Chelsea (2) – Chelsea

Name: Chelsea - Chelsea
Rating: 4.44 (27 reviews)

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Tracklist

1		I'm On Fire Written-By – Myles*
2		Decide Written-By – October*
3		Free The Fighters Written-By – Stevenson*
4		Your Toy
5		Fools & Soldiers Written-By – Stevenson*
6		All The Downs Written-By – Stevenson*
7		Government Written-By – October*
8		Twelve Men Written-By – Stevenson*
9		Many Rivers Written-By – Jimmy Cliff
10		Trouble Is The Day Written-By – Stevenson*
		Bonus Tracks
11		Urban Kids (Demo) Written-By – Perry*
12		No Escape (Demo) Written-By – Saxon*
13		Twelve Men (Demo) Written-By – Stevenson*
14		All The Downs (Demo) Written-By – Stevenson*

No credits provided for production, engineering, etc. with this release.

Original release date June 26th, 1979, On Step Forward Records (SFLP 2)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
Recently Edited	Chelsea (LP, Album)	Step-Forward Records	SFLP 2	UK	1979
Recently Edited	Chelsea (LP, Album)	Step-Forward Records	SFLP 2	UK	1979
New Submission	Chelsea (LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered)	Get Back	GET 38	Italy	1999
Recently Edited	Chelsea (LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release)	Step-Forward Records (4)	SFLP 2	UK	1999
New Submission	Chelsea (CD, Album, Reissue)	Vivid Sound	VSCD-3630	Japan	2006

Gronk73 Sep 1, 2022
Late but fantastic debut full-length from Chelsea, packed with titanic drumming, thick layers of aggressive, in-your-face guitars and catchy singalong choruses. The Clash are the obvious major influence here, but I would argue that Chelsea deliver this brand of earnest, ambient punk rock more convincingly; Gene October's distinctly blue-collar snarl really gives him an edge in the authenticity department. Opens with 'I'm on Fire,' an absolute rager (and possibly my favorite punk song of all time), and never lets up for a minute--not even when Chelsea bravely, and successfully, tackle Jimmy Cliff's reggae ballad 'Many Rivers to Cross.' Bonus tracks on the CD include a demo of the band's 'Urban Kids' single as well as a great, sinister-sounding version of 'No Escape' by the Seeds.