Angelic Upstarts
The Angelic Upstarts were a staunchly anti-fascist, anti-police, working class punk band of late 1970s and early 1980s. The "Upstarts" (as they are commonly referred) formed in South Shields, North-East England in 1977.
The original line up for the band was Mensi (vocals), Mond (guitar), Steve Forsten (bass) and Decca Wade (drums). The band have reformed and split a few times over the years and some of the ex members include bass players, Ronnie Wooden, Glyn Warren, Tony Feedback, Ronnie Rocker and Max Splodge who also had a stint playing drums. Other drummers have included Sticks (who later joined The Cockney Rejects), Paul Thompson (ex Roxy Music) and Chris White. Decca Wade rejoined the band for a few years before leaving again.
Brian Hayes originally joined the band as second guitarist until Mond left leaving Brian as the only guitarist. Mensi is the only original member to still be with the band.
Discography
- The Murder Of Liddle Towers/Police Opression – single (1977)
- I'm an Upstart/Leave Me Alone - single (Warner Bros 1979)
- Teenage Warning - L.P. (Warner Bros 1979)
- Teenage Warning/The Young Ones - single (Warner Bros 1979)
- Never 'Ad Nothin'/Nowhere Left To Hide - single (Warner Bros 1979)
- Out Of Control/Shotgun Solution - single (Warner Bros 1980)
- We Gotta Get Out Of This Place/Unsung Heroes - single (Warner Bros 1980)
- We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - L.P. (WEA 1980)
- Last Night Another Soldier/I Wish - single (Zonophone/EMI 1980)
- England/Stick's Diary - single (Zonophone/EMI 1980)
- Kids On The Street/The Sun Never Shines - single (Zonophone/EMI 1981)
- I Understand/Never Come Back - single (Zonophone/EMI 1981)
- 2,000,000 Voices - L.P. (Zonophone/EMI 1981)
- Angelic Upstarts Live - L.P. (Zonophone/EMI 1981)
- Different Strokes/Different Dub - single (Zonophone/EMI 1981)
- Never Say Die/We Defy You - single (Zonophone/EMI 1982)
- Still From The Heart - L.P. (Zonophone/EMI 1982)
- Woman In Disguise/Lust For Glory - single (Anagram/Cherry Red 1982)
- Reason Why - L.P. (Anagram/Cherry Red 1983)
- Solidarity/Five Flew Over... - single (Anagram/Cherry Red 1983)
- Angel Dust - The Collected Highs - L.P. 1978-1983 (Anagram/Cherry Red 1983)
- Not Just A Name/The Leech - single (Anagram/Cherry Red 1983)
- Last Tango In Moscow - L.P. (Picasso 1984)
- Machinegun Kelly/There's A Drink In It - single (Picasso 1984)
- Bootlegs & Rarities - L.P. (Dojo 1985)
- Live In Yugoslavia - L.P. (Picasso 1985)
- Power Of The Press - L.P. (Gas 1986)
- Brighton Bomb - single (Chameleon 1987)
- Blood On The Terraces - L.P. (Link 1987)
- Live & Loud - L.P. (Link 1988)
- England's Alive - E.P. (Skunx 1988)
- Lost & Found - L.P. (Link 1991)
- Alternative Chartbusters - L.P. (AOK 1991)
- Greatest Hits Live - L.P. (Link 1991)
- Bombed Out - L.P. (Dojo 1992)
- Kids On The Streets -L.P. (Cleopatra 1993)
- Live In Lubeck 1989 - Live L.P. (Bay City 1994)
- The Independent Punk Singles Collection - L.P. (Cherry Red 1995)
- Rarities - L.P. (Captain Oi 1997)
- The EMI Punk Years - L.P. (Captain Oi 1999)
- Who Killed Liddle - C.D. (Recall 1999)
- Anthems Against Scum - C.D. (Insurgence Records 2001)
- Live From The Justice League (TKO 2001)
- Sons Of Spartacus (Captain Oi 2002)