Elgin Avenue Breakdown is the only album by The 101ers

The 101ers

The 101ers were a pub rock band from the 1970s, notable as being the band that Joe Strummer left to join The Clash. Formed in London in May 1974, the 101ers made their performing debut on 7 September at the Telegraph pub in Brixton, under the name El Huaso and the 101 All Stars. The name would...

, Joe Strummer

Joe Strummer

John Graham Mellor , best remembered by his stage name Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the British punk rock band The Clash. His musical experience included his membership in The 101ers, Latino Rockabilly War, The Mescaleros and The Pogues, in...

's band before he joined The Clash

The Clash

The Clash were an English punk rock band that formed in 1976 as part of the original wave of British punk. Along with punk, their music incorporated elements of reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, dance, and rockabilly...

. It was released in 1981 because of The Clash's popularity at the time.

Track listing

Original release

all songs written by Joe Strummer unless noted

1. "Letsagetabitarockin'" - 2:07
2. "Silent Telephone" - 2:20
3. "Monkey Business
   Too Much Monkey Business
   "Too Much Monkey Business" is a song written and performed by rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry. It was released as Chuck's fifth single in September 1956 for Chess Records, and appeared as the third track on Chuck's first solo LP, After School Session in May 1957, as well as the EP of the same name...
   
   " (live) (Chuck Berry
   Chuck Berry
   Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
   
   ) - 2:22
4. "Shake Your Hips
   Shake Your Hips
   "Shake Your Hips" is a song written and first performed in 1966 by American bluesman Slim Harpo. The song has been covered and imitated by many artists, perhaps most notably by the Rolling Stones on their seminal album Exile on Main St.. The song's distinctive main riff was reused for ZZ Top's hit...
   
   " (live) (Slim Harpo
   Slim Harpo
   Slim Harpo was an American blues musician. He was known as a master of the blues harmonica; the name "Slim Harpo" was derived from "harp," the popular nickname for the harmonica in blues circles.-Early life:...
   
   ) - 3:26
5. "Junco Partner
   Junco Partner
   "Junco Partner" is a traditional American blues song remarkable for being covered and revised by many artists over several decades. Some of them include Dr. John, Professor Longhair, James Booker and The Clash. It was played in different music genres such as blues, folk, rock, reggae and dub...
   
   " (live) (traditional) - 3:19
6. "Don't Let Go" (Bo Diddley
   Bo Diddley
   Ellas Otha Bates , known by his stage name Bo Diddley, was an American rhythm and blues vocalist, guitarist, songwriter , and inventor...
   
   ) - 2:54
7. "Motor Boys Motor" - 2:22
8. "Sweety of the St. Moritz" - 2:24
9. "Surf City" (Kelleher/101ers) - 2:47
10. "Keys to Your Heart" - 3:09
11. "Sweet Revenge" - 2:57
12. "Gloria" (live) (Van Morrison
    Van Morrison
    Van Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...
    
    ) - 3:34

Tracks 1, 2, 7, 8 recorded 28/11/75, Jacksons Studio

Track 11 recorded 04/03/76, Pathway Studios

Tracks 9,10 recorded 10/04/76, BBC Studios, Maida Vale

Tracks 3-6 recorded 18/04/76, The Roundhouse

The Roundhouse

The Roundhouse is a Grade II* listed former railway engine shed in Chalk Farm, London, England, which has been converted into a performing arts and concert venue. It was originally built in 1847 as a roundhouse , a circular building containing a railway turntable, but was only used for railway...

, Chalk Farm on a cassette by Micky Foot

Re-release

1. "Letsagetabitarockin'"
2. "Silent Telephone"
3. "Keys To Your Heart" (version 1)
4. "Rabies (From the Dogs of Love)"
5. "Sweet Revenge"
6. "Motor Boys Motor"
7. "Steamgauge '99*"
8. "5 Star R'n'R"
9. "Surf City"
10. "Keys To Your Heart" (version 2)
11. "Sweety Of The St Moritz"
12. "Hideaway" (previously unreleased)
13. "Shake Your Hips" (live) (previously unreleased)
14. "Lonely Mother's Son" (live) (previously unreleased)
15. "Don't Let It Go" (live)
16. "Keep Taking the Tablets" (live) (previously unreleased)
17. "Junco Partner" (live) (previously unreleased)
18. "Out of Time" (live) (Mick Jagger
    Mick Jagger
    Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger is an English musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist and a founding member of The Rolling Stones....
    
    , Keith Richards
    Keith Richards
    Keith Richards is an English musician, songwriter, and founding member of the Rolling Stones. Rolling Stone magazine said Richards had created "rock's greatest single body of riffs", and placed him as the "10th greatest guitarist of all time." Fourteen songs written by Richards and songwriting...
    
    ) (previously unreleased)
19. "Maybelline
    Maybelline
    Maybelline is an American makeup brand sold worldwide and owned by L'Oréal. Their motto is Maybe she's born with it. Maybe it's Maybelline.-History:...
    
    " (live) (Chuck Berry
    Chuck Berry
    Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter, and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. With songs such as "Maybellene" , "Roll Over Beethoven" , "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B...
    
    ) (previously unreleased)
20. "Gloria" (live) (previously unreleased)

Personnel

• Joe Strummer
  Joe Strummer
  John Graham Mellor , best remembered by his stage name Joe Strummer, was the co-founder, lyricist, rhythm guitarist and lead vocalist of the British punk rock band The Clash. His musical experience included his membership in The 101ers, Latino Rockabilly War, The Mescaleros and The Pogues, in...
  
   - vocals, guitar
• Clive Timperley
  The Passions
  The Passions were a British band which formed in 1978, and disbanded in 1983. They were one-hit wonders with their misty song, "I'm in Love with a German Film Star". which was released in early 1981.-Career:...
  
   - guitar, backing vocals
• Dan Kelleher - keyboards, bass, backing vocals, vocals on "Keep Taking the Tablets"
• John Mole - bass
• Richard Dudanski - drums, backing vocals

• Roger Armstrong - producer
• Simon Jeffes
  Simon Jeffes
  Simon Jeffes was an English classically trained guitarist, composer and arranger. He formed, and was the core performer of, the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. He composed the ballet Still Life at the Penguin Cafe...
  
   - producer
• Vic Maile
  Vic Maile
  Vic Maile was a British record producer. After starting his career as sound engineer with Pye mobile studios for The Animals on their song, "We Gotta Get out of This Place", Maile worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry, such as Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, The...
  
   - producer
• Barry Farmer - engineer
• Micky Foote - engineer
• Mike Robinson - engineer
• Vic Keary - remixing
• Howard Massey - remixing
• Peter Mew
  Peter Mew
  Peter Mew is a British music audio engineer at Abbey Road Studios where he is now senior mastering engineer. He came to Abbey Road in 1965 as a tape operator and has since worked with many artists at the studio...
  
   - digital remastering
• Nigel Reeve - A&R
• Simon T. Bramley - poster design
• Esperanza Romero - drawing
• Janette Beckman
  Janette Beckman
  Janette Beckman is an English documentary photographer born in London and living and working in New York.-Biography:Beckman started her career photographing the punk scene in England and New York in the 70s and 80s and has continued without pause...
  
  - photography
• Ray Eagle - photography
• Julian Yewdall - photography