''Hanx!'' is a live

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album by the band

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, released in 1980. Originally intended for the American market, in order to introduce the band before they toured there, it was subsequently released at a budget price in the UK, for the band were concerned that a lot of their fans would insist on buying the album on import anyway for a higher price. Jake Burns remarks on the sleeve notes for the CD reissue that only "Johnny Was" came from the Rainbow Theatre show, with the remainder recorded at the

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gig. The title ''Hanx!'' is a phonetic representation of Burns' delivery of "Thanks" after most numbers.

Track listing

#"Nobody's Hero" (Jake Burns, Gordon Ogilvie) – 4:03 #"Gotta Gettaway" (

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, Ogilvie) – 2:23 #"Wait and See" (Burns, Ogilvie) – 4:19 #"Barbed Wire Love" (Fingers, Ogilvie) – 3:25 #"Fly the Flag" (Fingers, Ogilvie) – 3:28 #"

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" (Fingers, Ogilvie) – 3:01 #"Johnny Was" (

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) – 10:09 #"At the Edge" (Fingers) – 2:38 #"Wasted Life" (Burns) – 3:28 #"Tin Soldiers" (Fingers, Ogilvie) – 5:02 #"Suspect Device" (Fingers, Ogilvie) – 2:17 Some CD reissues have added tracks;these are "

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" and " White Christmas", both B-sides of their "At The Edge" single, plus a further part of a Jake Burns interview with

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recorded in 2001.

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Personnel

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Jake Burns John "Jake" Burns (born 21 February 1958) is a singer and guitarist, and is best known as the frontman of Stiff Little Fingers, although he has also recorded with Jake Burns and the Big Wheel, 3 Men + Black, and as a solo artist. Early life ...

– vocals/

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Jim Reilly James G. Reilly (born 9 May 1957) is the second drummer for the Northern Ireland based punk band Stiff Little Fingers, with whom he played from 1979 to 1981. He played on the LPs '' Nobody's Heroes'', '' Go for It'' and ''Hanx''. In 1981, he ...

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Henry Cluney Henry Cluney (born 4 August 1957) is a guitarist and former member of the band Stiff Little Fingers. He remained with the group until lead singer Jake Burns disbanded them in 1983. He toured briefly with the band Dark Lady supporting Jake Bur ...

– guitar *

Ali McMordie Alistair Jardine "Ali" McMordie (born 31 March 1959 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a bass guitarist, best known as a founding member of Stiff Little Fingers, playing with the band from 1977 until they broke up in 1983, and joined them on the ...

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;Technical *Doug Bennett – producer *Bill Gill – engineer *Andi Banks – tour manager *Arthur Kemish – equipment *Bazz Ward – Livewire PA *'Side' Phil Wilkie – Livewire PA *Colin Phillipps – Livewire PA *Alan Espley – light and sound design *Steve Ruisling – light and sound design *Mike Carter – road transport *John Ferguson – security *Wally Grove – security *Dave Jupp – Keedwell Trucking *John Jackson –

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agency *Pete Greenslade – The Manor Mobile *Dave Chapman – The Manor Mobile *John "Teflon" Sims – sleeve design *Dave Storey – sleeve design *Brian Cooke – front cover pictures and colour effects *

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– back cover picture

References

{{Authority control 1980 live albums Albums recorded at the Rainbow Theatre Chrysalis Records live albums Stiff Little Fingers live albums