STIFF LITTLE FINGERS 'Flags & Emblems' Ltd Pic Disc L.P. SEX PISTOLS The Clash
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STIFF LITTLE FINGERS - FLAGS & EMBLEMS - ORIGINAL LIMITED NUMBERED PICTURE DISC ALBUM.
Prior to becoming Stiff Little Fingers, Jake Burns and Henry Cluney were playing in a rock covers band called Highway Star in Belfast, this wasn't really going anywhere, then Henry discovered punk, and introduced it to the rest of the band.
They then decided that Highway Star was not a punk enough name, and after a brief flirtation with the name "The Fast", they finally decided to call themselves Stiff Little Fingers.
Jake the frontman and main songwriter was heavily influenced by Joe Strummer and The Clash, according to Jake "What The Clash did more than anything else was give me the confidence, to realise it was OK to write about my own life and experiences." and so the songwriting began in earnest.
The bands decision to write songs about the sheer terror and hardship of young people growing up in The Troubles proved controversial. Some other Northern Ireland punk bands felt songs about the Troubles were exploiting the sectarian conflict, these political differences were reinforced by musical differences too as SLF's gritty and angry punk sound was at loggerheads with the more melodic pop punk of softer bands like The Undertones and Rudi.
Some of this unfair criticism was simply down to band rivalries and petty jealousy, the real truth of the matter was SLF were leaving everyone else behind, their fan base was growing at a serious pace and this amount of new interest in the band inspired their move to London, this move would eventually lead them on to bigger and better things.
The band were always popular on the live punk circuit so when they called it a day their fans took it hard but they were never forgotten as a sell out reunion concert would prove beyond any doubt in future years.
The Flags and Emblems album was a reunited band delivering the goods, they were back together as a living, breathing touring band and are still together today, still touring, still breathing, still burning.
This limited numbered picture disc looks in great condition overall, note due to its age there are some small lines of discolouration to the picture underneath that won't affect play, this minor thing is reflected in the low start price so don't miss out on this must have album for any serious Stiff Little Fingers or Punk rock record collector.
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