UK Decay

Trackimage Playbut Trackname Playbut Trackname
For My Country 02:21 Tools
Unexpected Guest 04:05 Tools
Testament 03:06 Tools
Duel 03:50 Tools
Sexual 01:36 Tools
Battle of the Elements 03:15 Tools
Stage Struck 04:29 Tools
Shattered 03:22 Tools
Dorian 03:30 Tools
Last in the House of Flames 03:27 Tools
For Madmen Only 05:22 Tools
Mayday Malady 03:06 Tools
Decadance 03:00 Tools
The Black Cat 02:27 Tools
Rising From the Dead 03:06 Tools
Disco Romance 01:58 Tools
Werewolf 10:06 Tools
Dresden 04:17 Tools
Message Distortion 02:08 Tools
Unwind 03:28 Tools
Middle of the Road Man 02:52 Tools
Car Crash 02:03 Tools
Decadence 00:00 Tools
Jerusalem Over (The White Cliffs of Dover) 03:27 Tools
Killer 03:38 Tools
UK Decay 02:18 Tools
Shake 'em Up 03:22 Tools
Heavy Metal Jews 04:32 Tools
Slavedrive 03:12 Tools
Black Cat 02:24 Tools
Twist in the Tale 03:51 Tools
Barbarian 01:02 Tools
Next Generation 02:55 Tools
Revolutionary Love Song 05:56 Tools
This City Is a Cage 04:15 Tools
Woman with a Black Heart 04:02 Tools
I Feel Good 05:13 Tools
Shout 04:04 Tools
Drink 05:40 Tools
All the Faces in History 01:22 Tools
Unexpected Guest (single version) [1981] 04:05 Tools
Twist In the Tail 00:00 Tools
Sexual (Peel Session) 01:45 Tools
Twist In The Tale (93) 03:51 Tools
Christian Disguise (1979 Demo) 02:26 Tools
Barbarians 01:53 Tools
Jerusalem Over 03:23 Tools
Werewolf [1982] 07:50 Tools
portrait (live) 03:26 Tools
Rising from the Dead (Peel Session) 03:05 Tools
carcrash (live) 02:19 Tools
The Black Cat (live) 02:40 Tools
London Calling 04:05 Tools
Duel (Peel Session) 03:20 Tools
Stagestruck (Peel Session) 02:47 Tools
Barbarian (2004 Remix) 02:10 Tools
Last In The House Of Flames (Peel Session) 03:33 Tools
Dorian (From "For Madmen Only") 03:35 Tools
UK Decay (From 1979 "Split Single") 02:17 Tools
Unexpected Guest (single version) 04:05 Tools
May Day Malady 00:00 Tools
shautered 03:15 Tools
Ritual - Conscript 03:15 Tools
For My Country (93) 02:26 Tools
For Madmen Only Vynil 05:18 Tools
Rising From The Dead (Live) 03:59 Tools
UK Decay - For Madmen Only - 03:59 Tools
For My Country-Unwind-7''inch 02:16 Tools
City is a Cage 04:17 Tools
Jerusalem 03:34 Tools
Middle of the Road Man (The Black-7''Ep'1979) 02:48 Tools
UK Decay (original version~1979 'Split Single')) 02:18 Tools
The Black Cat (The Black-7''Ep'1979) 02:24 Tools
Message Distorsion (The Black-7''Ep'1979) 02:05 Tools
01 Duel 04:01 Tools
Unwind (For My Country-Unwind-7''inch single'1979) 03:25 Tools
Stage Struck (Peel Session) 04:17 Tools
Disco Romance (The Black-7''Ep'1979) 01:55 Tools
Uk Decay - 01 duel 03:57 Tools
Rising From the Dead (Rising From The Dread-12''Ep'1982) 04:13 Tools
Uk Decay - 02 battle of the elements 03:17 Tools
Uk Decay - 03 shattered 03:46 Tools
U.K. Decay 02:18 Tools
Unexpected Guest (Unexpected Guest-Dresden-7''inch single'1981) 04:02 Tools
Uk Decay - 04 stage struck 04:13 Tools
Wonderful Town 03:11 Tools
Uk Decay - 05 last in the house of flames 03:30 Tools
Coming Attack 00:52 Tools
UK Decay (Original version from 1979 'Split Single') 02:17 Tools
Falling through history 01:22 Tools
Uk Decay - 06 unexpected guest 05:00 Tools
03 message distorsion (The Black-7''Ep'1979) 01:40 Tools
Werewolf (Rising From The Dread-12''Ep'1982) 02:17 Tools
Uk Decay - 08 dorian 03:34 Tools
Uk Decay - 07 sexual 01:40 Tools
Uk Decay (Original Version From 1979 "split Single") 02:17 Tools
Jerusalem Over (the white cliffs of dover) (Rising From The Dread-12''Ep'1982) 02:19 Tools
Testament (Rising From The Dread-12''Ep'1982) 02:17 Tools
04 disco romance (The Black-7''Ep'1979) 03:02 Tools
02 unwind (For My Country-Unwind-7''inch single'1979) 03:02 Tools
01 - UK Decay 02:19 Tools
Shattered (Peel Session) 01:22 Tools
05 the black cat (The Black-7''Ep'1979) 01:22 Tools
Uk Decay - 09 decadance 03:02 Tools
Mayday Maylady 04:18 Tools
11 rising from the dead (Rising From The Dread-12''Ep'1982) 01:22 Tools
08 dresden (Unexpected Guest-Dresden-7''inch single'1981) 01:22 Tools
Necrophillia 02:29 Tools
Bring Me Sunshine 04:15 Tools
01 for my country (For My Country-Unwind-7''inch single'1979) 03:11 Tools
Hatters Hatters 02:52 Tools
for my country (For My Country-Unwind-7''inch single'1979) 04:15 Tools
Uk Decay - 10 mayday malady 03:11 Tools
Uk Decay - 11 for madmen only 03:11 Tools
12 testament (Rising From The Dread-12''Ep'1982) 03:11 Tools
Delerium 03:11 Tools
Silly Thing 02:17 Tools
Unwind (Reprise) 04:18 Tools
UK Decay (Original Single) 02:17 Tools
07 unexpected guest (Unexpected Guest-Dresden-7''inch single'1981) 03:11 Tools
10 Jerusalem over (the white cliffs of dover) (Rising From The Dread-12''Ep'1982) 03:11 Tools
Exhibition 02:52 Tools
Dresden (Unexpected Guest-Dresden-7''inch single'1981) 04:15 Tools
UK Decay (original version from 1979 split single) 02:17 Tools
Next Generation??? 02:55 Tools
04 - Middle of the Road Man 02:52 Tools
UK Decay - Testament 02:52 Tools
06 middle of the road man (The Black-7''Ep'1979) 02:52 Tools
04 Stage Struck 02:55 Tools
Unwind reprise 02:27 Tools
Wonderful Town (Club Version) 05:00 Tools
Ritual/Conscript 02:27 Tools
Unwind-Werewolf 04:18 Tools
09 werewolf (Rising From The Dread-12''Ep'1982) 04:18 Tools
Carcrash 04:18 Tools
01 - Duel 02:55 Tools
06 - disco romance 02:17 Tools
Unexpected Guest (LP version) 05:00 Tools
Uk Decay - 02 - battle of the elements 04:18 Tools
Zoundbies Vol.1 - Unexpected Guest 05:00 Tools
UK Decay - Sexual 01:33 Tools
09 - dresden 04:18 Tools
Uk Decay - 03 - shattered 04:18 Tools
Uk Decay - 08 - dorian 02:27 Tools
unwind (peel session) 02:27 Tools
For My Country '93 02:27 Tools
Glass Ice 04:18 Tools
UK Decay - 01 - duel 02:42 Tools
Twist in the Tale '93 02:42 Tools
Unwind / Werewolf 02:42 Tools
03 - black cat 02:27 Tools
Uk Decay - 07 - sexual 02:27 Tools
05 - Barbarians 02:27 Tools
Uk Decay - 06 - unexpected guest 02:27 Tools
Uk Decay - 04 - stage struk 02:27 Tools
The Black 45 04:15 Tools
02 - Battle Of The Elements 02:27 Tools
Unwind (2) 02:42 Tools
Lost in the House of Flames 02:42 Tools
dresden (Unexpected Guest-Dresden-7''inch single'1981) 04:15 Tools
04 testament 02:27 Tools
08 - Dorian 02:27 Tools
08 - unwind 02:27 Tools
Uk Decay - 09 - decadance 02:27 Tools
Dorian (Album Version) 02:17 Tools
Duel - BBC Session 22/07/1981 02:27 Tools
UK Decay (original 1979 version "split single") 02:27 Tools
Uk Decay - 05 - last in the house of flames 02:17 Tools
2-UK DECAY - Car Crash 02:03 Tools
07 - Sexual 02:42 Tools
03 - Shattered 02:42 Tools
for my country (peel session) 03:22 Tools
Unwind (Version) 02:42 Tools
UK DECAY-TESTAMENT 03:25 Tools
Uk Decay - 11 - for madmen only 02:42 Tools
Uk Decay - 10 - mayday malady 02:42 Tools
1-UK DECAY - UK Decay 02:17 Tools
Unexpected Guest (Live Version 2009 @ Rebellion Fest) 04:57 Tools
Glass House (Radio 1 Session, 22 Jul 1981) 02:17 Tools
UK Decay (1979) 00:30 Tools
08 04:15 Tools
06 04:15 Tools
Twist in the Tale (1993) 04:15 Tools
02 jerusalem over 03:22 Tools
06 - Unexpected Guest 03:22 Tools
UK Decay (Original 1979 Split Single Version) 03:22 Tools
01 - Unwind 03:22 Tools
Sexual (Live) 03:22 Tools
Slavedrive - UK Decay 03:25 Tools
04 - Barbarian 03:25 Tools
10 - twist in the tale 03:25 Tools
UK Decay (From 1979 ''Split Single'') 03:25 Tools
06 - Sexual 03:25 Tools
Duel (Radio 1 Session, 22 Jul 1981) 03:25 Tools
Stage Struck (Radio 1 Session, 22 Jul 1981) 03:25 Tools
Last In The House Of Flames (Radio 1 Session, 22 Jul 1981) 03:25 Tools
stage truck 03:25 Tools
10 03:25 Tools
04 - stage struk 03:25 Tools
12 03:25 Tools
11 03:25 Tools
For My Country (1993) 00:30 Tools
09 - decadance 00:30 Tools
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After a brief stint as The Resistors, the Luton based UK Decay was formed in the winter of 1978. Nearly everyone was named Steve, so they all took on other monikers (Abbo = Steve Abbot). From there they became a well known outfit that has played with many of the original London punk bands, and even having made it to the US thanks to Jello Biafra after the sacking of their bassist in 1980. They got a 16 year old American bass replacement (Jason Creeton from Social Unrest). They released several singles and an LP on Fresh records, which also carried Play Dead and The Dark. Their last recorded album, "Rising from the Dread" was recorded in 1982 on Corpus Christi, a Crass label. The cassette only release "A Night for Celebration" is their last show in December of 82. The remaining members went on to form Furyo and In Excelsis with members of another dissipated post punk/early goth band, Ritual. UK Decay were among the first bands to cross over from punk to "gothic," alongside fellow post punk bands like Bauhaus and Theatre of Hate. They galvanized the movement that would later be dubbed "positive punk" (in 1983) and ultimately goth by helping several newer bands, such as Southern Death Cult and Sex Gang Children, get on their feet with gigs. Their earlier singles are very punk, and the band has appeared on compilations of both punk and gothic music, including "Punk and Disorderly" and Dave Roberts' (of Sex Gang Children) "The Whip" as Slavedrive immeadiattely after UK Decay broke up, and inspired the name (probably) for the english punk rock video compilation "UK/DK" (buy on CDNOW). Aside from Theatre of Hate and Southern Death Cult, UK Decay fit the same bill as bands like The Dark, Crisis (Douglas Peirce and Tony Wakeford of pre Death In June's punk band, also with members of Theatre of Hate), and Warsaw (who would become Joy Division). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.