Inflammable Material
Encyclopedia
Inflammable Material is the 1979 debut album by the Northern Irish
punk band Stiff Little Fingers
.
The 2001 EMI
CD reissue added the following tracks:
The reissue also includes the first part of an interview of Jake Burns by Alan Parker (the second part is included in the reissue of Nobody's Heroes).
This was the first album on an independent record label to enter the UK Top Twenty.
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
punk band Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers
Stiff Little Fingers are a punk rock band from Belfast, Northern Ireland. They formed in 1977, at the height of the Troubles. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star , doing rock covers, until they discovered punk. They split up after six years and four albums, although they...
.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Jake Burns and Gordon Ogilvie; except where indicated- "Suspect Device" – 2:36
- "State of Emergency" (Burns) – 2:29
- "Here We Are Nowhere" (Henry Cluney) – 1:00
- "Wasted Life" (Burns) – 3:10
- "No More of That" (Cluney) – 2:04
- "Barbed Wire Love" – 3:33
- "White Noise" – 1:57
- "Breakout" (Burns) – 3:04
- "Law and Order" – 3:14
- "Rough Trade" – 2:41
- "Johnny Was" (Rita MarleyRita MarleyAlpharita Constantia Anderson , better known as Rita Marley, and sometimes called "Nana Rita", is the widow of reggae legend/musician Bob Marley, and a member of the trio the I Threes, Bob Marley's backup singers.-Biography:...
) – 8:12 - "Alternative Ulster" – 2:45
- "Closed Groove" – 4:25
The 2001 EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
CD reissue added the following tracks:
The reissue also includes the first part of an interview of Jake Burns by Alan Parker (the second part is included in the reissue of Nobody's Heroes).
Chart Position
Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
This was the first album on an independent record label to enter the UK Top Twenty.
Personnel
- Jake BurnsJake BurnsJake Burns is a singer and guitarist, and is best known as the frontman of Stiff Little Fingers.-Career:...
– vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with... - Henry CluneyHenry CluneyHenry Cluney was a guitarist in Highway Star, the school band that became Stiff Little Fingers in 1977...
– guitar, vocals - Ali McMordieAli McMordieAlistair Jardine "Ali" McMordie is a bass guitarist, who made his name with, and was a founding member of, Stiff Little Fingers...
– bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vocals - Brian Faloon - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Geoff TravisGeoff TravisGeoff Travis is the founder of both Rough Trade Records and the Rough Trade chain of record shops. A former drama teacher and owner of a punk record shop, Travis founded the Rough Trade label in 1978.-Biography:...
– producer - Mayo ThompsonMayo ThompsonMayo Thompson is an American musician and visual artist best known as the leader of the avant-garde rock band Red Crayola .-1960s:...
– producer - Mike Kemp – Engineer
- Doug Bennett – producer