Long Shots, Dead Certs And Odds On Favourites

Infobox Album
Name = Long Shots, Dead Certs And Odds On Favourites (Chiswick Chartbusters Volume Two)
Type = Compilation album
Artist = Various


Released = 1978
Genre = Power pop,
Pub rock,
Punk,
New wave
Label = Chiswick Records (Cat. No. CH 5)
Producer =

Long Shots, Dead Certs And Odds On Favourites is a various artists Compilation album made up of acts on Chiswick Records. Chiswick was the "first true 'indie' label" to be established in Britain for nearly a decade". [cite book |title= "Alternative Rock"|last= Thompson|first= Dave|year= 2000|publisher= Miller Freeman Books|location= San Francisco|pages= p.748;] The label has been described as "significant" in the "punk era". [cite book |title= "Up Yours! A Guide to UK Punk, New Wave & Early Post Punk"|last= Joynson|first= Vernon|year= 2001|publisher= Borderline Publications|location= Wolverhampton|isbn= 1-899855-13-0|pages= p.11;] The Radiators From Space were Ireland’s first punk band. [cite book |title= "Alternative Rock"|last= Thompson|first= Dave|year= 2000|publisher= Miller Freeman Books|location= San Francisco|pages= p.748;] The Rings were the "first trans-generational supergroup". [cite book |title= "Alternative Rock"|last= Thompson|first= Dave|year= 2000|publisher= Miller Freeman Books|location= San Francisco|pages= p.748;]

Critic and author Dave Thompson describes "Submarine Tracks & Fool's Gold" as a "class" collection, rating it "eight out of ten". [cite book |title= "Alternative Rock"|last= Thompson|first= Dave|year= 2000|publisher= Miller Freeman Books|location= San Francisco|pages= p.749;]

The album is the sequel to the "Submarine Tracks & Fool's Gold (Chiswick Chartbusters Volume One)" Compilation album (1977).

Original Track listing

ide one

# "Television Screen" (1:49) by The Radiators From Space
# "Anti-Social" (1:27) by Skrewdriver
# "No-One" (2:44) by Johnny Moped
# "Enemies" (2:36) by The Radiators From Space
# "You're So Dumb" (2:27) by Skrewdriver
# "Motorhead" (3:04) by Motörhead

ide two

# "No Russians In Russia" (2:48) by the Radio Stars
# "I Wanna Be Free" (2:47) by The Rings
# "I Want You To Dance With Me" (2:06) by Jeff Hill
# "Baby You're Wrong" (2:36) by The Count Bishops
# "Common Truth" (2:03) by Amazorblades
# "Klean Living Kids" (2:05) by The Stukas

References