Pure Mania

Pure Mania
Studio album by The Vibrators
Released	June 1977
Genre	Punk, new wave
Length	34:42
Label	Epic Columbia
Producer	Robin Mayhew, The Vibrators
The Vibrators chronology
Pure Mania 1977 V2 1978

Pure Mania is the debut album by the punk band the Vibrators. It was released in 1977 on Epic Records and reached No. 49 in the UK Albums Chart. The song "Baby Baby" was released as a single and punk band Stiff Little Fingers got their name from the song of the same name from this album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	(A)[2]
Trouser Press	(favorable)[3]

Trouser Press writer Ira Robbins described the album as a "treasure trove of memorable ditties".^[3] Allmusic's Mark Deming said the album "isn't purist's punk, but it's pure rock & roll, and there's nothing wrong with that."^[1] In his consumer guide for The Village Voice, critic Robert Christgau described the album as "good new-fashioned rock and roll at its wildest".^[2]

Track listing

All songs by I.M. Carnarchan except as indicated.

Side one

1. "Into the Future..."
2. "Yeah Yeah Yeah" (Pat Collier)
3. "Sweet Sweet Heart"
4. "Keep It Clean" (John Ellis)
5. "Baby Baby"
6. "No Heart"
7. "She's Bringing You Down"

Side two

1. "Petrol" (Pat Collier)
2. "London Girls"
3. "You Broke My Heart"
4. "Whips & Furs"
5. "Stiff Little Fingers" (John Ellis)
6. "Wrecked On You"
7. "I Need a Slave"
8. "Bad Time"

Personnel

• Knox - guitar, keyboards, vocals
• John Ellis - guitar, vocals
• Pat Collier - bass, vocals
• John "Eddie" Edwards - drums

References

1. Deming, Mark. Review: Pure Mania. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-01-27.
2. Christgau, Robert (April 24, 1978). "Consumer Guide: Pure Mania". The Village Voice. Archived from the original on 2011-01-02.
3. Robbins, Ira; Doug Brod. "Trouser Press review". Trouser Press. Retrieved Jan 12, 2011.

External links

• Pure Mania at Discogs