UK Subs - Classic old school UK punk rock!

The U.K. Subs were part of the original punk rock movement in England that formed in 1976, with the initial name of the Subversives. The band's founder, Charlie Harper selected guitarist Nicky Garratt, bassist Paul Slack, and various drummers (eventually Pete Davis became fairly stable) under the initial name "U.K. Subversives". The London based band's early line-up changed frequently.

Their style combined the energy of punk and the rock and roll edge of the then thriving pub rock scene. The band had some hit singles such as "Stranglehold", "Warhead", "Teenage", and "Tomorrow's Girls", with several of their songs managing to enter the United Kingdom's Top Forty.

The band played several John Peel sessions in 1977 and 1978 for BBC Radio 1, and then signed a recording contract with GEM Records. Under GEM, the U.K. Subs recorded an album in 1979 called Another Kind of Blues. The group also played a few opening gigs for The Police, as well as recording a set at The Roxy (a punk club), which was issued in 1980 as Live Kicks. Their biggest selling album came with 1980s Crash Course.

With the arrival of new bassist Alvin Gibbs and drummer Steve Roberts in the early 1980s, the songs took on a more heavy metal-influenced edge. In 1991, the U.K. Subs also had Lars Frederiksen (now of Rancid) on guitar for a 30 date UK tour. Decades after the disbanding of other late-1970s punk groups such as the Sex Pistols and The Clash, the U.K. Subs continue to perform.

It is noted that successive U.K. Subs album titles, start with consecutive letters of the alphabet. The U.K. Subs song "Down on the Farm" was covered by Guns N' Roses on their 1993 covers album "The Spaghetti Incident?". The U.K. Subs joined the bill for the 2006 Fiend Fest. The band have toured with The Misfits, The Adicts, Osaka Popstar, Juicehead, and Orange. The U.K. Subs song "Warhead" is played in the movie, This Is England.

UK Subs - Killing Time - Cassette tape on New Red Archives Records

1. Yellowman
2. Motivator
3. Lower East Side
4. Drag Me Down
5. Never Say Your Won't
6. Megalopolis
7. Planet i
8. Killing Time
9. Holy Land
10. American Motors
11. Big Apple
12. Killing With Kindness
13. Sabre Dance
14. No Heart
15. Fear To Go
16. Nico

UK Subs - Brand New Age - Cassette tape on Pinnacle Records

1. Self Destruct
2. Ship Wrecked
3. Enemy Awaits
4. War Of The Roses
5. Police State
6. New Barbarians
7. Keep On Running
8. Limo Life
9. Postcard From LA
10. Betrayal
11. Nobody Move
12. Beer Police
13. Teroristos
14. Philips Environmental

UK Subs - The Singles 1978-1982 - UK import CD on Progressive Records

1. c.i.d.
2. live in a car
3. b.i.c
4. stranglehold
5. world war
6. rockers
7. tomorrow' girls
8. scum of the earth
9. telephone numbers
10. she's not there
11. kicks victim
12. the same thing
13. warhead
14. the harper
15. waiting for the man
16. teenage
17. left for dead
18. new york state police
19. party in paris
20. fall of the empire
21. keep on running
22. perfect girl
23. ice age
24. self destruct
25. police state
26. war of the roses
27. anti warfare