2 Million Years BC (1:50)
Spoilsports Personality Of The Year (3:14)
My Second To Last Will & Testament (2:29)
Cheer Up, It Might Never Happen (3:56)
A Bachelor For Baden Powell (4:08)
Say It With Flowers (3:31)
Do Re Me, So Far So Good (3:13)
The Only Living Boy In New Cross (4:49)
The Taking Of Peckham 123 (4:49)
After The Watershed (Early Learning The Hard Way) (4:31)
Bloodsport For All (5:04)
Lean On Me I Won't Fall Over (4:24)
Suicide Isn't Painless (2:37)
Stuff The Jubilee! (1977) (3:25)
Review: South London duo Carter USM were formed in 1987 by Fruitbat and Jim Bob and soon revolutionised indie punk-rock pop with a unique blend of samples, drum machines and social commentary. Recorded in 1993 during a Uk tour to promote their fourth album Post Historic Monsters UK, Up Pompey! captures the band at their peak and is a potent 19-track live album that includes fiery renditions of (then) recent singles like 'Lenny and Terence' and 'Lean on Me I Won't Fall Over' alongside classics like 'The Only Living Boy in New Cross' and 'Bloodsport for All', enhanced here by guest guitar from EMF's James Atkin. Newly mixed by Les 'Fruitbat' Carter and Dave Draper, it's released on 140g black vinyl, so the pressing is every bit as loud and proud as the music it contains.
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