The Adicts - Joker In the Park auf DVD ausleihen

"The Adicts"
Manhattan Club:

01 Dynasty
02 Numbers
03 Let's Go
04 (Dance The) Tango
05 Sensitive
06 Who Spilt My Beer
07 Chinese Takeaway
08 Hurt
09 England
10 Smart Alex
11 Steamroller
12 Bad Boy
13 Viva La Revolution
14 You'll Never Walk Alone
15 Straightjacket

Up The Tower:
01 How Sad
02 4321
03 Joker In The Pack
04 Walk On
05 England
06 (Dance The) Tango
07 Viva La Revolution
08 Steamroller
09 Numbers
10 Get Adicted
11 Too Young

Formed in Ipswich during the late seventies punk boom it took two name changes and a spelling adjustment before the band settled for The Adicts (the second "d" was dropped due to a name clash). The band didn't really take off until 1979 when they played their first London gig at the Breakneck in Camden where they arrived with a coachload of their local followers. The gigs success led to a one-record deal with Dining Out. The resulting fourtrack e.p. "Lunchtime With The Adicts" went on the sell around 10.000 copies and got them to number two in the independent record charts. John Peel was quick to catch on and the band recorded four tracks at the Maida Vale studios, which were broadcast as a Peel Session in November 1979 and later turned up on the "This Is Your Life" album.

Around this time the Adicts became fed up with the "uniformed" punk bands and created the image that was to stay with them throughout their career - that of the Droogs from A Clockwork Orange. An album on their own label followed, "Songs of Praise", which received a five star review from then Sound's reporter, Gary Bushell. This in turn led to a deal with Fall Out who repressed the album. The early eighties saw The Adicts touring extensively in the UK, Europe, Japan, USA, during which time the recorded many of their most celebrated tracks including Viva La Revolution and Bad Boys. They even had a spot on the BBC's Cheggers Plays Pop as "The Fun Adicts". With several more indie chart successes under their belt and a short lived dodgy (contractual) name change to ADX for Sire they managed to remain true to their origins - writing and performing music that was as much fun as it was raw.

This DVD contains rare footage from indie video label pioneer "Jettisoundz" extensive archive. The Adicts' "Up Yer Tower" performance has been painstakingly restored and includes previously unavailable numbers from the gig. Filmed at the now legendary Blackpool punk all dayer in 1982 on a primitive VHS video camera it is a rare chance to see the band at their rawest. The Manhattan Club gig (1983) was originally released as a collector's edition video in the mid nineties. This footage has also been fully restored and the picture quality enhanced. The two promo clips were taken from the UK/DK compilation and, for the first time ever you can watch the band in the comfort of your own home whilst enjoying CD quality sound. A rare treat indeed.