UNDERTONES - Positive Touch / Sin Of Pride, 2-CD

The Undertones 3^rd and 4^th albums saw the band initially enjoy the freedom of working without a record company and then sign to one that had reservations about their move away from the short sharp pop punk vignettes of their debut LP. The results showcase a band flexing their musical muscle as influences as diverse as Motown, Orange Juice, 60s garage music and Dexy’s Midnight Runners are evident in two unique albums that were rightly celebrated as `one of the truly classic pop albums of all time’ (Melody Maker on Positive Touch) and `an immaculate conception of pop’ (NME on The Sin Of Pride).

- 2 original albums plus bonus tracks including singles, 12ins and Peel sessions represents excellent value for money

- Also includes the superb video for The Love Parade and a 20 page full colour booklet with new sleevenotes by Undertones bass player Michael Bradley

- Following the Undertones and Hypnotised deluxe reissues this concludes the re-release of all 4 Undertones albums . The 2CD Anthology featuring all the hits singles along with 27 previously unreleased tracks

Positive Touch

1. Fascination

2. Julie Ocean

3. Life's Too Easy

4. Crisis Of Mine

5. You're Welcome

6. His Goodlooking Girlfriend

7. The Positive Touch

8. When Saturday Comes

9. It's Going To Happen

10. Sigh And Explode

11. I Don't Know

12. Hannah Doot

13. Boy Wonder

14. Forever Paradise

Bonus Tracks

15. Fairly In The Money Now

16. Beautiful Friend

17. Life's Too Easy

18. Julie Ocean

19. Kiss In The Dark

20. Like That

21. Untouchable (John Peel Session, 8.11.82)

22. The Love Parade (John Peel Session, 8.11.82)

23. Luxury (John Peel Session, 8.11.82.)

24. The Sin Of Pride (John Peel Session, 8.11.82.)

25. The Love Parade video

Sin Of Pride

1. Got To Have You Back

2. Valentine's Treatment

3. Luxury

4. Love Before Romance

5. Untouchable

6. Bye Bye Baby Blue

7. Conscious

8. Chain Of Love

9. Soul Seven

10. The Love Parade

11. Save Me

12. The Sin Of Pride

Bonus Tracks

13. The Love Parade (12” version)

14. Crisis Of Mine (Love Parade 12”)

15. Family Entertainment (Love Parade 12”)

16. You're Welcome (Love Parade 12”)

17. Like That (Love Parade 12”)

18. Turning Blue

(B side Got To Have You Back

19. Bye Bye Baby Blue (12” version)

20. Window Shopping For New Clothes

(B side Chain Of Love)

21. Bittersweet *

22. I Can Only Dream*

23. You Stand So Close*