ADICTS, THE - [RSD25] ROCKERS INTO ORBIT

ARTIST:

Adicts, The

TITLE:

[RSD25] Rockers Into Orbit

LABEL:

Jungle Records

CATNO:

FALLLP064

STYLE:

Punk /

FORMAT:

Vinyl record

DESCRIPTION:

2x12"1990 Punk LP Repressed for RSD 2025 on Milky-White Vinyl.

Viva La Revolution indeed. The Adicts tore out of England's east coast, and specifically Ipswich, and immediately made an impact. Asked to change their name by Sire Records in a bid to appease the charts and TV bookers - although, oddly, one of the options was apparently The Fun Adicts, which raises more quandaries - Rockers In Orbit captures their huge sound in all its glory. Recorded live at Alabama Halle, Munich, Germany, depending on which way you're listening first impressions invoke breakneck punk, motoring metal, and even the romance and commanding power of The Cure at their loudest and most dominating. Ultimately, though, these guys just sound like The Adicts. A questionable reference point we can only assure you is meant as a total complement. Not a band people will forget in a hurry.

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£26.98

RELEASED YEAR:

2025

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Viva La Revolution

Lets Gio

TAngo

England

Hurt

Put Yourself In My Hands

Change

Joker In The Pack

Just Like Me

Rockers In Rags

Chinese Takeaway

Odd Couple

Steamroller

Numbers

BAd Boy

Ode To Joy

Crazy

Sensitive

Rocking Wrecker

Na Na Na

She's A Rocker

Easy Way Out

Shake Rattle Bang Your Head

Get Adicted

Straight Jacket

Organized Confusion

Calling Calling

How Sad

Viva La Revolution (Encore)

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The Adicts is an English Punk rock band from Ipswich, Suffolk. They began life as the Afterbirth & The Pinz, in their hometown of Ipswich in late 1975. Popular in the 1980s, they were often in the indie charts at that time. They soon changed their name to The Adicts and became known for their distinctive Clockwork Orange 'Droog' image, which, along with their urgent, uptempo music and light-hearted lyrics, helped set them very much apart from the rest of the genre. Temporary 1980s name changes to ADX and FUN ADICTS, for a children's TV appearance, also occurred. Their song "Viva La Revolution" was featured in the video game Tony Hawk's Underground. The band still has all its original members, uncommon for a band with such longevity. The music of The Adicts proves that punk music is a very broad genre, often featuring extra instruments and sound clips such as carousel music (How Sad), violin played by Derick Cook (Joker in the Pack), gongs and keyboard percussion by Anthony Boyd (Chinese Takeaway), and even completely different songs like the switch to Gain To Lose's Tune #24 at the end of G.I.R.L.. The look of the majority of the bandmates is that of the Droogs from the Stanley Kubrick film A Clockwork Orange based on the book by Anthony Burgess. All white with black combat boots and black bowler hats. The band says that the look appealed to them because of the teenage angst associated with A Clockwork Orange. Singer "Monkey" wears full joker make-up and his clothes are wild, patterned suits, flared trousers, colorful dress shirts, and other such things. His favorites seem to be checkerboard patterns, or polkadots. And of course, there's the obligatory bowler hat and gloves. Along with the look come stage antics involving streamers, confetti, playing cards, joker hats, toy instruments, and glitter just to name a few things. members: Keith 'Monkey' Warren - Vocals. Mel (Spider)Ellis - Bass Pete Dee Davison - Guitar Michael 'Kid Dee' Davison - Drums John 'Scruff' Ellis (Mel’s brother) - Guitar Dan Gratziani - Violin,Piano,Mandolin Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.