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Were the Vibrators real punks? Maybe not, but then again, were the Stranglers? Or Eddie and the Hot Rods? Even more to the point, was Steve Jones? Plenty of rock careerists jumped onto the punk/new wave bandwagon in the wake of the Sex Pistols' success (and more than a few folks, like Jones, stumbled into the new movement by accident), but unlike most of them, the Vibrators took to the fast/loud/stripped down thing like ducks to water, and both Knox (aka Ian Carnarchan) and Pat Collier had a genius for writing short, punchy songs with sneering melody lines and gutsy guitar breaks. If the Vibrators were into punk as a musical rather than a sociopolitical movement, it's obvious that they liked the music very much, and on that level their debut album stands the test of time quite well. Pure Mania boasts a bit more polish (and less politics) than many of the albums from punk's first graduating class (such as Damned Damned Damned or The Clash), but if you're looking for a strong, satisfying shot of chugging four-square punk, cue up "Yeah Yeah Yeah," "No Heart," "Petrol," or "Wrecked on You" and you'll be thrown into a gleeful pogo frenzy. Maybe Pure Mania isn't purist's punk, but it's pure rock & roll, and there's nothing wrong with that.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Robin Mayhem, Producer - Simon Humphry, Engineer - The Vibrators, Producer - The Vibrators, Performer - Pat Collier, Vocal - Pat Collier, Bass - Ian M. Carnochan, Composer - Ian M. Carnochan, Lyricist - Knox, Vocal - Knox, Guitar - Eddie, Drums - John Ellis, Vocal - John Ellis, Guitar
(P) 1977 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Robin Mayhem, Producer - Simon Humphry, Engineer - P.N. COLLYER, Composer - P.N. COLLYER, Lyricist - The Vibrators, Producer - The Vibrators, Performer - Pat Collier, Vocal - Pat Collier, Bass - Knox, Vocal - Knox, Guitar - Eddie, Drums - John Ellis, Vocal - John Ellis, Guitar
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Robin Mayhem, Producer - Simon Humphry, Engineer - The Vibrators, Producer - The Vibrators, Performer - Pat Collier, Vocal - Pat Collier, Bass - Ian M. Carnochan, Composer - Ian M. Carnochan, Lyricist - Knox, Vocal - Knox, Guitar - Eddie, Drums - John Ellis, Vocal - John Ellis, Guitar
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Robin Mayhem, Producer - Simon Humphry, Engineer - J. W. Ellis, Composer - J. W. Ellis, Lyricist - The Vibrators, Producer - The Vibrators, Performer - Pat Collier, Vocal - Pat Collier, Bass - Knox, Vocal - Knox, Guitar - Eddie, Drums - John Ellis, Vocal - John Ellis, Guitar
(P) 1977 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
John Ellis, Vocal - John Ellis, Guitar - John Ellis, Synthesizer - Ian M. Carnochan, Composer - Ian M. Carnochan, Lyricist - Robin Mayhem, Producer - The Vibrators, Producer - The Vibrators, Performer - Gary Tibbs, Vocal - Gary Tibbs, Bass - Knox, Vocal - Knox, Guitar - Knox, Synthesizer - Simon Humphry, Engineer - Eddie, Vocal - Eddie, Drums - Pat Collier, Vocal - Pat Collier, Bass
(P) 1977 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
John Ellis, Vocal - John Ellis, Guitar - John Ellis, Synthesizer - Ian M. Carnochan, Composer - Ian M. Carnochan, Lyricist - Robin Mayhem, Producer - The Vibrators, Producer - The Vibrators, Performer - Gary Tibbs, Vocal - Gary Tibbs, Bass - Knox, Vocal - Knox, Guitar - Knox, Synthesizer - Simon Humphry, Engineer - Eddie, Vocal - Eddie, Drums - Pat Collier, Vocal - Pat Collier, Bass
(P) 1977 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
John Ellis, Vocal - John Ellis, Guitar - John Ellis, Synthesizer - Ian M. Carnochan, Composer - Ian M. Carnochan, Lyricist - Robin Mayhem, Producer - The Vibrators, Producer - The Vibrators, Performer - Gary Tibbs, Vocal - Gary Tibbs, Bass - Knox, Vocal - Knox, Guitar - Knox, Synthesizer - Simon Humphry, Engineer - Eddie, Vocal - Eddie, Drums - Pat Collier, Vocal - Pat Collier, Bass
(P) 1977 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Robin Mayhem, Producer - Simon Humphry, Engineer - P.N. COLLYER, Composer - P.N. COLLYER, Lyricist - The Vibrators, Producer - The Vibrators, Performer - Pat Collier, Vocal - Pat Collier, Bass - Knox, Vocal - Knox, Guitar - Eddie, Drums - John Ellis, Vocal - John Ellis, Guitar
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
John Ellis, Vocal - John Ellis, Guitar - John Ellis, Synthesizer - Simon Humphery, Producer - Ian M. Carnochan, Composer - Ian M. Carnochan, Lyricist - The Vibrators, Performer - Lem Lubin, Producer - Gary Tibbs, Vocal - Gary Tibbs, Bass - Knox, Vocal - Knox, Guitar - Knox, Synthesizer - Simon Humphry, Engineer - Eddie, Vocal - Eddie, Drums - Pat Collier, Vocal - Pat Collier, Bass
(P) 1977 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Robin Mayhem, Producer - Simon Humphry, Engineer - Gary Tibbs, Vocal - The Vibrators, Producer - The Vibrators, Performer - Ian M. Carnochan, Composer - Ian M. Carnochan, Lyricist - Knox, Vocal - Knox, Guitar - Knox, Synthesizer - Eddie, Vocal - Eddie, Drums - John Ellis, Vocal - John Ellis, Guitar - John Ellis, Synthesizer
(P) 1977 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
John Ellis, Vocal - John Ellis, Guitar - John Ellis, Synthesizer - Ian M. Carnochan, Composer - Ian M. Carnochan, Lyricist - Robin Mayhem, Producer - The Vibrators, Producer - The Vibrators, Performer - Gary Tibbs, Vocal - Gary Tibbs, Bass - Knox, Vocal - Knox, Guitar - Knox, Synthesizer - Simon Humphry, Engineer - Eddie, Vocal - Eddie, Drums - Pat Collier, Vocal - Pat Collier, Bass
(P) 1977 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Robin Mayhem, Producer - Simon Humphry, Engineer - J.W. ELLIS, Composer - J.W. ELLIS, Lyricist - The Vibrators, Producer - The Vibrators, Performer - Pat Collier, Vocal - Pat Collier, Bass - Knox, Vocal - Knox, Guitar - Eddie, Drums - John Ellis, Vocal - John Ellis, Guitar
(P) 1977 Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd.
Robin Mayhem, Producer - Simon Humphry, Engineer - The Vibrators, Producer - The Vibrators, Performer - Pat Collier, Vocal - Pat Collier, Bass - Ian M. Carnochan, Composer - Ian M. Carnochan, Lyricist - Knox, Vocal - Knox, Guitar - Eddie, Drums - John Ellis, Vocal - John Ellis, Guitar
(P) 1977 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Robin Mayhew, Producer - Gary Tibbs, Vocal - Gary Tibbs, Bass - The Vibrators, Producer - The Vibrators, Performer - Ian M. Carnochan, Composer - Ian M. Carnochan, Lyricist - Knox, Vocal - Knox, Guitar - Knox, Synthesizer - Eddie, Vocal - Eddie, Drums - John Ellis, Vocal - John Ellis, Guitar - John Ellis, Synthesizer
(P) 1977 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Robin Mayhew, Producer - Gary Tibbs, Vocal - Gary Tibbs, Bass - The Vibrators, Producer - The Vibrators, Performer - Ian M. Carnochan, Composer - Ian M. Carnochan, Lyricist - Knox, Vocal - Knox, Guitar - Knox, Synthesizer - Eddie, Vocal - Eddie, Drums - John Ellis, Vocal - John Ellis, Guitar - John Ellis, Synthesizer
(P) 1977 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
Albumbeschreibung
Were the Vibrators real punks? Maybe not, but then again, were the Stranglers? Or Eddie and the Hot Rods? Even more to the point, was Steve Jones? Plenty of rock careerists jumped onto the punk/new wave bandwagon in the wake of the Sex Pistols' success (and more than a few folks, like Jones, stumbled into the new movement by accident), but unlike most of them, the Vibrators took to the fast/loud/stripped down thing like ducks to water, and both Knox (aka Ian Carnarchan) and Pat Collier had a genius for writing short, punchy songs with sneering melody lines and gutsy guitar breaks. If the Vibrators were into punk as a musical rather than a sociopolitical movement, it's obvious that they liked the music very much, and on that level their debut album stands the test of time quite well. Pure Mania boasts a bit more polish (and less politics) than many of the albums from punk's first graduating class (such as Damned Damned Damned or The Clash), but if you're looking for a strong, satisfying shot of chugging four-square punk, cue up "Yeah Yeah Yeah," "No Heart," "Petrol," or "Wrecked on You" and you'll be thrown into a gleeful pogo frenzy. Maybe Pure Mania isn't purist's punk, but it's pure rock & roll, and there's nothing wrong with that.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:34:36
- Main artists: The Vibrators
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Columbia
- Genre: Pop/Rock
1977 Sony Music Entertainment (United Kingdom) Limited
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