chelsea.
Music
In 1976, October was involved in the creation of The Roxy (Covent Gar ...
and
Alternative TV.
's "Urban Kids".
[
Originally released in 1980 by Step-Forward Records, and retitled as ''No Escape'' in the U.S. by ]I.R.S. Records
I.R.S. Records was a major American record label founded by Miles Copeland III and Jay Boberg in 1979. I.R.S. produced some of the most popular bands of the 1980s, and was particularly known for issuing records by college rock, new wave and a ...
, it was reissued in 2008 by Captain Oi!.
Track listing
# "No Escape" (Buck Reeder, Jimmy Lawrence, Sky Saxon
Sky "Sunlight" Saxon (born Richard Elvern Marsh; August 20, 1937 – June 25, 2009) was an American rock and roll musician best known as the leader and singer of the 1960s Los Angeles Psychedelic rock, psychedelic garage rock band The Seeds.
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) - 2:22
# "Urban Kids" ( Alex Fergusson, Dave Martin, Gene October
Gene October is a British singer and songwriter who was a formative figure in London's punk rock movement in the late 1970s, fronting the band Chelsea (band), Chelsea.
Music
In 1976, October was involved in the creation of The Roxy (Covent Gar ...
, 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
Gene October is a British singer and songwriter who was a formative figure in London's punk rock movement in the late 1970s, fronting the band Chelsea (band), Chelsea.
Music
In 1976, October was involved in the creation of The Roxy (Covent Gar ...
- 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
1980 albums
Chelsea (band) albums
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