Trouser Press

Trouser Press

Trouser Press was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow Who fan Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" ...

writer Ira Robbins described the album as a "treasure trove of memorable ditties". Allmusic's Mark Deming said the album "isn't purist's punk, but it's pure rock & roll, and there's nothing wrong with that." In his consumer guide for The Village Voice

The Village Voice

The Village Voice is a free weekly newspaper and news and features website in New York City that features investigative articles, analysis of current affairs and culture, arts and music coverage, and events listings for New York City...

, critic Robert Christgau

Robert Christgau

Robert Christgau is an American essayist, music journalist, and self-proclaimed "Dean of American Rock Critics".One of the earliest professional rock critics, Christgau is known for his terse capsule reviews, published since 1969 in his Consumer Guide columns...

 described the album as "good new-fashioned rock and roll at its wildest".

Side one

1. "Into the Future..."
2. "Yeah Yeah Yeah" (Pat Collier)
3. "Sweet Sweet Heart"
4. "Keep It Clean" (John Ellis
   John Ellis (guitarist)
   John Ellis is an English guitarist and songwriter.-Career:He was a co-founder of the pub rock band Bazooka Joe in 1970 and a founding member of the punk rock band The Vibrators. Ellis formed The Vibrators in 1974 while still at art school studying illustration. The Vibrators released two albums...
   
   )
5. "Baby Baby
   Baby Baby (The Vibrators song)
   "Baby Baby" is a love song originally recorded by U.K. punk rock band, The Vibrators.-Recording and release:Baby Baby was written by Ian 'Knox' Carnochan, the primary song writer in UK punk band, The Vibrators. The song was recorded by The Vibrators and released as a single in May 1977...
   
   "
6. "No Heart"
7. "She's Bringing You Down"

Side two

1. "Petrol" (Pat Collier)
2. "London Girls"
3. "You Broke My Heart"
4. "Whips & Furs"
5. "Stiff Little Fingers" (John Ellis)
6. "Wrecked On You"
7. "I Need a Slave"
8. "Bad Time"

Personnel

• Knox
  Knox (musician)
  Knox also known as I.M. Carnarchan is a British musician and founding member of the seminal punk band The Vibrators.-Early life:...
  
   - guitar, keyboards, vocals
• John Ellis
  John Ellis (guitarist)
  John Ellis is an English guitarist and songwriter.-Career:He was a co-founder of the pub rock band Bazooka Joe in 1970 and a founding member of the punk rock band The Vibrators. Ellis formed The Vibrators in 1974 while still at art school studying illustration. The Vibrators released two albums...
  
   - guitar, vocals
• Pat Collier - bass, vocals
• John "Eddie" Edwards - drums

External links

• Pure Mania at Discogs
  Discogs
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