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Additional information about this, Angelic Upstarts vinyl art.
Angelic Upstarts – The Artist/s
Angelic Upstarts are an English punk rock / Oi! band formed in South Shields in 1977. AllMusic calls them “one of the period’s most politically charged and thought-provoking groups”. The band espouse an anti-fascist and socialist working class philosophy, and have been associated with the punk and skinhead subcultures. The band released eight studio albums in their first decade.[3] After a brief split they reformed in 1988, and a number of times subsequently, with new albums appearing in 1992, 2002, 2011, and 2016. The band’s original members were Thomas Mensforth (Mensi)[ on vocals, Ray Cowie (Mond) on guitar, Steve Forsten on bass guitar, and Derek “Decca” Wade on drums. Angelic Upstarts are regarded as pioneers of the Oi! punk subgenre.
Teenage Warning – The Song
‘Teenage Warning’ is a song by English Punk band the Angelic Upstarts, written by Thomas Mensforth and Ray Cowie. It is featured on their first studio album from 1979. The album and single sleeve depicts a tattooed orange with a clockwork key, symbolising the Anthony Burgess book and Stanley Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange and taken from the opening lyric of the title track, “Wind me up like a clockwork orange”.
The Clockwork Orange – The Shape
This record has been crafted into the silhouette of a clockwork orange as featured on the album and single cover.
Teenage Warning is Angelic Upstarts’ first album, released in August 1979. It peaked at No. 29 in the UK Albums Chart and included three singles, (a re-recording of) “The Murder of Liddle Towers”, “I’m An Upstart” and “Teenage Warning”, along with the B-sides “The Young Ones” and “Leave Me Alone”, and seven new tracks.
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