The Professionals (album)

The Professionals was going to be the debut album of the rock band the Professionals.^[1] It was originally scheduled for release in 1980 by Virgin Records. However, a legal dispute with bassist Andy Allan over unpaid royalties led to the album being scrapped and re-recorded as I Didn't See It Coming.^[2]

In 1991, the album was finally released by Limited Edition Records, albeit with a slightly different track listing.^[3] One song ("Just Another Dream") was omitted, an alternate version of "All the Way" was added, and other tracks were titled incorrectly. Only 1,000 vinyl records and 1,000 CDs were released of this version.

In 1997, Virgin Records released their own version of the album with the same name, but featuring another different track listing.^[4] It left off one song ("Rockin' Mick") and included two songs recorded later ("Join the Professionals" and "Has Anybody Got an Alibi").

Track listings

Original LP (1980)

All songs written and composed by Paul Cook and Steve Jones except where noted.

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Little Boys in Blue"		4:16
2.	"Just Another Dream"		3:02
3.	"Mods, Skins, Punks"		3:14
4.	"Kick Down the Doors"		4:13
5.	"Kamikaze"	Cook, Jones, Andy Allan	3:21

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"All the Way with You"		3:22
2.	"Crescendo"		3:48
3.	"1-2-3"		2:56
4.	"Madhouse"		3:09
5.	"Rockin' Mick"

Limited Edition Records version (1991)

All songs written and composed by Paul Cook and Steve Jones except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)
1.	"All the Way"
2.	"Mods, Skins, Punks" (Mislabeled as "Are You?")
3.	"Kick Down the Doors"
4.	"Crescendo"
5.	"Little Boys in Blue"
6.	"Madhouse" (Mislabeled as "Does Anybody Care")
7.	"Kamikaze" (Mislabeled as "Kamikhazi")	Cook, Jones, Allan
8.	"1-2-3"
9.	"Rockin´ Mick" (Mislabeled as "Rockin' Man")
10.	"All the Way (different version)"

Virgin Records version (1997)

All songs written and composed by Paul Cook and Steve Jones except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Little Boys in Blue"		4:16
2.	"Madhouse" (Mislabeled as "Mad House")		3:09
3.	"Just Another Dream"		3:02
4.	"Kamikaze"	Cook, Jones, Allan	3:21
5.	"1-2-3"		2:56
6.	"Crescendo"		3:48
7.	"Mods, Skins, Punks"		3:14
8.	"Join the Professionals"		3:19
9.	"Has Anyone Got an Alibi"		3:19
10.	"All the Way with You"		3:22
11.	"Kick Down the Doors"		4:13

Personnel

Steve Jones − lead vocals, lead guitar
Paul Cook − drums, backing vocals
Andy Allan − bass, backing vocals
Paul Myers − bass, backing vocals on "Join the Professionals" and "Has Anyone Got an Alibi"
Ray McVeigh − guitar, backing vocals on "Join the Professionals" and "Has Anyone Got an Alibi"

References

Sex Pistols

Johnny Rotten Steve Jones Glen Matlock Paul Cook Sid Vicious

Studio album	Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols

Compilations and soundtracks	Spunk The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle Some Product: Carri on Sex Pistols Flogging a Dead Horse Kiss This The Filth and the Fury Jubilee Sex Pistols (box set) Agents of Anarchy Silver Jubilee

Live albums	Anarchy in the U.K: Live at the 76 Club Filthy Lucre Live Live at Winterland 1978 Raw and Live Live & Filthy Raw

Singles	"Anarchy in the U.K." "God Save the Queen" "Pretty Vacant" "Holidays in the Sun" "No One Is Innocent"/"My Way" "Something Else" "Silly Thing" "C'mon Everybody" "The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle" "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" "Who Killed Bambi?" "Pretty Vacant" (live)

Other notable songs	"Belsen Was a Gas" "Bodies"

Films	The Punk Rock Movie D.O.A.: A Rite of Passage The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle The Filth and the Fury There'll Always Be an England

Related articles	100 Club Punk Festival Filthy Lucre Tour Nancy Spungen Malcolm McLaren Vivienne Westwood Jamie Reid Julien Temple Dave Goodman Chris Thomas Wally Nightingale Ronnie Biggs Edward Tudor-Pole Nick Kent Rich Kids Vicious White Kids Public Image Ltd The Professionals Ex Pistols Neurotic Outsiders Who Killed Bambi? Sid and Nancy

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