Songs of Praise (The Adicts album)
1981 studio album by The Adicts
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Songs of Praise is the debut studio album by punk band the Adicts.[2][3] It was released in 1981 on Dwed Wecords.[4][5] It was re-released by Fall Out Records.[6] A 1993 CD reissue by Cleopatra Records included two bonus tracks from the Bar Room Bop EP. In 2008, the album was rerecorded by the band and released as the "25th Anniversary Edition."
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Label | Dwed Wecords | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 The cover of the original Dwed Wecords release | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [1] |
Critical reception
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called the album "something of a cult classic in punk record-collecting circles."[1]
Track listing
All songs written by Keith Warren and Pete Davison.
- "England"
- "Hurt"
- "Just Like Me"
- "Tango"
- "Telepathic People"
- "Mary Whitehouse"
- "Distortion"
- "Get Adicted"
- "Viva la Revolution"
- "Calling Calling"
- "In the Background"
- "Dynasty"
- "Peculiar Music"
- "Numbers"
- "Sensitive"
- "Songs of Praise"
1993 Cleopatra bonus tracks
- "Sound of Music"
- "Who Spilt My Beer?"
Personnel
The Adicts
- Monkey - vocals
- Pete Dee - guitar
- Mel Ellis - bass
- Kid Dee - drums
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Notes |
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| UK | 1981 | Dwed Wecords | LP | SMT-008 | |
| UK | 1981 | Fall Out Records | LP | FALL LP 006 | |
| UK | 1993 | Fall Out Records | CD | FALL CD 006 | |
| US | 1993 | Cleopatra Records | CD | CLEO 2481-2 | With two bonus tracks |
| Europe | 2008 | People Like You Records | CD/LP | Prison 161 | |
| Europe | 2008 | People Like You Records | CD/LP | Prison 162 | 25th Anniversary Edition (re-recorded) |
| Europe | 2008 | People Like You Records | CD | Prison 163 | Ultimate Edition, with original and 25th Anniversary Edition versions of the album and a DVD |