I Didn't See It Coming
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I Didn't See It Coming was the only album by punk rock
band The Professionals
to be released in the band's lifetime. It was first released by Virgin Records
in 1981. On June 14, 2001, Virgin/EMI released a CD edition of the album, appending six tracks previously released as singles and two songs recorded for the mooted The Professionals album.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band The Professionals
The Professionals (band)
The Professionals were an English punk rock band in the late 1970s and early 1980s formed by ex-Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones and drummer and Paul Cook after that band's demise.-Career:...
to be released in the band's lifetime. It was first released by Virgin Records
Virgin Records
Virgin Records is a British record label founded by English entrepreneur Richard Branson, Simon Draper, and Nik Powell in 1972. The company grew to be a worldwide music phenomenon, with platinum performers such as Roy Orbison, Devo, Genesis, Keith Richards, Janet Jackson, Culture Club, Lenny...
in 1981. On June 14, 2001, Virgin/EMI released a CD edition of the album, appending six tracks previously released as singles and two songs recorded for the mooted The Professionals album.
Side 1
- "The Magnificent"
- "Payola"
- "Northern Slide"
- "Friday Night Square"
- "Kick Down The Doors"
2001 CD edition
- "The Magnificent"
- "Payola"
- "Northern Slide"
- "Friday Night Square
- Kick Down The Doors" (Cook, Jones, Meyes, McVeigh)
- "Little Boys In Blue"
- "All The Way"
- "Crescendo"
- "Madhouse" (Cook, Jones, Meyes, McVeigh)
- "Too Far To Fall"
- "Just Another Dream"
- "Kamikaze" (Cook, Jones, Allen)
- "1-2-3"
- "Mods, Skins, Punks"
- "Join The Professionals"
- "Has Anybody Got An Alibi"
- "White Light/White HeatWhite Light/White HeatThe album briefly appeared on the Billboard 200, although only peaking at number 199. Despite its poor sales, the distorted, feedback-driven, and roughly recorded sound on White Light/White Heat became a notable influence on punk and experimental rock...
" (Lou ReedLou ReedLewis Allan "Lou" Reed is an American rock musician, songwriter, and photographer. He is best known as guitarist, vocalist, and principal songwriter of The Velvet Underground, and for his successful solo career, which has spanned several decades...
) - "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" Baby I Don't Care" is a song written in 1957 by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It has become a minor pop standard, with notable versions being performed by Elvis Presley and Buddy Holly. Elvis Presley's version was released on his Jailhouse Rock EP, and reached number fourteen on the R&B charts...
" (Jerry Lieber, Mike Stoller)
Personnel
- Steve JonesSteve Jones (musician)Stephen Philip "Steve" Jones is an English rock guitarist, singer and actor, best known as guitarist and founding member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols.-Childhood:...
− lead vocals, lead guitar - Ray McVeigh − rhythm guitar
- Paul Myers − bass
- Paul CookPaul CookPaul Thomas Cook is an English drummer and member of the punk rock band Sex Pistols.-Early life and career:...
− drums - Andy Allen - bass on tracks 11,12,13,14,17 and 18