CHARGED GBH
GBH started to play in 1980 in Birmingham. After one year
(1981) they got signed to the record label "Clay Records". And
they released the 12" "Leather, Bristles, Studs & Acne",
and short therafter they released the two 7" records "No Survivors"
and "Sick Boy". In 1982 Clay collected the 12" and the 7"
singles and released them on the debut album "Leater, Bristles, No
Survivors and Sick Boy", the same year they also released the LP "City
Baby Attacked By Rats" and in 1983 they released the LP "City
Babys Revenge" with the subtitle "101 ways to kill a rat".
Under this period GBH hade their musical big time. They also released the
singles "Catch 23 / Hellhole" and "Give me fire / Mantrap".
But then something happen. In 1984 they released the 12" single "Do
What You Do" and then in 1986 the LP "Midnight Madness And Beyond".
Those album was really horrible. GBH had left the label "Clay Records"
and signed on to "Rough Justice", and just like all punk bands
in the middle of the 80´s, they had flipped out totally. They didnt
bother to do punk songs like they used to with aggression and feeling.
GBH continued to release horrible records such as "No Need To Panic"
in 1987, "Wot A Bargin" in 1988, "A Fridge To Far"
in 1989, "From Here To Reality" in 1990 and "Church Of The
Truly Wraped" in 1992. Not many people liked the shit that GBH had
put out the last years, and very few people thought that they could release
an album that would remind more of the "City baby.." albums,
then the punk/metal crap they have done the last years. After they released
"Church.." they went out on a tour for 2 years. And after that
"Rough Justice" did´nt want to make a new record deal because
GBH had kicked their manager. And Rough Justice said that they must have
a manager to get signed. And after looking for a new record deal for some
years GBH got signed to the German record label "We Bite" and
after a while came the new album "Punk Junkies" out and thats
the best album they´ve done since 1983.
GBH released many albums and singles but their most succesfull
albums are the LP City Baby Attacked By Rats and the following up
LP City Baby's Revenge.
"In an interview Colin asking all the fans NOT to bye all the
compilation records that CLAY put out, because GBH have nothing to do with
those records. He recomends you all to bye the studio albums insted, all
the songs are on them anyway."
COLIN: -We can´t stop these releases ´cus
we dont own the rights to the songs. It´s verry irritating because
when they release something new they don´t let us know. Insted my
friends call me up and tells me that they have seen a "new" GBH
record in the store and i don´t know anything. It´s too many
compilation records with GBH out in the stores, and it´s really imbarising
bacause people think that we have released them to make money. And we DON´T! But
the live albums "Live in Japan" and "Live in LA" are
official releases.
DISCOGRAPHY:
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7" Singles:
Sick Boy
No Survivors
Give Me Fire
Catch 23
Do What you Do
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12" Singles:
Do What You Do
Wot a Bargain
Oh no, it's GBH Again!
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LP/ CD:
Leather, Bristles, Studs and Acne
City Baby Attacked By Rats
City Baby's Revenge
Midnight Madness and Beyond
No Need to Panic
A Fridge Too Far
From Here to Reality
Church of the Truly Warped
The Clay Years
Punk Junkies
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