"Paul Slack on lead bass"
- Above: Crash Course UK LP re-issue, 1991, front and back covers.
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Cat. No: Abstract
Label: AABT 803 LP
Recorded: 30th May 1980
Released: 1991
Side One:
C.I.D. (Harper, Anderson) 2.09
I Couldn't Be You (Presley, Arr. Harper) 1.57
I Live In A Car (Harper, Garratt, Slack ,Lions) 1.60
Tomorrows Girls (Harper) 2.17
Left For Dead (Harper, Garratt) 1.21
Kicks (Harper, Garratt) 1.39
Rat Race (Harper, Garratt) 1.44
New York State Police (Harper, Garratt, Slack) 2.19
Warhead (Slack, Harper) 3.20
Public Servant (Harper, Garratt) 1.46
Run-out groove: ?
Side Two:
Telephone Numbers (Harper, Garratt, Slack, Lions) 1.03
Organised Crime (Harper, Garratt) 1.55
Rockers (Harper, Garratt) 2.41
Brand New Age (Harper, Garratt) 1.25
Dirty Girls (Harper, Garratt) 1.35
The Same Thing (Harper, Slack) 1.12
Crash Course (Garratt, Harper, McCoy) 1.27
Teenage (Harper) 2.22
Killere (Harper, Garratt, Slack) 1.20
Emotional Blackmail (Harper, Garratt) 2.46
Run-out groove: ?
Line Up
Vocals: Charlie Harper
Guitar: Nicky Garratt
Bass: Paul Slack
Drums: Pete Davies
Very rare UK re-release (hence no pictures here), the colour of the vinyl is unknown though all the other Abstract releases are red.
Abstract released all four GEM albums on vinyl, cassette and CD in 1991 (these were the first UK CD releases) all of which are hard to track down.
The booklet with the Abstract Punk Singles CD includes this from Mark Brennan; "Abstract was originally started on 1st April 1981 by Edward Christie, a former promotions man at CBS and GTO Records. Edward had also worked at GEM Records and was responsible for signing the UK Subs, The VIPS and The Killermeters amongst others. Following the collapse of GEM, due to RCA withdrawing it's financial backing, he set up Abstract..."
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Side 1 Side 2
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