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Sound of Music
Studio album by
Released22 November 1982
Genre Punk rock
LabelRazor
ProducerHarry T. Murlowski and Steve Tannet
The Adicts chronology
Songs of Praise
(1981)
Sound of Music
(1982)
This Is Your Life
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music [2]
Punknews.org [3]

Sound of Music is the second studio album by punk band the Adicts, released in November 1982 by Razor Records. [4] [5] It was re-released by Captain Oi! Records in 2002 and by SOS Records in 2006, each with different bonus tracks. In 2002, Taang! Records reissued the album, along with Smart Alex and bonus tracks, as The Collection. The same Sound of Music disc, with bonus tracks, was released separately in 2004.

Track listing

All songs written by Keith Warren and Pete Davison, except as noted.

  1. "How Sad"
  2. "4-3-2-1"
  3. "Chinese Takeaway"
  4. "Johnny Was a Soldier"
  5. "Disco"
  6. "Eyes in the Back of Your Head"
  7. "Joker in the Pack"
  8. "Lullaby"
  9. "My Baby Got Run Over by a Steamroller"
  10. "A Man's Gotta Do"
  11. "Let's Go"
  12. "Easy Way Out"
  13. "Shake Rattle, Bang Your Head"
2002 Captain Oi! CD Bonus Tracks
  1. " You'll Never Walk Alone" ( Rodgers and Hammerstein)
  2. "Too Young"
  3. " I Wanna Be Sedated" ( Ramones)
2002 Taang! CD bonus tracks
  1. "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Rodgers & Hammerstein)
  2. "Too Young"
  3. "The Odd Couple"
  4. "Who Spilt My Beer?"
  5. "Come Along"
  6. "I Wanna Be Sedated" (Ramones)
  7. "It's a Laugh"
  8. "Zimbabwe Brothers Are Go"
2006 SOS CD Bonus Tracks
  1. "You'll Never Walk Alone" (Rodgers & Hammerstein)
  2. "Too Young"
  3. "Zimbabwe Brothers Are Go"
  4. "Steamroller"

Personnel

The Adicts

  • Keith "Monkey" Warren - vocals
  • Pete "Pete Dee" Davison - guitar
  • Mel "Spider" Ellis - bass
  • Michael "Kid Dee" Davison - drums

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog Notes
UK 1982 Razor Records LP RAZ 2
US 1993 Cleopatra Records CD CLEO 3315-2
UK 1998 Captain Oi! Records CD AHOY CD 088 Release with Smart Alex on one CD
UK 2002 Captain Oi! Records CD AHOY CD 195 Features three bonus tracks
US 2002 Taang! Records CD TAANG! 139 The Collection, features Sound of Music and Smart Alex with bonus tracks
US 2004 Taang! Records CD TAANG! 171 Features seven bonus tracks
US 2006 SOS Records CD SOSR 6048 Features four bonus tracks
US 2008 Taang! Records LP TAANG! 171

References

  1. ^ "Sound of Music". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 59.
  3. ^ "The Adicts - Sound of Music [reissue]". www.punknews.org.
  4. ^ Glasper, Ian (1 May 2014). Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980–1984. PM Press. ISBN  9781604869897 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Gimarc, George (15 October 1997). Post Punk Diary: 1980-1982. Macmillan. ISBN  9780312169688 – via Google Books.