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London Underground – At Home With The London Underground
London Underground
At Home With The London Underground
Style: Reggae
Label: On-U Sound
Catalog Number: ON-U LP 22
Released: 1983, 80's
One of the earliest On-U Sound bands along with New Age Steppers, London Underground was short-lived but a crucial stepping stone in the development of the label’s iconic post-punk meets dub sound. Much like The Mothmen and Mark Stewart and The Maffia, London Underground leaned more towards punk than dub and although the group was certainly not as experimental as their contemporaries, there’s still a certain charm to their sound. Vocalist Pete Holdsworth would later team up with Sherwood to form the now highly respected reggae reissue label Pressure Sounds. Interestingly, London Underground has been left off the recent run of On-U reissues because Pete Holdsworth “is not impressed with LU’s recordings.”
Recommended – A2 Great Expectations, B3 Watch Your Step
Tags: Adrian Sherwood / Avant-Garde / Experimental
Tracklist:
A1 Fall In
A2 Great Expectations
A3 You Don’t Know
A4 Thud And Blunder
B1 Hole In The Ground
B2 Ridley Road
B3 Watch Your Step
B4 Moving Mountains
Credits:
Arranged By – London Underground
Bass, Guitar – Kip
Drums, Whistle, Guitar – Dan*
Guitar, Bass, Vocals – Martin*
Mastered By – Kevin Metcalfe
Melodica, Piano, Guitar – Pablo*
Producer – Adrian Sherwood (tracks: A1, B1, B4), London Underground, Martin Frederix (tracks: A2 to A4, B2, B3)
Sleeve – Kishi*, London Underground
Vocals, Melodica – Pete*
Written-By – B. Andy* (tracks: A3), London Underground (tracks: A1, A2, A4 to B4)
