STIFF LITTLE FINGERS 'Heroes' Canadian Import L.P. SEX PISTOLS Clash JAKE BURNS
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STIFF LITTLE FINGERS - NOBODY'S HEROES - CANADIAN IMPORT - UNIQUE SLEEVE.
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 wasn't 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 sounds 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 much bigger and better things.
The band followed up the raw and angry Inflamable Material with the much richer and more polished Nobody's Heroes, this album earned them their highest ever chart single and a famous top of the pops appearance where the band spent most of their slot falling about laughing when producers during rehearsal had instructed them to take it seriously, anyways despite the high jinks Nobody's Heroes went on to become one of the best punk albums of all time.
The thing that has remained constant with the band is they always deliver the goods musically and this is proved beyond any doubt as they are still together today, still touring, still breathing, still burning.
This Canadian import looks in great condition overall, and it's got it's own totally unique sleeve so don't miss out on this must have album for any serious Stiff Little Fingers or Punk rock record collector.
Lots more to list in the coming months so keep checking my listings.
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