The Undertones (album)

The Undertones
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1979
Recorded22 January – 14 February 1979
StudioEden Studios, London;[1] Mrs. Simms Shed, 23 Creggan Street, Derry ("Casbah Rock" 1977)[2]
GenrePunk rock, pop punk[3][4]
Length29:29
LabelSire
ProducerRoger Bechirian
The Undertones chronology
The Undertones
(1979)
Hypnotised
(1980)
Alternative cover
October 1979 re-release

The Undertones is the 1979 debut album by the Undertones. The album was recorded at Eden Studios in Acton, West London in January 1979 and was released in May that year.[5] The original release included just one single release: "Jimmy Jimmy" and an album version of "Here Comes the Summer", which was never released as a single.

A re-released version of the album (housed in an alternate sleeve), was issued in October 1979. The re-released album also included the Undertones' first two singles: "Teenage Kicks" and "Get Over You" alongside both "Jimmy Jimmy" and a single version of "Here Comes the Summer", which had been released in July. In addition, the song "Casbah Rock" was included as the final track on both releases of the album.

  1. ^ Teenage Kicks: My Life as an Undertone p. 114
  2. ^ Teenage Kicks: My Life as an Undertone ISBN 978-1-78558-180-9 p. 25
  3. ^ Christopher R. Weingarten; Leor Galil; Hank Shteamer; Brittany Spanos; Suzy Exposito; Maria Sherman; Kory Grow; Dan Epstein; Jason Diamond; Pilot Viruet (15 November 2017). "The 50 Greatest Pop-Punk Albums". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  4. ^ Harcourt, Nic (2005). "Erin Go Bragh: Irish Music". Music Lust. Seattle: Sasquatch Books. p. 55. ISBN 1570614377.
  5. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 75 - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.