The entire Undertones catalog (making a compilation for a friend):
The Undertones ('78)
Hypnotised ('80)
Positive Touch ('81)
The Sin Of Pride ('83)
All Wrapped Up (collection, '83)
+ some 12" single bonus cuts
A band that went from being hailed as the Irish Ramones (the classic "Teenage Kicks" was the UK punk 'hit'), to neo-psychedelic pop, to new-romantic pop-soul, all in a shorter span of time than most less worthwhile bands take to finish their second video these days. Broke up when distinctive singer Feargal Sharkey left for a brief solo career, songwriting brothers John and Damian O'Neill formed the more poli-crit oriented That Petrol Emotion (which wasn't nearly as much my cuppa, lyrically or musically). Reunited without Sharkey in '03 for a pretty decent new album ("Get What You Need") and a series of shows where they played a lot of their classic material, one of which I was lucky enough to see considering the grand total of only 3 gigs in the States, and were even greater than I'd hoped for.
