Assume Nothing. Question Everything. The Very Best of Stiff Little Fingers

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Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1Alternative Ulster
engineer:
Doug Bennett (producer, engineer)
producer:
Ed Hollis (British songwriter and producer)
bass:
Ali McMordie
drums (drum set):
Brian Faloon
guitar [lead guitar]:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman)
guitar [rhythm guitar]:
Henry Cluney
vocals:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman)
remixer:
Doug Bennett (producer, engineer)
remixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966-2009) in Barnes
recording of:
Alternative Ulster
writer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman) and Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
52:45
2At the Edge
engineer:
Nigel Brooke-Harte (engineer) and Laurence Burridge
producer:
Doug Bennett (producer, engineer)
recording of:
At the Edge (Stiff Little Fingers)
lyricist and composer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman)
53:00
3Roots Radicals Rockers & Reggae
cover recording of:
Roots Radicals Rockers and Reggae
lyricist and composer:
Neville Livingston
3:56
4Won’t Be Told
recording of:
Won’t Be Told
writer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman) and Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
3:27
5Gotta Getaway
recording of:
Gotta Getaway
writer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman) and Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
3:36
6Last Train From the Wasteland
4:50
7Touch and Go
recording of:
Touch and Go (Stiff Little Fingers)
lyricist:
Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
composer:
Stiff Little Fingers
3:23
8Tin Soldiers
recording of:
Tin Soldiers
writer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman) and Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
4:48
9Straw Dogs
recording of:
Straw Dogs
lyricist:
Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
composer:
Stiff Little Fingers
3:30
10Just Fade Away
recording of:
Just Fade Away
writer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman) and Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
3:06
11Barbed Wire Love
recording of:
Barbed Wire Love
writer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman) and Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
3:33
12Silver Lining
recording of:
Silver Lining
lyricist:
Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
composer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman)
3:04
13Bits of Kids
recording of:
Bits of Kids
writer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman) and Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
3:36
14Nobody’s Hero
recording of:
Nobody's Hero
writer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman) and Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
4:06
15State of Emergency
recording of:
State of Emergency
lyricist and composer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman)
2:29
16That’s When Your Blood Bumps
recording of:
That’s When Your Blood Bumps
lyricist:
Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
composer:
Stiff Little Fingers
3:44
17No Change
recording of:
No Change
writer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman) and Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
1:58
18Back to Front
recording of:
Back to Front
composer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman) and Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
3:00
1978 RPM
2:36
20Wait and See
recording of:
Wait and See
writer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman) and Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
4:27
21Gate 49
recording of:
Gate 49
writer:
Henry Cluney and Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
2:24
22Bloody Sunday
recording of:
Bloody Sunday
lyricist:
Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
composer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman)
3:24
▼ CD 2
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1Fly the Flag
recording of:
Fly the Flag
writer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman) and Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
3:47
2Go for It
recording of:
Go for It
writer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman) and Henry Cluney
3:08
3Love of the Common People
cover recording of:
Love of the Common People
lyricist and composer:
John Hurley and Ronnie Wilkins
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Ltd., Tideland Music Publishing Corporation, Tree Pub. Co. Inc., TRO Essex Music Ltd., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1983) and Westminster Music Ltd. (in 1983)
2:41
4Roaring Boys, Parts 1 & 2
6:07
5Sad Eyed People
recording of:
Sad-Eyed People
lyricist:
Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
composer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman)
3:55
6Kicking Up a Racket
recording of:
Kicking Up a Racket
writer:
Henry Cluney and Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
2:45
7Mr Fire Coal Man
cover recording of:
Mr. Fire Coal Man
composer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd
4:52
8Here We Are Nowhere
recording of:
Here We Are Nowhere
lyricist and composer:
Henry Cluney
1:00
9Strummerville
cover recording of:
Strummerville
3:20
10Wasted Life
recording of:
Wasted Life
lyricist and composer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman)
3:17
11Happy Yesterday
4:08
12Breakout
recording of:
Breakout
lyricist and composer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman)
3:03
13Safe as Houses
recording of:
Safe as Houses
lyricist:
Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
composer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman)
5:29
14Bloody Dub
recording of:
Bloody Dub
composer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman)
3:49
15White Noise
recording of:
White Noise
writer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman) and Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
1:50
16Doesn’t Make It Alright
cover recording of:
Doesn't Make It Alright
writer:
Jerry Dammers and Lynval Golding
5:48
17Piccadilly Circus
recording of:
Piccadilly Circus
writer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman) and Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
4:43
18Johnny Was
vocals:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman)
cover recording of:
Johnny Was
lyricist and composer:
Rita Marley
publisher:
Bob Marley Music, Tuff Gong Music, Blue Mountain Music (in 1976), Bob Marley Music Inc. (in 1976), Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited (in 1976) and Odnil Music Ltd. (in 1976)
58:11
19Guitar & Drum
3:11
20Suspect Device
recording of:
Suspect Device
writer:
Jake Burns (Irish punk rock musician, Stiff Little Fingers frontman) and Gordon Ogilvie (Irish journalist)
2:44